Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 254

The court was noisy and only quieted down after the county magistrate slammed the gavel.

It is said that even a judge cannot judge family affairs, but it is obvious that the old lady of the Jiang family and others have teamed up to seize the eldest son's property, and they are not hesitant to sell their three grandchildren and the eldest son's wife.

Grandpa Fan said, "That year, Jiang Qin's mother fell ill and wanted to pay for medicine, but Jiang Wangshi held on to the family's money and refused to let her. She said that paying for medical treatment was something only rich people did, and that we were from a poor family and could get through it by just enduring it. As time went by, Jiang Qin's mother passed away."

There was an uproar outside the court.

"Didn't they say that Jiang Dalang and Jiang Wangshi had separated their family a long time ago? Why do I have to ask my mother-in-law for money just to see a doctor?"

"Didn't you hear what I just said? The family was divided, but the eldest son was able to make money, and Old Lady Jiang used filial piety to pressure him all day long, asking him to give her all the money he earned."

"Is this person's heart evil? Otherwise, how could he be so evil?"

"Old Lady Jiang just said that if she had known earlier, she would have strangled Jiang Dalang to death and nothing would have happened. I think if Jiang Dalang knew that he would suffer so much if he was picked up, he might have preferred to die!"

"Quiet! Otherwise, go back!" the lawyer shouted.

In order to watch the fun, the onlookers also calmed down and wanted to see how the county magistrate would judge.

"Sun, are you still willing to go back to Jiangjia Village to live?" The county magistrate looked at Sun Tao and others.

Sun Tao, Jiang Qin and others said in unison, "Sir, we don't want to!"

"Sir, although we were not sold voluntarily, we were fortunate to meet a noble person. If it weren't for Boss Zhong who bought us and reunited our family, I would have died long ago!" Sun Tao choked up and looked at Zhong Ruyi beside him.

Zhuang Laosi smiled awkwardly and didn't dare to say anything. There was nothing he could do. It was his fault that he almost beat Sun Tao to death. He deserved it even if he was scolded by others.

"You sued Jiang Wangshi for occupying your property and land and selling your family. Now I want Jiang Wangshi to return the property and land to you."

The county magistrate asked Old Lady Jiang, "Do you have any objections?"

"Sir!" Old Lady Jiang was naturally dissatisfied. She knelt before the county magistrate but was stopped by the official. "I worked hard to raise Dalang. Shouldn't all his property be left to me?"

"That's right! My family raised him for nothing, he should leave his property to us as a reward!" Jiang Erlang also started to argue.

They were terrified just now, but now they refused to do so when they heard that the county magistrate wanted them to return all the property and land of Jiang Dalang that they had swallowed up to Sun Tao and others.

The government office is a serious place, how can we allow them to shout and scream like in a vegetable market?

The county magistrate gave the lawyer a look, and the lawyer understood, "Liu Gang! Take them down, and give them ten beatings to wake them up!"

Liu Yu Niang's second brother stepped out, and the two officers beside him pulled up Jiang Erlang and Jiang Sanlang, pressed them onto stools, raised their sticks and started beating them.

Old Lady Jiang and Jiang Si Niang were speechless, staring blankly at the two people who were being beaten and screaming to the sky.

After the fight, the county magistrate drank a sip of tea leisurely and asked the Jiang family members kneeling below, "Can we talk properly now?"

He hated people like Jiang Wangshi who favored their own son and treated their adopted son harshly.

But these people didn't know what was good for them at all. They started crying out for injustice as soon as they came in.

Every detail in the complaint is clearly stated by witnesses, so how can they be wronged?

The county magistrate was also a person who had experienced harsh treatment from his stepmother. Although he was now an official of some rank, he could not help but shed tears when he recalled the past when his stepmother withheld a day's food rations from him and did not allow him to sleep and rest.

"Since you have already divided the family, even though you raised Jiang Dalang, you can't be so inhumane that you sold off his wife and children and occupied his house and land! I order you to return the house and land to Sun Tao and others as soon as possible after you go back! And also return all the money you got from selling Sun Tao and others!"

He turned around and asked Sun Tao and others if they had anything else to say. This lawsuit had to be settled as soon as possible.

Sun Tao looked at Zhong Ruyi, and Zhong Ruyi indicated that if she had anything to say, she should say it as soon as possible. Didn’t she see that the county magistrate was urging her?

"Sir, if the house and land are returned to us, do I still have the obligation to support Jiang Wangshi in the future?"

The county magistrate said sternly, "Since you have already separated, you no longer have the obligation to provide support."

The crowd outside the courtroom was talking about it, and the county magistrate banged the gavel for the umpteenth time today to keep the court quiet.

"Sir, since this is the case, we have no objection. We only ask that Jiang Wangshi and others do not disturb us again in the future."

"Of course, since you have already sold yourselves to Boss Zhong." The county magistrate stroked his beard and looked at Zhong Ruyi.

It was the first time for Zhong Ruyi to face an official of this dynasty, and he was a little nervous. "Sir, County Magistrate, I have something to say."

"Oh? Just tell me what you want to say!" He had a good impression of this young girl who was willing to help those in trouble.

"Zhuang Laosi and the pawnbroker both reached a cooperation agreement with Jiang Wangshi without knowing it, but Jiang Wangshi knew all of this. How could an old lady like her know all this? Could it be that someone in Jiangjia Village took the lead in this business? Maybe someone in Jiangjia Village was abducted and sold."

These words were all thought out by Zhong Ruyi after careful consideration. How did Old Lady Jiang know that Old Fourth Zhuang and the town's dental clinic wanted someone? Did someone tell her about this and that's why she had this idea?

Could it be that Jiangjiacun or someone else is the middleman? If we really investigate further, we might find a human trafficking gang.

I dare not think about these things too much.

The county magistrate narrowed his eyes and thought for a while, then whispered something in the ear of the legal advisor, who nodded and left.

The lawsuit was quickly settled. Jiang Wangshi returned the house and land left by Jiang Dalang, and was sentenced to twenty strokes of the cane for human trafficking. The county magistrate reduced the sentence because of her old age and frailty.

The other members of the Jiang family said that this matter was planned by Jiang Wang alone and they were not aware of it.

It is still unknown whether she knew about it or not. When the county magistrate finally ordered the officials to beat her with a stick, Jiang Wangshi fainted before the beating began.

In the end, her two sons had to help bear the responsibility.

Both the yahang and Zhuang Laosi were fined ten taels of silver, which was better than having molten iron poured on their heads.

Huang Guanghua had been mentally prepared since the Jiang family came to his house to cause trouble, and he paid the fine readily.

It was different for Zhuang Laosi. He thought he was just saying a few words, but he actually would be fined. He was so angry that his teeth were itching, and in the end it was Zhuang Wenhua who helped him pay the penalty.

The two officers followed Sun Tao and others to Jiangjia Village to find the village chief and ask him to help them get back the things that belonged to them.

Jiang Erlang and Jiang Sanlang were the last to wake up and Jiang Wangshi paid someone to carry them back. No one knew where Jiang Siniang had gone.

With the officials following behind them, Sun Tao and others finally set foot on the land of Jiangjia Village after several months.

Village chief Jiang, who had hurried out to greet the two officials after receiving the news, felt a pang in his heart when he saw Sun Tao and her three children, whom he had not seen for a long time, chatting and laughing with the officials.

Forcing a smile, he hurried forward and asked, "What brings the two adults here?"

The two officers looked stern and ignored the attentive smile of Village Chief Jiang. "We are here under the order of the county magistrate to supervise the return of Jiang Wangshi's house and land to Sun Tao and others. Please lead the way, Village Chief Jiang!"

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What does it mean?

Village chief Jiang was a little stunned. Did the county magistrate order Jiang Wangshi to return all of Jiang Dalang's things to Sun Tao, Jiang Qin and others?

What the hell is going on?