Propose a hundred times

Like being struck by lightning.

Those words seemed to be enchanted, circling back and forth in people's ears, entangled the two people in the hall like a nightmare.

This is... what's going on?

The two people who had just escaped from their panic and comprehend the meaning of that sentence, their faces were almost back to normal, turning from livid to dark, and then pale, in just an instant.

The sharp accusations were still going on, Yuan Shaoan and Zhang Shunde no longer wanted to listen and watch, they were already taken away by the current situation, and their minds wandered between the drumbeat and the fear.

"Less... Shaoan?"

Zhang Shunde's voice trembled, his legs were weak, and he looked at the eyes of the people beside him, but he couldn't find any words to describe it properly.Looking at Yuan Shao'an again, how high can a woman's inner fortitude reach without being tough on the outside?

afraid.

"Sister...brother-in-law?"

Seeking comfort from each other is not enough to counteract the fear in their hearts. They never imagined that there are so many ups and downs in this life, and the days of peace are taken away because of that pig, and they will live a life of darkness from then on?

I was really frightened by the drumming outside the yamen and shouting for grievances. The two usually optimistic and strong people couldn't control their thoughts. For a while, he broke out in cold sweat, his hands and feet were cold, and the thing in his heart was beating non-stop, and it seemed to have stopped beating suddenly.

When they regained their composure, the person who beat the drum to report the incident was brought into the hall, and the relevant personnel in the yamen quickly assembled, and the arresters, yamen servants, and masters all took their positions.Not long after, their parents, Lord Wang, with neat official uniforms and serious expressions, entered the courtroom quickly. Under the big plaque of "Mirror Hanging High", they grabbed the gavel and raised and fell heavily, with the sound of "mighty" and the sound of wooden sticks knocking on the ground. Ups and downs, the scene is truly spectacular.

The outside of the hall was quickly filled with onlookers, among them were passers-by who were purely watching the fun, and other plaintiffs related to the case. Men, women, young and old crowded together and made noise, alarming the official in the hall.

"Snapped--"

"quiet!"

The conversation outside the hall stopped abruptly, and the inside and outside of the courtroom returned to silence.

Mr. Wang had two mustaches hanging on his lips, his eyes were sharp, his whole body exuded official authority, and he asked in a deep voice: "Who is in the hall, why are you beating drums to complain?"

The grievance complainer who knelt in the hall respectfully replied loudly: "My lord, Xiaomin Linsheng, only Xiaomin and my father depend on each other at home. Yesterday Xiaomin bought a piece of pork at the market and cooked it to eat. I found it this morning. Both my father and I were unwell, at first we didn't care about it, but my father... suddenly fell to the ground an hour ago, and when I went to the doctor to see him, he was powerless..."

According to the complaint, the plaintiff, Mr. Lin, spoke clearly and logically, and the audience present had their own thoughts.Master Qian quickly recorded this. Master Wang listened carefully, and glanced at the audience outside the door, finally glanced at the two young people standing by the door, and said,

"Lin Sheng, the plaintiff, do you remember which stall you bought the pork from? Do you remember who the butcher is, and can you recognize his face?"

"Return to your lord, that person will remember even if he turned into ashes!" Lin Sheng, the plaintiff, was waiting for this moment, narrowed his eyes, and pointed to someone by the door: "That's him!"

The person pointed by the fingertips is not just Zhang Shunde, the butcher who stands by the door and wants to run away to snatch the door!

"It's him. I clearly remember that I bought the pork at his stall yesterday. His stall is at the west street entrance of Fenghuang Town. I went to buy the pork yesterday afternoon."

The plaintiff's words were rigorous, and he obviously came prepared. The defendant Zhang Tuhu, who was pointed out by him, turned pale. He tried to distinguish, but because his mind was blank, he couldn't remember whether he had seen it yesterday. Did the plaintiff weigh pork for him?

So, he was silent.

He was silent, and with a bloodless and sweaty face, he echoed the plaintiff's remarks as appropriate, as if he had responded to those words: Yes, that's right, it's the meat I sold to you.

Just like Butcher Zhang, Yuan Shaodong's family, who provided the source of pork, was surrounded by circles and circles, and their pretended calm could not be revealed.The plaintiff uncle seemed to have a knife in his mouth, and his few words cut her heart angina and her brain disconnected.

God!How wonderful this trip is!God you are playing with me!

Mr. Wang's voice was stern, and he looked at Zhang Shunde who had been identified, and he had a measure in his mind.Unsurprisingly, it was still the case this morning. Fortunately, the two defendants have been brought back, so the case may be resolved quickly.

He really can't spare time to take care of these long-winded cases, and there are more important matters waiting for him to deal with.

"Defendant, step forward and kneel down."

A gavel went down, and a summons was issued.The defendant was in a trance, his heart turned cold.After looking at the people around him, Zhang Shunde was worried, his scalp was numb and he walked forward in a daze, not daring to look at anyone, and knelt down in the center of the hall with a "plop".

"The defendant reported his name and family."

Faced with this horrible scene that he experienced for the first time in his life, Zhang Shunde, who has been a good citizen for more than [-] years, was so frightened that his feet went limp and his heart was cold. Zhang... the grassroots name is Zhang Shunde, and he is from Fenghuang Village, Fenghuang Town."

"Are you a butcher who sells pork at the market in Fenghuang Town? The plaintiff Lin Sheng said, do you have any excuse?"

An official is an official, and that power is far different from that of his father-in-law and even Master Qian.That's real, official authority.

"My... my lord, it is true that Caomin sells pork at the market in Fenghuang Town, that is... at the entrance of West Street." Zhang Shunde, a manly man, was terrified by the plaintiff, terrified by the county lord, and also by himself. Frightened by his wild thoughts, he stammered back and couldn't calm down at all.

Outside the door, the onlookers were disdainful, and the low-pitched conversation resumed.

"I didn't expect that pig slaughterer to be so timid, tsk tsk..."

"If you have the courage to sell plague pork, you will pay for it if you kill someone!"

"That's right! But who knows if it's just pretending, it's okay to pretend to be innocent..."

"..."

Beside the door, Yuan Shaoan, who didn't want to be a defendant and didn't want to be a crowd of onlookers, heard the sarcasm and slander behind him. He was filled with panic and helplessness in the first moment, and full of anger and hostility in the next moment.

A group of people who are full, and the case has not been judged yet, so you are in a hurry to label people!Laughing at others for being cowardly, if you have the ability, you will be the defendants!

"quiet!"

Mr. Wang shouted in a deep voice, but there was no annoyance on his face, thinking of such scenes, it is no surprise that he is used to it.

"Defendant Zhang Shunde, plaintiff Lin Sheng, you heard everything? Yesterday afternoon, did you sell pork to him? Is there really a problem with that meat? Answer truthfully."

At this time, Zhang Shunde, who was panicked to the critical point, became a little more sober. When asked about the meat he sold, he should answer honestly, but he couldn't push the big pot for no reason.

"Your Excellency, you are wronged! Caomin sold a whole pig yesterday. There were too many buyers coming and going. Caomin and Ben couldn't remember who bought the meat. He, the plaintiff said that at noon, Caomin couldn't remember that he had sold it. Pass the meat to him. Moreover, the meat sold by Caomin is not sick swine fever pigs, how can they eat dead people! This person must have made a mistake!"

As he said that, Zhang Shunde turned his head, looked at the plaintiff who was squinting and contemptuous of him, and made an unconvincing conclusion: "You must have misunderstood the person, there are so many people who bought my Zhang Shunde's meat, and no one else ate it." Dead people, why do you eat dead people from your family?"

"..."

frown.Master Qian frowned, and Yuan Shaoan frowned even more.

Brother-in-law!What a mistake!

The plaintiff, Lin Sheng, glared at the defendant, raised his voice in vain, and shouted: "The price of your meat is cheaper than other stalls. Do you dare to deny this? How many people have eaten your meat and got sick? It has been reported to the government, do you dare to deny this?!"

"I……"

Dare not deny it.If it hadn't been for someone else to sue, he, Zhang Shunde, would not be here at this time and suffer this criticism.

"Snapped--"

The gavel's voice faltered, so startled that the screaming accusers shut up obediently.

Yuan Shao'an took a deep breath, looked at Zhang Shunde's instantly hunched back, then at the sideways face of the plaintiff, and then at the impatient county magistrate in the courtroom, his heart seemed to have been ruthlessly chiseled A big hole was opened, and chaotic thoughts floated to the sky and fell to the bottom.

At this moment, Master Qian got up and whispered something to Mr. Wang. All eyes in and out of the hall fell on the two of them nervously, curiously, and expectantly.

After a while, Master Qian sat down and went back. Master Wang straightened his expression, ignored the two people kneeling in the hall, and directed to the policeman next to him: "Pass down the work, go to the plaintiff Lin Sheng's house for an autopsy."

The police took the order to retreat, the plaintiff's eyes changed, he hesitated to speak.Hearing this, the defendant could be considered to have calmed down.The Yuan family's pigs are fine, and the pork he sells is naturally fine. He has this confidence.

"Because someone has come to report the case today, which is closely related to this case. The official has already sent someone to check whether the source of the meat sold by the defendant has plague symptoms. Today we will definitely find out all of them. Wait in the hall and wait for the two parties. The test results are sent back, and the case will continue to be tried and finalized. Withdrawal."

"Snapped--"

"mighty……"

The magistrate of the county retreated to the back hall amidst the long "Wu" ending sound of the yamen servant. Master Qian took a deep look at Zhang Shunde and Yuan Shao'an in the hall, and then also retreated.

Defendant Zhang Shunde, who had been kneeling for a long time, heaved a sigh of relief, softened his back, and knelt down on the spot.Yuan Shaoan rushed forward and patted him on the shoulder,

"Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law is fine. Our meat is not a serious problem. We will definitely not find any plague. Please rest assured."

"Humph!"

The plaintiff was also very tired from kneeling, but he slowly got up, patted his front knees and clapped his hands, stared at the two people he was suing, and said with disdain: "How dare you keep saying that it's okay to eat pork from dead people? Selling it cheap? Brat, wait to lose money and go to jail!"

The plaintiff's intentional provocation can be described as swearing at each other.After all, the two defendants were young and energetic, and they were naturally too angry to be manipulated by themselves. They were in the county government court where the mirror was hanging high, and they should reject this groundless accusation.

"Whether there is something wrong with my pig, we will know when the inspection results come back. Whether your family lost their lives by eating my pork, we will know when I come back."

I don't know if it was due to an illusion, but the look in Master Qian's eyes before he left had inexplicably strengthened Yuan Shaoan's mind and calmed his nerves, giving her reason to believe that she would win this lawsuit.

Whether he wins or loses depends on the key.

At the same time, the Geng family in Fenghuang Village.

"Father, Yue'er can't wait, I want to go..."

"Don't go!"

In the hall of Geng's family, Geng Qiuyue has been restless all morning, waiting for an unknown good or bad news, every moment seems to be as long as a year.More than two hours have passed, and the next two hours, and the next two hours may not be able to wait for news. She, who has her heart attached to her sissy, finally grows impatient and impulsive.

However, as calm as Village Chief Geng, it is absolutely impossible to agree.

"Yue'er, calm down, don't let yourself be careless."

"Yes, Second Sister, the pigs of Yuan's family have been inspected. Didn't that person say that those pigs only have a little diarrhea, and there are no other major problems? Why don't you worry about it! Look at Eldest Sister, her husband-in-law I was taken away for questioning too, how can you be in such a hurry!" Geng Qiufang, who hadn't seen her for a long time, was also by Qiuyue's side, comforting and cheering up the troubled second sister.

good.The doctor sent by the county government had already seen the pigs of Yuan's family one by one, and they couldn't find any problems, so they talked with Doctor Ji for a few words and then left quickly, probably still on their way back to the county seat.

After sending that doctor away, Doctor Ji heaved a sigh of relief, and proudly said to them: "I thought I was such a great person, but it turned out that he was not as good as me in seeing a doctor! I couldn't even see what's wrong with those pigs. He Can you see it? It’s just a formality, don’t worry!”

Ordinarily with this result, the whole family should be happy and safe, but she, Geng Qiuyue, was always worried about it, and couldn't let it go.

Indistinctly, there was an invisible thorn in her heart, and every time her heart beat, the thorn pricked her.It didn't hurt, it just made her uncomfortable.That was the most unbearable thing in her life, the whole body discomfort caused by the panic deep in her heart.

Yuan Shaoan!Damn sissy!Smelly butcher!Do you dare to come back safely and try!