bayedsolid Chapter 75 I'll wait and see who gets their comeuppance.
Chapter 75 I'll wait and see who gets their comeuppance.
Wu Qingfeng was always a pragmatic man. He immediately took paper and pen from the carriage and wrote a letter, saying, "If this matter is considered a family matter, it is a small matter; if it is considered an ancient bad habit, it is a big matter."
Everyone present knows how Miss Lin is usually bullied by her clansmen.
Is there anyone willing to testify for Miss Lin?
Witnesses are indispensable in court proceedings.
Zhou Lanxiang was the first to stand up, "I'll come. I'm willing to testify for Chang'er. That gossipy Yang Cuihua came to my house a few days ago to sow discord and try to get us to deal with Chang'er."
Sister-in-law Xiaohua chimed in, "I live next door. I saw my sister-in-law being forced to jump into the sea by them, and I also saw them coming to vandalize our house recently. I can testify for my sister-in-law."
"I can too..."
"And me... This Lin Houde family is truly inhuman..."
When a wall falls, everyone pushes it down. Lin Houde already had a bad reputation in the village. When someone stood up for Lin Chang'er, the villagers who had long disliked Lin Houde all came to his aid.
Wu Qingfeng cupped his hands in greeting to everyone present. “In that case, I would like to trouble you all to sign and affix your fingerprints to this testimony. On behalf of Miss Lin, I would like to thank you all for speaking up for justice.”
Without saying a word, Aunt Zhou and Sister-in-law Xiaohua immediately stepped forward. Neither of them could write, so Zhou Hai helped them sign the document, and then the two of them pressed their fingerprints. Other villagers followed suit.
Wu Qingfeng also added some testimonies based on the villagers' oral accounts.
After finishing the task, he immediately had Lin Houde tied up and wrote a letter to Zhou Hai, instructing him, "Please trouble you, Zhou Lizheng, to find someone to send this villain to the county government office first."
Such a wicked person needs to be detained for a period of time to temper his arrogance; otherwise, how can we vent our hatred?
Then, this bastard actually dared to deceive him before.
I don't know if the registrar was bribed or if he was deceived like him, but in any case, if this scoundrel isn't punished properly, it will be hard to quell his hatred.
Zhou Hai hesitated, "Young Master Wu, we're all just commoners. If none of the three of you go, will the higher-ups accept us?"
Wu Qingfeng gave Pei Sihai a wink, and the latter took a jade pendant from his waist and handed it to Zhou Hai, saying, "Zhou Lizheng, take this with you, along with the letter. The people in the county government will definitely not make things difficult for you."
"Alright!" Zhou Hai accepted the jade token and then, along with several strong men from the Zhou family, escorted Lin Houde to the county town.
Yang Cuihua cried and wailed, "Zhou Hai, you are the village head of Linshui Village. You don't help the villagers of Linshui Village. You're siding with outsiders. Have you lost your mind?"
The Lin clan members also stepped in to stop him, saying, "Hai Zi, if this matter really blows up like this, it won't just be us Lin clan members who will lose face; you, the village head, might not be able to continue as a village head."
Aunt Zhou stood in front of her husband, saying, "People should have a conscience. You are villagers of Linshui Village, but Chang'er isn't?"
Do you think being the village head of Linshui Village is so easy? Every day brings a new kind of troublesome, trivial matters and family squabbles.
If I can't keep doing it, I'll just quit. Whoever wants it can do it.
Linshui Village was too poor, and Zhou Hai was an upright man. Not only did he not have any ill-gotten gains, but even when it came to Li Ge'er's schooling, because he was the village head, he had to set an example of filial piety and dared not disobey his elders in the slightest.
It's better not to do it. Although the whole family should work together, we should still strive for fairness.
The Lin family members were speechless, so Aunt Zhou pushed her husband and said, "Hurry up and leave."
Zhou Hai snapped out of his daze and, along with several men, escorted Lin Houde away.
Yang Cuihua chased after him, crying, "Damn it! My niece is going to kill her uncle! Brother-in-law, open your eyes and look! Your precious daughter is going to kill your brother..."
Lin Chang'er picked at her ears, "It's so noisy!"
Seeing that the Lin clan members were still lingering in the courtyard, she said irritably, "When the county magistrate holds court to hear the case, he will call you all to explain yourselves one by one."
What are you still doing here with me now?
We did prepare a good meal for lunch, but it wasn't specifically for you.
"You..." The elders of the Lin family were furious.
His lips trembled, and his finger pointed at Lin Chang'er, "Disobedient and unfilial descendant..."
Lin Chang'er stretched out her hand, "Stop. After we finish the property lawsuit, we'll go our separate ways. I'm just a stranger with the same surname as you."
"You..." The eldest clan elder gasped for breath, warning Lin Chang'er, "If you go to such extremes, you will be punished sooner or later."
Lin Chang'er: "..." Damn, I'm laughing so hard I'm rich!
Lin Chang'er replied to him, "Who exactly went to such lengths? You're just getting old and your eyesight is failing, not that you're deaf or blind and can't see or hear anything."
"You want to talk about retribution? Fine, I'll wait and see who gets punished."
After saying that, she gave them a cold look and said, "We're about to start eating. Are you going to watch us eat?"
The Lin clan members blushed instantly, as if they had been slapped in the face.
Lin Chang'er scoffed coldly, "Goodbye and don't bother seeing me off."
Although the Lin clan members were unwilling, they eventually left in small groups.
This time, however, it was much worse than the last time. Not only were they bruised, but they were also covered in cow dung.
Of course, there was also a lot of cow dung in the Gu family's yard.
Feeling it was unhygienic, Lin Chang'er told Wu Qingfeng and the other two.
Then he and Sister-in-law Gu went to the stove to get wood ash. Just as they were about to clean up the cow dung, Brother Gu Dalang and Brother Gu Erlang returned.
On the way, they heard that the Lin family had come to make trouble for their third sister-in-law again. When they entered the house and saw this scene, they didn't ask anything and just took over the work from Lin Chang'er and Sister-in-law Gu.
After cleaning, Gu Erlang simply picked out the cow dung.
Gu Dalang went to the backyard to fetch well water to wash the yard.
Zhou Li and Gu Silang's children also volunteered to help.
Only after the yard was washed clean was the job finished.
Accompanying Zhou Li and Gu Silang were three children who lived near the Zhou family: one named Datou, one named Xiaoshan, and the other named Xiaoshu.
Lin Chang'er had already cooked extra food for lunch today, so she didn't send anyone away and let the children eat together.
Originally, there were five children in the family. With the addition of Zhou Li, Zhou Xiaoniu, and Datou, there were exactly ten people to fill the children's table.
Aunt Zhou and Sister-in-law Xiaohua originally refused to stay for dinner, but Lin Chang'er said that there were many people today and they would need to help wash the dishes later, so the two of them reluctantly stayed.
At noon, because Wu Qingfeng and the other two were there, Lin Chang'er cooked several more dishes in different styles.
Braised pork belly is a must-have dish, and today she bought soy sauce, so she steamed some fish, stir-fried muntjac meat, made a duck soup with Solomon's seal, clams with scallion oil, and fried small fish.
After rendering the lard, the cracklings were stir-fried with sweet potato vines, and a small potato was also stir-fried. Stir-fried salted duck eggs with scallions is considered a local specialty.
Nine dishes, including fish, meat, and wild game, would be considered a feast even for a rural family during the Lunar New Year.
At the children's table, the kids would scramble for each dish as soon as it was served, followed by various praises of how "delicious" it was.
Wu Qingfeng and the other two were used to eating delicacies, and although they had tasted the sashimi made by Lin Chang'er, they knew that she must have some skill in cooking.
But I just thought the kids were innocent by nature, until the adults started eating too.
After just one bite of braised pork, Bai Shaoan was completely stunned by how delicious it was. "Uncle Pei, the braised pork here is different from ours. It's fatty but not greasy, melts in your mouth, and has a hint of sweetness. It's so delicious..."