It is said that Huang Tianba and the others insisted that I would rob the house, and when the trouble was serious, Huang Wanqing suddenly broke into the court and explained the original situation. Huang Tianbai was so angry that he slapped Huang Wanqing.

Huang Wanqing touched the palm prints on her face, quite a burning sensation, but at this time, the pain in her heart was a thousand times greater, and she said righteously:

"Born as a son of man, ignoring the conscience of heaven and earth, defending his father's bad deeds and wronging others, this kind of person is by no means a good person, let alone a filial son!"

Xu Congzhi nodded while listening, appreciating Huang Wanqing very much, believing that her words told the truth. He remembered the words of the Zuo brothers again, and decided to personally investigate the autumn visit and then close the case. So he said to Huang Tianba:

"Huang Tianba, your father was cut off by Gu Mingqiu's arm, and you came to sue him, I completely understand. But if you conceal the reason for the incident, and frame Gu Mingqiu for robbery with a knife, you shouldn't be, if you insist again and again, wait for me to find out the truth, once it is not true, I will sentence you to the crime of falsely accusing others! Please go home and think twice - retreat!"

Xu Congzhi entered Longmian Mountain, visited Gu Mingqiu's mother, and also visited Huang Sihai and his wife, and visited several family members, and obtained testimony one by one to prove that what Huang Wanqing said was true. During this period, Huang Tianba also came to visit Xu Congzhi with silver taels, but Xu Congzhi had already explained his tolerance. Under the threat of tolerance, Huang Tianba walked away with interest.

On this day, the county government opened the trial again, and Xu Congzhi announced:

"Gu Mingqiu injured people with a knife, although it was illegal, but reasonable, he was acquitted and released on the spot; Huang Sihai tried to occupy his wife, causing death and cutting off his arm, he deserved his crime, and he repented and was not pursued. ”

Huang Tianba was not convinced, and muttered:

"Master Xu, I don't accept it! What my father did was fifteen years ago, besides, it was Jia Ding who killed Gu Juncai, not my father, even if he was confused for a while and wanted to occupy the Li family, but in the end he did not occupy it, this is not illegal. On the contrary, it was Gu Mingqiu, who used the incident of fifteen years ago as an excuse to enter my Huang family with a knife, intending to extort money, and after my father refused, he cruelly tried to murder my whole family, which can be described as a heinous crime! ”

Previously, Xu Congzhi had heard of Huang Tianba's bad deeds, and was extremely disgusted with his bribery with money, so he endured it again and again. But I didn't expect that today, under such conclusive evidence, Huang Tianba played a scoundrel in the court. Xu Congzhi put forward his testimony and said:

"Huang Tianba, the facts are there, there is no need to quibble. If you are young and do not care about you, and you have repeatedly been obsessed, framed good people, and committed bribery, come to someone, give me twenty rods!"

Everyone praised Xu Congzhi for his wisdom and fairness, and applauded. Huang Shanba was beaten to the point that his skin was open, his blood was dripping, and he was carried home in embarrassment. He cried to Huang Sihai and said, "If it weren't for my sister who disagreed with him, the outcome of the matter would never have been like this, and he would not have suffered this flesh and skin." When Huang Sihai saw his son being beaten like this, he completely blamed his daughter Wanqing. So he ordered the family to drive his daughter out of the house, and he was not allowed to enter the house from then on.

His wife, Liu, repeatedly persuaded him, saying:

"My daughter is young and not very sensible, and you are usually pampered, so you forgive her this time and make her want you to kowtow and make amends. ”

Huang Sihai where Kenyi, said:

"Hugh told her to come to me, she doesn't have me as a father, and I don't have her daughter - get out of the door at once!"

Liu had no choice but to go into the room, dress her well, secretly stuffed thirty taels of silver, and let her go out.

Although Huang Wanqing is a girl, she has been reading since she was a child, is literate and reasonable, and is righteous, and she often has grievances about what her father does, and she is even more dissatisfied with the bullying of her neighbors by her family and guests, so she is not particularly attached to this family. Only she gets along with her mother day and night, relying on each other for her life, how can she let go of her mother when she runs away from home. She watched her mother cry while packing her clothes, and she felt a sadness, threw herself at her mother, hugged her head and cried.

Liu couldn't cry, stroked his daughter's hair, and said:

"How can a girl run away from home and have no one to rely on......?

I couldn't help but cry out loud.

The cries of the mother and daughter made Huang Sihai very angry, and he shouted in the hall:

"I'm not dead yet, do you want you to cry when I'm dead - get out of here, get out of here, get as far as possible!"

Huang Wanqing also likes to climb mountains and mountains on weekdays, is as agile and powerful as a boy, and has a masculine spirit. Hearing his father say such ruthless and unrighteous words, his heart was cold, he took his mother's package and ran away through the back door. The night is vast, the mountain road is rugged, and I don't know where a young girl is going.

After I was found not guilty, I thanked Lord Xu. walked out of the county government hall, and at a glance saw Zuo Guangxian, who had been waiting outside the county office for a long time.

When he saw that I was safe and sound, he was filled with joy, and took me by the hand, and said,

"Let's go, go to my house, have a glass of wine to suppress the shock. ”

Over the years, I have always regarded the Zuo brothers as my brothers, and I am naturally grateful to see them care about me so much, but when I think of my mother at home, she must still be worried about me, so I want to decline, saying:

"Second brother, I have to go home first, my mother must be in a hurry to turn gray at home, I have to go back to tell her that she is safe. ”

Zuo Guangxian smiled mysteriously and said:

"The eldest brother is really like a god, he has already guessed that you are worried about your mother, so he asked Guozhu (Zuo Guangdou's son) to take your mother to my house in advance. ”

After I heard this, I was overjoyed, thinking that the Zuo family really cared for my mother and son, and I swore to never forget this kindness, so I said:

"Second brother, your Zuo family takes such good care of my orphans and widows, how can I repay them in this life and this life!"

Zuo Guangxian smiled and said:

"Ming Qiu, you don't see each other anymore, we have long been brothers, your mother is naturally our mother, what else to talk about repaying or not. ”

I was so moved that I burst into tears.

"You don't know", Zuo Guangxian continued: "Before the court opened the case today, we had already told Master Xu about your life experience, so that he could know the bottom of his heart. Lord Xu and his eldest brother were Jinshi in the same year, and the two of them had a deep relationship and became confidants. We all know you've been wronged. I heard that Huang Sihai's daughter is not only beautiful, but also very righteous, and it is really rare that she can defend you in court! But even if she does not defend you, Lord Xu will also find out for you and make it clear. ”

We walked and chatted, and when we walked into the pepper hall, I saw my mother standing on the steps, and I hurriedly ran over, landed on my knees, and shouted "Mother". My mother was very happy to see that I was all right, and the big stone hanging in her heart could finally fall.

The old man Zuo Chuying ordered someone to serve wine and food, washing the dust and suppressing the shock for me, and the Zuo brothers were also busy greeting, for a while, it was so lively!

The old man was the first to raise his glass and said to me:

"Child, the old man toasts you, drink it, and relieve your fatigue. ”

Because he had been with the old man for a long time, he didn't feel like he was outside, so he held the cup in both hands and said excitedly:

"Thank you, teacher!"

Raise your neck and drink it all.

The two brothers Guangdou and Guangxian took the opportunity to coax and take turns to respect me, and the third brother Guangming was also polite, and ordered the family to bring a few jars of old wine, and wanted to guess the fist fight wine with me.

My mother was worried that I was drunk, but she couldn't spoil the fun, and although she didn't speak, her heart was uneasy.

Seeing this, the old man was very happy and said:

"With such a large amount of manly spirit, there will be great achievements in the future!"

After the dismissal, the whole of Zuofu stayed bitterly, saying that it was late, more than 20 miles of mountain roads, and drinking too much, it was better to spend the night here, and leave tomorrow. I didn't care, but my mother insisted on leaving, and she couldn't bother me anymore.

Seeing that the people of Zuofu couldn't keep it, Guangdou asked his wife Zhou to give me two taels of silver, saying:

"The gold and silver families outside are not worth their own poor families. Let them mother and son go back. ”

I was not polite, took the silver taels, thanked me, and took the lantern printed with the word "Zuofu" handed to me by the national pillar, and returned to Longmian Mountain.

As I walked, a gust of mountain wind blew, and my heart was refreshed.

Suddenly, a figure flashed in front of me, I didn't feel a shiver, and the alcohol disappeared, thinking: "Could it be that the Huang family can't calculate me here?" At this time, I was most worried about my mother, but seeing that she didn't react, I didn't dare to speak, just held my mother's hand tightly and became vigilant.

After walking for a while, entering the valley, a gust of wind suddenly blew, and suddenly there was a voice:

"Help—"