"I will expel them from the clan genealogy book! No one is allowed to plead for mercy!" he announced in a deep voice as he scanned the families sternly.
"You lot better do Jiuyue's chores well. Follow what the Junior Officer says, and do whatever Jiuyue tells you to. If you don't help Jiuyue chop the firewood, I'll chase all of you out to the straw shed outside the village!
"If you perform well, I may consider allowing you to return to the clan genealogy book in the future. Otherwise… Hmph!"
His threats were made clear—if they wanted to continue living in the village, they had to stop causing trouble.
They gasped. They were already planning to do slipshod work.
However, they did not dare to do so after the Chief said that. Nobody wanted to be chased out to live in the straw shed outside the village because people who had contracted the disease lived there.