At noon, the two groups of people returned to the restaurant next to the Chengxi Inn to eat, and after a big circle, everyone was a little tired, Zhong Xun pressed and said: "After eating Chinese food, everyone goes back to the inn to rest, right?" If Quzhi County was a corrupt official or a mediocre official, it would not be possible to govern the social order of Qingshan County so well, and this patrol press also talked with the villagers who went to the city, not only in the city, but even the villagers can live and work in peace and contentment, develop production, provide for themselves, and have enough food and clothing! ”

Fang Lei asked, "Lord Zhong! Then do you still plan to go to the county yamen and meet Quzhi County? ”

"See! Such a good official, why don't you see it? I also plan to praise him in the recital to the emperor! Zhong Xun said.

Fang Lei said: "Lord Zhong's rewards and punishments are clear, which is really admirable!" ”

"Let's enter the yamen early tomorrow morning, inquire about political affairs, and go to Qingping County to investigate the situation the day after tomorrow!" Zhong Xun said.

At this moment, a crisp gong sounded on the street, and when everyone looked, they saw two yacha carrying a large gong, and the people behind them shouted loudly while beating: "Ladies and gentlemen! The magistrate immediately went to court to hear the case of parents suing their children for non-support, and if they wanted to know the result, they would act immediately, and time waited for no one! ”

When Zhong Xun heard this, his spirit was shocked, and he said: "Then I really have to go over and see how Quzhi County decided the case!" ”

"If Lord Zhong wants to go and watch, bring Xia He and the little fox, right? The three of you don't know each other as county adults, but I know Zhang Yang and Feng Zhutou, which is not in line with the principle of secret visits! Fang Lei said.

Zhong Xun pressed and said, "It's okay! The three of us mingled in the crowd and listened to what everyone had to say! ”

As he spoke, he took Xia He and the little fox and walked straight to the county office, Fang Lei took a few steps forward and whispered to Xia He: "Pay attention to the safety of adults!" ”

"Don't worry, Lord Shaogu, we will do our best!" The two nodded.

Under the hall, the two old men were over seventy years old, not only their hair was gray, but they were also hunchbacked.

Next to the two old men, there stood three men in a row, all dressed as countrymen, judging from their clothes, it was not a wealthy family, the youngest was still crippled, and when he stood, his left foot stood on tiptoe.

Their names are: Zhao Fu, Zhao Lu, Zhao Shou, are from Zhaojia Village in the suburbs, and after many ineffective mediations by the town office, the two old men sued their sons to the county government.

In the public court, Qu Zhixian sat on the chair of the master, on one side is the master, on the other side is the clerk, on the wall behind him, there is a hot stamping plaque, on which are written "fair and honest" four big characters, which looks solemn and solemn, in order to highlight the majesty of the Ming law.

On both sides of the public hall, there were five officials standing on each side, holding sticks and sticks, and their faces were expressionless, which made the people in the hall even more frightened, and they didn't even dare to take a breath of the atmosphere.

Everyone in the hall said, "What a sin! Is it easy for two couples to raise three sons? One person can save a handful of rice to feed two old people, I don't know what they think when they are both sons of men! ”

Qu Zhixian was shocked and shouted: "This county tried the case of Zhao Shanlai and his wife in Zhaojia Village, suing their son for refusing to support him, start now!" ”

As soon as his words fell, the officials on both sides knocked on the green bricks on the ground with sticks, and said in unison: "Mighty!" ”

Leaning slightly, Qu Zhixian said again: "Please state the reasons for the complaint!" ”

The plaintiff's lawyer stated: "My client is old, can no longer engage in manual labor, and is in poor health, the three brothers used to be fine, and shared the firewood, rice, oil and salt equally, but in the past two months, they have passed the buck to each other on the grounds of living in poverty, and refused to bear the responsibility of support, and the husband and wife live a hungry and full meal, which is difficult to maintain. ”

But said that the eldest son Zhao Fu was weak and incompetent, married a daughter-in-law named He Dongxian, and the villagers gave her a nickname called "Hedong Lion", speaking roughly, recklessly, and yelling at her husband when she had nothing to do, sometimes she was angry, and she punched and kicked her?

He once said to his daughter-in-law: "My father and mother once raised me as a husband, and there is no merit and hard work, and besides, it is the burden of the three brothers, and we should also do our part!" ”

He Dongxian said arrogantly: "Yes! You have to do your own responsibility, you can be a filial son, you go out to make money by yourself, give more and give less, the old lady will never interfere! ”

An honest farmer, timid and timid, who doesn't dare to travel alone when it's dark, where to make money? So the alimony that had to be handed over to the parents also fell.

The second son, Zhao Lu, is also a wreck, he only got married at the age of thirty or forty, married a daughter-in-law who is short and small, and is also a "second-hand goods", named Chen Xiaozhen, this kind of person can do his husband's master, so there is chastity at all?

The people in the village called her "Flying Chicken", fighting with people, biting her mouth and grabbing her hands, as if she was going to tear people apart, and she was also a shameless woman, she had no taboos about stealing and eating Helao, and the green hats on top made Zhao Lu breathless, and he could only swallow his anger and bear the shame silently, what else could he do? Once you take a break, you can't even smell femininity, and you can say that you have a "bad shoe" to wear, and you can be regarded as a man with a wife.

Zhao Lu also begged his daughter-in-law and said: "We are all people who have parents to raise and raise, it is impossible to be so ruthless, the third child is lame, and it is difficult to take care of his own life, so can he afford to support his parents?" ”

"I don't care about this, he is a young son, it is fair to support his parents, and in the future, the two old things will return to the queen of heaven, and the property will still be inherited by him!" Flying Chicken said.

Zhao Lu said: "Three people live in two rotten tile houses, it rains heavily outside, it rains lightly inside, and the kitchen and latrine are still thatched huts built outside!" ”

"Since you care about them so much, you might as well move in there, and I'll be happy to be idle!" The Flying Chicken said strongly.

Zhao Lu muttered in a low voice, "Hmph! Of course you want me to move away, Lao Tzu is not at home, you are happy, and you are not idle, in the middle of the night, the three watches provoke those wild dogs, turn the phoenix upside down, do all the shameful things, insult the eighteen generations of ancestors, I just want to stay at home, keep this acre and three points of land, and always monitor your stinky mother-in-law! ”

"Flying Chicken" doesn't care what he's muttering, but if he wants to pay alimony, she won't agree to die, if he doesn't have himself, her husband is making a promise, and it's also a fart.

People say: It is difficult for Qing officials to try family matters, can Quzhi County adjudicate this single and difficult civil case?