amaotonovel Chapter 236 Disagree
Chapter 236 Disagree
When the village chief made this decision, he summoned the entire village.
"I don't agree," Zhang Erzhu said. "We're more than him now, so he can't resist. He should just leave the village. In a few days, when everyone in the village is busy with their own things, what if he comes back and hurts my wife? My wife is pregnant, and because of this beast, she almost lost the baby."
"Erzhu, don't get excited. It's not that exaggerated." Li Taohua played with her hair and said lazily, "There are so many girls in the village, all of them are as beautiful as flowers. Who knows, the next time he attacks, it might not be your wife, but another girl. If he bullies a little girl, it won't be that troublesome. He can just marry her home."
"That won't do! No, no, we absolutely cannot allow this bastard to bully young wives and girls again. Village chief, we also don't agree with this treatment."
"We don't agree either."
"That bastard is in so much debt. If he bullies a girl, and she has no choice but to marry him for the sake of her reputation, wouldn't that ruin her life?"
"Village chief, send him to the government."
The village chief was helpless: "Everyone, even if we send him to the government, they will only lock him up for a few days and then release him. In the end, it will be useless. He will come back secretly anyway."
"No need to send him to the authorities." Song Ruize said calmly, "Send him to the gambling house."
Everyone didn't understand what he meant at first, but when they saw Zhang Lei trembling when he heard the name of the gambling house, they suddenly understood what he meant.
Zhang Lei's thumb was already missing, likely the work of the gambling house. He owed the gambling house so much money, if it fell into their hands, he would be missing an arm or a leg.
"Village chief, I think what my eldest brother said makes sense," Zhang Erzhu said. "I will personally send him to the gambling house."
As expected of the boss, he hit the nail on the head and hit the opponent's soft spot.
The village chief waved his hand and said, "Okay, go ahead and do it!"
Zhang Lei hugged the village chief's legs and begged, crying, "I won't do it again. Don't send me to the gambling house. I will leave the village immediately and never dare to come back. Let me go, spare me."
The village chief sighed, "Zhang Lei, I don't want to kill you all, but you're such a loser. Erzhu's wife is your nephew's wife, how could you do this to her?"
"I'm a bastard. I was blinded by greed. I deserve to be beaten..." Zhang Lei slapped himself hard, and with his red and swollen face raised, he begged Zhang Erzhu. "Erzhu, I'm your uncle! Please forgive me this time! I won't dare to do it again. I'll stay away from you and never come back to this village, okay?"
Zhang Erzhu remained indifferent.
Zhang Lei looked at Carpenter Zhang again and said, "Brother, please save me. I am your only brother!"
"You are my only brother. Am I not good enough to you? You ate my food and used my things before, and I never said a word to you. But you actually snatched my wife from Erzhu. They were in love, and you came to interfere."
"I know I was wrong, give me another chance."
"If it weren't for this incident, we wouldn't hate you so much when we see you again. If you can do such a conscienceless thing, then I, your elder brother, am no match for you, your younger brother."
"Erzhu, he's too noisy." Song Ruize said indifferently.
"That's what the boss said." Zhang Erzhu found a torn handkerchief and stuffed it directly into his mouth.
"Let's go, I'll accompany you." Song Ruize said calmly.
"Thank you, boss."
Zhang Erzhu knew that Song Ruize was worried that he couldn't deal with Zhang Lei alone. In addition, he had connections in the gambling house. With him by his side, even if Zhang Lei didn't die, he would be finished.
The next morning, in order to go and return early, the Tang family lent the carriage to Zhang Erzhu.
Qin Huiyin wrapped a dozen pies in oil paper and gave them to Zhang Erzhu and Song Ruize respectively.
As the carriage left the village, the villagers were still talking about the incident.
"Now that Zhang Lei has fallen into Song Ruize's hands, it's all over."
"The things he did were worse than those of an animal. He should have been finished long ago. If he hadn't finished, the girls in our village wouldn't even dare to leave the house."
"I definitely support Erzhu in this matter. Zhang Lei is such a jerk. Even rabbits don't eat grass near their burrows. He's worse than an animal."
"Oh no, oh no..." Shi Tou ran over.
"Little Stone, don't say unlucky words during New Year's Day. Do you think our village is not unlucky enough?" An elder taught Stone.
"No..." Shitou pointed in the direction of the Zhang family's old house. "Grandma Zhang died in the snow."
Everyone looked at each other.
They immediately followed the stone to see, and sure enough, they saw a frozen snowman lying at the door of the old house, and she was still in the posture of crawling out of the door.
When Carpenter Zhang and others heard the news and rushed to the Zhang family's old house, many people in the village were already there watching.
"Carpenter, your mother is dead."
Carpenter Zhang's eyes were red as he looked at Grandma Zhang, who had died with her eyes open. He wiped away a tear and said, "Don't worry, everyone. Death is like the extinguishing of a light. All grudges are gone at this moment. No matter what, she is still my mother. I will bury her."
The villagers felt relieved after hearing what Carpenter Zhang said.
Although the old lady deserved such a fate, the villagers were still very simple-minded and did not want Carpenter Zhang to still hold a grudge against Grandma Zhang at this time.
Zhang Erzhu came back in the afternoon, and the Zhang family agreed on the time for Grandma Zhang's burial.
Since Grandma Zhang didn't die of old age, it would be best to bury her early and not leave the coffin at home. Since the next day was a good time for burial, she would be buried right away.
The villagers helped dig the grave and buried her. After the Zhang family buried Grandma Zhang, they invited the villagers to a funeral banquet.
"Where is Brother Weifeng?" Qin Huiyin didn't find Xue Weifeng, so she asked Tang Yichen who was reading in the study.
Tang Yichen said: "He said he was a bit bored today and wanted to go for a walk in the city."
Qin Huiyin said, "Doesn't he like watching other people's funerals?"
Tang Yichen said calmly, "Maybe! Funerals are different from weddings. Some people don't dare to face separation, so they like to escape from reality."
"Brother Wei Feng is really a strange person." Qin Huiyin said, "He usually laughs and jokes, and I thought there was nothing in the world that he was afraid of. It turns out that he is also a person with a delicate mind and reserved emotions."
Tang Yichen became wary when he heard Qin Huiyin praising Xue Weifeng. He reminded her, "He's fifteen this year, so he should be either rich or noble in the capital. Someone like him would have a concubine at the age of thirteen or fourteen, and he might even have a fiancée of equal status at home..."
Qin Huiyin: "...Does this have anything to do with us?"
"Of course it doesn't matter." Tang Yichen said, "I just feel a little emotional."
Tang Lvwu's voice came from outside: "Yinyin, Miss Xia is here."
When Qin Huiyin heard that Xia Ruwan had arrived, she thought something had happened in the store and strode out.