Zheng Gangling was promoted to the hall again, sitting behind the big case, according to the usual practice, he snapped on the ground again, slapped the shocked wood, and asked: "The person kneeling in the hall is Du Shi, raise your head and let the official show his integrity!" ”

In fact, Zheng Gangling didn't know Du Shi, but he wanted to know what Azhu's mother should look like if she was such a beautiful girl. At first glance, he was a little disappointed, Du Shi could only be regarded as having good facial features, and that's all.

Zheng Gangling thought to himself: "In terms of appearance alone, it is estimated that Azhu is more with his father. ”

Du Shi raised her head, she also glanced at Zheng Gangling, and then quickly lowered her head again, this is the county commander, how dare she, an ordinary person, look at the lord, is not afraid of being slapped!

Zheng Gang ordered: "Du Shi, Xu Duwen told you to repent of your marriage, and the existing marriage certificate is evidence, what do you have to say about this?" ”

Marriage in this era pays attention to the life of parents and the words of matchmakers, but due to the heavier Hu Feng in the Tang Empire, if unmarried men and women love each other, then after telling their parents, they can also get married, and they don't think that private life is a bad thing.

If one of the two parties to the marriage repents, then it is necessary to explain the reasons, not only to return the dowry, but also to compensate, however, this is a civil dispute, negotiated by the people themselves, you can also ask for help from people like Lizheng or the village elder to adjust, the government generally does not intervene, unless it is a special case of official matching.

Only in the current situation, Du Shi wants to repent, and Xu Duwen does not agree, in this irreconcilable situation, will the government make the final ruling, in the vast majority of cases, the government is persuaded and not persuaded to leave.

Zheng Gangling also had this kind of thought, so he naturally favored Xu Duwen, and his tone towards Du Shi was not so good.

Du Shi hurriedly said: "County Zun, the good girl of the slave family is doing things in the yamen, and the county is the most clear about her appearance and character, where is this Xu Duwen worthy of her, if you let the good girl of the slave family marry such a poor sour, wouldn't it delay her life!" ”

Zheng Gangling frowned, and said: "How do you know that Xu Duwen will mistake Ah Zhu for life, as long as he is motivated, it is impossible to be poor for a lifetime, you are really cursed to say this!" Also, if you have to regret your marriage, then you need to compensate Xu Duwen, and the marriage is a major event, how can you regret it if you regret it! ”

This is a very clear official attitude, the government does not allow this family affair to regret the marriage, if it is an ordinary person, after listening to the county order of the lord such a state, then basically have to be cowardly, dare not say anything about regretting marriage.

But this matter is not as simple as written, others don't know, but Du Shi himself knows, she set her daughter to marry twice, and she also accepted the dowry, and the other party also did not allow her to withdraw from the marriage, she is not fair, isn't this embarrassing.

Du Shi was in a hurry, her kneeling knees hurt again, she really didn't know what to say, she couldn't think of words, what should I do?

In the back house, Li Rizhi trotted all the way to the back garden, but at this time, Azhu was not there.

Azhu is a maid, she can't just cry for her own business, she has to work, of course she won't be in the back garden all the time.

Li Rizhi immediately searched around, and finally found Azhu in the study, Azhu was wiping with a celadon vase. Li Rizhi shouted: "Sister Zhu, I saw Xu Duwen, he is in the lobby in front of him now!" ”

Ah Zhu was taken aback by him, and talked about Xu Duwen, the celadon vase in her hand fell to the ground with a bang and shattered, and asked in surprise: "What, what did you say, Young Master Rizhi?" ”

"I said I saw Xu Duwen, just in the lobby in front, I just filed a complaint, suing your mother for repentance, and begging my uncle to be the master of him!" Li Rizhi said.

Ah Zhu is not the kind of person with a quick mind, when she heard what Li Rizhi said, she was stunned, and she still maintained the posture of holding a vase in her hand, and after more than ten breaths, she reacted with a sound!

Li Rizhi waited for her to react without saying a word, and then said, "Let's go to the front lobby together, will you go?" ”

Ah Zhu nodded hurriedly, and wanted to follow Li Rizhi out, but she stepped on the vase fragment on the ground, and she realized that she had just broken a very expensive ornament, and she hurriedly said: "Young Master Rizhi, you go first, slave family, slave family clean up here first!" ”

Li Rizhi sighed, stepped forward and grabbed Azhu, and said: "It's just a vase, even if I break it, it's too late to clean it up when I go back, let's go and fight the lawsuit first!" ”

The two of them walked through the hall and trotted to the second hall, Ah Zhu didn't dare to sneak into the lobby, he didn't dare to say anything, he could only hide in the second hall and secretly look at the lobby, Li Rizhi had to accompany her, but in fact, Du Shi and Xu Duwen under the hall could not be seen here, only the sound could be heard.

At this time, Zheng Gangling happened to say to Du Shi not to regret it, and Du Shi was in a hurry, and he hadn't thought about how to defend himself, Li Rizhi and Ah Zhu both listened silently, Ah Zhu was very nervous, his teeth bit his lower lip, and Li Rizhi was really afraid that she would bite off a piece of meat.

Du Shi is a very stubborn person, stubborn personality, this kind of character has advantages and disadvantages, the advantage is that after the death of her husband, she can support the whole family alone, not only has no hardship in life, but also can send her daughter Azhu to the yamen to be a maid, which makes no one in the local area dare to bully her, and the Zhu family has not declined.

The disadvantage is that once she recognizes something, it is really difficult to turn around, she doesn't want her daughter to marry Xu Duwen, a poor bastard, so no matter who says it, no matter what she says, she won't change her mind!

Du Shi couldn't think of a reason to refute it, she suddenly howled and cried, and shouted like a splash: "If the good girl of the slave family marries Xu Duwen, the slave family will not live, hang herself and throw herself into the river, see who can hold the slave family!" ”

Zheng Gangling frowned, he was a square reader, and he was most afraid of encountering this kind of unreasonable situation, just crying.

In the final analysis, this is just a civil dispute case, in fact, there is no need to try it in the lobby, it can be tried in the second hall, but because Xu Duwen beat the drum, it will also be tried in the lobby.

Zheng Gangling is not good at asking the errand to beat Du Shi's mouth, after all, it is Azhu's mother, Azhu is diligent, although she is just a girl, but she can't beat her mother if she is sophisticated!

Faced with this situation, Xu Duwen was also helpless and dumbfounded, who would have thought that his mother-in-law would sprinkle on the lobby of the county office!

At this time, someone outside was beating the drum again, and the sound of the knock knocked twice, and the drummer seemed to be a little timid, and after hitting it twice, he paused for a moment, and then he struck the drum twice!

Zheng Gangling thought to himself: "What's the matter, there are so many people who are suing today, and there are usually not so many cases." ”

Li Rizhi watched in the second hall, he raised his head and said to Ah Zhu: "There is another lawsuit, or I will go and ask my uncle to let the people of your family sit in the second hall first, and if you have anything to say, your own family will say!" ”

Ah Zhu has no master, and he can't come up with an idea at all, so he had to nod his head when he heard Li Rizhi say this, hoping that when the county magistrate is trying a case, she can talk to her mother Du Shi and Xu Duwen, and if she can solve the matter privately, she won't go to the court.

Li Rizhi was about to sneak into the main hall, but at this time, the messenger had already brought another person in, who was about thirty years old, with a fat head and big ears, and was well-dressed, and looked like a shopkeeper.

As soon as the man came to the court, Du Shi, who was crying, stopped, stared at this person, and this person also glared at her, and then knelt next to Du Shi.

Zheng Gangling's heart was not happy, he picked up the startled wood and slammed it hard, and then asked: "Who is kneeling below, but the people of this county, who do you want to sue, why do you sue, if there is a complaint, submit it quickly!" ”

In the same way, Zheng Gangling asked Xu Duwen, Xu Duwen could answer calmly, but the person below was not so calm, he seemed to have entered this lobby to complain, he had already gained a lot of courage, and when he was frightened, he looked like he wanted to go home.

The man stammered: "Return, go back to the county to order the lord, the grass people Liu Fugui, is from this county, the person who wants to sue, is her, the form has not had time to write, yes, or the grass people go back to write, and come back after writing...... The voice of the voice became smaller and smaller.

The person who came in later to sue was Liu Fugui, Du Shiding's second relative, who received 30 dowries, and the person Liu Fugui was referring to was Du Shi!

Originally, the county government was fighting a lawsuit here, and he would not come to watch, first, he didn't have this idle time, and second, he was a small businessman, cautious, and most afraid of seeing officials, let alone seeing the county magistrate, even if he saw a fast catcher on the street, he would hide and go.

But if he doesn't come today, he can't do it, when he heard others say that the lawsuit in the yamen is about Du's daughter, he can't sit still in his own shop, and he can't care about other things, but he spent thirty yuan on this dowry, and he can't care less about it, so he also came.

Liu Fugui is afraid that the county order will sentence Azhu to others, he used to have a wife, after the death of his wife, he was in line with the principle that his wife should be virtuous, and his future wife should be beautiful, this principle, he wants to marry a big beauty, Azhu is very beautiful, and he has seen the world, and he can marry such a wife in the house, of course he is satisfied.

Zheng Gangling was furious and shouted: "Before the drumming, you didn't even bring a shape, what kind of place are you in this Xingyang lobby, is it your backyard, come if you want, leave if you want?" Come on, hit him ten boards first......"

Just when Zheng Gangling drew out the sign in the lottery holder and asked the messenger to beat Liu Fugui, before the sign landed, there was another drum beat outside, and someone came to complain!

Zheng Gangling didn't throw out the sign in his hand, this is really strange, there are three cases in a row today, all of them are drumming complaints, and cases that need to be tried publicly, when did Xingyang County have so many illegal and taboo things?

Could it be that his county order is too unqualified, so there are so many cases in the county?

In the second hall, Li Rizhi asked Azhu: "Won't you come to sue your mother again?" How many times did your mother marry you? ”

When Ah Zhu heard this, he covered his mouth with his hands, barely allowing himself to make a sound, but his tears kept falling like beads that had fallen off the line!

Li Rizhi hurriedly comforted: "It's okay, it's okay, with my uncle here, I can always help you solve it, don't worry!" ”