Under the leadership of Sun Zhang, 23 shop owners in the county, including the Chu family, filed a complaint accusing Yang Ji of paper money's bullying and domination for more than ten years.
Since Yang Ji is being accused, the old man of the Yang family is naturally the primary suspect. In addition to him, the three sons involved in the Yang family's business, as well as the clerks in the workshops and shops, also need to be present one by one. But Ding An really didn't expect that the old man of the Yang family would be in such a state now. Let alone being questioned in court, whether he could survive the entire trial was a question.
Not only did Ding An not expect that, Sun Zhang and others were also shocked when they saw the old man of the Yang family on the stretcher carried by the officials, with crooked eyes and drooling eyes, and then they thought to themselves: No wonder.
It’s no wonder that the Yang family, which has bullied and dominated the market for more than ten years, has not only made frequent mistakes recently, but also destroyed its good cards. The person at the helm has become a paralytic who can’t follow his heart and can’t speak.
The old man of the Yang family could not speak, but it did not affect the trial of the case at all. Sun Zhang and the twenty-three shop owners made sufficient preparations. Witnesses and evidence, as long as they could think of it, were prepared one by one.
Coupled with the confessions of the two vice-directors Zhao and Liu who were also summoned, as well as the Yang family's clerks and servants, even if the Yang family's old man has found the magic elixir and can open his mouth to defend himself, it is enough. Nothing can be done.
Because there was no direct evidence, the young couple initially had no hope of convicting the Yang family or Yang Fangsheng about the Chu family's thief and the rumors of fake banknotes. However, who would have thought that Yang Fangsheng was actually interacting with his entourage. While biting, he spilled the beans, and then, under Magistrate Xin's constant questioning, he was like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube.
Although Sun Zhang, Chu Yi and others have compiled the crimes committed by the Yang family one by one in the complaint, and the evidence is conclusive, the Yang family has nothing to refute, but the case of the Yang family's bullying and domination of the market The trial still lasted three full days.
During this period, the old man of the Yang family couldn't stand it many times, so he invited a doctor to come for consultation, and everyone in the Yang family also changed from stubbornly resisting at the beginning to being lifeless and defeated later.
Xin County Magistrate announced the punishment to the Yang family in court: "According to Daqian law, the Yang family used improper means and malicious competition to bully and dominate the market for more than ten years. Two of the Yang family's houses on West Street were seized and impounded, as well as their shops and workshops. In one place, twenty-three merchants were compensated with ten taels of silver each.
Yang Fangsheng, the third son of the Yang family, instigated others to break into houses and steal houses, and incited people to make false accusations and slander the government and court officials. The circumstances were egregious and the crime was unforgivable. With a sentence of one hundred punishments, seventeen members of the Yang family moved to Huawai. They were not allowed to return within four generations. Anyone who violated the rules would be beheaded.
Brothers Wang Dashun and Wang Xiaoshun were ordered to break into a house and steal. It was determined that no property damage was caused. They were each punished with twenty canes and were executed in court. "
Although the amount of twelve taels of silver compensated to each family was not much, and compared with the losses of each family, it was naturally dwarfed, but everyone was still very satisfied with the result.
Thinking of the government's punishment of the Yang family, not only did they seize all the family property, but they also moved the Yang family to Huawai. This meant that there was no possibility of the Yang family making a comeback. How could this not make everyone cheer? What a fierce sigh of relief.
After leaving the court, the Chu family couple stopped Sun Zhang, who was surrounded by people, directly outside the Yamen. Chu Yi handed over the wooden box containing the drawings with both hands: "Thank you, Boss Sun."
"Boss Chu can bear the pain and part with me, so you're welcome to Sun. By the way, I have one more thing to say to you and your wife, the two vice directors Zhao and Liu, and the Yang family. From now on, we will no longer be members of our funeral chamber of commerce." I am a member, I wonder if Mr. Chu is interested in joining our funeral chamber of commerce?”
The young couple looked at each other, as if they didn't expect Sun Zhang to mention this matter, and they didn't know how to respond for a while.
Seeing the hesitation of the two of them, Sun Zhang said half-jokingly: "Don't worry, Boss Chu. We are a chamber of commerce only for exchanges and mutual assistance among colleagues. There will never be any bullying and domination. Boss Chu, don't be in a hurry to give me a favor right now." Reply, the door of the Funeral Chamber of Commerce is always open for you."...
The young couple originally did not want to join the Chamber of Commerce. First, they felt it was unnecessary. Second, judging from Lin Ting's narrative and the performance of the Yang family, they did not have a good impression of these so-called chambers of commerce.
Now Sun Zhang once again
Speaking of which, it stands to reason that the other party should be given this face, but the young couple's current thoughts on the Chamber of Commerce have not been resolved because of the Yang family matter. There has been no big change, so they are in trouble for a while.
Fortunately, Sun Zhang didn't say much, and the young couple still expressed their gratitude.
Chu Yi bowed his hands and said, "I really haven't thought about this at the moment, but I still appreciate Boss Sun's kindness. I will wait until my husband and I go back to discuss this matter before making a decision. Thank you very much!"
The young couple said goodbye to Sun Zhang and others, and as soon as they returned to the shop on Changqing Street, they saw Uncle Chu and his family guarding the door.
When Uncle Chu saw the young couple returning with smiles on their faces, he knew the result would be good. He hurriedly greeted Chu Li and the Xue brothers and brought out the prepared brazier and pig's feet noodles.
"Ayi, how are you? Seeing how you and Luzhu are doing, it should be done. How is the county magistrate punishing the Yang family?"
Chu Yi smiled and took Zheng Zheng from Third Uncle Chu's arms: "Third Uncle, the Yang family will never pester us this time. The county magistrate has seized the Yang family's property and asked the Yang family to pay each family ten taels."
Uncle Chu Chu was a little surprised: "The seizure of family property is so serious!"
Shen Luzhu also said: "Not only the third uncle, Yang Laosan was also fined a hundred sticks. Because of his spreading rumors, the Yang family has to move to Huawai and never come back."
"Huawai? That place is not a place that ordinary people can stay. Well, well, well, the Yang family finally got their comeuppance!
Come on, come on, don't just talk, Ayi Luzhu, you two quickly step up from the brazier, and then eat the pig's feet noodles. Xiuxiu and Jiang Juan have been stewing them since you left! "
Shen Luzhu was dumbfounded: "Third uncle, it's not like Chu Yi and I are going to jail. How can we stand over a brazier and eat pig's feet noodles?"
Third Uncle Chu didn't take it seriously and said, "I finally got rid of those annoying people in the Yang family. Don't let go of the bad luck. Listen to Third Uncle."
The young couple smiled and shook their heads. Chu Yi took the lead in crossing the brazier, and then helped his wife cross over.
The young couple ate a few more bites of pig's feet noodles at the door, and then everyone moved to the main room in the inner courtyard, happily listening to them imitate the tragic situation of the Yang family.
The Chu family was chatting lively when there was a knock on the door outside the courtyard. Xue Changshan went out to check and returned after a while: "Master, this is Boss Wu who often comes to the shop to purchase goods. He said he wanted to see you for something, so I asked him to come in again." Refuse."
This boss Wu is also a fellow buyer of paper money, but his shop is not located in the county town, but in Tianqing Town, not far from the county town. Since the young couple opened their shop in the county town, they have become regular customers here.
After hearing this, Chu Yi hurriedly got up and went out to greet him: "How are you doing, Boss Wu? It's very cold, why don't you follow your apprentice into the hospital?"
Boss Wu rubbed his hands and felt a little embarrassed: "Boss Chu, I won't go in. I just came here to ask when your shop is going to open. It's almost the New Year now, and I'm still thinking about it. I bought some more paper ingots to sell back, but your house never opened the door the two times I came here. Do you think it would be convenient for you to sell me some today and save yourself the trouble of going all the way from town?"
The Chu family's shop has not been open for a long time. The Yang family's shop has not been open for business since the Yang family was taken away by Ding An a few days ago. Now it has been completely closed down by the government. It is about to be the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month. Many shop owners like Boss Wu are extremely anxious right now. They can no longer buy paper ingots and copper coins to burn paper. I wonder how much less they will earn before the Spring Festival.
The young couple originally planned to take a rest and open the shop again tomorrow, but Boss Wu was a regular customer and came all the way from Tianqing Town, so it was okay to open a shop specially for him to get goods.
Chu Yi smiled and nodded in agreement: "There's nothing wrong with that. There has indeed been some delays at home recently. Boss Wu, wait a moment."
After saying that, he turned around and asked Xue Changshan, who was following him, to go back to the inner courtyard to get the keys to the shop, while he chatted with Boss Wu here.
When Uncle Chu heard that Chu Yi was going to open a shop to sell goods, he thought about it and quickly took out the firecrackers that were going to be set off when the shop opened the next day, and led Chu Li and others to set them off outside the door.
Chu Yi was helping Boss Wu order goods when he heard firecrackers being set off outside the door. After collecting the money, Chu Yi
He and his apprentice helped each other load the goods on the parked carriage outside the shop. While going out to check, they saw a whole family gathering outside the door. This time, they knew that it was him who set it off. Without even thinking, he knew it was his third uncle.
He shook his head and said with a smile: "Why did Uncle Third buy firecrackers? It's not like a new shop has opened."
Uncle Chu Chu chuckled and said, "I originally planned to open it tomorrow morning when the store opens, but since it's open now, it doesn't matter if we open it now. It's the same for everyone on the left and right."
The sound of firecrackers in front of the Chu family's door attracted many neighbors to go out to check. When they saw that the Chu family's shop was open, they gathered around them. Some knew the inside story and came to congratulate them, and some came after seeing the excitement. , and bought a few more knives to burn paper.
A few years ago, the Chu family had accumulated a lot of paper money sent by Jiang Quan. Although the shop was open, there was no need to deliver goods yet. Thinking that they would return to the village soon, the young couple did not notify their relatives and friends in the village. Everyone, there is news that our store has reopened.
But within two days, Chu Ping, Jiang Quan and Shen Songjie came to the door together. At that time, the young couple was busy in the shop, and they were surprised when they saw the three of them entering the house together.
Shen Luzhu put down what he was doing and came over: "Second brother? Why did you come here with your cousin and your cousin?"
Shen Songjie smiled and joked with his sister: "You are my sister, and you don't tell your family about any big or small incident. As my second brother, I naturally came here in a hurry."
Shen Luzhu naturally knew what Shen Songjie was talking about: "Isn't this because I'm thinking of going back in a few days? Of course, I have to tell my second brother face to face about such a happy thing. Who did my second brother hit to hear about it? ?」
"It's brother Jiang Quan. He heard about it from the Lin family, so he came back and told us that everything was fine, so we came together."
Seeing his cousin looking at him, Jiang Quan hurriedly explained: "When I went to Linji to buy paper, I happened to meet Boss Lin. He asked me if I had heard about it, so I found out. When I got back, I met Brother Heping. Talk to Brother Shen."
"Brother Lin?"
When his cousin asked, Jiang Quan continued to explain: "It's Boss Lin. He also came to the county today, but he said he had some other matters and asked us to say congratulations on his behalf. He also said that he was finished over there. Just come here."
