After killing her husband, the woman stood there in a daze.
The child had not fainted and was no longer crying. He was stunned by his dead father and cruel mother.
After a few breaths, the middle-aged woman's hand loosened and the wooden stick fell to the ground. The madness on her face slowly dissipated and her eyes became clear. Then, she revealed a look of horror.
"What did I do? What did I do? I … "The woman was so scared that she did not know what to do. In the end, she slammed her head against a pillar.
When the neighbors heard that something was wrong, they hurried to check. Then, they were so scared that they ran away and called for the officials. Not long after, the yamen came to take the woman and the child away.
The county magistrate held an emergency court and looked at the woman who was bleeding. Then, the bailiff quickly walked up and whispered, "Master, the woman's left hand has the word 'innocent' written on it. It's glowing faintly. I don't know why."
The county magistrate hurriedly said, "Raise it up and let me see."
The bailiff pried the woman's hand away and raised it up. The county magistrate looked at it carefully and raised his head to look at the dense clouds outside the yamen. After thinking for a moment, he asked the woman's neighbor and finally said, "Tianfa is unfilial. I am responsible. The woman is innocent, but she has also done wrong. Take her into custody first. I will judge her tomorrow. "
Mo County was only 20 li away from the Yangtze River. It was a famous county in Gyeongo that produced ink.
In the Pig Intestine Alley in the west of the city, the entrance of Old Qiao's house was very lively. There were three layers of people inside and outside.
Everyone looked towards the door and saw Zhang Li earnestly advising, "I say, Qiao Liu, your parents have given you all of their assets, including the two shops. Other than the dowry for your four sisters, they haven't taken a single cent from the Qiao family. Instead, they have been subsidizing your parents all this time. These years, your four sisters have given your parents at least two to three thousand taels of silver. In the end, it all went to you. But you have never taken care of your parents. You still let your four sisters take care of them. Everyone in the neighborhood knows about this. I, Old Zhang, am not making this up, am I? "
A young man with oily hair and a powdered face closed his white paper fan. His triangular eyes flashed and he smiled disdainfully, "Zhang Lizheng, you can't blame me for this. I am still young. In the past, it was my four sisters who took care of my parents. Of course, they are still taking care of my parents. What's more, my four sisters give out a mouthful of rice every day, which is enough for my parents. If they don't take care of them, they can't look for me. Father, Mother, don't you agree? "
As he spoke, Qiao Liu glanced at his parents, then at his four sisters and brother-in-law.
Behind Qiao Liu, his wife clenched her hands and ate slowly. From time to time, she would spit out melon seed shells in the direction of the four sisters of the Qiao Family. From time to time, she would glance sideways at others.
Father Qiao nodded vigorously and said, "Liu 'er, you're right. Your four sisters are ingrates. I've really raised the four of them for nothing!"
Madam Qiao wiped her tears as she echoed, "Zhang Lizheng, don't bother about my Little Six. Go scold those four unfilial ingrates! Tell me, I worked so hard to raise them up, and this is how they treat us? Four ungrateful little bastards, you deserve to be struck by lightning! "
The four middle-aged women had different expressions on their faces, but none of them said a word.
None of the neighbors outside the door looked at the four middle-aged women with disdain. Instead, they all looked at Father Qiao, Mother Qiao and Qiao Liu with different expressions.
Zhang Lizheng gritted his teeth and said, "There are some words that I shouldn't say. But half of Mo City knows what your four daughters are like. All these years, their four families have taken turns to provide for you. No matter how bad your words are, they have tolerated it. All these years, I have never heard of any of your daughters complaining about the two of you! But since this year, what have you done? You actually want to sell your daughters' houses, sell their family's jewelry, and even cheat their children's pocket money and longevity locks. Are you still human? "
The crowd at the door cursed in low voices, and many of them spat in the direction of the two Qiao elders.
Father Qiao said righteously, "Aren't we saving money for Little Six's studies? Now that Wenqu Star is so big, there are so many scholars every year. Maybe my Little Six can also become a scholar and bring glory to our ancestors! What's the use of those four losers? Four daughters gave birth to two grandsons, but what's the use of having eleven granddaughters? "
Zhang Lizheng said angrily, "Does Qiao Liu not have money to study? I think he's even richer than me! "
"That's right!" Some of the neighbors started to jeer.
"Qiao Liu was still showing off his newly bought cricket called Purple Diamond!"
"Qiao Liu studies? He can't even memorize the first six words of the Three Character Classic! "
"Four daughters are so good, but you three have harmed them!"
Mother Qiao shrieked, "Aren't we going to buy Kaizhi Incense for Little Six? Half of it costs more than ten thousand taels of silver. Although it's not as good as Notre-Dame's, once my Little Six uses it, he will definitely become a scholar. At that time, let's see who dares to scold him! "
Zhang Lizheng said helplessly, "Kaizhi Incense is only useful for children. Qiao Liu is already so old, it's useless to buy it. If you give the money to Qiao Liu, he won't be able to order anything. "
"Uncle Zhang, what are you talking about?" Qiao Liu glared at Zhang Lizheng.
Zhang Lizheng sneered, "What's wrong? Do you think that I, Old Zhang, am your four sisters?"
Cold sweat dripped down Qiao Liu's back and he immediately smiled, "Uncle Zhang, please don't misunderstand. This is our family's matter, and you're a busy person. I think you should leave. "
"You think I want to care? Your family is causing trouble every day, and the entire street is chaotic because of you. Who else can care if I don't? Stop arguing with me. Are you going to take care of your parents or not? If so, we can talk about it. If not, I'll bring your four sisters to the government office to complain! "
Turning to his parents, Qiao Liu bitterly said, "Father, mother, I have a wife and children to take care of, and I still have to study. I can't afford to take care of you guys. My four sisters are doing well, so they should take care of you guys. "
Father Qiao and Mother Qiao nodded their heads. Mother Qiao pointed at her four daughters and scolded, "Aren't the four of you afraid of being struck by lightning? I gave birth to you guys and raised you guys for nothing! Let the neighbors be the judge of whether you guys are human or not. What's wrong with us staying at your place? "
Among Qiao Liu's four sisters, the eldest and second sister had cold expressions, the third sister was furious, and the fourth sister was crying with grievance.
Zhang Lizheng snorted and said, "Since you don't want to take care of them, fine! Let's go to the government office! "
Qiao Liu panicked and shouted, "Father, mother, you can't let my sisters go to the government office!"
Qiao Mu shouted, "You four little bitches who deserve to be chopped by a thousand knives!" Saying this, she rushed towards her youngest daughter, who was the most honest.
Fourth Sister Qiao's husband suddenly stepped forward and blocked his wife, blocking Mother Qiao.
Who would have thought that Qiao-mu would take advantage of the situation and sit on the ground, kicking her legs and wailing to the heavens and the earth, shouting, "Murder! Daughters kill their parents! Saints above, quickly strike these four unfilial daughters to death … "
Suddenly, the dark clouds in the sky became blindingly bright. Then, everyone heard two deafening claps of thunder.
Boom! Boom!
A strong light flashed in the yard, and many people saw two bolts of lightning land on Qiao Liu and his wife.
The two of them turned into charcoal.
Zhang Lizheng was startled, surprised and happy. He knelt on the ground and shouted, "The saint has appeared! Lightning punishes you for being unfilial! The heavens have eyes! "
Everyone came to a realization and knelt on the ground, kowtowing in the direction of the Notre-Dame.
The four Qiao sisters were also frightened and quickly kowtowed, afraid that they would be punished by lightning.
However, the four of them were safe and sound.
Father Qiao and Mother Qiao were startled for a long time, then they pounced on Qiao Liu's corpse and cried. As they cried, they scolded the heavens for being blind, scolding their four daughters for harming their good son.
As they scolded, Father Qiao and Mother Qiao became crazy and stupid.
Not long later, Zhang Lizheng stood up and said, "Four Qiao sisters, listen well. From now on, Qiao Liu's property will be divided into three parts. One part will be used to take care of Qiao Liu's three daughters, one part will be used to support the two elders, and the last part will be divided equally between you four sisters. If there are no objections, I will report this to the government office, and this matter will be settled. "
No one objected.
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