A servant in green clothes came out of the inner courtyard and saw the three people beside the mule cart. He let out a sigh, looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, and waved to Yingbao.
Yingbao immediately ran over, raised her head and asked, "Uncle Wu, is Uncle Wu here?"
"We are discussing matters in the back hall."
Wu Rui took her aside and quietly reminded her: "Two people named Chen have accused your father of deliberately committing murder. If your father has alibi, this matter will not be a big deal."
Ying Bao understood instantly and nodded: "My father is a good man, so he would not commit murder."
Wu Rui: "I can only say this much. Go quickly. The trial will begin in one and a half hours."
"Thank you, Uncle Wu." Yingbao ran back and told Aniang and her second uncle what Wu Rui said.
Jiang Erlang immediately said after hearing this: "I have to go back to find witnesses. Third brother and sister, please don't wander around here with Yingbao."
Chun Niang tightened her daughter's hand: "Okay."
Jiang Erlang unloaded the mule cart, got on the mule, and ran away.
After a while, a government official came over to take charge, followed by the chief bookkeeper, clerk, clerk, and others.
The county captain also came, accompanied by two guards with sabers.
Cao Shen was about thirty years old. When his eyes passed over the mother and daughter, he stared at Chun Niang a few more times.
Ying Bao recognized at a glance that this was Cao Shen, Chen Guanglu's immediate boss.
If it were tried by him today, my father would definitely suffer a loss.
What to do? Or hire a lawyer to help you litigate.
Ying Bao looked around and looked towards an alley in the distance.
I remember that in my previous life there was a very famous lawyer who lived in the alley over there.
"Mom, let's hire a lawyer." Yingbao tugged on Grandma's sleeve, "Mrs. Wen said that if a lawyer helps you in a lawsuit, you will definitely win."
Chun Niang was confused, "What is a litigator?" She was born in the countryside, and the farthest place she has been to is this county. Who knows what a litigator is?
"Follow me." Yingbao knew that he couldn't explain clearly at the moment and was wasting his time, so he simply pulled his mother and ran towards the alley over there.
Entering the alley, Ying Bao was a little dumbfounded.
In this dilapidated old house in Shui'er, I don't know where the lawyer lives.
Calculating the time, the lawyer should be less than thirty years old this year, and I don't know if he is famous or not.
What is his name? Oh, it seems to be Mr. Song Wenyu Song.
When I approached a door, I saw several children playing at the door, so I asked, "Where does Mr. Song Wenyu and Song live?"
Several children looked at each other and shook their heads together, "I don't know!"
Yingbao was not discouraged and asked questions along the way.
Finally, he asked an older man, "Excuse me, uncle, do you know where Song Wenyu's family is?"
The man looked at the little doll, then at Chun Niang who was following behind her, and immediately bared his big yellow teeth and said with a smile: "In the house, in the house."
Yingbao looked at him suspiciously, feeling that this person was a bit unreliable, so she asked again: "I'm asking about Song Wenyu, who helps people with lawsuits. Does your uncle know him?"
"We know each other, he is lying in the house." Dahuangya said, "I am his father, how can I know him?"
Yingbao still didn't believe it.
Looking around, he saw someone looking this way, so he quickly ran over and asked, "Does uncle know Song Wenyu?"
The man pointed to Big Yellow Teeth: "That's his father. The fourth boy's leg was broken a few days ago, and he is lying in the house."
Chun Niang, who was following, frowned and asked in a low voice: "Bao'er, then why is Song Wenyu really a litigant?"
"Yeah." Only after confirming that Big Yellow Ya was really Song Wenyu's father did Ying Bao dare to follow him into the house.
Chun Niang held her daughter's hand tightly and looked around carefully.
When I walked into the dilapidated thatched house, I felt a musty and rotten smell.
In the dim room, there seemed to be a person leaning on the bed by the window.
Ying Bao looked at the man carefully, and the man was also looking at them.
Da Huang Ya Le Dian Dian ran to the bedside and said with a smile: "Ah Si, your old friend has brought his children to see you."
Chun Niang's face turned dark immediately, and Ying Bao said loudly: "We are here to ask Mr. Song Wenyu to help us with the lawsuit. Uncle, please don't talk nonsense."
She had already recognized that the young man leaning on the bedside was Song Wenyu. The most obvious sign was the big pimple in the middle of his forehead.
It is said that it was because of that mole that Song Wenyu could only stop being a scholar.
In order to pay off his gambling debts for his father who was addicted to gambling, he first wrote lawsuits for others, and later became a litigator.
The young man put down the book in his hand and said, "If you have any lawsuits to fight, let's talk about it first."
When Dahuang Ya saw business coming to his door, he didn't object in front of his son. Le Diandian opened the window to make the room brighter.
Yingbao recounted the dispute between her family and the Chen family, and finally said: "Now the Chen family is falsely accusing my father of beating them, and has reported it to the county captain. Yesterday, my father was imprisoned in the county government office. I would like to ask Song
My husband came forward to defend my father’s innocence. If possible, I would also like to accuse them of hiring a murderer to rob the child.”
Song Wenyu thought for a while and nodded: "I can help you with this lawsuit, but I need twenty taels of training fees."
"No problem!" Ying Bao agreed: "But if we lose, I can only pay you two taels."
"Okay!" Song Wenyu said, "Then you must also guarantee that everything you say to me is true. Otherwise, the twenty-two cents will not be less."
"Yeah, I can guarantee that everything I said is true. The Han family is the main criminal who hired the murderer. The little Han family also personally took me to Zhouhe County, and then gave me to the Chen family in Zhouhe County twice.
Money, let them keep an eye on me."
"I didn't expect that they would never die, and now they want to harm my father."
Yingbao finished speaking in one breath and asked: "When can Mr. Song go? The county government trial will start in more than an hour."
"Give me half an hour to sort out the complaint." Song Wenyu sat up and shouted to his father to bring him pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
Dahuangya responded outside and ran in quickly.
Ying Bao: "Then my mother and I will go to the county government office and wait for you first. Our mule cart is still there, so you can find us there."
"Okay, you go ahead." Song Wenyu buried his head and began to lay out paper and write the petition.
Yingbao and Chunniang came out of Song's house and immediately returned to the gate of the county government office.
Chun Niang had many doubts in her heart that she wanted to ask her daughter. Before she could ask her questions, she was attracted by the attention of several people who suddenly arrived.
I saw Chen Guanglu leaning on a cane, supported by his wife Xiao Han, looking fiercely over here.
Chen Changping and his wife also came and stood together with Chen Guanglu and his wife.
Chun Niang lowered her face, picked up her daughter, and moved away from those people.
Half an hour later, Song Wenyu was carried on a bamboo chair by his father Song Daya. After submitting the complaint to the yamen servant, he came to Chun Niang Ying Bao.
"I've already handed over the complaint. Come in with me later." Song Wenyu motioned to Yingbao.
This girl was not very old, but she was very articulate and much better than her mother, so he wanted to take her to court.
"The official named Wu who rescued you is really the newly appointed county magistrate?" Song Wenyu asked.
Yingbao: "Well, I just don't know if Uncle Wu is willing to testify for us."
Unless Wu Daozi himself is willing, he and his group cannot let Wu Daozi come forward to testify.
Song Wenyu smiled and said, "I'm just confirming with you." If the new county magistrate helps, he will definitely win this case.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" The drums were beating, and the government officials from each class entered the court one after another.
I heard the county lieutenant shouting in the hall: "Bring the plaintiff to court!"
