Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

Datian Village Ancestral Hall

The ancestral hall in Datian Village was packed with people. It had been a long time since a meeting had been held there, and no one knew when the last meeting was.

The villagers who arrived early were all whispering and discussing among themselves.

"Hey~ Do you guys even know why we have a meeting today?"

"I don't know either. I asked Fu Biao, but he didn't say either. He was being very mysterious."

"I heard it's because of He Sen's family."

He Changfu and He Changgui, elders of the He family, exchanged a glance after hearing the villagers' discussion, unsure of what was going on.

He Changfu is 73 years old this year and is He Sen's second uncle. He Changgui is 71 years old and is He Sen's third uncle.

Both men were over 70 years old, with gray hair and beards, which would be considered a long life in ancient times. They lived at the end of the village, quite far from He Sen's house.

The two elderly people don't usually go out, so even if something happens, they wouldn't know much about it.

Although they don't interact much, the two elders still hold considerable authority, and they will attend important holidays.

As they were talking, a group of people suddenly came from behind. In the middle was He Sen's family, and there were many villagers around them.

Then they saw Fu Biao and Fu Gui carrying someone up, which made everyone even more curious.

As they approached, the villagers realized that the two men were carrying Zhao Lian, the granddaughter of the He family. Although she was covered with a blanket, it was clear that she had many injuries.

Not only that, but Zhao Feng and Zhao Di followed behind, both of them walking with a limp and looking equally battered.

"Ugh, what's going on here?"

"Who knows?"

"Could the injuries on those people have been inflicted by the He family? They're so pitiful!"

The village chief walked to the entrance of the ancestral hall and shouted, "Bring them up here!"

Immediately afterwards, the villagers asked He Sen's family to step forward and form two rows at the entrance of the ancestral hall.

The Fu brothers carried Zhao Lian up and placed her in front, while Zhao Feng and Zhao Di stood to the side.

Everyone could tell from this situation that it was indeed related to the He Sen family.

Immediately afterwards, the village chief asked Fu Biao to bring two stools for He Changgui and He Changfu to sit down.

The He brothers knew at a glance that today was going to be a public trial for the He Sen family.

Seeing the injuries on Zhao Di and the others, He Changfu had a general idea of ​​what was going on, because he had heard from his son that He Sen didn't like the Zhao sisters.

Normally, they'd be scolded or even beaten; these things happen all the time. But every family has its little squabbles, and these days, everyone's too busy taking care of themselves to notice, so everyone tends to turn a blind eye.

The village chief walked up to He Changgui and He Changfu, and bowed with his hands clasped: "He Sen's second and third uncles, we invited you here today to seek justice."

“He Sen condoned his family’s crimes, poisoned the three Zhao Lian sisters, and even tried to set Zhao Lian on fire.”

The village chief recounted the whole story, and then he lifted the sheet covering Zhao Lian so everyone could see clearly.

When the villagers saw the injuries on Zhao Lian and her sister, they couldn't help but gasp, and a commotion immediately broke out among the crowd.

"What a tragedy! They're all family, how could they be so cruel!"

Good heavens, are they even human? I knew they weren't nice to Zhaolian, but I never imagined it would escalate to this point.

He Changgui and He Changfu's beards trembled with anger. They never expected that their nephew would be so vicious.

He Changfu pointed at Zhao Lian and asked the village chief beside him, "He Sen, what exactly is going on?"

He Sen lowered his head and said, "Second Uncle, these granddaughters were disobedient, so I disciplined them. Also, this Zhao Lian is plagued by bad luck; she actually tried to poison Grandmother and even beat up my cousins."

Immediately afterwards, Liang and Gao added fuel to the fire, saying that Zhao Lian was possessed by evil spirits, which was why He Zhu and He Shu beat them.

He Changfu was furious: "Absurd! Absolutely absurd! It's common for children to fight and play, why are adults interfering? And to say that they're cursed by bad luck, that's just ignorant!"

He Changgui pointed at He Sen and cursed, "They don't know any better, but don't you? Zhao Lian and the others are your granddaughters. The way you've used such cruel methods is a crime."

“If the village chief had handed you over to the authorities, you would have been punished first for not disciplining your children properly. The fact that the village chief has shown leniency by not taking you to the authorities is already a mercy.”

Upon hearing this, He Sen broke out in a cold sweat and quickly made his entire family kneel down and kowtow to He Changfu and He Changgui, begging them to plead with the village chief for leniency.

The village chief told He Changfu that he was only thinking of letting them uphold justice and get an explanation because of the two of them.

He Changfu stroked his beard, his face serious: "Village chief, how about this, for my sake, they don't need to be sent to the authorities."

"Let's follow the He family rules and punish them with twenty strokes of the cane! The He father and son will be punished for the same crime."

"Second Uncle, spare me! Your nephew knows he was wrong."

"Second Uncle, spare my life!"

When He Sen and his sons heard that they would be punished with caning according to family rules, their faces turned pale and they knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly.

He Changfu looked at them coldly: "Spare your lives? You still want to spare your lives? If I don't beat you, I'll send you to the authorities. You can think about it yourselves. Besides, the village chief hasn't even agreed yet."

He Sen immediately shut his mouth. If he were handed over to the authorities, he would not only be beaten, but might also go to jail.

If it were handled according to family rules, his second and third uncles would be the ones to do it. They were old and wouldn't be too harsh, so he felt relieved.

He Changfu looked at the village chief with a questioning expression: "Village chief, do you think my approach is acceptable?"

The village chief pondered for a moment, then nodded reluctantly, "Alright! It's settled then. However, the main reason I called you two here today is because there's another matter."

"Village chief, what do you mean?" He Changfu didn't understand.

He knew the village chief must have other intentions. If he simply wanted him to uphold justice, so many villagers wouldn't have come.

The village chief paused for a moment, then continued, "Actually, the main reason I asked you two elders to come here today is to witness something. This is also Zhao Lian's idea, which is that the sisters want to sever ties with the He family, so I asked you two elders to come and be witnesses."

The village chief's words immediately caused an uproar.

"Did you hear that right? The sisters are so young, and they're already breaking off their ties?"

"Exactly, they're still so young. What will they eat if they lose their family ties?"

"Second Grandfather, Third Grandfather~"

Zhao Lian struggled to sit up and said to He Changfu and his brother, "We want to sever ties with the He family. Please be our witnesses."

Zhao Di and Zhao Feng also knelt on the ground, their faces full of determination, and said in unison, "Yes, we will sever ties with the He family."

Old Madam Yang glared at them: "What did you say? You've gone too far! 'Zhao Feng' and 'Zhao Di' are both Zhao Lian's intentions, aren't they?"

Old Madam Yang knew that this was definitely not their intention; it must have been Zhao Lian's doing.

Zhao Lian used to be timid and fearful, but ever since she broke her head last time, she seems to have been cursed by a jinx, and her personality has changed drastically.