Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 1062: Bringing Bandits into the Village
When the He Daqian couple saw that things were exposed, they immediately fled. The village chief and the others only caught He Daqian’s wife, while He Daqian and his two sons were missing.
He Dayuan went to the Gu Family to ask for help, requesting people to chase them, but they haven’t returned yet.
"He Daqian’s nobleman brother is up to no good. If this matter isn’t resolved, our He family is finished!" Village Chief He was so angry he almost wanted to kill someone. With no place to vent his anger, he pointed at Fourth Son He and his wife, saying, "Keep beating them!"
"Yes." The young men responsible for punishment in the clan, along with women, held down Fourth Son He and Mrs. He Niu, hitting them with sticks.
Fourth Son He and his wife screamed continuously, shouting, "Village Chief, stop beating us... we can’t endure it anymore, we’ll die if you continue..."
They were beaten when Luo Wu caught them, taken back to the ancestral hall, and beaten again. If the beating continued, they would really die.
Mrs. He Niu cried until she was hoarse, filled with regret. If she had known the outcome would be so miserable, she wouldn’t have listened to He Daqian’s wife’s words.
"Dad, let someone else take the beating. If this continues, someone will really die." He Dacang softly persuaded the village chief, "Fourth Son He’s and Mrs. He Niu’s backs are already showing blood marks."
"Change for what? They deserve to be beaten to death, these two good-for-nothing dogs that only bring disaster to the village." The village chief was too furious to listen to any advice.
But he was still afraid of causing fatalities, so soon after, he pointed at He Tianwa and his wife, He Laixin and his wife, and the He Laosou couple, saying, "These troublemakers also need to be dealt with, beat them for me!"
He Tianwa and the others were nearly driven mad, begging the village chief, "Village Chief, we know we were wrong, please calm down."
From childhood to this day, they had never seen the village chief this fierce; it seemed he was truly enraged this time.
The village chief ignored them and continued to order their punishment, "Beat them for me!"
He then said to the He Family people present, "Open your eyes wide and see clearly. If anyone dares to make mistakes again, this will be the result. Beaten to death and thrown into the mountains to feed the wolves, you won’t even get a grave."
This statement caused all the He Family people to shiver, and looking at Fourth Son He and his group, they wished they could beat them themselves.
Fourth Son He and his rebellious group really brought them much trouble. They had been diligent and well-behaved, not committing any evil deeds, and respected the Gu Family, but because of Fourth Son He and them, they had to suffer here on empty stomachs.
Bang, bang, bang—the sound of sticks hitting people in the ancestral hall at midnight was especially eerie.
But besides the sound of sticks hitting people, they also heard a series of reprimands and footsteps.
The village chief listened intently, then quickly said, "Dacang, go and see if Dayuan and the others have returned."
"Alright." He Dacang hurriedly took a torch and went out of the ancestral hall. As soon as he stepped out of the courtyard, he saw torchlights and quickly shouted, "Dayuan, brother, is it you?"
He Dayuan replied, "It’s us, He Daqian has been caught."
He Dacang almost burst into tears of joy, finally they had caught him. He hurriedly shouted toward the ancestral hall, "Dad, He Daqian has been brought back!"
Upon hearing this, all the He Family members breathed a sigh of relief. Damn, finally caught him. If this dragged on any longer, they would have fainted from hunger.
"Bring him in!" yelled the village chief.
Soon, He Dayuan, along with ten He Family members, brought in He Daqian, who was beaten all over his body.
The village chief frowned and asked, "Why is there only He Daqian? Where are his two stinking sons?"
"They escaped." He Dayuan said with great shame, "Someone was helping them. We were only able to catch He Daqian with the help of the Gu Family. The people from the Gu Family’s Pharmaceutical Workshop have gone after those two brats, and they should be able to catch them."
The people from the Gu Family’s Pharmaceutical Workshop are very capable, catching two youngsters should be very easy.
The village chief breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but when he looked at He Daqian again, his anger surged, and he roared, "Take this beast into the ancestral hall and use the family’s law!"
He Daqian was conscious and, hearing this, questioned, "Village Chief, on what grounds do you beat me? And on what grounds do you capture my family? What did I do wrong?"
The village chief was stunned, looking at He Daqian, almost suffocating from anger, "You still have the face to ask? Has your brain turned to mush from the beatings? You and your wife incited Fourth Son He and his wife, had Mrs. Niu bring her granddaughter to scheme against Gu Jin’an, and you still want to deny it!"
He Daqian laughed, "Village Chief, we didn’t do such a thing. It was Fourth Son He and his wife themselves who wanted to connect with the Gu Family, and they found Mrs. Niu to scheme against Gu Jin’an. It had nothing to do with us."
The village chief pointed at He Daqian, shaking his head, "He Daqian, oh He Daqian, why didn’t you first ask your wife what she said before making such statements?"
He Dacang said, "Your wife couldn’t withstand the beatings and confessed everything, all the He Family people heard it. Yet you still dare to lie to us, that’s really shameless!"
Did he truly think that a few lies could cover this up? Fourth Son He and Mrs. He Hong had already confessed.
He Daqian was stunned, his eyes filled with murderous intent, glaring at his own wife, "Hong, you bitch!"
She had confessed everything, but...
"I didn’t know about this. It was Hong herself who instigated Fourth Son He and his wife to do it. If you’re going to punish someone, find those three, I’m innocent."
He still wouldn’t admit it.
He Damiao couldn’t stand it anymore and stepped forward to scold, "He Daqian, you dog, you still want to deny your wrongdoing. You’ve brought us so much misery. We’ve been standing here since morning. Old Uncle Yang and several other elders in the clan have fainted. If you have even a bit of conscience left, stop bringing disaster to the villagers and admit it."
"Pah, admit it? Why should I admit to something I didn’t do?!" He Daqian was extremely arrogant, gloating, "You deserve it, for not knowing your place, for siding entirely with the Gu Family. The Gu Family is an outlander, a bunch of stinking beggars who came fleeing from hardship, and yet, for a few coins, you work for them. You truly have no shame!"
The He Family people were stunned. Was it wrong to work to earn a living?
He Daqian ignored their stunned looks and continued to speak shocking words, "Listen to me, join my brother and me, and let’s together rob the Gu Family. If we do it quietly, when the government people come, we’ll all stick to the same story and resolutely deny it, they won’t be able to do anything to us. This way we can get rich quickly, and every household can live a life of calling on servants."
At these words, all He Family people were dumbfounded.
What did they just hear? What was He Daqian talking about?
The village chief almost fainted, trembling as he pointed at He Daqian, "You, you beast, what did you say?"
He guessed correctly, Gu Jin’an had truly guessed correctly, He Daqian was intending to collude with his nobleman brother against the Gu Family.
"You beast, you’re intending to bring bandits into the village and commit crimes that go against morals."
He Daqian laughed, "What talk of crimes against morals? I’m telling you all about an overnight success story. So, what, are you in or not? If not..."
