The Zhang Lao Dou murder case is just a small case. The murderer and the victim are not big shots, they are just ordinary people. Thirty years have passed. If they were ordinary people, the county government would not have many people.
Heartfelt.
Others don't know the details, but most of them think so. It's probably just a formality because someone reported the crime, and the verdict won't be so quick. It will take at least ten days and a half to go through the process, right?
Just like Zhang Gugua and Zhang Digua think so.
They also thought that if the judgment was delayed a day, they would have an extra day to prepare.
If anyone's family has a murderer's biological father, their reputation will be ruined.
How can I still study? How can I do business?
Zhang Digua and Liu discussed it and quickly sold the shop before the decision was finalized. Otherwise, when the decision was finalized, no one would be willing to buy it. Even if they did, the price would probably be lowered and lowered.
So the couple was busy looking for a man and having connections with Liu's natal family.
Zhang Gugua, on the other hand, was thinking of arranging the marriage in advance before the decision was finalized.
Zhang Song had already done this, and had already made a note with the Ge family. Once the murder of Zhang Song's grandfather was finalized, Ge Fuzi, a serious scholar, would probably not be willing to get married.
Come on!
But although the case has not been settled, the news has already spread in the town.
The Ge family is also arguing over this matter.
So Zhang Gugua and his wife came to the door with gifts, but they were left behind.
Although the Ge family didn't say anything immediately, they didn't agree to anything either, so they sent the two of them away.
Zhang Gugua and his wife just wanted to go again tomorrow, so that the Ge family could see their sincerity.
What no one knows is that the magistrate of Dongling County has already received orders from Li Mi and does not dare to delay the case.
Therefore, the Zhang Gugua brothers had not finished their respective affairs here. On the afternoon of the next day, news came back from the county government.
In the case of Zhang Lao Dou’s murder, the evidence was conclusive, and Zhang Lao Dou also “confessed”. Therefore, the county magistrate tried him in court and sentenced Zhang Lao Dou to be executed after his death in accordance with the law of the Dali calendar!
This case was handled quickly and accurately, and the verdict was already decided before the people hearing it could react.
Zhang Laodou was taken into custody on the spot, put into prison uniform, and locked in the depths of the prison, awaiting execution next autumn.
If nothing unexpected happens, the case is already settled, unless someone reverses the case for Mr. Zhang.
But who?
Zhang Laodou, who was thrown into a dank and cold cell, looked at the glimmer of light coming through the narrow skylight with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
If he could still speak, if the jade pendant had not been destroyed, and he could ask Shangguan to come forward, he would definitely be able to save his life.
But there is no if.
All this is because of this damn old woman, Old Deng!
He hates! He is angry! He is jealous! He regrets!
The light in Zhang Laodou's eyes dimmed, just like this dark cell. The only ray of light that could not shine on him finally left his entire figure forgotten in the dark corner.
The cell is so cold in winter!
If he can survive this winter, what awaits him is the death of his head next autumn.
If he can't survive this winter, he will die in this cold cell and leave this world forever, alone and miserable.
When others mentioned him, they only called him names.
This is what Zhang Lao Dou will end up with in his life!
He has nothing left but a few sons and grandsons. But will his sons and grandsons come to see him?
Zhang Laodou buzzed his mouth, and his eyes seemed to light up again.
In this heartless cell, some people were wailing, some were cursing and venting, some were begging for mercy, and some were going crazy. It was really lively.
…
When certain news about the case came back to Panshi Town, and the village chief and others who came back to hear it with their own eyes and ears, there was an immediate uproar.
Speaking of the excitement before, we were still not completely sure that this matter was true. After all, it had been thirty years. How could anyone suddenly come out to complain about this matter?
I have heard of old cases like this that ended up being wronged or left unsolved.
So it doesn't matter.
But now, the county magistrate has decided the case personally, closed the case, and sentenced Mr. Zhang to death. No matter what, it can’t be wrong!
The Ge family was waiting and watching, but as soon as the news came out, they immediately called the previous official media to return the engagement tokens and terminate the marriage.
Because when they first got engaged, the Ge family didn't ask for any betrothal gifts. All they needed was for the Zhang family to buy a house in the county, so it didn't matter if they gave a big gift.
Once the token is returned and the marriage certificate is read, the marriage can be resolved very quickly and without any trouble at all.
It’s also called Zhang Gugua’s place, and you can’t save it even if you want to.
I still want to struggle hard again, but bad news has come from the town school again. Although the person who came here said it tactfully, the meaning is just that, let Zhang Guanquan and Zhang Song and his son drop out of the town school.
The town school will not accept students like this, just study wherever you like.
At the same time, the neighbors who lived in the same alley were even more excited about the jokes. Zhang Gugua and his family did not even dare to go out. They temporarily avoided the limelight and huddled at home, waiting for their mother-in-law to come back from shopping.
But when the house leaked and it rained all night, Zhang Meihua suddenly felt sick and vomited.
Ms. Feng was a visitor, so she became suspicious at first sight, and asked Zhang Meihua that she was already a few days late this month, thus forcing her to find out about the scandal her daughter had done.
Zhang Gugua, who was already feeling angry, became very angry. He slapped Zhang Meihua and beat her to the ground.
But getting angry, scolding, and hitting will not help.
Feng reacted quickly and took advantage of the fact that she was still a month old and took medicine to have the baby. Anyway, they didn’t go out recently so no one would know.
After a while, it will be fine.
At this time, we must not let such scandals spread again.
Mrs. Feng immediately ordered her mother-in-law to secretly grab the abortion pill and come back.
But somehow, the more secretly I don't want people to know, the more I get bumped into.
The fat woman next door was a big talker, but soon it became known to everyone.
Come on, in this Pumpkin family, I am a murderer, my son is hooking up with a widow, and my daughter is having an affair with someone without a matchmaker and is pregnant with an evil child.
This reputation can never be erased.
Across the courtyard gate, Zhang Gugua could see the laughing faces of the people outside. How could he stay any longer?
That night, he packed up his things and secretly left Panshi Town with his family for the county town.
I just thought that in Dongling County, no one knew them, and they could live a peaceful life again, which was better than staying here and being criticized by others.
Things are not much better here at Zhang Digua. After Zhang Laodou's case is confirmed, no one comes to his grocery store to buy anything anymore. People who come and go are pointing at the shop and talking about it.
The shop that could have been sold at a good price was sold for a lot less money.
But there was nothing they could do. They sold the shop for fifty taels of silver, and the couple and their son hid overnight at Liu's aunt's house in the county town. Thinking of temporarily avoiding the limelight, they bought a small house in the county town and started a new life.
Life.
When their daughter is favored in the palace and gives birth to a prince, it will be their turn!