That wretched woman Pan Shuangniang, he poured his heart out for her, yet she treated him like a servant!
Zhang Sanjin thought Granny Gu was right, Elder Gu was nothing but a servant, who listened to Granny Gu in everything, tornting his own children to the point of being unrecognizable.
Yet even so, Elder Gu still shalessly tried to acknowledge Gu Dashan, hoping Gu Dashan would support him.
Ms. Zhang didn’t care how Granny Gu scolded Elder Gu, she imdiately urged him: "Dad, now that we’re okay, you quickly write a letter and let Constable Zhang deliver it to Uncle, so he can co and pick us up."
Zhang Sanjin laughed, ignoring Ms. Zhang, only speaking to Elder Gu: "According to Criminal Law, after dismissing the guilty woman, your family is exonerated. This house is Lai Family’s seized property, holding Lai Lord and Liu Shiliu’s children. Now that you’ve been absolved, you must leave imdiately."
Do not think you can slack and not leave, the governnt office won’t provide als.
Ms. Zhang shalessly laughed and replied: "Don’t worry, Lord, we will surely leave, but we have to wait until our Uncle cos to pick us up. Could you please trouble yourself to send a ssage to my Uncle and ask him to send a carriage?"
Zhang Sanjin didn’t want to insult anyone, but looking at Ms. Zhang’s vile face he couldn’t help it: "Don’t keep ntioning ’Uncle,’ are you unclear on the relationship between your family and Dashan’s family? Do you want to seek insults and have run errands for you? Look carefully, I wear an official uniform, I’m a governnt official, not your family’s servant. Keep arguing and I’ll take you all to the governnt office!"
Zhang Sanjin got angry, frightening Ms. Zhang into not daring to cling to him any further.
Seeing she had cald down, Zhang Sanjin coldly laughed: "I’ll give you two hours, if you’re still lazing around after that, it’ll be a tael of silver per person for accommodation!"
Every day staying here, demanding food and drink, causing trouble even with vegetarian food, get them all out, do they think governnt silver is not real silver?
After saying this, Zhang Sanjin swiftly drew his knife, scared Ms. Zhang for a mont, then sheathed the knife and left.
Ms. Zhang was thoroughly frightened, while Elder Gu was furious, thinking "You just wait, acting tough on borrowed power, see how you’ll fare once I reconcile with Dashan!"
His good Brother An was the county’s top scorer, destined to be the top scorer, capable of crushing a re governnt official underfoot.
"Dad, what should we do now? Do we really have to leave? Where will we stay tonight?" Gu Chengli asked, having lost his wits from the successive changes in the family.
Elder Gu, after decades with Granny Gu, was full of crafty ideas. His eyes flickered as he ca up with a plan, taking an hour to explain it to Ms. Zhang and Gu Chengli before beginning to pack up and leave.
After hearing Elder Gu’s plan, Ms. Zhang was very pleased, despite disliking Gu Youfu, and went with Gu Chengli to carry people along.
When Gu Dagu and her companions heard Elder Gu’s family was exonerated, they were furious and ca with Mrs. Gu, Ms. Zheng, and Gu Chengzhi to stop them, saying: "Dad, how can you leave us behind? Don’t you care about us anymore?!"
Elder Gu saw her like seeing a green hat, almost enraged to the point of spitting blood, and yelled just one word: "Scram!"
A group of bastards still trying to claw at him, if it weren’t for them, he’d have reconciled with Dashan long ago, enjoying a life of luxury, commanding servants at Dashan’s family.
Gu Dagu, favored by Elder Gu due to Granny Gu’s influence, imdiately sat on the ground crying when Elder Gu yelled at her: "Oh God, look at this, my father doesn’t want us anymore. We have been so filial to him, but now that he’s cleared of charges, he wants to abandon us. How can a father leave his children and run away like this?"
Elder Gu was dumbfounded, looking at the bawling Gu Dagu. Only now did he realize how disgusting Granny Gu’s offspring were when they threw tantrums... He recalled when Gu Dagu got married and wanted to take Mrs. Fei’s dowry, he hesitated as she was a stepdaughter, and she cried about hanging herself.
Back then, Granny Gu had cried to him, saying he wasn’t diligent as a father and wanted to force his daughter to death. He felt guilty and not only gave Gu Dagu Mrs. Fei’s dowry, but also two acres of land as a parting gift.
Gifts of land, rare in all of Gaoshui County, a bride with family land could act confidently in her husband’s ho.
But treating Yuan Jinzhi this way, she colluded with Granny Gu to have him bear the bla for them!
Thinking of this, Elder Gu wished he could strangle Gu Dagu, and said to Ms. Zhang: "Beat her to death!"
But Ms. Zhang was no match for Gu Dagu and her companions, after a half-hour of commotion, she was left with a face full of scratches, until Zhang Sanjin arrived with others to separate them.
"Constable Zhang, why did you only co now? You have to stand up for , Yuan Jinzhi and those shrews are jealous that we got exonerated and want to kill us, boohoo..." Ms. Zhang cried, filled with hatred.
It would be a miracle if Zhang Sanjin stood up for her; she was beaten so badly because Zhang Sanjin deliberately held the governnt officials back.
"Don’t give this nonsense, ti’s up, hurry up and leave, if you don’t, one tael of silver per person for accommodation, can’t pay, one beating per person."
Having no choice, Ms. Zhang could only sob, supporting Elder Gu and Gu Youfu along with Gu Chengli, and leave.
"Wait, open your bundles and take off your clothes, we need to search you."
This was to prevent them from smuggling out property that didn’t belong to them.
Ms. Zhang cried out: "Oh God, the governnt officials are molesting good won!"
With a bam, Zhang Sanjin directly hit her with a stick, cursing: "Who do you think would molest you? The won of the Lai Family will search you."
The governnt official beside them also rolled his eyes at Ms. Zhang, thinking she must be delusional, considering herself a beauty. Even with silver paid to them, they wouldn’t touch her.
"Follow the old lady." The Lai Family’s woman dragged Ms. Zhang into the room to search her.
Believe it or not, Zhang Sanjin and others really found lots of property not belonging to them from Ms. Zhang, Elder Gu, Gu Youfu, and Gu Chengli.
The places where things were hidden were quite bizarre, making Zhang Sanjin and his companions feel utterly disgusted, giving Gu Chengli a beating: "Damn you, are you the flower lord? Hiding silver notes in that place, I’ll beat you to death!"
Zhang Sanjin and his people cursed their luck, took back the silver notes with Lai Family’s seal and silver with Lai Family’s mark, and confiscated so gold jewelry that Old Gu Family couldn’t afford before kicking them out.
Ms. Zhang felt utterly heartbroken, the items she risked stealing from Gu Youwen’s room just vanished like that.
But it was already afternoon and they still needed Gu Dashan to pick them up, there was no ti to cry, so Gu Chengli was sent to buy a copper gong and they began loudly proclaiming: "Dear villagers, we are from the Northwest Old Gu Family, deceived by Granny Gu into such a state. Our father-in-law is deeply remorseful, admits his mistake, and sincerely seeks reconciliation with our Uncle, hoping Uncle would take him back, seeing his paralysis, and let this poor old father provide so fatherly care properly loving their family."
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