Jixiang's father is able to grasp the key to things. "Sir, I and Xiao'er have always been honest people. We have never caused any trouble. I don't know who is going to sue us!"
Unexpectedly, before the county magistrate could speak, Mrs. Zhang who walked in suddenly said loudly, "I want to sue you!"
Hearing the clear female voice, Jixiang's father couldn't help but subconsciously looked towards the source of the sound. Then he saw Madam Zhang striding in and the villagers who came with Madam Zhang.
Seeing this huge group of people, Ji Xiang's father was a little dumbfounded for a moment.
He even felt a little guilty and timid unconsciously.
After all, this was because he had a guilty conscience. However, think about it again. This lady came to sue him because she wanted to overturn the case for her brother.
However, the county magistrate said at that time that if she wanted to prove that her brother and Wang Ruijiao were a legal couple, they should produce a contract to prove it. However, she did not sign a contract with Madam Zhang at all, so how could Madam Zhang possibly do it? Can you get the contract?
For a moment, Jixiang's father didn't feel guilty anymore.
He only sneered and said, "Mrs. Zhang, you are here for your brother's case. I wonder why you are wasting your efforts here? After all, when the case was first judged, your Excellency had already determined the case. Now, no matter what you do, Is there anything else that can be changed?"
Hearing Jixiang's father's ridicule, Mrs. Zhang was not angry at the moment. She just said in a very calm tone, "It depends on human beings. How do you know what can't be changed? Besides, I have evidence in hand, and I believe that adults will also be willing to believe the evidence." of!"
Hearing Madam Zhang's words, Jixiang's father laughed and said, "What evidence? What evidence can you have? It can't be a contract, right?"
Jixiang's father originally intended to laugh at Madam Zhang, but Madam Zhang whispered, "You guessed it! What I want to take out is the contract."
Hearing this, Jixiang's father just laughed dryly, "Contract? What kind of joke are you talking about? We have never signed a contract, where did you get the contract from?"
However, when Madam Zhang heard this, she directly took out a contract and said, "I signed a contract with you that day, but I trusted you at the time and didn't take the contract seriously, so I let you get into it." There is a loophole, and now that I have found the contract, let me see what you want to say this time!"
After hearing what Madam Zhang said, Jixiang's father obviously didn't believe it, but looking at the contract in Madam Zhang's hand, he felt a little flustered.
After all, although he does not believe that Mrs. Zhang has a real contract, no one can guarantee whether Mrs. Zhang will use any underhanded means to deceive others. Therefore, Jixiang's father immediately said, "This is impossible! You can't have a contract! This contract must be fake, the villain has never signed a contract with her."
However, the county magistrate was very particular about evidence. Regardless of whether the evidence was true or false, he just told the people below him, "Send it in!"
As he finished speaking, Madam Zhang took the initiative to hand over the contract in her hand to the master who came to pick up the contract.
After the master took the contract, he immediately presented it to the county magistrate.
I saw that what was written in the letter was indeed what Mrs. Zhang said, and the fingerprints on the contract were also complete.
Seeing this situation, the county magistrate couldn't help but said to Jixiang's father and Jixiang's eldest brother, "This is indeed a standard contract, and it also spells out the days of your business. This is consistent with what Mrs. Zhang said before. And there are your fingerprints on it, what else do you have to say!"
Upon hearing the county magistrate's conclusion, not to mention Jixiang's father, even Jixiang's elder brother only said, "This is impossible! Sir, this is absolutely impossible!"
Jixiang's father said, "Sir, the fingerprints on this contract must not be ours, they must have been fabricated! You can look at the fingerprints!"
"And if we really signed a contract with them, then may I ask who our notary is!" Jixiang's father asked aggressively.
Madam Zhang didn't expect it, but she said calmly, "Our notary is Wang Sheng who sets up a stall on the street opposite and writes letters."
After hearing Madam Zhang’s words,
The magistrate looked at the contract again and saw that it was indeed signed by Wang Sheng.
It seems that this lady is not telling lies.
It's impossible to decide the case on your own just by relying on these few words.
So in the end, he only asked his master to prepare ink pads and white paper, and then asked Madam Zhang and Jixiang's father to press the handprints on the white paper.
After getting the fingerprints of the two people, the county magistrate took the newly obtained fingerprints and compared them carefully with their white paper.
No matter how many people came over to watch, everyone's opinions were obviously the same.
These are the handprints of both of them.
So this contract is probably genuine.
After coming to the conclusion, the county magistrate immediately slapped the alarm, and he only shouted angrily: "Bold Zhao and his son! You have already traded with Zhang and Wang, took money from others, but still falsely accused the seller! I don’t know what your intentions are! What crime you deserve!”
Jixiang's father and eldest brother were startled when they heard the sound of the alarm.
However, they still firmly believed that they did not sign a contract with Mrs. Zhang, so they thought that the sentence this time would be the same as last time, and that Mrs. Zhang would even be thrown into prison for forging documents.
Unexpectedly, the verdict now is completely different from last time.
The document is true, Madam Zhang, Wang Ruijiao and Zhang Xuenian are all innocent! And he himself became a sinner.
How is this possible? He has never signed a contract at all!
Ji Xiang's father just felt puzzled.
Brother Jixiang shouted loudly, "Sir, this is unfair! Their contract must be fake, we never signed a contract with them at all!"
However, when he heard Brother Jixiang complaining about injustice, the county magistrate angrily said, "Now the contract is here, and the fingerprints are also your fingerprints. The contract has been proven to be true, and you still dare to complain! You really take it seriously." Is the official just a fool?"
After the words fell, the county magistrate immediately said to the people around him, "Come here, these Zhao father and son are lawless! There is no one in their eyes! You and I will beat them ten times to set an example!"
Upon hearing this, Jixiang and his son were so frightened that they begged for mercy again and again. However, the signing order was thrown out. How could the county magistrate take back his order at this time?
So the father and son were put on the bench in just a moment. Then the government officials hit Zhao and his son hard with their killing sticks.
But for a moment, the father and son were beaten and screamed again and again.
However, when they saw the father and son being beaten, no one onlookers felt sorry for the father and son. There were even people in the audience cheering loudly.
After the father and son were beaten, they were dragged away by the government officials and imprisoned.
Seeing this situation, Mrs. Zhang immediately came out and said to the county magistrate, "Sir, now my brother-in-law and brother-in-law have been proven to have been framed. I wonder if you can let them go home! My brother is now He is dying of illness in prison, and I want to take him out for medical treatment as soon as possible."
Hearing Madam Zhang's words, the county magistrate had not spoken yet. The people in Yunyong Lane who had been just watching immediately jumped out to plead for Madam Zhang.
"Sir, Madam Zhang's family is really innocent! Please let Madam Zhang's brother go earlier!"
"My lord is wise, please let Zhang Xuenian and Wang Ruijiao go!"
The county magistrate originally planned to let these two people go, but the procedure needed to waste a little time. When he heard so many people begging for mercy, he simply went along with the situation. At this time, he just nodded and said, "That's natural!"
After saying this, the county magistrate signed a certificate of innocence, and then he only asked a government servant to accompany Madam Zhang to the prison.
At this time, the other people in Yunyong Lane were afraid that Madam Zhang would suffer again, so they naturally followed her.
When it came time to hand him over in the prison, the officer only handed over the innocence certificate to the prison boss.
at the same time. Madam Zhang quickly handed over a piece of silver to the prison head.
For the sake of money, the prison chief said to a jailer beside him, "Take them to Wang Ruijiao and Zhang Xuenian."
The jailer nodded. However, when leaving, the cell leader only said, "Not many people can get out from here. You are lucky."
Madam Zhang just smiled when she heard this.
Only a few moments later, Madam Zhang saw her brother and sister-in-law again.
At this time, Zhang Xuenian was still unconscious, so as soon as Wang Ruijiao saw Madam Zhang, she immediately said loudly, "Sister-in-law, please save Xuenian quickly, Xuenian was unconscious again just now!"
After hearing Wang Ruijiao's words, Madam Zhang just felt sad.
Then she took the initiative and said, "Ruijiao, don't worry, we can go out soon, they are here to let you out! I can send Xuenian to the hospital right away!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Ruijiao naturally cried with joy.
"Sister-in-law, are you telling the truth?" She could hardly believe her ears.
"Of course it's true!" Madam Zhang said with a smile.
The jailer opened the door, and Wang Ruijiao and Zhang Xuenian were released soon after.
When Mrs. Zhang left, she only gave the jailer a few more coins. Then when she was about to leave the prison, Mrs. Zhang only took the initiative to give two taels of silver to the government servant who had just accompanied her.
After taking care of everything, these people's attitude towards her will naturally be much better.
No one made things difficult for her at the moment, and she walked out of the prison smoothly.
When they arrived outside, everyone in Yunyong Lane saw Zhang Xuenian being helped out by Wang Ruijiao and Madam Zhang. They immediately took the initiative to help Zhang Xuenian, and they only sent Zhang Xuenian to a carriage.
They reported the name of the medical center and then asked Madam Zhang to accompany her brother to the medical center.
Although they didn't help much, Madam Zhang was still very grateful to these people. After all, without them, her brother might not have been released so quickly.
It is also because of them that I have the courage to fight against them.
