After the vicious adoptive mother gave up, the scumbag children regretted it

"Shen!"

Jiang Chen gritted his teeth in anger, with a threatening look on his face. Did she really want to fight to the death?

"I'm here, why are you shouting so loudly? Your eyes are not big, but you are staring at me so hard. Sir, look at him threatening me. I don't dare to live with him anymore. He will poison my food."

Shen Nanzhi patted his chest to show his fear, but the poisoning had already been done, so it wasn't wronged.

"Stop arguing, come with us to the government office. But lady, if a woman sues her husband for a divorce, she must be beaten with fifty sticks first to serve as a warning to others. You must be prepared."

"What kind of broken rule is this? Why don't you spank men?"

"Be careful with your words. This is the law of the court and everyone must obey it."

"Laws are nothing but human nature, and it is clearly bullying women."

Shen Nanzhi didn't dare to say anything too extreme. This was ancient times, and there was no such thing as freedom of speech. How could she seek justice if she was charged with the crime of discussing state affairs and being disrespectful?

"Okay, fifty lashes is fifty lashes. I will divorce him even if I sacrifice half my life. But Jiang Chen, you won't have an easy life even if I sacrifice half my life. Let's wait and see. This feud has been formed, and we will fight to the death."

Shen Nanzhi's eyes were cold, and he wanted to lift his double chin to look more imposing, but his clothes were too thick, and he couldn't even show his neck, so he had to give up.

Jiang Chen also hated Shen Nanzhi: "As you wish."

They are just a bunch of unruly people. Once he passes the imperial examination, he will be the first to deal with them.

The group went to the county government office, and the people followed to watch the fun. This kind of case could be heard by the public, and they had to finish watching the whole thing so that they could tell their relatives and friends.

County Magistrate Cao and Master Mao went to court together. When they saw Shen Nanzhi, they were both surprised: "Ms. Shen, why is it you?"

"County Magistrate, you have to help me. My husband favors his concubine over my wife and has seized my dowry. I can't live like this any longer."

Jiang Chen said, "County Magistrate, if a woman sues her husband's family, she will be punished with fifty lashes first. You cannot be partial. I know that you have great respect for Shen and have rewarded her before, so I am reminding you on purpose."

Magistrate Cao hates him very much. Does he need a scholar like you to remind him when he is solving a case?

The scholar did not kneel when he met the official, and was even given a seat. Lord Cao also respected the scholar. This was the first time he disliked a scholar so much.

"Of course. I haven't even made a judgment on the case yet. How can you be so sure that I will be partial to you?

You have made it clear. It is only because your wife is ugly that I do not like her. If she were prettier, you are so vague that I would think I am coveting your wife. I cannot bear such a reputation. "

Shen Nanzhi: "..."

There are so many advantages to her being ugly, no one looks down on her, but when you say that, could you at least consider her self-esteem?

County Magistrate Cao would not take care of her and continued, "This county rewards Shen because she has made great contributions in solving cases. She was the one who reported the human meat bun case and saved this county. Why not reward her for such a great contribution?"

Not to mention the suppression of mountain bandits, the county government received so much food and money. Although the amount of money was a little small, it was earned for free, so County Magistrate Cao did not think it was too little.

The people suddenly realized and became even more disgusted with Jiang Chen. What he said just now had been misunderstood by many people.

"I know about the human meat dumpling case that the county magistrate mentioned. I almost ate it. It was so scary."

Some people among the people who knew about this melon shared it with everyone, and there was another buzz and excitement.

"quiet!"

Magistrate Cao slammed the gavel and said, "Come here, punish her with fifty strokes of the cane. Considering her meritorious service in solving the case, the execution will not be carried out in public. Use a screen to cover the scene."

"Thank you, Lord Magistrate."

The woman was beaten with a stick in public with her buttocks exposed. Even if she was wearing underwear, it would be damaging to her reputation with so many people watching.

Uncle Niu breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time he felt distressed. He knelt down and said, "I am willing to take the punishment on behalf of my niece. Please grant me your permission, sir."

Aunt Niu said, "Let me do it. You still have to make money to support the family. I have nothing to do. I will take your place."

Jiang Chen: "There is no precedent for this. It is not you who are going to divorce me. Shen Shi must accept it herself."

Shen Nanzhi comforted the two of them, "It's okay, I have thick skin and flesh, I can hold on, and I'll need you two to take care of me from now on."

Master Mao said, "Ms. Shen, the court has a law that allows for silver to replace fines, which means you can pay money to avoid caning."

"Is this still possible? How much does it cost?"

"Fifty taels of silver."

"so much?"

Shen Nanzhi had no shortage of this little money. He had found tens of thousands of taels of silver while suppressing the bandits, but he was reluctant to give it out.

Even when she was punished, she could cheat secretly by padding her back with a cowhide quilt so that the beatings could not be too severe. She could also bribe the officials who were carrying out the executions. Even though there was much noise but little action, she could get away with it anyway.

Master Mao: "I am just reminding you kindly, please make your own choice."

Uncle Niu immediately said, "Use silver instead. I'll pay for it. Nan Zhi, you can't be beaten."

He has lost his reputation and it would be difficult for him to atone for it even if he dies.

Seeing how worried he was, Shen Nanzhi had no choice but to say, "Okay, then I'll use silver instead, but I'll have to ask him for it. He owes me a hundred taels of silver for his dowry."

County Magistrate Cao: "Write this down first, you are Mr. Jiang, right? What else do you have to say? I have sent someone to inquire about it. You did take a concubine, and you had an affair with her long ago. You are unworthy of being a scholar.

Shen's dowry was also used to renovate your house, and you actually drove her out of the house and made her live alone in a thatched cottage. Mr. Jiang, please stop bringing shame to scholars."

Seeing that County Magistrate Cao was helping Shen Nanzhi, Jiang Chen knew that he would not be able to get a good result, so he just wanted to make a quick decision, "I agree, please judge the divorce."

"slow!"

Uncle Niu took out a letter and said, "This is a letter of guarantee written by Jiang Xiucai. When Nan Zhi's father saved his life, he married Nan Zhi as a reward.

Nan Zhi's father died of injuries while saving him, and was worried that he would bully his daughter, so he asked him to write a letter of guarantee that if he divorced his wife one day, he would pay 500 taels of silver as compensation. "

Jiang Chen closed his eyes and finally came to this step.

Butcher Shen is not stupid. He is afraid that the Jiang family will bully Nan Zhi. He is also dead and cannot support Nan Zhi. He can only ask him to write a letter of guarantee and an IOU so that if anything happens to Nan Zhi in the future, he will have a guarantee.

Magistrate Cao had not expected this to happen. After reading the letter of guarantee, he asked Jiang Chen, "Do you agree to this letter of guarantee? Did anyone force you to write it?"

"I admit it, there was no coercion."

"Well, that means you owe Shen 600 taels of silver, you gave 50 taels to the government, and there are still 550 taels left. When will you pay her back?"

“Students have no money.”

Shen Nanzhi said: "You are shameless."

Magistrate Cao almost couldn't help laughing. This is really the case. Can everything be alright if you just say you have no money?

So many deadbeats have no money, so let’s all be deadbeats.