Ye Chengwei looked at Zhang Xiu and the little baby who were sincerely frightened in the hall, and waved his hand to Lu Xiuyuan.

When Lu Xiuyuan leaned in front of him, he asked in a low voice: "Is this Zhang Xiu really Zhang Yuan's nephew?" ”

"That's true."

Lu Xiuyuan replied quietly: "Xiaguan has gone to Maoyuan Village to verify that Zhang Yuan does have such a nephew in front of him, who has been living in the old mansion, but from time to time he will go to the village to visit Zhang Yuan, and all the villagers in Maoyuan Village know him." ”

As he spoke, he looked at the little baby who was crying silently under his eyes, frowned, and said: "As for this little son, the lower officials are not clear, according to the villagers of Maoyuan Village, Zhang Yuan did not mention the situation of the heirs in the family before his death. ”

"In this way, Zhang Yuan is not from Maoyuan Village?"

Ye Chengwei asked.

"I moved to Maoyuan Village a few years ago, because Maoyuan Village is close to the county seat and it is convenient to do business."

Lu Xiuyuan replied: "And the relationship between Zhang Yuan and the murderer Han Chun's family is not bad. ”

"Since it's good, why did Han Chun kill Zhang Yuan?"

Ye Chengwei asked again.

Lu Xiuyuan replied: "According to Han Chun's confession, it was because of some tongue and manslaughter that happened back then. ”

"I see."

Ye Chengwei nodded suspiciously.

Although the officials in the Yazhong all believed that Han Chun had asked a master for guidance, deliberately hid Zhang Yuan's head, and only said that he was manslaughter in his confession, he still felt that there were too many strange things in this case.

Since he had already confessed to manslaughter, why did he hide the human head?

And the behavior of the two cousins made him feel even more weird.

After thinking about it, he reorganized his thoughts, looked at Brother Zhang Xiu fixedly, and deliberately tentatively said: "Zhang Xiu, your uncle is dead, and Han Chun is not a deliberate murder, but manslaughter, you think this is good, this county will release Han Chun, and let the Han family try to raise a sum of money to compensate the Zhang family, what do you think of this county's judgment?" ”

"Big"

Zhang Xiu fell into hesitation.

The rest of the people were also surprised, and almost scolded the dog officer.

"Please answer the county's questions head-on."

Ye Chengwei lowered his face and urged.

I didn't care what others thought.

Zhang Xiu was stunned, and nodded hesitantly: "It's okay." ”

raised his head and looked at the public court solemnly, and then said in detail:

"Caomin heard that the Han family is not rich, if Han Chun is killed, the Han family is afraid that they will not be able to get the silver again, my uncle just moved to Maoyuan Village, and several of the Han brothers helped him a lot, I think Han Chun really did not intend to kill his uncle, Caomin is not unreasonable, my uncle has been dead for so many years, I can't let Caomin's cousin completely lose hope for a momentary hatred."

"Yes, yes."

Ye Chengwei twisted his eyebrows and his head.

It's really a place where you can forget everything for the sake of money.

After some suspicion, he looked thoughtfully at the crying little milk baby beside him: "Little boy, can you agree with your brother's statement?" ”

The little guy had a dirty face, and he looked up at everyone while wiping a few dry tears.

After looking at Zhang Xiu for a few seconds, he turned his face to the court and replied firmly, "My lord, I listen to my cousin." ”

"Very good."

Ye Chengwei pursed his lips and smiled bitterly: "Then how much silver are you two going to claim from the Han family?" ”

"Three or three hundred taels."

Zhang Xiu cautiously looked at Ye Chengwei: "My cousin has just turned five years old, and he will have to study, marry a wife and have children in the future. ”

Ye Chengwei and everyone frowned when they listened: It's time to send this little baby to the end.

Zhang Xiu felt that he hadn't explained in detail enough, and added: "Ladies and gentlemen, the Han family has three brothers, and it's not too much for the family to put together a hundred taels of silver to save a life, right?" ”

"Hey, Zhang Xiu, are you seeking justice for your uncle today or are you looking for someone to extort money?"

Tang Haoran was so angry that his face turned pale, and he said angrily.

Ye Chengwei raised his hand in a light tone: "It's really not too much, this county will personally go to discuss with the Han family, and you two brothers will go back and wait for news." ”

With that, he straightened up and walked into the inner hall.

Lu Xiuyuan followed closely, and always felt that the judgment of the magistrate today was a bit outrageous, how could anyone kill someone and only pay for silver.

If this continues, there will be no such thing as killing people to pay for their lives in the future, and it will become a way for rich families to use money to kill people to vent their anger.

He was about to open his mouth to persuade, but Ye Chengwei coldly threw out a few words: "Prepare a horse and go to Maoyuan Village." ”

Hua Rujin led the family to walk around the south of the city for two hours, and the entire Jiangling City was noisy in the afternoon, and they all rushed to the Meng family's rice shop to grab rice.

Shu Jinxuan saw that something was wrong, and pulled a passer-by and asked, "Brother Tai, could it be that you are all rushing to buy rice to go to Yuezhou for disaster relief?" ”

"What kind of disaster relief, the price of Mengjia rice today is two percent lower than on weekdays, let's grab some and go back and stock up."

After the man finished speaking, he broke his hand and pulled his leg and ran, for fear that he would not be able to catch up.

"If it goes on like this, I'm afraid that the Meng family's rice store is really going bankrupt."

Shu Jinxuan looked at her weakly, her face seemed to be a little sympathetic to the Meng family's plight, but she was secretly happy in her heart.

The aunt in the second room fell so much this time, and she didn't have the heart to embarrass her cousin anymore.

Listening to the noise everywhere, Hua Rujin just walked around with Cai Baiwei and Xiaodouding with a blank face, and went in to walk around when she saw good-looking clothes and jewelry.

This is the Meng family's father and daughter asking for hardship, and they are not worthy of sympathy.

In the garment shop, I bought a few clothes for a family of five, added a few pieces of jewelry, and made up some rouge, and watched the sun go down, and then went to Jinhu Tower by the river.

The restaurant here and the other four most prestigious restaurants in the south of Jiangling City are all government and privately-owned, but unlike other places, although some singers and pianists are also recruited in Jinhu Building, they are all performers who do not sell themselves.

Therefore, it is no longer just a place for men to talk and laugh, but also a place for rich women who have money and leisure to come and listen to music.

As soon as a few people arrived at the door, they saw a young man leading a half-sized doll to walk in with a spring breeze.

The young man happily praised the little doll in front of him as he walked: "You behaved well today, I want to treat you well, but next time you go to the court, you have to cry more seriously, the county magistrate is a newcomer, and he looks like a stunned young man who is easy to deceive, but I found that the county man next to him is afraid that it is an old fox who is not easy to fool, so I have to be cautious." ”

After hearing this, the little doll hurriedly nodded obediently.

The two of them found that Hua Rujin, Shu Jinxuan and their party were following behind them, and immediately stopped talking, lowered their heads and strode into the restaurant.

Hua Rujin listened to it but wondered for a while:

Why don't I think the new magistrate is a good deceitful?

Could it be that the surname Ye is only competing with me, only paying too much attention to my affairs everywhere, and being full of vigilance everywhere?

Glancing at the direction in which one big and one small disappeared, Hua Rujin suddenly frowned.

Cai Baiwei also heard some clues: "Those two people seemed to be talking about Ye Gongzi just now, right?" ”

"I think I went to the court to get cheap and sell well."

Shu Jinxuan sighed: "When Ye Gongzi first took office, it is difficult to see everything, and I don't think these two people will hide what the government is doing, after all, the youngest is a child of a few years old." ”

"Perhaps."

Hua Rujin didn't care about this anymore, picked up Xiao Muyang and walked inside: "Let's go in too." ”

As soon as I entered the door, there were many freshly prepared dishes on the table, and the fragrant taste was so fragrant that the saliva of two small beans flowed.

Hua Youen pointed to the steaming pork knuckle on the table and shouted, "A-Niang, A-Niang, I want to eat that." ”

Cai Baiwei was so anxious that she hurriedly stopped Xiao Douding's restless little hand: "That's a dish, you can't eat it." ”

"Yes, we'll ask the store to make you two later."

Hua Rujin also echoed.

In my impression, in this year, from the dignitaries to the common people, all the banquets retained the custom of watching the food and the banquet.

Most restaurants have wooden plaques on the door, but there are also some dishes prepared in advance so that diners can see the various dishes at a glance.

(End of chapter)