The arrival of the county magistrate is a major event in the village.
Many people were secretly watching from the courtyard gate, including Old Lady Han.
Meanwhile, Han Jinghua and Meng Shi, who had just been fighting, were eavesdropping in the courtyard!
Hearing the magistrate's words, they cursed him in their hearts for being a coward, but being cowards, they dared not curse him.
Old Mrs. Han, however, ignored everything and stormed in, pointing her finger at Magistrate Zhu and shouting:
"You blind, childless bastard, why don't you remember how you begged Xue Yatou in the first place? Xue Yatou kindly gave you the seed first, and now that she's gone, you're denying it?"
"You heartless, brain-dead bastard! If it weren't for my Xue'er, those people would have starved to death long ago. Now that you've eaten your fill and are done with your business, you don't recognize us anymore?"
"You're an official, so even if you don't have a mirror at home, you could at least take a piss and look at yourself..."
...
It has to be said that when it comes to cursing, Grandma Han is definitely a professional; she can go on and on without even taking a breath.
Magistrate Zhu opened his mouth several times, but couldn't get a single word in.
"You...you shrew! Guards, seize her!"
Magistrate Zhu was so angry that his eyes turned black, and he managed to utter a complete sentence with great difficulty.
However, he only brought two or three people with him this time.
One county magistrate and two yamen runners.
Upon hearing Magistrate Zhu's words, the two constables tried to step forward to arrest the person, but unfortunately there were too many onlookers and they couldn't squeeze through.
Magistrate Zhu narrowed his eyes in displeasure. His chubby pig-like face revealed an undisguised sinister glint in his small, beady eyes.
"Useless thing."
He spoke fiercely, but Old Lady Han had already run to the outer room on her bound feet, pointing at Magistrate Zhu's nose and continuing to curse, spitting all over Magistrate Zhu's face.
The smell was so strong that Magistrate Zhu almost vomited.
At this moment, Meng, who was in the courtyard, saw her fierce mother-in-law and ran in as well, not forgetting to curse a few words at the crucial moment.
Magistrate Zhu couldn't even argue with Old Lady Han, let alone with Lady Meng added to the mix.
He was so angry at the two men that he couldn't utter a single word. His fat face turned red with anxiety, his obese body trembled violently, and his raised fat hand moved as if he had gone mad.
Seeing Magistrate Zhu so angry made Old Lady Han even more excited.
She used to be afraid of these officials, but in the last six months she has become much smarter than before.
Knowing that Han Mingyuan's family was powerful, of course, the most powerful member of their family was Han Luoxue.
And how come several of these county magistrates have to rely on Han Luoxue?
Besides, she didn't lay a hand on Magistrate Zhu. She was just an old woman who said a few words casually. What was there to be afraid of?
Moreover, they are in the right in this matter.
Everything was agreed upon back then, and we even signed some documents, but now...
Mingyuan was only injured, yet Magistrate Zhu came to renege on his debt. Even an official shouldn't do that.
Besides, the prisons aren't holding people anymore, and there's no food. Who has time to worry about the prisoners' rations?
If they really provided meals, the prison would probably be overflowing with people by now.
Yunniang looked at Magistrate Zhu, who was trembling all over, but she did not stop him.
She used to find Grandma Han's mouth the most troublesome, but now she realizes that it's not so scary after all; in fact, it can be quite cute at times.
"Guards! Guards!"
Magistrate Zhu couldn't win an argument, so all he could say in the end were these two sentences.
Seeing this situation, Magistrate Wen's brows furrowed deeply.
Magistrate Zhu has been planning to come over these past two days, meaning he intends to renege on his debt.
The Crown Prince had said before he left that he should inform Han Luoxue when she returned.
But Han Yuchen didn't care whether he lived or died.
Magistrate Zhu knew Han Luoxue's personality; he knew that this woman was extremely stubborn and might not be willing to comply with the Crown Prince's wishes.
And what was the result?
There's only one way out for her: death. Is Han Luoxue tired of living if she goes against the Crown Prince?
That's why he dared to come over and say that, plus Han Mingyuan was injured again, and there was only a rather shy woman at home.
But Magistrate Zhu never imagined that the Han family had such a fierce old woman.
That's absolutely incredible.
However, Magistrate Wen had always disagreed. Han Luoxue had helped them before, and now, before the famine was even over, she wanted to dismantle the bridge.
Magistrate Zhu's behavior was simply too disgusting.
Unfortunately, his words were useless, and Magistrate Zhu did not listen to him. At this moment, he heard Magistrate Zhu calling for people to come over. Although Assistant Magistrate Wen heard it outside, he pretended not to hear it and did not move!
The other two constables, hearing their superior calling for help, were also anxious. However, seeing Magistrate Wen's unhurried demeanor, they were initially taken aback, then seemed to realize something, and slowly watched as he laboriously made his way inside. Actually…
They're all shrewd people; if something really happened, they would have gone in already!
Besides, they heard what Magistrate Zhu just said. Is this something a human being would do?
Putting everything else aside, how much has Han Luoxue helped them?
If it weren't for Han Luoxue, would they be able to fill their stomachs right now?
Actually, they didn't feel that what they were supposed to give Han Luoxue was much. Now, after hearing Magistrate Zhu's words, they were more worried.
Keep in mind, the famine years are not over yet.
They've offended someone now, and if they don't have any seeds next year...
Based on what they used to grow, it wasn't as bad as they claimed, that their family could starve to death.
The time frame is too long.
In addition, there isn't much water in the village, so where would we get enough water to farm?
The two were extremely worried, so they were even less likely to squeeze in.
"County Magistrate Wen, what do you think we should do next year after our magistrate made such a scene?"
"A yamen runner said with a worried expression."
"We'll see when the time comes. How would I know?"
The neighboring county didn't lose a single thing.
Magistrate Zhu felt that this was the reason he was making such a fuss, since it happened in their town.
Oh, I'm so worried.
Another constable said the same thing.
"You shouldn't treat Han Laosan's family like this. His daughter is not someone to be trifled with. Wait until Xueya comes back..."
One of the onlookers said something, and another said something in return:
“Although Mingyuan is injured now, Xue’er is amazing. Last time, Mingyuan couldn’t even stand up, but Xue’er healed him. This time, she will definitely be fine too.”
"Exactly, Magistrate Zhu's actions are extremely disappointing."
Listening to the onlookers, Magistrate Wen was also helpless. He had said it many times, but Magistrate Zhu just wouldn't listen. What could he do?
"It's not even as good as other counties."
Meanwhile, Magistrate Zhu, who was inside the room, trembled with anger as he wrote it down, and then fainted with a thud.
"Ah... I, I didn't touch him."
Seeing that the person had fainted and was still twitching violently, Old Master Han shouted loudly.
"I don't have any either."
Madam Meng also hurriedly spoke up, and the two of them quickly took a few steps back as they spoke, turning to look at the onlookers outside, and said urgently:
"You all saw it yourselves, I didn't touch him, his fainting has nothing to do with me."
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