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Chapter Sixteen: Nephew and Uncle

 Huangxianzun is different from other people in the yamen. He doesn’t eat breakfast early in the morning, so he ate lunch very early. After just having breakfast, the torture room clerk brought Li Wencai in and handed over a complaint.

Huangxian Zunji looked at the complaint carefully, then looked at Li Wencai seriously, trembled and reported the complaint, and asked with a smile: "Your name is Li Wencai? Is Li Xuedong's third cousin? Have you been on the fifth ward?"

"His family is in a backwards and cannot be considered a member of our Li family!" Li Wencai gritted his teeth.

"Oh." Huangxianzun suddenly realized and asked, "Then is not the name of Li Xuedong in your Li family tree?"

"However, there is." Li Wencai reluctantly squeezed out a few words.

"Oh, in your Li family genealogy, did Li Xuedong and you have five squads?" Huangxian asked again in a whispering voice.

"From his grandmother's side, he is still in the fifth yard and has three yards." Li Wencai bit his grandmother's three words to once again clearly show his indirect identity as a family member.

"You said in your case that your nephew Li Xuedong, a scholar, was obtained by someone else's name. Do you know who this person is?" Huangxianzun picked up the complaint, shook slowly for a few seconds, and asked.

"His sister! That little Ni'er, the only one in their family, is a smart girl." Li Wencai answered simply and quickly.

Huangxian Zun said slowly and asked: "Xiao Nier, Xiao Nan, is this your name? Is it called Xiao Nier or Xiao Nan?"

"Xiaonan. Her mother didn't want to have another child, but she became pregnant. She was born with a Nier, so she didn't name her name, so she called her Ming'er." Li Wencai wanted to spit, but didn't dare.

"Oh, that's it. Then how old is this little girl? How old is she going to school? Which school is she in? Which gentleman should she teach?"

"This year's fifteenth is said to be two years younger than Xuedong. In fact, it's only one year. Xuedong is born at the end of the year, and she is really fifteenth. She has never been to school. She is very smart. She can memorize it by listening it once and remember it by reading it once. It cannot be considered that she has never been to school. She followed her brother and has lived in Gaojia School since last autumn. She followed her brother to class with her brother." Li Wencai said later and changed his words.

No wonder when the sick love-in-law started to go to school again, the little Nier followed her brother into the school. It turned out that the one who actually went to school was not the sick love-in-law, but the little Nier!

Huangxian Zun dragged the long voice again and put the complaint on the table. He looked at Li Wencai and said with a smile: "This matter is extremely important. You need to investigate carefully. You must find out. You can go back first."

"How many days will it take for the county lord to find out? This is obvious, so there is no need to check it."

Li Wencai was not afraid of this very kind county magistrate. He was very familiar with the county grain books and the yamen head. This county magistrate had a very good temper. He had heard the grain books say this several times.

"It's been three days short and long, and it's only five days. Don't worry, go back first." Huangxian Zun smiled and waved.

"Then I'll go back and wait. The county magistrate must be careful and deal with it impartially!" Li Wencai bowed.

"Don't worry." Huangxianzun smiled kindly and waved his hand again.

Seeing Li Wencai leave the yamen, Mr. Yao wondered, "Is this crazy? Look, it's fine."

A scholar in the clan finally got a test, but he actually filed a complaint in the county, saying that he was a substitute, and this matter was just a matter of being crazy.

"The same clan and family have deep hatreds, and most of them are alive and dead." Huangxian Zun looked calm and patted the complaint, and told Mr. Yao, "Let me send someone a message and ask Mr. Gao to come here."

Mr. Yao agreed and went out of the yamen to find someone to send a message.

Mr. Gao had just sent away the two clan elders and a group of young people who were sending gifts from the Li clan to give thanks. He was standing in the yard, stroking his beards, and was thrilling to recite a poem. The delivery from the county town handed over the shop and shouted through the fence: The county master asked him to come over and go now.

This shout of Mr. Gao's surging poeticity was gone. Mr. Gao hurriedly changed his clothes, borrowed a donkey, and rode to the county town.

Mr. Yao took Mr. Gao into the signing room and poured him a cup of strong tea.

Mr. Gao took the tea and explained to Huangxianzun first: "Two old tribes went to the Li clan, and went home to thank the teacher and drank a few drinks with them."

"It seems that there are still people in the Li clan who know how to be polite." Huangxian Zun responded with a smile and pushed Li Wencai's complaint to Mr. Gao, "Look at this."

Mr. Gao hurriedly picked up the complaint, looked at the ten lines at a glance, stared at Huangxianzun, and after holding it in for a long time, he spoke, "He is getting more and more shameless as he grows older!"

"Do you know him?" Huangxianzun looked nothing unexpected.

"Yes. When he was in the same school as Li Wencai, he was in the same school as Li Wencai. At that time, he was shameless and often bullied people by relying on his power."

"That's considered to be acquainted with him since childhood. Li Xuedong really has such a smart sister in this matter?" Huangxian Zun continued.

"I have a sister. I'm not smart yet. I haven't really noticed it." Mr. Gao frowned and thought about it carefully.

Xuedong's sister lowered her head all day long, either huddling in a corner or following Huang Ma, showing half of her face, looking out timidly, as if she hadn't seen her entire face before.

When Huangxian Zun heard Mr. Gao say this, he sighed in relief and asked with a smile: "Li Wencai and Li Xiucai are still in the fifth server. It's not a trivial matter to hand over this complaint. What's the matter with both families?"

"Oh, I can't call it a grudge. I'll tell the county magistrate what I know.

"Xuedong entered the school when he was eight years old. This child is not very talented and has the best of hard work.

"Three years ago, Xuedong's father died of illness in the late autumn. Since then, Xuedong has never been to the school again. I asked someone to go and see him and said he was still sick. Until October last year, Xuedong sent him and his sister to the school.

"Xuedong's family is in Xiaolizhuang, and it only took half an hour to arrive at our Gaojiaji. In the past, Xuedong came early and returned late, but did not live in the school.

"Last year, when his elder sister sent him to the school, he asked him to live in the school. He told me repeatedly that if there was anything, let Xuedong and his sister send a message, and do not let Xuedong leave the school alone."

Huangxian Zun and Mr. Yao looked at each other.

"The sister Xuedong has been following Xuedong, following wherever she goes. According to Xuedong's elder sister, Xuedong was sick for a year or two and was weak, so she asked his sister to take care of him. Later, alas!"

Mr. Gao sighed.

"The sister Xuedong is called Xiaonan. Xiaonan is thin and timid, and very well-behaved. My old maid Huang Ma loves her very much. She is timid and can only talk to Huang Ma. These words are what Huang Ma and Neizi nagged. I heard.

"After Xuedong's father was buried, Xuedong fell ill. He was very ill and it took him more than a year to recover. When Xuedong could walk out of the house, the first time he was walking around the village, Li Wencai's two eldest grandsons beat Xuedong and said that it was that time. Fortunately, Xuedong's third sister was right next to him, saying that his third sister was very terrifying and protected Xuedong.

"It was only half a month later. One night, Li Wencai's grandson recognized Xiaonan as Xuedong and was stuffed on Xiaonan's head. Xiaonan fainted for two or three days before she woke up. Xiaonan."

Mr. Gao pointed to the side of his right head.

"I have left such a scar. My little girl likes Xiaonan. I saw it when she combed her head. I also saw it. When I talked to me, tears fell down my eyes.

"Huang Ma said that Xiaonan told her that she followed her brother to make people unable to recognize her and her brother when someone was bored. She could take her life for her brother.

"Oh, what a pity." Mr. Gao wiped his tears. "On the day when Xuedong got home from the county examination, he was surrounded by Li Wencai and his grandsons after not far from Gao's family. Fortunately, the five brothers and sisters of the Li family were there, and they held sticks again. They said that Xiaonan was frightened and cried and heard clearly in the village next to him."

"How much land does Li Xiucai's family have?" Huangxian Zun asked clearly.

"Thirty-seven acres of good paddy fields and five green brick houses," Mr. Gao replied.

"That's a lot." Huangxianzun took a photo on the complaint.

"Li Wencai is the chief of Li Zhuang, Li Wencai's mother's elder brother is the clan's elder, the clan leader is Li Wencai's inner cousin, Li Wencai has five brothers, seventeen or eighteen sons and nephews, and there are more grandchildren, and there are many people and powerful people. I heard that no one in their clan dares to provoke him.

"Oh, God has the virtue of being a virtuous person. Xuedong passed the scholar exam, which is considered to have earned a way out for their siblings." Mr. Gao wiped his tears again.

His family's life is hard.

"Where did this money come from Li Xiucai's exam? Do you know?" Huangxian Zun asked again.

"It's Li Huishikuan, the old man from Liwangfang in their clan..." After Mr. Gao finished third in Li Xuedong County, he found the clan, but the clan didn't care. Old Mr. Kuan quietly found him and said it carefully.

Huangxian Zun nodded slowly and smiled with Mr. Gao: "I understand it roughly. This case must be tried first. At that time, I will have to worry about Mr. Gao's trip."

"You are polite to the county master, please listen to the news at any time.

"This matter is in fact, I hope the county Zun can give Xuedong a fair sibling. Li Wencai is really too bullying!" Mr. Gao glanced at the complaint and wanted to spat.

"Don't worry, sir, I'm here to help." Huangxian Zun said with a smile.
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