Travel to ancient times and become rich women with your bestie

Chapter 257 Lost 32

"What else is there to say? So many people saw it. We have the right to go to the county government office." Old Master Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

He was actually very unsure just now.

Dashu is not a person with a quick temper, but Erhe is. He might take action first.

What he was betting on was that most of the villagers had benefited from Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin in recent days, and would have to rely on their workshop in the future. For this reason, they would probably testify for the two children.

Fortunately, his bet was right.

"You said Tao'er and the others are your granddaughters, which is true, but what about the fact that my two grandchildren were beaten by your family?" Old Mrs. Chen also reacted.

"We hit them? It was obviously them who hit us first, and we were just fighting back." Zhao Yuanxi was furious.

"Were you deaf just now? So many people can testify that you were the first to start fighting. Besides, look at them and then look at yourself. Can you still say that they hit you?" Old Mrs. Chen looked at her two grandchildren with heartache.

The current image of Dashu and Erhe is quite miserable.

"That's because they can't beat them..."

"Yes, you knew they were just teenagers, yet you still treated them so cruelly. You did it on purpose. We will go to the county government to sue you!"

When they heard that they had to go to the county government office, the other members of the Zhao family became a little panicked.

The common people in the mountains have a natural fear of officials.

Only Zhao Yuannan was arrogant: "Then go ahead and sue me. I want to see how the county magistrate will sentence me! If you want to beat me with a stick, just do it. At most, my brothers and your grandson will each get a few big sticks!"

He thought that he had been around for a few years and knew the rules of the county government's sentencing. Fights were very common and most county magistrates were unwilling to intervene. Even if they did, they would just give both sides a few beatings and let the matter go.

Upon hearing his words, the Zhao family members were obviously relieved.

It was just a few strokes of the cane, which was nothing to the farmers. Besides, everyone wanted to beat them, and they didn't believe that the Chen family would be willing to do so.

"Zhao Yuannan, do you really think that you will understand the laws of Daye after staying in the county town for a few days?" The village chief glanced at Zhao Yuannan.

"You broke into the house and smashed things, and beat people up. If it is found that property is missing, you will also be charged with theft. With so many crimes added together, how do you think the county magistrate will punish you?"

"I know. If we calculate it this way, the principal offender will have to be imprisoned for at least one or two years. As for these accomplices, they will inevitably be beaten with dozens of boards." The scholar who spoke just now looked at the Zhao family with a gloating look.

"You...who are you trying to scare? Are you the county magistrate?" Zhao Yuannan was a little panicked.

"Ignorance! If you don't believe it, then follow Grandma Chen and the others to the county government office and see if this is the current sentence."

"Humph! We didn't steal anything. At most, we beat people and broke a few things. The county magistrate should just give us a few beatings and let it go."

Zhao Yuannan still maintained his stubborn attitude, but his words lacked confidence.

"If nothing was stolen, why did you break in? And you turned the house upside down like this, do you think the county magistrate is a fool? Besides, it's not up to you to decide whether anything was stolen or not."

"Xing'er, go into the house and see if any valuables are missing!" The village chief called Xing'er over and gave her a wink, asking her to go into the house and count the lost property.

Xing'er responded and went to Mei'er and the others' room.

Old Master Zhao sneered: "If a mouse comes to their house, it will cry and leave. What good things can come from it?"

They came today indeed to make some money while Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin were away on a trip, so as soon as he arrived, he brought his grandchildren straight to the main house where Duan Min's mother slept.

But who knew that after turning the house upside down, nothing valuable was found. Not to mention gold and silver jewelry, not even a grain of rice, flour, grain and oil that was usually hidden in the house was found.

Just as they were about to search other rooms, the Chen family arrived.

Not only did he not find anything, but he was also caught red-handed in this room. He was not happy at all.

"Grandpa Village Chief, thirty taels of silver are missing from our house!" Xing'er ran out in a hurry.

"What! Thirty taels?"

This time, not only the Zhao family was shocked, but also the villagers watching outside.

Duan Minniang actually had thirty taels of silver in her family.

Although they have indeed been doing business in partnership with Jiang Ji recently, the villagers only thought that they were just helping Jiang Ji and should not be able to make much money.

But now he has lost thirty taels, how much money must he have earned?

"Xing'er, are you sure it's thirty taels?" The village chief was also confused.

The meaning of his wink was to let Xing'er watch and report the amount, so that the Zhao family would suffer in silence and be well behaved for a few days.

The village chief didn't know whether it was true or false when he reported thirty taels in one breath.

"Wow... It's absolutely true, Grandpa Village Chief. These thirty taels were left to us by Mr. Jiang from Jiang's family. They were used to ensure the normal operation of the workshop and to pay the wages to all the uncles, aunts, and grandmas. Now it's all gone. The workshop can't continue to operate, and there's no way to pay the wages. How can we survive?"

"If Jiang's people find out, this workshop will definitely not be able to operate. If my mother and Aunt Duan come back, how are we going to explain to them? Wuuuu..." Xing'er sat down on the ground and began to cry loudly.

"What? You dare to steal the workshop's money!"

When the people waiting outside the workshop heard that the workshop could not continue to operate and they would not get their wages, they could no longer sit still.

"Oh my God! You are such a crazy family! You are going to destroy our village!"

"Zhao Tiansheng! You are such a conscienceless person, why don't you hand over the money to me now!"

"Xing'er, can we not collect the mint leaves?"

Xing'er shook her head silently, tears streaming down her face.

Seeing Xing'er like this, not only the people in the workshop, but the entire village wanted to rush in and tear the Zhao family apart.

If we say that we were only speaking up for them because we relied on their workshop, now the vital interests of the villagers are being touched upon.

Everyone has seen how much money they have made from their workshop these days. They originally thought they could have a good year if they continued like this, but now it has been ruined by the Zhao family. How could they tolerate this? They all squeezed in at once.

If the village chief hadn't stopped them, the Zhao family would have been beaten up right away.

When Mrs. Zhao heard the thirty taels, she was a little happy at first. Thirty taels was enough for her family to live comfortably for a few years. But when she turned around and looked at her old man's confused face, she realized that he had not seen it at all.

"You little bitch! What nonsense are you talking about! We didn't even get thirty taels!"

"If not you, who else could it be? You are the only ones who have entered our house. Do you want to say that someone else in the village came in and stole it?" Xing'er did not back down.

Upon hearing this, the villagers became even angrier.

"Hou Xiaoyan, you stole something and you don't even dare to admit it. You're still trying to accuse someone else! Hurry and hand over the money to me!"

"That's right! Hand it over! Hand it over!"

"Are you going to destroy our Old Huaiqing? You have such a vicious heart!"

"We didn't! We really didn't see the thirty taels of silver! We didn't take it!"

"Bullshit! If it's not you, then is it us?"

The Zhao family really couldn't explain themselves even if they had ten mouths. Everyone had already believed Xing'er's words and thought that the Zhao family wanted to cut off the villagers' financial resources, so how could they let them go?

Cutting off someone's source of income is like killing their parents. How could this be tolerated? Not rushing up to tear them apart was already considered as still having some rationality.