Rebirth of the leisurely life in ancient times

Chapter 71 The Officials Are Here

At this time, the sound of horse hooves was heard not far away. Looking closely, it was Leping who came with the officials.

Le Ping got off the carriage and came to Xia Zixuan with three officials. "Miss, I've asked the officials to come."

Xia Zixuan and the others stood up and bowed, "Greetings to the officers."

One of the older officers asked, "Little girl, is this the officer you reported to me?"

Xia Zixuan said in a cold voice: "It is this woman."

The leading officer said, "Take us to the scene."

Xia Cheng led the way and said, "Brother officer, it's just in front, please follow me."

The group soon arrived at the shed destroyed by Zheng and Ma, "This is it."

The officer looked at the strange shed and touched it with his hand. "What is this?"

Xia Zixuan said, "This is the plastic film that my master found for me from somewhere else. He said that it can be used to grow vegetables in winter."

The leading official was surprised and said, "It's so magical that vegetables can be grown in winter."

"Yes, I didn't expect that after just a few days, the whole shed would be destroyed by others. Please take charge, sir."

The officer thought about it and thought that when he came just now, he seemed to see that the people had been caught by them. He turned his head and saw two people tied up. "Are you the ones who destroyed Miss Xia's greenhouse?"

Zheng was afraid at this moment, she knelt on the ground and cried tremblingly, "Yes, sir, I know I was wrong. I was just blinded by greed and envied her because she was living a better life than me. Sir, I really know I was wrong. Please forgive me."

When Ma saw that Xia Zixuan had really reported it to the authorities, she knelt on the ground, trembling with fear, and cried out, "My lord, it's unfair! This was all Zheng's idea. I was wrongly accused."

The leading officer said coldly, "You said you were wrongly accused, then why were you arrested together with others?"

Ma knelt on the ground and bowed her head and said, "Your Excellency, it was Zheng who dragged me here."

Zheng was furious. When Ma was bullied by Er Laizi, she tried to excuse her and not blame her, saying that she was the one who walked too slowly. She didn't expect that Ma was actually trying to put the blame on her.

"Ma, you..., sir, don't listen to her nonsense. I was the one who came up with the idea, but she didn't refuse. She was also responsible for the destruction of the greenhouse. Those two holes were made by her." Zheng said, pointing to the holes in the greenhouse.

The officer looked at the two men accusing each other and said, "Humph, you two can't get away. Don't you know that the laws of our dynasty clearly state that if you damage other people's property, the punishment is 20 strokes of the cane, and the heavier punishment is beheading according to the law."

When the two heard this, they were so frightened that their bodies trembled even more violently. Zheng kowtowed and begged for mercy, "Sir, please spare my life. I know I was wrong. Please spare my life!"

Ma also kowtowed and cried, "I know I am wrong, sir, please don't kill me!"

The officer ignored the two of them and looked at Xia Zixuan and said, "Miss Xia, we haven't seen your greenhouse before. We don't know if it's possible to grow vegetables in winter. Let's do this!"

"Ms. Zheng and Ma maliciously destroyed other people's property. Each of them shall be punished with thirty strokes of the cane. In addition, each of them shall compensate Miss Xia three taels of silver."

What else could Xia Zixuan do but bow and say, "Thank you, officer brother."

He signaled to the two officers following him to drag the two men down and beat them on the spot.

Now it seems that this official is also a fair person, otherwise the county magistrate would not be confident in leaving such a matter to him to handle first and then go back to report.

Xia Zixuan's guess was indeed correct. This official was brought here by the county magistrate himself. When the county magistrate was too busy to handle some small matters, he would give them to him to handle, and then go back to report.

Xia Zixuan watched Zheng and the others being dragged away, and said to Xia Cheng, "Uncle Cheng, ask the officer to have some tea and rest."

"Yes, young lady, please follow me, officer." Xia Cheng greeted the person.

After sending the official away, Xia Zixuan listened to the cries of Zheng and the other woman, and the corners of her mouth curled up for a moment.

Although I was not taken away by the officials and thrown into jail, my life outside was much more miserable than that in prison.

The village chief came over with a worried look on his face and said, "Xuan girl! The plastic is damaged. The autumn night is not like the summer night. The pepper seedlings have just emerged. What if they are frozen? Does your master have any more plastic?"

Seeing that the village chief was even more worried and anxious than she was, Xia Zixuan comforted him, "Don't worry, Grandpa Village Chief. I will go to the mountain to ask my master later."

"Okay, then go ask your master and the village chief to ask for compensation from those two idiots."

After saying that, he left in a hurry without waiting for Xia Zixuan to reply.

Xia Zixuan looked at the cute village chief and smiled, "Jinghe, take Zhiqiu and Zhishu back first! I'm going to the mountain for a while."

Jinghe said worriedly: "Girl, it's dangerous in the mountains, you have to be careful if you go there alone!"

"Okay, go back! I'll be back soon."

After separating from Jinghe and the others, Xia Zixuan took a backpack from the greenhouse, put it on her back and walked quickly up the mountain. She was going to the mountain to ask her "master" for plastic.

After arriving at the mountain, Xia Zixuan continued walking inside without stopping. She had been busy all this time and had forgotten to upgrade her supernatural powers.

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