Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

"What?" Bafang caught up with Meng Changqing, "You encourage others to reconcile?" He felt that he couldn't understand, "That person has only been married for a long time, why do you do this?"

Meng Changqing looked in all directions, "Because I have this right."

Bafang was frightened by the look in Meng Changqing's eyes. His young master had never looked at him like this before. To be honest, it was very similar to the look in his eyes when he ordered people to kill on a snowy night.

The government officials are unfamiliar with the process of going to court for office work, but ordinary people rarely go to court, and even if they are unfamiliar, they won't be able to tell.

"Who is kneeling down and what are you telling me?" Meng Changqing asked routinely.

Shu Erhua looked at Meng Changqing dumbfounded, not knowing how to answer Meng Changqing's question.

Meng Changqing asked in a different way: "Who are you? Why are you here to complain?"

"My name is Shuerhua, because..."

Meng Changqing didn't wait for her to finish, because what she said was not standardized, "You are from Beishan County. This time you came to sue your mother-in-law for malicious bullying and abuse. Your request is to reconcile with Luo Xinzhu of Luojia Village, right?"

Shu Erhua nodded, "Yes."

"You said she bullied you, do you have any evidence?" Meng Changqing asked.

Shu Erhua was dumbfounded again, but before she could think of what to say, she heard Meng Changqing from the high seat say: "I saw it with my own eyes and it can be used as evidence. Do you have the courage to confront your mother-in-law in court?"

After saying this, not only the flowers were bunched up, but Bafang who followed behind, and a group of government officials next to them were also dumbfounded. What is this all about?

Which county magistrate asks a case like this?

Ask and answer yourself?

Shu Erhua was obviously hesitant, but after hesitating, she still said firmly: "I dare to confront them."

"It is said that Wang Lamei and Luo Xinzhu are in attendance."

The yamen servant quickly ran out of the county yamen with the signature document summoned by the government and headed towards Luojia Village to summon the relevant personnel.

Wang Lamei was sitting on the kang at home when she heard someone knocking on the door outside. She asked several times who it was, but when she didn't hear a response from outside, she cursed and put on her shoes to open the door.

When I opened the door and saw someone from the government, I was so frightened that I almost dropped the half sweet potato in my hand to the ground.

"Wang Lamei, call your son and come with us."

"How...how..." Wang Lamei was so frightened that she couldn't say a complete sentence, "What are you doing with us?"

"Your daughter-in-law is suing you for bullying and torturing her..." The yamen officer explained the reason. Wang Lamei, who was still timid at first, immediately changed her face, pretending to roll up her sleeves, and said arrogantly: "Since ancient times, no daughter-in-law has sued her mother-in-law. This Unfilial thing! I'm going to drag her back!"

"then you go."

The yamen officer watched the fun happily and said, "In a moment, you can bring Luo Xinzhu with you."

Wang Lamei waved her hand, "No need!"

"Do you have the final say or do I have the final say?" Wang Lamei immediately flinched when the yamen officer glared, "He's playing outside, so I'll call him." Wang Lamei kept scolding Shu all the way. Erhua's mother-in-law scolded them for not being able to educate their children, and pulled Luo Xinzhu to tell him that he would discipline Shu Erhua well when he grew up.

The yamen servant led the way, distractedly listening to the curses she never repeated.

"County Master!" Wang Lamei was brought to the front of the hall. He glared at Shu Erhua who was kneeling next to him, and at the same time said to Meng Changqing: "My in-law Mei has taught this child well. He is so old and careless. When he is the county government, It’s a fun place, I’ll take her back right now.”

She said that she was about to pull a bunch of flowers.

Meng Changqing knocked on the gavel, "Did I tell you to get up? Kneel down! You are not allowed to act privately in court, are you contemptuous of me?"

If there is a next time, I will punish you with a stick! "

Wang Lamei knelt back to the original position, and Luo Xinzhu, who was next to her, was already shaking with fear.

"Shu Erhua accused you of abuse, can you admit it?" Meng Changqing asked.

Of course Wang Lamei refused to admit it, "I gave her food and clothes, and just made her do some work. How can it be considered abuse? How can a family like ours not work?"

Meng Changqing: "How much food do you give her every day?"

"I can't tell, she's not hungry anyway."

"Say it properly." Meng Changqing said coldly: "If you don't say it well, it will just be regarded as you did not give her a decent meal."

"No, no, no, it's given. She eats every leftover from every meal. She always eats a lot, more than the two of us put together."

"How much do you cook for each meal?" Meng Changqing asked again.

"This...she cooks all the food in my house." Wang Lamei pointed to Shu Erhua.

"How much do you cook every day?" Meng Changqing asked Shu Erhua.

"After the autumn harvest, I cook two meals a day. Both meals are a small half pot of millet porridge and two sweet potatoes."

Meng Changqing asked: "Luo Xinzhu, how much do you eat at each meal?"

"I...eat a bowl of sweet potatoes and a sweet potato."

"Where's your mother?"

"My mother drinks one more bowl of porridge than I do."

"How much do you have left in each meal?" Meng Changqing looked at Wang Lamei.

It was just a small amount of food, but the two of them ate most of it, leaving only the bottom of the pot. They said that Shu Erhua was full. Who could believe it?

Wang Lamei couldn't quibble with the facts that were thrown on the table.