Chapter 791: Town School and Township Martial Arts Hall

Dangdang Dangdang!

The people from the yamen struck the gong again.

Kang Li asked, "Since you know your own shortcomings, you should correct your mistakes and make efforts to improve the atmosphere of this town!"

"Hey, hey, hey, don't worry, sir. We will definitely change our ways. If we encounter evil people and evil deeds in the future, we will definitely expose them. We will never pretend not to see anything because we are afraid of being implicated!"

"Humph." Kang Li snorted coldly, and then asked: "Do you all understand that married women and their descendants from outside Wansong Village cannot return to live in Wansong Village? Do you still have any objections or confusion?!"

The villagers replied: "I understand, I understand. No objection. The daughters who married out of Wansong Village really should not move back to live in the village!"

Well, Kang Liwen continued, "The evidence of the crimes of Zheng Tianqiang and his wife, Lin Qigui, Lin San and others who were used and instigated by others to use the elderly to cause trouble to the Qin family and the government office is solid. At present, the second gate of the government army has sent people to arrest other criminals. The follow-up progress will be gradually posted notices to inform everyone!"

"But there are still people hiding in the dark who have not been caught. Folks should be careful of those who take the opportunity to spread rumors and slander the Qin family. If you find any suspicious people, you can report them to the government in private!"

After hearing this, the villagers became excited, thinking that they could get money if they reported the crime, and hurriedly said, "Don't worry, sir, we will definitely catch those evil people!"

It’s actually very difficult to find out.

This kind of person hides in the crowd and shouts a few words secretly. When the rumor spreads, the government has no way of finding out who was the first person to shout out the rumor?

Therefore, after Zheng Tianqiang and his wife "killed someone", it was impossible to catch the group of people who helped to make the matter worse.

Now we can only hold on to Zheng Duanfang as a clue and investigate thoroughly.

"Circulate the confessions of Zheng Tianqiang and other criminals to the villagers!" Kang Li asked again.

"Yes." The soldiers and yamen runners protected the confession and showed it to the villagers in the front row, and then read the confession aloud, finally explaining the farce clearly.

The villagers were truly convinced, and even those who did not wish the Qin family well no longer had any objections.

Dangdang Dangdang!

The yamen men struck the gong again.

This time, it was Grandma Qin who spoke.

Grandma Qin stepped forward and said, "What happened today is all the fault of our unworthy descendants. I know that the villagers are worried about the three elderly people, so I decided to give three taels of silver to the county government every month, and the county government will distribute the three taels of silver to the three elderly people for their retirement!"

"Old Madam Qin gave Zheng Wanshi and the others money for their retirement? One tael of silver per person per month? This is too much. This money can support the whole family, not to mention the elderly!"

"Zheng Wanshi and the others have found a blessing in disguise!"

The villagers were shocked, excited and envious.

Pan Laotong was so angry that he stabbed the ground with his cane and said, "Madam Qin, your family is too kind. I'm afraid your kindness will breed evil courage!"

Grandma Qin smiled and shouted to everyone present: "I was also worried about what Mr. Pan said, but after thinking about it, I still decided to pay the money. As for the troubles that may arise later, Wei Lu will punish them!"

Grandma Qin discussed this matter with her family. Although Qin Xiaomi and the others did not quite agree, they let Grandma Qin be willful because the consequences could be controlled.

"Madam Qin is kind, and the Qin family has done their best. From now on, if anyone dares to speak up for the descendants of the daughters who married out of Wansong Village and say that the Qin family has occupied other people's villages, I will be the first one to not let him go!" Village chief Zhou clamped his walking stick under his armpits, jumped up and shouted.

Chief Lu echoed: "My Lu family will not let him go either. All the descendants of the married women from Wansong Village in my Lu family village are reasonable people. They will never shamelessly ask to move back just because Wansong Village has become better!"

"The descendants of the married women from Wansong Village in Caojiatun won't do that either. Please rest assured, Mr. Qin!" Village Chief Cao almost broke his voice when he shouted. He really would not miss any opportunity to flatter the Qin family.

Boom boom boom!

There was a sudden sound of drums. Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw a tall golden chariot slowly and heavily approaching. Angel Qi was standing high on the chariot, his eyes looking straight over here.

"Angel, it's your Majesty's angel who has come. Kneel down now!"

Plop, plop, plop.

The villagers knelt down together.

The chariot came towards this side. After it reached the middle of the crowd, the silent Qi Tianshi finally spoke and shouted: "Those who deliberately slandered and plotted against the meritorious officials appointed by Your Majesty should be executed. Considering the villagers of Wansong Village who were massacred, the criminal's life can be spared. However, the incense and loyalty have been exhausted after this. If anyone commits the same offense again next time, according to the law, he will be executed immediately without pardon!"

Haha, the guilt of the court and everyone over the massacre of Wansong Village by spies was wiped out after this incident.

From now on, no one should ever think of causing trouble with the married-out women or their descendants in Wansong Village.

In this wave, the imperial court and the Qin family made huge profits. Qi Tianshi even began to wonder whether the mastermind behind this was an enemy or a friend.

In fact, it was also because of the Qin family’s strength that nothing happened to the three old ladies. Otherwise, if one of them died, the court and the Qin family would be in a passive position.

Fortunately, the outcome was in their favor.

"Yes, we common people understand!" Guan Shuli took the lead in shouting.

Regardless of whether the other villagers understood or not, they all shouted, "We understand, angel, please calm down!"

Qi Tianshi ignored them. After he finished shouting, the sound of drums started again, and the chariot turned around and drove back.

Well, he came and left in aloofness, without saying a single unnecessary word. He retained the sense of mystery to the greatest extent, increased the prestige of the court, and frightened the folks again and again. He was a very qualified angel who issued decrees.

Only after the sedan chair had been moving for more than half a minute did the villagers dare to get up.

Kang Liwen shouted again: "Today's work is over, all the villagers should go home in person, don't gather here, if you forcibly stay and cause the road to be blocked, the government will arrest you according to the law!"

"Hurry up and leave, or you'll be caught." After hearing this, the villagers hurriedly followed their village chief and left in groups.

After more than two quarters of an hour, the crowd had mostly left.

The adults, the Qin family, Zheng Wanshi and others then went to the soldiers' camp.

After arriving at the camp, the adults arranged follow-up matters: "Old Madam Qin can go home today, and she doesn't have to stay with the three mothers-in-law. Leave the rest of the matters to us."

"Three old ladies, you continue to live in the camp. The county government will send people to take care of you. In a few days, people from the Silifang and the county government where you live will come to pick you up."

"Don't be nervous or afraid. We are being so cautious only to ensure your safety, so that you won't be murdered by the descendants of the spies and the incident won't escalate."

That’s right, the incident of the daughter marrying out of Wansong Village might have been designed by the descendants of spies. These descendants of spies might also be related to Taizhou Academy, so it is not something that the local government can resolve.

All the local government can do is to protect the person and send him to Duke Yan to let him take over the investigation.

The reason why this argument was not made public was because they were afraid that the spies would be alerted.

Judge Zheng said, "You three mothers-in-law, don't panic. Even if we find out that the mastermind is a spy, your descendants will be able to save their lives. The government will not break its promise."

Zheng Xingniang and Zhou Liushu and his son were also terrified. Fortunately, the Qin family was powerful and did not let Zheng Tianqiang and his wife succeed. Otherwise, if the mastermind was really a spy, all the relatives of the Zheng family would be in trouble!

After hearing this, Zheng Wanshi and the others felt relieved and expressed their gratitude: "Thank you so much for your kindness, adults..."

Fearing that something might happen to them, he asked Old Man Xun to give them acupuncture.

Grandma Qin brought the women of the Qin family to accompany the three old ladies.

Grandpa Qin, Jiang Dalang and others continued to talk to the adults.

It was not until around 3 p.m. that Grandpa Qin finished his business and went to pick up Grandma Qin and the others, and the whole family went home together.

Unexpectedly, at the entrance of the soldiers' camp, I met Mr. Pan.