So, when Father Yan heard what his daughter said, he put some thought into it, asked his wife to cook some delicious food, and went to the village chief's house.
After chatting for a while, the topic turned to the Niu family. Father Yan approached the village chief and whispered:
"That Niu family has become more honest recently. I heard that they seem to be planning to move away."
When the village chief heard this, he immediately pricked up his ears. If the Niu family moved away, the land they rented would not be able to find anyone to rent the land for a while, which would cause losses to the village. He asked in a panic:
"You want to leave?! Father-in-law, are you sure?"
Although the village chief tried his best to hide it, Father Yan still saw his nervousness. It was good if he could be nervous, which meant that there was something going on, and he felt a little more confident:
"I can't say what I heard, but there is no smoke without fire. It's abnormal for the Niu family to be so quiet recently."
The village chief thought about it and felt that it was right. In the past, the Niu family had a small quarrel every three days and a big quarrel every five days. There was no time when they were not in a hurry. Recently, it has indeed been a long time since there was any commotion.
Father Yan usually curry favor with the village chief, and the village chief did not doubt his words:
"Listening to what you said, it's really a bit abnormal. This Niu family doesn't cultivate the land well, but makes trouble when nothing happens. His family is the slowest in paying rent and the worst."
Father Yan immediately became angry:
"Yes, for a family like the Niu family, even if they really want to leave, we can't just let them go so cheaply!"
The village chief looked at Father Yan and asked:
"I wonder what my father-in-law can do?"
Father Yan said:
"They have paid the worst rent in recent years. They must have kept the good things for themselves. We need to let them spit it out."
The village chief thought for a while and asked:
"How do you make them vomit?"
Father Yan smiled awkwardly:
"It makes my in-laws laugh. I really have no idea about this."
The two chatted again and again, and Father Yan left with satisfaction. The village chief held back for a few days and finally came up with an idea to increase the rent for the Niu family.
On this day, Yan and her husband saw Niu LaoDan and Niu Dan angrily walking towards the village chief's house in front of their home.
Yan’s husband said:
"They must be making trouble with my uncle. You bump into them, then lie on the ground and pretend to have a stomachache. I'll teach these two people a lesson."
On the day she got married, Mrs. Yan knew why she married this man. It was all for the Yan family to stand firm in Gecun. She didn't like this man at all, but she had to marry him for the sake of her family.
Moreover, on the day she got married, Father Yan told her that she should listen more to her husband's family, stay humble, and endure any dissatisfaction by herself. Therefore, over the years, she listened to and did everything the Yan family said.
Now that I heard that my husband had come up with this idea, I felt my belly that was already eight months old, and thought that this baby is still a daughter. Life in the Ge family will be even more difficult in the future. If she is abandoned and returned home again, life will be even more difficult.
He swallowed his objections back to his stomach and reluctantly walked towards the Niu family and his son.
Touching porcelain also requires skills. Of course, Yan had no experience in touching porcelain, so he followed Niu Dan who was walking in front and rushed over.
Niu Dan was very excited at the moment, happily planning how to beat someone up. He didn't even see Yan coming towards him. Niu Daddy had his hands in his sleeves, lowered his head and was sulking, and didn't pay attention.
To the Yan family.
Niudan, who was walking like a tiger, saw a dark shadow in his peripheral vision, and then something hit him hard. Then, Yan's husband shouted in his ears:
"Oh! How do you walk?! Can't you see such a big person? I think you did it on purpose!"
Niu Dan was stunned, and looked around. He saw the furious man walking towards them, and was about to get angry. When he heard a sound of pain coming from his feet, he lowered his head and saw Yan rolling on the ground, and was stunned.
Yan's husband came over, without saying a word, he raised his fist and gave the cow's egg a blow, which made the cow's egg angry. He rubbed his face, and the two started fighting. Niu's father was busy trying to start a fight, and no one was there.
Pay attention to Yan lying on the ground.
This collision meant that Yan really had fetal gas, had a real stomachache, and was in premature labor. Unfortunately, her husband thought she was faking it and was busy educating the Niu family and his son.
Of course, the movement here alarmed others. When others arrived, Yan's blood was already bleeding all over the floor. The three men who were tearing apart panicked. By the time Po Wen came to find her, it was already too late, sir.
, all the children are gone.
Now the Ge family has stopped working. Regardless of whether it is a boy or a girl, no matter whether they value it or not, the Niu family now needs to accompany them to pay for their lives.
During the fight between the two families, Mr. Niu was injured and Mr. Niu was gone. This situation was not going to stop, and the two families became involved in a fight.
However, Niu's family was small and he was a foreigner. How could he possibly beat up a whole village of people? In the end, he was driven out of Ge Village without even having time to collect his tattered belongings.
As for the Yan family, no one from the Ge family came to ask questions, as if there was no Yan family, and there was no Yan family. Women were not valued in ancient times. In their eyes, a dead woman was nothing at all, and she was nothing.
Women from other places should not be taken seriously.
Father Yan regretted it now, but it was of no use. He could only swallow the broken teeth into his stomach and buried Yan hastily.
Within a year, the Ge family married a woman from a neighboring village and gave birth to a son. Soon, the Yan family's daughter was also driven back to the Yan family. The Yan family's life in Ge Village is worse than that of the Fu family.
The Niu family that was driven away originally followed Niu's mother's wishes, which was to earn some money through their own efforts and then rent and farm land. However, Niu Dan refused to work and couldn't swallow this breath no matter what, so he went to the county government to file a complaint.
The county magistrate sent a yamen servant to find out about the situation. I don’t know what the village chief said and how much money he paid the yamen servant. Anyway, when he came back, he said white was black and it was all the Niu family’s fault.
The county magistrate saw that Niu Lao died because of this incident, so he did not pursue them. However, Niu Dan still refused to give up. He went to the county government office to cause trouble. In the end, he was beaten up by the government officials and lay on the bed.
No more.
From then on, the only labor force left in the Niu family was Niu Shitou. However, as time went by, the second daughter-in-law stopped working, took Niu Shitou and left home. Later, the eldest daughter-in-law abandoned the two children and ran away, leaving only Mr. Niu.
Mom supports the family alone.
Mother Niu is getting old and can no longer do physical work, so she has to go to the streets to beg.
Fugui heard about this incident while drinking and chatting with his colleagues. The colleagues also heard about it through hearsay. Of course, they could not know the facts. They only told the village chief about what happened to the government officials.
Fugui felt that something was fishy, and it was hard to justify what the village chief said, so he took a few days off and went to Ge Village to understand the situation.
He first secretly went to the Yan family and the Fu family to find out more, then asked the people in Ge Village to find out more, and finally went to the village chief's house.
The village chief didn't know that he went to Yan's house and Fu's house first, told the yamen servants as usual, and then told Fugui with tears in his eyes. In the end, he still gave Fugui a lot of benefits.
Fugui didn't say anything, pretending he didn't know anything, accepted the village chief's bribe and left the village.
After finding Niu Mama, he gave Niu Mama all the bribes given by the village chief, which was more than ten taels of silver. Even without working, it was enough to feed a family of four for several years.
Mother Niu looked at the money, which was a huge sum for her, and then at the wealth. She didn't look like he was a rich man, so she didn't dare to accept the money.
Asked somewhat timidly:
"This money is..."
Fugui put the money on the table and said calmly:
"Ge Cun owes you this."
Then without further words, they left the shabby house where Mother Niu and the others lived.
Although Fu Gui said so, Niu's mother still didn't dare to use the money, so she hid the money and continued to beg for food.
Fugui returned to Qinzhou and wrote a petition. After Governor Peng read it, he sent people to investigate. However, the situation found after the investigation was the same as that of the county government.
Wang Shi took Fugui's petition back, handed it to Fugui, and said with sincerity:
"Fugui, for so many years, we all know that you are an honest person and have a good heart. However, don't just believe it because of sympathy. We have to rely on the facts."
Fugui didn't say much, he just folded the papers silently and stuffed them into his arms. Wang Shi patted him on the shoulder and left.
Everyone thought that this matter was over, but it didn't take long for Fugui to stop working. Although being a police officer was not a high-level profession, he was still a civil servant. No matter how many people squeezed his head, he couldn't get it. What did he say?
If you don’t do it, you won’t do it?
It was useless no matter what everyone said, Fugui decided not to do it anymore.
Everyone thought he had found a better job, but to their surprise, they heard that he had gathered a crowd to rebel! Is this the same honest rich man?!
Huan and the others led their troops to go south. Not far away, they met someone sent by Shi Cen. This man saluted as a general in front of Huan's horse:
"General Zhuo, my subordinate is Meng Ge. He was sent by General Shi to guide General Zhuo."
Hyun jumped off the horse:
"General Meng, please rise. How is the situation ahead?"
Meng Ge stood up and replied:
"The Fugui Army attacked a town and robbed a lot of ghost faces from inside. However, that town was not an important road, and there were no weapons except crossbows. Now General Shi is on guard against anyone taking ghost faces to the Song Dynasty."
Hyun's eyes suddenly became sharp, he looked ahead and said to Meng Ge:
"What are the casualties?"
"The garrison of that town led his soldiers to retreat in time without causing any casualties. They are now guarding the city ahead."
As he spoke, he pointed forward, and everyone saw a faint city on the horizon.
Before sunset, everyone rushed into the city. When the soldiers saw Master Zhuo coming, they were very excited. Meng Ge took them to the arranged residence. After everyone took a short rest, they started to work.
When some refugees heard that Mr. Zhuo was coming, they also gathered in this city.
Yang Yanyang said to Xun:
"This is not easy to handle. If the mob gets mixed up among the refugees, we won't be able to tell them apart."
Ning Xi said:
"What about settling all the refugees outside the city? We can't let these refugees enter the city, otherwise we will be unable to prevent them if they come together inside and outside."
Ning Hui rubbed his chin and said:
"But since then, giving those mobs an excuse to cause trouble is not conducive to appeasing the people."
Yang Yanyang looked at Hyun:
"What I mean is to let them come in and keep a close watch on them. If the mob causes trouble, it will be a good time for the public to see their unreasonable troubles."
Hyun nodded:
"Let them eat well, live well, and have no worries. If these mobs still refuse to open their eyes, then beat them until they surrender!"
Ning Hui looked at Xuan, swallowed, and asked tentatively:
"They are the people and we are the soldiers. Is this okay?" (To be continued)