In the village, if the family has a little background, they will spend more money to buy land in a better location and has good feng shui. Secondly, they will build a house on the side of the road, so that they could load and unload things easily on the oxcart.

Nowadays, on the west side of the village, there were a total of three families that lived there. Two of them were elderly who lived all alone and has no children. And also, the young generation of Jia Family, which has a big number.

At this time, Jia Dazhuang was standing in the messy small yard with a few people. These people were the three men and two women who went with him in the woods earlier, and also Wang Daniu and his son.

When Bai Zhi entered the yard, Wang Daniu immediately yelled at her: “What is this? Your waiting for the people to point their finger on you as a culprit? Do you think the people in this village are easy to be bullied?”

Wang Daniu and Jia Dazhuang have a very good relationship. The two were the same. They were both lazy and swindler.

Bai Zhi didn’t care about Wang Daniu. She looked at straight the boy standing next to him. When the boy saw Bai Zhi looking at him, he immediately bowed down his head. He didn’t dare to look at her again.

Bai Zhi then replied to Wang Daniu: “I am waiting for the truth to be identified, but I am reminding you, it’s still better for you to tell the truth. If you’re planning to do ugly things inside that head of yours to frame me, I, Bai Zhi is not easy to be bullied. The country magistrate doesn’t tolerate liars.”

When people heard of this, their face drastically changed. One of the women was so scared that she immediately said she was feeling uncomfortable and then run away.

The rest also wanted to slip, but they were forcefully stopped by Jia Dazhuang: “Let’s go inside and continue this confrontation, my son is awake now, he is inside his room.”

The inside of the house was dirty and messy. There was a musty and dry smell.

Dongzi lived in the backroom, except for a homemade wooden bed, there was nothing in the corner. There was only a wooden barrel on the side. The barrel was covered with the scent of urine, but the person who came inside didn’t even frown.

Jia Dazhuang seems to be used to it. He doesn’t feel uncomfortable at all. He walks straight to Dongzi’s bed and said: “Dongzi, tell to the village chief, did Bai Zhi hurt you?”

Dongzi’s face has an obvious mark of fingerprints and his cheeks were swelling. He has been beaten not long ago.

Dongzi’s eyes trembled as soon as he saw Bai Zhi. Her clear eyes made him averted his eyes immediately. He couldn’t directly look at her.

“Speak, are you dumb?” Jia Dazhuang raised his voice and glared at Dongzi.

Dongzi’s body slightly shivered in fear as his eyes redden. He forcefully opened his mouth and said: “Yes, it Bai, it’s Bai Zhi. She used her bamboo pole to beat me, and made me fall.”

Dongzi lowered his head, his body kept trembling. Not to mention, he looked very pitiful.

Jia Dazhuang coldly said: “Did you hear that? Did you hear it clear? Dongzi said you beat him and made him fall. Do you still want to deny it?”

Bai Zhi was not surprised at all to hear this.

She ignored Jia Dazhuang and asked Dongzi: “Dongzi, you said that I beat and made you fall. Before that, what are you doing? Who else is there?”

Dongzi shook his head: “I, I don’t remember, just, it’s just the two of us, no, no one else.”

Bai Zhi then pointed her finger to Wang Daniu’s son: “Him? Is he not there?”

 

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