After Fang Dalang helped his mother sit down, he looked at Fang Dashan and said, "Dashan, you know how to give in now, right? In the daytime, you relied on the support of the county magistrate's wife to abandon your mother to such a far place. You deserve to die."
The more serious the words are, the more things you will get. This is what Fang Dalang thought, so he kept saying them, but Fang Xiaoxi's family ignored him.
They were waiting, waiting for Fang Shaofeng to come back with his men. Sure enough, not long after, Fang Shaofeng came back with several old people and the village chief.
Fangjia Village is a medium-sized village. Almost all the people with the surname Fang in this area are gathered here. One village is like a family.
So this time Fang Shaofeng invited the elders of the clan, the clan leader, and the village head, also known as the village chief, a total of seven or eight people.
Fang Xiaoxi had already brewed tea, and when people arrived, she served a cup of tea to each person and then sat next to them. She was very well-behaved.
Fang Dalang and his mother were watching this scene, wondering, what did it mean that the village chief and the clan leader were here
The village chief disliked Fang Dalang's family to the extreme. It was already night time, and they were still making trouble. This was simply intolerable. So he asked directly: "Fang Dalang, why are you not resting at night and coming to Fang Dashan's house?"
Fang Dalang felt something was wrong when he heard the tone, and he felt bad all over: "Village head, you can't stand on their side just because Dashan has curry favor with the county magistrate and his men."
"Fang Dashan is my brother and my mother's son, but look at what they did? They took advantage of their power to bully others and asked the county magistrate's wife's maid to throw my mother onto the mountain. Many people saw this, and I'm not making it up. You have to give an explanation."
The village chief snorted coldly: "Okay, then tell me, what do you want to say?"
Fang Dalang glanced at Fang Dashan and asked directly, "Isn't it the village chief who has the final say?"
The village chief was so angry that his face changed again. Just as he was about to speak, Fang Dashan spoke first: "It doesn't count. Tell me your request first. What do you want to do?"
The word "again" is used very cleverly. It can be seen that this is not the first time that someone has come to seek an explanation.
Fang Dalang thought Fang Dashan was scared, so he just smiled and said, "I just want an explanation. You made my mother suffer, so you have to compensate me. I don't want much, fifty taels of silver, to help my mother recover, that should be enough."
Fifty taels, this is just extortion. The village chief and the clan leader couldn't listen any more. Fang Dashan's family has always been poor. In addition to their own needs to spend money, Fang Dalang's family also contributed a lot.
After all, as far as the village chief knows, every time Fang Dalang's son is about to get married, he would come back to Fang Dashan's house to ask for a sum of money. Is this the youngest son going to get married
Fang Dashan's mouth twitched, and he stared at Fang Dalang in disbelief: "Brother, are you sure you are not kidding? Fifty taels? How can I afford that?"
Fang Dalang laughed: "You must be joking. I'm not kidding you. Didn't you curry favor with the county magistrate's wife? And Shaohua has become the county magistrate's advisor. How could he not have money?"
Fang Dashan was helpless: "Shaohua is a legal advisor, but his monthly salary is only a few taels of silver, not fifty taels at all."
Fang Dalang looked at Fang Dashan fiercely: "No? That's easy? If you sell Fang Xiaoxi to the county magistrate's mansion, she will definitely be worth fifty taels of silver. In this way, Xiaoxi will also be considered a member of the county magistrate's mansion. This is also for your own good."
"If the magistrate's wife's people find you one day, you will have nothing to do with her. You might as well take this opportunity to go directly to the magistrate's mansion and become a maid."
Fang Xiaoxi felt something was wrong when she heard this. This uncle had never thought about her before? Why was he making such a fuss now
Fang Dashan became angrier and angrier as he listened: "Impossible, I won't sell my daughter. Also, you know exactly what happened today, so don't come to my house to cause trouble."
"Village head, you know what happened during the day. It really has nothing to do with our family. My eldest brother came to our house to cause trouble and asked for fifty taels. We really can't give him that. Isn't this embarrassing?"
"Please ask the village chief, clan chief and other elders to make the decision for us. We have already separated the family, and the annual tribute is not small. If they come to our house to threaten and demand money, and even ask me to sell my daughter, what should I do?"
The village chief and others were also a little embarrassed. This was indeed a division. Moreover, the division documents of that year were written clearly, and everyone saw Fang Dashan's filial piety every year.
"I'm talking to Dalang's mother, what about you? Stop making trouble, Dalang, take your mother back. Don't come to Dashan's house to cause trouble again. Otherwise, don't blame me, the village chief, for driving you out."
In this era, the power of the clan is very great. The village chief is the authority in the village, not to mention that the clan leader and others are also there.
The clan leader also spoke up at this time: "Yes, it is unacceptable for you to come to someone's house and force them to sell their daughter. Our clan should also express its attitude. Dashan is honest, but you can't keep bullying honest people."
Fang Dalang's eyes widened: "Patriarch, village chief, you are all snobs. Do you want to please them just because they have curry favor with the county magistrate?"
The faces of the village chief and his men suddenly turned ugly, staring at Fang Dalang. Fang Dalang also became a little scared, but Fang Dalang's mother looked at them.
"You guys, don't rely on your age. I'm afraid of you. I tell you, Fang Dashan is my son. If he doesn't agree to my request, I will go to the government to sue him. It's just fifty taels. It's just a loss-making commodity. It must be sold."
Fang Dashan's eyes were red. "Mom, I am your biological son. How have you treated me all these years? Xiaoxi is my daughter, I can't sell her out. You go to Gao, even if you go to the county government to file a complaint, it will be useless."
Fang Dalang's mother was also angry at this time: "Okay, I know you are in the same group, Fang Dashan, I will give you three days. If you don't give me fifty taels, I will go to the prefectural government to sue you. Wait. And you, the village chief, the clan leader, you bully us in order to curry favor with the county magistrate. When the time comes, I will sue you together. Dalang, let's go."
The village chief and the clan leader were both confused. What kind of thing was this? Bullying? Bullying. Several people were very angry. The village chief frowned and said, "She won't really sue, will she?"
The clan leader rolled his eyes. "They haven't even left this town, and they can go to the provincial governor to complain. I don't believe it. They are probably trying to scare Dashan. Dashan, you must show respect to the elders in the future. As for other things, don't be too weak. You have been bullied so many times."
In the past, Fang Dashan himself had never thought of resisting, so he would not say much. Now that they have been invited here, they must want to resist, which is also a good thing.
Fang Dashan touched his head, a little embarrassed: "Patriarch, village chief, and several elders, I am sorry to trouble you. Don't worry, I won't let them do anything wrong and sell my Xiaoxi. I will take you back. It's late at night and the road is not easy to walk."
After drinking tea, he also brought some snacks to send to each family as a thank you. When he returned home, it was already very late. He had to continue threshing the grain tomorrow. Father Fang waved his hand and asked the children to go to rest.
Fang Xiaoxi frowned. Although this uncle was not a good person, he had never thought of selling her. This matter was definitely not that simple.
There might be something else behind this, but Fang Xiaoxi didn't know that Qian Jiujiu had always arranged for a secret guard to take care of her. What happened tonight made the secret guard feel very uncomfortable.
How could the disciple of my own princess be treated so unfairly! This was simply outrageous. In anger, the secret guards followed Fang Dalang and others directly, ready to deal with this family. While following them all the way, they heard a big secret.
On the way back, Fang Dalang asked his mother, "Mom, you are not really planning to go to Fu Yamen to sue Dashan, are you?"
Dalang's mother snorted, "Of course, I'll only give them three days to think it over carefully. If they refuse to sell that stinky girl Fang Xiaoxi, give me fifty taels, and I'll go to the county government to sue him."
"Let the people in the county government and the whole town know who Fang Dashan is! If the people in the county government really protect him, I will go to the provincial capital to file a complaint. Don't worry, when I was young, I worked as a maid in a rich family in the provincial capital. I know how to go to the provincial capital."
Fang Dalang nodded: "Well, I think Dashan will agree. After all, Shaohua is still a lawyer in the county government! He can't just ignore his son's future."
Dalang's mother looked at Fang Dalang with a proud face: "Of course. Between a daughter and a son, the son is definitely more important. As long as Fang Xiaoxi enters the county government as a maid, then through Fang Xiaoxi, Shanshan can be introduced to the county magistrate's son. When she becomes his wife, our good days will come."
Fang Shanshan is Fang Xiaoxi's cousin and the daughter of Fang Dalang. She has reached the age to get engaged, so she was not sent to the college.
But she also often went to see Nan Nan and the others playing Cuju. It was when she was playing Cuju that she thought Nan Nan was handsome and the son of a county magistrate, so she began to have feelings for him.
The conversation between the two people made the secret guards behind them very angry. It was simply outrageous! She had also seen Fang Shanshan before. She looked just like that. A country girl was worthy of coveting her master. It was just like a toad wanting to eat swan meat.
No, the master must be informed of this matter, and then the punishment for this family must also be known by the master.
The secret guard returned to Fang Xiaoxi's home angrily, and another one came over and asked what happened to make her so angry