After fleeing famine, I have thousands of acres of fertile land

Lord Wu looked at Tietou apologetically, but he could not convict him without evidence.

With the gavel in hand, he was about to announce the closing of the case.

"Wait, I have something to report." A voice came from outside the hall.

Lord Wu and everyone in Kaoshan Village showed joy in their eyes.

The situation took a turn for the better and the smile on Manager Zhao's face disappeared.

"Pass it quickly." Lord Wu signaled to the servant Zhang.

Zhang the bailiff went over to greet the person, and a skinny middle-aged man staggered in.

"Who are you and why are you disturbing the court?"

"Sir, he has caused me so much trouble." The middle-aged man pointed at Manager Zhao and began to cry.

Zhang the yamen runner shouted at him, and the middle-aged man wiped his tears and began to speak.

"Sir, my name is Zhang Xuan. Last time, I was doing business with Manager Zhao, and our goods were robbed by bandits."

Manager Zhao glared at Zhang Xuan angrily, "How can you blame me for this? My goods were also stolen. I helped pay the money to save our lives."

Ye Qing watched with great interest. She had a hunch that Manager Zhao wouldn't be able to escape this time.

"Yes, I used to be grateful to you. But I started to doubt you when I heard rumors on the street that you were a bandit."

Lord Wu slammed the gavel, and the two people who were arguing quickly shut up.

"Zhang Xuan, do you have any evidence? This is a court. If you don't have evidence, you will be beaten if you falsely accuse others."

Manager Zhao straightened his back a little as he listened to the county magistrate speaking to him.

"Sir, this is the list of my lost goods, with a detailed description."

The servant Zhang stepped forward, took it and handed it to Lord Wu.

Lord Wu took it, looked at it, and handed it to Master Qian.

"How can this prove that he has a problem? I see these are just some ordinary things, and anyone can sell them."

"My lord, these things are nothing special, but there are marks on the bags they are in. Inside the bag is our family crest, which is different from others."

Manager Zhao's eyes rolled around, but his expression remained unchanged.

"We can't go to the bandits right now to check. We can't prove anything."

"Sir, there is no need to go to the mountain. I suspect that all the things in Manager Zhao's convoy are mine, and he is helping the bandits to sell the stolen goods."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in and out of the hall was in chaos. The people standing at the door watching subconsciously took a step back.

Is this kind-looking man in front of them really a bandit? Will he come to take revenge on them at night?

In the hall, Manager Zhao was cursing Zhang Xuan at the top of his lungs, so loud that everyone present could hear it.

"Sir, he is jealous of me making money, so he slandered me. Please understand."

"Someone, go and fetch Manager Zhao's goods."

Zhang, the yamen runner, took the order and went to Manager Zhao's residence, while the others waited for him to come back.

As time passed, Manager Zhao became more and more panicked. The sweat from his face dripped onto the ground where he was kneeling.

The onlookers also noticed something strange and discussed it in low voices.

Liu Rui also discussed with Ye Qing whether this was true.

Zhang the bailiff came back very quickly and pushed back several carts.

Several yamen runners took a few bags of goods from each cart and piled them all in the courtroom.

Lord Wu asked someone to open it and pour out the things.

Zhang the yamen runner did it himself, and after turning the bag over, he found a real pattern in the lower right corner.

"Sir, there is a pattern."

After hearing this, Zhang Xuan couldn't stop crying.

Lord Wu carefully compared the patterns on the bag, and the pattern was exactly the same as the one provided by Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan looked at Lord Wu, wondering if he could return the goods to him so that he could reduce his losses.

Manager Zhao was still crying out, "Sir, I bought this bag outside. It has this pattern on it. I don't know what happened."

Lord Wu became interested and asked, "Where did you buy it? Is that store connected to the bandits?"

Manager Zhao stammered and couldn't say anything, just kept repeating that he was wronged.

Lord Wu was very happy that there was new clue about the bandits.

Manager Zhao was taken to jail, and Zhang Xuan went back to wait for news. Tietou and Liu Jing achieved their goal and prepared to return to the village with Ye Qing.

However, when Ye Qing was waiting for the crowd to disperse, he noticed two people hiding in the crowd. Unlike ordinary people, they walked lightly and secretly observed the people around them.

Ye Qing didn't say anything and pointed at the two people to Liu Jing.

Liu Jing understood. Everyone knew his face, so he quietly told Zhang the yamen runner about the matter and didn't bother with what happened next.

Leave professional matters to professionals. He has already retired from the garrison, so don't get involved.

Liu Rui listened to the whole process. He was worried about Tietou at first, but then he was angry at Manager Zhao's audacity.

Liu Rui invited several people to stay at his home for one night. His house was big and could accommodate them all.

Ye Qing refused, and several scholars in the family went to live with Liu's family, so they stopped causing trouble.

While it was still early, Liu Rui sent a few more people to escort Ye Qing and the other two back, as it would be unsafe on the road if they went back too late.

When I just arrived at the city gate, I met my second and third brothers waiting for the ox cart.

"Second brother, third brother, how did you get together to go back?"

The two young men who were anxiously waiting for the ox cart turned around when they heard the sound.

"Qingya, Tietou brother, Mr. Liu, why are you here? Whose carriage is this?"

"Second Master, Third Master, we are servants of the Liu family, and we have been ordered to send them back."

Ye Chenming and Ye Chencong greeted them and got in the car to go home together.

After getting in the car, the two began to ask what had happened in the village. They had heard from others in the city that it was serious, so they agreed to go home together to take a look.

"Brother, you should stay at home for two more days. It's not safe in the city now. I suspect the bandits are still targeting our villagers."

Ye Chenming became even more anxious, "How could our village be related to the bandits?"

Ye Qing told them in detail about his encounter with the Tiger Head Gang at the foot of Huzi Mountain, and also explained what happened in the village.

Ye Chenming and Ye Chencong took a deep breath. They didn't expect that what they encountered in the village would be even more dangerous.

Ye Chencong looked at Ye Qing with his arms placed unnaturally by his side, worried that his family members were seriously injured.

"Qingya, what's wrong with your arm?"

Ye Chenming noticed it then and reached out to take a look, but when he remembered that there were other people in the car, he put his hand down.

"It's okay. I just strained my arm a little because I exerted too much force two nights ago. It will be fine after a few days of rest." Ye Qing said easily.

Ye Chenming and Ye Chencong looked at each other, neither of them believed her words.

"Qingya, it would be great if I were at home. Girls just need to be happy. We can just do the fighting and killing."

Ye Qing comforted his brother, "It's okay. All the children in the village went up to help that day."

After hearing this, the two felt even more guilty. They were living a stable life outside, but their parents were in danger.

Ye Chencong thought of his younger sister Ye Xi. She liked to follow Ye Qing, so she wondered if she was also involved.