Chen Xian looked at the young man with a calm expression, his enthusiasm, determination, and sincerity evident.
My heart is heavy with resentment.
...
At this time, in the county government office.
Su Wenxuan and Su Wenhao, looking anxious, found their father.
"Dad, please help Uncle. He's in such a bad situation. I only found out today that his business is having a tough time. He's in the food street and the sanitation officials are making things difficult for him, demanding exorbitant sanitation management fees."
Su Yong held a piece of white paper in his hand. "Wenxuan, didn't you see this when you came?"
Su Wenxuan was somewhat puzzled and quickly glanced at it.
I was inexplicably taken aback.
Feeling lost.
Su Yong: "Chen Xian seems to be secretly plotting something behind the scenes..."
It was all over the news in Daxing Town.
Su Wenhao also fell into deep thought, and after a long while asked, "Father, what I'm more curious about is, why didn't he report it directly to the county government?"
Su Yong: "Master, why don't you tell us?"
Master Li chuckled: "Young master, many things are not as easy as you think. Evidence is crucial. When Chen Xian and the clerk have a conflict, each side has their own version of events. The first thing to consider is the authenticity of these testimonies."
The best judges of both sides, and ultimately the ones who will determine the outcome of this lawsuit, are the surrounding vendors; after all, no one knows the details of the case better than them.
Su Wenxuan seemed to understand, yet also seemed not to understand.
Su Yong shook his head, "Chen Xian is still too cautious. If I insist on helping him, those merchants may have a way to break through... I don't believe that those merchants are a united front."
"Many witnesses are unnecessary; just one or two witnesses are enough for me to pin the blame on Chief Clerk Ma."
Master Li nodded, seemingly deciding to let bygones be bygones regarding Chen Xian's actions and no longer dwell on such complicated matters that were giving him a headache.
...
Over there, Huo Laowu and Yuan Laoliu's heads were buzzing. Their intuition told them that they had messed with the wrong person!
Even if they were stupid, they understood!
Why was it that when Manager Ma came to the food street to collect sanitation management fees, no one resisted and everyone just accepted it passively?
Why did that man named Chen Xian come?
Everything has changed!
Not long after.
Someone shouted, "Boss Chen, we'll go with you to the county government. I refuse to believe that under the clear sky, there are still officials protecting each other, turning right and wrong upside down, leaving no place for farmers like you to stand!"
An excited expression appeared on Chen Xian's face, his voice choked with emotion, and he stammered...
"Thank you so much, thank you so much, thank you everyone..."
A short while later, someone exclaimed in surprise, "Look, isn't that the magistrate coming over?"
About a dozen bailiffs followed behind, while Magistrate Su walked at the front with several people beside him.
A grand and mighty procession.
Chen Xian wiped his face, rubbed his sore eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Your Honor, I have been wronged!"
Then Su Yong gave an order to the yamen runner beside him.
He declared loudly, "I will give you an explanation. I will never allow any corrupt officials to appear under my rule, those who fawn on their superiors and bully their subordinates, and those who prey on the people!"
Before long, Ma, the steward, was brought over by the yamen runners.
He looked uneasy as he glanced at the angry crowd.
His pupils constricted slightly, and his face stiffened.
A bunch of troublemakers.
Why can't we just stay home, drink tea, and sleep?
Why do you have to join in the fun?
A sense of fear spread throughout his body.
How could a small farmer have such great power?
And it's such a coincidence.
First, there was a post on the walled forum, where someone called "Xiangye Sanren" was targeting him.
Then came the "Proclamation to Punish the Traitors".
Even if he was slow to realize it, he had heard that Xuan Nan Academy had recently been experiencing some kind of hysteria.
The popularity of "The White-Browed Hero" has brought Chen's Shop into the picture.
All the blame was directed at him.
His eyes were fixed intently on Chen Xian; it was him.
It's definitely him.
Don't panic.
It is precisely at times like these that we must not panic.
While public sentiment is strong, proving a case requires evidence.
His gaze was drawn to Yuan Laoliu and Huo Laowu.
The two of them had their heads down.
He cursed under his breath.
You idiots! If I fall, do you think you'll all be left out?
Conversely, if I overcome this crisis and you stand with me, I may grant you a prosperous future.
He feigned composure, his brow furrowed in thought.
“Your Excellency, I wonder what wrong this lowly official has committed that warrants such a great fuss from you. Besides, this is not the county government office; it is rather unreasonable to conduct a trial in the street.”
Master Li scolded
"You're just a lowly, insignificant clerk. Who gave you the audacity to question the county magistrate?"
Manager Ma trembled slightly.
He did not utter a word.
Magistrate Su: "Mr. Chen, tell me directly what grievances you have, and I will definitely give you justice."
The onlookers stared intently at him.
Chen Xian looked aggrieved: "I want to... sue the sanitation manager, Mr. Sima, for charging me thirty coins a day for the management fee of my stall. Looking at the entire food street, no one has ever charged such a high sanitation management fee."
My family's daily income was barely a hundred coins, and after deducting the cost of pork, he just emptied my meager savings, leaving us almost nothing.
"Is that so, Manager Ma?"
"Slander, pure slander! I never said thirty coins a day, Mr. Chen, why are you slandering me?"
He casually glanced at the onlookers.
He glanced at Yuan Laoliu and Huo Laowu.
Damn it, you took my money and didn't do anything?
Feeling a little guilty, he glanced at the teenagers. He could understand them; they were mostly influenced by the online forums.
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