Never mind whether what He Tianwaās wife said is true or not, the fact remains that He Jinwa, a mere junior, shouldnāt have used such repulsive words to curse people.
What does it mean to call someone a cheap woman in need of a man? Is that something a decent familyās child would say?
He Niu, seeing Village Chief He scolding He Jinwa, endured the pain from her beating and said, "Village chief, Jinwa is still young and didnāt mean it. Weāll teach him gradually, please donāt be angry, sir."
He Niu had three sons and two daughters with Fourth Son He, but two sons didnāt survive and died young, the two daughters were sold for money, leaving only He Jinwa, who was spoiled rotten. Fearing that Village Chief He might punish him in anger, she hurriedly came forward to mediate.
Village Chief He spat at her, "Peh, you canāt even teach yourselves, and you think you can teach He Jinwa well?"
Originally, the village chief felt a bit sorry for He Jinwa being implicated by his parents, but now he couldnāt wait to beat He Jinwa to death and stopped wasting words with them. He immediately said to He Dacang, "Bring the clan registry, remove Fourth Son Heās family from the clan."
"Yes." He Dacang immediately went to get the registry. Fourth Son Heās wife went crazy when she saw this, throwing herself forward and pleading, "We canāt be expelled, if weāre out of the clan, how can our family live?"
"How to live?" He Dacang evaded Fourth Son Heās wifeās grasp, sneering, "Naturally youād go back to your motherās family, your whole family shares the same rotten stench, you all belong together."
Better hurry back to Baihe Town, and stop plaguing Da Feng Village. Weāve had enough for how many years now, seriously enough.
Fourth Son Heās wife was stunned; she didnāt expect someone as timid as He Dacang to say such things.
He Jinseng said, "Dad, donāt waste time talking to them, letās expel them from the clan quickly."
Grandfather has been busy all day and night; only after driving Fourth Son Heās family away can his old self finally rest.
"He Jinseng, you son of a bitch, to hell with you, passing the student exam and now putting on airs with my mom, you really want a beating." He Jinwa flew into a rage, spewing profanities, and charged over to fight He Jinseng.
Influenced by Gu Jināan, He Jinseng had learned some moves over the years, squatting low, then punching He Jinseng in the side, making him stumble back a few steps.
He Jinwa looked at him in shock, "You effeminate Immortal Lord, you dare to hit me?"
Effeminate? Immortal Lord?
Village Chief He was so shocked hearing these words that he almost spat blood, pointing at He Jinwa, he said, "Grab him and give that old man a good beating!"
On hearing that, He Dayuan and the others immediately stepped forward to pin He Jinwa down, raising sticks and beating him, over a dozen blows, leaving He Jinwa bruised and battered.
But whether it was family realizing their doom or if he truly was out of control, He Jinwa not only showed no remorse but instead hurled insults at He Jinseng, using phrases like effeminate, not a man, Immortal Lord, selling himself to serve men, all very unpleasant.
Village Chief He was so furious he nearly passed out, thankfully he had taken medicine earlier; otherwise, he would have died on the spot from anger.
He Dayuan, quick to act, grabbed a rough sackcloth nearby, rolled it into a ball, and stuffed it into He Jinwaās mouth to stop him from cursing anymore.
Then he personally took action, beating He Jinwa until he was half-dead before stopping.
Fourth Son Heās wife saw this and cried her heart out, shouting, "Doctor Dai, hurry and see to my Jinwa, heās my only child, nothing can happen to him."
He still needs to be there to look after them in their old age.
He Dayuan sneered, "With someone like He Jinwa, even if he doesnāt die, heād be a menace, why save him."
After saying that, he came before Village Chief He and said, "Village Chief, calm yourself, that wretched boy can no longer curse anyone."
Village Chief He nodded and looked at He Dacang.
Fourth Son He was already beaten half to death, but seeing his family was about to be expelled, he immediately threatened, "Stop it, if you dare expel my family, I, Fourth Son He, wonāt spare you in death!"
He looked at the present He Family people and chuckled, "You all have daughters at home; if you push me to desperation, Iāll just sell your daughters to strangers or bring in some thugs to tarnish their purity, leaving them ashamed for life!"
Village Chief He was so angry on hearing this he was trembling, not expecting Fourth Son He to say such things, "Beast, you beast!"
"Grandfather, donāt be angry." He Jinseng comforted Village Chief He, then looked at Fourth Son He and said, "Fourth Son He, donāt take undue advantage of the situation, you and your wife listened to He Daqian and plotted against Gu Jināan using Mrs. Niu, and behind He Daqian thereās also a bunch of mountain bandits, do you know if this matter is taken seriously, your whole family would be accomplices, itās colluding with mountain bandits!"
"Colluding with mountain bandits is a serious crime, He Daqian and his wife are already in jail, if you want to join them, we can send you to the government office right now."
He Jinsengās words made Fourth Son Heās family turn pale.
Fourth Son He said, "You, you stop slandering us, we just wanted Niu Qiaoāer and her sister to plot against Gu Jināan, how did it become being accomplices with mountain bandits?"
This is a capital crime.
He Jinseng, having learned quite a bit from Gu Jināan these years, said, "Tell that to Lord County Magistrate."
Then he looked towards He Dacang and said, "Dad, have them take Fourth Son Heās family to the government office..."
"Weāll go, weāll go right away, donāt send us to the government office!" Fourth Son He and his wife were scared, crying and begging.
Village Chief He laughed coldly, looking at them with disgust in his heart, "Remember, you all helped He Daqian, the matter of colluding with mountain bandits will be a lifelong leverage against you, after leaving Da Feng Village itās best to behave, if you dare come back for revenge, Iāll send you to the government office, and have them behead you!"
Fourth Son Heās wife hurriedly said, "We dare not, we dare not, after leaving Da Feng Village weāll live honestly, no more evil deeds."
He Dacang had already crossed out Fourth Son Heās family name from the registry, "Dad, itās done. After paying silver to buy their house and land, they can be kicked out."
According to the rules, the clan would buy the expelled personās house and land, letting them get money to live elsewhere and not pushing them to the brink, truly very righteous.
Fourth Son He was already scared, but for the sake of some silver, he still struggled to say, "Thirty taels... without thirty taels, we wonāt sell..."
"Peh, your broken house and land dare to fetch thirty taels, you must be crazy." He Laoguo spat on Fourth Son He and said, "Twenty taels, my family will buy it; take it or leave it."
He Laoguoās family had numerous descendants, and in recent years they had saved some money and wanted to buy some land to build houses, so that their grandsons would have a place to marry.
Village Chief He said, "Fourth Son He, donāt ask for too much, just twenty taels, thatās already generous to your family."
Then, after intimidating Fourth Son He, he inquired where the house deeds and land deeds were hidden, and He Dacang took people to search for them in his house, returning with them moments later.