A stream of literary energy penetrated into the old woman Zhu's eyebrows and mouth, and finally converged into an extremely delicate and mysterious pattern.
Gu Chi said: "My Lord, it's OK..."
The common people below watched with bated breath.
In the small place of Heyin, as ordinary people, they rarely see many scholars of letters and warriors all year round, let alone see them fighting at close range. For a moment, they stretched their necks curiously - can the spirit of words really make people tell the truth
Shen Tang seemed to have guessed what the common people were thinking, and asked with a smile: "Wang Chao, can your words spirit really make her speak the truth?"
Gu Chi cooperated and sang along.
"My lord, the word spirit is not absolute. If I meet someone with a clear mind and a firm will, or someone with a cultivation level far beyond mine, he can still tell lies even if he has the word spirit. But—" Gu Chi paused deliberately after he finished speaking, and glanced at an old couple with pale faces and a frightened expression below with contempt, and said, "These two are obviously not among them."
Shen Tang became interested after hearing this.
"Then I'll give it a try."
Shen Tang looked at the old lady Zhu.
Get ready to warm up.
Ask the first question: "How old are you, old lady?"
Old lady Zhu tried to purse her lips, but was horrified to find that her lips opened and closed uncontrollably. She heard her own respectful voice in her ears: "I am forty-eight years old this year."
Shen Tang started to cause trouble with the second question.
She asked, "Did you marry into Zhujia Village?"
When Yu Zi heard this question, she subconsciously looked up at the old lady Zhu, but did not notice that her "grandfather" had changed his expression.
Old lady Zhu said, "No."
Shen Tang was surprised by this answer.
"You are not married to your husband?"
Old lady Zhu was extremely anxious, but she couldn't control her mouth and continued to say, "No."
After answering the question, she looked at her husband in fear and horror. Her gray hair trembled as she shook her head. She kept begging in a low voice, "Old man, old man, I didn't mean to say that. My mouth is possessed by evil spirits!"
Old man Zhu was so angry that his face turned red.
He wanted to stop the old woman from talking nonsense, but he couldn't move. His hands and feet were tied tightly by the Wenqi chains growing from his feet, and his mouth was covered. Apart from the sound of "wuwuwuwu", he could no longer make any other syllables.
The common people who were eating melons were in an uproar.
Good guy—
The plot here is very complicated.
Shen Tang sneered: "Were you sold here?"
The old lady Zhu replied, "I am."
The common people who were watching the show were instantly excited.
The story of old lady Zhu is really sad.
She was the seventh child in her natal family, which was poor. Her parents had given birth to seven daughters before they had a son. In order to support this precious child, they reluctantly sold the four younger daughters. Why didn't they sell them in order? Because the first three were almost grown up and could work for the family. If they were raised for another two years, they could get married and help their younger brother. It was not cost-effective to sell them like this.
Old Mrs. Zhu was sold to the current old man Zhu when she was only thirteen years old. She was hungry all year round and was beaten and scolded and locked up in the woodshed. In order to have enough food and avoid being beaten, she gradually developed the habit of following the old man Zhu's lead in everything.
There is not much profit from farming.
In order to live a good life, she and old man Zhu started a business of robbery and trafficking. The couple worked together and moved from place to place. She was always a little clever. She would often look for targets and lower their vigilance, and then her husband would take the opportunity to move the goods overnight once they succeeded.
I haven't failed in all these years.
The common people below listened to the questions and answers between Mr. Shen and old lady Zhu, and they were so angry that they gnashed their teeth and their back molars made a creaking sound.
How much I sympathized with these two old guys before, how much I hate them now! Such a heartless existence who sells out people deserves death!
Who doesn’t have a relative whose child has been kidnapped and sold
It's gone if you're not careful.
There are many parents who cried until they went blind because they lost their children.
Before the Zhus take action, they will first find a buyer who has placed an order, ask the buyer about the general conditions they want, and then look for girls based on the conditions. They specifically target girls who are good-looking, in their prime, and whose parents have no talent.
First, it sells quickly and makes a lot of money.
Second, it’s not easy for parents to give up if they can’t find the picture after searching for a while.
Third, even if the parents were really determined and persistent, and turned the land upside down and found the person, what would it matter? They would basically sell such a target to a poor bachelor in a remote area to ruin it!
The person was found, but was also ruined...
I have had more than one child...
Would it be embarrassing to bring such a daughter home? The parents would not mind the shame, but would the daughter be willing to give up the flesh that fell from her body? Even if the daughter was willing to give up, wouldn't she be afraid of the contempt and ridicule of relatives and neighbors? The matter was done, so she could just think of it as having an extra poor son-in-law.
Shen Tang looked at the old lady Zhu below, who was talking confidently and "exchanging" her own experience in selling goods. He was also responsible for the after-sales service for the buyers - like a textbook, teaching the buyers how to cheat when faced with the "parents-in-law" knocking on the door.
She also said with pride that in the early years a buyer paid ten taels of silver for the "goods" they had - the couple had four children in five years, and in the sixth year the "parents-in-law" came looking for her. The buyer used the experience they taught him and forced the "parents-in-law" to pay twenty taels of silver to buy back the daughter the couple had raised with great effort.
He used someone else's daughter to bear four children for his family over five years and still made ten taels of profit. This business is extremely profitable!
Old man Zhu's face was completely pale.
After saying this, old lady Zhu also shook like a sieve.
With a click.
Everyone watched helplessly as Shen Jun crushed the Jie Fang on the table into pieces of wood chips with his bare hands, which fell from his fingertips. The old couple of Zhu's eyelids twitched wildly. It seemed that what was crushed by Shen Tang was not the Jie Fang, but their old bones...
Shen Tang laughed in anger: "Good! Very good!"
She could hardly contain the murderous intent surging in her heart. "Then let me ask you again, how many people have you and your wife sold over the years? Where were they bought from and where were they sold to? Do you have an account book to record it? If there is an account book, where are they kept now?"
Old lady Zhu answered one by one.
Shen Tang said: "Go, bring the account book!"
So Gong Shuwu was asked to take care of this matter.
Even though he was in a hurry, the speed of the Tenth-Rank Zuo Shuchang was quite amazing. It only took him half a quarter of an hour to go back and forth.
Seeing the familiar account book being handed to Shen Tang, the couple's faces were dead silent - it's over! It's really over!
Shen Tang looked at the records on the thick book.
She felt that every stroke of the pen could hurt her eyes. Yu Zi's mother was just an insignificant one among hundreds of people.
She looked at old lady Zhu.
I feel indifferent inside.
Yu Zi looked at "Grandma" with a complicated expression.
She doesn't understand.
Why are there such big differences between people
A Niang suffered greatly from being kidnapped and sold, and she struggled all her life, trying to survive in the cracks, but she never thought of going along with the crowd for the sake of a better life. Her blood relative, "A Niang", had obviously suffered a lot too.
Yu Zi thought she should be able to understand A Niang.
But in her memory, the "grandfather" disdained to pay attention to the mother, but this "grandmother" would often jump out and start a fight, always saying "we are the Zhu family", "the descendants of the Zhu family"... Yu Zi found it interesting. "Grandmother"'s maiden name was also "Zhu"
They protect the "Old Zhu Family" very strictly, and behave like a filial son and grandson even more than the legitimate Zhu family "Aweng".
This is not difficult to understand. For example, the old lady Zhu is a woman physically, but she is a man psychologically. When the old couple Zhu were brought up, she was the first to stand up and cry out for injustice, singing, reciting, and acting…
The old man from the Zhu family hid in the back.
Sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor.
Shen Tang carefully asked a few questions related to Yu Zi's mother, Yu Meiren, and inquired about Yu Meiren's origin - one of the questions was inconsistent with the information provided by Yu Zi.
Previously, Yu Zi said that her mother, Yu Meiren, asked a businessman to inquire about her parents' situation, and the answer was that her parents had died of illness, so Yu Meiren gave up the idea of resistance, temporarily accepted her fate, and focused on raising her two children, which also gave her some psychological comfort.
The old lady Zhu’s answer was that Yu Meiren’s parents died of illness, but there were other people in her family.
Yu Zi's eyes suddenly lit up.
A Niang has other family members
Who is it
where are they
Yu Zi knew that her mother had always wanted to return to her hometown, to be buried next to her parents' graves. She was unable to take care of them during her lifetime, and she hoped to make up for it after her death. However, in the chaos of war, the distance was too far for Yu Zi.
I have never been able to fulfill my mother's last wish.
But soon, the light in her eyes went out - there was someone else in her natal family, but he was A Niang's uncle, who left home many years ago. If she knew what happened to A Niang, whether she would still be willing to acknowledge this cousin would be different...
Shen Tang rubbed her brows seemingly sleepily. Only Gu Chi knew that she was angry but couldn't vent it and was feeling tired.
"Jishou, what do you think the verdict should be?"
Kang Shi sorted out the records.
Without thinking, he said, "All five punishments."
There is no need to consider the severity of the sentence.
Based on the crimes of these two old guys...
Even if you perform the five punishments a hundred times, you still owe several lives.
Not only them, according to the law, all three clans will be implicated, including Yu Zi. However, Yu Zi had already severed ties with the two elders, and had been wandering outside for many years. She also made meritorious reports, so it stands to reason that her merits could offset her mistakes.
Shen Tang said, "Do as I say."
Kang Shi said: "Yes."
Shen Tang glanced at the sun and asked people to bring up other problematic families in Zhujia Village one by one - because all the people in the village were of the same clan and had close relationships, and many of them were within the three clans of the old Zhu couple.
With the old Zhu couple's criminal record of "implicating three clans", and Kang Shi's ability to exploit loopholes, those who bought and sold women were openly charged with other crimes instead of severe punishment. Although not as serious as the five punishments, they were basically subjected to one or two of the five punishments, and were thrown into life imprisonment to repair the city wall and do rough work. As long as Shen Tang was not dead, as long as they were not dead, they had to work until they died.
The common people below applauded and cheered.
Many people also felt that Shen Tang was too lenient. Cutting off a hand, a foot, a nose, an ear, or castration... How could it be enough to atone for the sin? It should be as quick and decisive as the day when he cut off the head with a knife.
Making people do hard work while alive is just a waste of food.
Shen Tang still had a sullen expression.
In fact, she also wanted to receive all five punishments!
Damn!
If there really was a Yama Palace in this world, she would have to step on Yama's desk and put their souls to the five punishments!
As for Yu Zi's confession of love...
This is called sacrificing one's own relatives for the sake of justice!
There are still a small number of common people who grumble in their hearts that it is wrong to sue relatives, but when they think of what Yu Zi's "grandfather and grandmother" have done, they think it is better to sue. You can't let Yu Zi learn bad things and inherit their legacy to harm others in the future, right
After watching the excitement, the common people dispersed contentedly.
In his mind, he was thinking about registering the household register as soon as possible. Didn't he see that the group in Zhujia Village was reduced to only a few cats and dogs because of this? There were also some older people who saw Shen Tang's determination to take drastic measures to deal with He Yin.
From the time Shen Jun took over as He Yin until today, the executioner has been so busy that he has no time to sharpen his knife, which shows how cruel his methods are.
but-
As long as the knife doesn't fall on them, why would we, as common people, care about so many things
The common people dispersed, and Shen Tang walked up to Yu Zi.
He held out his hand to her: "Can you still get up?"
Yu Zi was immersed in the unreality of revenge, but when she heard a familiar gentle voice above her head, she was awakened. Seeing that it was Shen Tang, she shyly took his hand and nodded: "Well, thank you, Mr. Shen..."
He struggled to get up.
If you sue your relatives for ten times, that means you will be beaten for real.
However, Shen Tang's operation was behind the scenes, and although the force seemed strong, it actually only injured the skin and flesh, and the pain would heal in a day or two.
Shen Tang said: "From now on, you follow Ji Shou."
She pointed at Kang Shi who was following beside her.
Kang Shi was surprised to see his name being called.
"Why me again?"
He refused.
He doesn't want to take care of the children.
Shen Tang asked: "Aren't you short of people here?"
Kang Shi: “…”
He is short of people here.
But there is already Lin Feng, who has a strong backing. If there is another half-grown kid who is hard to command and has to clean up the mess himself if he makes mistakes, why would he bother
Although Lin Feng is young, he has a good foundation after all. With the help of teacher Chu Yao, he can also complete some trivial record-keeping tasks very well. However, Yu Zi has no basic knowledge yet... Kang Shi does not want to cause trouble.
Kang Shi pointed at Gu Chi who was watching the show on the side.
"Isn't Wangchao still free?"
Gu Chi, who was implicated, said: "???"
What did Kang Jishou say about him
He is very idle
At this moment, Gu Chi was so determined to draw his sword and fight Kang Shi. If this guy can't speak human language, why don't he just shut up!
"Do you want to take my Silence and Voice?"
Kang Shi: “…”
Yu Zi also realized that she was unwelcome.
Her face was pale, and she lowered her head and whispered softly, "Mr. Shen, it's okay. I am very grateful to be taken in by Mr. Shen. I don't dare to have any other extravagant hopes. As long as I can follow Mr. Shen..."
Shen Tang asked: "Why are you following me?"
She has no shortage of people to do odd jobs.
She lacks talents with core competitiveness!
She needs a social animal who can be 007 and work without regrets!
How can you create a beautiful future, a bright future, and a brilliant life without working, working overtime, and trying your best
The first priority for survival is to improve your work ability!
If Yu Zi wants to change her fate, she must improve her competitiveness and learn how to get along with others! Roll! Involution! Roll up!
Roll up your colleagues!
Just when Yu Zi misunderstood that she was also disliked by Shen Tang, Shen Jun patted her on the shoulder and said, "Yu Zi, you have to believe in yourself! Show Ji Shou your determination and perseverance! You are not an incompetent person! If you learn his skills, you can become a master!"
Kang Shi: “…”
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