During the agonizing and long wait of the Zhang family, Hang's mother and others, Hang Shuheng had already washed up and changed into clean clothes.

Someone had already moved stools for the old clan leader and the village head to sit under the shade of the trees, and not many of the onlookers had left.

The Zhang family was tired of howling and were now waiting for their end with despair.

An hour later.

An ox cart was coming from the direction of the village entrance. From a distance, one could see several young men from the village driving the ox cart in front, and another ox cart following closely behind them.

"Here they come, they are back."

Everyone looked towards the village entrance, where two ox carts were approaching at a leisurely pace.

The Zhang family also turned their heads to look, but their line of sight was too low and blocked by the crowd, so they couldn't see what was happening outside at all.

Thinking that he would soon be arrested by the officials and taken to the government office, his heart sank.

As the ox cart got closer, they could hear the sound of the wheels turning on the ground. Their fear reached its peak and they even began to tremble.

Mother Zhang struggled hard, twisting her body and begging for mercy towards Hang Shuheng: "Shuheng, I was wrong, and your aunt was wrong. Please let us go. I won't dare to do it again. Please let us go..."

Zhang Dazhuang's wife was also crying and begging: "Please let us go. If you send us all to the government office, what will happen to my son Goudan..."

Goudan was not tied up, but he was too scared to speak. When he heard his mother mention him, he could no longer hold back and burst into tears.

When others saw this scene, they felt a little bit sorry for it, but no matter what, they had no right to say anything.

Looking at Hang Shuheng again, he still had a blank expression on his face, and was unmoved by the Zhang family's pleas for mercy. This made some people think that he was too hard-hearted.

The ox cart had already arrived in front of everyone, and He Tiesheng and several other young men from the village were the first to jump off the cart.

The next oxcart had also stopped and a few unfamiliar faces got off it.

Everyone was confused. Shouldn't the yamen runners wear yamen runners' clothes? How come they were wearing the same clothes as the common people...

Before everyone could figure out what was going on, the middle-aged man who was leading the group walked into the crowd with a gloomy face and shouted angrily at the Zhang family.

"Zhang Youcai." It was a roar full of anger.

The middle-aged man pointed at them, his lips trembling with anger.

"You, you are so brave, you can do such a thing."

On the way here, the young men from Shangtang Village had already told him roughly what had happened.

Those young men all had contempt on their faces when they talked about it. As the village chief, he seemed extremely embarrassed in front of them.

The expected county yamen runners did not appear, but a familiar voice was heard instead.

When they saw the person coming, the Zhang family members shouted for help desperately as if they had seen a savior.

"Li Zheng, Li Zheng, help us, Li Zheng, please save us..."

"You are finally here, head of the village. You have to make the decision for us!"

"Li Zheng, please save us, otherwise they will send us to the government office..."

The person who came was Zhang Lizheng from Xiaoquan Village.

Looking at this family being tied up, struggling and twisting on the ground in such an embarrassing state, Zhang Lizheng felt completely ashamed.

"Shut up! You still have the nerve to beg for mercy! You and your family have brought disgrace upon Xiaoquan Village."

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. If the person wasn't from his own village and it concerned the reputation of the entire village, he really wouldn't want to lower his face and come forward to guarantee the person.

He Lizheng walked forward and the two of them met face to face.

The two villages are adjacent to each other, and both of them are village heads. They often interact with each other on a daily basis and are considered to be familiar with each other.

"Brother Youde." He Lizheng was the first to greet him.

"Brother Qingshan, I am ashamed!" Zhang Lizheng sighed with guilt.

"Brother Youde, this is not your fault." He Lizheng patted his shoulder.

He sighed and said, "It's just that they are from your village after all, so it's not easy for us to deal with them directly. We have no choice but to invite you to discuss and see how to deal with this matter. As for what they did, I believe that several young men in our village should have told you."

Zhang Lizheng nodded. He knew quite well what kind of people that family was.

Therefore, when he heard the explanations from Shangtang Village, although he was shocked, he did not suspect that the young men were making up stories to deceive him.

I just didn't expect them to be so bold and greedy that they even wanted to use the stories of ghosts and gods to harm people's lives. Their intentions are extremely vicious.

He Lizheng continued, "We should have reported the matter to the police, but Shuheng didn't want to make a big deal out of it because of their relationship."

What this means is that if you don't handle the matter properly, we can still choose to report it to the police.

At this time, Li Zheng Zhang also noticed the young man who was half a step behind Li Zheng He. The young man did not say anything, but just bowed to him humbly.

Presumably, this is the person involved in this incident.

I heard that he is a scholar and has passed the examination for students. If he passes the examination for scholars in the future, he will be a scholar with honors and his future will be limitless.

There must be something wrong with Zhang Youcai's family. They have a nephew who is good at studying, but instead of trying to build a good relationship with him, they make trouble again and again. They are so stupid and hopeless.

After Zhang Li complained madly in his mind, he turned around and faced the Zhang family.

"What else do you have to say?"

He wanted to hear what they had to say.

The Zhang family knew that Hang Shuheng had not reported the matter to the authorities and they thought that he still cared about his reputation, and as long as he cared about his reputation, he would not report the matter to the authorities.

Thinking of this, they suddenly became emboldened, and regardless of whether others believed them or not, they shouted out their injustice at the top of their voices.

"Li Zheng, this is unfair, Li Zheng, you need to help us!"

"Shangtang Village is bullying people. The whole village has united to bully us, the people from other villages."

This cry of injustice shocked not only the people in Shangtang Village, but also Zhang Lizheng and the few people who came with him, all of their worldviews were shattered by the shamelessness of this family.

The villagers in Xiaoquan Village looked at each other with disgust in their eyes.

There was a burst of discussion among the crowd.

"What did they just say? Did I hear it correctly?"

"You can still quibble when the facts are right in front of you. Isn't that too shameless?"

"They actually bit back. I just felt sorry for them being taken to court."

"It seems that some people really don't deserve sympathy!"

Listening to everyone talking at once, Zhang Lizheng felt so ashamed that he had no face to show.

The old patriarch couldn't help but sneer. He snorted coldly and stood up, saying in a deep voice: "You are stubborn and unyielding."

Then he said to Li Zheng He: "Qingshan, don't say anything. It seems that Li Zheng Zhang can't handle this matter well. It's better to leave it to the government."

He Li was about to nod his head and agree, but Zhang's mother arrogantly said, "The boss didn't say anything, so what kind of boss are you, an old man?"

"shut up."

Zhang Lizheng yelled at her loudly, but it was too late.

He had never seen such a stupid person who dared to shout like that in someone else's territory. He didn't know where he got the confidence from.

Look how angry the old man is...

If something bad happens to them, they won't be able to leave.

Zhang Lizheng knew the reason behind this very well and paid special attention to the old patriarch's expression.

"you you……"

The old patriarch was also so angry that he couldn't breathe and his face turned red.

Seeing this, Hang Shuheng quickly helped him sit down and kept stroking his chest to help him breathe more smoothly.

"Uncle, please don't get angry. We won't argue with them. Calm down, calm down."

Song Ning quickly ran back to the yard and poured out a bowl of water. Hang Shuheng took the water and fed it to the old patriarch.

After drinking the water, the old patriarch finally calmed down. He pointed at the Zhang family.

"How unreasonable..."

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