Chapter 171 Another Public Trial
"Where's Nanny Jiang?"

When Jiang Yu asked this, the doorman recognized her as Mr. Chen from the state capital who had wanted to take possession of the house.

Thinking of the fact that the master had been cheated by his previous wife, the concierge felt sympathy.

"The master was summoned to the county government office, and the master's son and grandson came to demand the Qin Mansion and the restaurant. The master asked us to drive them away, and the master's son sued the master."

really!

Mean people never do anything surprising.

Just in time, Jiang Yu and Qin Yue went to the county government office to "join in the fun".

……

Jiang Xianghui knew what kind of person her son was. Even if he was sued, she would never tell her where the 350 taels were hidden. She just asked her son if he knew how much wealth the Wu family had.

Wu Kun rolled his eyes and said it was eight hundred taels.

Jiang Xianghui asked the magistrate to sentence Wu Kun for greed and misappropriation of other people's property.

Wu Kun looked aggrieved, "Sir, my mother stole all the property in our house. Please help me!"

The magistrate asked the question he wanted to know most, "Jiang Xianghui, why were you so confused before?"

"because of love!"

Jiang Xianghui burst into tears, "The respect and love for my parents-in-law and husband, the love for my son, and the kindness for my grandson, each kind of love makes me trust them utmost.

But when the facts were before me, I could no longer deceive myself."

The magistrate threw out two red-headed warrants, "The plaintiff, Wu Kun, was tempted by money, and shall be punished with twenty strokes of the cane."

"It's unfair! I am innocent!"

Wu Kun shouted, "It is a fact that my mother stole the Wu family's property! Otherwise, how could she have the money to buy the house and the restaurant? The lady she mentioned is completely fabricated."

The magistrate sneered, "I will make you convinced and call the witnesses."

The witness has arrived.

Not a lot.

Mr. Sun from Luo Town, the short broker in the city, the broker who had seen the "madam" in the brokerage shop, Liu Da's family of three, and the clerk of the household department.

The indenture and divorce letter written by Mr. Sun were seen by the lady.

The short broker sold the lady two courtyards and a group of servants, and he and his colleagues in the brokerage shop witnessed the miraculous effects of the magic medicine with their own eyes.

Needless to say, Liu Da's family of three.

The clerk roughly calculated the Qin Mansion, a group of slaves, ox-drawn carts, the restaurant, the red deed tax silver, as well as the expenses of the restaurant and the Qin Mansion, and found that at least 1,000 taels of silver would not be enough.

"Wu Kun, how much money did your family lose?"

Wu Kun insisted that it was eight hundred taels.

"Master."

The lawyer next to the magistrate held up a case record and read out: On xx/xx/xx, Wu Kun from Luo town sued his mother for stealing 350 taels of silver from the home.

"Wu Kun, do you think this county magistrate is stupid and brainless?"

The magistrate slammed the gavel and said, "That day when you sued your mother who was sold to someone else as a slave, this county threw you out of the county office.

Today, you still want to seize the property of Jiang Xianghui, who is no longer a wife of the Wu family. Your crime is even more serious! "Being caned!"

Without waiting for Wu Kun to admit his mistake and beg for mercy, the bailiffs on both sides dragged him up and made him lie on the torture bench.

"Bang bang bang!"

The dull sound of hitting the board was heard, and Jiang Xianghui's tears blurred her vision.

The red-headed stick is the most severe form of caning. Each stick hits the flesh and after the beating, if the person does not die, he will lose half his life.

Jiang Xianghui, who could not get over the hurdle in her heart, kowtowed to the county magistrate in the hall.

"Please, sir, spare my son's life."

"What a pity the hearts of parents in the world!"

The magistrate sighed, raised his hand, and signaled the bailiff to let Wu Kun go.

"Thank you, sir."

Jiang Xianghui kowtowed again and said, "Please send someone to help me get the 350 taels of silver. From now on, I will have nothing to do with anyone in the Wu family."

How stupid! The magistrate sighed in his heart. Couldn't the old woman see his partiality? Why did she fall into the trap?

Jiang Xianghui knelt down and said, “When I found the silver ingot that day, I realized that I had been cheated for more than 30 years.

I hated it! So I hid the silver.

But at that time, I was still the head of the Wu family, and the money had never left the Wu family.

Excuse me, sir, is this old woman's behavior stealing?"

Wonderful!

The old woman seized two important pieces of evidence: time and place!
The case can be judged reasonably based on the time of day and the changes in identities.

"no!"

The magistrate slammed the gavel and said, "At that time, you were still a member of the Wu family, in charge of the livelihood of the Wu family.

Wu Youcai lied to you first, and you didn't take the money out of the Wu family, so it's not theft."

"Please settle the case in which Wu Kun sued me for theft and clear my name."

"it is good!"

The magistrate threw out a green-headed fortune stick and ordered the bailiff to take Jiang Xianghui and Wu Kun with him, and rush to Luo Town at full speed to dig out the hidden silver in front of the neighbors.

This time it was another public trial.

Ever since the last public trial, the magistrate has been looking forward to having another case tried by him.

I didn't expect it to be an old case.

He had not intended to sit in the lobby because he had wanted to favor the old woman from the beginning.

But there were too many ordinary people waiting at the yamen to read the verdict notice about Shen Wanren and Chen Naifa.

Even if they were illiterate, they still read it. If they didn't recognize the words, they would just stare at the notice and listen to the yamen runners reading it aloud over and over again.

When they heard that Shen Wanren was sentenced to execution and Chen Naifa was sentenced to three years in prison, they all applauded.

He was so shocked that he couldn't help but put down the work on his desk and stroll out to listen to the people's words of praise for him.

The traffic room next door was also surrounded by the people. When the traffic officer read out the "Traffic Rules", they carefully recited every word.

As he listened and watched, he always felt a desire to do more practical things for the people.

Just at this time, Wu Kun came and beat the drum to sue his own mother.

As soon as he appeared, he was surrounded by enthusiastic people and called him "Master of Justice".

How could the great judge of heaven sit in the second hall? He could only sit in the main hall again.

Therefore, there were many people watching.

Some people wanted to go to Luo Town to witness the silver mining with their own eyes, but they were worried about the last car accident, so they waited patiently outside the lobby.

Jiang Yu and Qin Yue would definitely not wait in the county government office.

After the two of them drove there, someone who was attracted by the idea also followed.

Anyway, pedestrians and vehicles all walk on the right, and those who overtake should walk on the left, so major accidents should not happen again.

Sure enough, go happily and return safely!

The bailiff returned at full speed with Jiang Xianghui and Wu Kun.

Wu Kun: "..."

I really appreciate your quick work. With these two bumpy trips, I have almost completed the unfinished caning.

Looking at the pale-faced Wu Kun lying in the hall, the magistrate asked, "How much silver does the Wu family have?"

Wu Kun said, "Three, three hundred and fifty taels."

"Where were they dug out? How much were they dug out?"

"Three hundred and fifty taels were dug out from under the back wall of my house, not including those outside my yard."

The half-zhang wide land outside the backyard also belongs to the Wu family, but if you are serious, the base of the wall belongs to the real Wu family.

My mother has been confused all her life, and now that she understands, she is so stupid.

The silver was dug diagonally from outside the courtyard into the base of the wall. Inside the courtyard, there was no flaw. Outside the courtyard, if you looked carefully, you would find some discoveries.

But who would stare at the back wall of someone else's house?