Idle courtiers

Chapter 83
This widow Huo is well maintained. She is 35 and six years old, and her skin is still fair and delicate. It is obvious that she has worked hard on her face on weekdays.Rouge and gouache naturally cost a lot of money, maybe a few slices of cucumber will be pasted on it every night.

She is of medium height, with a large chest and a slender waist.Woke up in the middle of the night without corset.But I saw that the two mountains of Taihang and Wangwu were thousands of miles away and ten thousand ren high.Trembling slightly, it's really heart-stirring.

Zhou Nan had already heard Lin Ada explain the case just now on the road.

The thing is, Widow Huo's husband used to be a small merchant in the city, making a living by running a family-owned dyeing house.However, her husband was not in good health, and died of tuberculosis seven years ago.

Once her husband died and she had no children, the dyeing house would be run by Widow Huo.

This woman has some management skills, and she can barely maintain this ancestral business.

However, the so-called widows have a lot of right and wrong.Widow Huo has a pretty face and has a property at hand. If she marries her, she will save 20 years of struggle.So, there was a prodigal son who often went to her house to tease her.Some people even invited a matchmaker to come to their door to propose marriage, saying that the matchmaker was marrying her.

It's a pity that Widow Huo is dedicated to keeping the festival for her husband, and usually closes the door to see outsiders.All the work in the dyeing room was handed over to the assistant Huo Lichun, and she made arrangements behind the scenes.

Huo Lichun is the nephew of her father's family. He is loyal and clever. He often goes to Niuer's restaurant to buy vegetables for the mistress and brings them home.

After going back and forth, he became acquainted with cattle.

Huo Lichun is good at everything else, but he has a little bad habit, he likes to drink.Every time they go to Niu Er Restaurant, the two of them will have a few drinks and talk for a while, and they are considered drinking buddies.

Niu Er went to the casino in the city to play money tonight and lost badly.In order to gain popularity, the owner of the gambling shop will give out a pot of wine and a plate of sauced donkey meat to the customers who are impatient to lose money every night as a midnight snack.

After drinking, Niu Er thought of Widow Huo's beauty, and with passion, he climbed into the wall of the dyeing room in the middle of the night, touched Widow Huo's room, and wanted to do something wrong, and said a lot, "the golden wind and the jade dew meet again , It’s even better, but there are countless people in the world.” “The beauty rolls up the beaded curtain, sits deeply and frowns.” “Sister, I think you’re sleepy when you think about it” and other stupid words.

No matter how willing Widow Huo was, she immediately yelled.

Niu Er was frightened immediately, and ran away from the door.But he didn't want to startle Huo Lichun, who lived next door. In the middle of the night, he couldn't see who it was, so he pointed a hoe at the back of Niu Er's head.

Poor Niu Erse was so bold that he finally turned into a ghost under the peony flower, and he was immediately punished.

In the Taiping era, my second child killed someone, and the body was still placed in the yard.Widow Huo's face turned pale, her body trembling uncontrollably.

As a result, the waves became even more turbulent, not only Zhou Nan, but also Li Zhang and the Lin brothers' eyes widened.

Finding something wrong, Widow Huo hurriedly covered her clothes.But in this way, her body curves are more obvious.He called out pitifully: "Master Zhou, I, I, I..."

Zhou Nan swallowed a mouthful of saliva and made a distinct gurgling sound.He lowered his voice involuntarily: "Mr. Huo, the case has been very clear for a few days. Niu Er wanted to do something wrong, and he was beaten to death. It is his own fault. Don't be afraid, go back to the house first. I will tell you when the old man is promoted tomorrow." You go to the yamen for questioning. Someone will come and carry Niu Er's body, and then lock Huo Lichun into the classroom."

Hearing that Huo Lichun was going to be arrested, Widow Huo hurriedly shouted: "Master Zhou, Lichun is innocent, he cannot be arrested!"

The Li Chang shouted: "Widow Huo, it's up to you to decide whether you are innocent or not. Huo Lichun killed Niu Er with a hoe, and he will naturally be taken back and locked up. What nonsense are you talking about? Could it be that Zhou Dianzhi will let him go?" , tell him to go back to sleep? No matter how wordy he is, I’ll tie you up too.”

As the basic level of the state machinery of the Ming Dynasty empire, every li chief is a ruthless person.Establishing authority without violence will not cure the troublemakers below.

His eyes bulged, and he was about to continue to yell loudly.

Zhou Nan waved his hand and said, "Don't scare a woman." Then she said gently to Widow Huo, "Don't worry, I'll take Huo Lichun back to the yamen to record a statement and go through the procedure. The county judge will finish the case tomorrow. Then we will let him go home."

Widow Huo was stunned: "I will let him go home, but he killed someone, sir, you are not lying, are you?"

Zhou Nan's voice was even more gentle: "Yes, according to the "Law of the Ming Dynasty" when catching an adulterer, the husband's family is not guilty of killing the adulterer on the spot."

While talking, he explained to Widow Huo in detail the relevant provisions on catching rape in the "Law of the Ming Dynasty" for a long time.

According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, if the wife committed adultery with others.Whether the scene of adultery is in his own home or not, the husband can be killed on the spot.After killing the adulterer**, the murderer is not guilty.Of course, this kind of honor killing can only be limited to the scene of the crime.If either the adulterer or the prostitute escaped from the house and you went after him, it would be murder.

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, catching rape was only the legitimate right of the husband, and outsiders were not allowed to intervene, even immediate family members.

However, here again a problem arises.If the adulterer is a strong man like Jiang Menshen or Ximen Qing, and the husband is Wu Dalang or a weak scholar who has no strength to restrain a chicken.I'm afraid that if you fail to catch the adulterer, you will be raped instead.

As a result, the law was amended again in the mid-Ming Dynasty.That is to allow non-"pro-husband" to participate in this exciting adult game.

It is stipulated in "Questions and Answers on Simulating Crimes": "Question: If a wife and concubine commit adultery, what is the decision for the other relatives, except the husband, who kill the adulterer or the adulterer in the adultery?" All relatives who are obedient are allowed to catch rape, and the legal text originally did not include the word "professional husband."

"The meaning of this sentence is that if the person involved in catching the adulterer is a relative or friend who lives with you or is within the fifth service, it is not a crime to kill the adulterer. Huo Lichun is a servant of your family, although he is not in the fifth service However, it is considered to be living with you. Therefore, this provision also applies to him. Mrs. Huo, do you understand?" After speaking, Zhou Nan asked Widow Huo. ,

Widow Huo suddenly realized, with a happy expression on her face: "Thank you, Mr. Zhou."

The crowd watching outside also nodded one after another, saying, so there is such a saying, this is good, this is good.

Zhou Nan talked for a long time, which can be regarded as a contribution to the law popularization work of the Ming Dynasty.

Widow Huo said to Huo Lichun: "Lichun, you just follow Mr. Zhou to the yamen. Don't worry, you'll be fine."

Huo Lichun's eyes were red: "Yes, thank you mistress."

When he cried, Widow Huo also wiped away her tears.

Seeing the master and servant crying together, Zhou Nan comforted him softly: "Mr. Huo, don't worry, I will tell you to go to the county magistrate, and I will keep you safe."

"Thank you, Master Zhou." Widow Huo hurriedly bowed down.

Getting up in a hurry at night, and being attacked by Niu Er again, Widow Huo's clothes are messy.Zhou Nan looked down and saw a section of white neck. Immediately, he couldn't move his eyes away, and let out a loud "gudong" sound from his mouth.

Huo Shi realized something was wrong, blushed, and hurriedly covered his neckline with his hands.

"Get up, get up, why do you need a big gift." Zhou Nan lifted her up, his tentacles were soft and soft, and he was very happy.

The chief next to him watched and shook his head: I heard that Master Zhou likes widows, seeing this widow Huo is so coquettish today, she is so enthusiastic, maybe he has his eyes on her.Hey, what's so good about this widow, she has an old skin and an old face, how can she compare to a twenty-eight-beautiful woman with a crisp body, the master is really a very person with a very special hobby!
(End of this chapter)