Rebirth Era: After the Beautiful Sister-in-law Refuses to Open Business

"Cui Ju's parents pleaded for mercy, saying they were willing to compensate the Zhang family and promised to marry Cui Ju off as soon as possible so that Zhang Junping and Wang Jinling could rest assured. Before Zhang Junping could even open his mouth, Zhang Junping's mother agreed and said they had to pay 500 yuan in compensation, otherwise there would be no room for negotiation."

Wang Ping curled her lips and said, "I heard from Li Xiao that the old woman wanted to put the 500 yuan in her own pocket, but Zhang Junping got it from the Cui family first. He said that the money was compensation for his wife, not for the Zhang family, and that he wanted to use the money to help his wife get better health."

"It's about human life, two lives at that. Do you think it's appropriate to settle the matter with 500 yuan?"

Song Lan looked responsible and asked Wang Ping.

"Honestly, I feel fine."

Wang Ping said: "Even if there is evidence to prove that Cui Ju had the intention to murder Wang Jinling and put it into action, Wang Jinling and her unborn child did not die together. Cui Ju was taken away by the police. Even if she was sentenced, it is estimated that she would only be sentenced to a few years and sent to a farm for reform. But this will undoubtedly not bring any real benefits to Wang Jinling.

It would be better to accept the 500 yuan as compensation, and then have the Cui family marry Cui Ju off to a distant place. In this way, you can get the benefits, and you don't have to see Cui Ju around anymore.

Furthermore, the Cui family hastily married Cui Ju off for the second time, so she will definitely not be able to find a good family, and her life will probably not be easy in the future."

"..."

Song Lan was silent.

"You don't think this is unfair to Wang Jinling, do you?"

Seeing Song Lan was silent, Wang Ping smiled and said, "We are just outsiders. After listening to her husband about what Cui Ju did and the result of the treatment, Wang Jinling herself had no objection. I guess Wang Jinling should have taken into account the past relationship with Cui Ju, so she chose to accept the compensation."

"That's right. The parties involved don't feel it's unfair. As outsiders, why should we feel sorry for them?"

Song Lan's frown relaxed, and a faint smile appeared on the corners of her lips. She said, "Five hundred yuan is equivalent to nearly two years' salary for an ordinary worker. It is a practical benefit. I think for the pregnant woman, this result is really not bad."

"..."

This time it was Wang Ping's turn to remain silent. After a while, she said, "I know you find it unbelievable and think that since there is evidence in hand, Cui Ju should be reported to the police and sentenced according to the law. But then again, ordinary country people would rather get benefits as long as they are not really hurt."

"You don't need to try to persuade me. I'm not stubborn. The concept of 'settling things privately' has existed since ancient times. Even within the current legal scope, many people choose to settle things privately, whether they are the offender or the victim."

As long as the offending party can afford to pay and the injured party can get the compensation they want, it is not surprising to settle the matter privately.

Song Lan felt that compared to her original world, people in this world chose to settle privately, at least there was a law to protect them. Unlike her era of feudal imperial power, as long as someone with a little social status had someone in their family commit a crime, even if it was a death, and the person was just an ordinary citizen, the other party could often give up a few pieces of silver to make up for the matter.

Some even treat the lives of poor people as worthless.

Once they intentionally or unintentionally kill someone they consider to be "lowly", they just act as if nothing ever happened.

Without even looking at it, he ordered his servants to dump the body of this "lowly person" into a mass grave to be devoured by wild dogs.

Thinking back to the things he had heard and seen in the original world where human life was treated as a joke, Song Lan couldn't help but feel heavy-hearted.

In order to survive, parents sell their children, and some even sell themselves. To put it bluntly, without the permission of the imperial court, human life would not be so cheap and not taken seriously by the powerful.

Those who had a little bit of wealth could buy a few servants from human traffickers to serve them in their homes. In other words, the moment the transaction was completed, the servants bought back to the home would lose control over their own lives. No, to be more precise, when they fell into the hands of human traffickers, their lives were no longer theirs.

Therefore, once the master is unhappy, beating, killing and selling the prisoners is a very common occurrence.

If you run away, you have to hide in the mountains and forests. Otherwise, if you fall into the hands of the government, you will be convicted as a fugitive slave.

reason?

The master has a contract of sale, and after buying the person into the mansion, the government will endorse it.

Once you were classified as a slave, if you wanted to get rid of this status, you had to take your indenture to the government office to cancel your slave status.

Even so, you still have to use some money to bribe others, otherwise, it will not be easy to get rid of your status as a slave.

Well, it’s a different story if you meet an official who is fair.

"It's time to get off work. Let's go together?"

Wang Ping glanced at the small alarm clock placed against the wall at Song Lan's reception desk and casually ended the previous topic.

Hearing this, Song Lan nodded. She tidied up the pulse records on the reception table, took off her white coat and hung it on the hanger behind the door, put on her woolen coat, picked up her bag, and said to Wang Ping, "I'll wait for you in the outpatient hall."

"it is good."

Wang Ping walked out of the reception room quickly. She had to go to the nurse duty room, change out of her nurse uniform, and put on her own coat before she could leave work.

The heating in the staff hospital is quite good, and even in the corridor it is not particularly cold.

Not to mention staying in the reception room, it feels like March or April, and a woolen sweater is enough.

……

Wang Ping and Song Lan pushed their bicycles out of the hospital gate. They walked side by side for about half a station. Song Lan then rode past the other person and returned to the family area.

Qin Yaxin cooked lunch by herself, but the two children only helped a little in the kitchen.

For example, making fire and picking vegetables.

Qin Yanzheng was tutoring Qin Boyan in his second year of high school. He had heard from Song Lan about Qin Boyan's plan, which was to graduate a year early so that he could enlist in the army this fall.

Without giving it much thought, Qin Yanzheng felt that the reason Song Lan knew about the recruitment this autumn was probably because he heard it from Chen Dongxu.

He doesn't think it's groundless.

With the Chen family's background, it is not difficult for Chen Dongxu to know some information about recruiting soldiers. As Song Lan is Chen Dongxu's attending physician, it is very likely that the other party wants to sell his wife to him.

The earlier you know about it, the earlier you can start exercising and be prepared when you go for the physical examination. Your chances of passing will undoubtedly be greater.

"Sister-in-law, can I serve you some more?"

Seeing Song Lan finish a bowl of stewed hemp food, Qin Yaxin stood up tactfully and reached out to take the empty bowl from Song Lan's hand.

"You eat yours, I'm done."

Song Lan smiled and shook her head.

The bowls held by Qin Yanzheng and Qin Boyan were a circle bigger than those held by the three female comrades, Song Lan, Qin Yaqing and Qin Yaxin. The two brothers ate quickly. Not long after Song Lan put down her chopsticks, they finished their second bowl almost at the same time. However, although they ate quickly, they did not seem rude at all, but rather elegant.