Thinking of this, Mo Xiaohuai said to his servant again: "Prepare the horses!"
"Yes, sir!"
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On the other side, Zhangjia Village, at the end of the village.
The two yamen runners were also confused when they saw Old Liu and Zhang Zihua.
Judging from the miserable looks of the two men, they were not sure whether Jian Xiu had suffered any loss at their hands.
Oh, no, it’s not Jian Xiu who is at a disadvantage.
But it was her husband Zhang Zixuan, whose legs were paralyzed.
Jian Xiu said at the time that she was not at home, otherwise Zhang Zixuan would not have been injured.
She would never forgive such a person.
"Is there anyone in the house?" One of the yamen runners walked into the courtyard and shouted towards the house.
Zhang Zixuan inside the house heard this and immediately responded: "Someone, someone, who are you looking for?"
Then he said to Wu Tou who was standing beside him, "Wu Tou, go and see who is behind us."
"Okay, Fourth Uncle, wait a minute!"
When Wu Tou opened the door and saw two yamen runners standing at the door, he was immediately startled.
But he still trembled and asked: "Who are you looking for? I... I tell you, we are all good citizens, all..."
"Hey, kid, you still remember what good citizens are?" the bailiff said with a smile.
Looking at the skinny little boy with dry yellow hair in front of him, one can tell that their lives are not easy.
When they came in just now, they also casually looked around the yard.
I found that it was just as Jian Xiu said, there was chaos everywhere.
This is because it has been cleaned up. If it hadn’t been cleaned up, who knows how messy it would have been.
"Wu Tou, is that a yamen runner over there?" Zhang Zixuan asked while lying on the bed.
When he asked this question, his voice seemed a little weak.
Although he survived at this time, his body was covered with wounds.
Whether it's on the legs, body, or head...
It was bandaged at the time, which shows that the injury was serious.
In addition, Zhang Zixuan looked extremely weak when he spoke, which immediately made the two yamen runners feel pity for him.
Seeing this, two yamen runners took the initiative to walk in.
"Are you Zhang Zixuan?"
"Yeah, yes!"
"Jian Xiu has told us everything in court. Since you are so seriously injured, you don't need to go out in court today. Now we are going to take your mother... ex-mother and Zhang Zihua away. Do you know?"
The bailiff spoke to Zhang Zixuan very politely.
In situations like this, they usually just do it directly without even informing you.
"I know, I know. They are in the pigpen over there. My wife originally planned to take them both there tonight, but they refused to do so. This is not..."
Having said that, Zhang Zixuan looked at the two yamen runners cautiously again before continuing to explain:
"It's no wonder my wife treated them like this. In fact, we asked the people in the old house to pick them up, but they were unwilling to do so and even said some bad words to hurt them. That's why we..."
Zhang Zixuan didn't continue the conversation.
But even so, the two yamen runners understood and nodded.
That's why they locked the mother and son in the pigsty. Anyone would be so angry, right?
You came to steal things from my house, and locking them up in a pigsty is already the least you can do.
When they went over just now, both of them had changed their clothes.
It can be seen that Jian Xiu is quite nice, even changing their clothes.
Thinking of this, the two yamen runners nodded at Zhang Zixuan again, and then walked towards the pigpen again.
At this time, Mrs. Liu and Zhang Zixuan had fallen asleep.
From yesterday till now, not only have I been in pain all over, I haven't even had a drop of water to drink.
But these can still be tolerated for the time being. Thinking that the bitch Jian Xiu will compensate them with a few taels of silver, what does it matter if they endure this little suffering?
While having such a sweet dream, Zhang Zihua smacked his lips twice.
The two yamen runners were speechless.
So he stepped forward, kicked him lightly with his foot, and said, "Hey, get up!"
The kick was not heavy, but Zhang Zihua cried out in pain.
With a cry of "Ouch", his face turned pale instantly.
He opened his eyes suddenly, and after seeing the two yamen runners in front of him, he rubbed his eyes vigorously.
Then he shook his head again.
Even so, the bailiff still stood firmly in front of them without moving at all.
"You...you..." Zhang Zihua pointed at the two of them and said awkwardly.
But he couldn't say the following words anyway.
It was also at this time that old Mrs. Liu was woken up by them.
He started cursing before he even opened his eyes.
"What? That bitch knows she's wrong now? Come to take us back? I tell you, without ten taels of silver, there's no point in talking about this. Even if I die, I'd rather die in your yard and become a ghost to haunt you..."
After saying this, she thought Jian Xiu would say something.
However, what he didn't expect was that his collar was pulled up.
He opened his eyes and wanted to continue cursing, but when he saw the two yamen runners in front of him, he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
"What are you doing? You are..."
"Stop talking nonsense. Come with us to the yamen!" The yamen runner interrupted Old Liu and said.
At this time, the two yamen runners had also discovered that the two men had injured their legs and were unable to walk.
But this does not prevent them from going to court.
In the old house.
The whole family was sitting there neatly, and they were unable to react when they saw the two yamen runners.
It was Fang Miaojuan who reacted first, and then she asked tremblingly: "Two officers, is there any misunderstanding?"
"What misunderstanding could there be? Jian Xiu is already in court now. We are here under the order of the county magistrate to invite you to come here."
The bailiff's impartial manner frightened not only Fang Miaojuan, a woman, but even Old Man Zhang.
I'm in my forties, and this is my first time to go to the government office.
That’s not all, there’s a high chance that he’ll face jail time.
He had just heard clearly that it was Jian Xiu who sued them for theft.
Thinking of this, Old Man Zhang hurriedly asked, "Where are my old wife and second son? Where are they now?"
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