A strong farm girl is busy getting rich

Three runners brought Shen Qingqian to the yamen, where County Magistrate Yao, dressed in his official uniform, sat at the top of the seat.

The four big characters “明镜挂高” (A Bright Mirror Hanging High) above the head appear majestic and domineering.

The yamen runners stood in two rows facing each other, like wooden stakes, motionless, each looking straight ahead, looking majestic and dignified.

In the middle of the lobby, there was a man kneeling. It was Gu Dachun who had been to the hot pot restaurant yesterday.

"I, Shen Qingqian, greet the county magistrate!"

Shen Qingqian bowed to County Magistrate Yao. She actually didn't want to kneel, but there was no other way. Having come to this era, she had to abide by the rules of this era.

County Magistrate Yao asked, "Are you Shen Qingqian from the Pleasant Goat Hotpot Restaurant?"

Shen Qingqian lowered her head, but kept her back straight, and replied: "My Lord, I am the one who made you."

County Magistrate Yao said, "Shen Qingqian, Gu Dachun, the guard of the Gu Mansion, has accused you of cutting off his hand with a dagger. Do you admit it?"

Shen Qingqian said calmly: "To answer your question, his hand was indeed broken because of me!"

County Magistrate Yao said, "Since you have admitted it, now that Gu Dachun has come to me to sue you for compensation, do you agree?"

Shen Qingqian said: "In reply to your Excellency's words, I agree to compensate Gu Dachun for ten taels of silver for his medical expenses."

As soon as these words came out, before County Magistrate Yao could react, Gu Dachun became furious and pointed at Shen Qingqian and said, "You! I don't even have my hands anymore, and you want to get rid of me with ten taels of silver? How is that possible?"

"quiet!"

County Magistrate Yao slammed the gavel and shouted.

Gu Dachun kowtowed quickly and said, "Please forgive me, sir. I was anxious at the moment and disturbed the court."

County Magistrate Yao frowned and said, "Okay! Let me ask you, Shen Qingqian just said that he would compensate you with ten taels of silver? Do you agree?"

Gu Dachun quickly said, "Your Excellency, I disagree!"

"Then how much compensation do you want?" asked County Magistrate Yao.

Gu Dachun said without hesitation: "Five, five hundred taels!"

Shen Qingqian rolled her eyes in her heart, but did not speak.

Magistrate Yao looked at Shen Qingqian's calm appearance and asked, "Shen Qingqian, Gu Dachun asked you to pay 500 taels of silver. Do you agree?"

Shen Qingqian said: "Your Excellency, I don't agree!"

County Magistrate Yao pretended to be in deep thought, and after a moment, he said, "Shen Qingqian, the ten taels of silver you mentioned is indeed too little. After all, Gu Dachun has a crippled hand.

Gu Dachun, five hundred taels of silver you asked for is too much!

How about this, I will mediate between you two. Shen Qingqian will compensate Gu Dachun with 200 taels of silver. Do you agree?"

Gu Dachun answered first: "I agree. Thank you for making the decision for me!"

Shen Qingqian sneered in her heart. It seemed that the five hundred taels that Gu Dachun asked for at the beginning was just a cover. Their ultimate goal was two hundred taels!

This County Magistrate Yao is really cunning and treacherous! He must have colluded with the Gu family!"

"Your Excellency the County Magistrate, I do not agree!"

Shen Qingqian spoke in a cold voice, word by word.

County Magistrate Yao seemed a little unhappy and said, "Shen Qingqian, are you questioning the injustice of my judgment?"

"Folk girls don't dare!"

Shen Qingqian said loudly.

County Magistrate Yao said coldly, "What do you mean?"

Shen Qingqian said: "I know that you are fair and just, but you probably made this judgment because you were deceived by Gu Dachun!"

Shen Qingqian's words surprised County Magistrate Yao, and even Gu Dachun was a little confused. However, he didn't dare to speak casually and just looked at County Magistrate Yao with an innocent face.

Yao County Magistrate asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Shen Qingqian said: "Your Excellency may not know much about what happened that day, please listen to me and I will tell you in detail.

At that time, it was Gu Dachun who swung the stick to hit my head first. I pulled out the dagger and just wanted to cut off his stick. It was Gu Dachun who deliberately stretched his hand towards the blade, so his hand was cut off.

Now that I think about it, he cut off his hand on purpose to extort money!

So, I said, I will only compensate for the medical expenses. As for the broken hand, it is his own fault, I will not compensate for it!"

Shen Qingqian's words overturned the three views of everyone present!

"Deliberately cut off the hand to extort money?"

County Magistrate Yao has really broadened his horizons!

Gu Dachun couldn't help but said, "You're talking nonsense. Your dagger was clearly aimed at my hand! Besides, who would deliberately break their own hand to extort money?"

"How could you not? Aren't you one?" Shen Qingqian retorted.

County Magistrate Yao ignored Shen Qingqian's fallacies and heresies. She was just a little girl. No matter how she argued, she would still have to obey the decision of him, the county magistrate, in the end!

County Magistrate Yao said, "Shen Qingqian, this is just your one-sided statement, which is not enough to prove it. Since you admitted it yourself, you cut off Gu Dachun's hand, that is the fact, and you must pay compensation according to what I said!"

Shen Qingqian said: "Sir, I don't remember admitting that I cut off Gu Dachun's hand. I still say that he deliberately put his hand on the blade, so he hurt himself!"

County Magistrate Yao felt that Shen Qingqian was just making trouble! He angrily said, "Every word you said was recorded as evidence in court. How can you deny it just because you don't admit it? You are such an ignorant country girl!"

Wow! County Magistrate Yao knew that she was a country girl? It seemed that someone had revealed her situation to the county magistrate in advance!

Shen Qingqian said, "Sir, I just said that Gu Dachun's broken hand was related to me, but I didn't admit that I chopped off his hand. If you don't believe me, just read the confession!"

County Magistrate Yao had not really noticed this. When he took the confession and looked at it, he found that it was true.

County Magistrate Yao didn't expect that Shen Qingqian was so cunning and was thinking of playing word games with him from the very beginning!

But, so what? He is the county magistrate, and here he is. Whatever he says goes!

Yao County Magistrate said: "Shen Qingqian, since his broken hand is related to you, you have to compensate him with two hundred taels of silver, and stop making trouble!"

Shen Qingqian blinked. Is this going to be enforced?

Alas, when you live under someone's roof, you have to bow your head!

Since the other party is being tough, she has to be soft!

She said pitifully, "But sir, I don't have two hundred taels of silver! My shop has only been open for a short time, and I have saved dozens of taels of silver, but I gave it all to my brother to marry him. Even if it's only ten taels of silver, I have to collect them all!"

Seeing that she was about to cry, County Magistrate Yao felt proud in his heart. After all, she was a woman. If he showed his power, wouldn't she be afraid?

County Magistrate Yao's expression softened, and he deliberately asked Gu Dachun, "Gu Dachun, Shen Qingqian said that she doesn't have that much money at the moment, are you willing to give her some time?"

Gu Dachun refused outright, "Sir, I don't agree!"

County Magistrate Yao said in embarrassment: "What should we do?"

Gu Dachun immediately said, "Sir, since she has no money, use their hot pot restaurant to pay off the debt!"

Oh! Shen Qingqian finally understood. After going around in circles, it turned out that he wanted to go to her hot pot restaurant!