Chapter 121: Beijing Officials
Qin Huiyin took a glance and vaguely saw the official robe.
However, she did not stop the movement of her hands and continued to smash down hard and forcefully.
"Ah..." the gangster screamed miserably.
"You woman..." the official in official robes scolded angrily, but before he could finish his words, Qin Huiyin sat down on the ground and burst into tears.
"You are bullying me... You are too bullying... wuwu..."
"My mother and I fled here, surviving by eating grass roots along the way, avoiding so many cases of cannibalism. We finally have a new home and a way to make a living, but you people here still bully us... God is unfair, and the government is unfair too. Without doing anything, how can we survive? Woo woo..."
Li Taohua was stunned.
But soon, she also got into the role, with red eyes, sitting next to Qin Huiyin and crying loudly: "My daughter, it's my fault. I didn't protect you well..."
Tang Dafu cried even faster than Tang Yixiao and Tang Luwu. As a grown man, he didn't cry loudly like the women, but just shrugged his shoulders and wiped his tears.
The gangster was still screaming and howling, and the family was crying heartbrokenly, as if they had suffered a great injustice.
The official was so angry that he laughed and said to the county magistrate not far away: "This is a matter under your jurisdiction. You handle it."
The county magistrate had a headache, so he walked over and said to the gangsters, "It's you again. You always bully the elderly, the weak, women and children. You really refuse to repent."
"Sir, we are the ones being bullied this time, look at my hands..." the gangster cried, "Sir, please help me!"
"He bullied my mother. Sir, if your mother was bullied, would you cut off his hand?"
"How dare you do such a ridiculous thing..." the county magistrate said angrily.
"Sir, if you can't stand just an analogy, then how can I stand my mother going through all this personally as a son?"
The official who spoke first said calmly: "What grievances have you suffered? The government will take care of it for you. How can we allow you to abuse lynching?"
"Sir, where is the government?"
"It's less than two miles from here."
"Do you think poor people like us can escape from these vicious people and report to the authorities? Do you think we can survive?"
"Bullshit, we never hurt anyone." The gangsters cried out for themselves.
"You smashed our stall and destroyed all our tables and chairs. You destroyed our family's chance of survival. Isn't that trying to make us die?" Qin Huiyin pouted and was about to start crying again.
Wen Ruhai made a gesture, interrupting her brewing emotions.
"What do you want?" Wen Ruhai asked.
"What can we, who have no power and no one to make decisions for us, do? Life and death are all decided by the words of the adults. Please put me in jail!"
"Sir, it was these ruffians who hurt people first, how can you blame the little girl?"
"The county magistrate has always been fair and just. I'm sure he won't make things difficult for the little girl, right? The little girl has such a hard life. She even suffered such a terrible thing as fleeing famine."
"Sir, we can testify that it was these ruffians who smashed other people's things for no reason. He said that the food at their stall killed someone, but that has never happened. Every time they set up a stall at the market, we are their regular customers."
"Please be clear, sir. We can also testify for the little girl."
"Captain Feng, put these people in jail and wait for your decision," said the county magistrate.
"Sir, I have a small suggestion. Would you like to hear it?" Qin Huiyin blinked her red eyes and looked at the county magistrate.
When the county magistrate saw the little girl, he felt that she was like a monkey, shrewd and cunning.
It was the first time that he realized that a little girl could be so difficult to deal with. He had a daughter at home who was well-educated, elegant and reserved, and he had always thought that little girls should be like this. It was not until this moment that he realized that little girls could be so lively and powerful.
It must be said that the scene where she protected her mother still touched him deeply.
"you say."
"Building a dam is a big project, a great thing, and a good deed that benefits the country and the people. But isn't there a serious shortage of people there? Aren't these people ready-made free labor?"
"Free labor?" Wen Ruhai became interested. "The court allocated funds, and the workers were paid."
"That's the others. They are different. They are the scum of society, the shame of the county, and the misfortune of the family. I am a woman, but I know how to work hard to get everything I want. They are grown men, but they can do nothing but bully others. Their parents didn't discipline and educate them well. They should be handed over to the court for discipline."
"Sir, arrest these troublemakers and send them to repair the dam. They will only be provided with food and lodging, but no wages. If they perform well, you can focus on giving them some benefits. If they perform better again, you can start to pay them a little. They are energetic and have nowhere to use their energy, so give them the opportunity to display their abilities. Those petty thieves, those who cheat money, those who beat their wives, and those who have committed minor crimes but are scum, all should be sent to repair the dam. We are in need of manpower, so it would be a waste if we don't use the people who come to our door."
Wen Ruhai looked at the county magistrate and said, "You still have a bunch of idle people in your prison, right?"
"Sir, there are also death row prisoners!"
"I think what this little girl said makes sense. Serious offenders will certainly not be released, but those petty thieves who have committed minor offenses can be sent to labor camp for a while."
"I understand."
Wen Ruhai looked at Qin Huiyin in front of him and said, "Little girl, don't be so impulsive next time. You have made a contribution this time, so the merits and demerits will offset each other, so I won't embarrass you."
"Sir, our stall is broken, so many ingredients are wasted, the tables and chairs are gone, and my family members were beaten. Are we just going to let it go like this?"
Qin Huiyin wiped her tears, feeling aggrieved, like a young kid who had suffered a wrong outside and came home to complain.
When Wen Ruhai saw her like this, he felt like laughing for some reason.
"How much compensation do you want?"
"Twenty taels." Qin Huiyin gestured with a number two. "We spent a lot of effort and money on these things. We've only used them a few times, and they haven't paid back yet."
Wen Ruhai made a gesture to the bailiff.
The bailiffs walked up to the gangsters, searched their purses, and took out all the silver, which added up to only three taels.
"That's all, nothing more."
Qin Huiyin muttered: "The common people have been bullied, the common people have suffered, the common people are almost starving to death, and they can't even get normal compensation."
Wen Ruhai looked at the county magistrate and said, "This troublemaker is one of your people. You will handle him."
The county magistrate said with a smile, "Captain Feng, go search these households. The leader, Ma Zi, should pay three taels of silver, and the others should each pay two taels of silver. Little girl, you wait here and clean up these things so as not to disturb others."
"Thank you, sir. I have heard that you are a great judge. Today I finally get to see the real person." Qin Huiyin bowed deeply.
The other members of the Tang family also followed suit and bowed deeply.
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