If you can't rent a horse-drawn carriage, you can only find an ox-cart.
Although the price is cheap, it is also slow! It takes more than a day to walk from the village to the county seat. It is midnight when we arrive outside the city gate. Fortunately, there are many farmers around waiting to go into the city to buy vegetables. The Chen family’s ox cart
It's not conspicuous when sandwiched between them.
After staying up for most of the night, Brother Chen was not sleepy at all and couldn't wait to inquire about the news about Taohong.
These are farmers in the surrounding area. If you ask them about the price of vegetables, they can explain it in detail and analyze it. If you ask them to find someone, if you are looking for an ordinary woman in commoner clothes, you may be able to find a suspect. But.
Ask a has-been oiran in a silk shirt, and they've never heard of her today, let alone meeting her.
After dawn, Brother Chen entered the city and asked around again, but still couldn't find anyone. Unwilling to be reconciled, he went to the county government to report to the official!
It was said that Xiaoye, in order to take revenge on them, found an oiran to seduce Boss Chen to defraud him of the bride price.
The county magistrate is an old man who is over sixty years old and has lost the ambition of a young man. He doesn't want to be ruined in his later years. He usually manages government affairs very seriously. After learning about this, he took people to Chenjiacun.
The county magistrate had a horse-drawn carriage, and the speed was not slow. It happened to be noon when we arrived at Chenjia Village. At that time, Chu Yunli was picking up the children and came back. He saw many people going to the door of Chenjia Village, so he passed by.
Mr. Ye was crying and scolding Mr. Ye for his shamelessness.
At this moment, Mrs. Xiao Ye has not arrived yet, and the Yamen is asking the villagers to come in with tables and chairs, planning to set up a temporary place for hearing cases.
People in the village usually like to watch the fun, but after seeing the serious official, they don't dare to be presumptuous at all. Some timid ones don't even dare to come over.
A quarter of an hour later, the simple tables and chairs were set up, and Mr. Ye was also brought by the Yamen.
It can be seen that she was a little nervous and her face was pale. When she arrived, she didn't look at anyone and bowed her head.
The Chen family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had just rebuked her, but now they saw the culprit who had harmed their family, and became even more indignant, accusing Xiaoye of being vicious.
The magistrate's mind was buzzing with thoughts. He didn't bring a gavel, so he found a wooden block from the side as a substitute. At this time, he patted it and said in a deep voice: "Shut up, I can only speak if you ask. I didn't ask."
Just shut up when you arrive. If you interfere with my inquiry, no matter who it is, you will get slapped!"
People who have been in office for many years have a sense of dignity.
The magistrate finished speaking with a straight face, and the surroundings fell silent for a moment.
First, the complainant complained about the case, and it was Ms. Ye who started talking about the love between the eldest son and daughter-in-law, and then one day the eldest son insisted on divorcing his wife and marrying a beautiful woman who moved to the town. Later, the beautiful woman kept saying that she was deeply in love with the eldest son.
, would send her grandson to school in the town. Then the eldest son, grateful for her affection, stole the family's money and gave her a large dowry. Then the eldest daughter-in-law came back and kept saying that Taohong was a liar. Then Taohong ran away and they couldn't find her.
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After hearing this, the magistrate asked Tian Guihua to come over.
She didn't hide anything, and said everything Xiaoye said to her word for word.
Mrs. Xiaoye knelt aside and never spoke. She waited for the adults to ask, then she defended herself: "Your Excellency, I made it all up. Tian Guihua hated me at that time, so I just wanted to instigate their relationship, so I just made it up."
The editor said that Taohong is a liar... because I know that when Tian Guihua learns about this, she will definitely go back to the Chen family to tell her. Then her man will think she is talking nonsense and hate her even more... In fact, it is exactly what I expected, Tian Guihua
Guihua did come back to make trouble, and her man did hate her even more, and even said decisive words that there would be no possibility for the two of them in this life. But I didn't expect that Taohong was really a liar! My lord, the civilian woman was very wronged, and the civilian woman defended her.
Widows, the people in the village are already pointing fingers, if this matter is not clear up, the women will not survive..."
After saying that, he started to kowtow, crying at the same time. Not to mention how pitiful he was.
The magistrate frowned. The difficulty in this matter was that Taohong was not found. The confession did not match up, so he did not know whether Xiaoye was involved in the matter.
Based on Tian Guihua's few confessions, it is impossible to confirm that Xiaoye bought Taohong.
The matter reached a stalemate, and people on both sides began to argue about the source of the original grudge.
Xiaoye said that she was wronged.
Tian Guihua also said that she was wronged.
The county magistrate even called Chen Changfu, who also felt that he was wronged. But one thing he was sure of was that he was plotted by his fourth uncle. He immediately transformed into a victim and sued the original perpetrators, Fourth Uncle Chen and his family. Let them
Return his money and the loss he suffered from being divorced twice.
He had a very good reason: "If they hadn't plotted against me and ruined my family, I wouldn't have been alone." Xiaoye let it go. He really wanted to regret the separation from Li Nianqiu.
The county magistrate just listened and felt that the matter was complicated. He asked Chu Yunli for questioning again.
Chu Yunli spoke frankly about Li Nianqiu's time in the Chen family: "If Chen Changfu hadn't insisted on adopting the ten-year-old child, I would not have left. The Fourth Uncle Chen's family must have plotted against him. There are some things that happen when discussing marriage in the countryside.
It will be brought out in the open. Neither the civilian woman nor Chen Changfu heard that he wanted to adopt a child, either before or after they got married. The adoption should have been a very cautious matter, but in the end, Chen Changfu brought a child back after just one drink and asked for it.
I don’t believe Chen Jia didn’t mean it!”
The magistrate rubbed his brows. The deed was signed for the adoption. Even if there was deception, it was Chen Changfu who signed and fingerprinted it himself. There is no way to convict the Chen family. There is no certainty about the things these people caused.
Even if there is evidence, the case will not be settled on such a trivial matter.
The only thing that can be criminalized is Xiaoye's conspiracy to deceive others.
But there is no evidence for this matter. It would be easier to handle Tian Guihua's words if Xiaoye denied it. After a few rounds, she was not afraid of not taking action. But she frankly admitted it and said she was the one who made it up. This would be difficult to handle.
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If I really want to ask, he can still be beaten. But he is getting older, and seeing how pitiful a widow living with two children is in Xiaoye’s family. Life is already difficult, so if he wants to beat people again... he probably really can only
Go to hell.
The magistrate thought for a long time and said: "The matter of adopting a child is voluntary for both parties. It is also your volition for Chen Changfu to send your child to school. This official has no control over these matters. If you want to recover the money, you can discuss it with the two families. The Chen family has been
Liar, I have taken over this case and will naturally get to the bottom of it. But now the criminal Tao Hong has not been caught, he cannot be convicted, and the money cannot be recovered..."
When Tian Guihua heard this, she immediately became anxious: "As for Ye Cao, she even admitted that she was the one who ordered Tao Hong. She is the culprit. Sir, please give justice to the woman!"
She was still injured, her face was pale, and she was really pitiful.
The magistrate sighed: "If Taohong didn't identify her, I can't convict her. Liuye, you are suspected in the case of the Chen family being deceived. You are not allowed to leave the county boundaries without my permission."
For people in the village, the place they visit most in their lives is the town. They can’t even go to the county seat a few times, let alone other county towns.
Xiao Ye agreed readily: "Thank you, sir, for making the decision for civilian women."
The magistrate left!
gone!
The Chen family looked in disbelief. This matter is not over yet, Taohong has not been caught, and Ye Cao has not been convicted yet. How can the adults leave?
Mrs. Ye was so afraid of the government officials that she couldn't care less about it at this time and rushed forward with all her strength: "Sir, is this the end?"
The magistrate was older and had a much gentler temper. He patiently stated his verdict again.
This time, Mrs. Ye understood clearly: "You mean, if Tao Hong is not caught, the money cannot be recovered, and Ye Cao cannot be convicted?"
The magistrate nodded: "The most important thing is to find Taohong. If you can find it, it will also be beneficial to the case. After I return, I will have people in the city to conduct a detailed investigation."
After watching the magistrate and his party go away, everyone dared to comment, and then gradually went up.
Mr. Chen was dejected. After Mrs. Ye came to her senses, she pushed her son: "Go and get Osmanthus back. Her heart is still with you. If you persuade her hard, she will definitely come back."
But just two days ago, Boss Chen insisted in front of many people in the village that there would be no chance of him being with her again in this life.
There were so many people watching at this time, how could he have the nerve to come forward?
Even if I go, it's not now.
In private, you can ask for anything you want! Thinking of this, Boss Chen shook his head: "Mom, I feel uncomfortable, and I want to go back and rest for a while."
Tian Guihua on the side heard her mother-in-law's words and was looking forward to it when she heard Boss Chen reply.
She suddenly felt desperate. She didn't dislike Boss Chen for being in debt, but she didn't expect that he would dislike her.
When Tian Guihua came out of the house of the woman who had taken her in, she heard the woman's daughter-in-law say that her mother was coming in two days and there were no extra guest rooms in the house.
Although she didn't say it directly, the implication was that she should move out voluntarily.
Tian Guihua knew that she couldn't live in other people's homes forever, but... where else could she live?
Nowhere to go!
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Mr. Xiao Ye standing up and smiling. The woman's nephew was in Zhoujia Village over there. He had been keeping his wife for a year and was recently thinking about renewing their relationship... Does she still want to get married again?
She had been hurt so badly by her, and she still wanted to live a good life? For a moment, Tian Guihua's anger rushed straight to her head. Without even thinking, she rushed into the door of Chen's house and went straight to the kitchen, carrying the kitchen knife inside and coming out to face it.
Xiaoye chopped it down.
Xiao Ye was chatting and laughing with someone in a low voice when she noticed something moving behind her. She turned around subconsciously and just avoided the knife coming towards her neck. The knife continued unabated and hit her shoulder directly.
Immediately cut off a piece of her flesh!
When her shoulder hurt, Xiaoye shouted: "Killing!"
There were many people onlookers, and everyone was startled at first, and then they all came forward to start a fight after they realized what was happening.
Tian Guihua was stabbed by the splash of blood, and her mind suddenly became clear. She was so frightened that she quickly threw away the knife in her hand.
The magistrate, who had not gone far, heard the movement behind him and hurried back with his people.
Xiao Ye rolled and crawled in front of him: "Sir, she killed someone!"
No matter how Tian Guihua begged for mercy or explained that she was careless, Xiaoye was determined to accuse her of murder.
The magistrate took Tian Guihua away.
A life was almost lost and no one even dared to discuss it.
Xiaoye was hurriedly taken to the town by the village's bullock cart to be bandaged. She was so regretful along the way. If she hadn't noticed the movement behind her just now, the knife would have cut directly to her neck... She would have never dared to think about it. If I had known it earlier.
Tian Guihua is so crazy, she won’t mess with her!
Tian Guihua was taken away, and Xiaoye had to pay for the treatment herself.
Damn it, the more I think about it, the worse I get!