Chapter 635 Beating drums to complain
Gui Ge'er saw that more and more people were coming, and it was a good time to tell stories.
He looked at Hu Ming with pity and said intermittently: "This child is pitiful. His parents were murdered. When our master, a scholar, found out, he took him to the government to seek justice. When has such an injustice happened in Huangyang County? This child has such misfortune today. It's really pitiful."
When the curious onlookers heard the word "injustice", they immediately perked up.
Curiously, he asked, "Brother, what injustice has happened to this little kid? Tell us quickly. Our Huangyang County has always been peaceful, so there has never been any injustice. My God, what a poor kid."
The crowd surrounded Gui Ge'er, hoping that he would explain clearly what injustice had happened.
The aunt who had just wiped her tears suddenly said, "Young man, Mr. Sun just said that this kid's father, mother, and grandmother are all dead. Could it be that his family was killed and only this kid is left?"
The aunt wanted to hug Hu Ming in her arms. What a poor kid! His whole family died at such a young age. How could such a tragic thing happen in this world?
Some of the onlookers said in disbelief: "Auntie, this is impossible. I have never heard of any family massacre in Huangyang County. There is nothing in the county that I don't know about. This is impossible."
The onlookers immediately agreed. If a family massacre had occurred, how could they not know about it?
The farts in Huangyang County are as big as tofu blocks. If you fart on the street, you can hear it at the end of the street.
Gui Ge'er looked at Hu Ming with pity again and said heartbrokenly, "This kid, ah, pitiful. Although he was not exterminated, it was almost the same. Oh, so pitiful. When our master, a scholar, heard about this tragic death, he went to help him beat the drum to appeal for justice so that the county magistrate could uphold justice."
I didn't hear what the others said afterwards, I only heard Gui Ge'er say that it was almost the same as the massacre of the entire family.
Everyone's eyes widened.
Some timid women took a few steps back in fear, and some even screamed.
He asked nervously, "Brother, what did you say? Did a family massacre really happen in Huangyang County? When did this happen? Brother, don't scare us."
Who isn't afraid of a family massacre? Everyone is afraid that they will be the next target.
Seeing that the atmosphere was almost calm, Sun Shan clasped his hands and said to the villagers, "Everyone, I will take him to the government office now. His family died tragically. County Magistrate Tang will seek justice for him and severely punish the real culprit."
Sun Shan held Hu Ming by the hand.
Hu Ming grabbed Sun Shan's hand tightly with his backhand.
Sun Shan felt Hu Ming's fear and nervousness.
It is amazing that a child of three or four years old can still stand here in front of so many people.
Sun Shan pulled Hu Ming towards the government office, and the onlookers behind them followed.
Sun's residence was not far from the government office, and Sun Shan walked slowly, just to let the people in the city know.
He was making a show to prevent County Magistrate Tang from acting recklessly.
The crowd who followed spread the news from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred, until people from the entire county followed suit.
Sun Shan also saw Cold Dew and Grain Rain, and even Hong Xiucai and others were there.
They looked at Sun Shan in surprise, not knowing what he was going to do.
Sun Shan held Hu Ming's little hand calmly, held his head high and walked forward step by step.
The road to the government office was very close, but it took a long time to walk there. It was so long that by the time Sun Shan arrived at the gate of the government office, he was already sweating all over.
Sun Shan squatted down and looked at Hu Ming with a determined gaze: "Hu Ming, are you afraid?"
Hu Ming met Sun Shan's gaze and shook his head: "I'm not afraid."
Sun Shan smiled knowingly, walked to where the drum was, and hit it hard.
The sound of "Boom boom boom" resounded throughout Huangyang County.
The sound of drums resounded through the sky, symbolizing the call for justice and a strong demand for fairness.
In a feudal society with strict hierarchy, beating drums became a way to break the silence and break through class barriers. People used drums to express the injustice they suffered to the government and hoped to be treated fairly.
What Sun Shan wanted was that the drum sound could attract the attention of the government, intimidate the government, and prevent officials from abusing their power and bending the law.
The protest attracted a large number of onlookers and created public pressure, forcing Tang Junyi to handle the case fairly.
There had been no drum sounds in Huangyang County for more than 20 years.
The sound of "dong dong dong~~" attracted men, women, old and young in the city. They surrounded the yamen in three circles inside and three circles outside, and the people were whispering and talking to each other.
Especially Hu Ming's attire of mourning and Sun Shan's status as a juren made them even more attractive to the common people. People from all over Huangyang County told each other about the event and flocked to the government office.
The bailiff on duty at the yamen gate had already seen Sun Shan and Hu Ming, and also saw a group of people rushing towards the yamen.
I was totally at a loss for a moment.
They had been working as yamen runners for so long, but this was the first time they had seen such a situation. They immediately felt that something was wrong, so they arranged for people to rush to the yamen to find County Magistrate Tang.
The yamen runner wanted to walk over and ask Sun Shan what happened and what injustice had caused him to beat the drum?
They were so nervous with so many onlookers; they had never encountered such a thing before.
Sun Shan's drum beats were incessant, and the crowds of onlookers also gathered in an endless stream. Little Huming stood in the middle of the crowd in fear, not daring to speak or move.
Uncle Shan just said that he needs to stand up well so that his father, mother and grandmother will not die unjustly.
Hu Ming still didn't understand what an unjust death meant, but he knew Shanbo treated him very well and that this was all for his own good.
Grandpa said that he is young now, so if he doesn’t understand something, he should just keep it in his heart. He will understand it naturally when he grows up.
Hu Ming wants to grow up quickly and understand things quickly.
I also want my father, mother and grandma to come home soon.
They are not dead.
The drums sounded for a while, and then someone from the government office came out and asked, "Who's beating the drums? What's your grievance?"
The man who came was the yamen runner who had once brought the good news to Sun Shan. Seeing that Sun Shan was asking questions even though he knew the answer, he asked the question anyway.
Who in Huangyang County doesn’t know Sun Shan? Even if you don’t know him, someone will force you to know him.
The first scholar in Huangyang County, they are very familiar with each other.
Sun Shan saluted, then pointed at Hu Ming and said, "The young man from the Yang family beat the drum to appeal for justice. Since I am young, I was hired to beat the drum for him."
Sun Shan said to Hu Ming, "Hu Ming, hand your petition to this gentleman. He will present it to Magistrate Tang for you and seek justice for you."
The yamen runner's mouth twitched. What kind of offer? How can a little kid like you, a scholar, be the drummer?
It's obvious that you want to seek justice for him.
Hu Ming knelt down obediently, handed the petition to the yamen runner, and said softly: "Sir, my father, mother and grandmother died unjustly. I beg you to help me."
The bailiff took the complaint, turned around and walked back to the yamen.
Hu Ming was still kneeling on the ground, not daring to get up.
Uncle Shan said that you have to kneel down in the yamen and not stand up without his order.
He was seeking justice for his father, mother and grandmother, so he had to kneel down before the officials could make the decision for him.
The onlookers saw the thin, weak and pale little Hu Ming kneeling with his small body curled up into a ball, looking very pitiful.
The soft-hearted woman wiped away her tears quietly again.
Many people said: "Poor thing, his father, mother and grandmother really died unjustly. Oh, he has to suffer like this at such a young age. God is so cruel."