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As soon as Zhen Qingming's words fell, there was a "plop" sound from a distance, and everyone ran forward quickly. Because Wang Xiaohu was running too fast, his left foot tripped and his right foot fell hard into the mud puddle.

The five yamen servants who ran in the front jumped into the water at the same time, and the people who were standing and pointing by the river suddenly turned around, and saw a young man surrounded by a dozen yamen servants walking towards them.

Seeing this situation, the old man at the head knelt down on the wet mud floor without thinking, "Caomin pays homage to Mr. Zhen."

Zhen Qingming was the youngest among the officials in Taoyuan County's government office, and the villagers obviously thought of this too, and they knelt on the ground in an instant, and all the villagers were about to talk, when suddenly a man jumped out from among them and screamed, "Help, my lord! "

Zhen Qingming was taken aback, Donglai Dongbao stood in front of him and scolded, "Bold and unreasonable! Don't be rude!"

"Let me go." Zhen Qingming pushed them aside and came out from behind, seeing the man kneeling in front of him with a bruised nose and swollen face, "You are the son-in-law of the Wang family?" It was not a question but an affirmation.

"Yes, my lord, I am."

"Hey, I know you." Zhen Qingming took another look at him carefully, "Are you a scholar?"

"Student Anyoushi pays respects to the adults."

With a sound of "Puchi", Dong Bao quickly covered his mouth, and said in a buzzing voice, "Don't look at me, don't look at me, what's wrong with my name, if you tell me something's wrong, then there's something wrong."

"What nonsense?" Zhen Qingming slapped him on the head and saw the yamen servants in the water dragging out a cage together, "Who will tell me what's going on? Put a big living person into a cage , yo, there are still stones in it? You call it premeditated murder! Do you know that!" Zhen Qingming's face changed, and it became scary.

The village chief said anxiously, "This woman is not a woman, she should be immersed in a pig cage."

"Wang Guangzong is doing harm everywhere. As the village head, you let it go, but you know the girl's affairs." Zhen Qingming looked at him coldly, and the village head Wang did not dare to breathe, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Cough...cough cough..." The woman on the ground spit out a lot of sewage again and again before she became conscious again, "My lord, it's nothing, he, cough, he's talking nonsense."

"No nonsense, I will judge by myself!" Ever since Zhen Qingming heard Wang Xiaohu's words, he began to think about his stepmother, going through all kinds of conspiracy theories in his mind. Want to say, deserve it! "

After five consecutive days of rain, it just cleared up today. Zhen Qingming really wanted to ask the other party, why did you come to Wang's house when it was raining?Even if you are engaged to a girl from the Wang family, you can't go to the girl's room in the middle of the night and be caught by the stepmother with ulterior motives.

Pass the handle to the enemy by himself, the enemy doesn't need to be as stupid as him and hopelessly stupid!

"Who will tell first?" Although Zhen Qingming despises scholars with free brains, compared to this couple, stepmothers are really hateful!

When Zhen Qingming saw them, they looked at each other, "Why are you all dumb for a while?"

My lord is very skillful, I have solved three cases in one month here, how dare the people who recovered their senses dare to open their mouths, Village Chief Wang can't wait to sew his mouth shut, and then find a mouse's head to get in.

Zhen Qingming, ignorant of the inside story, pointed at the mud boy Wang Xiaohu, "Which one is your stepmother?"

"My lord, it's the folk woman." Then a woman about 30 years old came out from the villagers and knelt behind the scholar, "My lord, this has nothing to do with the folk woman, it's him, it's him!" Pointing to the person in front, It’s because his family is so poor that they can’t afford the marriage money, and they want to have a good relationship with my girl first, so that the women have to marry the girl to him!”

"You're talking nonsense!" The woman covered in water sternly said, "You know that An's family has no money, but you still ask for ten taels of silver, and if An's family can't get it, you will divorce! Why? My marriage was decided when my mother was alive ,nothing dealing with you!"

"Did I ask you to tell me?" Zhen Qingming glanced at her lightly. Since he is so powerful, why is he still in this state, "An Youshi, why are you in the Wang family?"

Xiucai felt that she was upright and not afraid of the shadow, "Yesterday my aunt went to the county to buy oil and salt and passed by my house. I saw my aunt carrying a lot of things and offered to give her a ride. But when it came to Wangzhuang, it was raining heavily. My aunt told me to leave tomorrow. In the evening Staying with Xiaohu, I agreed without thinking much at the time.

"During lunch yesterday, my aunt talked about the betrothal gift, and asked me to pay ten taels of silver in one breath. This is not counted as the fixed gift given before. And the income of my family is all from my copying and writing letters on weekdays, and the widow mother doing laundry for others. The student can only take out another six taels of silver, but my aunt said that if I can't give the money, I will ask the big girl to divorce me.

"By the way, my aunt wants to find another marriage for the big girl, but the big girl refused, so I didn't eat dinner because of my anger. I sneaked to the kitchen to give her hot leftovers while my aunt was resting. It's not why, auntie Suddenly brought a lot of people over, and they all said that we had an affair."

"Mr. Wang, is what An Youshi said true?" Zhen Qingming thought to himself, you stayed in Miss Wang's room for too long.

The woman's eyelids moved, "That's not right. An Youshi's family is rich, and he has two houses rented out to others, and he can collect a lot of rent a year. Also, last night, the women saw him sneaking into the big girl's room." Here, the folk women are afraid that the big girl will suffer, so they go out to find someone."

"Anyou, what do you say?"

"My lord, my mother asked me to marry the big girl back home in a few days. There are many young women in the family, and the two houses have been taken back. My family still has a few taels of silver, but I can't let the big girl stay silent. Followed me. Treating guests and marrying all cost money, and I always have enough money for banquets."

Hearing this, Zhen Qingming changed his mind a bit, thinking of what he said just now that the woman wanted to give Wang Da Niu to others, recruit Donglai Dongbao, and told them in a low voice to check the situation of Wang's family, and then check Wang Xiaohu's stepmother.

Then he said, "Miss Wang, you go home and change your clothes, come and bring An Youshi and Mrs. Wang back to the county government."

"Ah!" Wang screamed, "My lord, what crime did the woman commit?"

"Wen Po will go home with Wang Da Niu. After her inspection, if Wang Da Niu is still a virgin, what you said about the two having an affair is slander, and I saw you throw Wang Da Niu into the river with my own eyes. Here, if it weren’t for the good water skills of these yamen servants, Wang Da Niu would be a corpse at this moment.”

"But she's fine now." Wang muttered.

"It's all right. However, for attempted murder, you should be sentenced to three years according to the law!" Zhen Qingming said and looked at the crowd, "One year for the accessory!" With the sonorous six words, he supported those who put Wang Da Niu in a pig cage The person suddenly slumped on the ground.Zhen Qingming turned around resolutely, "Take it away!"

Donglai Dongbao stayed behind to investigate. When he met a cunning villager, Donglai said lightly, "Don't forget that you are an accomplice. If you cooperate with me in obtaining evidence, I can intercede with the adults for you."

As soon as these words came out, the people with bad intentions became honest, and the people who were already honest became even more honest.

Donglai asked first, "Wang Xiaohu, why don't you see your grandparents? Are they dead?"

"No." Xiaohu pointed with a small finger and saw an old couple hiding behind the crowd. Donglai wanted to laugh, "You didn't stop your granddaughter being thrown into the river. Are you still a grandparent?"

"This little brother, you can't say that, they have difficulties." Seeing that the county magistrate left with Wang and Anyou, the village head boldly said, "Last year, Xiaohu's father died suddenly. The couple are getting older, and they are also afraid that they will die suddenly one day, when Xiaohu is still young, and the eldest girl is married again, they are worried that Mrs. Wang will treat the children badly."

"So they dare not control their daughter-in-law, let her slander Wang Da Niu lawlessly, and watch Wang Da Niu being killed by you?" Dong Lai couldn't believe it.I can't even believe that the same elders are so different.For example, San Lang's grandparents made their son and daughter-in-law look like quails.

Village Chief Wang's face flushed with embarrassment, "An, Xiucai An is indeed in the big girl's room, I, let's—"

"I don't have time to listen to your sophistry, now I ask, you answer!" Dong Lai said.

"Yes, yes!" Village Chief Wang nodded quickly.

When Donglai Dongbao found out everything, Zhen Qingming had already arrived at the county government.

Sanlang heard the movement next door, took food out of the pot, went around to Zhen Qingming's house, walked into the lobby from the back hall, and then asked the yamen servant to call Zhen Qingming.

The yamen servant wants to say that my lord is going to try the case, so Sanlang, go play elsewhere.Seeing the food box in his hand, he suddenly thought that it was past noon, and the adults were so busy that they didn't even drink their saliva.

When Zhen Qingming heard that Sanlang was waiting for him, he threw the suspect in the lobby and let the yamen servant who went with him go home to change clothes and eat.

San Lang's house had mud all over his legs, he felt a little bit worried, frowned and said, "Why is the road so bad?"

"Yes, there are mud puddles everywhere, and I don't know how Wang Xiaohu got here." Saying that, Zhen Qingming walked into the bedroom and took off his pants in front of Saburo.

San Lang stared wide-eyed, he hadn't expressed anything to Zhen Qingming's half-naked body, the adults had already changed their clothes.

Not seeing that Saburo's ears were red, Zhen Qingming asked after washing up, "Do you know where there are mountains nearby?"

"Mountain? What are you doing?" Saburo asked when he came back to his senses, with a flash of inspiration, "Building roads?"

"Smart! But it's not entirely true. Taoyuan County is neither big nor small. To repair all the roads, the county won't be able to pay much money for a while. First pull some mountain skin to fill up the potholes, and then it rains heavily It’s not like it is now. One foot is deep and one foot is shallow. If the child is not paying attention, he may fall into the mud puddle and be unable to get up.”

"Let's eat first. The road construction is no longer a temporary thing. You also have to discuss it with Wang Xiancheng and the others. Whether you use mountain skin or crushed stones, you must first come up with a specific plan."

Zhen Qingming thought about it, too, and seeing leek eggs, radish ribs, half a duck and half a bowl of sauce on the table, he sniffed, "Is it time to run out of the money Donglai gave you?"

"No, there are still five or six taels." The expenses of Sanlang's family during this period were all the money given by Zhen Qingming. Sometimes he had time to think about it, Zhen Qingming was taking care of his whole family.

"If you don't, just tell me, don't be polite to me." Zhen Qingming thought while eating braised duck, if he could kidnap Saburo and cook for him every day, that would be the happiest thing in life.

But he thought again, this is impossible.After three years, he will be assessed by the higher authorities, and he will most likely be transferred to other places. How should this be done?

Saburo saw Zhen Qingming eat the cake and looked at himself, and asked with a smile, "Is there something on my face?"

"No, no..." Master Zhen shook his head repeatedly.

"Then can I listen to your trial?" Saburo asked.

Zhen Qingming instinctively said no, and the words came to his lips, "Look at it if you want, it's not a big case." Today this matter really needs to be investigated, and the scholar and Wang Da Niu were not wronged.People who have read poetry and books don't know how to avoid suspicion. Even if it is a few steps to deliver food, he can go to Wang's to find someone, and he deserves it!

There is another point that Zhen Qingming didn't dare to ask Mrs. Wang, that is, what did she see after she brought people in, and that's why she said that the two of them were dirty.

County Magistrate Zhen knew that this could not be asked. Once asked, the reputation of a scholar would be damaged, and Wang's stepmother with ulterior motives was very likely to succeed.Therefore, as soon as he heard that Sanlang was looking for him, he abandoned the Wang family, planning to drag Donglai Dongbao back from Wangjiacun, and then hold the court after knowing everything.

Under his intentional delay, Donglai Dongbao knew that his young master was waiting for the materials, Zhen Qingming had a good meal and talked about life with Saburo, and the two boys came back with a stack of papers.

When Zhen Qingming saw the above content, he was instantly happy.