Chapter 89 Nonsense
"I didn't, how could I say such a thing."
Little Han was very angry, pointed at Ying Bao and shouted: "You can talk nonsense at a young age, who taught you this!"
"You are talking nonsense! I dare to swear to God that what I said is true. Do you dare? Huh! You and your sister went to my house to abduct a child before. Even the neighbors couldn't stand it and threw stinky shit on you, so you So he paid Chen Ergou to commit murder."
Taking advantage of her young age, Yingbao talked a lot, and even the paperwork couldn't keep up with the records.
Little Han didn't expect a little kid to have such a sharp mouth, and said angrily: "Shut up! You are so young and talk nonsense, and you don't have any tutoring..."
"You don't have a tutor. Look at all the things you do, how do you think you have a tutor?" Ying Bao refused to give in and scolded her with her hands on her hips.
"You...you..." Little Han's hands shook with anger.
"Shut up! No noise in the courtroom!"
Magistrate Mei was shocked and said, "If you make any more noise, I will serve you with a stick!"
Little Han didn't dare to say anything anymore.
Ying Bao rolled her eyes at her and stood beside her father honestly.
Magistrate Mei County turned to the defendant Chen Ergou and asked: "I'll tell you all the things you have committed. If you make a mistake or miss a sentence, you will be punished with the cane!"
Chen Ergou knelt on the ground and began to confess.
Finally, he said: "... The common people were not angry with Jiang Sanlang for causing my wife and children to be imprisoned or exiled, so they discussed with my son-in-law to take away his children and throw her into the wild to fend for themselves.
Sir, the common people were confused for a moment and did not mean to kill anyone. The common people are good people and have not even killed a chicken. Sir, please spare the common people this time. "
Liao Qilin, who was standing next to the county magistrate's case table, asked: "Your confession seems to be different from Zhang Mazi. He said that you were employed by someone and would give him a tael of silver afterwards. Is this true?"
"It's nothing, sir. Why would a young man tell him this? It must be that boy who wants to extort my money. Think about it, if someone really hired me, how could I not even have money to eat?"
Chen Ergou's repeated denials made Jiang Sanlang and Yingbao very angry.
This guy must have been bribed, but there was nothing he could do.
"You're lying!" Jiang Sanlang shouted angrily: "Bao'er was obviously handed over to the Han sisters by you, and now you are still making excuses. Do you want to get any benefits from them?"
"I didn't. Don't bite the good guy randomly..." Chen Ergou's eyes dodge.
"Quiet!" Magistrate Mei slapped the crowd and shouted: "Jiang Sanlang! I haven't asked you to reply yet, so don't make any noise! Otherwise, you can get twenty sticks!"
He turned to the defendant and asked: "Chen Ergou, I want to ask you, do you know these two women in the hall?"
Chen Ergou shrank his neck and glanced at the Han sisters, and said loudly: "Officials, these two people know each other, but they didn't hire me. Really, they didn't. It was all done by Xiaomin alone. If Xiaomin is willing, Take all the blame and never wrong a good person..."
Ying Bao and her father were so angry that they fell back. Looking back at the Han sisters, they saw a flash of amusement on their faces.
Magistrate Mei was very satisfied when he saw the prisoner readily admitting his guilt. He just wanted to end the case as soon as possible so that he could sort out his retirement affairs.
So the prisoner was asked to put his fingerprints on the confession in preparation for sentencing.
Jiang Sanlang was dissatisfied. He stepped forward and clasped his fists and said, "Sir, my daughter was indeed kidnapped by the Han sisters. You can't just close the case like this..."
"presumptuous!"
Magistrate Mei was angry, "When will I use you as a villager to judge a case? Do you think that the Han sisters must have evidence for hiring murderers? Just based on the dictation of an ignorant child, you speculate that they are criminals. You Are you making fun of the laws of the imperial court? Or do you think that this official is stupid and can be manipulated at will by common people like you?"
Jiang Sanlang was angry, but he could only bow his hands and bow, "I don't dare, the common people."
"snort!"
Magistrate Mei County was shocked, "This case is clear. According to the court's criminal law, I will sentence the first offender Chen Ergou to 40 sticks and five years in prison. The accomplice Zhang Mazi to 30 sticks will be sentenced to three years in prison!"
Chen Ergou and Zhang Mazi knelt down and kowtowed, feeling relieved.
At least he wasn't going into exile, his life was saved. I'll just serve a few years in jail, and then I'll go back to my hometown and live a life of farming.
Jiang Sanlang clenched his palms angrily. Seeing this, Ying Bao quickly grabbed her father's hand and shook her head at him.
The Han sisters looked happy, calling themselves Qingtian officials, and kowtowed to the county magistrate to thank him.
Magistrate Mei took out his official seal, stamped the verdict, and asked the forest owner to write a notice of the verdict and post it on the public notice wall outside the county government office.
Han Juniang suddenly said: "Officials, I have something to report to you."
Magistrate Mei was in a good mood and allowed her to speak.
Han Juniang said: "To be honest, this baby girl from Jiang Sanlang's family is actually the biological child of a common woman. The Jiang family has always been domineering and refused to return it. They also asked high-ranking officials in the Ming Dynasty to make the decision for the common woman to return the child to my family. .”
When Jiang Sanlang heard this, he was furious and was about to rush forward and beat someone.
Ying Bao quickly grabbed her father to stop him from getting excited, and said to Mr. Han, "I'm not your child. I think you are still evil and want to abduct me and sell me, right?"
When the surrounding government officials saw that the two sides were at war with each other and seemed to be about to fight, they slammed their killing sticks and shouted in unison: "Mighty"
Magistrate Mei County also slapped the gavel, his face darkened, but he couldn't bear his curiosity and asked: "Is there such a thing? Mr. Han, tell me what's going on."
Han Juniang gave a blessing gift to the magistrate of Mei County and said: "A civilian woman gave birth to a child three years ago. Because she was born weak, she died early. My mother-in-law thought she was dead, so she abandoned her. But later she was Jiang Sanlang picked it up..."
Magistrate Mei knew what was going on as soon as he heard this, and waved his hand: "This matter has nothing to do with this case. If you have any disputes, just wait until the next magistrate takes office and then appeal. Retreat!"
Jiang Sanlang was furious, but he also knew not to have an attack in the court, so he picked up Ying Bao and left.
When passing by the Han sisters, they sneered.
Ying Bao lay on her father's shoulder and said to Han: "I'm not your child, bad woman! Your child was killed by you a long time ago! You'd better go to the underworld to find her."
Han's expression froze.
Little Han was also very dissatisfied with the elder sister's actions. He pulled her over and scolded her in a low voice, "What nonsense did you just say? How could you say such a thing at this time?"
If the county magistrate hadn't wanted to close the case as soon as possible, was this fool trying to drag himself into trouble?
"Don't mention this matter again in the future! That child is not yours, so don't cause trouble!" Xiao Han said angrily.
Han lowered his head and responded in a low voice, but he was unwilling to do so.
"Also, my family has spent a lot of money on you this time. I will pay you back later." Little Han looked at the eldest sister with a look of disgust: "It's two hundred taels in total. You must pay me back before the end of the year."
Mr. Han exclaimed: "What? Why do you want so much? Where do I have two hundred taels of silver?"
"Keep your voice down!"
Little Han quickly walked out of the courtroom and came to his mule cart. He turned around and said to Han who was following him: "Are you just looking after one person? How can this little money be too much? I don't care if you have money or not, this amount Money must be given, and if you don’t have it, go and ask for it from your brother-in-law, or if that doesn’t work, you can ask for it from your parents-in-law.”
"Also, don't mention that child again. If something goes wrong, no one can save you." After saying this, Xiao Han got into the mule cart and urged the servant to drive away.
Han was stunned on the spot, looked around, and saw the Jiang family looking towards her. She was frightened and ran to find her husband, Chen Changping.