Seeing her mother rush out, Man Man was so scared that she burst into tears. She struggled, wanting to get out of Du Min's arms. That bad guy was going to hit her mother, and she wanted to help her.
Du Min coaxed gently, "Man Man, don't be afraid. So many people are protecting your mother, don't worry, she'll be fine."
"Aunt Du... Aunt, really... is it?" Man Man sobbed.
Du Min nodded, "Yes."
Only then did Man Man gradually calm down.
Wang Quanfu raised his hand to hit Lu Hao, but before his hand could be lifted, it was firmly grasped.
"Which bastard!" he angrily looked up, only to see a man of exquisite beauty staring at him in rage.
The handsome man said coldly, "Ugly monkey, try hitting my eldest sister!"
"You, you—" Wang Quanfu, seeing Lu Ye's murderous eyes, was so scared he couldn't speak.
Lu Ye lifted his foot and fiercely kicked him in the stomach, sending him flying several meters away.
"You... you hit someone!" Wang Quanfu lay on the ground, clutching his stomach, his face pale, glaring at Lu Ye.
"I hit you, so what? A beast like you, who even beats his wife and daughter, doesn't deserve to live." Lu Ye said word for word.
Wang Quanfu turned and looked at the dozens of people who had followed him, shouting angrily, "What are you standing there for? Get up! Beat this son of a bitch to death!"
The dozens of people were momentarily stunned by Lu Ye's imposing aura. Hearing Wang Quanfu's shout, they immediately swarmed towards Lu Ye.
The onlookers were terrified and immediately retreated, clearing a large space for them to fight.
Lu Ye stood still, only waving his hands and lifting his feet to knock down more than a dozen people. These refugees had never witnessed true martial arts and were so frightened that they repeatedly knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Sir, spare our lives, spare our lives! We were all invited by this Wang Quanfu to boost his morale. He said that if he got 200 taels of silver today, he would give us one tael each."
Wang Quanfu was stunned. These refugees had clearly promised him they would not betray him, but he never expected them to be such turncoats.
Lu Ye coldly ordered, "Kneel aside, and don't run around! Otherwise, you won't be returning today!"
"Yes, yes!" The dozens of refugees scrambled to kneel aside.
A few refugees tried to escape in the chaos, but were caught by the guards who arrived swiftly, beaten soundly, and dragged back.
Seeing this, the other refugees gave up any thoughts of escaping.
Bai Sheng chuckled, pleased to have acquired free labor.
Wang Quanfu suddenly shouted, "Help! Someone, help! The Lu family is bullying us from Wangjia Village! In broad daylight, they are snatching my wife and child, and hitting people. Is there no law!"
The people of Hongshu Village were furious and spat at him, cursing him for deserving the beating.
At this moment, Bai Sheng walked up to Wang Quanfu and kicked him hard in the mouth, directly knocking out one of his front teeth.
"This is the consequence of a foul mouth," Bai Sheng said with a cold smile.
Lu Xing and Lu Dahai, seeing Lu Ye and Bai Sheng come forward to help, felt both happy and guilty.
This was their family's mess, yet Lu Ye and his wife had to clean it up. They owed the second branch too much.
Lu Hao's eyes were also red with emotion. She could never repay what she owed to Young Master Ye and his wife.
Wang Quanfu, covering his swollen mouth, looked at Bai Sheng in horror, no longer daring to speak nonsense.
He hadn't expected Lu You Di's cousin to be so formidable; ordinary people like them were no match for his martial arts.
The little slut who had informed him had only said that this family was rich and could be extorted for a large sum of money. He never expected to kick a steel plate today.
And this fierce and wild little shrew in front of him had used her foot to kick his mouth. That was his mouth, how could anyone kick it with their foot?
He was truly unlucky. If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have listened to that little slut's instigation and would have just asked for ten taels of silver back.
Now, not only would he not get the ten taels, but he might not even make it back alive.
Bai Sheng walked in front of Wang Quanfu, lifted her foot, and wiped his face with the sole of her shoe, smiling coldly, "Your name is Wang Quanfu, right?"
"Yes," Wang Quanfu nodded, as if possessed.
Bai Sheng raised her voice and mocked, "Wang Quanfu, look at yourself, you are ugly, poor, and inhumantous. If you weren't deaf, listen clearly today!
Back then, you bought my eldest sister for ten taels of silver. But for these six years, my eldest sister has done the dirtiest and hardest work in your house, eaten the worst swill, and still had to serve your entire family, being insulted by you, a filthy pig. She has long since paid back your meager ten taels of silver!
Secondly, when my eldest sister came to your house, she was young and beautiful, and in good health. But after living in your house for six years, she has become like this!
A good girl was worn down to this state by you! We haven't even settled the score with you, and you dare to come and file a complaint like a villain? You open your mouth demanding two hundred taels of silver. Your guts are truly audacious!
Wang Quanfu, you beast, I'm telling you, my eldest sister is now called Lu Hao, and my niece is now called Lu Man. From this day forward, you have absolutely nothing to do with them. If you dare to bring people here to harass them again, my husband and I will chop you all up and use you as fertilizer!"
Lu Ye walked over and took out a divorce and severance agreement, placing it in front of Wang Quanfu, "This is the divorce agreement between my sister and you, and the severance agreement for Lu Man. Come, press your fingerprints!"
It turned out they had prepared all this. Could it be that they had anticipated such an event today? Wang Quanfu was somewhat alarmed and hesitated, not signing directly.
"Quickly press your fingerprints!" Lu Ye's gaze was deep and cold, making Wang Quanfu tremble.
Wang Quanfu tremblingly pressed his fingerprints.
The tall man following Wang Quanfu shouted, "You... you are committing robbery! We are going to report this to the authorities! All of you will go to jail!"
"Report to the authorities, you say? I am the magistrate, who wants to report to the authorities?" Ji Chenghe walked over, panting, followed by Prince Yu and Lord He. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Upon hearing Yang Ming say there was trouble here, Ji Chenghe immediately dropped what he was doing and rushed over. Prince Yu and Lord He naturally wouldn't miss such a good opportunity to watch the excitement.
Their greatest pleasure in this poor rural area was to watch the petty squabbles among the common people. Now that the petty squabbles involved their own people, how could they not come to join in the fun?
Zhao Dazhuang immediately had several backed chairs moved and placed behind Magistrate Ji and the other two, along with a long table to serve as a temporary court desk.
"Your servant wants to report to the authorities! Your servant accuses Wang Quanfu of abusing his wife and daughter and colluding with the widow Li from the neighboring village!" Lu Hao immediately stepped forward and knelt before Magistrate Ji's table.
"Also, this commoner, this commoner also wants to report to the authorities. This commoner accuses Wang Quanfu of leading a group of hooligans to cause trouble at this commoner's workshop, disrupting the public order of Hongshu Village, and extorting 200 taels of silver from this commoner's family!" Bai Sheng also knelt down facing Magistrate Ji.
Ji Chenghe immediately said, "Accusers, rise and state your case!"
Bai Sheng then pulled Lu Hao up with her, and they both stood.