Chapter 44 Li was defeated
"I want your account book."
"Account book? Our shop is a small business, and we can't give this kind of thing to the official. Sir, this is my filial piety to you, please keep it." The second wife took out a dozen coins from her sleeve, carefully and painfully put them in the official's hand, smiling.
When the officer saw these copper coins, he felt like strangling him to death. How could he just send him away with just a few coins?
He was really not as good as Chang Xixi in terms of work. He also put the money on the counter with a smile, and took away the account book directly. He also took a clerk with him. On the way, he threatened the clerk to tell the truth, otherwise his life would be in danger. In fact, what is the life in danger? It's all a lie.
Chang Xixi, another official and the village chief were waiting. After a while, they saw two more people coming from the end of the road.
Everyone knew that the officers had come to collect evidence.
Li stretched her neck and looked towards the person. When she saw the familiar face, she knew that this matter was probably hopeless. She fell to the ground and started throwing a tantrum.
The old lady knew what was going on when she saw this. She didn't know how Li would scold her after she returned. She pointed at Chang Xixi and said, "Liar, your whole family is a liar. In order not to support me, you tried every possible way to escape. If it weren't for the second house, I would have starved to death long ago."
Wow!
The old lady finally spoke. It's interesting that she can turn black into white when she opens her mouth! Chang Xixi was neither angry nor smiling. She said to the waiter, "Go to the kitchen and bring the old lady a bowl of sweet soup, so that she won't be hungry and talk nonsense. It's better not to be partial after eating sweets."
"You, you say I'm biased. You worked so hard to raise two sons, and you think I'm easy on you? You're still making excuses like this. I might as well just run into a wall and die."
Seeing this, Li also cried out, "Oh my God! Is there any law here? I just wanted to borrow some money to fill my stomach, but I have been treated with such contempt for no reason. Who have I offended? I am being treated like this, my Lord! Who can help me?"
The officer who went to get the account book saw this situation and his mouth twitched and he just felt funny. The shop was obviously making good profits, but it still came here to act pitiful.
"Ms. Li, this is the account book for your shop. This is your clerk. Do you have anything else to say?"
"You, you must have accepted money from Chang Xixi, so you speak for her and bully me because I don't have money to bribe you. You are all one, where can I go to seek justice! Everyone, come and take a look... Come and see, is there anyone who can help me?" Li was still crying.
Chang Xixi felt a headache from her annoyance. Holding her head, she said to the officer, "Even if you have ten mouths, you can't beat a shrew. So, let's go to court. The evidence is all here, and my father and eldest brother are here too. I'd also like to trouble the two officers to call the Chang family's second wife to the government office as well."
"What? You want to sue me at the government office? Why? I'm the one who should sue me!"
"Can."
No matter who goes to file the complaint, the evidence is there. Let's see what Mrs. Li and the old lady have to say!
Chang Xixi exchanged a look with the shopkeeper and asked him to continue doing business in the teahouse while she went to court.
The officers didn't want to make a big deal out of this, because they did take money, but not much, only two cents per person. If they were found out, they would be beaten with a stick.
Seeing this, Li also panicked. Should he take the case to court?
She doesn't want to!
How could she not recognize her own family's account book? And that clerk happened to be the one in the store who was least likely to lie. If she asked him, there would definitely be something wrong. She knew her family best.
"No! I won't go even if you kill me!"
"Not going? Are you feeling guilty, aunt? If you're not going, then take the old lady back and don't embarrass yourself here. I'm still busy, so I'm sorry I can't receive you."
"You, Chang Xixi, are you so cruel! Are you going to watch your blood relatives starve to death?"
"starve?"
Chang Xixi was not someone to be trifled with. She took the account book from the official's hand and read it out directly, "On the 19th, we collected five taels of silver, with a net profit of three taels. On the 20th, we sold ten taels of silver." After reading, Chang Xixi closed the account book and looked at Li with a smile, knowing that she had been lying since early morning.
That sharp gaze turned to the old lady again, "Grandma, I'm your eldest son's youngest daughter. Because of what happened back then, I was taken away by mistake. Therefore, I've been living in the Zhou family all this time. You've never seen me, and I've never seen you either. Logically, we haven't even crossed paths on this street. And asking me to support you is simply nonsense. You didn't give birth to me or raise me... Why should I support you? Don't you know that a loving father leads to a filial son? But if the father isn't loving, the son will flee to another place."
Bang!
There was thunderous applause all around; Chang Xixi won.
"You, where did you get this nonsense from? You just read a few more days of books, but how can you be so bold that you don't even recognize your own ancestors?" These words turned the situation back. Some people thought that Chang Xixi was heartless, and some thought that Li was just here to ask for money.
In fact, Chang Xixi could just take some money and send Li away!
If there was a first time, there would definitely be a second and a third time! Why not fight to the end the first time and let Li Shi not have such wishful thinking in the future! If she still doesn't know how to behave after breaking her legs, then her bad reputation will rot in this Panzhi City forever! Don't you know that people's words are scary?
Chang Xixi was neither anxious nor angry. She slowly told everyone about her actions over the years, including the thefts she had done at home.
this……
The onlookers no longer spoke up for Li, and some even wanted to report to the police.
In this tough battle, Chang Xixi knew that she would definitely win!
She sneered at Li, her gaze as sharp as a knife, piercing her cheek, which was twisted by rage. "Whatever you have to say, just say it! I'm not afraid! At worst, we can go see the county magistrate. There's always a place for us to seek justice."
"Hmph! You're awesome! Chang Xixi, we're enemies now. If you have the guts, don't open a shop. I'll come here every few days to cause trouble. Let's see who can hold out."
Li said, and then helped the old lady up and walked towards her shop. After a few steps, she came back and snatched the account book from the official's hand. She glared at her servant and said, "Go back to the shop quickly, or I will deduct your wages."
When everyone saw Li leave, Chang Xixi smiled and said to everyone, "If Li comes again, you can come and watch the fun. Let's go today."
Chang Xixi invited the official and the village chief to sit down in the small study in the backyard, and then asked the waiter to serve tea.
Chang Sheng and his father who came rushing over were arranged by the shopkeeper to sit at the kitchen table and eat delicious food. Chang Xixi wanted to thank the village chief and the officials for not allowing the Chang family to be present.
"Please have some tea, everyone. Thanks to your leadership today, Li Shi didn't succeed. She's been quite arrogant enough. In Wanfu Village, I ignored Li Shi for my mother's sake, but now she's gone even further. I can't do anything about it. I'll need you to step up more often in the future."
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