Chapter 790: Wansong Village's Daughter Marries Out

"Back then, after Wansong Village was massacred, the county government at the time allowed married women to move back to the village to live permanently in order to prevent the village from being abandoned, and also gave them an equal share of Wansong Village's land!"

"Of course, the husbands of the daughters who married out were afraid of the massacre in Wansong Village, so they all refused to return to the village, and even threatened the daughters who married out that they would divorce them if they dared to return to the village!"

"Women who marry out are controlled by their husband's family. If they want to come back to guard the village, they can only give up the idea!"

"The government requires evidence when doing things. At that time, the government asked them to sign a document stating that they would not return to the village and would voluntarily give up their natal land!"

What a joke! If you don’t want to come back to guard the village, how can the government leave the land in the village to you?

If you come back, you can share the land. If you don’t come back, the entire village’s land will be confiscated.

"This document has been entered into the government archives and has been preserved to this day. This matter has also been recorded in the Baofu County Annals, and there are still living witnesses!"

Next comes the evidence.

The document stating that she would not return to the village and voluntarily gave up her mother's land was held up by the yamen runners and shown to the villagers in the first two rows.

If anyone can read, please ask the bailiff to stop so they can take a closer look.

First look at the reign title, yes, it is the reign title of His Majesty several decades ago; then look at the paper, yes, it is also several decades old.

Finally, he read the contents and nodded. "It is indeed written in the document that the government sympathizes with the massacre of Wansong Village and has consulted with the Provincial Administration Commissioner to allow married women from outside Wansong Village to move back to the village and distribute the village land according to population... That is, the more people your family moves back to, the more land you can get. The conditions are really very good."

"However, the married women from Wansong Village did not want to return to the village and voluntarily gave up the inheritance of their natal land. This is hereby established as a proof... It contains the names of thousands of married women from Wansong Village, the names of their husbands' families, and handprints."

The reason why there are so many women marrying out is that the number is accumulated. Those who have been married for decades and those who have just married have all come to sign documents.

In short, the yamen at that time was not able to solve the case and catch the murderer, but it was good at keeping evidence to reduce the yamen's future troubles.

As soon as the written evidence was produced, the villagers were shocked and nodded their heads, saying in support: "The government is right, the Qin family is right, it was the married woman who was unwilling to come back to guard the village first, and now that the descendants see that the village has become better, they are clamoring to come back. It's really shameless!"

"We in Taifeng Town will never condone such shameless behavior. We will take them back to live in any town that supports it!"

The one being satirized is Xiangnan Town.

After hearing this, Grandma Wan, Qian Wanshi, Lin Wanshi and others felt ashamed and sad and couldn't help crying.

Grandma Qin comforted them: "What happened back then was not your fault. You also lived your life at the mercy of your husband's family."

"Actually, your husband's family is not wrong. After all, we are living well in our own home. Who would want to move to a village that has been massacred?"

Unless you have a brain disease.

"If you want to blame someone, blame the unfilial descendants who led the group... With so many descendants, it's inevitable that one or two will be bad. The three elder sisters still have many descendants, so there's no need to feel sad for those one or two bad descendants."

Zheng Xingniang immediately followed up: "Grandma, Madam Qin is right, you still have me, I will take care of you in your old age!"

Grandma Wan nodded and wiped away her tears: "Grandma understands, she will explain it clearly and will not help the evil people behind Tian Qiang to do evil."

The adults have already reached an agreement with Grandma Wan that Zheng Tianqiang's family will not be killed, but they must show up and explain the matter to the villagers in person.

Grandma Wan was already feeling guilty, and when she saw that the government office could spare the lives of the rebellious Sun family, she naturally agreed to cooperate.

As for her retirement issue... she had known for a long time that her descendants would think she was living too long and wasting food. After this incident, she was completely heartbroken and decided to go to the Zhou family to live with Zheng Xingniang.

When she is about to die, she will be taken back to the Zheng family. In this way, her descendants will only need to hold a funeral for her and will no longer have to serve her every day or take care of her eating, drinking, defecating and urinating.

"Please call for a witness!" Kang Li asked.

Soon, three old ladies, the elderly people in the town, the descendants of the married women from Wansong Village, and Mr. Pan came.

Mr. Pan was a witness to the massacre in Wansong Village and the subsequent events, so he was also invited to testify.

As soon as the old man stood up, he pointed at Grandma Wan and the others and cursed, "Shameless people!"

He also scolded those who thought it was okay for Grandma Wan and her family to come back and live here: "They can't tell good from evil!"

He also cursed Zheng Tianqiang and others: "Those who seek profit and do evil should be punished by being slicing to pieces!"

Look at Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin: "A kind heart breeds evil courage, a person who doesn't know what he is talking about, humph."

In short, Mr. Pan would curse everyone he met.

Qin Xiaomi was upset when she heard him scolding her grandparents, and she retorted: "Yes, yes, you are the most upright, so why don't you come out and expose the evil deeds of Wu Lichang and Shuijing Wu's family?"

I've lived in this town for decades, don't you say you don't know?

It is clear that: "Those who know evil but do not expose it are worse than the evil itself."

Mr. Pan was so angry that he almost fainted. He pointed at Qin Xiaomi and said, "You, you, you..."

"Master Qin, be careful with your words!" Kang Li asked angrily. Couldn't this Qin girl say a few less words? If she angered the old man to death, wouldn't that mean there would be one less witness?

Old man Xun showed his medical needles and said, "Don't panic, sir. I will give Old Student Pan a few injections and I guarantee he will be alive and well and live to be 105."

Kang Liwen wanted to pinch his own philtrum: "..."

Not only are the Qin family members sick, they also speak in a very rustic manner and have no elegance at all. After spending a long time with them, he felt that his elegance had been polluted.

"Go and get it done quickly, so that the witness can speak!"

"Hey." Old man Xun rushed to give Mr. Pan three injections. Soon Mr. Pan's breathing became smoother and his anger subsided.

Lin Wanshi was already saying, "I am Lin Wanshi, the granddaughter of Wan Guanglin from Wansong Village. One year after the case happened, the government found my grandparents' home and asked me if I wanted to return to the village to live. My grandparents refused. About three months later, the government gathered us Wanshi girls together and asked us to sign a document stating that we would not return to the village and voluntarily give up our land..."

Lin Wanshi was the youngest and spoke the most fluently. She explained in detail the incident of the married woman not returning to the village.

Then there is Grandma Wan.

Qian Wanshi is paralyzed and can only make ah or mumble sounds, so she can't say anything. She just shows up to prove that she is still alive.

Finally, the elders from Zhoujia Village, Kongjia Village, Miaojia Village, Lujia Village, Caojiatun, Niutoupo Village, etc., who had daughters from Wansong Village who had married out and who knew about this matter, came forward one by one to testify and confirm that there were daughters who had married out and refused to return to the village.

After the acupuncture, Old Master Pan also came out and said, "The incident is exactly as the government has recorded. Therefore, Zheng Tianqiang and other grandchildren of the married women from Wansong Village are asking to move back to Wansong Village. This is a case of seeking profit and doing evil. It is shameless. People with conscience should stand up and stop it!"

After he finished speaking, he choked up again and said, "The Qin girl was right to scold me. I am guilty. If I could stand up and expose the Wu head and the Shuijing Wu family, the atmosphere in our town would improve sooner."

"Grandfather!" The descendants of the Pan family were anxious and wanted to cover the mouth of old Pan... This bad thing has passed, why are you still bringing it up?

And it's not just the Pan family that turns a blind eye, it's the whole town.

Besides, how could the Pan family be better than the Wu family who have the support of the county magistrate?

After hearing this, Qin Xiaomi began to look at this scolding old man with a new respect.

The people of Taifeng Town were somewhat touched by Mr. Pan's last words... It was fortunate that there was the Qin family, otherwise, who knows to what extent Taifeng Town would have been harmed by Chief Wu, and it might even have become a nest of bandits and spies!