In the year of disaster, the tough peasant girl is not easy to mess with

Ye Lingzhi interrupted the magistrate's last words.

"Your Majesty the County Magistrate, the common people still have something to say."

The magistrate frowned, a little displeased, "What else do you have to say?"

"My lord, these three people are habitual criminals. My family is not the only one who has suffered. He has committed mischief in Beiqing Village. He has committed petty crimes and stolen money. He has also stolen people's money and molested women from good families. The evil deeds he has done are too numerous to list. Sir, please Make the decision for us.”

The magistrate of Anyang County is Lu Xuewen.

Magistrate Lu didn't remember what was going on with the Ye family in Beiqing Village until now.

"Are you the same family that was assigned to Beiqing Village when you fled the famine?"

Ye Lingzhi nodded very calmly, "To tell you my Lord, it's true that we, the common people, just want to live a stable life, but we don't want Xu Fu to care about my family's money. We have no choice but to send him here, but Many people in the village have been persecuted by them, and they were not able to catch them before. Now that I have taken action, they are all willing to come forward and testify."

Magistrate Lu asked, "What about your witness?"

"Waiting outside the government office."

Magistrate Lu waved his hand and said, "Bring it up."

Ye Lingzhi waved behind him, and two people immediately walked out of the crowd.

Xu Fu turned around and saw two other families in Beiqing Village.

He didn't remember whether he had broken into other people's homes, but now that he saw the two of them testifying, he was still very angry.

He glared at the two men with fierce eyes and said through gritted teeth, "You two are eating the inside out! How dare you help outsiders deal with your own people?"

Ye Lingzhi sneered, "What they are eating is not your family's food, so how can they be considered as eating inside and outside? It is nonsense to say that outsiders are just outsiders. You are neither family members nor relatives. We are all neighbors in the same village. , who is one of our own with whom? Who is with whom and is an outsider?”

As soon as the two people came in, they met Xu Fu's eyes and were frightened for a moment. The fear of being bullied by him for a long time also hit their hearts.

Just as he had a hint of retreat, he heard Ye Lingzhi's remarks.

Suddenly it became clear and clear!

The two men immediately stared at Xu Fu angrily, "The Ye family boy is right, you and we are not our own family! You thief! Scoundrel! Bah!"

"Sir, we are here to file a complaint. Xu Fu is a bastard who does all kinds of evil. Two months ago, he stole two chickens from our house and was discovered by my mother. He kicked her to the ground. My mother arrived. I can’t get out of bed now!”

"Yes, yes, yes, sir, we still have our family. There are only a few people in our family, and we all go to work during the busy farming season. This man sneaked into our home and stole our 320 taels of silver and [-] copper coins! That's a lot of money. All our savings! This beast didn’t even leave us a single copper!”

As the two of them spoke, they knelt on the ground with a plop.

"Sir, please make the decision for us. This man does all kinds of evil. Many people in the village have been robbed by his family, and we are just two of them. Many others have also suffered from his murderous hands."

"Please, sir, be aware and make decisions for us!"

After County Magistrate Lu heard this, he turned to look at Xu Fu and the others, "Can you see clearly, was it the three of them who did it?"

One of them knelt on the ground and straightened his back, saying, "Yes, yes, the three of them did it together. The thinner one is called Quan Guang. He was outside looking out, and Hu Si and Xu Fu went in to steal it. Some neighbors passing by saw it with their own eyes.”

"Our chicken was stolen by Xu Fu alone. I didn't see the other two people. My mother was also beaten by Xu Fu."

After hearing this, Magistrate Lu had some thoughts in his mind.

He slapped the gavel fiercely and said, "Do you three have any objections to what they said?"

Xu Fu felt a little guilty. After all, he had done so many bad things, how could he remember them clearly one by one?

He had stolen almost every house in the village that had chickens. How could he remember exactly whose house he had stolen?

Let’s talk about money.

Since he wasn't caught, why should he say he stole it?

I also said you lost it.

So even though he felt guilty, he still said with a stiff neck, "Sir, they have no evidence. They are slandering me."

When the other two heard this, they immediately agreed, "Yes, sir, they have no evidence. This is slander."

"Please, sir, make the decision for us. We have never done those things."

Ye Lingzhi just watched them finish with a sneer.

Magistrate Lu's gavel clattered, "Shut up! What are you doing? This is a court, do you think it's your own home?"

The three people were so frightened that they immediately shrank their necks and did not dare to speak anymore.

Magistrate Lu said, "Are there any witnesses for what you just said? What evidence is there?"

The person whose money was stolen said, "Xu Fu stole the money from our house. The neighbor next to me saw it with his own eyes."

"Yes, yes, I can prove that I saw him steal it with my own eyes."

The county magistrate asked him again, "Then you said that your chickens were stolen. What evidence do you have?"

The man was stunned and said, "My mother was beaten by him. Can't this be used as evidence? My mother saw it with her own eyes."

The county magistrate nodded, "This can only be regarded as a witness, not evidence."

Ye Lingzhi looked at Magistrate Lu, "My lord, if I caught someone and got the stolen goods, can it be used as evidence?"

Magistrate Lu stroked his beard, "That's natural. He broke into your house in the middle of the night to steal. Since he was caught, it's a sure thing."

Ye Lingzhi nodded, "Your Excellency, County Magistrate, this person has committed all kinds of evil in the village. That is to say, because there is no evidence, the village chief can do nothing to him. Now that the evidence has been seized, Sir, should I give an explanation to the villagers again?" ."

Magistrate Lu nodded subconsciously.

Who doesn't like being praised?

But he still frowned, "But the evidence is insufficient, so I can only sentence you on this matter."

Ye Lingzhi naturally knew it, so he leaned forward slightly and said, "I certainly know the rules of the court."

After speaking, he took out a piece of paper from his hand.

It was filled with the crimes of Xu Fu and the other three, as well as the signatures and drawings of many people in the village.

It’s almost catching up with Wanminshu.

Magistrate Lu became angry when he saw this. He slammed the table angrily and said, "Xu Fu! You are a thief by nature, a thief by nature, and refuse to change despite repeated admonitions. You are an unforgivable crime. I will sentence you to three years in prison. Hu Si and Quan Guang are both." As an accessory, I sentence you to two years in prison."

When they heard the verdict, the three of them were stunned.

Isn't it just stealing something?Why is it so serious?

Besides, these people have no evidence!How could the county magistrate pronounce the sentence like this?

They are not convinced.

They are not satisfied!