My parents are both dead, I rely on fishing and farming to support my younger siblings

As soon as Gu Lili said this, everyone in the hall looked at her in silence.

In ancient times, attempted rape was considered a serious crime and the offender would be severely beaten with a hundred sticks and then exiled a thousand miles away.

Generally speaking, water is equivalent to the death penalty.

After being beaten, the prisoners had to travel long distances to the place of exile, and usually died on the way within a few days.

Only then did Gu Erniu understand why his sister was so angry, and his eyes turned red.

My third sister is only nine years old, how dare this beast do that!

Moreover, he dared to bully his sister in public.

Gu Huanhuan knelt on the ground. She knew what her sister meant. She wanted to seek justice for herself. She kept holding back her tears and not letting herself cry out loud.

"Stop talking nonsense here! My son is a well-behaved boy, how could he do such a thing! Besides, what kind of young girl are you? I could have given birth to a baby when I was your age! What kind of young girl are you? Maybe you deliberately acted horny and seduced my son!" The woman started yelling when she heard what Gu Lili said.

Even if his son really bullied Gu Lili, he could not admit it. That would be fatal.

So she immediately turned the tables and put all the blame on Gu Lili.

Gu Lili was so angry that she almost laughed. They were indeed the worst parents.

The county magistrate could not help but frown and shouted angrily, "Woman, if you make any more noise, I will drag you down and beat you with a stick!"

When the woman heard that she was going to be beaten with a stick, she immediately fell silent.

The county magistrate looked at Gu Lili and asked, "Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Gu Lili narrated what had happened in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.

Gu Huanhuan suddenly stood up despite the pain in her feet. Before Gu Lili could stop her, she took off her coat and stood in front of everyone.

Gu Huanhuan's clothes were the new clothes that Gu Lili helped her change into today.

Gu Huanhuan was willing to wear it because she was going to the market today.

It's been torn to shreds at this moment.

The county magistrate then realized that the person that beast Zhang Qiang had bullied was actually Gu Huanhuan.

This scene broke Gu Lili's heart.

This is like tearing open one's own scars and showing them to everyone, just to prove one's innocence.

"How dare you, Zhang Qiang, what else do you have to say!" The county magistrate slammed the gavel and pointed at Zhang Qiang angrily.

Zhang Qiang was so scared that he curled up in the woman's arms and dared not say a word.

As soon as the woman saw her son's actions, she understood that what Gu Lili said was true.

She knew her son, and if it was not true, she would have defended him long ago.

No one knows a son better than his mother, but even if it is true, I can't just watch my son die!

"Sir, my son probably just wanted to play and fight with this little girl. This little girl is still wet behind the ears, how could my son do such a thing?" The woman continued to defend her son.

Gu Huanhuan suddenly shouted, "That's not the case! He came up and tried to steal our things. When I tried to stop him, he pushed me to the ground and took off my clothes. This is not a joke, no! No!"

Gu Huanhuan shouted while holding her head.

Gu Lili stood up and hugged Gu Huanhuan in her arms, and Gu Huanhuan slowly calmed down.

County Magistrate Yang said angrily, "Zhang Qiang, you are too shameless to bully a little girl! Come, take her away and give her a hundred lashes, and send her to exile in Xile!"

When Zhang Qiang heard this, he was so frightened that he almost fainted.

He immediately hugged his mother and cried, "Mother, please save me, save me, I don't want to die!"

The woman immediately knelt down in front of the county magistrate and begged for mercy, "Sir County Magistrate, my son is only thirteen years old, he is still a child, please show some mercy!"

Gu Lili sneered, "Didn't you just say that you would have given birth to a baby when you were that old? How come your son is already a child? Isn't my sister a child?"

It's really ridiculous. Some pains are just like this. You have to experience it on yourself to feel the pain.

The woman didn't know how to refute for a moment and just stood there in a daze.

The bailiffs took the order and dragged Zhang Qiang outside, and the woman finally came to her senses.

He knelt down in front of Gu Lili and her brother and said, "Little girl, my son was just ignorant at the time. Please ask the county magistrate for mercy. My family is willing to marry your sister as a child bride!"

When Gu Huanhuan heard what the woman said, he couldn't help but tremble all over.

Gu Lili was so angry that she slapped the woman hard on the face.

The woman was unwilling to give up, so she crawled over again and said, "Can we compensate you with two taels of silver? Then you can ask the county magistrate to spare my son's life!"

"You are so ridiculous! Why should I plead for you! Get out of here! Keep your money to collect your son's body!" Gu Lili cursed.

What's the point of not disciplining your children properly in normal times and only letting them cry and yell when something happens?

And that little piece of silver she has. Does she think that by giving money, she can heal other people’s pain?

Seeing how heartless Gu Lili was, the woman couldn't help but curse, "I've never seen such a cruel little girl! I curse you, your parents will all die!"

Her words touched the sore spot of her brothers and sisters.

Originally, Gu Erniu, who had been holding back his anger, could no longer bear it, so he rushed forward and pushed the woman to the ground and beat her.

Although my sister and mother taught me not to hit women, this woman is not even a human being!

Gu Lili also joined the fight and slapped the woman hard in the face.

Even the youngest, Gu Sigou, rushed forward and started kicking wildly.

It was not known whether the county magistrate did it intentionally or unintentionally, but the brother and sister fought for quite a while before the county magistrate spoke up and ordered the bailiffs to separate them.

The woman had been beaten black and blue by the three siblings, but the county magistrate pretended not to see it.

He slammed the gavel and said, "You shrew, first you failed to discipline your son, and now you are disrupting the order of the court. Someone, take him away and give me fifty lashes!"

The bailiff took the order and dragged the woman outside to execute her.

Both mother and son were taken out of the hall, and soon they began to scream.

The county magistrate slammed the gavel, announcing the end of the storm. Gu Lili and her siblings bowed to the county magistrate and walked out.

Gu Erniu carried Gu Huanhuan on his back and walked in front in silence.

A series of misfortunes made him realize his own weakness.

After a long while, Gu Erniu said, "Sister, I want to learn martial arts!"

Gu Lili knew that Gu Erniu wanted to learn martial arts to protect his family.

Gu Lili looked at Gu Erniu's determined eyes and said, "Okay, starting tomorrow, except for Huanhuan, we will all start training. When we become stronger, we won't be afraid of being bullied anymore!"