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Chapter 4 It is difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs

The village where the Yu family lives is called Taoyuan Village. There are 156 households in the village, all of which were gathered together because they fled to safety.

The village chief Gao Jiaye is the grandson of the yamen runner who arranged for the refugees to settle down. His grandfather was a powerful official and his son was a scholar.

The Gao family members in the village already had an advantage, and with the marriages in the past two years, the Gao family's prestige has increased significantly in the surrounding villages.

Disputes among villagers have always been resolved privately. The village chief is fair and caring towards the elderly, the weak, the sick and the young, so whenever there is something happening in the village, the villagers will come to him for judgment.

Yu Hongdou thought that her and her mother's arrival would attract everyone's attention.

There will even be the Moral Party who are willing to speak without any concern for their own actions and the Offspring Party who will openly persuade or secretly pressure her and her mother to forgive Liu.

I didn't expect that after entering the village chief's house, it was so quiet and there were few people around. Only the village chief and the male elders of the Yu family were sitting in the open main hall.

"Hey, I know that the Liu family has been a bit out of shape in recent years. I never expected that after the third brother Liu left, the family would be in such a mess. Tomorrow morning I will have someone take the Liu brothers to dig the river embankment..."

The plump old man with a goatee and looking somewhat wealthy first lamented the decline of the Liu family after the death of their ancestor.

He pointed at Liu Yong, who was being gagged and pressed to the ground by Yu Song and Yu Li, with a look of hatred on his face, and announced the punishment result.

“As for Liu…” The village chief glanced at Liu and then looked away awkwardly.

Liu, who was standing behind Liu Yong and crying with her face half covered, had her clothes torn to tatters and her hands and face were covered with scars. The scars didn't look serious, but she looked very miserable.

This is too inappropriate. The village chief Gao Jiaye looked at Liu, muttered to himself, and turned his gaze to the old man of the Yu family, Yu Panshi, and the third and fourth sons of the Yu family who were sitting beside them.

Liu's matter is not a big deal, but it is not a small matter either.

It's not a big deal because no one was killed.

To say it is not a small matter, it is because of the woman's selfishness that she caused discord between brothers and family disharmony. Either of these is a more serious crime of disobedience than the seven grounds for divorce.

Originally, letting Liu go home to prepare for childbirth and the first wife giving corresponding compensation was already the bottom line for the third wife of the Yu family.

Unexpectedly, Liu was so ungrateful and dishonest that she dragged her brothers to steal from Yu's house.

But he was in a dilemma when it came to punishing the person.

Firstly, she was afraid that the old man of the Yu family and the first wife would take a fancy to the offspring. After all, she was the eldest grandson's wife. If there was an ancestral temple, she would be considered the future clan wife.

Secondly, the court now sympathizes with the people. Due to the reduction in the number of people caused by various disasters, the court encourages people to have children and is more lenient to women, especially pregnant women.

My son came back not long ago and said that even if the woman is pregnant, she will not be sentenced to death for the time being. The sentence will be postponed until the child is born and the child is three years old.

The truth is, there are too few children born and growing up in recent years.

"Village chief, Dad, I've been giving in for my eldest brother's sake, but I didn't expect that this would only encourage her arrogance. She only went to our house to steal today, but will she bring people to rob our house tomorrow?"

"The fourth brother and I are busy outside to take care of the whole family, and the eldest and second brothers have to go to the mountains and work in the fields. If there are thieves in the house again, who knows what will happen."

"You can't abandon us who were born and raised just for the sake of a child who hasn't been born yet, right? Or are some people thinking that one less person means less family property, and are trying to find ways to kill our family."

Yu Sanlang's words were so heartbreaking that they almost put Mr. Yu and the first wife in a state of anger.

If they do not make a statement, they will be the culprits harboring evil intentions and harming and killing people.

Old Master Yu looked up at his four sons present and sighed silently, knowing in his heart that the third son was really angry this time.

Come to think of it, it's understandable. I just hate that the eldest son's family is not doing well. Thinking of this, I glared at my eldest son fiercely.

This glance caused Yu Dalang to misunderstand. He stood up with a look of deep hatred and bowed to the village chief and his younger brother, almost bending his head to his waist.

"Third brother, blame me and your sister-in-law for being too indulgent to Liu. Because of the incident of Hongdou falling into the water, your sister-in-law and I are too ashamed to face others."

"Now...you can punish me however you want. Your sister-in-law, Hazelnut and I will not argue." Yu Dalang's words were harsh, but he did not mention the punishment at all. "Brother! What are you doing? We are all brothers. Liu made a mistake. It was her family education problem and her sister-in-law was reluctant to discipline her. How can you, as a father-in-law, control her?"

Yu Silang had not been home all year round. When he saw that his elder brother, who was friendly to him in his memory, had become old, he could not help but feel sad and jumped up to rescue his elder brother.

After talking about his eldest brother, Yu Silang was embarrassed for a moment when he saw his third brother with a gloomy face. His eyes fell on Liu who was in a dishevel. He hesitated for a moment before persuading Yu Sanlang.

"Third brother, I know you are angry, and I am angry too. Liu had evil intentions and almost caused Hongdou's death. In theory, no matter how she is dealt with, it should not be excessive."

"But she is pregnant now after all. Our parents were still quite prosperous with the six of us brothers and sisters, but the number of children in the next generation is decreasing."

"In the past few years, apart from Hongdou, there are no more children in the family. Third brother, if you don't give face to the eldest brother, give face to the younger brother. Let's wait until Liu gives birth to a child, and then we will punish the multiple crimes together."

Yu Silang probably felt that his words were not convincing enough, so he leaned closer to his third brother and whispered, "The court is now encouraging criminal women to give birth, so don't lose the big picture for the small one."

All the words that Yu Silang said before were bullshit to Yu Sanlang, except for the last sentence, which hit him so hard.

My son just got a good job. If it is ruined because of this incident, wouldn’t that be fulfilling the wishes of some people?

"Okay, then let's wait until she gives birth." Yu Sanlang gritted his teeth, feeling a little resentful towards his brother whom he had not seen for many years.

Even though he was relieved, he still felt a little unwilling in his heart, and Yu Sanlang didn't want to pay any more attention to the people in the room.

In a blink of an eye, he saw his wife and daughter walking to the door, and Yu simply stood up to greet his wife and daughter.

"Why is Daddy's little red bean here? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?" Yu Sanlang hugged his little girl and rocked her, not avoiding the other people present, and his voice became softer.

"Dad, I'm not upset anymore. I heard you talking. My sister-in-law is bad, but we have a baby. With the baby, my sister-in-law can't be punished. Then wait until the baby is born and then punish her twice as much."

"Dad told me that anyone who makes a mistake must be punished, otherwise they will make a bigger mistake next time."

Yu Hongdou heard the incident clearly, and immediately understood her father's dilemma.

Since everyone thinks that Liu should be punished after giving birth to the child, then let her give birth. After all, the child will not stay in her belly for three years and six months.

At worst, while waiting for the baby to be born, she would go to the Liu family every day to throw away dog ​​poop.

However, we cannot allow those who are trying to smooth things over to bully her cheap father, nor can we allow them to think that it will be okay if Liu goes back to have a child.

Yu Hongdou smiled innocently and glanced at the adults in the room.

He turned to Liu and said, "Sister-in-law, you are too greedy. I was just eating a fruit, but you wanted to snatch it away and made me fall into the river. If you see the cows of the village chief's family eating meat tomorrow, you will probably die of greed."

After saying that, it seemed as if the male protagonist Yu Silang was not hurt, so he added: "Fourth Uncle must have brought a lot of meat when he came back. He is so supportive of my sister-in-law. Sister-in-law, you can ask Fourth Uncle for some meat. After eating the meat, you won't be so greedy!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the village chief and Yu Silang changed, the former looked gloomy and the latter embarrassed.

"Haha, Hongdou, don't worry, the village chief will definitely keep an eye on your sister-in-law and make sure she changes her greedy habits. Can you ask Niu Niu to play with you in the future?" The village chief took a long time to react.

He laughed and stared at the little girl in Yu Sanlang's arms. Was this child doing it intentionally or unintentionally?

After saying this, he couldn't rest easy unless he watched Liu being punished, and Yu Silang couldn't say another word to Liu.

I’m afraid this child will have a great future!

The village chief thought of the grandson Niu Niu that Hongdou had just mentioned, and couldn't help but sigh. His grandson was a little silly, and if he married this quirky little girl, it might be a good thing.

The speaker has his own intentions, and the listener has his own concerns. The adults present could hear it. Some thought it was very good, but some were dissatisfied.

Unfortunately, the person involved, Yu Hongdou, was so attracted by the row of green behind the village chief that she didn’t realize that she was almost in danger for the rest of her life.

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