Just as Magistrate Zhai was about to speak, Xia Xia shouted excitedly: "You lied, Xin Niang did not get married, but got married. All Yandi's property belongs to Xin Niang and Zhou Yin. It was you who took advantage of Xin Niang's outing.
He stole their property."
Magistrate Zhai glanced at Zhou Man and simply leaned on his chair to drink tea and let them argue.
Sure enough, Xia Yi blushed and immediately retorted: "Uncle Xia, don't talk nonsense. They are the couple who never come back. Who knows if Zhou Yin is a liar and ran away with Xin Niang?"
We had no choice but to divide Uncle Yan's property. We couldn't leave all those houses empty and the land uncultivated, right? And don't forget, you also took their shop."
Xia Xia sneered: "That shop still belongs to Xin Niang, and I have saved the rent for her for so many years, unlike you... ahem..."
Magistrate Zhai asked: "When the property is divided, the head of the household needs to be present. Who signed the guarantee at the Yamen back then?"
If the head of the household is not present, it must be notarized by the Yamen. Otherwise, if you want to divide the property, you can divide the property among the people, and even the relatives will be confused.
Although there are actually many such things in reality, the necessary procedures still need to be done. If they can do it, the Yamen must have opened up the joints.
Xia Xia's eyes immediately fell on Xu Lichang and said: "It was Xu Lichang who acted as guarantee back then and also asked Xu Lichang from the county government to record it."
Magistrate Zhai glanced at Xu Li, nodded slightly, and ordered: "Call Xu Wenshu here."
Xu Lichang sighed in his heart. He had now seen the situation clearly. The three people who came were probably of high status. Magistrate Zhai could not stand on their side. The most he could do was to prevent this scandal from spreading.
There was a commotion in the city, and everyone settled it privately.
Magistrate Zhai indeed meant this. While acting upright, he asked Zhou Man, "Master Zhou, do you think it is necessary to send someone to Hongtian Village and ask someone to come to the county government to mediate?"
Man Bao thought about it carefully. She still didn't know the power of the Xia family in Shangzhou, but no matter how weak it was, it must be greater than her.
The graves of her grandparents and her great-grandparents are all here, and it is obviously impossible to remove them when the fallen leaves return to their roots.
Even for the sake of the future, she couldn't do anything about it.
So after weighing the situation, Man Bao decided to remain the same in response to all changes. If they had reason to back down, why not be gentle for her?
So she raised a smile and nodded to Magistrate Zhai, "It is my honor that Magistrate Zhai is willing to mediate."
The master on the side intervened at the right time: "We adults are parents, and this is what we should do. Mr. Zhou is being polite."
Man Bao still didn't understand the meaning, but Bai Shan nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, you are our parent. If Zhou Man doesn't mention it, I will be half a Shangzhou person from now on."
Magistrate Zhai burst out laughing and said repeatedly: "Isn't that right? Mr. Bai is our son-in-law in Shangzhou."
Manbao:……
With this connection, Magistrate Zhai felt very happy and immediately sent people to Hongtian Village. "However, Hongtian Village is a bit far from Shangzhou City. If they go now, they may not be able to return to the city until tomorrow."
Man Bao smiled and nodded: "It doesn't matter, we'll come back tomorrow."
Magistrate Zhai hopes to give the Xia family of Hongtian Village more time to prepare, and Manbao is also willing to give them time and ways to understand the situation. Whether it is reasonable or forced by the situation, it is best to ease the solution.
Otherwise, like Xu Lizhang, Man Bao was not embarrassed at all and felt that it would not be good for the graves of his grandparents who were still here.
Having grown up hearing all kinds of stories and disputes in the village, she knew that when people get angry, they can dig up your ancestral graves.
Xia Xia kept wanting to speak, but he was not in good health. Mr. Du also reached out to hold him down and shook his head at him.
When Magistrate Zhai saw that Zhou Man was willing to reconcile, he was happy and felt that Zhou Man was indeed a smart man. In this way, everyone was no longer embarrassed.
After setting the tone, Magistrate Zhai glanced at Xia Xia and Zhou Man, stood up and said with a smile: "Lord Zhou, why don't you take a rest in the hall, I have something to discuss with Mr. Du and Mr. Zhu."
Man Bao smiled and nodded, asking Magistrate Zhai to help himself.
Xu Lichang knew that Magistrate Zhai was letting off steam, so he glared at Xia Yi, who was still confused, and motioned for him to follow him out.
Xia Yi hurriedly followed him out. He didn't know the previous situation and was still confused at this moment. "Chief, who was that person just now? What kind of mediation or not? Why did you suddenly ask about my house?"
Xu Lichang said: "Haven't you noticed yet? Xia Xin and Zhou Yin's daughter is back. The one who was sitting with Magistrate Zhai just now is her. She also became an official, and now she is back to ask you for a house.
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"How can that be done?" Xia Yi jumped, "That house is mine."
Xu Lichang glanced at him, but thinking of his character and his little brains, he calmed down his temper and said with a stern face: "My lord is going to send someone to Hongtian Village. I'm afraid that it will be difficult for you Xia family to find out."
Inside information, if so, you should rush back to Hongtian Village and tell your clan leader and elders that Xin Niang’s daughter has come back and has made great achievements outside. She is now an official in the capital and is a famous miracle doctor."
He tried hard to recall the flattering words that Magistrate Zhai had just said to Zhou Man, and said: "It seems that she also knows noble people in Beijing. In short, they are very powerful. Even the family she is currently engaged to is also very powerful. It seems to be a noble son."
Xia Yi nodded repeatedly, wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked, "Let the clan leader and others quickly find a solution?"
Xu Lichang said with a long look: "Yes, let them find a way."
Xia Yi asked anxiously: "Chief, she's not really going to take my house away, is she?"
Xu Lizhang said perfunctorily: "What are you afraid of? There is also your clan leader."
"Yes, the patriarch took two pieces of land from Uncle Yan. He must not give it to that little lady. By the way, what is the name of Xinniang's daughter? Why did I hear Magistrate Zhai call her Master Zhou?"
Xu Lichang: "...whatever you call her, as long as she looks like that, she is the daughter of Zhou Yin and Xia Xin."
"How can that be done? Zhou Yin is a married woman, how can she have the same surname as Zhou Yin?"
Xu Lichang was angry. Seeing that he was still struggling with this kind of thing now, he said: "Her surname is Xia, can you return the house to her?"
"No! That house has long been mine." After Xia Yi finished speaking, he remembered something and lowered his head in thought.
Xu Lizhang waved his hand and said: "Go back quickly and tell your clan all these things. Also, Xia Xia is here too. He has already made it clear that the shop still belongs to Xia Xin, and he has always paid the rent to Xia Xin.
Enjoyed it."
Xu Lizhang emphatically emphasized this matter. Seeing Xia Yi leave in a hurry, he breathed a sigh of relief and frowned without saying anything.
He had calculated everything, but he failed to realize that Zhou Man was still an official and could find Magistrate Zhai to stand up for her so quickly.