Obviously, Village Chief Zhou wants to settle the matter privately!
"I'm already here, and you're telling me you're going to solve this on your own?" County Magistrate Pang sneered. "Then tell me how you plan to solve this on your own."
Village Chief Zhou looked embarrassed and said, "Of course we should call all the people involved out, have them talk it out, and then come up with a solution to resolve this issue."
Liu Shulin, who was standing by, said, "Village Chief Zhou, I've done what you're talking about, but what happened? Did you give up the land?"
Village Chief Zhou said, "It's a different time now. That was then, and now is now... How about you two talk it over?"
Liu Shulin said, "No need, Your Excellency is here, let Your Excellency make the decision."
County Magistrate Pang nodded, looked at Village Chief Zhou, and said, "Call out those involved. I have something to ask them!"
Village Chief Zhou was about to say something when County Magistrate Pang's tone suddenly became more stern. "Stop dragging your feet! Hurry up! I don't have time to waste here with you!"
Village chief Zhou had no choice but to call out the parties involved and have them answer to the county magistrate's questioning.
Facing County Magistrate Pang, the parties involved were still nervous, after all, they felt guilty.
Moreover, dealing with government offices is a rare thing for them.
County Magistrate Pang began to ask questions with a serious look.
Next to him was a yamen runner taking notes with a notebook.
Faced with the questions from County Magistrate Pang, the people being questioned hesitated.
Under the majesty of County Magistrate Pang, they did not dare to lie and confessed everything honestly.
After questioning them, County Magistrate Pang then asked them to confront Liu Shulin... Naturally, they had nothing to say. Their usurpation of the Liu family's land was an ironclad fact, and no matter how much they argued, nothing could be changed... At most, they could just make a few excuses...
Afterwards, County Magistrate Pang went to see the occupied fields and made a ruling - the occupiers not only had to return the fields to the Liu family, but also had to compensate the Liu family a sum of money.
When it comes to losing money, those people are not happy.
One of them protested dissatisfiedly, "Sir, we are wrong to occupy the Liu family's land, but if they don't cultivate it themselves, it will just go to waste and won't generate any income. So why should we pay compensation?"
The others chimed in, "That's right! We didn't cause them any damage. On the contrary, we helped them take care of their fields. They should be grateful to us! If we hadn't taken care of these fields, they would have been overgrown with weeds long ago! Now they're asking us to pay them for it. How can that be justified?"
The villagers also spoke up: "That's right, this is totally unreasonable! The land can be returned, but asking for compensation is too much!"
Everyone was talking at the same time, and for a while, the place was noisy.
"quiet!"
County Magistrate Pang spoke!
The voice is loud and majestic!
People immediately stopped talking and fell silent!
"You were wrong in this matter!" County Magistrate Pang said sternly, "Mrs. Cai has already talked to you about this, but you ignored her. If Mrs. Cai hadn't brought this to the county government, would you have planned to occupy these fields forever?"
Not to mention, in the previous life, these fields had always been occupied by these villagers.
Slowly, it eventually becomes someone else's.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that Liu Shuting killed someone, fled the village, and became a bandit!
Afterwards, Liu Shuting was captured and beheaded. Naturally, these fields became ownerless, and the villagers continued to occupy them with peace of mind.
Faced with County Magistrate Pang's questioning, the villagers were speechless.
"This matter has been decided!"
County Magistrate Pang made the final decision!
At this moment, Liu Shulin spoke up and said, "Sir, can I not ask them to pay compensation for this matter?"
County Magistrate Pang looked at her in surprise and asked, "What are your plans?"
Liu Shulin said, "Just return our land to us, and forget about the compensation."
On the one hand, she really didn't care about that little bit of money.
On the other hand, she didn't want to cause too much trouble with the villagers.
After all, she grew up in this village.
Well, sometimes, for some things, it’s better to quit while you’re ahead!
"That's up to you," said County Magistrate Pang. "Anyway, according to our ruling, they need to pay compensation. If you don't want them to pay, that's fine too. In short, this matter is yours to decide."
Liu Shulin nodded, looked at the people involved, and explained her position to them: For the sake of being from the same village, they didn't need to pay any money! They just needed to return the land!
Those people involved: "..."
For a moment, none of them spoke.
Village Chief Zhou came over to smooth things over, saying, "That's great! We're all from the same village, there's no need to make things so awkward, haha!"
Then, this matter was settled.
County Magistrate Pang glanced at the men indifferently and said, "In the future, our county government will send someone to verify the situation and see if you have truly returned the land. If you dare to pretend to obey, saying one thing on the surface and another in private, you will be severely punished! So, I hope you know what to do."
After saying that, he chatted with Liu Shulin for a few more words and then said goodbye.
Liu Shulin also expressed her sincere gratitude to him.
County Magistrate Pang left with the yamen runners.
Liu Shulin did not leave.
She still has to stay and deal with these pieces of land.
After the people from the county government left, Village Chief Zhou glanced at Liu Shulin and said, "Liu Shulin, the land has been taken back. Now, you should be happy, right?"
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