Little Han was very angry, pointed at Yingbao and shouted: "You are talking nonsense at a young age, who taught you this!"
"You are talking nonsense! I swear to God that what I said is true, do you dare? Huh! You and your sister went to my house to abduct a child before, and even the neighbors couldn't stand it and threw stinky shit on you, so you
So he paid Chen Ergou to commit murder."
Taking advantage of her young age, Yingbao talked a lot and couldn't even keep up with the paperwork to record it.
Little Han didn't expect a little kid to have such a sharp mouth, and said angrily: "Shut up! You are so young and talk nonsense, and you don't have any tutoring..."
"You don't have a tutor. Look at the things you do, which ones do you think have a tutor?" Ying Bao refused to give in and scolded her with her hands on her hips.
"You...you..." Little Han's hands shook in anger.
"Shut up! No noise in the courtroom!"
Magistrate Mei was shocked and said, "If you make any more noise, I will serve you with a stick!"
Little Han didn't dare to say anything anymore.
Ying Bao rolled her eyes at her and stood beside her father honestly.
Magistrate Mei County turned to the defendant Chen Ergou and asked: "I'll tell you all the things you have committed. If you make a mistake or miss a sentence, you will be punished with the cane!"
Chen Ergou knelt on the ground and began to confess.
Finally, he said: "... The common people were not angry with Jiang Sanlang for putting my wife and child in jail or exile, so they discussed with my son-in-law to take away his child and throw her into the wild to fend for herself.
Senior official, the common people were confused for a moment and did not mean to harm anyone's life. The common people are good people and have not even killed a chicken. Senior official, please spare the common people this time."
Liao Qilin, who was standing next to the county magistrate's case table, asked: "Your confession seems to be different from Zhang Mazi. He said that you were employed by someone and would give him a tael of silver afterwards. Is this true?"
"It's nothing, sir. How could a commoner say this to him? That kid must be trying to extort money from me. Think about it, if someone really hired me, how could I not even have money to eat?"
Chen Ergou's repeated denials made Jiang Sanlang and Yingbao very angry.
This guy must have been bribed by someone, but there is nothing he can do about it.
"You're lying!" Jiang Sanlang yelled angrily: "Bao'er was obviously handed over to the Han sisters by you, and now you are still making excuses. Do you want to get any benefits from them?"
"I didn't. Don't bite a good person randomly..." Chen Ergou's eyes dodge.
"Quiet!" Magistrate Mei slapped the hall and shouted: "Jiang Sanlang! I haven't asked you to reply yet, so don't make any noise! Otherwise, you can get twenty sticks!"
He turned to the defendant and asked: "Chen Ergou, I want to ask you, do you know these two women in the hall?"
Chen Ergou shrank his neck and glanced at the Han sisters, and said loudly: "Officials, these two people know each other, but they didn't hire me. They really didn't. It was all done by the small people alone. The small people are willing to
Take all responsibility for your crimes and never wrongly accuse good people..."
Ying Bao and her father were so angry that they fell back. Looking back at the Han sisters, they saw a flash of amusement on their faces.
Magistrate Mei County was very satisfied when he saw the prisoner readily admitting his guilt. He just wanted to end the case as soon as possible so that he could sort out the matters before leaving office.
So the prisoner was asked to put his fingerprints on the confession in preparation for sentencing.
Jiang Sanlang was dissatisfied. He stepped forward and clasped his fists and said, "Sir, my daughter was indeed kidnapped by the murderers hired by the Han sisters. You can't just close the case like this..."
"presumptuous!"
Magistrate Mei was angry, "When will I use you as a villager to make accusations when I decide a case? You think that the Han sisters need evidence to hire murderers. Just based on the dictation of an ignorant child, you speculate that they are criminals. You
Are you making fun of the imperial laws? Or do you think that I am a fatuous official who can be manipulated at will by a commoner like you?"
Jiang Sanlang was angry, but he could only bow his hands and bow, "I don't dare, the common people."
"snort!"
The magistrate of Mei County was shocked, "This case is clear. According to the court's criminal law, I will sentence the first offender Chen Ergou to 40 sticks and five years in prison. The accomplice Zhang Mazi to 30 sticks will be sentenced to three years in prison!"
Chen Ergou and Zhang Mazi knelt down and kowtowed, feeling relieved.
At any rate, I am not going into exile, and my life is saved. I will just serve a few years in prison, and when the time comes, I will return to my hometown and live a life of farming.
Jiang Sanlang clenched his palms angrily. Seeing this, Ying Bao quickly took hold of her father's hand and shook her head at him.
The Han sisters looked happy and called themselves Qingtian officials. They kowtowed to the county magistrate to express their gratitude.
Magistrate Mei took out his official seal, stamped the verdict, and asked the forest owner to write a notice of the verdict and post it on the public notice wall outside the county government office.
Han Juniang suddenly said: "Officials, I have something to report to you."
Magistrate Mei was in a good mood and allowed her to speak.
Han Juniang said: "To be honest, this baby girl from Jiang Sanlang's family is actually the biological child of a common woman. The Jiang family has been domineering and refused to return it. They also asked high-ranking officials in the Ming Dynasty to make the decision for the common woman to return the child to my family.
."
When Jiang Sanlang heard this, he was so angry that he rushed forward and beat the person.
Ying Bao quickly grabbed her father to stop him from getting excited, and said to Mr. Han, "I'm not your child. I think you are evil-minded and want to kidnap me and sell me?"
When the surrounding government officials saw that the two sides were tense and seemed about to start a fight, they violently swung their killing sticks and shouted in unison: "Mighty~"
Magistrate Mei County also slapped the gavel, his face darkened, but he couldn't bear his curiosity and asked: "Is there such a thing? Mr. Han, tell me what's going on."
Han Juniang gave a blessing gift to the magistrate of Mei County and said: "A civilian woman gave birth to a child three years ago. Because she was born weak, she died early. My mother-in-law thought she was dead, so she abandoned her. But later she was
Jiang Sanlang picked it up..."
Magistrate Mei knew what was going on as soon as he heard this, and waved his hand: "This matter has nothing to do with this case. If you have any disputes, just wait until the next magistrate takes office and then appeal. Then withdraw!"
Jiang Sanlang was furious, but he also knew that he could not get angry in the court, so he picked up Ying Bao and left.
They sneered as they passed by the Han sisters.
Ying Bao lay on her father's shoulder and said to Han: "I'm not your child, bad woman! Your child was killed by you a long time ago! You'd better go to the underworld to find her."
Han's face stiffened.
Little Han was also very dissatisfied with the elder sister's actions. He pulled her over and scolded her in a low voice, "What nonsense did you just say? How could you say such a thing at this time?"
If the county magistrate hadn't wanted to close the case as soon as possible, was this fool trying to drag himself into trouble?
"Don't mention this matter again in the future! That child is not yours, so don't cause trouble!" Xiao Han said angrily.
Han lowered his head and responded in a low voice, but he felt unwilling to do so.
"Also, my family has spent a lot of money on you this time. I will pay you back later." Little Han looked at the eldest sister with a look of disgust: "It's a total of two hundred taels. You must pay me back before the end of the year."
Mr. Han exclaimed: "What? Why do you want so much? Where do I have two hundred taels of silver?"
"Keep your voice down!"
Little Han quickly walked out of the courtroom and came to his mule cart. He turned around and said to Han who was following him: "Are you just looking after one person? How can this little money be too much? I don't care if you have money or not, this amount
Money must be given. If you don’t have it, go and ask for it from your brother-in-law. If that doesn’t work, you can ask for it from your parents-in-law.”
"Also, don't mention that child again. If something goes wrong, no one can save you." After saying that, little Han got into the mule cart and urged the servant to drive away.
Han was stunned on the spot, looked around, and saw the Jiang family looking towards her. She was frightened and ran to find her husband, Chen Changping.
