The sickly son died young? After the marriage exchange, I will bring prosperity to his entire clan f

At this moment, Zhang's mother also became arrogant, "What does whether he lives or not have to do with our second son? Who doesn't know about Ling Silang's condition? He has been sickly since he was a child, and he is always on his hands with medicine. The doctor said long ago that he would not live past twenty. He is nineteen this year, and maybe his fate has come."

"Now you're blaming everything on my second son over such a small thing? It's just my second son's bad luck. You can't bully people like this, can you?"

Aunt Ling jumped out and cursed, "Who is bullying whom here? My nephew is a scholar, he has official rank. Your son dared to tie my nephew up and put him in a cave, this is murder."

Aunt Ling chimed in, "Now you feel sorry for your own son being hung up, but my nephew was locked up by your son for several days. How do you plan to settle this score?"

The women of the Ling family were very united at this moment. Regardless of any previous minor conflicts, they all stood together, blocking the Zhang family from coming over.

Zhang's mother seemed somewhat outnumbered at this moment. There were people in her village who were on good terms with her, but they didn't come. How could she possibly out-argue so many people by herself?

"No matter what, you shouldn't have hung him up like that. You're the ones who caused my son's injuries, aren't you? Instead of letting him down to see a doctor, aren't you afraid he'll die hanging up there?"

Zhang's mother became more and more agitated as she spoke, "Let me tell you, every single one of you, if anything happens to my son, I will never forgive any of you."

The villagers were also unsure about Du Mingxian hanging Zhang Er up, fearing that someone might die.

But looking at Du Mingxian's expression, it was clear that she was absolutely determined not to put the person down, and for a moment no one in the village spoke.

Seeing this, Zhang's mother became even more arrogant, "Even if my son is wrong, you should release him. We can resolve this privately. If we really can't resolve it, we can send him to the authorities. That's better than you just staying here and ignoring my son's life or death."

"Hmph, we won't listen. Anyway, it's your family's fault first." Aunt Ling could only reply helplessly in her heart.

Some people came forward to persuade Du Mingxian.

"Fourth Brother's wife, how about we just let it go?"

"Auntie, how can you just let this go? Or is it that your son is being bullied and you won't do anything about it, and you'll just let things slide?" Du Mingxian's words were barbed.

"Not really, Auntie is just afraid that Zhang Erzhen... really dies, then things will be difficult to resolve."

“Auntie, don’t be afraid. If your husband is alright, I will definitely put him down. If something happens to your husband, then whatever Zhang Er’s fate may be, it’s all his own doing.”

Ling Silang will not let Zhang Er go until he is out of danger, even if Zhang Er loses his life.

Everyone could see that Du Mingxian just wanted fairness and that everything should wait until Ling Silang was alright, so they didn't try to persuade her any further.

So many people from Zhangjia Village came, but they didn't leave just because these people were blocking their way. On the contrary, they became even more arrogant, and the two sides argued and were almost about to fight.

When the clan chief and the village chief came out, they saw this scene and quickly stepped forward to stop it.

Village Chief Zhang's face was extremely grim. "Someone in your village has had an accident, but who can prove that it was one of our village kids who did it? You can't just detain them like this, can you?"

"What do you mean by that, Village Chief Zhang? The person was found under the guidance of Zhang Er from your village. You're saying there's no evidence to prove it?" Chief Ling retorted in a deep voice.

Village Chief Zhang cursed inwardly, but maintained a tough demeanor on the surface. "Could it be that Zhang Er just happened to know where Ling Silang was, so he took you there? I watched Zhang Er grow up; he would never do such a thing. He doesn't have the guts."

“Nothing can be resolved based on one side’s story.” Chief Ling’s eyes were sharp. “What do you mean you just happened to know where Ling Silang was? Our village has organized people to go up the mountain to search for him many times, but we haven’t found him.”

“We even reported it to the authorities, but we still couldn’t find him. Zhang Er from your village isn’t from our village, so how did he know that Ling Silang was in the mountains? Is this a coincidence? This is clearly premeditated murder.”

Village Chief Zhang was taken aback. "Clan Chief Ling wouldn't dare say that. How could a child like him know what murder is?"

The clan chief felt heartbroken at the thought of Ling Silang's appearance when they found him. "He's not your child, so naturally you don't feel any pain. Do you know what Silang looked like when we found him?"

"With his hands and feet bound and a handkerchief stuffed in his mouth, wasn't this intentional?"

Village Chief Zhang's pupils dilated in shock. He turned to look at Zhang's father and mother, then simply remained silent.

Even if Ling Silang were healthy, he would not tolerate other villagers treating his village children like that and would certainly demand an explanation.

Besides, who is Ling Silang?

That's a scholar, a recent graduate who just passed the imperial examination.

This is the only one like him in the surrounding villages this year. Not only do the people of Lingjia Village want to worship him, but he also wants to worship him.

Zhang Er must be out of his mind to kidnap someone like that. Why didn't he just die of stupidity instead of causing such a commotion?

Feeling ashamed, and remembering that his wife was pregnant, Zhang's father immediately stopped caring about Zhang Er, his face full of anger as he remained silent.

Zhang's mother was anxious, but after seeing the reactions of the village chief and Zhang's father, she guessed that they probably wouldn't put in the effort to rescue the person.

"Village chief, village chief, put everything else aside, please put him down first, okay? As long as he's put down and still has a breath left, you can beat him however you want, vent your anger however you want, and I won't say a word more."

The village chief of Dahe Village looked at the clan chief Ling; at this moment, he still had to consider the thoughts of his own people.

Clan Chief Ling was furious about what the second son of the Zhang family had done. If he said anything more, he would probably upset Clan Chief Ling, not to mention that the Zhang family members were really stupid.

Silang's health was already poor; he was constantly taking care of himself and was always on medication. This idiot actually tied him up.

This is because they think Ling Silang didn't die quickly enough.

Some people in the crowd were talking about it.

"I think if that Zhang kid isn't let go soon, he's really going to die."

"Even if he dies, he can't compare to Silang. When Silang was rescued, he looked so strange."

"That's for sure. Our village just produced a scholar, and now there's even a clan school in the village. It's making many villagers envious. The daughters who have married out, and the sons who are waiting to find wives, are all in high demand."

"But given Silang's current situation, it really makes one want to beat up the Zhang family."

After hesitating for a moment, Chief Ling chose to stand on Du Mingxian's side. "We can't help with this matter. You should all pray. Silang is still being treated, and there's been no progress for almost an hour."

When doctors treat patients, injuries like these are heartbreaking.

They were afraid that there wasn't enough time and they wouldn't be able to save him.

I'm also afraid that if it takes too long, there will be no hope.