There was a proud look on the woman's face, she nodded quickly and said, "I'm sure, very sure."
The man next to him also said: "Yes, there is such a scar."
Chen Jinchu said: "Okay, this is your first voucher. I have a few more questions: How many years have you not seen your daughter? You are in Lijiang County, Linzhou, how did your daughter get to Tian'andu?"
The woman said: "It happened three years ago. At that time, my family was poor and we really couldn't open the pot. The mother-in-law in the village said that the nobles needed a girl, so she thought that sending her out would be a way to survive. It would be better than eating with us without eating.
Dun, so..."
Chen Jinchu sneered in his heart. He never expected that a village woman could be so sharp-tongued and so bitchy and good at acting. Therefore, the original owner's reputation in the village was due to this woman. Her superb acting skills deceived the stupid villagers.
"So, what's wrong?" Chen Jinchu said with a smile.
The woman said: "So...your father decided to sell you to a wealthy family."
Chen Jinchu said "Oh" and said: "It turns out that it has been sold. So what you are selling is a death contract?"
The woman tapped the man's arm to signal him to speak.
The man said: "It's a death contract. I'm really too poor. Your brothers want to get married and take a wife. If you sign a death contract, you'll get an extra twenty taels of silver." He said with an annoyed look on his face: "I know this is not a good thing for you, but...
Dad is feeling miserable and doesn’t want to do it!”
Chen Jinchu said "Oh" again and said: "Then why did you suddenly find the capital? It takes a lot of money to get from Linzhou to Tian'an, right? How did you come here?"
This question made them look panicked.
One of them, a young man who looked a bit wretched, spoke up: "We traveled all the way here, and we didn't spend much money to find a kind-hearted person to take a ride or borrow a place to stay. We originally just wanted to beg for food in the capital.
Let’s eat. I’m looking for you by the way. I happened to hear that you took the production test and went to high school. I also found out that you are in the National Teacher’s Office... so..."
Well, the idea was very clear and the words were conclusive. Chen Jinchu took a look at this man. There was a bit of cunning in the rustic atmosphere, a bit of fierceness, and a rough face. He didn't look like a scholar. She could almost conclude that someone taught him to say this.
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Chen Jinchu recalled the memory he saw when he was soul-searched in the main hall. This person had bullied the original owner a lot before and had done a lot of obscene things. He was a pure trash!
"What's your last name? How do you call it?" Chen Jinchu asked.
When the man saw Chen Jinchu smiling and smiling so beautifully, he felt a little distraught, but he immediately came back to his senses and wanted to stand up excitedly, saying, "Liang'er, how could you do this! I'm your eldest brother!"
He anxiously tried to grab Chen Jinchu's arm, but Chen Jinchu just flicked him and made him fall to the ground.
"I ask you a question, and you answer it!" Li Chuang said coldly, patting the gavel again.
The man said: "Sir, my surname is Liu, Liu Meng."
Chen Jinchu nodded and said, "So your surname is Liu, what is the surname of the person next to you?"
Liu Meng said: "You! Liang'er, how did you become such a person! He is the father! My surname is Liu, and our father's surname is naturally Liu!"
The man murmured: "Sir, we are a common man named Liu Jili."
It turns out that the stepson changed his surname accordingly. No wonder Liu Jili sold his daughter to this lazy and unrelated person to marry him!
"Oh, I don't know you. I just saw that you don't look alike, so I thought you were some of their relatives." Chen Jinchu said with a smile.
"Liu Meng, you just said that you happened to see me in high school for the production test. Let's assume this is true - you saw the list when you first came to the capital, and you saw me on the list. Just now you kept calling me a good person.
Son, your surname is Liu, so have you seen the name Liu Liang'er on the list?"
The four of them looked at each other and were at a loss for a moment.
Chen Jinchu nodded slowly and said, "Yes or no?"
"Didn't you change your name?" Liu Meng said, squeezing his neck.
The woman said: "Yes, you changed your name! It doesn't matter if you don't want your parents, you don't want your ancestors either." After saying this, she burst into tears and beat her chest.
At this time, the onlookers who were watching melon-eating had already begun to point and point at Chen Jinchu, and their eyes were filled with doubts, disgust and even contempt.
Li Chuang glanced at the petition and shouted: "Ms. Liu Zhang, this is the court, not a place for you to act recklessly. If you have any evidence, just hand it over."
It turned out that the woman's surname was Zhang.
Then Liu Zhang said: "Sir, why are we kneeling and she doesn't have to kneel?"
Chen Jinchu smiled and said: "According to the "Tianyuan Laws", I have a reputation and can avoid kneeling."
"But sister, father and mother are both kneeling." The young man who had always been silent spoke up.
Chen Jinchu asked: "What's your name?"
The young man said: "I am Liu Quan! Stop pretending to be confused. I am your younger brother, your biological brother. Can you not recognize me?"
Chen Jinchu shook his head and said, "I really don't know him."
"Now that you kowtow to me and admit your mistake and admit that your accusation is false, I can ask Mr. Fu Yin to let you go." Chen Jinchu said with a smile.
Everyone started talking again: "This is too much. How can I make my parents and brothers kneel down?"
"That's right! How ungrateful!"
"It has been sold. Logically speaking, whether it is life or death has nothing to do with them."
Liu Meng stood up and said, "Don't go too far! Without you, we will never die of hunger!"
Chen Jinchu said: "Oh, by the way, you said earlier that you have sold your sister to a nobleman and signed a death contract. That should be a slave status. Not to mention the production test presided over by the Holy Emperor himself, it is the triennial scientific examination.
Even if you take the exam, you are not qualified to take part! What’s more, you have already sold me, so how can you come to recognize me?"
She finally understood that it was a lie that these people wanted to embarrass her and tarnish her reputation.
Everyone was whispering among themselves again: "Yes, why are you here to discuss the marriage at this time?"
Liu Meng said: "I know you hate us, but you don't know what the situation at home was back then. We either came to seek refuge with you, or we came to the capital to see if we could find you."
Well, let’s start playing the family card.
Chen Jinchu said: "Then how did you know that I was in the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion, and how did you know that I had changed my name?"
Liu Zhang said: "We really happened upon the notice and went over to take a look out of curiosity. We heard them talking about it and that's when we found out."
"Well, a group of people are standing in front of the imperial list and talking about the Imperial Prefect's Office. This thing sounds incredible. Are you serious about talking about the Imperial Preceptor's Office?" Chen Jinchu smiled.
"But you are my daughter!" Mrs. Liu Zhang said.
Chen Jinchu smiled and said: "Assuming that I am your daughter, do you plan to redeem me? Have you signed the contract of sale?"
"This..." Several people looked at each other again.