He Dani rested early that night, and early the next morning, Yang Jue and his two sons took He Dani to the ya' 'gate', and there were already a lot of people waiting to see the excitement at the 'gate', He Dani as the main thing, was taken away by the officials, and then came out when he was officially promoted to the court, and Yang Jue and others could only stand outside the big 'gate' with the onlookers, and Uncle Zhang and other neighbors also brought He Xiaojie to see the trial.

At the right time, the court was ascended on time, and after the officials shouted the court, the victim and the defendant all knelt down in the hall, and the officials also picked up a man with a circular scar on his left forehead.

The county order first asked the identity of this person as usual, the defendant honestly 'confessed', his name is Li Gou'er, and he made a living by lending usury in the gambling house, He Xiaoqiang owed a lot of debts in his hands, and the interest could not be paid back, so he took his eldest sister to pay off the debt, and he never saw He Xiaoqiang again after signing the deed of sale that day after the three parties broke up.

"Li Gou'er, do you know if He Xiaoqiang sold his sister, was it his own idea or was it instructed by others?"

"Back to the master, the little one doesn't know, the little one just cares about He Xiaoqiang and pays the money, and doesn't care about anything else, and the little one doesn't know that He Xiaoqiang is breaking the law by selling his sister, otherwise the little one will never dare to accept this money. Ask the master for mercy, the little one has nothing to do with this matter. Li Gou'er shuddered.

"You really don't know?"

"Master, the little one really doesn't know, the little one is wronged."

"Okay, Li Gou'er, you kneel aside for the time being. Zhang Han Wang Er, you two are outsiders, who told you to come here to take He Dani? How do you know about Ho Dani? The county magistrate asked two more defendants.

"No one called the small one, no one, it was the small one who first brought a few raw mouths to sell it, and made money I had itchy hands, and I also went to play a few games, and met He Xiaoqiang at the gambling table, he made a generous shot, bet hard, and it was scary to win and lose more, he won some money after gambling that day, and invited the small ones to eat and drink, and after knowing that I was a human tooth, he said that he wanted to sell his sister, and the two of them didn't know how to be 'lost' ......at that time."

"Nonsense!" The county commander was shocked, "Since you two and He Xiaoqiang only met in this city, how can you carry so many silver tickets?" Is the business so profitable? boldly tricked the people, and did not recruit from the truth. ”

"The grandfather spares his life, the grandfather spares his life, the silver ticket is mentioned in the city money village by the seal letter, the shopkeeper of the money village and the two of me are in the tooth store some 'private' 'handed', the tooth shop people come here to use the money to withdraw the money with the seal letter, the money bank will settle the account with the tooth bank, so the two of us can get the silver ticket of 1,500 taels in just one day, and I thought that after going back to 'deliver' the goods, the two of us can 'draw' a lot of commissions."

"Just for the sake of your two commissions, you will regard the laws of this dynasty as nothing? You two are so bold! The county order reprimanded.

"The master spares his life, spares his life, it's all a small person who sees money and opens his ghost to 'fascination' his mind, so he does such a foolish thing, and he doesn't dare to do it again! Don't dare anymore! ”

"Silence! The county asked the two of you again, why didn't you ask He Xiaoqiang at that time, he is not the head of the family, how can he have the right to sell his sister? And with He Dani's identity, how can she buy and sell at will? ”

"Master, everyone drank too much at that time, and the little one didn't remember asking or not, and later when the contract was signed and paid, He Dawei's name was written on the deed of sale, He Xiaoqiang said that this was his father's name, and the two of us didn't ask more, I just thought that the He family agreed to sell the eldest 'daughter' to pay off the debt to their son. And the two of us were greedy for He Dani's high value, and wanted to say that wealth and wealth were in danger, so I bought a box and packed her up to get through the customs by "Meng" and "Ming". I just thought that her girl's family must be weak, and she would be dizzy and lose her strength after being stuffy in the box for a while, so she didn't pour *** into her, but she didn't expect that she had so much strength to shake the box at the gate of the city, which attracted the attention of the officers and soldiers and saved her. ”

"Is that true?"

"It's true, master, the little one will never dare to hide it from the master, the little one still points to this livelihood, the little one knows the rules of the life, so many years the two of us have only this time the ghost 'lost' mind. Ask the master to give the little ones a chance, don't dare again! Don't dare anymore! Master! Zhang Han and Wang Er kowtowed like pounding garlic.

"Zhang Han Wang Er, according to what the two of you said, you really don't know about this case, whether He Xiaoqiang colluded with He Dawei in advance?"

"I don't know, I don't know, master, I don't know at all, the two of us just pay to get people, as for how He Xiaoqiang told his family, I didn't know at all from beginning to end, and I didn't inquire."

"He Dawei!" The county order temporarily let go of the two people's teeth and turned to He Dawei, "The evidence of your son He Xiaoqiang selling his sister is conclusive, but he has already fled, and there is no evidence to prove your innocence, what else do you have to say now?" ”

"Master, the grass people are really wronged, it's all He Xiaoqiang's idea, he never mentioned this matter at home, he sold his sister on his own initiative, it's really not about the grass people. The master must be aware of it! He Dawei begged bitterly.

"He Dawei, the officers and soldiers of the city 'gate' have confirmed that He Xiaoqiang has gone out of the city during the day and has not known his whereabouts, and before he is brought to justice, your suspicions cannot be cleared, let alone prove that you and your wife really do not know about this matter. Come on, sign a confession for the defendant, and wait for the verdict to be announced. ”

The wolf-like servants brought several confessions from the master, came to the defendants, handed pens and inks, and asked them to sign and press their fingerprints.

The five defendants wept profusely, wiping tears while signing their confessions, and He Xiaojie's heart-rending cry was heard from the direction of the big 'gate' at the same time, crying out for his father and sister, and the neighbors around him were accompanied by tears.

The officials submitted the signed confession to the county magistrate's desk, and the county magistrate looked at it and turned to He Dani, "He Dani, this case is about to be sentenced, do you have any other requirements?" ”

He Dani looked sad, her eyes were full of tears, she looked depressed, pulled the handkerchief in her hand, and looked at He Dawei and her stepmother who were kneeling next to her.

"Dad, mother, didn't you say it well a few days ago, the 'daughter' made money to buy a big house for the family, and only a few days later, the 'daughter' was 'handed over' to the hands of the people. Father, mother, what did the 'daughter' do wrong to make you so intolerant of the 'daughter'? ”

"No, no, 'girl', my father never had this idea." He Dawei waved his hand vigorously to deny that he really didn't want to sell his 'daughter'.

"If not, why is Daddy's name on the deed of sale? The family has been staying at the inn for the past few days, and my room is far away from you, and I don't know what you are discussing at night. Daddy, mother, do you want to 'force' your 'daughter' to die before you are willing? ”

"No, 'female', daddy really hasn't done this, 'female', you have to believe daddy." He Dawei took a handful of tears and snot.

"Daddy, He Xiaoqiang has escaped, there is no evidence, how can Daddy believe that he wants a 'daughter'? Fifteen hundred taels is not a small amount. The mother can beat the 'daughter' on someone else's territory for the benefit of a few dozen taels of silver, so what is impossible about selling the 'daughter' for 1,500 taels? ”

"'Girl', my father kowtowed to you, we are really wronged, your brother made his own decisions, and it has nothing to do with us." He Dawei really kowtowed to the 'daughter', and He Liang also followed her husband to kowtow to He Dani and pleaded.

"Really?" He Dani wiped her eyes and changed her tone.

He Dawei heard that there seemed to be room for maneuvering, and hurriedly raised his head, but He Dani had already turned to the county order.

"Master, the people's 'daughter' has something to say."

"Speak."

"Since the birth of her biological mother, the people's 'daughter' has not had a good life, and she finally came back from the palace, and she has encountered all kinds of sad things again and again, which makes the people's 'daughter' physically and mentally exhausted. But the people's 'daughters' couldn't bear to see their father in prison, the head of the family in prison, and the whole family was scattered. The people's 'daughter' begged the master to be merciful and allowed the people's 'daughter' to perform filial piety one last time, and the people's 'daughter' did not pursue the family's betrayal of me, but in order to prevent this from happening again, please allow the people's 'daughter' to separate the family. After speaking, He Dani knelt deeply and fell on the ground for a long time without getting up.

"Separation?!" As soon as He Dani said this, the hall and the hall were all surprised, and all kinds of discussions among the onlookers in the hall got up, but among those people were Yang Jue and them, as well as the guys from the Xiangjia branch, *** was immediately controlled by them, and the people tended to split their families for punishment without a few words.

"Don't, don't, don't break up! Don't break up! "He Dawei and He Liang fainted a few times, they didn't expect He Dani to say such things anyway.

However, the three defendants, Zhang Hanwang Er and Li Gou'er, agreed to split their families, and from the standpoint of the three of them, of course they were unwilling to go to prison, and this case would not be thought of for five years.

"Please allow me to divide the family, let's divide the family." Zhang Han and the three pleaded with the county commander.

"Can't! Can't be separated! You can't split up! Master, we don't separate families! "He Dawei's 'woman' kowtowed to the county order.

"Smack!" The county magistrate slapped a shocked wood, "Think clearly? If you don't separate your family, you will go to jail. ”

"Dad, mother, think clearly, there is a prison meal at home, how can I make money outside? What other good people will come to the 'door' to propose? What kind of face will Xiaojie have in the future to marry a girl from a good family? He Dani hit the snake and hit seven inches and gave a hard blow.

He Dawei's 'wife' sat on his knees with Venus in his eyes, and whether to split up or not, these two difficult questions began to fight fiercely in their minds.

"He Dawei, He Liang, have you figured out how to set up blockages? To divide or not to separate? The prefectural magistrate also asked.

He Dawei didn't speak yet, but He Liang came back to his senses first and shouted loudly, "No separation!" No separation! If we are separated, our family will die, and we will not be separated! ”

"If you don't separate your family, then if your man goes to prison, how can you, a 'woman', make money to earn a living and support your family?" The prefectural order asked again.

"No matter how separated, I went to the capital with my 'daughter', and no one in the capital must know about it."

There was an uproar in the hall and downstairs, and the people were talking about He Liang's abacus being 'fine', as long as she grasped this step-daughter who would make money, she didn't care what the head of the family would become in prison.

He Dawei glared at his wife with a pale face, and he didn't expect his wife to say such ruthless words.

The county magistrate also had no idea for a while, and kicked the ball to He Dani, "He Dani, are you willing?" ”

"Master, the people's 'daughter' has something to say." He Dani kowtowed to the county order.

"Say."

He Dani knelt up straight, looking at her stepmother from afar, her face expressionless, "Mother, the magnates in the capital have many farms in the countryside, and now at the end of the year, it is the time for the head of their households to send rents to the capital, Gusang County is the only way to go, and my mother thinks that no one in the capital really knows about this ugly thing?" Mother, I'm not like you, I have a lot of connections in the capital, and I can't be ridiculed by them. ”

"No matter what you say, no separation is no separation, and it's none of my business that those people are ridiculed." He Liang's family refused to split up, she didn't know it anymore and knew that once the family was separated, the step-daughter would no longer have responsibility for the family, and the family would have no ability to make money, so the family could only huddle together and drink the northwest style to get by, but her words were so selfish that some of the people who originally sympathized with her no longer sympathized with her.

"He Dawei, you are the head of the family, you think carefully before you speak, do you split up or go to jail?" The county order is no longer entangled with the Ho Liang clan.

"Can't be separated! There must be no separation! If we break up, our family will be finished! He Liang pushed He Dawei.

"If you don't split up, you're going to watch me go to jail?" He Dawei stared at his wife inattentively.

"You can still come out of prison even if you go to jail, what if we split up? Do you want our family to drink the northwest wind? ”

"It is a felony to buy and sell middle and upper ninth-rate people, He Dawei, you have to think clearly." The prefectural order reminded.

"Master, the people's 'daughter' has something to say. There is nothing in the family, and after the separation, the people's 'daughters' can't bear the lack of food and clothing for their parents and younger brothers, and are willing to buy two acres of thin land in the countryside to give their parents a long life. In order to be able to split up as she wishes, He Dani can only give some more money.

"No, two acres of land is only enough for food, you have to divide the family and take twenty acres of land." Ho Leung bargained in court.

There was an uproar in the hall again, and even the county order was angry, and it was the first time that he saw such a 'woman' who didn't know what to do.

He Dani was unmoved, and said coldly: "Mother, it's okay to ask the 'daughter' to give 20 acres of land, please ask my mother to return the dowry left by my biological mother to the 'daughter', and the 'daughter' will use 20 acres of land as a custodian fee to thank my mother for her hard work for so many years." ”

As soon as He Dani's words came out, it was like a thunderbolt on He Liang's head, and all the property left by He Yang's family was sold by her at a low price, leaving only an antique 'jade' pendant and was sold by his eldest son for money and returned to his family, how can there be half of the things in the family.

"He Dani, do you have to 'force' me to death?" He Liang screamed miserably.

"Please testify that the people's 'daughter' didn't want to 'force' her stepmother to die, she just wanted to get back what she should have, according to the law, all the property left by the biological mother of the people's 'daughter' should be inherited by the people's 'daughter', and the grandfather is asked to be the master of the people's 'daughter'." He Dani seemed to be completely indifferent, and put on a court etiquette frame to salute the county order.

The county commander was shocked, "He Dawei, does your family still have an inheritance?" ”

He Dawei shook his head with a miserable smile, "Back to the grandfather, when the 'daughter' He Dani first came home, there was not a single intact furniture in the house, and it was all added one by one after the 'daughter' gave the money. ”

"In that case, He Dawei, this county will ask you one last time, do you have a score for this family?"

"I can't! You can't split up! He Liang threw himself on He Dawei and beat him.

He Dawei impatiently pushed his wife away and nodded to the county order, "Points!" ”

"Can't be divided! I can't divide it! He Liang climbed back and beat He Dawei hard, was dragged away by the officials, and knelt aside.

"He Dawei, have you figured it out?"

"Think it through, split up. Dani is from the grass people's yuan, and she hasn't had a good life since her biological mother died, and she finally came back and encountered this kind of thing, it's me who is sorry for her as a father, and I can't protect the 'daughter' well, and the grass people agree to divide the family and let her live a normal life that she can live. He Dawei lowered his head and spoke in a sad tone.

"Do you have any property for your daughter?"

"No, there is not a penny of copper money, and the expenses for food and clothing at home are all paid by the 'daughter', so let the 'daughter' go back to the capital with the money she earns, and the grass people don't want the 'daughter' to buy land to support their parents, the grass people really don't have the face to ask for the 'daughter' money again." He Dawei pulled his sleeves and burst into tears.

"Okay." The county order sounded shockingly, "The court listens to the verdict." ”

He Dani and the other five defendants quickly knelt down and bowed their heads to listen to the verdict.

"The victim, He Dani, exchanged the punishment for the separation of the family, and no longer pursued the responsibility of the defendant in this case, and the county pronounced the following sentence. The five defendants were acquitted, but Zhang Han, Wang Er, and Li Gou'er had to hand over the stolen money. The He family will be separated from now on, there is no division of property, and He Dani has no responsibility to send her parents to the old age. Retirement. ”

Entering the 'Door'