"Stop!"
When Magistrate Deng's voice rang out behind her, Ruan Meng once again affirmed Magistrate Deng's character in her heart.
Not every county magistrate would brave the heavy rain to come and resolve a conflict between villages.
Liu Jie raised his riding whip and greeted Ruan Meng.
Xiao Kai and Lao San jumped out of the car at the same time.
Ruan Meng turned her head, and Lao San and Xiao Kai ran over at the same time. Liu Jie stopped the carriage next to them.
The third brother explained, "Eldest brother, little sister, I ran into Xiao Kai in town. He said he was planning to come and help out at home, so I went with him to pick up Magistrate Deng. We just happened to be on our way here together..."
Ruan Qian bowed to Xiao Kai, thanking the village chief, and together they welcomed the county magistrate and Feng Da to their side.
Thank you!
Ruan Meng lowered her voice.
Xiao Kai waved his hand gently, "It's nothing! I wanted to help yesterday, but I didn't ask Manager Yu for leave beforehand. I was thinking of delivering the crabs back, but Manager Yu asked me to lend a hand today..."
Ruan Meng said succinctly, "Okay! You can order a dish afterwards to thank me specially!"
Xiao Kai's eyes lit up.
The magistrate was initially worried. Feng Tao was old, and although his two sons were filial, there were few men in Fengjia Village, and the people of Wanjia Village were all ruthless. He was concerned that they would be bullied...
But seeing the chaotic scene of the Wan family villagers, who had clearly been rolling in the mud, with several people's faces red and swollen, they were obviously punched.
Turning to look at the people from Fengjia Village, their clothes were clean, and apart from their shoulders and shirts being wet from the rain, there were no marks on their faces, so it seemed they hadn't suffered any losses.
Magistrate Deng's expression relaxed.
The villagers of Wanjia are suffering. Your Excellency, don't be fooled by those few men!
Look at the women! Right in front of you, next to you!
They're all incredibly impressive!
Look how badly they beat us!
Magistrate Deng acted as if he hadn't seen anything, and looked at the village chief of Wanjia Village, "Wanyou, I've heard some of the details of what happened, and I'd like to hear your excuses again... no, tell me!"
Ruan Meng almost burst out laughing. It seemed that the magistrate was not only a good person, but also quite humorous.
Wanyou glanced at Fengjia Village, then twisted the truth, saying that the people of Fengjia Village were robbing people and trying to break up a family.
The magistrate remained calm and said, "I've heard what both villages have to say. Now, I want to hear what the person involved has to say."
The lame man, Shui Sheng, was pushed forward.
His shifty eyes and sneaky appearance made the magistrate frown.
The man, thinking the county magistrate was in charge, glared at the person opposite him.
Ruan Meng's eyes widened, and the man shrank back.
"My lord, it's me, Shuisheng. This is the man who tried to take my wife away..."
Shui Sheng was upright and confident.
Upon hearing this, the magistrate turned to look at Feng Da, "Do you recognize this man? Is the woman Fengjia Village is trying to abduct his wife? Is the woman, A Chun, married to him?"
Feng Da reported, "Your Honor, this man's name is Shuisheng, and the woman he mentioned, Achun, is his widowed sister-in-law. The two of them did not go to the government office to complete any paperwork, so they are not husband and wife."
"How can she not be? Everyone in our village witnessed it; she's part of my family. How can she not be?!"
Shui Sheng started shouting.
"presumptuous!"
Feng Da, annoyed that someone had interrupted him, said, "The magistrate didn't ask any questions, how dare you cut in?!"
Ruan Meng inwardly gave him a thumbs up; Feng Da was someone she could get along with!
She remembered how Magistrate Deng and Feng Da took care of the exiled prisoners on that day.
Magistrate Deng asked Shui Sheng, "Is there anything wrong with what Feng Da said?"
Despite his poor health, Shui Sheng simply said, "Anyway, she's my wife! Nobody can take her away!"
Feng Yun got annoyed and retorted, "Then I'll say it again: you're my servant, and you're not getting away. How so? Just because you have a mouth?!"
"you!"
Shui Sheng retorted, then fell silent for a moment.
The magistrate didn't argue with him, but looked at Wanyou and asked, "Wanyou, what do you have to say?"
Everything is done carelessly.
Upon seeing this, the magistrate instructed Feng Da, "Feng Da, go to Wanjia Village and bring Ah Chun here."
“Now, do the two villages have any explanation? Shui Sheng is talking nonsense. I want to hear what the person involved, A Chun, has to say.”
Feng Daying was indeed someone that the villagers of Wanjia wanted to stop, but they dared not.
Their eyes darted back, and they all looked at the village chief.
Wan You's expression changed for a moment, but he quickly recovered and struggled to say:
"Sir, shouldn't we resolve the matters of Wanjia Village ourselves?"
"If you trust me, I will get things done!"
Moral blackmail?
Ruan Meng gleaned a lot from Wan You and the villagers' expressions.
He immediately turned to Sister-in-law Feng, Feng Yun, and Feng Xi and said, "Sister-in-law Feng, brothers, hurry up and go inside to check on the servants, or something might happen!"
Sister-in-law Feng was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized what was happening and pulled her husband to follow behind Feng Da.
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