The county commander frowned, his face was as cold as frost, "Wang Fang, let me ask you again." You owe Luo Ji 8,500 taels of silver, why don't you pay it back? ”

The king overcame his huge belly, and successfully bent down, kowtowed, and the meat around his waist was squeezed, and he replied, "Master Yuxian, the villain is wronged." The villain never owed them that much money. ”

The county magistrate slammed the account book documents in his hand on the table and reprimanded, "All the purchase money must be signed and pledged by the housekeeper in your house." There is also a note here, which reads, 'The amount owed will be settled next year', and the payment was signed in the year of Bingshen, that is, two years ago. How do you deny it? ”

Wang Yuanwai smiled and said, "Please also ask the county master to see clearly, whose name is signed on it?" ”

The county magistrate glanced at it again and said coldly, "It's the name of Wang Tai, the housekeeper in your house." ”

Wang Yuanwai smiled greasy, as if the black and green on his face were glowing, and he spread his hands and said, "That's it." This is the money owed by the king's steward, and it has nothing to do with me. ”

Grandma Luo San also smiled when she heard this, and said to him, "Dare to ask Wang Yuan, where is the housekeeper in your house who has used several cars of silk a year now?" You might as well invite him to this hall and say, "Where did these carts of silk go?" ”

Wang Yuanwai grinned, revealing two gold teeth, "I want to too." It's just that this king's housekeeper is also short-lived, and he disappeared last year. What can I do about this? ”

The county commander looked at him with horizontal eyebrows and did not speak.

Grandma Luo San raised her head and laughed twice, leaned closer, shook her head and said, "No, Steward Wang is watching you from this hall now." ”

Wang Yuanwai smiled and said proudly, "You don't have to pretend to be a ghost." Steward Wang has long since died. Now that there is no proof of death, I see what else you can do. ”

Grandma Luo San pointed behind him and pretended to be surprised, "Ah, look who is behind you?" ”

Wang Yuanwai's heart tightened, and he hurriedly turned back, but he didn't see anything. I knew in my heart that I had been tricked, and I was so angry that I gritted my teeth, but it was not good to have a seizure. I only heard her continue, "My lord, the women of the people should invite witnesses to the court. ”

The county magistrate made a straight face and said, "Pass! ”

Grandma Luo San called up the two guys who had come to collect debts and asked, "You tell your lords, what is your name and how long have you been in Luo Ji?" ”

A taller guy replied, "Little Li Sheng, I've been in Luo Ji for ten years." The other also replied, "Little Wang Wu has been in Luo Ji for eight years. ”

Grandma Luo San nodded, "Are you familiar with fabrics on weekdays?" ”

Li Sheng said with a smile, "The third grandmother said that she was joking, for ten years, she has lived in the pile of fabrics every day, where can she not be familiar?" Let's put it this way, just show me a material, and I can tell the variety, price, and origin, basically eight or nine are not far from ten. ”

Grandma Luo San pointed to the gown on Wang Yuanwai's body and said, "Then look at it, what kind of material is this?" ”

Li Sheng glanced twice, reached out and grabbed the corner of his clothes, twisted his two fingers up and down, and said with a smile, "This is the Luo family's silk!" ”

Wang Yuanwai's face trembled, opened his hand, and said in a malicious voice, "Nonsense! Is there a word written on this dress? All the fabrics belong to your family? Joke! ”

The county magistrate slapped the shocked wood and shouted, "Silence! Then he asked Li Sheng, "How do you know that this fabric from his family is from yours?" ”

Li Sheng arched his hand and replied generously, "Lord Hui, my Luo Ji's silk has always been famous for its unique patterns and weaving. This weave is not easy to see, but the pattern is easy to distinguish. Look, what is different about the jacquard Wanfu gown on Wang Yuanwai's body? ”

The county magistrate squinted his eyes and took a closer look, but he didn't see anything. Said to the king, "You, come here." ”

Wang Yuanwai was a little uncomfortable, so he pulled the gown on his chest, got up slowly, and walked to the county order. The county magistrate looked at it carefully for a while before he smiled, "I can see it!" Your blessed character, the beginning and end of the pen, deliberately painted into two auspicious clouds, this is indeed uncommon. ”

Li Sheng said, "My lord is wise, this auspicious cloud blessing word was written by the old man of my family back then, and it is taken from the purple qi coming from the east and the meaning of ten thousand blessings coming to the dynasty." There are no other houses, so the small ones can be recognized at a glance. Among the silk that Wang Yuanwai bought from Luo Ji back then, there were several such jacquard auspicious cloud blessing silks. ”

The prefectural magistrate nodded and said, "I see." Then he asked the king, "Since this silk was bought by the housekeeper Wang Tai, why is it worn on you now?" ”

Wang Yuanwai grinned, with a toothache expression, and forced a smile, "This ...... It was a gift from the steward...... I saw that it was good, so I wore it. ”

There was another "snap", and Grandma Luo San looked at the piece of wood in the county commander's hand distressedly, and only listened to him, "What nonsense!" You have not paid your debts, and now you are still denying them in every possible way, in a vain attempt to deceive the officials of the court. Come on, call me! ”

The two officials came over with the board, and the king looked at them outside, and fell to the ground in fright, and hurriedly shouted, "I'll move!" I'm recruiting! I'll do it! ”

The county magistrate raised his hand and motioned for the official to stop, and then he heard the officer who was rolling on the ground like a ball crying, "I owe it!" I owe it! I still! I'll pay it back! Don't hit me! ”

Grandma Luo San looked at him, laughed in her heart, and stepped forward and asked, "When will the king be prepared?" Why don't you have someone go back and pick it up now? ”

Wang Yuanwai got up and sat on the ground, his face was pale, and his lips trembled a few times. He glanced at the board in the officer's hand again, shrank for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "I...... I'll pay you back half of ...... first."

Grandma Luo San laughed lightly and said to the county order, "My lord, according to the criminal law of the Qing Dynasty, those who do not repay their debts can be sentenced to hard labor and repay their debts with work." If Wang Yuanwai really can't pay this money, I won't be reluctant, so it's better to let his father and son go back with us and be a miscellaneous servant. The monthly salary is used to pay off the debt, and his father and son, plus a group of domestic servants, will be able to pay off after about a few decades. ”

Wang Yuanwai's face turned a little paler, and his voice trembled, "I'm still back!" I still! Come! Go back and fetch me the money!" ”

The servant went for a long time before he brought a fat woman over. The woman walked up to the hall with a wooden box in her hand, and asked, "What's the matter?" Why do you have to pay back so much money all of a sudden? Don't be a liar from nowhere! ”

When he saw the king sitting on the ground with his head down, he was surprised and said, "Master, master, why are you sitting on the ground." Shall we give this money? ”

Wang Yuanwai hated and said, "If you don't give it again, my lord, I will go to work as a handyman to pay off my debts!" ”

The fat woman wondered, "Do chores? That can also cover the debt? Isn't it a good deal? It's better to be a ......."

Wang Yuanwai rolled his eyes fiercely, snatched the wooden box in her hand hard, and was about to throw it, but after thinking about it, he put it down, opened it a little, and it happened to be eight thousand five hundred taels of silver tickets. So he threw it to Grandma Luo San and said, "Here you go!" ”