Compared to Li Qingqing's reputation.

Li Qingmei and An Dagui were more eager to prove that they hadn't stolen anything, so they ignored Li Qingqing and explained why they had come, saying that the middle-aged man could testify for them.

"Yes, yes, that's it."

The middle-aged man quickly spoke.

They want to downplay the issue, but do they want An Wanwan to be happy with it?

An Wanwan and the others spoke almost simultaneously: "Is that all? What about the things we found on them?"

The middle-aged man was speechless for a moment.

Seeing how complicated the case was, the constables who arrived took them all back to the yamen.

After interrogation.

Li Qingmei and the others couldn't explain where they got their things, and it was indeed a middle-aged man who opened the door for them and let them into An Wanwan's shop.

All the losses of An Wanwan's shop were attributed to them.

Apart from the items found on them.

An Wanwan and her shop also lost some other items.

After questioning them, the town magistrate, seeing that they could find witnesses, had someone calculate the amount of money, and finally ruled that Li Qingmei and her group should compensate An Wanwan and her group two taels of silver for their shop.

Of course, that's not all.

They conspired with outsiders to steal, and even after being caught, they refused to admit it. Each of them was sentenced to fifteen strokes of the cane, fined two hundred coins, and imprisoned for half a month.

Not only did they lose money, but they also got beaten up and went to jail.

Li Qingmei was completely enraged. She stood up and yelled, "You corrupt official, you dog of an official! Did you take their money? Is this how you handle cases? I refuse to accept this, I refuse to accept this..."

If it were any other official, they would have been furious long ago.

The town magistrate of Qingyun Town remained calm.

He said slowly, "If you are not satisfied and think that my judgment is wrong, you can have someone notify your family today to go to the county and ask the magistrate to stand up for you and retry the case."

He didn't think there was anything wrong with his judgment in this case.

The news spread throughout the town in no time.

Anwu rushed home as soon as he learned of this. When he found that his parents were not home, he asked Xia Shi and told her what had happened in town.

"These heartless bastards..."

Xia started cursing, using all sorts of offensive language, without ever considering that the fault lay with An Dagui and his group, not An Wanwan and her group.

After cursing.

Xia was still not satisfied. She said, "Go to the fields and call your third uncle and the others back. We're going to town to find An Wanwan and the others!"

Where is Grandpa?

An Wu knew that if Old Man An were here, he would definitely stop it.

Xia paused for a moment, then said, "Of course we can't let your grandfather know. If he knew, would he allow us to go?"

"good!"

An Wude agreed and ran to the field. He sent Old Man An away before telling An Darong and the others about going to town.

An Darong and the others did not go with him immediately, but first asked what they were going to do in town.

They'll find out sooner or later.

Anwu didn't hide anything from them and told them everything.

An Darong and the others' expressions changed upon hearing this.

In such a short time, his elder brother and the others were brought to the yamen by An Wanwan and her group.

If they went, wouldn't they also be taken to the yamen (government office)?

None of them wanted to go.

An Darong sat down and said, "Xiao Wu, there's still a lot of work to be done in the fields. Your third uncle won't go. You go with your grandma and the others."

"Yes, there's still a lot of work to be done. You guys go ahead."

An Dahua also sat down.

at last.

Anwu couldn't get anyone to come, and he angrily cursed at them: "Are you even human? My parents have tried every possible way to make a living for the family, and what do you do? You don't even help them."

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