When he was forcibly pushed to the ground by the yamen servants, he was still stunned. He looked at Mrs. Zhang with disbelief on his face.
But when he saw Mrs. Zhang's guilty look, he knew that he was really doomed this time.
This case has been wasted for too long. The county magistrate did not want to waste any more words and said directly: "Zhang has charged them all and has signed and deposited them. Lin Dongshu, the witnesses and evidence are here, what else do you have to say?"
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Lin Dongshu did not immediately answer the county magistrate's words, but stared at Mrs. Zhang, wishing to poke a hole in her whole body.
However, Mrs. Zhang just didn't dare to look at him. Until now, their eyes had not crossed.
Zhao Huanyu looked on and found it funny, and said: "Boss Lin, there is nothing surprising. We can also think of things you can think of. If you don't know what to do, you have to admit it if you have done something wrong.
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Lin Dongshu turned to look at her and asked with an unkind expression: "Is it you again?"
Zhao Huanyu nodded generously: "It's me! Don't you just want to use her son as a trump card? We also know it!"
Her natural behavior made Lin Dongshu furious.
It's all because of her that everything turned out like this!
If she hadn't suddenly opened this makeup shop and taken away his business, he wouldn't have reached this point.
But now, it's too late to say anything.
In order to prevent himself from being punished too severely, he still endured the anger in his heart, knelt down honestly, kowtowed three times to the county magistrate, and said: "Sir, the common people are aware of their guilt, and the common people are willing to compensate the previous shops.
I also gave them the heirloom formula of my Beauty Hall as my reward. In addition, I will compensate each family with fifty taels of silver. Please be merciful!"
His attitude in admitting his mistake was like a different person from just now. Just now, he admitted not admitting anything, but now he has a good attitude of admitting his mistake. He hopes that the county magistrate will quickly convict him.
With such a fickle and scheming person, it's no wonder that Mrs. Zhang has been fooled by him all these years.
Not to mention everyone else, even the county magistrate was surprised by this move. They thought he would make a fuss, but he didn't expect him to be so good.
Knowing that he was trying to get a reduced sentence for himself, after all, no casualties were caused, and no matter how serious the crime was, it was not that serious. In addition, he had a good attitude and was willing to compensate the victims, so the county magistrate really couldn't give him too much of a sentence.
Heavy.
However, if he confesses before the truth is found out, the county magistrate really won't punish him too much. Now that it's like this, he did this, so naturally he can't let it go easily.
He cleared his throat and said: "Lin Dongshu, you have bullied your colleagues and monopolized their formulas for many years. It is really hateful. You should have been exiled three thousand miles to do coolies, but because of your good attitude, you were only fined two yuan in compensation per household.
One hundred taels, a fine of one hundred taels of silver, and an additional fifty taels of rod, and I will stay here and work as a coolie for one year before I can be free, do you agree?"
What he just said was a compensation of fifty taels. Now the county magistrate has asked for a compensation of two hundred taels. There were six victims before, and now there are seven including Zhao Huanyu. Plus a fine of one hundred taels, the total is one thousand five hundred taels.
silver.
In addition, he would have to receive another beating and then work as a coolie for a year, which was several times more difficult than what he had just planned.
He does have one thousand five hundred taels of silver, but his family has been losing money over the years. After paying all this money, he doesn't know how much he will have left. The reputation of the Beauty Hall has been ruined, and he has to give away the formula. In the future, this business will probably be
It can't be done.
So what does their family have to do to make a living?
But now he has no right to say anything more and can only accept it silently.
After kowtowing to express gratitude, he glared at Zhao Huanyu fiercely.
Wait, he will definitely not let her go!
Zhao Huanyu understood what he meant when she saw his eyes, but she snorted coldly and said she didn't care.
If Lin Dongshu wants to take action, he'd better hurry up and don't let her wait too long.
This time he confessed easily and did not cause any serious damage. He cannot be convicted of a serious crime. Next time, he will definitely seize the opportunity and let him fall once and never have the chance to get up again.
The other women who followed and watched the fun didn't make any big mistakes, and they were quick to recruit. They just gave a few verbal warnings and everything was fine.
Mrs. Zhang and a few scoundrels will be punished more severely. Mrs. Zhang will be punished with fifty sticks and a fine of twenty taels of silver. Several scoundrels will be punished with a hundred sticks and each will be fined ten taels of silver.
The county magistrate was fair and said in court that the fine would be used to build roads, and the audience burst into applause.
The county magistrate has been recruiting people to build roads since Qi Jiaxin's birthday. This requires recruiting people to serve. At the moment, they are recruiting strong men from the county. Later, they will slowly recruit strong men from surrounding villages and towns. Even the Zhao brothers are going.
of.
If they hadn't separated their families, the two brothers would only have to go to one of them, but in order to occupy more space in Changshui Village, the brothers separated their families early.
Facts have proved that taking up more space has no benefit.
The matter ended successfully, and those people were all dragged down to deal with it, while Zhao Huanyu was exaggerated by the county magistrate.
The general meaning is to praise her for being wise, knowing how to seek solutions from officials when encountering difficulties, and calling on other people to learn more and not to be bullied for nothing.
Everyone enthusiastically agreed, but very few actually dared to report anything to the authorities.
The Lin family seems to have a deep foundation at first glance. They were punished today, and they don't know how they will retaliate later. They just want to see it as a novelty, but they don't want to cause trouble for themselves.
These are not things that the county magistrate should worry about. Anyway, I have put them here. As long as the incident comes to him, he will definitely deal with it impartially, but if it doesn't come to him, he has nothing to do.
Finally, he said that he would send someone to the Lin family to collect the money, and then send it to each house, and then let everyone go about what they should do.
Seeing the crowd disperse, Zhao Huanyu breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and was about to go out. Seeing that there were no outsiders around, the county magistrate hurriedly stopped Zhao Huanyu and said, "Miss Zhao, it's almost noon. I've made a reservation at the restaurant.
At the banquet, I wonder if I can invite Miss Zhao and that adult to have a casual dinner together?"
He has been paying close attention to Zhao Huanyu during this period, and Ji Mingxuan has no intention of hiding it. The relationship between the two is not a secret to him.
After Zhao Huanyu thought about it, he was not surprised, but still refused: "Thank you for your kindness. It's not necessary just to eat. The case was just decided today. If someone with a heart sees it, it will inevitably be framed against your innocence. There are many opportunities to eat. This
I won’t bother you anymore.”
The county magistrate had thought about this before and was a little hesitant in his heart, but the man in the carriage was his boss, so it would be unreasonable if he didn't express his opinion.
It would be best if Zhao Huanyu refused at this time.
He then said: "Miss Zhao is absolutely right, but I have not considered it. Please ask Miss Zhao to say hello to Mr. Ji on my behalf."