After the marriage was broken off, the husband's family regretted it

Yun Tao said to the villagers: "If the villagers can provide evidence of the arsonist, the reward will be 500 copper coins at least, depending on the size of the evidence. If they can come out and testify directly, they will receive 3 taels of silver.

The villagers were excited. 500 wen was not bad. In the town, carrying a big bag only earned 20 wen a day, not including food and accommodation. 500 wen would take almost a month's work, and that was for carrying the biggest and most tiring bags.

If there is evidence, then it is three taels of silver. No matter how frugal a family is, they can't save three taels of silver in a year. My God. The villagers were all very excited, for no other reason than the reward money.

The villagers were very enthusiastic and talked about what they saw last night.

Villager 1: "I saw another man walking stealthily at midnight, but I didn't see what he looked like because it was dark and I couldn't see clearly."

Yun Tao: "The fire occurred at Chou hour, which is one hour after Zi hour."

Villager 2: "Yun Tao, according to what you said, the person we saw must be the arsonist. Who would be wandering around outside at this time of night? It's not the busy farming season."

In ancient times, there were no entertainment programs at night, and everyone went to bed early. As farmers, they went to bed even earlier. Now there are only two meals a day, and in order to conserve energy, the villagers go to bed early after dinner.

No one would wander around at night, and there were no street lights in ancient times. People had to either use kerosene lamps or walk in the dark. Most families were reluctant to light kerosene lamps, so they would rush home before dawn or walk in the dark.

Villager 3: "The arsonist must be a man. Most women don't have such courage. And he must have a deep hatred for your family. Yuntao, if it doesn't work out, just report it to the government. Why bother us? Besides, if the arsonist is really among us, he won't admit it. Who is so stupid? Just let the government handle it. Wouldn't it be good if he spent a few years in jail?"

Villager 1: "Yun Tao, I remember now, it was indeed a man. Women walk differently from men, and they are not very thin, a little fat. They are about seven feet tall. Although I can't see clearly, I can still see these features clearly."

When Wang Dali heard this, he was trembling in his heart, because he was a little fat, about seven feet tall. Many villagers looked at Wang Dali at the same time. Everyone knew that the Wang family and Yuntao were not on good terms. Now, there was a lot of evidence in favor of Wang Dali. The evidence pointed to him. Liu Xiaomei and Old Lady Wang were both very nervous, because they knew that the arsonist was Wang Dali.

At this time, Li Ermaizi, a scoundrel in the village, said, "Don't guess anymore, I know who it is. Yuntao, what I said is true. I saw it myself. I can give you evidence to prove that there are three taels of silver."

Wang Dali lost his temper and said, "Li Ermazi, who would believe your evidence? You are just a scoundrel. You do nothing all day long. What right do you have to testify?"

"Yun Tao, the one who set the fire was Wang Dali, haha, so he kept stopping me. The villagers said to report to the police, but the other villagers didn't say anything. But Wang Dali kept stopping me."

"Wang Dali, I went to the town to drink wine the night of the arson. Xiao Cui from Zui Hong Lou can testify for me. It took me about half an hour to walk back from the town. That's when I happened to see you setting the fire."

"I was wondering which unlucky person had offended you that you wanted to set fire to someone. And since it was none of my business, I didn't take it seriously. It wasn't my house that was burned down, so it was better to have less trouble than more. I didn't take it to heart, but it turns out that you, a heartless guy, burned down your third brother's wife's house. I, Li Ermaizi, thought I was a nobody, but I didn't expect you to be even less of a nobody than me."

Hahaha….

Li Ermaizi burst into laughter after he finished speaking.

Everyone was horrified when they heard this. My God, it was really Wang Dali who set the fire.

Tiezhu said, "Wang Dali, do you still have a conscience? Yuntao is your sister-in-law, and her children Daniu, Erniu, and Daniu are your nephews. How could you bear it? Fortunately, nothing happened. If Sanli came back, how would you report it?"

Wang Dali: "Sanli will not come back."

Yun Tao said: "Brother, how do you know that Sanli will not come back?"

Wang Dali replied in a panic, "You haven't been back for so many years. If you wanted to come back, you would have come back a long time ago. Why wait until now? Besides, although it's not a year of chaos and turmoil, every household is having a hard time. There are fewer people hiring in the town, and everyone is having a hard time."

Li Ermaizi: "Wang Dali, don't confuse people. You were the one who set the fire a few nights ago. I have taken the three taels of silver from Yuntao. If you are not convinced, just sue the government. Real gold is not afraid of fire, and I am not afraid of seeing the government."

Wang Dali's head was covered in sweat and he was very nervous.

"Brother, if you admit that you did it, I only need you to pay the eight taels of silver. For the sake of my husband, I will not pursue the rest. If you don't admit it, I will report it to the police, and then it won't be as easy as eight taels of silver."

"Not only do you have to compensate me with eight taels of silver, you also have to pay me another five taels. And you have to spend a few years in jail. It will be difficult for your three sons to find wives in the future."

Wang Dali, do you admit your guilt or not? Yun Tao said this while deliberately glancing at Old Lady Wang and Wang Dali's wife Liu Xiaomei. The two of them were curled up like quails. They were indeed called Quail Beauty and Quail Flower, a paper tiger.

Yun Tao looked at Wang Dali without saying anything. Brother Tiezhu, please go to the government and report the case. Just say someone committed premeditated murder and attempted murder... Before Yun Tao finished speaking, Wang Dali hurriedly stopped her.

Yuntao, stop talking. I was the one who set the fire. I just don't like you. Our family will compensate you with eight taels of silver for the rice straw that was burned.

Liu Xiaomei and Old Lady Wang quit at this time.

"Da Li, those rice straws don't need 8 taels of silver. Besides, Yun Tao is our daughter-in-law, we are all family, there is no need to compensate her."

Old Mrs. Wang looked at Yuntao attentively.

Yun Tao said to Old Lady Wang expressionlessly, "If you don't want to pay, go to the government office and file a complaint. I don't have time to waste with you guys here."

Brother Tiezhu.

"Mom, Xiaomei, stop talking and pay her back. I don't want to go to jail and eat jail food."

"Give it to me, I'll give it to you later," said Old Lady Wang, and then she left with her family.