Divorced by her husband's family and rejected by her own! She defiantly turned her life around

"Village chief, what are you going to do with us? Actually, we didn't do anything too serious. We failed to steal anything, and their daughter didn't even touch us."

They suffered no losses whatsoever, while we were badly beaten. Look at us, our faces are covered in bruises, and they even dislocated our arms and legs, leaving us in pain all night.

"Oh, you didn't succeed, so you're not guilty? Do you have to wait until this matter is accomplished to be considered guilty?"

"Let me tell you two, even if the county magistrate spares you, I won't. The village rules and clan regulations are right here, they're not just for show."

Liu Jinsheng quietly turned his head and discussed with the others, "April, Dawang, clan chief, our village just went through a storm, which was a disgrace in the entire Lingshui County. Everyone has a very bad reputation for our village."

The village can't take any more turmoil. I want to resolve this matter within the village itself. What do you think?

"Uncle Village Chief, we don't need to send you to the authorities. We just want justice and to deter those petty scoundrels."

"Okay, Uncle will definitely not show favoritism."

"Clan leader, according to the rules of our Liu clan, shouldn't these two be expelled from the clan?"

"Yes, they deserve to be exterminated for the mistakes they made."

"According to the village rules, you will be driven out of the village. You can take everything else you can with you. You can demolish the houses on your homesteads if you want, or they will belong to the village if you don't want to."

Once you leave this village, you will never be allowed to return, and after death, you will not be buried in the Liu family ancestral graveyard.

"Village chief, you can't treat us like this. This punishment is far too harsh."

If you drive us out of the village, where can we go?

"Please, village chief, don't drive us out of the village. My mother is old; how will she survive?"

"If you cared about your mother's life or death, you wouldn't have done such a shameless thing."

Stop with your worthless tears, and stop pretending to be a loving mother and son in front of me, acting like a devoted son.

Fellow villagers, do you think there's anything wrong with how I handled this?

"This approach is indeed a bit inhumane and harsh, but rules are rules. If rules are made but not followed, what's the point of having rules? What's the point of the court having laws?"

I agree with the village chief's approach. Rules are both a constraint and a protection for oneself, and those who break the rules should be punished accordingly.

"Well said. Rules are rules, and once they are set, they must be followed."

Liu Tiedan and Liu Tiechui collapsed to the ground. They were finished. Their lives were over. If they left Liujia Village, they would be nothing. What village would be willing to take them in?

"You six will personally deliver this to the yamen and hand it over to the magistrate for a fair judgment."

"Village chief, village chief, can you please not send us to the authorities? We brothers will accept whatever punishment you give us."

"Please, village chief!" Several people kowtowed and bowed on the ground.

Before the village chief could reply, Liu Siyue interrupted, "You are truly willing to let us deal with you without any complaints, and you will not harbor any resentment or think of taking revenge on us in the future."

The gang leader quickly said, "No, no, we were the ones who were wrong. We brothers are willing to swear an oath here and now. You guys say it with me, 'I, Wei Youfu, hereby swear:'"

"What I have done today is an unjust and immoral act. I willingly submit to the fate of Liujia Village. If there are any complaints or future acts of revenge, may I, Wei Youfu, be struck by lightning and die a horrible death, descending to the 19th level of hell, never to be reincarnated."

The others followed Wei Youfu's example and took oaths one by one.

"Everyone else goes to the 18th level of hell, but you go to the 19th level. Let the King of Hell open a separate level for you."

"Seeing how sincere you are, Uncle Village Chief, let's give them a chance."

"Okay, what do you suggest we do?"

"You must have done quite a few bad things in the past, so we'll fine each of you five taels of silver as compensation for our family. You'll also have to work in our Liu Family Village for a month. Are you willing to do that?"

"Yes! Yes!"

"Don't even think about running away, or I'll break your legs and have the county magistrate send you to work in the mines."

"No, no, absolutely not."

"We are willing to work for the village, but the village is too far from the town. Could you find us a place to stay in the village? We will bring our own cooking utensils and cook for ourselves, and we will not disturb the villagers."

"Uncle Village Chief, can the village arrange this?"

"No problem, there are still a few dilapidated houses in the village. If these few people repair them, they can still be lived in."

"Alright, you can start building the house today. If you get hungry, go back to town. Once the house is built and habitable, start working. Don't even think about slacking off."

"We dare not slack off, we dare not slack off, we will definitely work hard. We don't have any tools, can the villagers lend us some?"

Liu Jinsheng readily agreed, "No problem, just look for me when you get here."

"Village chief, this isn't fair! You can forgive outsiders, why can't you forgive us?"

What kind of fairness do you want?

Yes, they are outsiders, but did you lure them here? If it weren't for you, would they have come?

"Because they are outsiders, we teach them a lesson so they won't come again. But you are traitors within our own ranks, and traitors within our own ranks are hard to guard against, do you understand?"

"Clan chief, let's hold a meeting and open the ancestral hall right now to get this done immediately."

"Okay, then you go and call a meeting with the villagers first, and we'll open the ancestral hall after the meeting."

"You guys, push Liu Tiedan and Liu Dachui under the big willow tree. Everyone else, go under the big willow tree."

"Wei Youfu, bring your brothers. Come with me to look at a house, then we'll go to the meeting together." After arranging the relevant matters, Liu Jinsheng first took Wei Youfu to look at the house, then went home to get the gong.

When Wei Youfu and his brothers saw the house, they almost cried. It was overgrown with weeds and had a big hole in the roof. It would take two or three days to repair.

Liu Jinsheng walked around the village with a gong, striking it as he went. Soon, the area under the big willow tree was crowded with villagers.

Everyone saw Liu Tiedan and Liu Dachui standing in front of them with their hands tied behind their backs.

Both of them kept their heads down, not daring to look at anyone.

The impatient villagers quickly inquired, "Hey, what did they do? Why are they tied up?"

"What did you do? You've done something really bad!"

Those two scoundrels colluded with the local thugs to steal from Da Wang's house last night, and they even tried to molest his daughter. In the end, they failed to steal anything and were caught red-handed.

The village chief called this meeting today to publicly deal with the two of them.

"This is outrageous! How could they let outsiders in?"

If they can come once, they can come twice; if they get used to it, they'll come often. How can the village ever have a peaceful life?

"Don't worry, that's exactly what the village chief is worried about. He wants to drive these two families out of the village and expel them from their clan."

"Exterminate their clan, drive them out of the village—such a severe punishment is tantamount to taking their lives."

"They brought this on themselves, and they have no one to blame but themselves."

Every country has its laws, and every family has its rules. Our Liujia Village has its village rules and clan rules, and the village chief acts in accordance with these rules.

"The village chief is here! The village chief is here!"

Liu Jinsheng stood in front with the gong, while the clan chief stood beside him.

Wei Youfu and five others stood together with Liu Tiedan and Liu Dachui, awaiting trial.

The villagers pointed and whispered, wondering if those six people were the ones they had colluded with; they didn't look like good people.

I wonder how the village chief will deal with them.