Chief Xia was really angry. In front of the county magistrate and the Zhou family, with so many neighbors surrounding him, the Xia Yi family behaved like this.

Although when he was in the village, he didn't see them acting bad, but that was in the village, and there were not many people doing such things. Everyone didn't feel embarrassed if the second child didn't talk about the boss.

But this is the county seat, in front of Magistrate Zhai!

Wu Lang and Qi Lang will have to meet Magistrate Zhai when they take the imperial examination.

Chief Xia was so angry that his nose was about to smoke, but the Zhou family didn't think anything of it. Even Man Bao, Bai Shan and Bai Erlang were sitting or standing. Except for her howling at the beginning, they didn't think anything of it.

Not frightened.

After all, although things like this in Qili Village are rare, they have been seen before.

Even if the three little ones were like this, let alone the old Zhoutou who had been a troublemaker when he was young, Qian just raised his eyelids and glanced at the Xia Yi family who was still crying on the ground.

County Magistrate Zhai was startled at first but then calmed down. Seeing that she was howling unnaturally, he turned to Zhou Man and asked, "How do you want to deal with it, Mr. Zhou?"

Man Bao sighed and said with a look of regret: "I see that my cousin is very excited now, so why not let her calm down."

Magistrate Zhai was about to ask how to calm her down when he saw Zhou Man staring at the yamen servant he had brought.

Magistrate Zhai was silent for a moment, wanting to ask her, "Are you serious?", but in full view of the crowd, he couldn't ask, so he stared at her for a while, then turned to him and nodded slightly when he saw her looking at the yamen servant.

, he knew she was serious.

Magistrate Zhai had no choice but to say to Xia Yi's family, who was still on the ground slapping his legs and crying: "Quiet! If you act recklessly again, don't blame me for using punishment."

When the Xia Yi family heard this, they immediately lay down and rolled on the ground, shouting in grief: "It's terrible, it's terrible, the officials are protecting each other and bullying others——"

Magistrate Zhai couldn't help but feel the veins on his forehead twitching. Then he turned to the waiting government officials and said, "She is making trouble by spreading such baseless rumors. Catch her and let her cool down in jail for two days."

The government officials immediately rushed forward like wolves and tigers. The two of them pressed their hands and tried to tie him up. Xia Yi's family was so frightened that they immediately started struggling fiercely. She wanted to act bad, but she didn't want to go to jail.

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The struggle was so strong that the two government officials couldn't control her and almost let her run away. Seeing this, the other government officials stepped forward to help. The master screamed when he saw her, and the sound shook half of the city, but the government officials did nothing.

What, just holding her hands and feet down...

He glanced at the livid-faced Magistrate Zhai and couldn't help but order: "Quickly block her mouth."

For a while, the government officials couldn't find the gag cloth, so one of the government officials took off his shoes, pulled off his socks, and stuffed the ball into her mouth.

Man Bao's eyes widened. Bai Shan and Bai Erlang were also shocked and both leaned back. They took two steps back in fright - it was so scary!

Seeing that his wife was being taken into custody, Xia Yi was about to walk out. He finally stopped standing in a daze and rushed to stop her. Seeing that he could not be stopped, he knelt in front of Magistrate Zhai and admitted his mistake with tears and runny noses, "Sir

Forgive me, my lord, please forgive me. This little woman doesn’t understand anything. I’ll teach her a lesson, and I’ll teach her a lesson now.”

After saying that, he turned around, rounded his arms, and hit his wife. Man Bao and Bai Shan Bai Erlang couldn't help but frown. Da Ji, who was standing close, reached out to grab his hand and pushed him back.

Magistrate Zhai was also a little angry. He slapped the table and said, "Bold, where are you as a yamen and who are you as an official?"

He looked at Clan Chief Xia sharply, narrowed his eyes and asked, "If Clan Chief Xia can't restrain the clan members, I don't mind helping you restrain them."

Patriarch Xia took a deep breath, then pointed at Xia Yi with shaking fingers and said, "If you and your wife don't come down and talk to each other honestly, I will leave the clan. Don't forget what I just said to you outside!"

Xia Yi couldn't help but shrink his neck when he saw Chief Xia gnashing his teeth.

He is afraid of Magistrate Zhai, but actually he is more afraid of Chief Xia. If he is expelled from the clan...

Xia Yi's knees softened and he knelt directly on the ground. He hugged his head and cried with sadness and anger, but this was his home, his home.

Man Bao frowned and couldn't help but ask Chief Xia, "His house is gone?"

Patriarch Xia immediately said: "Of course, they will come back to the village to stay for a while every year during the Chinese New Year."

It's just that it hasn't been repaired for many years and is very dilapidated.

Man Bao didn't understand this, but Old Zhou did. He curled his lips and whispered to Man Bao: "I guess they thought their family was in the city, so the houses in the village were abandoned."

Lao Zhoutou thought of something and said to her: "I will write a letter to your second brother and the others later. Although we are not at home, our room must be cleaned from time to time to make sure it doesn't go bad."

Man Bao looked confused. Can a house made of stone be damaged?

The father and daughter whispered for a while, and then Man Bao said to Clan Chief Xia: "What's so difficult about this? The young men in the clan made a move, and everyone helped and the house was repaired."

Patriarch Xia: ...Where’s the wages?

Where do the repairs come from?

Man Bao doesn't think these are problems. Every one or two years, her brothers help some families in the village repair their houses.

They all had help from Bai. They prepared the thatch at home, and the young men in the village helped repair some walls and roofs. Basically, they were free of charge, and they only had one meal.

She judged others by herself, and felt that the Xia family was the same.

So Zhou Man condescended to comfort Xia Yi who was kneeling on the ground, "Uncle Yitang, you and I are the closest by blood. It's thanks to your help in guarding the house these years. How about this? You will repair the house tomorrow.

Let us know and we will go help you."

"I have already agreed with the clan leader that I will give you part of the field left by my grandfather as a token of my gratitude to you over the years."

Xia Yi was stunned. It was obviously the first time he heard about this matter. He couldn't help but look up at Clan Leader Xia.

Patriarch Xia said expressionlessly: "I will discuss it with Wufang and the others later and ask them to free up the land they are currently cultivating for you."

Although Xia Yi calmed down and Xia Yi's family was forced to quiet down, Magistrate Zhai still did not intend to let Xia Yi's family go just like that, otherwise he would change what he had just said, and it seemed that he had changed it too quickly, so Xia Yi

The Yi family member was still imprisoned for two days to calm down.

Xia Yi didn't even think about worrying about the house. He was afraid that she wouldn't be able to get out once she was locked up, so he cried all the way to the prison door with his child.

Clan Chief Xia and the clan elders couldn't stop him.

Manbao didn't move and sat in the main room waiting for Xia Yi to come back. While waiting, he walked around the two courtyards in front and back carefully.

In addition to the kitchen, there is also a small vegetable garden in the backyard, with green onions and side vegetables planted on it. Manbao walked around the backyard, then opened the ajar back door. As soon as he opened it, he discovered that it was another small alley.
Chapter completed!