Mr. Fang washed his face and immediately became energetic.
He said in his heart that the cold water Madam gave him today was just right. Yesterday, Master told him that the accused Old Man Tian was the Mr. Tian who was in danger. He was writhing for most of the night. He thought for a while that Old Tian asked his students to go to the county government to inquire about this incident.
What do you mean? I was thinking about his private money for a while.
Although the matter of borrowing money was exposed to Madam, there is still room to make a fuss about the amount of money...
The master soon discovered the difference in Dong Weng today. He was full of energy and could handle the files very quickly.
Snapped!
After three sessions in a row, Mr. Fang felt that he was in good condition, and even the gavel felt just right today.
Great shot!
The master hurried over and whispered: "Dong Weng, Master Tongpan and Master Tian are here."
Master Fang twisted his neck to look at him and coughed lightly: "I'm tired, please rest for a while."
The master understood and quickly retreated.
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Yan Laoer didn't want to come to the Yamen so early, but he was taught a lesson by his elder brother.
The posture should be adequate.
Yan Laoer said he had been taught and followed him obediently, standing outside the government office in the wind and snow.
Yes, it snowed today.
Little snowflakes started to fall before dawn. The wind was not strong, but it still made me feel a little bit cold when it blew on my face.
The Liu family arrived earlier than his, and occasionally exchanged a few words with the neighbors who came to watch the fun.
There was also a group of people gathered around the yamen gate to watch the fun, there were quite a few people, old and young, men and women.
The snowy weather did not dampen their enthusiasm.
A group of people obviously knew each other, they were chatting together and looking at people's faces from time to time.
Mrs. Liu didn't think there was anything wrong, the same was true when she came to the Yamenkou to watch the excitement.
Yan Laoer was suffocating badly.
Yesterday he slept with his eldest brother, and today he went out early and had no time to share Lao Yan's quotations with his wife and daughter.
The first three trials were very fast, with a pause in the middle, and then called someone again. This time the speed was much slower. Yan Laoer listened all the time and didn't think the case was complicated. He couldn't understand why the eldest man was doing it.
After examining it so carefully, it is not as crisp as before.
The person with the number five plate was also called in.
This is a case of assault.
The evidence is in the person, not only in the testimony of the medical doctor, but also in the examination of injuries in court.
No wonder they were at the front of the queue. If they were later, the scars wouldn't be visible clearly.
It was easy to wait until the master's wife, daughter-in-law and daughter came over.
Mrs. Tian put on her son's filial sheepskin clothes and arrived belatedly with her daughter-in-law and grandson.
The family and the spectators pretended not to know each other.
"Calling! Liu Daqi, Tian... who from the Tian family will respond to the lawsuit?" The master came to call people in person, and no one received this kind of treatment.
The voice suddenly dropped from loud to soft, and the question was very gentle.
"Student Yan Huaiwen, answering on behalf of the Tian family."
The master didn't ask any further questions, nodded, and led the two of them in.
Mrs. Liu followed a few steps forward, but the government servant next to her stopped her.
Mrs. Liu laughed: "I am Liu Daqi's mother. We know the rules, so we stand close and listen. It is convenient for you two gentlemen."
Yan Laoer took advantage of the situation and said, "We are from the Tian family, so we should get closer and listen."
The master turned around and nodded towards the yamen servant.
The government officials stepped back and got out of the way.
Mrs. Liu, her daughter-in-law, and her eldest grandson entered the county government office with great dignity.
There is one more person in the Tian family than in the Liu family, and their momentum is not weak at all.
Yan Laoer's attention was not in the hall at this time, but looking around.
He took the initiative to approach the yamen servant, whispered a few words, stuffed some coins, and after a while he took out two stools from the small room next to the yamen door, and also found a place under the verandah with leeward wind.
Invite Mrs. Tian and Li Xuemei to come and sit down.
Mrs. Liu was dumbfounded.
That's not all. As soon as Mrs. Tian and Li Xuemei sat down, an elderly woman hurriedly came looking for them.
"Mrs. Tian, my wife would like to invite you to sit in the back office."
"Thank you, Mrs. Fang, we'll be fine here." Mrs. Tian thanked her kindly.
Seeing Mrs. Tian's insistence, the woman did not persuade her any more. After bowing and leaving, she quickly turned back, brought a brazier and placed it next to Mrs. Tian.
Yan Laoer didn't want to give the woman money, so he winked at his daughter.
Yan Yu sent a small bunch of copper coins in the name of Mrs. Tian.
Their uncle taught them to string these in advance, with ten copper coins per string, just to prevent this kind of situation.
As both the wives of the county magistrate, Mrs. Fang will definitely send someone to invite Mrs. Tian if she knows she is here. This is etiquette. Likewise, they cannot lose their status whether they go or not.
Mr. Tian still owes Mr. Fang some money. If he pays too much, he will lose face.
Mrs. Liu felt flustered, as if something was wrong.
No, it won't be...
Yan Laoer looked at her contemptuously, and the eldest brother said that as soon as the person entered the lobby, there was no need to perform this drama, and he should be on guard against withdrawing the lawsuit in front of Liu Jiatang.
Snapped!
A loud sound attracted everyone's attention.
Government servants in soap uniforms stood on both sides, shouting "Wu Wu" on one side and "Wu Wu" on the other.
Yan Laoer has gone to court with his teacher and has seen all these things. It is a pity that the Hu Ju Zao class is not full and no one has the momentum to shout.
Yan Yu heard about it from her father, but this was the first time she saw it in person, which was very strange.
Don't tell me, the mixed sound effects really sound like shouting "mighty".
Mr. Fang took a break just now and rushed to the back to chat with Mr. Cheng and Mr. Tian. He had a clear idea of how to try this case.
"Who is in the hall? Tell me your name."
"The little person's name, his name, is Liu Daqi." Liu Daqi stuttered.
Liu Daqi knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head. He was frightened by the close-range mixed sound from the two teams of government officials.
The stick hit the ground rapidly, and every blow seemed to hit his heart.
He didn't dare to look up, so he didn't notice that the person next to him was standing.
"Student, Yan Huaiwen, is filing a complaint on behalf of the Tian family." Yan Huaiwen took out a piece of complaint and held it in front of him with both hands: "Liu Daqi and his mother in the hall have repeatedly slandered and insulted the court officials and their families. Please punish them severely according to the law.
You should be punished with a cane."
Mr. Fang's face was expressionless, and his heart was undulating.
Thought: Good guy!
Lao Tian accepted a student and gave him as a gift to his eldest brother. This Yan Hushu is quite ruthless.
If you don't complain in court, you are not allowed to pull her down and beat her. You have to beat her in the hall.
"Yan Huaiwen, you call yourself a student, but you have a reputation?" Master Fang asked nonsense, but this was the same as asking anyone in the hall before, it was a necessary process.
"The student is a member of Qishan Mansion in the 13th year of Changhe." Yan Huaiwen replied.
Mr. Fang nodded and said slowly: "Yan Xiucai, we are going to file the complaint today. This county will accept your complaint. But things have their own priorities. What is being tried now is the case of Liu Daqi suing the Tian family for smashing their house."
The master took the lawsuit from Yan Huaiwen with a wink and put it on the eldest master's desk.
Yan Huaiwen straightened up and gave another salute: "Sir, everything has its cause and effect, and only then does it come first. Please put public affairs first, then private affairs, and rectify national laws first, and then regulate people's sentiments."
Mr. Fang pretended to be embarrassed and frowned as he read the complaint carefully. When he saw the Liu family's insulting words, his eyes narrowed and he said directly without even asking:
"Liu Daqi insulted the imperial officials and punished him twenty times with a stick to serve as a warning to others."
Liu Daqi was surprised when the elder called the eldest brother of the Yan family a scholar. Didn't he say he was a member of the Communist Party of China? Why did he become a scholar again?
Liu Daqi was still confused. Mrs. Liu trembled and rushed forward regardless, "Master, Master, Na Tian is not an official, no!"
"I...I was scolding Mrs. Tian, not Old Man Tian!" Mrs. Liu cried: "Why is his family an official? Why is he an official..."
Yan Laoer kindly explained to her: "My teacher is the magistrate of Huju County, and he is in the seventh rank. The master's wife is the official's wife. We are one and the same. We can scold everyone the same. Your family is not unjust for this."
Mrs. Liu felt dizzy and her eyes were filled with flowers.
Mr. Fang said in his heart that if Judge Cheng Tong hadn't told him not to make a big fuss, and based on the words of the woman outside the hall, it was another twenty big boards. Women were no better than men, and half of their lives would have been lost if they fell on this board.
The servants in the yamen are very sharp, not to mention the Zaoban who hangs out in the court all the year round. He has already understood what is going on.
The eldest master paused twice, the master ran in and out again and again, the servants around the wife came out twice, and the Tian family was sitting at the door of the yamen, with a brazier at their feet... They were not blind either.
!
Mrs. Liu was stopped by two government officials, preventing her from going any further.
She realized it and felt regret and hatred in her heart.
What I regret is that after receiving the money, I should have sent Sanqiu to the Tian family. That old Tiantou was an official, seventh grade! Just like the great master in the hall!
What she hates is her greedy son and daughter-in-law, a pair of losers!
The Zaoban yamen officers on both sides immediately grabbed Liu Daqi like a chicken and retreated to the side of the court entrance. As soon as a bench was placed and several water and fire sticks were placed, Liu Daqi lay down in a suitable posture.
There was a crackling crackling.
Accompanied by Liu Daqi's screams of pain and injustice, the government servant counting next to him prolonged his voice, "One, two, three...twenty."
I counted very carefully, and it was absolutely correct.
There was a commotion outside the Yamen.
"Have you been beaten?! Quickly give way, give way, Liu Daqi has been beaten?"
"I heard that the Liu family scolded the official. Could it be that Old Man Tian is really..."
"Did you hear wrongly? Hey, I asked you people, how can you squeeze in so much? What do you look at when you squeeze to the front? You should tell me!"
Talented people from Xiaoan Village are not allowed to pass.
If you can, squeeze your way to the front.
After finishing the game, Liu Daqi was thrown over.
Yan Huaiwen is not finished yet.
He took out another piece of complaint and presented it respectfully.
"Sir, the student once again sued the Liu family for defrauding the Liu family of five taels of silver on the pretext of selling their son.
The youngest son of the Liu family was born under the age of 18. He was often sick all year round and was weak and easily broken. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Liu family came to the door several times and begged. Mrs. Tian felt pity for him and decided to take him in and raise him. The Liu family asked for five taels of silver, but Mrs. Tian did not give it. Your own money is a loan...
Later, the Liu family broke their promise and refused to return the money. This was a disgraceful move and was actually fraud.
This is a student complaint, please take a look at it."
The master took the complaint again and put it on Dong Weng's desk.
Master Fang's frown deepened.
He actually defrauded Mrs. Tian of her money?!
How poor is Lao Tian? He bends down to borrow money from them. How can his wife have enough money to live in that alley? For so many years, no one knows that she is the wife of a dignified seventh-rank official. You can imagine what day it will be.
Just like that, you have the nerve to cheat her out of money?!
Like the previous complaint, this one also details the reasons.
Mr. Fang became angrier as he watched.
This is not cheating, this is trying to steal the Lao Tian family’s fortune!
"Liu Daqi, I'm asking you, is it true that you defrauded Mrs. Tian of her money?"
"Master, what an injustice! What an injustice!" Liu Daqi was in so much pain that he felt as if the stick had been driven into his bones, and he kept trembling and shouting injustice.
Mrs. Liu shouted wildly outside: "Sir, we didn't take the money, we didn't take it! It's all nonsense they said!"
She made up her mind not to admit it at all.
"Who is making a noise in the hall?" Mr. Fang asked.
The master said: "She is Liu Daqi's mother."
"Bring it to the church."
Mrs. Liu is much better than her son.
Kneel down and kowtow to the elder three times.
"Mrs. Liu, the Tian family is suing your family for defrauding five taels of money. Is this relevant?"
"Sir, no! Our family is a responsible family, how can we defraud people of money? Mrs. Tian, Mrs. Bu Tian wanted to buy our Sanqiu, but we didn't sell it, and we didn't even take her money." Mrs. Liu bit. He refused to admit it and secretly stabbed Liu Daqi twice.
Liu Daqi cried out in pain, gritted his teeth and said, "Master, it really doesn't happen! It's unfair, Master!"
The Liu family's mother and son kept complaining about injustice.
Mr. Fang was a little hesitant as to whether he should play a few more strokes.
Yan Huaiwen spoke again: "Sir, the silver taels that Mrs. Tian borrowed from others were official silver, and it was engraved on the back. The Liu family has not spent a lot of money recently, so the taels of silver must still be with the Liu family, mother and son."
Master Fang said: "Search yourself."
Two police women came and searched Mrs. Liu's body, and two government officials searched Liu Daqi's body. Liu Daqi was turned around and his teeth and mouth were cracked in pain.
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All the silver coins were placed on the eldest man's desk as evidence in court.
Mr. Fang looked at it carefully and said, "There is no official silver."
Yan Huaiwen said without changing his expression: "They probably spent the money."
"Yan Xiucai, there is no physical evidence, but can there be any evidence?" Mr. Fang said.
Yan Huaiwen: "No." He sincerely apologized: "The student is reckless and wants to withdraw the complaint. I sincerely ask for your permission."
"Yes." Mr. Fang returned the complaint to him.
He coughed slightly and asked: "Liu Daqi, you are suing the Tian family for smashing your house, right or wrong?"
Mrs. Liu didn't want to sue anymore. Old Tian was actually an official. How could they, ordinary people, fight with an official?
She was thinking about how to speak.
Over there, Liu Daqi said according to what they had discussed at home: "Sir, our house was badly smashed. The door was broken, the stove was broken, and the iron pot had a hole in it. By the way, there was also a vat.
, there are chickens, and...we haven't moved them as they are..."
"Yan Xiucai, the Liu family is suing the Tian family for smashing it. Is this a matter?"
"Your Majesty, the smashing was done by the youngest son of the family out of righteous indignation. We are willing to compensate, but... please make the decision, let the Liu family insult Mrs. Tian and apologize in advance. The Tian family should bear the responsibility, and we will bear the responsibility."
There will be no shirk." Yan Huaiwen said solemnly.
"Liu Daqi, Mrs. Liu, can you two hear clearly? It's really inappropriate to insult officials and family members. I ask you two to sincerely apologize.
Since the Tian family recognizes the issue of compensation, the case can be concluded."
Mr. Fang was stunned and shouted loudly: "Quit."
The master took the file from the clerk's hand and handed it to the Liu family's mother and son.
"Liu Daqi, please press your fingerprints."
Liu Daqi asked stupidly: "Is this... is it over?"
The master smiled and said: "You sued the Tian family for smashing it. The Tian family admitted it and were willing to compensate. What else do you want? Your family won this case, so hurry up and press your fingerprints."
