The arrogant little husband is desperately flirting with the hunter

The county magistrate had no yamen runners and could only look to Lu Zhicheng for help. He couldn't let him do it himself.

Lu Zhicheng nodded, and his two men went over to hold down Lu's father, but there was no stick, so after thinking about it, they just slapped him hard in the face, evenly distributing ten slaps to each of them, one on the left and one on the right.

They were all martial artists so needless to say they were very strong. After these twenty slaps, his face was swollen like a pig's head. But the others could only watch and no one dared to stop him.

Lu's mother curled herself up into a ball, fearing that she would be the next one to be beaten.

Just as she was thinking this, she saw the county magistrate looking at her. Mother Lu was so scared that she burst into tears and told the whole story while crying.

At that time, the coal miner did not say that she was a concubine. He only said that Lu Chengxue was beautiful and intelligent, and once she entered Mr. Liu's house, she would definitely be very favored. With a little persuasion from Mr. Liu, he would agree to anything she said, which was no different from a concubine.

What's more, although Mr. Liu gave a gift of one hundred taels of silver, he did not require Lu Chengxue to bring a dowry. Once Lu Chengxue had established herself on her feet, she might bring some things home from time to time.

The matchmaker naturally said whatever was good, which made Lu's parents very excited.

She deceived herself into thinking that her daughter was marrying off as a concubine and didn't care about her daughter's opinion at all. She was also afraid that Lu Xiucai would stop her. It only took three days from the time she proposed to the time she got married. She was even more afraid that Lu Xue would run away, so she drugged her.

Not to mention how angry Lu Zhicheng was after hearing this, those people from Liujia Village who came to help get the person back wanted to beat up Lu's parents.

Many of them only knew that Lu Chengxue was going to marry into a wealthy family in the provincial capital, and there were even many girls and boys who were envious, but they could only envy her because they knew in their hearts that they could never compare to her.

But who could have imagined that the Lu family's parents were so cruel that they actually sold such a good girl to a wealthy man as a concubine.

That's right, this is selling. There are many farmers who live a hard life, but the most they can do is marry their daughters and sons off in exchange for some gifts or as concubines. Even if their own children agree, they can't afford to lose face and will be rubbed on the back.

As long as the whole family is not going to starve to death and there is really no other way, who would be willing to sell their children?

Father Lu was already vomiting blood from the beating, and now he was even more angry and vomited blood after hearing what his wife said. This ignorant woman, has she ever thought that they will go to jail for telling these things?

After hearing this, the county magistrate wanted to slam the gavel, but unfortunately he had nothing in his hand. He could only cough and say, "Today's events are clear and straightforward. According to Daxia law, the Lu family couple will be sentenced to one year in prison, and the rest of you will be punished with thirty strokes of the cane. The head of Liujiawan not only concealed the truth but also made false accusations. I will punish you with thirty strokes of the cane. Do you have any doubts?"

"Please forgive us, sir. We really had no idea." The people in Liujiawan kowtowed and begged for mercy.

The people of Anning Village were even more dumbfounded. They were just here to join in the fun, so why should they be punished? They quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy: "Sir, we are not from Liujiawan. They suddenly broke into our village, and we followed them because we were afraid something might happen."

The county magistrate ignored these people's pleas for mercy and just hoped that his yamen runners would come quickly.

Fortunately, within a cup of tea, more than a dozen yamen runners came running over. They were all sweating profusely, but they still stood in line very professionally.

He was not fighting alone. The county magistrate was more confident and spoke louder than before: "30 lashes of the cane, beat him."

The first people to be held down were naturally the ones kneeling in the front. The boards fell down with a bang, and they screamed in pain. The people kneeling behind them were so scared that they trembled continuously.

After the thirty lashes, there were traces of blood on the backs and buttocks of those people, and blood seeped through their clothes.

The bailiff was about to arrest other people, when at this moment Lu Chengxue walked out of the yard with a pale face and knelt directly in front of the county magistrate.

"Sir, I am Lu Xue. Today's incident was caused by me. Although I have resentment in my heart, except for my parents, everyone present is from the village. I don't want everyone to suffer because of me. I beg you to spare me the thirty strokes of the cane."

The county magistrate looked down at her, knowing in his heart that if he beat everyone today, these people would hate the person in front of them in addition to the Lu couple, and then the girl would be in a more difficult situation.

He nodded and said in a loud voice: "According to the law, everyone present is guilty and should be dealt with impartially. However, Miss Lu, as a victim, pleaded for mercy on behalf of everyone. I will spare you this time, but you must remember this lesson."

"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir." Both the villagers of Liujiawan and the people of Anning Village kowtowed and expressed their gratitude.

The county magistrate looked at the four people lying on the ground and said to the Liu family's steward, "Go back and tell your family's uncle to stop pestering Miss Lu. As for the others, go find them. If they don't listen to my advice, I will write to the prefect."

Manager Liu was beaten so badly that he couldn't even get up. He could only grit his teeth and answer, "I understand. I will explain it clearly. Please rest assured, sir."

"As for the head of Liujiawan Village, he is unworthy of the position and will be removed from the post. Notify the village head to nominate a new one."

The head of Liujiawan Village lay there in tears, unable to utter a word.

Looking at the Lu family couple again, the county magistrate ordered with a dark face: "Take these two back to the government office."

Mother Lu cried so hard that she almost fainted. She looked at Lu Xue hesitantly, "Cheng Xue, you can't just ignore your mother. You are the flesh and blood that fell out of my belly."

Lu Chengxue looked back at her, with a bit of pity in her eyes. No matter how her parents treated her, they were still her parents.

"Cheng Xue, please beg the adults on behalf of our parents. I promise not to get involved in your marriage in the future. What will happen to your brother if our parents are arrested?"

Lu Xue's eyes were filled with tears. Seeing the yamen runners coming to arrest people, she kowtowed fiercely and said, "Please let my father and mother go. Cheng Xue is willing to take the blame for you."

The county magistrate shook his head helplessly when he saw her expression. He turned his gaze to Lu Zhicheng, wanting to see his opinion.

Lu Zhicheng naturally knew what Lu Luxue was thinking. Filial piety is more important than anything else. Although she was the victim, if she watched her parents being taken away today, she, Lu Luxue, would be the heartless and ungrateful one.

Although Lu Zhicheng didn't really want to let the two men go, he already knew this would be the outcome, so he could only nod to the county magistrate.

The county magistrate straightened his expression and said, "In that case, I will fulfill your filial piety. You will bear the punishment of your parents alone."

When Father and Mother Lu heard this, they kowtowed repeatedly with joy: "Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir."

They only knew that they would not be taken away, and they did not care how the people who pleaded for them would be punished.

Such behavior made everyone present feel disgusted, and everyone looked at them with even more contempt.