My parents are both dead, I rely on fishing and farming to support my younger siblings

Because he didn't steal much each time, he was always given a few beatings and then let go. He really is a man who never learns his lesson.

"Bring them both back to the yamen! Little...little girl, come with me too!" the leading yamen runner said to Gu Lili.

Gu Lili nodded and prepared to follow the bailiff.

Unexpectedly, at this time Niu Cuihua saw a lot of people gathered here, so she walked forward to watch the fun, and was seen by Gu Lili.

"Sir, it was that woman who ordered these two people to rob me of my money." Gu Lili pointed at Niu Cuihua in the crowd and said angrily.

It is said that Niu Cuihua is stupid, but the instigator is here to join in the fun. Isn't this just walking into a trap?

Seeing Gu Lili pointing at her, Niu Cuihua started to run away.

The bailiff ran up and subdued him without saying a word.

Niu Cuihua was pinned to the ground, howling, "It wasn't me. I didn't ask anyone to rob that damn girl of her money!"

The bailiff ignored Niu Cuihua's explanation. There was something wrong with this woman at first glance. If it wasn't her, why would she run away?

The bailiff handcuffed Niu Cuihua's hands behind her back and walked towards the yamen.

This was the first time that Gu Lili saw the ancient yamen. County Magistrate Yang was sitting in front of the desk at the moment. When he slammed the gavel, people could not help but feel awe, and Gu Lili also knelt down.

"Who is here and what's the matter?" asked County Magistrate Yang.

Gu Lili said, "My Lord, County Magistrate, I want to sue Gu Zhuang Niu Cuihua for instigating others to rob me of my money!"

When Niu Cuihua heard this, she immediately knelt down and said, "Sir, this is unfair! This little bitch has wronged me!"

Magistrate Yang looked at Niu Cuihua, who was frowning and making a lot of noise, and slammed the gavel, shouting, "You daring woman, making a lot of noise in the court, how can you be so disrespectful!"

Niu Cuihua was so frightened that she immediately stopped talking. She lowered her head and looked at Gu Lili with squinted eyes, her eyes seemed to have spit out poison.

Seeing that Niu Cuihua had calmed down, County Magistrate Yang turned his gaze to Zhang Gouzi and Li Liang.

Although Zhang Gouzi and Li Liang's faces were still burning with pain, they were able to open their eyes.

"Is what the little girl said just now true?" asked County Magistrate Yang.

Zhang Gouzi heard the county magistrate's question and then he knelt forward and said, "My Lord, it was this woman who came to us and said that this little girl had money on her."

Zhang Gouzi and Li Liang did not try to argue and told the whole story.

Based on their experience of having been to the yamen so many times, if they quibbled, County Magistrate Yang and others would be more severe.

Seeing that both of them had confessed honestly, Niu Cuihua was a little dumbfounded.

How could he confess the truth so easily? What should I do?

County Magistrate Yang banged the gavel, and Niu Cuihua jumped in fright.

"Woman, why don't you tell the truth?" County Magistrate Yang said angrily.

Niu Cuihua had never seen such a scene before and was frightened out of her wits.

She did not answer County Magistrate Yang's words. Instead, she knelt down in front of Gu Lili and cried, "Lili, I am your second aunt. Please help me speak up, otherwise I will be beaten to death!"

Gu Lili couldn't help but look disdainful. When he wanted to harm her, why didn't he think of her as his second aunt?

She clearly knew that the siblings depended on this little money to live, but she still instigated people to rob the money again and again. How shameless!

"I don't have a second aunt like you. Besides, Gu Jingsheng and I have already signed a letter of severance and have nothing to do with your family anymore. But you, have repeatedly instigated others to snatch my father's pension. What is your intention?" Gu Lili said coldly.

Gu Lili told Magistrate Yang in a calm and collected manner everything that Niu Cuihua's family had done to them.

When talking about how Li Xihua was starved to death because they had seized Gu Shan's pension, she couldn't help crying out loud.

The gate of the county government office was filled with people watching the fun. After listening to Gu Lili's words, many of them couldn't help but wipe away their tears.

What's worse, some people spat directly at Niu Cuihua. If the yamen runners hadn't stopped them, some would have wanted to beat her up.

County Magistrate Yang couldn't help but frown upon listening to this. He had not expected that people would starve to death in the area under his jurisdiction.

Although Donghai Town is not rich, people are not starving to death due to good weather and harvests over the years.

Moreover, the person who starved to death was actually the widow of a hero who sacrificed his life for his country.

Zhang Gouzi and Li Liang regretted their actions even more. Although they were petty thieves, they still admired heroes like Gu Shan.

I immediately made up my mind that I would never do such a thing again.

Niu Cuihua argued, "You little bitch, you're talking nonsense. Your father died, and didn't we give you food and clothes? Didn't we return the money to you later?"

Gu Lili was so angry that she almost laughed. She asked, "The food you mentioned, is it wild vegetable porridge with bran? The clothes we wore were old clothes that you all didn't want anymore, and then my mother made them for us? Haha! Then she gave them back to us? Do you mean after my mother starved to death and I was about to starve to death, or when you asked your brother to steal in the middle of the night and got caught in the act?"

"Whose family doesn't eat it that way?" Niu Cuihua still refused to give up and muttered carefully.

The people who were listening nearby couldn't stand it anymore and spat, "Bah! My pigs even add noodles to their meals. How dare you say that!"

Magistrate Yang became angrier as he listened, and immediately sent someone to summon Gu Jingsheng and his family to the county government for questioning.

Gu Lili originally thought that in ancient times, people treated human life as worthless. She did not expect that County Magistrate Yang would attach so much importance to this matter.

In order to get Gu Jingsheng and his family to arrive faster, County Magistrate Yang ordered the yamen runners to harness his own carriage and go and bring them over.

Gu Jingsheng, Old Lady Gu, and Gu Chuan had just returned from the fields when they were forced into a carriage by two yamen runners.

Speaking of which, this was the first time for the three of them to ride in a carriage, and it was the county magistrate's carriage.

Although they didn't know why the county magistrate asked them to go to the yamen, it couldn't be a bad thing to be picked up by a horse-drawn carriage.

One yamen runner was driving the carriage, while another yamen runner was sitting aside with a sullen face, holding a sword and staring at the three people.

Because there was no conviction, the three men were not tied up at this time.

"Excuse me, sir. May I know why the county magistrate summoned us?" Gu Jingsheng asked with a bow.

The bailiff said coldly, "You'll know when you get there!"

Gu Jingsheng felt vaguely uneasy, but Old Lady Gu didn't care.

He lifted the curtain of the carriage and revealed his old face.

At this time, people in Guzhuang were just returning home from work for dinner, and there were villagers walking in groups of three or four on the road.

Old Mrs. Gu poked her head out proudly and greeted people.

"Uncle Lizheng, where are you going?"

"Hey, his second aunt, are you back from work?"