Chunxiao looked at Dongsheng and said, "It's not that I don't want to take Xiaohua in, but she's married now. If she's found here, I'll be the kidnapper and I won't be able to defend myself. So, you tell them to let her go back to Shuikou Village for a few days, and we'll figure out a solution later!"
"Xiaohua hates her family and she will not go back to Shuikou Village." Zhao Shitou didn't know what to do when he heard Chunxiao say this.
"Then let her go back to Zhangjia Village first. Now that the old woman has been arrested, Zhang Fa probably won't have the courage to go back. We'll spend the next two days figuring out what to do."
Although Xingfu really didn't want Xiaohua to go back, she had no choice after hearing what Chunxiao said. She couldn't bring trouble to her boss because of herself, so she stayed in the farm for two days, and on the third day Chunxiao asked someone to send her back.
On the morning of the fourth day, someone from the township government arrived, saying that Zhang Fa had been captured and his carriage had been found. The Wuying Yamen had ordered her to appear in court that day. Chunxiao dressed and took Zhao Shitou, Yan Dashan, and Shuwen with her to Wuying Town.
This was her first time in court, and she would be lying if she said she wasn't nervous. Fortunately, she was the one who was suing.
After arriving at the yamen and reporting her name, the yamen runner took her to the main hall. After all, it wasn't the county yamen, and the main hall wasn't like the county court. The atmosphere wasn't as oppressive. Two people were already kneeling in the hall.
This was the first time Chunxiao met Zhang Fa. If anyone looked like a bad guy, it would be Wang Po. Zhang Fa looked like an ordinary farmer.
"Master Pavilion Master." Chun Xiao knelt down beside the two of them.
"Boss Yan, you're suing Zhang Fa, alleging he kidnapped a decent woman and stole a large sum of money. We interrogated him yesterday, and he admitted taking Song away, but that was because she was his concubine, and the carriage was taken away out of necessity. It's been returned now, but he's refusing to acknowledge the large sum of money. Do you have any additional evidence?"
"Sir, Song was indeed his wife, but he sold her three years ago. May I ask, sir, can he still keep this person who was sold away as his own? Does he think that this is his lifelong property?" Chun Xiao glanced at Zhang Fa beside him with contempt.
The captain looked at the officer standing beside him.
"Sir, I have already investigated Zhangjia Village and confirmed this incident. Many people in Zhangjia Village know about it, and I witnessed it myself that day. The man was locked in the woodshed when he was discovered."
"Zhang Fa, you are full of nonsense. You are selling people out. The Song family has nothing to do with you. What else do you have to say?"
The man beside him knelt and stepped forward. "Sir, I have been married to her for ten years. I had no choice but to sell her. This time I saw her and wanted to reminisce about our past, but she turned against me and was so ruthless. In a moment of confusion, I took her back. She was just a servant. At most, I robbed her of her property. Now I have returned it. How can you say that I kidnapped a decent woman?"
Chun Xiao felt like vomiting when she saw his expression. She took out Xingfu's household registration from her bosom and said, "Sir, please take a look. Song was indeed my maid, but I also cancelled her slave status a month ago. She is now Yan Xingfu, a single-registered female household. May I ask, sir, does Zhang Fa's behavior constitute kidnapping a decent woman? If this doesn't count, then I'm afraid that such incidents will continue to occur in Wuying Town in the future."
The head of the pavilion glanced at her with dissatisfaction, "Don't exaggerate, Mr. Yan. I have my own judgment."
"Yes, sir, it was I who overstepped my bounds." Chun Xiao looked at the somewhat dejected mother and son beside her. "I rescued her two days ago. Yan was covered in wounds, and the medicine cost over 20 taels. I'll put that aside for now. sir, what I want to talk about now is the incident at the Second Village. Yan Xingfu was doing my bidding and something happened on the way. When she left, she had 8 taels of silver on her and a large amount of valuables in her carriage. Now she's gone. sir, you have to help me."
"What do you mean by a lot of treasure?" Zhang Fa was a little furious when he heard it. "There's only a basket of pork and 200 eggs in your carriage, which is only worth three taels of silver at most."
"Zhang Fa, did you steal the money from that woman?" the captain asked.
"I, I did take the eight taels of silver," he said, avoiding her gaze. "I'll just collect the money and pay it back."
Chun Xiao sneered, "Are you admitting that you took my eggs? Then where are my eggs?"
"It's just a few eggs. I've already shared them with my brothers!" Zhang Fa said fearlessly.
"Is it delicious?" Chun Xiao asked with a cold face.
Zhang Fa didn't understand what she meant, "It's really well done."
Even thinking about savoring the taste of the eggs, Chun Xiao took a few steps forward and said, "Sir, the huge fortune I mentioned is these eggs. Please help me."
Everyone in the hall was shocked.
"I only ate a hundred of your eggs, but how did these eggs become a huge fortune? You must be crazy about money."
"My lord, those eggs of mine are not ordinary eggs. They are made with ginseng, deer antlers and other ingredients using a secret method. They cost 200 taels. As you know, a single ginseng plant costs at least dozens of taels, and as much as hundreds of taels. The ginseng I used to make the eggs is a century-old ginseng brought from Qingzhou. It has the effect of nourishing qi and blood. I didn't expect it to fall into the hands of this madman. My lord, do you think he is kidnapping me for a huge amount of money?"
Zhang Fa was stunned. "You are talking nonsense. Who would use such expensive herbs to cook eggs?"
"Sir, I am afraid that this madman will quibble, so I brought the only two eggs in my home. I hope you will take a look at them and see if they are worth asking a doctor in the clinic to examine them." Chunxiao asked Yan Dashan to present the eggs.
Everyone in the room looked at the two eggs. The pavilion chief took out one and walked up to Zhang Fa. "Is this the egg you stole?"
Zhang Fa looked at it, sniffed it, and lowered his head without saying a word. The yamen runner beside him knocked the ground with a stick and said, "Hurry up and answer."
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