The Xiao clan is the largest and most united family in Qingquan Village. Most of the people who come to Xiao Zhong's house at this moment are from the Xiao clan, and most of them are elders. The village chief, clan chief, and clan elders are among them. Under their siege, Xiao Erzhu and the other two did not dare to be presumptuous at all.

After they had cursed enough, Xiao Erzhu and the other two finally retorted in a wronged tone.

"We didn't bully Ye Tang. She was lying. Before you came, she wanted to kill us with an axe and forced us to take out all the silver." Zhang sat on the ground and cried.

Xiao Erzhu also burst into tears: "How dare we bully her! She is so fierce, we can't beat her at all. Look at the wounds on my body, they are all caused by her..."

He rolled up his sleeves, wanting to show everyone the scars left by Ye Tang, but he found that there was no bruise at all on his arms.

His eyes widened. "That's impossible. She clearly hit me here several times with the back of the axe. There's no way there wouldn't be a mark."

He rolled up his other sleeve, and found no bruises except for the scars caused by mosquito bites.

Old Man Xiao sneered: "Didn't you say she hit you? Where is the injury?"

He directed several people to pull Xiao's father aside to examine his injuries.

Old Zhou also called a few people to take Zhang to the room to examine her injuries.

Xiao Yi was not spared either and was examined for injuries as well.

After a while, the three were thrown back and were pointed at and scolded by everyone again.

"They said they were beaten by Ye Tang, but they didn't have any injuries on their bodies. Not only that, their skin was quite white, their bodies were full of flesh, and their complexions were extremely good. It was obvious that they were raised by Ye Tang."

"Bah! You were raised so well by Ye Tang, yet you still have the nerve to harm me. Now you even falsely accuse Ye Tang of beating up your parents-in-law."

"What a damn piece of shit..."

Xiao Erzhu and the other two hugged each other, not daring to raise their heads.

terrible!

They were obviously beaten so badly by Ye Tang, so why didn't they have any scars or bruises on their bodies?

How did Ye Tang do it? It's so weird!

Village chief Xiao Xuewen looked at Xiao Erzhu with a sullen face and asked, "Let me ask you, did you really write the divorce agreement?"

Xiao Erzhu nodded tremblingly: "I have written it, and Zhong has taken it to stamp it."

Old Zhou glared at him angrily: "So Ah Zhong really had someone else outside and made that woman pregnant?"

Xiao Erzhu didn't dare to look into my mother's eyes, and lowered his head to reply: "Yes, yes, but we haven't seen that woman, it was Ah Zhong who said so."

Old Man Xiao sneered: "Ah Zhong was messing around outside, and when he came back, he didn't repent and wanted to divorce his wife. Ye Tang threatened to die, so he agreed to divorce, right?"

Xiao Erzhu shook his head: "No, it was Ye Tang who forced Ah Zhong to divorce. She even forced Ah Zhong to kneel down..."

Xiao Xuewen waved his hand: "Alright, I'm not in the mood to listen to your quibbling. Husbands and wives should be loyal to each other. Infidelity like Xiao Zhong should be severely punished."

The marriage laws of the Yuan Dynasty were extremely strict. Women who did not marry before the age of 18 and men who did not marry before the age of 20 would be forced to marry. Ordinary people were not allowed to take concubines. Unfaithful men and women would be severely punished, and only those who were innocent could file for divorce.

"But now Ye Tang has divorced Xiao Zhonghe, so she has nothing to do with your family. According to the law, Ye Tang can take her own dowry..."

Aunt Wang looked at Zhang coldly: "I seem to have heard you say that you don't want to return Ye Tang's dowry? If so, Ye Tang, go report to the authorities!"

The government will punish the bad husband who does not return the dowry for the woman.

Zhang was terrified: "No, I didn't, don't report it to the police, I just..."

Aunt Wang interrupted her, "That's good. You two have been pretending to be sick for more than a year, and Ye Tang has spent all her money on you. Not only did you squander her dowry, but she also had to drive a bullock cart to earn money for you. Her father and brother came to bring you meat every few days. The new tables and pots in your house were almost all bought by Ye Tang's family. I think you should not only return Ye Tang's dowry, but also the tables and chairs. Since you ate the meat, you won't have to return it, but you have to convert it into money."

In the past, she had seen Xiao Erzhu's family eating and drinking well and treating Ye Tang like a cow, which made her so jealous and angry. Now that she had the chance, she would never let Xiao Erzhu's family have an easy time.

Everyone present was speaking up for Ye Tang.

Old Zhou walked over to Ye Tang, whose face was covered in tears, and helped her put her clothes in order. "Child, what do you think? Talk to grandma and I'll make the decision for you."

She sprained her foot some time ago, and Ye Tang took care of her day and night. He would rather go hungry and tired himself than let the old lady go hungry or tired. His kindness was so heartbreaking.

Ye Tang wiped her tears, sniffed, and choked up as she said, "I waited for Xiao Zhong for a year and a half, but he let me down. Since he already has someone else, I will be more generous and help them. I wish them a long and happy life together."

As she spoke, she shed two more tears, knelt in front of Old Zhou, and kowtowed: "From now on, I will no longer be the daughter-in-law of the Xiao family, and I can no longer serve grandma. Grandma, please don't blame your granddaughter-in-law. I was forced to do this."

Old Zhou's eyes were wet: "It's not your fault, good boy, get up quickly, this is not your fault, it's Ah Zhong who is unlucky."

The two daughters-in-law behind her helped Ye Tang up.

Xiao Zhong's aunt looked at Ye Tang and said earnestly, "Ah Tang, divorce sounds good, but after all, you have been married. You will inevitably be criticized by others in the future."

Xiao Zhong's aunt also frowned and looked at Ye Tang: "According to the law, divorced people must remarry within three months, otherwise they will be forced to marry by the government. Although they will not marry randomly, it will not be as good as the one you choose yourself, and second marriages will be looked down upon by others."

This may not sound nice, but it's the truth.

Ye Tang lowered her head and said in a sad voice: "I understand all this. I would rather be a divorced woman than live with Xiao Zhong for the rest of my life."

Master Xiao Wu came over with a sigh and said, "You are a kind and loyal child. Since you have made up your mind, we will help you load your things onto the ox cart. I just hope you won't regret your decision today in the future."

Seeing that Ye Tang was determined to leave and there was no room for redemption, everyone stopped talking. They just glared at Xiao Erzhu and the other two with disappointment and took the initiative to help Ye Tang move his things.

He didn't notice the smile that flashed across Ye Tang's eyes when he looked at Xiao Erzhu and the other two.

Her dowry was a lot, and she wanted to take everything with her. She didn't want to leave anything in the Xiao family, but she couldn't move it all by herself, and it would be easy for her to be ambushed by Xiao Erzhu and his two men. Now, her helper has arrived.

Today is such a good day!

......

Xiao Zhong met an ox cart from another village on the way, took the cart to the county, and after getting the seal of the government office, he returned home without stopping.

When he arrived at his doorstep, he found that a large group of villagers were blocking his door, many of whom were elders from the same clan.

Several people were helping Ye Tang, who was crying and looking extremely pitiful, to move things onto the ox cart.

Someone noticed Xiao Zhong and shouted, "Xiao Zhong, the unfaithful man, is back!"

All the villagers blocking the door immediately looked at Xiao Zhong, their eyes spitting fire.

Faced with the angry gazes of the villagers, Xiao Zhong was a little confused.

"Why are you all looking at me like that?" Xiao Zhong's heart skipped a beat and he had a bad feeling.

He subconsciously wanted to run, but the villagers swarmed over and surrounded him, bombarding him with a barrage of verbal attacks.

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