Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

Li Yucai is not afraid of Li family’s parents.

These two were just as bad as Li Dali, and the original owner had never been treated well by them since she was a child. If they were still alive, she would have dealt with them as well.

Li Yu put away her smile after pushing the scattered hair on her forehead behind her ears. When the villagers approached, she said, "Liu Yu, you keep accusing me of harming Li Dali. Why don't you tell me what Li Dali did?!"

"What can your eldest brother do? You always shout for war and killing, he is terribly afraid of you." The more people there were, the more excited Liu Yu became. She even called on the villagers to help her judge. "Everyone is here, please help me speak for Li Yu. Dali came to help her with something yesterday, but she arrested Dali and said that Dali was a thief."

Li Yu wanted to end the battle quickly and did not give the villagers a chance to speak. The reason why she asked Han Xiaomei to bring them here was simply to let everyone be witnesses, in case after she sent Li Dali to the government, some people who did not know the truth would talk nonsense, thus implicating Han Zheng and affecting his imperial examination.

Li Yu coughed to clear his throat, then took out the packet of rat poison and said loudly, "This is the rat poison that fell from Li Dali. Last night, Li Dali and a strange man sneaked into my house and tried to enter the kitchen. They were discovered by Han Zheng and me. We risked our lives to sneak attack and finally caught Li Dali."

These words were like a stone thrown into a calm lake. The villagers ignored everything else and discussed the matter in groups of three or four.

"Breaking into someone else's house in the middle of the night with rat poison in hand, it's obvious that he's not a good person."

"I guess he saw that Li Yu made money from selling braised meat but didn't give it to him, so he wanted to create some trouble."

"This is not just causing trouble, this is intentional murder! If Xiu Wen's wife is unaware and sells the meat, and then eats the dead body, Xiu Wen's wife will also have to pay with her life!"

"This Li Dali has a very cruel heart."

"Xiu Wen's wife is also at fault. After all, he is her brother from her mother's family. How could she not give him a cent? Even if she let a little slip through her fingers, Li Dali would not deliberately harm her."

The last sentence was really unpleasant to hear. Aunt Wu, who was in the crowd, exclaimed, "Ms. Qian, I know you don't like Li Yu, but what you said is too disgusting. From what you said, it's Li Dali who has no problem, it's all Li Yu's fault. But Li Dali is not good to Li Yu, why should Li Yu give him money? You feel sorry for Li Dali, just give him money!"

Qian: "Li Dali and I have no relationship, why should I give it to him?"

"That's it. You have nothing to do with Li Dali, and you don't want to give it. Li Yu and Li Dali have also severed their relationship a long time ago. Why should she give it?" Aunt Wu said mercilessly: "You don't know the pain until the knife stabs yourself!"

"you......"

"Alright!" The village chief frowned and shouted, "Shut up, everyone."

Qian shut up awkwardly. Aunt Wu glared at her and looked at the village chief.

The village chief walked up to Li Yu and asked, "Is what you said true?"

"Village chief, you can check it. This is rat poison." Li Yu handed the paper bag to the village chief.

The village chief took it, lowered his head and sniffed it, and there was indeed a familiar and unpleasant smell. He had a rough idea in his mind, but since he was here, he couldn't just listen to one family, he also had to listen to Liu Yu's words.

The village chief put his hands behind his back and asked, "Liu, what do you have to say about Li Yu's defense?"

Liu Yu opened his mouth and burst into tears, "Village Chief, please understand. This rat poison is not from Dali. It was bought by Li Yu to frame Dali."

The village chief turned his head and looked at Li Yu.

Li Yu said calmly, "There is a law in this dynasty that anyone who buys poisons such as arsenic and rat poison must register with a fish token. Just go to various drugstores to ask if Li Dali has bought any of these."

The fish token is an identity card that everyone in this dynasty has. It is made of wood and is engraved with the person's name and place of origin. Li Yu only learned about this thing from the original owner's memory after he traveled through time.

"That's a good idea." The village chief put away the paper bag and pointed at several men in his family. "Go to the nearby drugstores and ask if there's a Li Dali who sells rat poison. If not, go to Lijia Village and ask if Li Dali has found someone to help him buy rat poison."

Then, the village chief asked Li Yu: "Liu said that you locked up Li Dali, where is he?"

Li Yu clapped his hands, and Han Xiaomei pushed Li Dali out.

After a night, Li Dali was not much better than a clay man. His body was covered with weeds and dirt, and there was blood on one of his sleeves. He looked very haggard.

When Liu Yu saw Li Dali for the first time, he could hardly believe it and staggered over to him, "Dali, what's wrong with you? Are you injured?"

Li Dali still had a cloth stuffed in his mouth and was unable to speak.

The village chief walked over and took away the cloth. Li Dali breathed a sigh of relief, and the next moment he yelled at Li Yu: "Li Yu, how dare you do this to me? I'll beat you to death!"

Li Yu stood next to the village chief and said, "You broke into our house with a knife in the middle of the night. If I didn't tie you up tightly, would our family of three still be alive?"

Li Dali choked.

Li Yu turned his head and looked at everyone. "Everyone heard it. Li Dali wanted to beat me to death. So I dare not let him go today. Han Zheng and Xiaomei need someone to take care of them. I dare not die."

Those who felt that Li Yu was a little too harsh on Li Dali could not persuade him at all after hearing these words. Li Dali first wanted to poison him, and then to kill him. These were not the thoughts that ordinary people would have.

"So what do you want to do?" asked a villager.

Li Yu said firmly: "Report to the authorities, send him to the government, and let the county magistrate sentence him according to my Dayu's criminal law!"

Villagers: “…” This is the first time I’ve seen a sister send her brother to jail.

Liu Yu almost went crazy and reached out to grab Li Yu: "Da Li is your brother. You are so cruel to treat him like this."

Li Yu dodged and said coldly: "He was not vicious when he poisoned me to death? He was not vicious when he held a knife to cut me? The same thing, when you do it, it is normal, but when I fight back, it is my fault, how can this be justified."

Li Yu was too lazy to argue with her and continued to talk to the village chief. "I have never been to the county town and don't know the way. Please come with me. Li Dali is very cruel, so I think we need to find a few more people to go with us. Of course, I won't let everyone go in vain."

As soon as he finished speaking, Uncle Wu was the first to step forward and said, "I'll go." He didn't really want Li Yu's thank-you gift, but he really wanted to help.

With the leader, three more people soon stepped forward. Two brothers with the surname Han, the elder was Han He and the younger was Han Shui. Their great grandfathers were brothers of Han Zheng's great grandfather. Seeing that Li Yu was in trouble, they decided to help. The other one had the surname Wang, called Wang Dafu, who had some relationship with Old Lady Wang.

Because it would take more than an hour to get to the county, everyone prepared to set off as soon as everyone gathered.

Li Yu gave Han Xiaomei some instructions, then went to the kitchen and cut off five pieces of pork belly, as well as a lot of pork offal, which he wrapped in oil paper and put in his bag.

Outside, Liu Yu saw that he couldn't save Li Dali, so he cried and pulled the onlookers, trying to get them to help and use words to force Li Yu to release him. But they were not related to them, so they were unwilling to speak.

"You'd better go home and get some money so you can go to the county with you. You can make some arrangements there. Otherwise, those yamen runners will beat you up without mercy and might even injure you." Someone kindly reminded.

Someone immediately retorted, "Li Dali's crime must be serious. It's useless to take the money. It's better to keep it and spend it later."

Liu Yu listened to the unfamiliar words, paused for a moment, then stepped back crying.

There is still some money at home, and she...she has to find it quickly. In case Li Dali is sentenced to a heavy sentence, this money will be her support in the future!

Liu Yu ran away stealthily, not noticing that there was someone following her.