The man resisted desperately and argued inarticulately.
"You are talking nonsense. It was you who forced me to put my fingerprints on the deed of sale while I was drunk. I want to report it to the official and ask the county magistrate to seek justice for me."
If the man had disheveled hair, He Zhiran and Mo Jiuye didn't know who he was, but when he spoke, his voice sounded very familiar.
The two looked at each other.
"Is it Hu Cong?" He Zhiran wanted to confirm his guess.
Mo Jiuye nodded: "It's him."
Logically speaking, Mo Jiuye was not the kind of person who liked to meddle in other people's affairs, but he still recognized Hu Cong's character, especially since he and the Mo family were in the same boat.
If he encounters such a thing on the street, he will take care of it no matter what.
Mo Jiuye sent his wife to a location a little further away from the crowd, and then stepped forward to block the two thugs.
"stop."
His shout immediately stunned the two men who were still showing off their mighty hands at Hu Congyao.
However, they quickly realized and looked carefully at the person blocking the road. They found that he was just a handsome farm man, and they did not take him seriously at all.
The slightly darker-skinned thug impatiently swung his whip at Mo Jiuye.
"Go away and stop meddling in your own business here."
He thought he could scare away the people blocking his way with a whip, but unexpectedly, when he swung the whip, he was caught by the other party.
Not to mention, Mo Jiuye exerted a little force, and the thug flew towards the roadside together with the whip.
This move made the onlookers scream in surprise.
Ordinary people have seen beatings, at best like the two thugs did to Hu Cong. How have they ever seen someone being able to throw someone away with a whip?
For a moment, the crowd was completely excited.
Some people even whispered - good fight, which shows how disliked these two thugs are.
Mo Jiuye ignored the comments of the onlookers and strode towards Hu Cong's direction.
The remaining thug was still holding Hu Cong's hair. When he saw Mo Jiuye approaching, he was so frightened that he didn't even bother to let go and run away. He was lifted aside by Mo Jiuye like a chicken.
As soon as Hu Cong relaxed his body, he collapsed on the ground, but he did not forget to look at the face of his savior.
"Ninth Young Master?"
"It's me, why is Brother Hu being bullied like this by these people?" Mo Jiuye asked.
When asked, Hu Cong was obviously a little angry. He pointed at the two thugs and said: "They are from the boat shop at the dock. A few days ago, I went there to help others repair their boats. They said that I had robbed their business and they must be taken away." Turn over the money you earn.
When I didn't agree, they sent people to burn down my house, and then forced me to sign a deed of sale. From now on, I could only help the boat repair company.
I ran out while the guards were not paying attention and planned to report it to the police, but they caught me on the way..."
The thug who had just been thrown away by Mo Jiuye limped back with pain all over his body. Although he was a little afraid of Mo Jiuye, he still showed off his power in the face of Hu Cong.
"Hu Cong, don't forget your identity. Now your contract of betrayal is in our hands. If you don't know the current affairs, be careful of your flesh and blood."
After saying that, he looked at Mo Jiuye again, his attitude seemed not as tough as that towards Hu Cong.
"And...and you, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. Be careful that Mr. Liu makes it impossible for you to survive in Yuncheng."
Facing this kind of villain, Mo Jiuye didn't even bother to look at him.
"You're not ashamed of your words." Mo Jiuye said and had already helped Hu Cong up.
Although he didn't take these two thugs seriously, it was best to resolve this matter with the government.
"Brother Hu, we are going to the government office now."
Hu Cong followed Mo Jiuye's support and stood up with difficulty, followed him and prepared to leave.
Seeing this, the two thugs stopped in front of Mo Jiuye fearfully.
"His bond of sale is in our hands. If you take him away by force, we can also report it to the official."
Mo Jiuye glanced sideways at the two of them and resisted the urge to hit them: "Then you will report to your official and I will report to mine."
The two thugs had already learned how powerful Mo Jiuye was. Seeing him taking people away like this, they did not dare to step forward to stop him. After looking at each other, they quickly ran towards the dock.
Mo Jiuye helped Hu Cong to come to He Zhiran and asked He Zhiran to sit in the carriage, while he supported Hu Cong and sat outside the carriage together. The carriage drove slowly towards the county government office.
Meng Huaining hasn't been to Mo's house recently because he has a headache about Yuncheng Boating.
He has been secretly sending people to search for illegal evidence of the shipping company. Today he finally got a clue and is preparing to make arrangements to take down the leaders of the shipping company in one fell swoop.
At this moment, an official came to report that someone was beating drums at the door to complain about injustice.
Meng Huaining is a good official who is diligent and loves the people. No matter how busy he is with things at hand, he will not delay redressing the grievances of the people.
Because of his integrity and diligence, the lives of the people in Yuncheng are getting better and better day by day. It is obvious that the bullying of men and women in the past is almost invisible.
His yamen also became quiet for a while.
As early as the Chinese New Year, he received a letter from his family, fully agreeing with his desire to marry a girl from the Mo family. If it weren't for the tricky business at the boat shop, he would have wanted to hang out with the Mo family and become familiar with Mo Hanyue. went.
Meng Huaining came to the lobby with several officials. Unexpectedly, the people beating the drums to complain were actually Mo Jiuye and his wife. As for the people traveling with them, he did not know them.
Meng Huaining couldn't sit still when he saw his future uncle.
He didn't care about too many rules and quickly walked out from behind the table.
"Brother Ninth, Sister-in-law Ninth, what happened?"
Hu Cong looked at this scene and kept complaining in his heart.
He has been an official in the capital for many years, and has watched and participated in court proceedings. This is the first time he has seen an official come forward to ask questions. Even if he is an acquaintance, he will not be so excited...
Mo Jiuye and his wife were familiar with Meng Huaining, so they didn't think too much about it.
Mo Jiuye pointed at Hu Cong beside him and said: "This is Hu Cong, the former minister of the Ministry of Industry. Like the Mo family, he was exiled here. He has grievances to complain."
Only then did Meng Huaining take a closer look at Hu Cong.
Hu Cong's embarrassment cannot be described in words at the moment. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a beggar standing here.
Meng Huaining is not the kind of person who only cares about appearance. Although he has never met Hu Cong, he is a smart person and he has heard it mentioned by his elders in the family.
As for why Hu Cong was exiled to the northwest, he had no intention of going into details. After all, it was an indisputable fact that Emperor Shunwu was fatuous, and it was the court's loss if he could not retain talents like Hu Cong.
"Master Hu, if something happens to you, you might as well talk to me."
Although Hu Cong looks embarrassed, he has not lost his scholarly character.
He cupped his fists and saluted Meng Huaining in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "The common people have been dismissed from office and exiled. It's better for the county magistrate to call me by my name."
