Soon, tea was served, hot water was delivered, and clean face towels were served.

Xiao Jiading pondered while washing, judging from Du Erniu's poetry club, the people of the Tang Dynasty really loved to compose poems, and they were willing to spend money to compose poems. As soon as you have a belly of Tang poems, there are no less than 100 famous sentences that have been passed down through the ages, so why not make an idea on this?

After washing, Xiao Jiading gave Li San a reward of two pennies, and Li San was so happy that he couldn't keep his mouth shut, and he was busy thanking him.

Xiao Jiading smiled and said, "Where is the place where literati and artists go the most in the county?" ”

Li San was stunned for a moment, he couldn't imagine that this cropper man with coarse cloth and straw shoes would go to such a place, so he hurriedly smiled and said: "Those who read, of course, the favorite place to go is **, which is on the street by the Jinjiang River." The largest one, called 'Jade Building', has the most people who go there to read. However, uncle, if you want to find a girl, you don't have to go to that kind of place, it's too expensive, and the small one will call you into the house. Make sure you're satisfied. Sleep with you all night, and give twenty wen. ”

"No need!" Xiao Jiading shook his head and said, "I'll go to the jade building and take a look." - How do you get there? ”

"Huh?" Li San was even more surprised, "Uncle, you really ......, you, you go out to the left, all the way to the front, to the Jinjiang River, you will see a street full of red lanterns." ”

"Hmm!" Xiao Jiading stepped out.

Li San looked at Xiao Jiading a little blankly and walked away, smacking his mouth, he really saw a strange thing, this kind of mud-legged croppers in this kind of field also want to go to that kind of gold nest?

Xiao Jiading said according to what the shopkeeper said, when he went out to the left, he remembered that there seemed to be a ready-to-wear store in front of the yamen near the inn, and he would go there to change a set of clothes first, and then prepare for the second pot of gold.

As he passed by the yamen, he saw an old man and a young woman kneeling on the steps in front of the yamen, weeping. But the yamen was tightly closed, because it had dispersed.

This kind of crying at the gate of the yamen may be because the people of this dynasty have seen too much, and it is not strange, so there are no onlookers.

Xiao Jiading came to the ready-to-wear shop in front of the yamen, stepped in, bought a round-necked narrow-sleeved robe, replaced his coarse cloth shirt, and replaced the blue cloth wrapped around his head with a small hat with soft feet, as if he was a scholar. This one only cost him a hundred yuan. In addition, he exchanged his coarse cloth shirt for a three-foot-long white cloth and took it out.

When he went out to the door, he saw the old man and the woman kneeling on the stone steps of the yamen and weeping. Xiao Jiading groaned slightly, if he wants to enter this yamen to find an errand, but whenever he has the opportunity, he can't let it go, why not ask what's going on, and maybe help himself while helping others.

He stepped over, glanced at the two of them, and said, "Why are you two crying here?" ”

The old man glanced at him, and saw that he was dressed as a scholar, so he wept and said, "We came to sue, but the government rejected it, we were really wronged, and they ignored it." I was sad in my heart, so I waited here, hoping to see the county magistrate come out, so that I could block the road and cry out for injustice. ”

"If you have any grievances, tell me about them. How can I help you? ”

But whoever has a grievance, he hopes that more people will know about his grievance, even if it is just sympathy. The old man hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Thank you for this son, it's like this......" He pointed to the young woman beside him, "Her name is Sanniang, she is the maid of the old Han family, by the way, the old man's surname is Xiao." ”

Xiao Jiading thought to himself that this was really a coincidence, with his own surname.

Xiao Laohan continued: "My maidservant Sanniang went to the street to buy one day, but she was taken captive by robbers and sold to the Hao family. Sanniang said that she was captured by robbers and asked them to let her go, but Hao Dalang knew that Sanniang was abducted, but he forcibly had sex with her, and let her family watch her to prevent her from having a chance to leave. until Sanniang gave birth to a son. One day, Sanniang finally found an opportunity to run out and returned to the old man's house. The old man asked about the situation, so he immediately reported to the official and arrested Hao Dalang. The old man looked at Sanniang and thought about her son, so he also wanted to bring the child back, because it was the child born by my maidservant, and it should be returned to my family. I went to Hao's house, but Hao's family was arrogant and unreasonable and refused to return the child. I had no choice but to sue the yamen. However, although the yamen arrested Hao Dalang, they refused to return the child to me, saying that this kind of thing had never been encountered, and there were no corresponding provisions in the law, so although Hao Dalang raped Sanniang, but in the end it was the biological father of the child, and it was inappropriate to forcibly take it away, so he couldn't agree to my request, so he rejected it. ”

Xiao Jiading's graduate major is the history of the legal system, the graduation thesis is written is the study of Tang Law, can be said to be very familiar with Tang Law, as soon as I heard the old man said this, I smiled, this old man said that this situation Tang Law has provisions, but it was stipulated in the "Tang Law Shu Yi" promulgated two years later, at this time Gongsun Wuji They have not yet formulated it, but the corresponding regulations have been promulgated The "Yonghui Law" has principled provisions, and the maid is treated the same as the livestock, and the small livestock born by the animal belongs to the owner, so the children of the maidservants should also belong to the owner of the maidservants, according to this provision, it can be concluded that the children should be returned to Xiao Laohan.

It's just that although I am familiar with "Yonghui Law", it has not yet reached the point where I can memorize it, so it is better to find a book to read.

After listening to Xiao Laohan talk about this case, Xiao Jiading's eyes lit up, and an idea popped up in his heart.

He looked around, and saw a study opposite the yamen, and his eyes couldn't help but light up, where might it be sold. It doesn't matter if you can't buy it, and if you write it from memory, it shouldn't be much of a problem.

At that moment, Xiao Jiading smiled and said: "Uncle, I am studying the law hard, so I will take the first imperial examination of the Ming Law in the coming year, and I know Tang Law very well, if you are willing, I can help you write a new form, and the government will definitely support your request and return the child to you." ”

When the old man heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly kowtowed: "Thank you, son!" Thanks a lot! - Sanniang, Xie Lu Xie Gongzi who is not in a hurry. ”

The servant girl had tears in her eyes, and she was busy thanking her.

Xiao Jiading said: "You come with me, I will live in the front inn, let's go there to borrow paper and pen, and I will write for you immediately."

The old man and the maidservant were grateful again, and followed Xiao Jiading to the study opposite the yamen first.

As expected, there is an engraved copy of the "Yonghui Law" for sale here. paid for it immediately, and took the two of them to the inn.

The shopkeeper of the inn saw that Xiao Jiading had changed into a scholarly robe, and thought that he was a scholar, but fortunately he did not despise it, so he quickly nodded and greeted him.

Xiao Jiading borrowed pen and paper from the shopkeeper, took them upstairs to his room, closed the door, and the three of them sat down. Let the old man tell the story again, and asked the maid Sanniang again, confirmed the facts, and said to the old man at the moment: "According to the rules of the yamen, it is not allowed to argue on behalf of others, and even be beaten, so I can only draft it as a relative of your family, who do you think I am in your family?" It's better to be the kind of yamen that is inconvenient to verify. ”

The old man nodded, he also knew the rules of the Yamen, thought about it, and said: "The old man has a nephew in Jiulong County, Yizhou, who was swept away by the flood many years ago, and he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead. ”

"So good! What's your nephew's name? ”

"Xiao Qilang."

Xiao Jiading pretended to be silent, and after a moment, he said: "Fighting a lawsuit is not just as simple as writing a complaint, it also needs to be heard." Help people to the end, just in the next is also surnamed Xiao, is an orphan, in order to facilitate the lawsuit, so as not to cause trouble in the next, in the next worship of the old man as an uncle, is that Xiao Qilang, how about it? ”

The old man was surprised and delighted, and said, "I can't ask for it, it's just like this, but it's too wronged to be a son." ”

"It doesn't matter. They are all surnamed Xiao, and they were a family five hundred years ago! Xiao Jiading thought to himself, fortunately, you are also surnamed Xiao, otherwise, I would have to change my surname. got up and said: "My big name is Xiao Jiading, the home of the family, and the Ding of Baoding." Remember, if someone asks about your identity in the future, you can remember to recognize me as a nephew. Tell people that your nephew, who was swept away by the flood, has returned, and is in the county seat. ”

"It's good, it's good." Xiao Laohan hurriedly got up and returned the salute, and the three mothers also met with a big gift.

The reason why Xiao Jiading worked so hard was because he studied the history of the legal system and knew that during the Tang Dynasty, especially in the early Tang Dynasty, the management of the registered population was very strict, and he must hold a road guide when he goes out, that is, an ID card. If you want to enter the yamen to get an errand, it is impossible to be admitted if you have no known origin. Now with this Xiao Laohan's foreshadowing, it is seamless to forge the road guide by himself.

Xiao Jiading wrote a pleading, and the most poster's pen was signed by himself, indicating that he was the nephew of the complainant.

After writing the form, he handed it to the old man, and said, "You take it and sue again, if you have any problems, you can come to the inn to find me." ”

"Thank you, Childe!" Xiao Laohan and the maidservant thanked him busily, "...... this money?" ”

"No need!" Xiao Jiading smiled and said: "We are all a family, do you still need to be polite?" ”

Xiao Laohan thanked him again and again, and then took the maidservant to say goodbye and left.

Xiao Jiading took out the three-foot white cloth, paved it, took a pen and wrote a few big characters on it, looked at it himself, and felt that it was not bad, fortunately, his parents who were Chinese teachers forced him to memorize Tang poems since he was a child, and at the same time, he also forced himself to practice brush calligraphy, so this calligraphy is still seen in the past.

When the ink was dry, he rolled up the white cloth, held it in his hand, went downstairs to the left, and walked along the main road, all the way to the river, and sure enough, he saw that the whole street was full of red lanterns, and many of the scholars who came and went on the street were scholars in robes like him. There are also in order to show chic, this is still very cold in the early spring, and the folding fan is already shaking.