Unlimited Resources: Raising a Minister with a Space Supermarket-Chapter 466 - 423: Countersuit (Part 2)

On the Sun Family’s side, once they made the decision, Min Fengyi immediately had Jiang Han and the others go to Taohua Village again, making sure to bring back the Jiang Family people as soon as possible.

Jiang Dingcai had already reached the county government’s entrance this morning, just as he was about to enter, he saw the newly posted new laws. Although he was illiterate, many scholars had gathered around when the new laws were posted, and some of them, eager to show off their literary prowess, read the laws repeatedly to the illiterate farmers.

Hanging? Sixty-seven strokes? So Yu Xiaolian was telling the truth all along; the laws really have changed. Jiang Dingcai’s forehead broke out in cold sweat.

Jiang Haifu’s leg was stomped and fractured by Sun Erlin; he was currently at the clinic getting a splint. Jiang Dingcai, panting like an ox, ran to the clinic and immediately told his son about the new laws.

Jiang Haifu hadn’t expected the new laws to reach Luocheng so quickly. Instantly, the light left his eyes, losing the last shred of hope.

After a round of discussion, the three decided to return to Taohua Village and stop pursuing the case.

Proceeding with the case might not only fail to punish the Sun family, but it could also cost his son his life.

"So Haifu just got beaten for nothing?"

Before the three of them had even settled at home, Old Lady Jiang was already beating her chest in frustration, saying, "He said we bullied them, so we did. But we don’t have to admit it, right? What are you all scared of? In my opinion, you’re just too timid, you should continue the lawsuit."

Mrs. Lu said, "Mother, it’s not that we’re timid, the official isn’t a fool, he definitely won’t just listen to our side of the story. He will surely question Qi Lizheng, who is related to the Sun Family by marriage, how could he possibly speak in our favor?

As soon as the official asks, we’ll be found out?"

Not to mention Qi Lizheng, even if he asks anyone in the village, probably not a single person would speak in favor of our family.

"Then why did you rush to sue yesterday, what were you aiming for?" Old Man Jiang angrily smashed the teacup against the ground.

They were the ones who wanted to file the lawsuit, and now they are the ones who don’t want to proceed.

Jiang Haifu spoke up before his mother could, "Grandpa, I thought Yu Xiaolian was deceiving me about the new laws, even if they had changed, they wouldn’t be implemented this quickly.

The problem is that our Luocheng is too close to the Capital."

If the new laws hadn’t arrived, under the old laws, even if the Sun Family claimed he harassed Sun Manyue, he’d only receive thirty strokes, and just pay Sun Family some compensation.

But the Sun Family members who beat him into serious injury would be much worse off.

Under the old laws, breaking someone’s teeth, damaging their ears or nose, injuring their eyes, breaking their fingers or toes, hitting their head, burning their skin, counts as serious injury, "imprisonment for one year."

Knocking out two teeth, breaking more than two fingers, or pulling out someone’s hair, "imprisonment for a year and a half."

Breaking all ten fingers so that they cannot function, causing lifetime disability to someone, is severe injury, "exile for three thousand miles."

If a fight causes someone’s death, they are hanged.

Using a weapon to intentionally kill someone, they are executed by decapitation.

All the Sun Family members who beat him up face prison; Sun Erlin, who broke his leg, faces the severe punishment of exile for three thousand miles.

Compared to the thirty strokes he would have received, the Sun Family’s crimes were far more severe. As long as Lord County Magistrate judged according to the old laws, he could ensure that the Sun Family had no men left at home, and they all would end up in jail.

But hanging, if he died, would it matter how miserable the Sun Family was?

After Jiang Haifu analyzed the pros and cons for his illiterate grandparents, Old Jiang and Old Lady Jiang immediately stopped mentioning the lawsuit and focused on Jiang Haifu’s injured leg.

Losing front teeth only affects appearance, but a lame leg would render someone useless.

"So what? Isn’t Yu Changhe also a cripple, yet he still lives a glamorous life," Jiang Haifu tried to console himself.

"The doctor said, your leg can still be treated, so don’t scare your grandpa and grandma.

Besides, Yu Changhe is basking in his daughter’s glory, who can you count on?

Your uncle, your cousin, they surely won’t care for you!" Mrs. Lu couldn’t help but strike a blow to her son.

The implication being, you can’t become crippled, if you become crippled, that’s it, you’re no match for Yu Changhe.

Jiang Haifu clenched his fists, veins popping, suddenly gnashing his teeth and said, "When I recover, I won’t let the Sun Family have a good life."

"Right, though we can’t sue them openly, we can secretly handle them. From now on, the Sun Family shouldn’t think of bringing a grain home from the field, after some time, when their crops sprout, I’ll pluck them out at night," Jiang Dingcai said, accidentally pulling on the wound at the corner of his mouth, the pain making him grimace.