Er Gou got up from the ground, too scared to speak, and followed behind Da Gou, sobbing. The rest of the children lost interest and dispersed.
Alone, Ma Youcai could not bear to lose face and after a moment's thought, he surprisingly sprinted towards the marketplace.
Thus, just as the Lin Family's ox had been skinned and was being cleaned up, not yet cut into pieces, a bunch of government officials arrived.
"How audacious, you dare to slaughter a cow by yourselves? Who is the owner? Come with us to the government office." The head official said menacingly.
"I am sorry, sir, our lady is not here." Kong Yier replied with a bow.
"Sir, slaughtering the cow was permitted by the government office." Xu Jin added, while Qian Xuan also stepped forward.