20demayo Chapter 709 Pawn Wife
Chapter 709 Pawn Wife
Bai Wanwan brought more than 1000 personal soldiers and more than 1000 auxiliary soldiers this time.
These are not ordinary people, they are auxiliary soldiers, but talented people from all walks of life. They are a very powerful force.
Plus her friends, milk candy, milk tea, pacifier, milk bottle, custard bun...
They usually live on the boat because there is a room on the boat that is specially made for them. Now that the water level has receded, it is time to bring them over.
A group of animals came and scared people, and the pacifier sat in the court with a swagger, scaring everyone silly.
Li Hu rubbed his eyes and said, "Mom! Am I still sleepy so early in the morning?"
"What's going on? Has our government office been taken over by a tiger?"
Bai Wanwan touched the pacifier's head and said, "Go play in the yard. I have some serious business to do."
The pacifier then walked away majestically. After it left, Bai Wanwan looked at Li Hu and said, "What's the point of all of you working in this government office? Do you want to follow me?"
Working in the yamen and following Bai Wanwan are two different concepts. One is Bai Wanwan's own person, and the other is always just a yamen runner.
These people naturally know how to choose. They have seen how powerful Bai Wanwan is in the past few days. Of course, Bai Wanwan doesn't accept just anyone.
Li Hu is a very righteous man, and he is also skilled in martial arts. He used to be a bodyguard, and these yamen runners were all his former subordinates.
Li Hu knelt down and said, "As long as Lord Bai can use me, I will definitely help you."
Bai Wanwan looked at him and said, "I heard that you used to be a bodyguard. Now the county government is short of people. You can also bring all your brothers in, even if it's just someone you know."
"Is this okay? I have more than twenty brothers, and they all have martial arts skills."
Bai Wanwan looked at him and said, "Of course you can, but there is one thing: your heart must be right."
"No problem, absolutely no problem." Li Hu ran away happily.
After he left, Zhiwei asked, "Miss, this Li Hu is so ignorant of his background, isn't that a bad thing?"
Bai Wanwan shook her head and said:
"I've asked Naitang to inquire about it. Li Hu has a good reputation and is a loyal and righteous man.
The escort agency he worked for before was pretty good, but after it disbanded, he became a yamen runner.
Bai Wanwan doesn't care about all that. She just wants him to be obedient and sensible. Being a yamen runner is not that easy.
As soon as she sat down in the court, she heard the sound of drums outside, protesting injustice. Bai Wanwan sat upright in the court, her brows slightly furrowed, and shouted, "Bring the drummer to the court!"
Before he could finish his words, two officers came in with someone.
The first one to be attacked was a man with bruises all over his face and dark red blood scabs at the corners of his mouth. He staggered as he walked.
Behind him were a man and a woman. The woman was pinned to the ground with her arms tied behind her back by the officers. Her hair was disheveled and her dress was stained with mud. When she looked up, her eyes were full of panic, but she bit her lips tightly and refused to make a sound.
The man next to him lowered his head, his shoulders trembling slightly. He didn't dare to look at Bai Wanwan in the hall, let alone the man who was complaining.
The injured man pointed at the two people on the ground and said, "I'm going to sue this couple! They...they're committing adultery!"
Bai Wanwan asked calmly, "Did you two really commit adultery?"
The woman suddenly raised her head, her face already covered in tears, her voice choked with sobs, almost incoherent: "No...nothing happened! Sir...I am innocent...I beg you to help me..."
After saying that, she kowtowed to the ground, her shoulders shaking violently from crying.
The man next to him saw this and hurriedly knelt half a step, his face flushed as he tried to defend himself:
"My Lord, please understand! I have never committed adultery with her!
It was this man himself who said that his family had lost their livelihood and could not survive any longer, so he wanted to pawn his wife... to me, and ask her to give birth to a son for me.
I paid him one hundred coins and a small bag of brown rice!
He accepted the money and gifts, and told her personally that he would let her live with him, so that she could give birth to his children in the future.
How come just two days later he turned around and falsely accused me of having an affair with his wife?
It's obvious that he accepted the benefits and wants to go back on his word, deliberately trying to ruin my reputation!"
The man shouted, "How could I possibly give my wife to someone else? You are talking nonsense."
Bai Wanwan looked at them and said, "Are you pawning your wives? Do you have any contract or something?"
The man sneered and said, "There is no contract at all..."
The man was sweating. "What I said is true. I just want to continue the family line."
In ancient times, pawning wives was actually not uncommon, and it was simple to explain.
It was not easy to get married at that time. Not only did you have to give a betrothal gift, but you also had to hold a wedding ceremony. For poor families, this amount of money was suffocating.
Some men cannot get married in their entire lives, but they still want to have a child to carry on the family line, or their family lacks a working woman, so they start to think of other ways.
It just so happens that some families can't make ends meet, and the men in the family can't support their wives and children, so they will think of "pawning" their wives.
To put it bluntly, it means temporarily "renting" your wife to someone else, and both parties agree on a term.
For example, for three to five years, the tenant would pay a sum of money, and the woman would have to live there and serve the landlord. If she could give birth to a child, the child would belong to the tenant.
When the deadline is up, the woman has to return to her original home.
For those families who are extremely poor, this is a way to earn money to survive.
For families who cannot find a wife, it is equivalent to spending money to borrow a wife temporarily.
Bai Wanwan looked at them and said, "Don't worry, just wait here. I'll send someone to investigate. But if anyone lies, they'll go to jail!"
The yamen was already surrounded by a crowd of people, and the noise was deafening.
"How shameless this couple is! They actually committed the shameful act of adultery! Adultery is punishable by death in a pig cage. They're definitely not going to have a good ending this time!"
Someone immediately answered, his tone full of contempt:
"That's right, it's definitely going to end!
That woman is unfaithful to her husband. According to the rules, the only way to clear her name is death!"
The woman collapsed on the ground, her body, which had been trembling slightly, completely stiffened, and her eyes stared blankly at the plaque above the courtroom.
He slowly moved towards Bai Wanwan, his eyes devoid of any light, only dead silence.
There is not even someone who can speak for me. How long can this little adult, who is so young, protect me?
In the end, won't you be drowned in spit?
As soon as the thought came to her mind, she suddenly got up from the ground and rushed towards the pillar next to her!
"No!" Almost at the same time, Li Hu, who was standing beside her, was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He grabbed her collar and pulled her back.