As soon as the sun rose, the villagers of Qingshan Village arrived in the county town.
The city gate was not opened, and everyone was waiting at the gate.
"Chen Ye's family, will the county magistrate try such a small case?" said a tall villager who followed over.
"Yes. As a local official, he has to try the case no matter how big or small it is. Even if it means helping the villagers find cows or chickens, he has to help them find them. This is his duty." Li Yun believed that the county magistrate would try the case. If he refused to try the case, she would make a fuss until he did.
"Chen Ye's family, will the county magistrate really help people find chickens and cows?" Another villager also didn't believe it. When they saw the county magistrate, they would kneel down and pay homage. How could the county magistrate take them seriously?
It must be that Chen Yehua’s family doesn’t understand and is just talking nonsense.
"A good county magistrate will help the villagers find cows and chickens, because he is our parent official and we are his breadwinners." A modern soul has no class concept. She really can't learn to kneel down and punish at every turn like the ancient people did.
This was also because she wanted to gain a foothold in the ancient times as soon as possible so that she wouldn't have to kneel down to others all the time, nor would she ask others to kneel down to her.
"But, Mr. Chen Ye, I heard that if you want the county magistrate to hear a case, you have to pay money first before he will come to the court to hear the case. Tell me, do you want to pay money for this case?" said another fair-skinned villager. Judging from his appearance, he should have seen the world.
"No, unless he is a corrupt official, he cannot collect money before trying a case." Li Yun looked at the other villagers looking at her with worry. If the magistrate of Qingshan County was such a person, she wouldn't mind giving him some life spice, like Duoduo had a lot of prank props and potions.
“Oh, what if the magistrate of our Qingshan County is a corrupt official?
"Have you prepared the silver, Chen Ye?" the villager who had just spoken asked again with concern.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything, don't be afraid.
When we get to the county government office, no one needs to say anything unless the county magistrate asks what happened.
Don't be afraid, we haven't done anything wrong, so don't be afraid of them. Leave everything to me." Li Yun was afraid that these villagers had never seen the world and would be frightened and lose their composure when they saw the county magistrate or the constable.
Give them a shot in advance to calm them down.
"Yes, everyone, when we get to the county government office, except for the county magistrate asking about the case, no one else should say a word. We have to trust Miss Li." The village chief came out and said to everyone at this time.
"Okay, we'll all listen to Chen Ye's family." The young villagers who followed over said in unison.
At this moment, there was a sudden "creak" sound and the city gate opened from the inside.
Two officers and soldiers, one opened the gate while the other stood by and collected the entrance fee to the county town.
Li Yun and her friends were the first to arrive, and they stood at the front.
Walk to the front and give copper coins to each villager.
"Sir, this is the entrance fee for us. It's fifty-five cents for eleven people in total." Li Yun said, pointing to the villagers lined up behind her.
"What are those two doing? You are not human traffickers, kidnapping two men." The soldiers guarding the city gate looked at the two men lying on the ox cart, who lay there motionless.
"Sir, you must be joking. We are good people, villagers from Qingshan Village.
The two people lying on the oxcart are also from our village. They broke into a woman's house yesterday and were caught by her family. The villagers helped bring them here to the officials. This is the village chief of Qingshan Village." Li Yun explained the situation and told the official who was the village chief.
"Sir, I am Chen Dachuan, the village chief of Qingshan Village. Here is my ID." The village chief took out the ID proving that he was the village chief and showed it to the officers and soldiers.
The officers and soldiers took a look and found nothing suspicious, so they let them go.
"Okay, you can enter the city." The officer handed the certificate back to the village chief and let them pass.
Li Yun led the villagers into the city, had the ox cart sent to the cowshed and parked there, and then took everyone to eat wontons at the wonton stall where they had eaten wontons last time.
"Madam, how many bowls of wonton noodles do you want this time?" The proprietress came over and said to Li Yun.
"Madam, first, seven bowls of wonton noodles and seven baskets of dumplings.
Wait a minute, I'll order two more bowls of wonton noodles and two baskets of dumplings to go." Li Yun thought of the two villagers watching Chen Dong and Chen Xi at the stable. They hadn't eaten breakfast either, so he'd pack them up for them later.
"No, wait a minute, we'll go and take over with them after we finish eating." The villager who spoke just now stopped Li Yun from packing.
"Madam, there's no need to pack up. Wait for them to come over." Li Yun said to the lady boss, and then said to the villagers who had just spoken, "Thank you for your hard work. Take your time to eat. The county government office doesn't open that early."
Soon, the proprietress brought wonton noodles, and everyone started eating the wonton noodles. Then the proprietress brought dumplings.
The villager who was speaking just now and another villager ate very quickly. After finishing their wonton noodles and dumplings, they burped.
It was so delicious and satisfying. I have never enjoyed a meal as much as I did today in my life.
"Chen Ye's family, thank you for breakfast. I'll go and let them come over first." After burping, he left the wonton stall and let the two villagers come over to have breakfast.
Soon the two villagers came over and the proprietress brought them two bowls of wonton noodles and dumplings.
After they had eaten their fill, Li Yun paid the bill.
After settling the bill, he took the villagers to the stable and carried Chen Dong and Chen Xi to the county government office.
The county government office is in the north of the city. There is a river next to it. The river is not very wide and there are three boats parked on the river.
There is a dock on the opposite side of the river with warehouses on both sides. Li Yun had been here last time.
There were many porters standing at the dock, waiting for the ship to dock and then moving the cargo on the ship.
The river connects Qingzhou Prefecture, and goods from both Qingzhou Prefecture and Qingshan County are transported through this river.
Opposite the pier are shops, but none of them are open for business now.
The county government office had already opened, with constables standing on both sides.
"Madam, is there anything wrong?" A constable came over and asked Li Yun.
"Brother, I'm here to file a complaint with the authorities." Li Yun said to the constable.
"What's the matter?
Who are you suing?" the constable asked as usual.
"I am reporting to the police that two brothers, Chen Dong and Chen Xi, from our village, broke into my house last night and stole something." She simply explained the reason to the constable.
"You wait here, I will go and inform the adults to try the case." The constable quickly called the county magistrate.
The county magistrate of Qingshan County was named Ma and was from the capital.
His father was the Minister of Revenue and a royalist. He was always suppressed by the Prime Minister of the time, who eliminated many of his right-hand men and left him isolated and helpless.
In the end, even his son was suppressed and came to this remote place to serve as a county magistrate.
Magistrate Ma had been in Qingshan County for over a year. He had always been diligent and devoted to the people, serving them wholeheartedly. He enjoyed a good reputation and was known as "Justice Bao" by the locals. However, since he had only been in Qingshan County for a short time, his reputation had not spread widely, so it was no surprise that the villagers of Qingshan Village did not know him.
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