I played as an assistant in ancient times

"I'll do it, I'll do it." Shen Cungeng said he was good at playing with water on summer nights. "Xiaoye, why didn't you keep this yellow pulp when we made safflower cakes last year?"

“I didn’t think of it at the time, I was just busy using the method in the book to crush the safflower, soak it, wash it, and dry it in the shade.

But my fourth uncle said he had seen it in a bookstore, and the steps for making the pigment are very similar to those for making safflower cakes. I was just curious and decided to give it a try. If it works, we can find a bookstore to consign it for sale.

I am not sure whether it will be successful or not. Grandma, aunt, I am sorry to disturb your rest.

Next, I can just filter it myself, it’s quick.” Shen Xiaoye had already discussed this with her uncle, and all the techniques were accidentally seen in books. Last year, she really didn’t think of extracting dyes and pigments at the same time.

Fortunately, she, her uncle and her cousin all learned to read and write with their father who had passed the imperial examination. The three of them had different learning progress and read different books, so they could get away with it by pretending that they saw some of them in the burned-down bookstore in Qiu County.

"It's hot, so it's okay to sleep a little later. But next time, we should make arrangements in advance so that we can be more prepared in terms of materials and time." Mrs. Lin saw through her daughter-in-law's thoughts and said with a smile, "If you want to get out the sand and debris inside, wouldn't it be better to leave it overnight?

Besides, when your great grandmother comes to rest later, it won’t disturb her, what do you think?”

"That's right, grandma is really smart." Shen Xiaoye thought about it and nodded in agreement.

Huang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly urged her son, "Hurry up and bring your great grandmother over so that we can arrange for the Taoist priest to live in her home.

I guess Qian Jin and those guys are getting impatient."

All the women in Qian Wu's family are here tonight. He and Shen Shanxin's family live in the same alley, only a few houses apart. Living close by makes it convenient for the Taoist priest to provide emergency treatment at night.

While Jiuli Village was preparing to arrange for the guests to go to bed and get up early, none of Shen Changsui and his companions who were already in the county town could fall asleep, so they all stayed in a large bunk bed in Lingxu Temple.

The reason was very simple. They took Hang to the gate of the county government office in the afternoon. She fainted on the spot out of fright. Qian Da was so frightened that he pinched her Ren Zhong acupoint and called for a doctor.

Qian Erze was crying and howling "Mom, Mom" ​​in the midst of chaos.

After Captain Lu had collected evidence, as Magistrate Tan was about to enter the courtroom, there was a thumping sound from the water and fire sticks, and Hang fainted again.

As a result, only the testimonies of Shen Changsui, the village head and others were presented in court. Apart from proving that Xia was injured, none of them saw how Hang hurt anyone.

However, Xiao Taozi's words were not effective for a child of a few years old. In addition, because Hang had not woken up yet, he was diagnosed with palpitations and loss of consciousness, which were signs of a stroke, so the trial had to be postponed.

Qian Er grabbed Qian Wu on the spot and insisted that he deliberately wanted to kill his mother on the way here, and that everyone was an accomplice and he would also file a complaint.

Everyone was so angry that if Qian Da hadn't kept apologizing to everyone and it happened in the hall, everyone would have wanted to beat Qian Er.

Qian Er became even more angry at the sight of everyone giving in. He kept shouting out his innocence, saying that his mother had never touched his aunt's wife. He was then beaten with a stick by County Magistrate Tan for roaring in court before he finally stopped.

"Sui'er, do you think you can convict Hang directly after she wakes up?" If you can't sleep, just don't sleep. After Qian Wu, who was next to Shen Changsui, asked this question, more than a dozen people sat up immediately and looked at Shen Changsui in the starlight outside the window.

He also sat up and leaned against the wall and said, "We need another testimony from Aunt Xia."

It mainly depends on whether the injured can survive in the end. "Brother Qian Wu, the criminal law of the Great Zhou Dynasty can sentence those who accidentally injure others according to the severity of the injured person's injuries.

If the injured person forgives him, he will be allowed to redeem his sin with silver.

But if you hurt Hang again, you will be beaten with a stick at least sixty times."

Shen Changsui noticed the caution of County Magistrate Tan during the trial. When everyone could prove that Hang, although his brother's wife, often insulted his sister-in-law Xia, the county magistrate carefully asked the head of the village whether there was any punishment.

Anyone who was accused of cursing someone was punished with ten strokes of the cane in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Cursing brothers and sisters was punished with caning. A wife who cursed her husband's brother's wife was punished with the same crime.

On the premise that the village head has punished the person, the county magistrate will not impose additional punishment.

"Fifth Brother Qian?" Shen Changsui noticed that the other party was keeping his head down and silent, so he called out.

Qian Wu raised his head and said, "If my mother survives this disaster safely, I won't insist on asking Hang's life for hers.

But I was not satisfied with just paying money to atone my sin without any punishment.

Besides, my mother is soft-hearted and will definitely forgive someone if they ask for help.

Sui Ge'er, do you know what the sentence will be?"

Shen Shanxin also asked: "Sui Ge'er, will he be exiled?"

"I heard that descendants can suffer on behalf of their parents. Will Qian be the one to suffer again?" someone from the Qian clan said.

Someone next to him said, "It's 100% certain, but to be honest, Qian Er was pretty good today. Not only did he pay the bail money to avoid being imprisoned, but he also paid more money to save his mother."

Others said: "Those are his parents. If he dares not to save them, his uncle, the head of the village, will be the first to not forgive him.

You also saw that tonight, Mrs. Hang was sent to the clinic for treatment, and the village chief uncle was watching her closely. "

While everyone was discussing the matter, Shen Changsui was thinking about the criminal law provisions: Anyone who had no intention of harming anyone but accidentally killed or injured someone shall be charged with the crime of assault and killing, and according to the law, redemption shall be collected and paid to the family of the victim to cover the cost of funeral and medical expenses.

There are also: Those who negligently kill or injure others shall be punished according to the circumstances.

Mistakes are those that are beyond the reach of the eyes and ears, and beyond the scope of thought; when lifting heavy objects together, one cannot control oneself; when climbing high and walking on dangerous places, one falls; and when striking animals, resulting in killing or injuring them.

Qian Wudeng was anxious and urged, "Sui'er, just tell me what you want to say. I won't get angry again." He already had a mother and children to support, and now he was going to have another child.

"Well... accidental injury caused by unintentional killing is usually punished by flogging or caning, plus imprisonment or exile for three years. If your family forgives you and they pay for the medical expenses, the Hang family can probably use the money to atone for their sins." After Shen Changsui finished speaking, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then asked:

"Really exiled?"

"At least a few dozen taels are needed to atone for the sin, right?"

"Qian Da and Qian Er don't have dozens of taels of silver."

"We can only sell land and ancestral property to make ends meet."

Amid the buzz, everyone seemed to feel some sympathy, but fortunately no one came forward to persuade Qian Wu not to sue.

Are you kidding? Aunt Xia hasn't woken up yet. If anything happens, it would be revenge for the murder of my mother.

Qian Wu lowered his head and said nothing. He wanted his mother to be alive and to be taught a lesson by Hang, or at least to be imprisoned for some time. How was paying money to be exempted from punishment a lesson?

Shen Changsui patted his shoulder and said, "This is just a provision of the criminal law. The specific sentence for different cases depends on the county magistrate. After all, knife wounds are different from other cases. There are also cases where the sentence of hanging can be reduced." There is also a provision that if a brother's sister beats his brother's wife, the sentence will be increased by one level.

He couldn't tell what the verdict would be for the moment, mainly because in the Zhou Dynasty where rule by man was more important than rule by law, descendants who insulted their ancestors could be beaten to death.

This time, I can get close to the county court’s trial, which is a good opportunity to observe.

"It's getting late, go to sleep, you will probably have the results tomorrow." Shen Shanxin advised.

Everyone stopped discussing and hoped that tomorrow would arrive earlier. They couldn't keep wasting time in the city. Qian Wu was even more so as he was worried about his mother.

……

The next morning, Shen Xiaoye just woke up and saw her cousin coming back. "Cousin, did Grandma Xia wake up last night?"