Chapter 961: Officer Peng

The extra thirty people were all female workers from poor families, and they did not occupy the job quotas of people from well-off families in other towns.

Jobs must be given to wealthy families, so Qin Xiaomi is not stingy.

But some people still refuse to accept.

"Why are you recruiting so many female workers? Families with poor financial conditions also have men and boys, why don't you hire men to work? It's much more convenient for men to work in other towns than girls." Officer Peng said, and it was too late for Old Student Fan to stop him.

There was no anger in Officer Peng's tone, but he stated the facts gently.

Widow Peng saw this and recalled how that disgusting officer Peng had asked her to give herself to him in a gentle and sincere tone without asking for any status.

Pah! Widow Peng couldn't help but spat out of disgust.

Officer Peng heard the sound and looked towards her. Before he found anyone, he heard the sound of clanging gongs.

Qin Xiaomi pointed at him and asked Master Lu, "Master Lu, are this Constable Peng and Team Leader Peng from the same family? Are they in the same group? Team Leader Peng was punished because of County Magistrate Feng and County Lieutenant Yang, but why wasn't Constable Peng punished? Why is he still spouting nonsense in front of the constable?!"

The entire faction of Feng County Magistrate and Yang County Lieutenant were dealt with.

Peng Bantou was sentenced to death because he had seen Hongyu's letter but did not report it. He was taken to the capital along with Feng Xiancheng's family, awaiting execution.

That’s right, it hasn’t been cut yet.

Why?

Naturally, they had to choose a good day when everyone was gathered to carry out the public beheading in order to deter the evildoers and to promote the prestige of Wei's laws.

The children of the Peng family and their relatives who were sent to the yamen through the relationship of Peng Bantou were all kicked out of the county yamen.

The Peng family was also fined 5,000 kilograms of grain, 100 acres of land, and the houses and shops in the county town that Peng Bantou had bought at low prices by abusing his power during his tenure were confiscated.

Fortunately, Emperor Wuxing and Duke Yan treated the female members of their family well because of the Empress. Except for him, the accomplice, the rest of the Peng family were not implicated and are still living in Pengjia Village on the outskirts of the county.

Due to their reputation, the Peng family did not dare to lynch the Peng family.

Moreover……

How much benefit did Peng Bantou bring to the Peng family when he was in the county government? If the Peng family dared to attack Peng Bantou's family because he was sentenced, his family would dare to take the evidence and sue the entire Peng family!

Village Chief Peng was nearly dying of anxiety, and hurriedly shouted, "Mr. Qin, our Hutou Town Peng family and the suburban Peng family do not share the same ancestor. We migrated here, and our ancestral hall is the Linhe Hall in Linhe Prefecture, Jianghuai Prefecture. We and the Jianghuai Linhe Peng family share the same ancestor! If you don't believe me, you can go to the government office to check the family tree!"

In ancient times, if a clan moved, they would use the place of their migration as the hall name, and then they had to go to the government office to register.

Otherwise, the government would not allow so many people to migrate together.

Besides, there are so many people with the same surname in the world. Should all of them be beheaded because of one person and his family?

That's definitely impossible.

Therefore, family tree and hall name became strong evidence to ensure that people with the same surname but different clans and families would not be punished together.

"Oh, it seems that the end of Team Leader Peng, Village Chief Wu, and Taifu Restaurant was not bad enough, so Officer Peng is fearless and continues to be arrogant and openly extends his hands to other towns!" Qin Xiaomi had investigated the female workers in Hutou Town, so she naturally found out about Officer Peng's disgusting behavior, so she didn't give him any face at all.

Uncle Qin was a man who never shied away from trouble. With Grandpa Qin away and no one to pressure him, he immediately jumped in to add fuel to the fire. "Master Lu, Captain Zhong, in broad daylight, in front of everyone, Officer Peng had the audacity to extend his hand so far. I'm afraid no one knows what he's done behind the scenes. Won't the government investigate? What if he's the next Wu Lichang? That would be terrifying! Wouldn't the villagers of Hutou Town be implicated and killed by him?"

Officer Peng is really asking for trouble. Why bother? If he had just behaved, wouldn't he have avoided being bitten by these crazy uncle and nephew?

"Shut up, Second Brother!" Grandma Qin was almost furious and said to Master Lu, "Master Lu, my Second Brother has always been out of tune. Don't listen to his nonsense. When the government investigates someone, they still have to see evidence."

Officer Peng was nearly pissed off, and Village Chief Peng was even angrier. He slapped Officer Peng on the back and cursed, "You're such a hopeless bastard! Why don't you apologize to the Qin family right now? Also, if you don't understand what it means to be an officer, quit. Go back to the village and farm, or you'll bring harm to the whole village!"

Qin Xiaomi continued, "Village Chief Peng is right. If you don't understand what it means to be a constable, then don't be one. Otherwise, when you're on night patrol, you might end up walking into someone's house and get mistaken for a thief and killed. That would be a waste of your life!"

Officer Peng's face flushed red as he glared at Widow Peng: "How dare you talk nonsense in front of the Qin family and ruin my reputation?!"

In the past, for the sake of her son, Widow Peng did not dare to offend the town's "powerful people" like Officer Peng. But after seeing Qin Xiaomi defending the female workers, she was no longer afraid. At worst, she could take her son to live in Taifeng Town permanently, and move here to settle down in the future, and not return to Hutou Town.

Widow Peng stood up straight, raised her head, looked directly at Officer Peng, and said, "I have never said a single bad word about Officer Peng to Mr. Qin, but Officer Peng, check your conscience and ask yourself, have you ever had any evil thoughts or done anything evil?!"

"You, you're talking nonsense. I've always been fair and honest, and I've never done anything evil. Don't try to accuse me, widow!" Officer Peng argued, cursing disdainfully, "Oh, you really can't stand a widow's door. Even if I'm patrolling, I'll still be attacked by a widow. I'm in big trouble!"

"Bah, there are always so many gossips around a widow? Can't get over it? Where do these gossips come from? It's because you men see that widows have lost their husbands and think they are easy to bully. You want to sleep with them for free, but you can't, so you make up rumors out of anger!" The gentle widow Peng actually said such "Qin Liupo"-like words, shocking the people in Hutou Town.

Widow Peng choked up and continued to curse, "It's only been less than ten days since my husband was buried, and a strange man came knocking on my door. I was so scared that I couldn't sleep all night."

"I went to ask the town elder for help. He only scolded them a few times, but they didn't listen at all. After a while, they continued to knock on my door."

"I've stabbed people with a knife six times, but there are still people knocking on my door at night, like you, Officer Peng!"

"What are you talking about? There are thieves in town, and they want to search the house... Wuuwuwu." Widow Peng couldn't continue. She cried out in grievance and questioned Officer Peng, "I just want to remain faithful to my husband and raise my husband's only child. Who did I offend? What did I do wrong? Why won't you let me go? Do you really have to force me to set the house on fire and burn myself and my son to death before you can give me peace?!"

"Wow, don't cry, Aunt Su, don't cry. The boss will support you." Shan Xinye hugged Widow Peng and comforted her, glaring at Officer Peng fiercely: "I'm not afraid of you. No matter how fierce you are, I'm not afraid of you. You are a bad guy!"

"You are slandering me. You have no evidence. I will sue you at the county government office!" Officer Peng denied it and wanted to bite Widow Peng back.

Qin Xiaomi smiled. "Really? There are so many people in Hutou Town. I'm sure many of them have seen you knocking on a widow's door so brazenly. Tell me, if I spent money collecting clues, how much could I gather? I'm afraid there would be so much evidence that it would take a basket to carry it all."

"Mrs. Peng Su, Mr. Qin, Mr. Lu, and Captain Zhong." Old Student Fan stood up, bowed to them, and said, "It's our fault as elders for not correcting the behavior of the town people in a timely manner... Regarding the matter of Officer Peng, I will take the lead and invite the village heads and town elders to go to the government office and file a complaint against him."