Deng Yongming was just about to go out to the silk village after breakfast, when he saw the door running in in a panic. "Sir, sir! Oh no! Something is wrong! ”

"What's the panic? The sky won't fall. Say, what the hell is going on? Deng Yongming scolded and said calmly.

"Master, someone from the county government has summoned someone to say that someone has complained, and the county has ordered Lord Li to let you go." Menzi lowered his head and replied resignedly.

Only then did Deng Yongming know that something had happened. In the past few days, there has been no news about the deed of Deng Ji Silk Village, and he didn't figure out what means the other party would use, and thought that Tian Huaying had temporarily stopped, but he didn't expect that the time to come would come after all. He paced a few steps in place, and commanded, "Go and tell Madame not to worry, and not to act rashly." I'll wait until I go to the county office to see what the situation is. Deng Yongming went out of the gate and saw that several officials were waiting impatiently, so he hurriedly walked over and hugged his fists and said, "Deng is rude!" Today, I bothered Han Zhutou and all the poor masters on a trip, and here are a few taels of silver that are not a tribute, so I will give you as tea money. ”

Seeing that Deng Yongming was so knowledgeable, Han Pingsan took the silver and said with a slight smile on his face: "Deng Yuanwai is polite!" I waited for the order of Master Li to ask someone to go outside for questioning. Please! As he spoke, he stretched out his arm and led Deng Yongming towards the county office.

Deng Yongming was also apprehensive in his heart, and he didn't know what the specific situation was. He quietly tugged at Han Pingsan's sleeve, handed over a silver ingot of ten taels, and asked in a low voice, "Han Zhutou, a small meaning is not a respect." I also hope that you can mention a few words, and there will be a good reward in the future. ”

Han Pingsan swept both sides with his eyes, took the silver and put it into his sleeve without a trace, and then said, "Deng Yuanwai, you got into trouble this time. Someone went to the county government to accuse you of forcibly occupying your ancestral property, and the adults were very angry when they heard it, so they sent me to wait to get you. ”

After hearing this, Deng Yongming was even more puzzled, he rarely bought land on weekdays, where would it involve embezzlement of other people's ancestral property. So, he handed over another silver ticket and continued to ask: "Please Han Zhutou to explain my doubts in detail." ”

Han Pingsan looked ahead and said slowly: "There is a middle-aged man who looks like a businessman who said that the shop in Deng Ji Silk Village is something handed down by his ancestors. If you have a title deed or something, hurry up and be ready to avoid any twists and turns. ”

Deng Yongming chuckled in his heart, knowing that this was the Tian family's move, but such a clumsy plan did not look like Tian Huaying's means. After a while, the group arrived at the county office. He also saw Tian Huaying with a group of dogs outside the county office.

"Uncle Deng, I heard that someone came to accuse you of embezzling other people's ancestral property, so I came here to take a look. You have to be careful! As he spoke, he laughed with a few doglegs.

Deng Yongming's face turned pale after hearing this, remembering that he had sent someone to assassinate him some time ago, and said hatefully: "Tian Huaying, don't be complacent, I won't let you succeed!" He didn't care about Tian Huaying anymore, flicked his sleeves and went directly to the county government to the second hall.

When Li Weiwei saw Deng Yongming arrive, he announced him in, and asked in shock: "Is Deng Yongming in the hall?" Someone has accused you of forcibly seizing other people's ancestral property, but is there such a thing? Recruit truthfully! ”

"Your Excellency! The grass people are Deng Yongming. The Deng Ji Silk Village run by the grass people was purchased 20 years ago, and there was no such thing as forcible occupation at all. Deng Yongming said calmly.

"You talk nonsense! It's clear that you forcibly occupied my shop twenty years ago. At that time, you only gave three thousand taels of silver to the two silk shops. My father didn't have much money, so he didn't make a contract with you at all, but you bullied people and directly occupied the shop. Your Excellency, you have to call the shots for the grass people! The businessman, with his sharp-beaked monkey cheeks and shabby clothes, was Liu Qingshu, the unscrupulous son of the shopkeeper at that time, nicknamed "Liu Mouse".

"Nonsense! At that time, the price of the shop was obviously 80,000 taels, and your father and I found a Chinese person to make a contract at that time, and also checked the deed and paid taxes at the Yamen. If you don't believe it, you can check the archives of the county government. Please be aware of the prefectural lordship! ”

Syllable! "Silence! There shall be no noise in the hall. Li Weiwei slapped the shocked wood and scolded, and then said: "Master Shen, you go to the house to check the materials, I want to see who is quibbling." When Master Shen heard this, he immediately hurried to the east house, and after a cup of tea, he came back and spoke in Li Wei's ear.

Li Weiwei's face changed slightly after hearing this, then he nodded again, and then said slowly: "A few days ago, the house was burned because the small official knocked over the candlestick, and part of the household registration contract documents were burned. Master Shen went to check it just now, and there was no tax payment and deed verification voucher in the remaining documents. Deng Yuan, you should hurry home and get the contract, let me know at a glance. ”

Deng Yongming was shocked and secretly screamed that it was not good, this time it seemed that Tian Huaying had premeditated, so he could only stubbornly say: "Lord Qiyu County, the deed of the grass people is not on the side of Qingping County but in the hometown of Yong'an in the south, so can you find the person in the contract He Changli and ask?" He was already sweating on his forehead, and now he had to pin his last hope on the middle man.

"This..."The county commander Li Wei pondered for a while and said, "That's fine." Come on, go and bring the Chinese He Changli over. After a while, I saw an old man with a simple face and a worried expression being brought up. When Deng Yongming suddenly caught a glimpse of Tian Huaying outside the second hall looking at him mockingly, his heart suddenly sank.

"Who's in the hall? He was a middleman when he signed a contract for Deng Yongming's purchase of a shop. Li Wei snorted majestically.

"He Changli, a grass citizen, did know that Deng Yongming wanted to buy Liu Qingshu's father Liu Xicai's shop twenty years ago, but he never gave them a middle-aged person." He Changli thought for a moment before saying, and at the same time looked at Deng Yongming with a weak heart.

When Deng Yongming heard this, his face turned red, his beard was open, and his heart was even more angry, he didn't know that this was a trap from beginning to end.

"So what was the situation? You tell the truth, and you must not hide anything. ”

"My lord, at that time, the grass people heard that Deng Yuanwai and Liu Qingshu and his father Liu Xicai discussed that they wanted to buy two shops at a price of three thousand taels, but the villain never participated from beginning to end, and I don't know what happened in the end." The more He Changli spoke, the smoother it became, as if the situation had just happened not long ago.

"Deng Yuanwai, what do you have to say? If you can't come up with the contract as soon as possible, the official can only award the two shops to Liu Qingshu according to the law. Moreover, the magistrate will punish you for the crime of taking other people's property. Li Weiwei said calmly.

Fine beads of sweat had already appeared on Deng Yongming's forehead, and he knew that he had fallen into a trap, and if he was not careful, he would end up ruined. He mustered up his last strength and said, "Please ask the county lord to give a few more days, and the grass people will arrange for someone to go to the south to get the house deed." ”

"Good! The official will give you half a month's time. If you still can't get the deed after half a month, don't blame the official for being ruthless. Retire! Li Wei only took a picture of the shocking wood and came out of the second hall.

Hearing the sound of retreat, Deng Yongming's last bit of strength was also withdrawn, and his whole body softened. He walked out of the yamen and felt that the sun was particularly dazzling, and he didn't bother to deal with Tian Huaying's sarcasm, so he went home directly.