Early the next morning, Nie Qianqian rushed to the entrance of the village with Liu Yan, Gu Xiao and Tuantuan. The Nie family was one step ahead of them and had already been waiting there.
Nie Erzhuang didn't know who he asked to treat him last night. His back and right arm were wrapped with white cloth strips again and again, almost turning himself into a mummy.
Under the leadership of Liu Lizheng, the two parties had their own thoughts on the way. Without saying a word, the two parties arrived at the county government office smoothly, and Yu Lizheng played the Dengwen drum.
The Dengwen drum sounded, and the sound of "dong dong dong" seemed to hit everyone's hearts. Old Mrs. Nie was arrogant and domineering on weekdays, but she had never entered the Yamen. She was very worried and hated Nie Qianqian even more. If this girl hadn't caused trouble, why would she have to suffer this crime.
Nie Qianqian was thinking that she would have to argue about the money later. It would be great if she could find the uncle. I wonder if there was a process in ancient times where the court was adjourned to give time to find witnesses.
When everyone walked into the county government office, they were immediately nervous due to the solemn atmosphere. They lowered their heads like Li Zheng, not daring to look straight ahead.
Old Mrs. Nie shrugged her neck and pushed her somewhat rickety body lower. Nie Erzhuang's heart beat and he crept inside like a cat.
Soon, the county magistrate arrived, and the alarm bells rang. The government servants standing on both sides of the hall hit the ground uniformly with their killing sticks, and shouted in a long, low voice: "Wei...wu... ··”
Old Mrs. Nie was so frightened that she almost fell to her knees. Thanks to Nie Erzhuang's quick eyesight and quick hands, he helped her.
The magistrate's deep and deep voice sounded, "Who is here, and what are you complaining about?"
Nie Qianqian was stunned, why did this voice sound familiar?
Mrs. Nie's legs were already weak, and she couldn't bear it any longer. She knelt on the ground and cried loudly, "Master Qingtian, you have to seek justice for the old woman. These two are my daughter-in-law and granddaughter. The old woman wants to Accuse them of disrespecting their elders, stealing the family's money, and injuring my son. My son was almost disabled from the beating."
Nie Qianqian's head was filled with dark clues, but she didn't expect that her grandmother was still an exaggerated performer.
Nie Qianqian was about to speak when Gu Xiao spoke first and said loudly, "My lord, County Magistrate, I am Gu Xiao. What Mrs. Nie said is not true. My mother Liu Yan and my wife Nie Qianqian have been subjected to domestic violence and bullying by the Nie family for a long time. Unable to endure it anymore, they moved out of the Nie family and returned to the Liu family's old house, hoping to reconcile with Li and start their own business. However, the Nie family came to the old house indiscriminately to rob the family's belongings and beat up one old and one young. The wife had no choice but to take action to protect herself. The theft of money was purely It’s true that it’s nothing, please tell me, the county magistrate.”
Old Mrs. Nie wiped her tears and continued to wail, "Sir, how dare they lie in front of you, bitch Nie Qianqian... No, if this girl moves out of Nie's house, how can she live with money? Erzhuang went to his house and found out those stolen goods, but she lied and said that she rescued an uncle in the town and bought them with the money he gave her! This is pure bullshit!"
When the county magistrate heard Mrs. Nie blurting out the word "bitch", he frowned and scolded: "Mrs. Nie, watch your words, this is the county government!"
Old Mrs. Nie shivered again in fright. The more she spoke, the more excited she became, and she came up with a village slogan.
Nie Qianqian felt more and more familiar with the voice of the county magistrate. She couldn't help it anymore and looked up at the magistrate sitting in the hall. The magistrate also saw her appearance.
The two of them were in a tacit understanding and were stunned.
Nie Qianqian's expression suddenly became extremely exciting, and everything in the world was truly a coincidence.
The corners of her mouth curled up proudly, and the villain in her heart looked up to the sky and smiled. She was really looking for death in a fight with my mother. From the looks of it, she was a sure winner in this round!
It's her?
Tang Jincheng couldn't help but be surprised. The Nie Qianqian in the hall was actually the female doctor who rescued him and gave him the acupuncture that day.
After being treated by her that day, he asked his men to pay attention to whether there was a new female doctor in the town. His men reported and searched to no avail.
I didn't expect to see her again in such a scene.
Tang Jincheng handled official duties until midnight last night, and went to the morning hall again today. He was very sleepy at first, but now that he saw that the person involved was this female doctor, he couldn't help but wake up a little.
Nie Qianqian was no less astonished than Tang Jincheng. She did not expect that the middle-aged man in rich clothes who she treated that day was actually the county magistrate of Lin Town.
The Nie family did not notice this brief exchange of glances. Mrs. Nie swallowed and suppressed the fear in her heart. Now that we have come to court today, we must let the county magistrate punish this little bitch and put her in jail, so that she can relieve the hatred in her heart.
Old Mrs. Nie cheered up and continued to cry, "Sir, Nie Qianqian just stole the family's money. It's not easy for poor people to save a tael of money. She is going to kill me." .”
After saying that, she beat her chest desperately with both hands, coupled with her sad face and unstoppable tears, she really played the role of a desperate and helpless old woman to the extreme.
Nie Qianqian was confident in her heart and showed no panic on her face. She put on a calm and relaxed look and said calmly, "Oh? Grandma, how can you prove that I stole your money?"
Old Mrs. Nie's crying stopped suddenly, and she was muttering in her heart, why did Nie Qianqian look so calm?
She looked at Nie Qianqian intently and bit her tongue, "It's you! Who else could it be if you weren't you? When you and your mother moved out, you just took a few quilts. How could you have money to live on? When I went to your house yesterday, We found white rice, white noodles, and pork. This is called, yes, letting someone take the stolen goods together."
Nie Qianqian nodded and admitted, "We did only take some bedding away. Is that because, grandma, you didn't let us touch any food?"
One sentence exposed Mrs. Nie's meanness, but she didn't realize it.
Mrs. Nie: "My lord, look, this Nie Qianqian admitted that she has no money at all!!"
Nie Qianqian shrugged, "I admit that I only took the bedding with me when I moved out of my home, but the money I spent to buy food was not stolen by me."
Old Mrs. Nie spat fiercely, "Ah! Those things of yours must be worth a tael of silver. Where can you get the money to buy them?"
Nie Qianqian made a sign of surprise, "Grandma, you really have a bad memory. Didn't I tell you that I accidentally rescued an uncle in the town. The uncle was kind and gave me some money in return. "
Mrs. Nie was so angry that her chest hurt, and she yelled, "Fart! You bitch, you dare to lie in front of the magistrate, you've got the guts of a leopard."
Nie Erzhuang: "You said someone gave you money. What evidence do you have? Are there any witnesses?"
He has heard that the county government relies on evidence when judging cases.
Nie Qianqian finally waited for these words. She curved her lips, showed a smile, and said calmly, "The witness is here."
Mrs. Nie is trapped, right here? But there are only a few of them here, so where are the witnesses?
Old Mrs. Nie turned back and glanced at the crowd of people watching with suspicion. Could it be among these people?
Many of these people are villagers from Qinghe Village. They happened to be in the town today to do business. When they heard that there was such a lively incident in the village, they came to watch as they were not in a hurry.
Nie Qianqian did not look back like Mrs. Nie did, but raised her head and looked quietly towards the hall.
The two parties talked for a long time, and Tang Jincheng had already understood. The young doctor had moved away from home with his mother because he was being treated badly. He was penniless. He happened to meet him and gave her some money to survive. But it was really like this. She received a share of money, so Lao Nie's family insisted that she had stolen the money, and they went to court.
No wonder the last time I saw her, her clothes were in tatters and full of patches. Her life was so unsatisfactory, but she didn't expect that the silver she gave her would cause such trouble for her.
The balance in his heart was unconsciously leaning towards Nie Qianqian.
Tang Jincheng coughed twice, stood up, and said slowly: "Ahem, that witness is me."
Except for Nie Qianqian, the expressions on everyone's faces were frozen, like ice sculptures that were sealed, including Liu Yan and Gu Xiao.
The whole place was silent, and for a long time, there was the sound of thin discussions among the villagers who were watching the melon eating.
"This Nie Qianqian's witness turned out to be the county magistrate??? When did she get to know such a big shot?"
"Is this really fake?"
"You old man, you have no control over what you say. The county magistrate speaks in person, how can you possibly be lying?"
"God, Nie Qianqian is so lucky to be able to save such a big shot."
"I have long thought that this second girl from the Nie family is a lucky one. Look at her juicy appearance, she is not an ordinary person."
"No wonder Nie Qianqian agreed to come to the court yesterday. She had already made up her mind."
When Nie Qianqian heard this, she blinked innocently. This was an injustice to her. She didn't know yesterday that her witness would be sitting in the courtroom.
Old Mrs. Nie and Nie Erzhuang were dumbfounded. In this era of clear class distinctions, the county magistrate may be the biggest official they have ever seen in their lives. He is a heaven-like existence, but this big official actually knows Nie Qianqian. This is something that makes them unbelievable.
Mrs. Nie's eyes were dull and she murmured, "This is impossible, this is impossible."
Tang Jincheng: "Mrs. Nie, do you think I am deceiving you?"
Mrs. Nie waved her hands quickly, "I don't dare, sir, I don't dare to think like that."
Tang Jincheng looked at the two people on the field and the villagers behind the hall who were whispering to each other, and said loudly: "In front of so many people, I can solemnly promise that what I said is true. It was indeed Nie Qianqian who rescued me. I will give you two taels." Silver as reward.”
Old Mrs. Nie gritted her teeth with hatred, two taels of silver? ? ! !
This Nie Qianqian is really lucky. She was able to save the county magistrate and was rewarded with two taels of silver.
Nie Qianqian looked at the Nie family's expressions as if they had eaten flies, and felt a sense of pride in her heart. This is called the evil man's own destiny.
Liu Yan and Gu Xiao also did not expect such a coincidence. Gu Xiao raised his hands to the county magistrate and said slowly: "Your Majesty the county magistrate, Nie Erzhuang said something right just now. We must rely on evidence in everything. We have already produced the evidence. , similarly, do Mrs. Nie and Nie Dazhuang have any evidence to prove that Nie Qianqian stole the family’s money?”
Tang Jincheng: "Mrs. Nie, Nie Dazhuang, where is your evidence?"
The two looked at each other with panic in their eyes.
They don't have any evidence. No money was lost at all.
Tang Jincheng: "Mrs. Nie, what do I want to ask you?"
Old Mrs. Nie was so frightened that sweat broke out on her back, and she timidly replied, "This, this, sir, this may have been stolen by someone else. Anyway, the old woman did lose her money at home."
Gu Xiao: "Oh? Then Mrs. Nie doesn't have any evidence to prove that the money was taken by Nie Qianqian, is it just nonsense?"
Tang Jincheng has been solving the case for many years, and he has already figured out the facts from Mrs. Nie's reaction.
As the old saying goes, poor places and bad water make ugly women and unruly people.
The people in the village were used to being messy and messing around, and these tricks were brought to court.
Tang Jincheng was shocked, "How bold, without conclusive evidence, to bite like this indiscriminately!"
Mrs. Nie had never seen such a situation before. She originally thought that neither party could explain it anyway. She cried, made trouble, and hanged herself, but she always had the upper hand. Who knew that this would be the result.
Nie Erzhuang had a rough look on his face and was frighteningly strong, but he was actually not someone who could handle things. Otherwise, he would not have been able to let Mrs. Nie control her for so many years. He didn't expect that those words made them passive. He really shot himself in the foot.
He pulled Mrs. Nie's sleeve and whispered in her ear, "Mom, what should I do?"
How could Mrs. Nie know what to do? She was still blind at the moment.
As everyone watched, Mrs. Nie couldn't take a breath, rolled her eyes, and fainted to the ground.
