"Okay, I get it. Open the mall and I'll buy something."
[Okay, what do you want?]
"I want that healing pill. Give me a bottle."
[Good job, tasker.] After a while, a porcelain bottle appeared in Lin Shuang's space.
[Tasker, someone is here. The healing pills have been distributed to your space, and a few points are already in your account. I have deducted the points you owed. The ice powder seeds and fruit tree seedlings are also in your space.]
"How did you know I had space? Also, how did you become like this, so mean?"
[Hmph, don't talk about me like that. I've read a few books and learned how you humans behave. What do you know that I don't? Hmph, I'm an omniscient system.]
"You little bastard, get out of here right away." Lin Shuang directly blocked the system.
Mei Lan hurried in, looking anxious. "Sister, Wang Jianzhong handed in the complaint for me. Let's go now."
"Okay, thank you Sister Lan. Let's go. Doctor, please go with me." Lin Shuang nodded, walked forward to pick up Xiao Jingyu, turned to Doctor Yun and said.
"Okay." Doctor Yun took his medicine box and put it on his back.
"Xiao Ce, Wang Shu, Nan Xin, follow closely." Lin Shuang looked at the three of them worriedly.
"Stepmother, don't worry, I will take care of my two younger sisters." Xiao Ce looked at Lin Shuang seriously and held his two younger sisters' hands tightly to prevent them from getting lost. Otherwise, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
The group went directly to the yamen.
"Mighty~"
"Who is in the hall?" The county magistrate clapped his hands.
"I am Lin Shuang." Lin Shuang led them all to kneel down.
"What's the matter?"
"I'm suing Mr. He, the owner of a steamed bun shop. He accused my son of stealing his buns and then beat him severely."
While Lin Shuang was saying this, Xiao Jingyu slowly woke up.
"I didn't steal your buns." The weak voice could be heard clearly in the silent court.
"Who is this?" The county magistrate glanced at Xiao Jingyu and felt that the punishment was too harsh.
"Chuan He Sheng!"
"I, a humble commoner, would like to pay my respects to the County Magistrate."
"Let me ask you, do you admit that you beat this child like this?"
"I admit it. He stole my buns first. When he refused to admit it, I hit him a few times."
"My lord, these were not just a few blows. If I hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid we would have been separated forever.
First of all, regardless of whether he stole your buns or not, you shouldn't be so cruel to a five-year-old child.
What's more, he didn't steal, but he almost lost his life because of your slander, and you are still making excuses for yourself.
"Sir, I've brought Dr. Yun from the Jishi Medical Clinic. He treated the child's injuries. He knows best how ruthless this liar is. He has absolutely no regard for human life."
The county magistrate did not interrupt Lin Shuang. He looked up at Lin Shuang and called a witness.
After a while, Doctor Yun walked in.
Lifting up his robe, he said, "Your humble servant greets the County Magistrate. I am a doctor from the Jishi Medical Clinic. Just now, this lady rushed over with her child. If I hadn't arrived in time, the child would probably be dead. I don't know how anyone could have the heart to kill a five-year-old child."
"Child, tell me what happened." The county magistrate knew Doctor Yun, who often treated his wife. What he said was true.
"My Lord County Magistrate, today I went to town to visit my eldest brother and his family, and passed by his bun shop.
I had no money, so he said, "Why are you here if you don't have money? Get away from me, you stinky beggar." So I prepared to leave.
He stopped me and said two buns were missing and asked me to bring them out or he would pay me for them. Then he started beating me."
When the county magistrate heard this, he asked He Sheng again. Seeing that He Sheng looked panicked and what Xiao Jingyu said was completely different, he knew that he was lying.
"Come here, He Sheng slandered a child and nearly killed someone. He is sentenced to ten strokes of the cane, three months' imprisonment, and five taels of silver in compensation.
Take him back and get the silver, don't let him get away."
"Yes, sir." Immediately, two yamen runners carried He Sheng out of the county government office.
"Be honest and hurry up."
"Everyone in the hall please stand up."
The county magistrate spoke to the audience in a gentle tone.
"Thank you, sir." Everyone slowly stood up from the ground.
Doctor Yun was old and had been kneeling for a little too long. When he stood up, his body was unstable, so Lin Shuang gave him some support.
Doctor Yun turned to look at Lin Shuang and said, "Thank you." The beard on his face swayed with the movement of his face.
"You're welcome. It's just a small favor." Lin Shuang smiled slightly.
The county magistrate felt that Lin Shuang was no ordinary woman, and her demeanor was not that of an ordinary village woman.
The people watching outside were talking about it, and most of them were saying that He Sheng was cruel and immoral.
"I really can't tell what He Sheng is. He usually looks quite honest, so how could he do such a thing to a five-year-old child? You can't judge a person by his appearance."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, of course you don't know. Sometimes I see him kicking unwanted stray dogs and cats on the street. He's so brutal! I even hear the screams of those cats and dogs."
"Really? It's so scary. Although these are animals, they also have lives!" Someone immediately sighed.
"It's real, harder than gold. I saw it with my own eyes once." The man immediately gestured.
"They're only this big. They're not that big. They're just kittens. He can't catch a big cat."
"Hey, what do you think? Will he kill these cats and dogs and mix them with pork to make buns for us to eat?" After the man said this, he was a little frightened by his own thoughts, with a look of horror on his face.
"No way, that's disgusting."
In Lin'an Prefecture and Qingshan Town, every household has some cats and dogs, but most people do not eat cat or dog meat.
Because cats and dogs are relatively spiritual, and they are brought home and raised since childhood, they basically have feelings.
Dogs can guard the house and play with children, while cats are dedicated to catching mice in the house and are also great contributors to the family.
"You make me want to vomit when you say that. I ate his meat buns this morning."
"Me too, I really hope it's not true."
Lin Shuang felt uncomfortable listening to their discussion.
"Sir, we've brought him back. By the way, we also found some dog and cat fur, as well as unprocessed meat and bones, in his home. I suspect the meat buns he usually makes might have been mixed with some of this cat and dog meat."
"Give the silver to Lin Shuang first." The county magistrate's face looked a little heavy.
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