After farming, I opened a family tree

Chapter 81 Expulsion from the Family

Ever since Shen Tang came into this world, he has always just wanted to live a good life.

But there are always people who are restless and destroy the peace she has worked so hard to build.

People don't offend me, I don't offend people.

If it weren't for the consideration of Shen Dashan and his wife, Shen Tang would have been patient.

But this time, it can be said that he is seeking his own death.

Shen Tang watched Shen Wen kneeling on the ground and admitting his mistake in pain, but she did not ignore the hint of unwillingness in his eyes.

"My lord, this was all my son's idea! My lord, I don't want to do hard labor."

Hard labor is different from ordinary corvee labor. Ordinary corvee labor is general chores and labor, which are collected by the government from adult men in ordinary peasant families. However, hard labor involves work beyond general chores.

In Da Qi, miscellaneous labor generally involves repairing city walls, paving roads, etc., which usually only takes a few months. If you don't want to do miscellaneous labor, you can also use food in exchange. One person needs 100 kilograms of food to exchange.

So most people chose to perform labor service.

However, hard labor is life-threatening. For example, flood prevention on the embankment is something that hard labor requires. The government provides food for corvee labor, but hard labor requires people to solve the problem on their own.

Most of those who were sentenced to hard labor were criminals, and there was no shortage of cases of people bullying each other.

I heard that anyone who was sent to do hard labor would basically never come back. Even if they came back alive, they would only be barely surviving.

The ink punishment is to tattoo on the face. Shen Er's family committed theft and murder, so they had to tattoo the words "steal" and "harm" on their faces to show the world their crimes.

In the Great Qi Dynasty, people would usually avoid people with tattoos on their faces. The Great Qi Dynasty also stipulated that those with serious facial damage were not allowed to take the imperial examinations or become officials.

Therefore, when Shen Wen heard about the hard labor and tattooing, he realized that his life was ruined.

Although women do not have to tattoo their faces, they still tattoo their arms.

Wang couldn't bear it when she heard about the hard labor, and she fainted when she heard about the tattooing punishment.

But what County Magistrate Lin hated most was people who disregarded family affection and killed their brothers.

And Shen Tang was the one who was just about to add something to his literary and artistic achievements. Who knew that Shen Tang would bring even better luck in the future? Therefore, Shen Er and his family must be severely punished.

It can also be regarded as an explanation to the victim and Shen Tang, and it can also establish authority.

The moment the order fell to the ground, Shen Wen's face turned pale.

It’s over, this life is over, and the second wife is also over!

Shen Tang walked out of the court and took a deep breath.

The cancer around me has finally been cleared up, and I don’t have to do it myself. It’s great.

When Shen Tang came out, he met the village head and several clan elders. They all looked unhappy. They exchanged glances with Shen Tang and then left in a hurry.

Shen Tang followed Madam Xiang back to the shop, which was packed with people.

"Boss Shen, Shopkeeper Xiang, give me two bars of soap!"

"Give me two too."

"As the saying goes, cheap things don't have good quality, and good things don't come cheap!"

"That's right, it's a good thing I didn't buy it then, otherwise I might have been harmed by now!"

......

"Everyone, Tangji's soap is only sold in Tangji's shop and will not be sold through other means. If you hear of anyone using Tangji's name to cheat people, please report it here. Tangji will thank you generously!"

"I know that part of the soap formula was stolen by thieves, but I, Tangji, have been able to achieve what I have today because I still have some secret methods. Therefore, you can buy it with confidence."

"The innocent are innocent. Tangji relies on you all. It's thanks to you all that you followed us to the Zhang family to find the truth. Today! Anyone who buys soap at Tangji will get a 20% discount on anything else they buy!"

20% off! Two taels of silver can save you 400 coins!

Charge! You must charge!

For a moment, Madam Xiang was so busy that she couldn't even keep her feet on the ground, while Shen Tang just said hello and got up to go back to the village.

You've been out for so long, my parents must be worried.

In Shenjia Village, Shen Tang just arrived at the entrance of the village and heard people talking.

It turned out that the villagers knew about it when the bailiffs took Shen Er away.

The head of the village and the elders returned to the village with grim faces, saying that they would open the ancestral hall in three days.

Opening the ancestral hall must be related to Shen Er's family, but now the second branch of the Shen family is already a grasshopper after autumn.

The compensation must have cost Shen Er's family a lot of money.

When Shen Tang returned home, he saw Liu and others standing at the door.

"Mom and Dad, I'm back."

"I heard something happened in the shop, and the bailiffs came and took your uncle away. What a big deal."

Shen Tang helped Liu sit down and saw Shen Qingqing and the Qin siblings sitting in the yard waiting for her.

Then he told everyone what happened in Qingshan Town today.

Liu and the others couldn't help sighing, and Shen Dashan frowned, and finally said:

"The second family has taken the wrong path after all."

"How could my second brother's family do such a thing, and Awen..."

Shen Qingqing also seemed to find it incredible. How could this child, who looked so humble and polite, become like this now?

“Knowing people, knowing faces, but not knowing hearts.”

Qin Wanwan hugged Shen Qingqing's arm and spoke.

"They are in this situation now, it's all their own fault. Fortunately no one was killed, but it's a pity that Miss Zhang's appearance was ruined."

Liu spoke with regret.

"Okay, let's not talk about them anymore. We've been tired all day. Mom will go cook. You take a good rest."

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The next morning, at the Shen Family Ancestral Hall.

When Shen Tang arrived, most of the people in Shenjia Village had already arrived.

Shen Dahe and his family knelt in front of the ancestral hall.

In just a cup of tea, all the villagers arrived.

Shen Lizheng walked to the center of the ancestral hall with a gloomy expression.

"The clan doesn't open the ancestral hall unless it's a seasonal sacrifice. We're opening it today to make an important announcement."

Having said that, Shen Lizheng paused and turned his gaze to the kneeling Shen Dahe and his family.

"I think everyone already knows about the yamen runners' visit to the village yesterday. Shen Dahe and his family, along with Wang's brothers from her mother's side, broke into the Tangji workshop and stole the soap formula. They also colluded with the villagers of Wangjia Village to produce low-quality soap and sell it, causing harm to others. They were punished by the county magistrate."

"My Shen family has been established for a hundred years. We do not seek high positions in government, wealth and splendor, but only seek virtue and integrity. Shen Dahe,

The Shen Wen family has slandered their own clan, committed theft and framed others. After discussion within the clan, they are expelled from the Shen family!"

"Today, I will gather all the relatives in the village and remove the Shen Dahe family from our Shen family tree. Shen Dahe's lineage will no longer be on the Shen family tree, and will no longer be allowed to claim to be from the Shenjia Village of Qingshan Town. No matter what happens to them in the future, the Shenjia Village of Qingshan Town will not be involved in any of it."

"Elder, please give me the family tree!"

Shen Li spoke in a serious tone with a deep voice.

Everyone in the ancestral hall was shocked, including Shen Tang. He thought he was just being punished according to the clan law, but he didn't expect that he would be expelled from the clan.