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Chapter 239: Chapter 241: A Way of My Own_1
"You’ve worked hard," the arrest officer said courteously.
Tie Niu quickly responded, "We don’t dare take credit; all the merit goes to the two heroes. We just ran an errand."
The government officials all looked skeptical. Where did all these heroes come from? And why were they conveniently waiting in the forest to rescue them?
But it could also be that they just had dumb luck.
As the village authority, Tie Niu might not be considered as significant as a green bean, but he was still a figure within the system, which made things much simpler with him involved.
The government officials took them and the bandits to the Government Office, where the bandits were thrown into jail and they recounted the events. The Master took notes and then they just had to sign their testimonies.
There was none of the courtroom drama that legends speak of; not even the presence of the magistrate, as today was an off-duty day.
Tie Niu slapped his head in regret. How could he have forgotten about this?
If he and Tan Zhenghong had come to the Government Office together tomorrow, maybe they would have avoided this distressing situation!
The only consolation was that the Master was at the Government Office, so the matter of the house foundation could be settled there and then, saving them another trip tomorrow.
Once the thirty taels of silver were handed over to the Government Office, his mind was at ease.
On the way back, the land already belonged to Tan Zhenghong and Qiao Duo’er.
Getting this land had not been easy, fraught with twists and turns, but fortunately, the end result was good. Otherwise, it would truly have driven people mad.
"Brother Hong, the next time I see the Xiao Family, I’ll be the first to beat them to death!" Sun Erhu said angrily.
How could there be such enmity between people who were all neighbors?
And it had always been the Xiao Family who acted unreasonably first, yet they had the audacity to get Xuan Eagle Mountain Village involved!
The Xiao Family was definitely the most shameless household in Big Willow Village!
Tie Niu snorted softly, "I have to have a serious talk with the Xiao Family about this."
Speaking of the Xiao Family, he too was furious. It was bad enough that Biyu caused trouble when people were buying land, but now there was this mess. What on earth did the Xiao Family want?
Did they not see him as the village chief anymore?
"Uncle Tie, we don’t have any evidence. If you confront the Xiao Family, they won’t admit to anything," Qiao Duo’er reminded him.
They might even bite back, accusing them of slander.
"So, what do we do? We can’t just let this go!" Sun Erhu said, dissatisfied.
If it hadn’t been for Brother Hong’s good fortune, he might have lost an arm. Why should they get off scot-free?
Qiao Duo’er said with a sly smile, "I have a way to deal with the Xiao Family, just wait and see!"
Qiao Duo’er never took advantage of anyone, but she certainly wouldn’t let herself be wronged either.
"Sister-in-law, just tell us already!"
Sun Erhu looked eagerly at Qiao Duo’er, unable to wait to see the Xiao Family get what was coming to them from his sister-in-law.
Qiao Duo’er playfully said, "Where’s the fun in telling you now?"
"Brother Hong, aren’t you going to do something about Sister-in-law?"
Sun Erhu voiced his discontent.
Tan Zhenghong touched his nose, "Who do you think is in charge between us?"
"Brother Hong, you’re too weak. You’re a big man; how can you let a woman be in charge?" Sun Erhu said with a chuckle.
Ha ha, he never thought he’d see the day when Brother Hong would be like this!
Qiao Duo’er smiled faintly, "I’ll mention this to Chao Lian later, that you don’t like women being in charge."
"Sister-in-law, you can’t wrong me like this, I didn’t mean that!"
Sun Erhu quickly admitted defeat. As soon as Chao Lian was brought up, he instantly backed down, needing to maintain his perfect image.
Qiao Duo’er raised an eyebrow, "So, you agree to be bossed around by your wife-to-be, then?"
