258. Chapter 257 Mazu's Judgement

Chapter 257 Mazu's Judgement

The next day.

The villagers of Xiasha Village woke up very early. This morning, the two villages were finally going to have a formal dialogue, and everyone wanted to go and watch.

A few people wished that the relationship between the two villages would be worse, but there were also people who were secretly in love and hoped that the relationship would get better.

There was no need for Li Duoyu to notify them. Many elderly people in the village had already gone to the Tianhou Temple.

When Li Duoyu arrived there, the Tianhou Temple was already full of villagers. The four old men who often played four-color cards in the square were telling the young people about the grievances between the two villages over the past hundred years.

About a hundred years ago, there was famine everywhere, and the first people who fled to Dandan Island could only live on small boats.

If you want to make a living, you have to work for the people in Chenjia Village. If you want to fish, you have to get the consent of Chenjia Village.

Later, as more and more people fled, everyone chose a place far away from Chenjia Village, which is where we are now, and built a small village.

There are a lot of small seafood on the island, so everyone will not starve after coming here. However, if people always eat seafood and do not eat grains and vegetables, they will easily get sick and their whole body will become soft.

So the village planned to grow some crops, but there was only a small stream on the island with a small flow, in order to irrigate the crops.

Xiasha Village planned to build a canal to bring some stream water to irrigate the farmland.

But the people of Chenjia Village refused, thinking that the stream belonged to them. It was because of this incident that the first fight between the two villages occurred.

It was also because of this incident that the ancestors of Chenjia Village even set rules and swore that the two villages would not communicate from then on, and the Chen family was not allowed to intermarry with people from Xiasha.

They even threatened to drive all these outsiders out of Dandan Island.

The young man who was listening nearby said, "The people in Chenjia Village are too stingy."

The old man smiled and said, "In fact, we were in the wrong at that time. If it were now, a group of people came to our island and wanted to build a new village and divide up our land, would you agree?"

"Of course not."

The old man nodded and said, "At that time, everyone knew that they were in the wrong, so in the face of Chenjia Village's difficulties, everyone could only swallow their anger. However, at that time, everyone had a hard time standing on their feet. In order not to be driven out of Dandan Island, they could only continue to absorb refugees from outside. As a result, in less than a few decades, the population size of Xiasha Village was the same as that of Chenjia Village."

Shitou asked, "Grandpa Qi, when did our family come?"

"Your family came relatively late. If I remember correctly, it was almost after the liberation."

Shitou suddenly realized, "No wonder our family lives in At the end of the village, it turned out that they came later. "

Li Duoyu, who was also listening to the past, couldn't help asking: "What about our family?"

The old man said: "Your family should be one of the earlier ones, about 70 or 80 years ago, but your family is different from others.

Others came here to escape, but your Li family was said to have offended the government when doing business in Rongcheng before, so they ran to Dandan Island."

"Ah, there is such a thing, why didn't my father tell me."

The old man smiled:

"I guess your father doesn't know about this. Your grandfather who has passed away long ago told me that your Li family has an ancestral hall near Taijiang Wharf in Rongcheng, and your family tree is there."

"Is that so."

Li Duoyu thought that if he had the chance in the future, he would go to recognize his ancestors, otherwise the names of his brothers might not be on the family tree.

It was about eight o'clock in the morning.

People from Chenjia Village also came, and the elderly were the ones walking in the front.

There were about twenty people, each wearing a long gown and a black hat.

There was a man in a red gown at the front, the oldest, who looked to be in his eighties. He should be the person in charge of their village.

The daily affairs of Chenjia Village are usually handled by the village director and the village party secretary, but when encountering major clan affairs, the person in charge usually leads the directors (elders) to handle them.

After both parties arrived.

The temple priest of Tianhou Temple came forward and shouted: "Please invite the representatives of Xiasha Village and Chenjia Village to come and burn incense."

Li Duoyu said to the old man who told them about the past: "Grandpa Qi, you are of a higher generation in the village, you can go as a representative."

The old man smiled and shook his head.

"Our two villages are different. You are now our village chief, and you are our representative."

"If I go up, it will not be appropriate." What Li Duoyu did not expect was that the old people in the village collectively echoed: "It doesn't matter whether it is appropriate or not. Our village has hundreds of surnames. There are not so many rules. The village chief is the biggest."

"Okay, then I'll go up."

When Li Duoyu stood side by side with the old man in the red gown, it was obvious that the old people in Chenjia Village did not look very good.

The temple keeper lit a total of twelve incense sticks, gave each of them six, and then shouted: "Three incense sticks to worship heaven and earth, three incense sticks to worship Mazu."

After both sides finished worshipping, the temple keeper said in a deep voice: "Today, under the witness of Mazu, the villagers of the two villages must abide by the rules of the Tianhou Palace. They cannot fight, curse, or lie in the Tianhou Palace."

The old man in the red coat said: "Believers, Chen Huowang guarantees that the villagers of Chenjia Village will abide by the rules of the Tianhou Palace."

Li Duoyu also said: "Believers, Li Duoyu guarantees to take good care of the villagers."

The temple keeper continued: "Then let's get started. Please ask the parties from the two villages to come to Mazu."

Not long after.

The person who caused the two villages to almost fight came to Mazu.

The Zhao brothers, who had bandages on their heads, were extremely jealous when they saw the group of people who beat them. They wished they could go up and beat them to death, especially the bastard named Chen Jiahao.

In fact, when the two brothers were imprisoned, they were already used to being beaten, so it didn't matter. The most unacceptable thing was that they couldn't accept it.

The two brothers have obviously never done anything sneaky, but this time they were slapped with such a big label.

If they succeed in framing them, the two brothers will not be able to hold their heads high on Dandan Island for the rest of their lives, let alone marry a wife.

After seeing that both parties had arrived, the Miao Zhu from Thean Hou Temple acted as the host. He first offered incense and asked for instructions from Mazu.

"Believer, Li Caihui, as the host of this event, promises not to favor one party over another and to be fair and just."

He first asked the villager in Chenjia Village who claimed that the Zhao brothers had stolen their cage: "Why do you think these two brothers are thieves?"

The fisherman named Chen Jiahao said: "We caught the two brothers at the scene. When we rushed to the mangrove, they were stealing the ground cages placed at my house."

Zhao Dahai said: "We didn't steal your floor cages. Those floor cages were just bought by our two brothers."

Miao Zhu asked:

"You said you just bought the floor cage, but is there any evidence to prove it?"

Zhao Dahai said: "It can definitely be proved that our two brothers have painted a stroke of red paint on the end of each cage. If you don't believe it, just take a look at the cages they confiscated."

Zhao Erniu also said: "And we just bought the ground cage from Lao Chen from the fishing tackle shop last week. If you don't believe me, you can ask him."

Lao Chen, who happened to be watching, stood up and said, "I don't dare to tell lies in front of Mazu. I can guarantee that the two brothers did buy a floor cage from me last week."

Li Duoyu had heard in the past that when some disputes that were difficult to mediate occurred in the village, everyone would go to Mazu for comment.

In his previous life, Li Duoyu had no chance to see it.

I didn't think about it in this life, but I did participate. The whole process is very similar to the "Yamen" in the TV series.

Miao Zhu continued: "If there is evidence, then the matter will be very simple. Take a look at the confiscated cage and you will know whether it belongs to the Zhao brothers."

Miao Zhu said to Chen Jiahao, "Where did you put the confiscated cage?"

Chen Jiahao's forehead was covered with sweat. Seeing the determined looks on the Zhao brothers' faces, he suddenly felt very unsure and hesitated: "In my firewood room."

Miao Zhu continued: "Let's do this. Each of us will call some people to go to their firewood room and get the ground cage. This can also prevent the package from being swapped and see if it is the same as Zhao Dahai said. There is a mark on it. "

Zhao Dahai said firmly: "This is good, no problem."

The young people next to Chen Jiahao all looked very ugly and asked in a low voice: "Brother Hao, have we really arrested the wrong person?"

"impossible."

Although Chen Jiahao had a tough mouth, he had no confidence at all in his heart.

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.