The Little Lucky Girl

Ming Youyou came out from the crowd and asked excitedly, "What happened? Why did they start fighting? Oh, why are they not fighting anymore?"

Feng Xu came over and whispered, "Those two groups of people were very angry. They took out money to bet on the spot. Some people also followed suit. It is said that the odds are not low. How about we also join in?"

Ming Youyou rolled his eyes and was about to agree, but he was knocked on the head and a voice came, "You are so young and don't learn well, be careful that adults will spank you."

She covered her head, looked back angrily, and then widened her eyes in surprise, "Old, old man, why did you go out today?"

The elder said with a smile: "It's a rare opportunity to encounter such an interesting thing, so I'll join in the fun."

"No, you just come out like this openly, aren't you afraid that others will catch you?" Ming Youyou said anxiously. After all, to other countries, the elder is like Tang Monk's flesh, and many people are keeping an eye on him.

The elder disagreed, "This is called hiding in plain sight. Even if I shout out my identity now, I'm afraid no one will believe me."

Seeing the children looking around worriedly, the elder shook his head and sighed, "Why can't the young people live as carefree as me? Well, don't worry about things that haven't even come true and affect your current mood. I haven't been out for a long time. Come on, go shopping with me."

Ming Youyou saw the old man picking and choosing at the stall. After a while, he had selected a lot. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Have you made a fortune recently?"

"That's not the case," the elder said with a proud look on his face, "but my eldest disciple is back."

Several people turned around quickly and found that Pei Shanchang, who had been looking for money from the emperor in the capital for some time, had returned to Yuqing County and followed them at some point.

At this moment, he was paying the store owner, and then respectfully but helplessly took the packed things from the elder's hand, all hanging all over his body.

Ming Youyou said with emotion: "It turns out that being a master is so good." She rolled her eyes, "I want to be a master in the future, and then take in many apprentices, um, at least thirty-one."

The elder Zong's train of thought miraculously matched hers, "You are planning to have each of your disciples go shopping with you for a day, right?"

Ming Youyou nodded vigorously, "Yes, I only ask people to pay once a month, so they won't have any burden."

"Tsk tsk, you are really thoughtful, young master." The elder said with a smile, "If you want to be a master, you must have the ability to teach people. You should think about how to find someone to be your master and learn to be a good apprentice first."

"Although you are a clever kid who likes to be lazy and cunning, you are still smart. You are also very filial and can make money. If anyone becomes your master, he will be able to enjoy the good life in the future." He glanced at Master Pei.

Seeing that Pei Shanchang pretended not to hear, the old man sighed inwardly and said, "Never mind, if it's not fate, don't force it."

The trial of the case had already begun in the county government, but everyone knew that the case they were paying attention to had not yet arrived, so they were not in a hurry. Three or five people gathered together, chatting while strolling back.

Unlike in Chang'an City, there are not so many fights in the local area, so the county magistrate does not have to sit in court every day. Just like Lord Tao, he spends at least half a month in various villages to encourage farming and sericulture, and the time for hearing cases is concentrated in a few days.

Like today, the morning was mainly spent dealing with local affairs in Yuqing County, such as whose cow ran into someone else's field and ate their seedlings; someone stole his neighbor's wife and was caught by his husband who returned home in the middle of the night, who got angry and broke his leg; the most serious case was that someone burned willow catkins in front of his house, which ended up causing a fire, killing all the fruit trees on a mountain and leaving half the village without a livelihood.

When trying these cases, the headmen of the neighborhood and the village chiefs would be called in to sit in and ask them to go back and tell the villagers about the incident so that they could learn from it. This would also provide everyone with a basis for judgment if similar incidents occurred in the future and people were unwilling to report them to the county government.

The plaintiff and defendant in the case were notified in advance of the date to come to the county government office, so they are all waiting at the edge of the lobby.

The same went for the people coming from Pingyang City, standing in two clearly separated groups. Perhaps it was because they had come from other places, they were exhausted from the long journey and had not had enough rest, so they all looked tired.

Ming Youyou and the others knew that Magistrate Tao usually tried cases very quickly, so they came in early to wait. However, perhaps because there were many people today, Magistrate Tao was afraid of making mistakes, so he asked a lot more detailed questions and made slower judgments. When it was the turn of the case in Pingyang City, it was already past lunch, and everyone was full and couldn't help but feel drowsy.

Ming Youyou found a corner to sit in, half-closed her eyes, and nodded her head. Seeing that Lord Tao had gone to change clothes and had not come out yet, she hugged a pillar beside her and decided to take a nap first.

Suddenly, she was woken up by Zheng Huan, "It's time to go to court."

The gavel slammed, and a slightly fat man came up. This was the plaintiff Jiang Sheng, the brother of the deceased lady. He knelt down and began to cry bitterly, "Sir, my little sister died unjustly, you have to make a decision for her..."

Jiang Sheng first spent a quarter of an hour describing how much his family doted on his daughter since she was a child. After being interrupted by County Magistrate Tao, he spent another quarter of an hour describing the abnormality of his husband's family after his daughter fell ill.

"She was clearly getting better when we went to see her, and she even agreed with us to go for an outing outside the city, but within two days, we got the bad news. What's hateful is that when we arrived at the funeral home, she wouldn't allow us to get close to watch. Who would believe me if I said there was nothing fishy going on? I hope you can see clearly, give my sister justice, and let her die in peace..."

A man cried bitterly for his sister in the court, and everyone who heard it sighed, especially the rich people, who could not help but feel indignant and spoke up in support.

Everyone was attracted by the crowd, only Zheng Huan would stare at a corner from time to time and signal to them: "Look at that scholar."

Ming Youyou and the others looked over and saw that the scholar had chosen a shaded place to stand, avoiding most of the sight. Fortunately, they were familiar with the county government and chose a good position, so they could observe this person.

The scholar listened indifferently, only closing his eyes at the last stage of Jiang Sheng's statement. When Magistrate Tao called him to the court, he opened his eyes again, his eyes were filled with tears.

Hiss, several people took a breath at the same time, this is a powerful character.

As expected, as soon as the scholar came on stage, his desolate and lonely appearance made people feel sympathy. He did not cry like the elder brother-in-law, but just narrated in a low voice the details of how he met and fell in love with the young lady. Big tears slid silently down his cheeks, causing some women at the scene to cry as well.