In the early morning, the warm and somewhat hot sunshine suddenly shone into Xitong County.
The morning sunshine and air are all fresh.
However, Japanese pirates are still rampant, and many people are unwilling to go out for the sake of their own lives and their family's property.
The sun shone into the wooden house, shining on the simple dressing table in Xi Ran's bedroom, and on the old mahogany chair.
At some point, I heard the sound of gongs and drums coming from outside the window.
The sound was deafening, waking up many people who were still sleeping early in the morning.
Sun Chunxu, who was closest to the sound of gongs and drums, was also woken up.
Chunxu angrily opened the wooden window near the bed and quickly pushed it open.
I saw a team wearing red cloth flowers on their chests stopped at the door of their house.
There was a tall man standing in front of the sedan. A closer look revealed that he was the richest landowner in Xitong County.
"Girl! Do you still remember what I promised you yesterday?" the landowner shouted.
Suddenly, many people opened their doors and windows to watch the excitement.
After Chunxu saw him, he hurriedly put on his clothes and went downstairs.
After hurriedly opening the door, he asked angrily: "What do you want with Xi Ran?!"
"Who are you?" The landlord looked down upon.
"You don't care who I am. What am I doing here?" Chunxu asked.
Hearing what Chunxu said, the landlord said proudly: "Your girl made a promise to me yesterday, which is to marry her into the house."
"Marrying?" Chunxu sneered: "It's ridiculous. Don't think I don't know, but you have several concubines in your family."
"Anyway, your girl agreed. Come today and give her some gifts. In a few days, I will accept her. Is that right this time?" Landlord Jiang said with a proud face.
After hearing this, Chunxu became even more angry and thought: I haven't married yet, why is it your turn to marry?
"Have you said it before? Do you have written evidence?" Chunxu said firmly.
I saw that the landlord proudly took out the receipt, spread it out, and showed it in front of Chunxu's eyes. It was clearly visible that Li Xiran was written on it and his fingerprints were pressed.
At this time, Chunxu was even more dissatisfied: "What? You want to take her away with just a piece of paper? Did she agree to you?"
"Well, let me tell you. Your girl's body is no longer clean. Do you think she will marry or not?" the landlord said with a smile.
The landlord's words made Chunxu even more anxious: "What? Have you seen her body?"
"If you don't believe me, you can ask her." The landlord said proudly.
Chunxu looked back and saw that except for Zheng Chui's shadow, Xi Ran was nowhere to be seen.
Chunxu hurried upstairs and ran to Xi Ran's room.
When he saw Xi Ran sitting calmly in front of the simple dressing table and shedding tears, Chunxu's heart felt like it was being cut by a knife.
"Xi Ran, tell me. Is it true? Is it what she said?" Chun Xu said anxiously.
Seeing that Xi Ran didn't speak, Chunxu shed tears and knelt beside Xi Ran. He held Xi Ran's arm tightly with both hands and asked in disbelief: "Is what he said true? Really?" Tell me! Tell me, okay? Tell me."
Xi Ran's tears fell quickly and she nodded helplessly.
After Chunxu heard this, his heart felt like arrows piercing his heart.
"What happened between you and him?" Chunxu said in despair.
After hearing this, Xi Ran recalled what happened yesterday, and fell down on the table, feeling painful. While crying, she carefully said: "He... he molested me. My body was... defiled by him." After that, , the crying became louder.
Hearing this, the anger in Chunxu's heart gradually rose, and the fists in his hands were clenched tightly.
In desperation, Chunxu stood up, looked at the sad Xi Ran, and said, "I'll go ask the county magistrate."
After saying that, Chunxu hurried out of the door and quickly headed downstairs.
"Zheng Zhui! I'll talk about this when I get back. I'm not here, so you're not allowed to pick it up!"
"Got it!" Zheng Zhui responded and looked at Chunxu who was running away in a hurry.
"What? Bring in reinforcements?" the landlord said to himself.
Thinking about how Brother Chunxu was treated on weekdays, Zheng Zhui cursed: "What does it have to do with you? My elder brother said that he won't agree to this unless he comes back."
After listening to what the fat man in front of him said, the landowner smiled proudly and said, "Okay. Anyway, I have all the documents in my hands. What do you want to do?"
Chunxu ran fast all the way, his eyes became wet as he ran, and tears fell drop by drop.
"Yu Zhixian!"
"Yu Zhixian!"
Rushing into the Yamen, Chunxu shouted all the way.
"What's the matter?" County Magistrate Yu Wenbin hurriedly walked towards him.
Seeing Chunxu's hurried look, he thought he was asking for wages, so he said, "Don't worry, you won't be short of wages. I'll give you the wages at the end of the month."
Chunxu gasped for breath, and while breathing Chunxu started to speak: "The landlord... is making trouble at the grassroots' house, saying... saying... saying... that he wants to marry the grassroots."
After hearing this, the county magistrate Yu Wenbin was surprised: "How could that be?"
At this time, Chunxu knelt down, kowtowed hurriedly, and begged: "I beg the county magistrate to help the common people make the decision!"
As the parent officer of Xitong County, and at the same time, the person in front of me has been invited after hard work several times, how can I not save him?
"Get up quickly, I'll be there right away."
"Really?" Chunxu said in disbelief.
"Of course I take it seriously. As a parent official of Xitong County, I will naturally save the people when they are in trouble." County Magistrate Yu Wenbin said.
"Thank you! Thank you so much, magistrate!" Chunxu kowtowed several times.
"Lead the way." County Magistrate Yu Wenbin said.
At this time, the county magistrate Yu Wenbin followed Chunxu all the way to the scene.
At this time, some people seemed to have gathered in front of Chunxu's house. For them, watching a play might be the happiest thing.
"Yu Zhixian is here!" The master on the side shouted.
The crowd of onlookers had just dispersed to both sides, and the landlord hurriedly turned around.
I saw that many people knelt down after seeing the magistrate.
However, the landlord did not kneel down.
"Countrymen, get up," said the county magistrate Yu Wenbin.
After hearing these words, the people around him just stood up.
"The county magistrate. That's him." Chunxu said angrily.
"Daddy Jiang, is this big city in Xitong County not big enough for you to wander around?" County Magistrate Yu Wenbin said with a smile.
"Yu Zhixian, I'm here to propose marriage." Landlord Jiang said.
"Proposing marriage? What kind of marriage proposal?" County Magistrate Yu Wenbin asked in confusion.
As soon as the magistrate said this, Landlord Jiang glanced at the wooden house in front of him and said, "Of course I'm here to propose marriage. The one I want is my beautiful sister Li Xiran."
As soon as Landlord Jiang said, Yu Zhixian looked at Chunxu who was aside.
"The county magistrate, he is talking nonsense, Xi Ran has been following me for nine years." Chunxu said unconvinced.
"Daddy Jiang, he has said it. This man has been with him for nine years. They are a couple who have been together forever and ever. Aren't you making trouble?" said the county magistrate Yu Wenbin.
After hearing this, Landlord Jiang hurriedly took out the receipt and said, "Yu Zhixian! This sister Li Xiran can tell you that she is not married yet on the 24th of this year. How can you say it is his?"
Yu Zhixian looked at Chunxu again: "Do you have a marriage contract?"
Chunxu shook his head.
"If not, there is nothing wrong with Landlord Jiang's move." Yu Zhixian said quietly.
Seeing that Xi Ran was about to become his, Chunxu hurriedly said, "What if there are children to testify?!"
After Zheng Zhui heard this, he hurriedly shouted: "Zi Yuan! Come downstairs!"
After hearing this, Zi Yuan, who was already watching the show on the window sill, hurried downstairs.
"Ziyuan! Talk to the people around you, the magistrate, and landlord Jiang! Who gave birth to you?!" Chunxu said.
"My mother." Ziyuan replied.
"Who is your mother?" Chunxu asked again.
"Li Xiran." Zi Yuan said.
"Who is your father?!" Chunxu said again, this time Chunxu blinked.
"My father is you." Zi Yuan said.
"Impossible." Landlord Jiang said to himself.
After Yu Zhixian saw the conversation between the two, he walked up to Landlord Jiang and persuaded: "Landlord Jiang, look, this child was born to them. Although there is no marriage contract to prove it, this child is the best evidence." There are so many women that Landlord Jiang can’t find any more.”
Listening to the words, Landlord Jiang was still a little unconvinced: "Hearing is false, seeing is believing! How about we shed blood to recognize our relatives!"
After hearing this, Chunxu felt a little panicked. He was not the child's father. He was afraid that the blood would not be compatible with each other, and he was a little nervous.
"Come here! Get a bowl of water!"
As soon as Yu Zhixian shouted, someone hurried over with a bowl.
"You two, if we are truly biological, then our blood will be fused together. If not, then there is nothing I can do." As he spoke, Yu Zhixian looked at Chunxu and nine-year-old Ziyuan.
"Dad, what are you doing?" Zi Yuan asked suddenly.
Perhaps because he had been shut up at home for a long time without going out to see the world, Zi Yuan, who was only nine years old, was very curious about the scene in front of him.
Chun Xu looked at Zi Yuan, smiled slightly, and said, "Zi Yuan, bite your finger and put a drop of blood in it."
After hearing this, the nine-year-old Ziyuan was very confused. He stepped forward slightly, bit his finger out of fear and could not bear it, closed his eyes and put the bitten finger into the bowl, and a drop of bright red blood fell. Down, flow in this water.
"It's your turn." Landlord Jiang looked at Chunxu with a proud smile.
Looking at the drop of blood in the bowl, he hesitated slightly.
It has been said since ancient times: A drop of blood indicates kinship. If the blood blends together, it means kinship; otherwise, there is no kinship.
If the blood does not blend, there will be one less member of the family in the future.
"Chunxu, it's your turn." County Magistrate Yu Wenbin urged.
Chunxu stepped forward slightly, bit his finger nervously, and carefully placed his finger over the bowl.
A drop of bright red and dark blood fell into the bowl.
The people nearby rushed forward curiously to witness the whole process.
Chunxu's blood then spread out in the bowl and was wrapped with Ziyuan's blood, which was called - blending.
"The blood has melted! The blood has melted!" A hundred people around shouted.
Landlord Jiang saw this and said: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Seeing this, Chunxu was relieved and looked at Landlord Jiang with a proud look: "Landlord Jiang, look."
"Impossible. Who knows what was added to the water." Landlord Jiang said doubtfully.
After hearing this, County Magistrate Yu Wenbin smiled slightly: "Dandlord Jiang, are you still worried about my people?"
Seeing Landlord Jiang's silence, the county magistrate Yu Wenbin said again: "I'll leave this matter as it is. You also go back and don't cause any more trouble."
Thinking about what happened yesterday, Landlord Jiang still couldn't let go: "But yesterday..."
Before he could speak, he was silenced by Yu Wenbin's words: "Don't cause trouble, otherwise I won't be able to protect you."
After hearing this, Landlord Jiang looked at his people around him and shouted: "Go back."
Only then did Landlord Jiang return.
Seeing that the magistrate had let Landlord Jiang go, Chunxu shouted: "The magistrate." But he did not dare to tell the whole story.
"You come to the Yamen with me." Yu Zhixian said.
Afterwards, when they arrived at the Yamen, the county magistrate Yu Wenbin began to persuade him: "Chunxu. Since the matter is over, don't say anything anymore."
"Yes, the county magistrate. He did such a thing." Chunxu said.
Yu Zhixian sighed: "That's it. The people think it's a trouble, so let it go. If you say it, the people will know that her reputation has been ruined. By then, she will either marry Landlord Jiang as a concubine, Or die. You'd better think about it."
According to the "Mo Law", Landlord Jiang should be given thirty bans for such behavior.
But what's the point of beating? After thinking about it, Chunxu had no choice but to stop talking.
"I figured it out, come to the Yamen another day. It's about the marriage contract." After saying that, Yu Zhixian left and walked towards the County Yamen.
