Oh my god, I became the vicious stepmother of four villains

Chapter 242: Justice Delayed 12 Silver Life

"Xia Xinsen, do you know that once I verify that you lied to me, you will be punished and imprisoned."

"I didn't lie." Although Xia Xinsen was afraid, he still insisted on his testimony.

The county magistrate, Lord Wu, slammed the chopping board. After a while, several yamen runners went out and came back with a witness. It was the man who had just heard Xia Dawei and Xia Xinsen arguing in the crowd. He described in vivid detail what had just happened in the store.

After listening to the testimony, Lord Wu frowned more and more. According to the testimony of this witness, it was obvious that what Xia Dawei said was the truth, but Xia Xinsen falsely accused his son.

"Xia Xinsen, is what this person just said true?" asked Lord Wu.

Xia Xinsen shook his head. "No, he and Xia Dawei are in the same group. They colluded to give the testimony."

"My Lord, I am innocent. I was only there to join in the fun today and was present the entire time. I heard everything these two said and only came here to testify.

I swear that everything I said is true and there is no fabrication at all.

If you don't believe me, you can call a few more people to testify. There were so many people watching the excitement on the street just now, I believe it is impossible that I am the only one who knows about this matter. "

"Okay, come here, call the witness."

After a while, all the people who saw what happened at the store door today were brought to the court by the yamen runners.

The other people who came on stage said exactly the same thing as Xia Dawei. As the witnesses came on stage, Xia Xinsen's face turned pale.

"Xia Tiansen, at this point, you lied about the case and teased me. Where is the dignity and law of the court? What else do you have to say?"

Seeing that the truth had been revealed, Xia Xinsen had no choice but to kowtow continuously, asking for forgiveness from the county magistrate, and even did not forget to fight for his own interests.

"My Lord, I am telling the truth. Ever since Xia Dawei refused to give me the two taels of silver, my living standard has dropped drastically. I am hungry, cold, and even have no place to live.

Even if I ask Xia Dawei to give me ten taels of silver a month, it would be more than enough. Doesn't he have a small restaurant now? Isn't the small restaurant very profitable? I asked him to give me ten taels of silver, which was already very kind, but he only gave me one tael of silver. Is he treating me like a beggar? I am his biological father. "

After hearing what Xia Xinsen said, Lord Wu's eyelids couldn't help twitching.

This Xia Xinsen is really asking for too much and has no self-awareness at all.

As a local official who is the father of the people, his monthly salary is only ten taels of silver. And this lazy man who doesn't know how to grow crops and only wants to go to the gambling house actually wants fifteen taels of silver. Who does he think he is, an emperor?

Moreover, he only had one tael of silver per month, which was enough for his food, clothing, shelter and transportation. He could even live very well, but he was still not satisfied.

Lord Wu looked at Xia Dawei who was kneeling in the hall, his eyes full of compassion.

“One tael of silver is already a very good income.

Your son has a family to support, do you think you are the ancestor?

Besides, you have hands and feet now, so you can earn money yourself, right? Why do you have to wait for your son to support you? Your son gives you one tael of silver every month, which is the most he can give you. The one hundred taels of silver you mentioned is impossible, and ten taels of silver is also impossible. "

"Sir, I'm his father. Don't I want to ask him how much money he wants? Aren't you an honest official? Why do you stand on his side?" When Xia Xinsen saw that his request was rejected by the county magistrate, he couldn't help but started to go crazy again.

Lord Wu frowned even more tightly.

"Even if you are his father, you can't do such unreasonable things to your son. Do you want people to sell their children to give you one hundred taels of silver?

Even if he sold everything in his house, he still couldn't raise a hundred taels of silver. You are trying to push him into a desperate situation."

“You think your son gives you too little money, but in my opinion, the money he gives you every month is more than enough. Just ask which family in the countryside can afford one or two taels of silver a month for living expenses.

Are you worried that your son won’t give you a tael of silver in the future?

Well then, I will now bear witness for you and personally write a contract for you. From now on, your son will give you one or two taels of silver every month as living expenses. However, if you encounter illness or something, the amount will be charged separately. However, he will not pay you for other unreasonable requests. Do you agree?

If you disagree, you can file a complaint elsewhere. I cannot solve your case. If I were to advise you, even if you file a complaint at a higher level, the result would still be the same."

When Xia Dawei heard the county magistrate say this, he immediately felt relieved. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily to express his gratitude to Lord Wu.

"Thank you, sir, for giving me justice. I am willing to do so."

Xia Xinsen didn't say anything, not because he agreed, but because he didn't understand why things had developed to this point.

When he went to the gambling house, someone told him that as long as he went to the county magistrate to file a complaint, the county magistrate would definitely be on his side.

But he did it, why was the final result like this?

He had done a great service to Xia Dawei, so even if he wanted more money in the future, Xia Dawei would have a reason not to give it to him.

Lord Wu quickly asked his lawyer to write a contract and stamp it with a seal, writing the names of Xia Dawei and Xia Xinsen respectively. After writing, he asked the lawyer to take the ink pad and ask Xia Xinsen and Xia Dawei to put their fingerprints on it.

Xia Dawei knew that once this contract came into effect, it would be very good for him, so he pressed his fingerprints very happily.

The lawyer placed the deed in front of Xia Xinsen, but Xia Xinsen refused to put his fingerprints on it.

"I won't press it."

"If you don't press the button, fine. Then I'll lock you up in jail for three months. You wasted public resources, lied about the case, and wasted my time. Are you satisfied with this result?" Lord Wu said.

Xia Xinsen was dumbfounded. Why did he not press the button and get such a result? It was obvious that the county magistrate was on Xia Dawei's side.

But Xia Dawei had no power or influence, he was just a small trader, why did he have the ability to make the county magistrate stand on his side? Xia Xinsen was puzzled.

"Mr. Magistrate, why don't you put me in jail if I don't obey? I won't obey."

"If you don't do it today, you are being unreasonable and wasting my time. In order to prevent others from disrupting the court with unreasonable things in the future, I will punish you as a warning to others.

You pressed your fingerprints, which means you came to the government office today to resolve the contract issue, and I have no reason to punish you."

Lord Wu's judgment was based purely on law and common sense.

It's not because of who said what.

Something happened in the gambling house some time ago, and Lord Wu naturally knew about it. He also knew that the person who went to the gambling house to deal with the matter was the third prince who came from afar to the county town. Although the third prince kept his name incognito, Lord Wu was well-informed even though he was a minor official.

The news of the usury in the gambling house also reached Lord Wu's ears. Although Lord Wu had never been greedy for the money, he deeply detested the gambling house's behavior of squeezing the people's wealth.

But because the gambling house had a huge backer in the capital, Lord Wu could not do anything about it, so he allowed this cancer to do whatever it wanted in Qingshui County.

Xia Dawei was one of the victims in the gambling house last time.

Previously, because of the gambling house, Lord Wu, as the parent official, felt sorry for Xia Dawei to some extent. Now that Xia Dawei is in trouble, he also helps him. What he did is reasonable and there is nothing wrong with it.

The deed was placed in front of Xia Xinsen. Even though Xia Xinsen didn't want to sign it, he reluctantly pressed his fingerprints when he thought about going to jail for so long.

When the contract was signed, the people watching behind also sighed that Lord Wu was a truly good official who was honest and upright and worked for the people.

Bai Qingmiao burst into tears of joy when she saw that Xia Dawei was fine.