Chapter 247

In the Jiang family courtyard.

"Hit! Hit them hard for me!"

"If you don't hit hard, you will be the ones punished!"

The weather in late autumn was already very cold, but Li Zheng had sweat all over his forehead.

The few rural men responsible for slapping mouths originally had some concerns, fearing that these rascals in the village would retaliate, so they didn't dare to use heavy hands. Hearing Li Zheng say this, they were immediately so scared that they didn't care about anything else, raised their large palms like palm-leaf fans, and slapped these people's faces hard.

"Slap—slap—slap—"

These rural men were used to farm work and had great strength. After a few slaps, these people only felt their ears buzzing and their cheeks burning with pain.

Li Dayong's wife was beaten the most miserably. After only a few slaps, her cheeks were swollen high, congested to purple, the corners of her mouth were broken, blood oozed out, and even her front teeth showed signs of loosening.

It hurt just to look at.

The onlookers among the villagers looked at the fate of these people and couldn't help but feel a lingering fear in their hearts. Fortunately, they were on Jiang Shi's side at the time and didn't believe the Li family's words at all, nor did they say anything slandering Jiang Shi's innocence. Otherwise, if they offended the dignified County Magistrate and County Lieutenant Lord, they, the common people, would have no good fruit to eat.

The twenty slaps ended quickly. Li Dayong's wife was almost beaten to the point of being unconscious, her cheeks swollen so much that even her own mother wouldn't recognize her.

She stumbled and fell to the ground, trembling as she spat out two bloody teeth.

The people on the side looked at it with some unbearable feelings, but no one dared to go up and help her.

County Magistrate Lord was watching on the second-floor balcony, so they didn't dare to get too close to Li Dayong's wife, who didn't have a good brain.

The punishment of slapping mouths ended, and now it was the turn of the Li family's twenty heavy strokes.

The few rascals who had been slapped twenty times walked toward the Li family with fierce expressions, wearing faces so swollen that their eyes couldn't be seen.

The Li family was already paralyzed on the ground with fright, their faces pale.

This was specifically ordered by County Magistrate Lord, that the punishment of these twenty heavy strokes should be carried out by those rascals.

Because of the Li family's baseless slander, they had suffered, so they had long hated the Li family to death and now wished they could beat these people to death alive.

"Don't, don't come over..."

The old couple of the Li family retreated in fear. How could those people let them escape? They pounced over, pressed them directly to the ground, raised the large boards, and smashed them hard on their buttocks.

"Ah—!!"

For a time, screams spread throughout the Jiang family courtyard.

The more resentment these rascals had in their hearts, the heavier their hands were, without any regard for the old age of the Li family's old couple.

The Li family's old couple soon hurt so much that they turned to Jiang Wei on the side: "Woooo... we won't dare again, Jiang Shi, please beg County Magistrate Lord for mercy, let him spare us..."

Jiang Wei looked at them coldly and ignored them.

None of the villagers on the side stood up to speak for them. Auntie Guihua and Uncle Zhou and the others, whose faces were originally full of hatred, now showed expressions of satisfaction.

No one present sympathized with them.

The rascals thought it was noisy, so they took off their dirty shoes and stuffed them directly into their mouths to block their voices.

The strong smell of foot odor almost made the Li family's old couple vomit.

At this moment, on the second-floor balcony.

Jiang Xiaoxiao stood on tiptoe, wanting to see the miserable state of the Li family in the courtyard, but her height was not enough. Just as she wanted to move a small stool to stand on, she didn't expect to be picked up by Shen Que in an instant. Her line of sight rose sharply, and the situation in the courtyard downstairs was instantly in full view.

Seeing the Li family beaten to the point of being on their last breath, lying on the ground motionless, she squinted her eyes with satisfaction.

After twenty heavy strokes, at the age of the Li family's old couple, they wouldn't die but would be crippled.

"Little girl, are you satisfied now?" Shen Que's lazy voice came from her ear.

Jiang Xiaoxiao nodded with a smile.

The Li family tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice, and also received such punishment. Naturally, she was extremely satisfied.

Li Zheng on the side saw Jiang Xiaoxiao nestled in Shen Que's arms laughing happily, and his heart couldn't help but tremble. He stood on the side, nervous and scared, not even knowing where to put his hands and feet. This girl Xiaoxiao was good, when did her relationship with County Lieutenant Lord become so good?

He watched tremblingly, not daring to speak, until the punishment of the Li family ended, and then he carefully said, "County Magistrate Lord, now that the Li family has received the punishment they deserve, next, this commoner will definitely follow your instructions to banish the Li family from Yuhe Village and not let them step foot in this place again."

Du County Magistrate nodded twice.

Li Zheng then bent his waist and prepared to retreat.

"Wait—"

Who would have thought that Shen Que would speak at this moment.

Li Zheng immediately withdrew the step he had just taken, hurriedly lowered his head and said, "I don't know what other instructions County Lieutenant Lord has?"

"Li Zheng of Yuhe Village, I have one more thing to trouble you with here." Shen Que's gaze turned to Jiang Wei downstairs, his voice flat, without a trace of emotion, "Trouble you to write a divorce letter between Jiang Shi and the Li family's third son. From now on, no matter who Jiang Shi remarries, it will have nothing to do with the Li family."

As soon as the words fell, the gazes of several people looked at him in unison.

Even Du County Magistrate looked at Shen Que, with some incredulity in his gaze, but he was smart enough not to ask more.

Li Zheng didn't dare to say anything more, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and hurriedly agreed, "This commoner will go do it right away."

After saying this, he turned to go downstairs to prepare paper and brushes.

Shen Que stopped him again: "No need to trouble. There are ready-made paper and brushes in Xiaoxiao's study."

Now, even Jiang Xiaoxiao couldn't help but look at him in surprise.

How eager was this guy for her mother to divorce the Li family's third son quickly.

Shen Que met her gaze calmly and said lightly, "This is the last time I will help you."

Jiang Xiaoxiao: "..."

Fine.

It's good to take this opportunity to completely break ties with the Li family.

Although she wasn't sure if her mother would find another man to remarry, maybe one day the Li family's third son would return, and her mother would be dragged into it by the Li family again.

Jiang Xiaoxiao took out paper and brushes from the study.

Under the gaze of Du County Magistrate and Shen Que, Li Zheng tremblingly wrote this divorce letter.

As soon as it was written, the ink was not yet dry, and the divorce letter was taken by Shen Que. He checked it up and down twice, and after confirming it was correct, he handed it to Li Zheng: "Take it down and let the Li family press their fingerprints."

Li Zheng went down hurriedly.

The Li family's old couple's buttocks were beaten to pieces, and at this moment, they were lying on the ground on their last breath, unconscious.

Li Zheng didn't care if they were conscious or not, and directly took Old Man Li's bloody finger and pressed it heavily on the divorce letter.

After doing all this, he hurriedly went upstairs to present the divorce letter.

The Li family was almost in a semi-comatose state and didn't know what fingerprints they had pressed, but the villagers watching on the side could see at a glance that it was a divorce letter.

For a time, everyone whispered, and their gazes toward the Li family became more and more mocking.

Shen Que finished reading the divorce letter presented by Li Zheng, then handed it to Li Zheng and said, "Tomorrow you take this divorce letter to the County Yamen for the record."

Li Zheng nodded repeatedly and agreed. (End of chapter)