The patriarch was furious and slammed the table. "Law? Which law says this? Find it for me!"

He added, "Why is this only written into the Book of Rites and not into the law? It is to prevent you from being such cruel and merciless parents without any love in your heart!"

Just at this moment, the servant brought the written documents of the two testimonies. The clan leader took them and looked at Aunt He with a serious look.

"This is the document you signed. It also has my handprints, the handprints of my fourth brother's wife, and your husband and wife!"

"If you really want to go to court, then go ahead! I'll accompany you to the end!"

"I want to see how the county magistrate will sentence someone as heartless and unrighteous as you."

A loud shout erupted from the crowd, "The clan leader is right! If you want to sue, go ahead. We'll all be witnesses!"

"Yes, let's all go."

Some people who thought further asked directly, "If we go to court with such a reputation, wouldn't it ruin the reputation of the clan?"

Someone nearby immediately said bluntly, "Then expel their family from the clan! Having such people in the clan has already tarnished the clan's reputation."

Everyone lowered their heads and thought about it, and simply came up with a more convenient method, "Why not just expel their family now! This will also save them from embarrassing themselves in the county government office."

"The clan leader has the right to decide clan affairs. Now that he has said that the He family is at fault, of course he can punish them!"

The others thought the same thing. They were all restrained by Aunt He's words about going to the county government, but they forgot that the clan leader had the right to adjudicate disputes within the clan!

Therefore, everyone thought this was a good idea and agreed to it.

For a moment, the response from inside and outside the hall was deafening.

Aunt He was stunned by this unexpected development. She was at a loss as to how to end the situation.

At this moment, a man suddenly rushed in from outside the hall, rushed in with lightning speed, and slapped the man twice.

Aunt He Si covered her face with her hands in confusion and looked up. It was actually her husband!

Isn’t the person following behind him his own youngest son?

After beating the man, Uncle He didn't look at the surprise on Aunt He's face.

He walked forward with a flattering smile, bowing to all sides to apologize, "I'm sorry, everyone, I made a fool of myself!"

Finally, he bowed to the clan leader and said, "Clan leader, it is my fault for not disciplining my wife properly. This is why my wife is acting unreasonably and causing trouble for everyone!"

"I will take her back and discipline her. I also ask the clan leader to give her a chance to correct her mistakes since she hasn't made any serious mistakes yet."

After saying this, he bowed again and did not stand up for a long time.

He Xiasheng, who was standing by, also knelt down and kowtowed. "I never expected that my mother would disturb my elder brother because of me. This is all caused by me. It's my fault."

"If there is a punishment, please allow me to take the punishment on behalf of my mother!"

The people inside and outside the hall were originally excited, but when they saw that Fourth Uncle He and He Xiasheng were so sincere, they were a little confused for a moment.

He An stood in the crowd and heard his eldest brother next to him say, "I didn't expect that Fourth Aunt, who is so unreasonable, actually has such a sensible husband and a filial son."

"Oh, he really married an unvirtuous wife. Poor Uncle He!"

After listening to this, He An smiled without saying anything, moved his eyes to the side, and after a moment turned back to continue watching the situation in the hall.

After hearing Uncle He's words, the clan leader's originally gloomy expression improved a lot.

He and his wife looked at each other, and the clan leader's wife nodded slightly.

The clan leader then turned around and pronounced the verdict to Fourth Aunt He in the hall, "Since this is your first offense and you haven't caused any irreparable damage, I will forgive you for now."

"Your husband and son are both very righteous. You have lived together for so many years. It's time for you to learn from them!"

Fourth Aunt He knelt on the ground, suddenly realized her mistake, and burst into tears. "Yes! I will definitely use them as a benchmark in the future and discipline myself well!"

The clan leader nodded with satisfaction, then turned to look at He Chunsheng and his wife on the other side, and sighed before speaking.

After a moment, he said, "You have suffered too. Today's incident was all caused by your mother. I know you are a good child and won't take it seriously, but today I will be a bad guy and speak out."

He glanced at Fourth Aunt He with a warning, and then said, "I'm going to make this clear today. Since the house in the clan has been given to Chunsheng and was rebuilt by Chunsheng, it belongs to Chunsheng and no one can take it away!"

He Chunsheng looked at the clan leader with tears in his eyes, feeling extremely excited.

Fourth Uncle He echoed, "Yes, yes, my mother had already given that house to Chunsheng, so it belongs to Chunsheng!"

Then he said to Chunsheng, "Chunsheng, it is because I, as a father, am incompetent. Not only can I not help you, but I can't control your mother either."

"You should live a good life in the future and leave us alone, so that we won't drag you down."

After saying this, I don’t know what he was thinking, but he bowed slightly.

The heat in He Chunsheng's eyes disappeared instantly. He knew his father would be like this.

He quickly dodged Uncle He's salute, then lifted his clothes and knelt down, kowtowed three times on the ground.

When he looked up again, tears were already streaming down his cheeks, and he choked up and said, "It's because I'm incompetent that I can't make a lot of money to let my parents live a good life."

As he said this, he reached out and slapped himself hard twice. The sound was crisp and it was obvious that he had used a lot of force.

After the beating, He Chunsheng continued, "My son is unfilial. I have a wife and children to support. Otherwise, my son really wants to be by his parents' side all the time to show his filial piety. If my parents want me to, my son won't say a word."

After hearing this, Fourth Uncle He's cheeks stiffened and he managed to control his expression with great difficulty and not break down.

This son has really grown up and his words are sharp.

He didn't dare to provoke him again in public and could only praise He Chunsheng for being very filial.

He Xiasheng also said that his mother was not satisfied and asked He Chunsheng not to take it to heart.

The three of us, father, sons and brothers, are friendly and filial.

He An looked around at everyone's expressions, and seeing some of them were sentimental, he even took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of their eyes.

He was speechless for a while and looked up at the clan leader and his wife.

The two of them were indeed not as happy as before, and the smiles on their faces seemed much more fake.

Sure enough, they also noticed the strange atmosphere between the three people.

But the patriarch didn't say anything.

The main purpose of today's incident is the house, and now the house has been awarded to He Chunsheng.

As for the rest, he chose to turn a blind eye and not interfere.

The farce came to an end, and it had a happy ending, and everyone felt that it couldn't be better.

When everyone was leaving, He An deliberately lagged behind everyone by a few steps, and then, while no one was paying attention, he turned to a small rockery at the edge of the yard.

It is called a rockery, but it is just a few stones stacked up, about one person tall.

He walked around the rockery a few times, then looked up at where everyone was originally standing.

Before the servant came over with doubts, he left.

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