While joking, we walked to the yamen gate.
After arriving at the yamen gate, the group of people was stopped by the yamen servants and waited outside the hall. While waiting, everyone was no longer as relaxed as before. There were people talking and laughing along the way, except Han Shuxian, who was as calm as when they came. If you are not busy, everyone else will stand aside and wait timidly.
After waiting for more than a quarter of an hour, Wei Changfeng walked slowly towards the hall. As he arrived, a high-pitched and elongated voice immediately rang out, "Shengtang!"
After the ceremony, Wei Changfeng shouted to the government officials in the audience: "Bring the plaintiff in!"
Immediately after Fan Dali and Chen were brought to the hall, Wei Changfeng asked: "Who is there in the hall?"
Seeing Wei Changfeng, who had a stern face and eyes as sharp as knives, Fan Dali and Chen's already nervous hearts were beating fast at this moment, and they even had thoughts that they shouldn't complain. .
The county magistrate obviously seemed nice to you last time he came here, but why does he look so fierce now?
"Sir, my name is Fan Dali, and she is Chen Lanying." Fan Dali suppressed the fear in his heart and prepared to say a few bad words about the Mo family, "Sir, the Mo family went too far. They called seven or eight people in the village, come here. Aren’t so many people disrupting the order of the Yamen?”
Thinking that if you say bad things about the Mo family, the adults will stop attacking them, so you should attack the Mo family.
After saying bad things about the Mo family, he did not forget to boast about himself, "It's not like us. There are only two people here, so they won't break the yamen's rules at all."
Fan Dali thought he could give the magistrate some eye drops before the Mo family was brought in, but he didn't take the eye drops and got himself beaten, "How brave!"
Wei Changfeng shouted and then continued: "Disturbing the court, Zhang Zi!"
Then two government officials came forward and pressed the other man down. After a few slaps, their faces became red and swollen.
Then Wei Changfeng's voice sounded again, "If you dare to say something irrelevant to the case, or if you say anything without asking, you will be punished."
The two of them were beaten until they were stunned, and they were even beaten to the point of being scared out of their wits.
Then I heard Wei Changfeng ask the two of them, "Why are you here?"
After being slapped twice, the two of them didn't dare to say anything more? He only said that the Mo family blackmailed their money and didn't dare to say anything more?
Later, Mo Tingyu and Song Nanzhi were brought to the court. Accompanying them were Mo Ziyuan, Murong Qingyuan, and Mo Li.
After the five Mo family members stood in the courtroom, Wei Changfeng asked Mo Tingyu and Song Nanzhi: "Are you Mo Tingyu and Song Nanzhi?"
"we are."
"Do you know these two people?"
"We know each other." They both replied at the same time. After finishing speaking, Mo Tingyu added: "We are from the same village as them."
"These two people accused you of extorting their money. They said they cut a basketful of weeds in your field, and you asked them to pay them twenty taels of silver. Is this true?"
"Sir, they are talking nonsense. We are not blackmailing them about the money at all. They are paying compensation for stealing the milkweed in our field!"
Fortunately, my granddaughter taught me when I was at home that vetch cannot be said to be a fertile grass, but only a medicinal material.
Then Mo Tingyu told him everything about buying land and growing milkweed.
After talking about planting medicine, he then said: "She ruthlessly cut down a small seedling of milkweed in the field that was only about the height of a hand. If we cut a basket, we wouldn't say anything, but she gave us several acres of land." It’s a waste, why is it blackmail if you pay two taels of silver?”
"If they hadn't gone to the fields to harm the milkweed we planted, we could have collected a lot of medicinal materials from a few acres of land, not to mention the money we would have made, which would definitely be more than two taels of silver."
Mrs. Chen was anxious to defend, but forgot the lesson Wei Changfeng had given her, "We didn't know that milk vetch grows everywhere, it's just a handful of weeds. How could you ask us to pay so much money? Two taels of silver is enough for us." Been eating it for half a year."
"Palm mouth!"
So Chen received two more slaps!
Wei Changfeng still did not ask Chen Lanying, but
Continue to ask Mo Tingyu, "Do the two of them know that you planted the milkweed in the ground specially?"
Mo Tingyu nodded and replied: "Everyone in the village knew when we were sowing seeds. When we went to sow seeds in the fields, everyone we met asked us what we were planting? This is not something that cannot be said. Besides, I knew what I was planting in the ground, and after a while it would grow and everyone could see it. At that time, I said what I was growing was vetch, and I also said that vetch was a medicine, and I wanted to try to grow it and sell it for money. "..
"Can anyone prove that what you said is true?"
"Yes, everyone in the village knows it. Several people followed us to the Yamen today, and they can all prove it."
Then Han Shuxian, Li Youshu and others were brought into the hall.
Another round of questioning revealed that Fan Lili and his wife Chen were lying when they said they didn't know the vetch grown by Mo's family was medicine. Later, a government official told him that he had gone to the village to verify it. The results, as well as going to see the cut vetch in the field, proved that the Fan family couple's words were untrue.
Starting from being slapped in the face and ending with a slap in the face, Chen Lanying was sentenced to forty years in prison for false accusation and theft. She was beaten in two rounds and paid fifty taels of silver for stealing milkweed. Although Fan Dali did not participate in the theft, he collaborated with others. The wife falsely accused the Mo family of blackmail and was punished with twenty battles.
"Sir, we know we were wrong. We won't sue, please spare us!" Chen howled after Wei Changfeng pronounced the verdict.
"We won't sue. We are willing to pay two taels of silver." Fan Dali also begged for mercy.
But how could anyone listen to their shouting? After Wei Changfeng slapped him, the two of them were slapped twice each.
After the two of them calmed down, Wei Changfeng looked at Feng who was kneeling motionless on the ground and said, "Feng."
"Here!" Feng's heart jumped into her throat.
"If you do it again, Chen's today will be your tomorrow!" Wei Changfeng shouted at Chen with a stern voice.
Feng was already scared out of her wits. She lay on the ground and replied, "I know. I will definitely be a good person and never steal anything again."
After scolding Feng, Wei Changfeng turned to Mo Tingyu and Song Nazhi, "Mo Tingyu, Song Nazhi."
"The grassroots are here."
"The civilian woman is here."
Having had a yamen experience, the two of them also knew some of the yamen rules. Just like now, they knew how to respond to people in the hall.
"You are a truly benevolent family. Not only have you lived a good life yourself, but you have also helped the people in the village to make their lives better. Now you have also contributed money to build a school. There are people like you in Cangxi County. , is our blessing in Cangxi County."
Wei Changfeng praised the Mo couple a lot.
Mo Tingyu, who received the compliment, responded with a smile on his face: "Master Wei is our blessing in Cangxi County."
"Han Seo-hyun!"
"Here!" Han Shuxian said, cupping his hands towards Wei Changfeng.
"I hope that under your management, the school in Lanwan Village will be full of talents, and together with Village Chief Li, Lanwan Village will become the first in the Dafeng Dynasty." Wei Changfeng drew a super pie for the two of them.
It is said to be a huge pie, but it doesn’t count. After all, the current workshops in their village have attracted many villagers. The villagers have become rich by working in the workshops, and their lives are getting better and better. In addition, the school has been repaired and there are books to read. In the future, the village will With a few students, it will naturally be able to compare with other villages.
What Wei Changfeng said not only made Han Shuxian and Li Youdi excited, but Mo Ziwan was even more excited! The first village in the Dafeng Dynasty is so cool just thinking about it.
Han Shuxian has lost his official status and the protection of his family. Now he only has a few friends and no power to help him. If he can turn Lanwan Village into the first time of the Dafeng Dynasty, maybe the court will consider him for his meritorious service. , there is no guarantee that he will recover again.
At this moment, Han Shuxian's heart, which had been stored for many years, began to beat again.
"Don't worry, sir. Although Han is just a teacher, he is still willing to contribute to our Dafeng Dynasty. Han will manage the school well and assist Village Chief Li to build Lanwan Village better."
"That's very good!" Wei Changfeng said happily, and then said to Village Chief Li: "Li
Youdi, you are the village chief of Lanwan Village. It is your responsibility to manage Lanwan Village well. If anyone in the village dares to disobey you, you are allowed to come to the Yamen and ask me to make the decision for you. "
"The common people would like to thank Mr. Wei. The common people will definitely manage Lanwan Village well." After hearing this, Li Youdi knelt down excitedly on the ground and gave Wei Changfeng a big gift.
Wei Changfeng not only praised the Mo family verbally, but also praised Han Shuxian and Li Youdi respectively. After the commendation, he asked someone to take fifty taels of silver and hand it over to Han Shuxian, saying: "You have made great contributions in building the school, and I am also A brief expression of my feelings."
Han Shuxian politely refused before accepting, and promised: "I will let the students who enter the academy know that adults have their expectations."
The group was chatting and laughing when they came, and it was even more so when they returned. They wanted to have a huge quarrel. The group was so excited that they couldn't even look at Fan Dali and his wife's jokes.
Mo Tingyu was the first to say: "Master Wei is such a good official! He investigates everything clearly. We are really lucky to meet such a good official like Master Wei."
Li Youdi was the most excited today. Although he helped run errands in the Yamen when people in the village were buying and selling land and houses, these things alarmed the county magistrate. Not to mention alarming, he had only seen him from a distance. , not a word was said.
Not only did he talk today, but he also said that if he had any difficulties in the future, he could go to him directly. How could this make him unhappy? "Uncle Mo, fortunately I went to the Yamen with you today, otherwise I would have missed the opportunity to talk to Mr. Wei."
After speaking to Mo Tingyu, he excitedly said to Han Shuxian: "Shuxian, you are a scholar and have many ideas. You should help me come up with more ideas. My brain is not good. Our Lanwan Village depends on you." .”
The corners of Han Shuxian's mouth were always raised. After hearing Li Youdi's words, he agreed without hesitation, "Brother Youdi, don't worry, if I have an idea that is good for our village, I will definitely be the first to give it to you." you say."
