Chapter 24: The Snow Disaster (5) - Selling Yourself
Shen Botao didn't say anything else when he saw his wife enter the house, but said to Chengzi who was kneeling on the ground: "Don't feel guilty about this today, let alone blame yourself, don't attach other people's faults to yourself." I'm going to the county office tomorrow, it's still early in the morning, so you all go back to the house and sleep for a while. After speaking, he waved his hand tiredly.
Shen Jianhui went over to persuade Chengzi, pulled him up and pushed him back to the room to rest.
Shen Moli looked at the direction of the bedroom worriedly, and looked at his father, who seemed tired after the tossing just now, "Daddy, don't be angry with you and your mother, everyone is for the good of this family." I will discuss things with my mother in the future. ”
Shen Botao shook his head and looked at his daughter lovingly: "You are not only at fault for this matter, but also have merit!" For the Father, you feel that you are doing the right thing. Li'er, for my father, I hope you will always keep this kind original intention! ”
Shen Moli heard her father's words of understanding, and felt warm gratitude in her heart, and nodded seriously, "My daughter promises not to disappoint her father!" ”
"Go back and rest!" Shen Botao rubbed his eyebrows and said.
Shen Moli retreated to the room, did not disturb the rain that was resting, and fell asleep after lying on the bed for a while.
Early in the morning, Shen Botao took the whole family to the county office.
The people around who heard about this incident were reprimanded, curious, and lively, and they were not afraid of the cold, and they all rushed over to listen to the trial.
Zhao Chenjing listened to Wang Zhutou's report last night, and only relieved when he heard that Shen Botao's family was fine, and then he looked at the three main criminals kneeling in the hall and the three fugitives who chased them back.
Shen Moli's family described in detail what happened last night, and the master on the side made a record.
When it was the prisoner's turn to confess the facts of his crime, the beggar who took the lead rushed to defend himself and insisted that he was here to confess his relatives, and stretched out his hand to point to Chengzi who was standing aside and said to Zhao Chenjing with a smile: "Lord Qingtian, I have died unjustly!" This child's name is Chengzi, but it's my nephew! It's a pity that he has no parents since he was a child, but he grew up with me! As he spoke, he didn't forget to use his shackled fingers to slap his injured eye, "Lord Qingtian, you see that I am a victim!" I've got a wound on my ass! As he spoke, he unbuttoned his pants with his hands and let everyone see his wounds.
The move drew a burst of laughter from the onlookers.
Zhao Chenjing patted the shocked wood hard, "Dare to defy the court, and then dishonest and punishable." ”
The beggar who took the lead was busy kowtowing, "Lord Qingtian, you have to be the master of the villain, their family kidnapped my nephew, I am going to reason, who knows that I will suffer this crime." He said to wipe away the tears that didn't exist.
Among the onlookers, there were people who knew Shen Botao and said loudly: "Shen Juren has a family and a business, what do you do to kidnap your nephew, you have to spend it in vain!" It's hard to be a good person in this world now! ”
The other people echoed one after another, and there was a lot of discussion outside the court for a while.
Zhao Chenjing listened to the discussion and nodded again and again and motioned to the other prisoners to tell the crime, but the other four honestly confessed the facts of their crimes, and also accused the beggar who took the lead as the main culprit.
The yellow-toothed beggar pleaded not guilty, and said to the beggar who took the lead: "They don't know, but I know that Chengzi is the eldest brother's nephew, and I fed him when he was a child!" ”
Zhao Chenjing listened to the quibbles of the two and was so unhappy, "Since this is the case, then let Chengzi himself tell him what is going on." ”
Chengzi got Shen Botao's instructions in the morning, and he didn't panic at this time, and stepped forward and returned with a calm look: "Lord Hui, I don't know these people, but in the past, when my grandfather and I were begging on the street, we would always be bullied by these people. ”
The beggar who took the lead hurriedly said: "Chengzi, speak with conscience!" Uncle is here for you. You can't climb the high branches and dislike us! ”
"I don't know you!" Chengzi clenched his hands into fists and looked at the beggar in the lead angrily, he really didn't expect this person to be such a scoundrel.
"I have witnesses to prove that you are my nephew! Who can prove that you are not my nephew! The beggar who took the lead looked at Chengzi proudly, and glared at the Shen family defiantly.
Chengzi was trembling with anger, and was thinking about how to explain, when he suddenly thought of what the old beggar had said before his death, "My lord, my grandfather was afraid that I would be sold by human traffickers when he was alive, so he registered me!" I have a household registration! The household registration says that I am a native of Zhujiazhuang, Baoji County!"
The beggar who took the lead was stunned by the old thing and this shrewdness, and he didn't stop even if he died, and he secretly made up his mind in his heart.
As soon as Zhao Chenjing heard this, the matter was easy to explain, and he hurriedly sent someone to check the household registration, and the tea kung fu official came back with the file to confirm that there was indeed such a thing.
"If the bold offender does not admit his guilt, he will be punished and served!" Zhao Chenjing handled the case impartially in line with the purpose of being reasonable and well-founded, just to prevent Shen Botao from falling into the truth because of this incident.
"Lord Qingtian spares his life! I've been bewitched by others, too! The villain does have a lost nephew, but I can't remember what he looks like, it's what he said This is my nephew, and the villain believes that he is really obsessed!" As he spoke, he pointed to the beggar kneeling beside him with a mouth full of yellow teeth.
The beggar with a mouth full of yellow teeth has a crooked nose, and what about the righteousness that is good? Not much to say, picking up the shackled hands and hitting the head of the leading beggar is a hard blow.
The beggar who took the lead didn't expect this to happen in the court, and he fell to the ground without being prepared, only bleeding from his head.
When the people saw this scene, many people screamed in fright.
Wang Zhutou saw that the leading beggar had received this blow solidly, so he pretended to be very anxious and hurriedly ran over, stretched out his hand to snort to confirm that he was dead, and hurriedly replied to Zhao Chenjing: "My lord, the prisoner has been killed on the spot!" ”
Zhao Chen nodded and didn't say much, and sentenced the beggar with yellow teeth to be executed on the spot, and the other four were sent to Tongguan to serve, and the case was closed on the spot.
Chengzi thought about it and wanted to make up his mind, and knelt down in the hall, Zhao Chenjing looked at Shen Botao with a puzzled expression, thinking about what this was for.
Shen Botao also had a question, he didn't say anything like this before he went out.
Everyone was about to go home, and when they saw that there was still a lively scene, they gathered again.
"The villain wants to ask the adult for one thing, the villain wants to sell himself, and asks the adult and the villagers present to be a witness! The villain Chengzi voluntarily sold himself to the Shen family, and it has nothing to do with others, it is not coercion, it is not an inducement, it is just voluntary! Chengzi repeatedly emphasized his original intention of doing this, to prevent such things from happening again in the future.
Zhao Chenjing didn't say much when he heard that this was the Shen family's family matter, but just looked at Shen Botao with the eyes of hearing the news.
"Child, our family just didn't want to see a small and fresh life fall like this, not to make you a slave! Child, you are still young, and there is still a long way to go! Hurry up! Shen Botao looked at Chengzi helplessly and dragged Chengzi up.
Chengzi used all his strength to fall down, but he didn't want to get up, and said loudly: "Although the villain is an orphan without relatives and no reason, he also understands that he is not a gentleman if he has kindness, and today everyone has also seen how I should live without the Shen family, but it is difficult to eat and live in the Shen family in vain!" Just want to sell himself to the Shen family, so that the villain is a person to rely on! After speaking, "Dong Dong" knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Why don't I take you as a righteous son!" Shen Botao didn't bother to discuss it with his family.
Zhou Wanqing, who was only standing on the side with her head down, looked up at her husband suddenly, the corners of her mouth moved, and she didn't speak after all.
"In the future, if Master Shen saves people, will he be accepted as a righteous son and daughter? How many people can't ask for that! Chengzi doesn't want to, he just wants to sell himself! Chengzi said stubbornly.
Unwilling to have such a good thing, Zhou Wanqing looked at Chengzi kneeling on the ground with the eyes of a monster.
Shen Moli stretched out his hand to support his forehead, this child's stubborn brain is broken!
Zhao Chenjing saw that it was not a way to go on with such a stalemate, but he helped make a decision, and ordered the master to write down the deed of sale of Chengzi in full view of everyone, and the two parties signed and drew the pledge to complete the matter.