PFC Chapter 230 Don’t Be a Male Wife (9)
Chapter 230 Don’t Be a Male Wife (9)
The harvest this year was not very good, and these officials were particularly greedy. After feeding them, there was not enough food left for each family.
After working hard for a year, the fruits of their labor were going to be picked by this group of heartless people. Everyone was indignant. They looked at Ning Zhu with unspeakable anger, but on the surface they became more silent.
Ning Zhu had little experience in doing practical work, so he could not sense the tension in the air. He thought he had authority and could get orders, and was extremely proud of himself.
He kept a record in his mind of which villagers had "offended" him, so he became more and more harsh towards them.
Ning Mancang felt that this was not a good idea, so he tried to persuade them, “Well, I heard that when they become successful, they have to take care of the people in their own village. We all live in the same village, so I’m afraid this won’t work…”
"Oh, brother, you are really a bodhisattva. Have you forgotten what they did to us in the past?"
Li rolled her eyes and said, "If Zhu'er hadn't passed the imperial examination and got this good job, they wouldn't have taken us seriously! These unruly people must be punished!"
They have already designated themselves as official relatives.
What Ning Mancang said in this family was not as good as Ning Zhu's fart. Before he could finish speaking, he was rebuked one after another.
Ning Zhu spoke slowly, waiting for them to finish before speaking, "After this is over and I have enough money, we will move to the county town and find a house close to the county government office, far away from these unruly people, so that they can't even reach us! Uncle, if you have pity on them, then you can stay in the village and keep them company!"
"Hey, don't, don't, I just said that, I don't understand anything, don't bother with me!"
Ning Mancang quickly put on a smiling face, and the wrinkles on his face were as big as a chrysanthemum!
Ning Zhu was disgusted by the sight and quickly looked away.
Ning Lai Fu and Li both felt that Ning Zhu's behavior was satisfying, and they were happy to see the money he brought back. They encouraged him every day, and Ning Zhu became more and more excessive.
Later one night, Ning Lai Fu got up at night and returned to his room in a daze. He seemed to catch a glimpse of a dark shadow climbing over the courtyard wall!
He immediately perked up and hurried over to check.
But he did not hear the sound of something heavy falling to the ground. Thinking about it again, he felt that the figure looked a bit like Ning Ning.
But Ning Ning was in the county, it was impossible for him to come here in the middle of the night. Besides, he didn’t have the ability to jump over roofs!
I must have seen it wrong!
Ning Lai Fu yawned. Ning Zhu had been counting accounts for half the night and finally got some sleep, so he decided not to disturb him!
He didn't expect that he would be surrounded by angry villagers the next day. At first, he acted like an official and yelled at them to get out.
But the villagers, each holding a farming tool in their hands, attacked him together, and soon he fell to the ground like a puddle of mud.
Not only him, but also Li, Ning Mancang and Ning Zhu were all beaten to death!
The reason was simple. The private accounts that Ning Zhu had settled yesterday were stolen by someone and were posted on the outer wall of the most prosperous restaurant in the county this morning.
The private accounts clearly recorded how much of the people's money they had extorted and how the profits were divided.
Everyone was already dissatisfied, and now that they had evidence, they became even more infuriated. They rushed into the homes of several officials and smashed and looted things. Some even besieged the county government office, demanding that the county magistrate come out and give an explanation.
The county magistrate was also confused. He had just arrived and was afraid that the clerks were old-fashioned and would bully the people, so he wanted Ning Zhu, a young scholar, to take charge.
He never thought that being a young scholar does not necessarily mean having good character, and that the new clerk might be even more ruthless than the old one!
He had never seen many big battles, so he could only tremblingly assure everyone that he would immediately capture a few officials and then investigate the case strictly without any bias!
When several yamen runners went to capture Ning Zhu, they actually saved his life, otherwise their whole family would have been beaten to death!
Although the villagers agreed to let the yamen runners take them away, they all followed behind with a fierce look in their eyes. Even the yamen runners, whose blood had been stained, did not dare to look them in the eye.
The county magistrate would certainly not be partial to them, and he even hated them more than the villagers themselves. He immediately held the trial in court. Although several clerks were beaten black and blue, they all cheered up and tried to blame each other.
The one who was pushed to the front was Ning Zhu. Several officials had said nice things to him and invited him to drink, which was actually an attempt to win him over.
But they didn't expect that Ning Zhushou would be so evil and careless in his work, and even the account book was posted in public!
Ning Zhu was also trying to defend himself, but unfortunately, several of his teeth had been knocked out and his speech was audible, so no one could hear what he said. Besides, he was the one who made the account book, so it was useless to defend himself.
The county magistrate was about to pronounce the verdict when the prefect arrived. The magistrate was no longer needed because the prefect came to try him as well.
He had a poor judgement of people and almost instigated a civil uprising. Did he really think that everything would be fine if he just dealt with a few officials?
Later, the case was investigated and reported to the court. The county magistrate was dismissed from his post, Ning Zhu and several officials were all beheaded, and their families were exiled!
Ning Ning and Song Ruoniang have already separated and cut off ties with Ning Mancang, so they are not within the scope of exile.
But Ning Mancang couldn't escape. After Ning Zhu was beheaded, he was escorted on the road together with Li and Ning Lai Fu.
If someone bribed the escorting bailiffs, they would be more polite, but one could guess with one's knees that Ning Ning would never help them!
Ning Mancang asked someone to pass a message to him in prison, wanting to see him, but was rejected by Ning Ning.
So, they suffered a lot along the way.
At first, Li and Ning Lai Fu thought that Ning Mancang would continue to work like a slave for them as before, so that their journey as an exile would be easier.
Unexpectedly, when Ning Lai Fu asked Ning Mancang to give him half of the steamed bread, Ning Mancang suddenly jumped up with a wooden face, knocked him to the ground, snatched his steamed bread, and stuffed a few bites into his mouth.
"For you, my own son disowned me, and I am now implicated by your son. How dare you bully me? Why? I will beat you to death!"
"Ning Mancang, how dare you hit Lai Fu, are you crazy?"
Li hurriedly went forward to stop him, but Ning Mancang's eyes turned red with anger, and he was ready to beat anyone who tried to stop him!
"Just to make you, an old hag, happy, I lost my wife and children. You only have your second wife in your heart. When have you ever thought of me?"
From then on, Ning Mancang's temperament changed drastically. As if he wanted to vent all his anger, he would beat them up at any time, or cry loudly, saying that he really regretted it.
If he had not been stupid enough to follow Li, he would have a wife and children now. If Ning Ning had made money, he could have followed her and become an old man. How could he have lived the life of a prisoner like this!
He has been doing farm work all year round and is very strong. If they really fight, even Li and Ning Lai Fu combined are no match for him.
Moreover, he only beat the two of them and was extremely obedient to the yamen runners, so the yamen runners ignored him and instead just watched him for fun.
This made things difficult for Li and Ning Lai Fu. They were already badly beaten by the villagers, and were escorted on the road before they could even recover.
On the way, they were bullied by Ning Mancang in every way. Soon, they could not hold on any longer and died of illness on the road one after another.
The bailiffs cursed them and dumped them in a mass grave.
Now Ning Mancang was even more stunned.
He did make it to the destination, but once there he was still a slave to the armored men, doing the dirtiest and most tiring work, and he didn't eat or sleep well. From this perspective, perhaps Li and Ning Lai Fu were happier than him and suffered less.
He was completely hopeless and lived in a daze, and died soon after.
Ning Ning left all the prescriptions behind. His original self could also see his memories of managing the shop during these days. Besides, the things in the shop would sell well, so even if his original self came back, he could still run the shop.
He got everything done and left this world quietly.