After entering the book, the young cannon fodder brought his short-lived mother to fly happily

If the county magistrate decides that this is invalid and she is still Meng Cheng's wife, then the indentureship signed by Meng Cheng and Yuan Cuihua will be valid.

She will be beaten with thirty sticks for false accusation, and then both she and her daughter will fall into the filthy place of Qihonglou.

Once a daughter of an honest family enters there, she can never be clean again.

She could just die, but what about Ayu?

She would never let A Yu grow up in such an environment.

Yuan Cuihua failed to gain any advantage from her, so she went to find Yu Zhier.

Yu Zhier helped her get some water after she promised to go out and give her money. The two of them were still whispering to each other, and no one knew what they were talking about.

The dinner was provided by the government office. It was just a simple meal. Yuan Cuihua was so disgusted that she didn't eat a single bite and even cursed: "Is this food for humans?"

Yu Zhier couldn't eat the food. She coaxed Meng Cheng well and Meng Cheng was willing to spend money on her. They lived a good life.

Meng Jiabao even shouted that there was no meat and overturned all the food.

Zhao Susu and her daughter did not dislike it. It was brown rice, but it was dry. Although they had been eating white rice in the past few months, it was almost a luxury to have dry rice when they were in the village.

At night, Zhao Susu did not sleep well at all, as she was worried that the divorce letter would be invalid.

It doesn't matter if she gets beaten with a stick, but neither she nor Ayu can enter that dirty place.

When she woke up the next day, she had dark circles under her eyes.

By the time the yamen opened, quite a few people were already gathered in the viewing area outside the hall.

Yesterday, only people along the road knew about it, but after they went back, word spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and everyone who could spare the time came to watch the fun.

Yang Zhiya was wearing his official uniform and looked dignified.

With a shout of "court open", amid the sound of the water and fire sticks and the "mighty" shouts of the yamen runners, the interrogation that was not completed yesterday continued today.

"Where is the Meng clan leader?"

A man in his fifties with a square face stepped out and said, "I'm here!"

Not only did the Meng clan leader who lived in another village come, but also Uncle Meng's third uncle and his third aunt came.

Baiwu Town Mayor Zou Xian even came in person with the clerk in charge of household registration and marriage and the relevant documents.

After some inquiries and household registration proof, it was confirmed that Zhao Susu and Meng Cheng had indeed divorced.

Meng Cheng fell to his knees and said, "Sir, I didn't sign the divorce agreement myself. I don't recognize it!"

"The divorce agreement has been entered into the records of the authorities, and the one-month retrieval period has passed!"

"My Lord, that has nothing to do with me! I didn't sign it, and I never thought of getting a divorce."

Someone in the crowd shouted, "Have you ever thought about getting a divorce just to sell them off?" However, the place was some distance away from the lobby, so the person shouting didn't dare to be too loud.

Yang Zhiya said calmly: "If you don't admit it, then the Meng clan leader will be guilty of interfering with other people's marriages and forcibly breaking up other people's marriages. Are you sure?"

Just as Meng Cheng was about to say "yes", the Meng clan leader shouted:

"Evil creature, the country has its laws, the clan has its rules! When the clan wrote the divorce letter on your behalf, you had been missing for more than two and a half years. How could you deny it? You sold your land, abandoned your wife and daughter, and disappeared for several years without any news. What qualifications do you have to say that you deny it?"

Uncle Meng San was also trembling with fear.

At that time, they took advantage of Cao the butcher and tried their best to make this happen. It can be said that this matter was successful because of their running errands and lobbying.

Otherwise, why would the Meng clan leader care about a mother and daughter living in another village?

When Yang Zhiya asked questions, in order not to implicate himself and expose their selfishness, the Third Uncle burst into tears:

"Sir, the Zhao family mother and daughter are suffering! Meng Cheng, that bastard, fell in love with the young widow in the village, and they eloped without a matchmaker. He eloped, but he also sold the fertile land of the family, leaving only half an acre of poor land that no one wanted."

The third uncle's wife also chimed in: "At that time, Zhao's daughter was only half a year old, and Zhao had to make a living from that half acre of land. Both mother and daughter almost starved to death. Everyone in the village knew that they were pitiful?"

The Third Uncle continued to be distressed: "Meng Cheng, that little bastard, is also surnamed Meng. We, the Mengs, have been scolded. After obtaining Zhao's consent, my husband and I went to the clan and asked the clan leader to write a divorce letter on our behalf. So that the child would not have to bear the identity of Meng's abandoned wife and could find another good family. We did not destroy anyone's marriage, nor did we interfere in breaking up other people's marriages. It was all because of Meng Cheng, that little bastard, who was not responsible and made people feel disgusted!"

When Meng Cheng couldn't even react after hearing the words "he sold his land and eloped with a widow without a matchmaker", Yu Zhier's face turned pale.

She remembered the "popular science" given by the lawyer yesterday. If they did not have a marriage certificate, they would be guilty.

Yang Zhiya also questioned relevant witnesses, and finally decided whether the divorce was valid.

Although Meng Cheng was kneeling on the ground, his ears were perked up.

If the divorce is invalid, he can get 40 taels of silver and will be acquitted.

If it works, at worst he can return the forty taels.

Zhao Susu was also very nervous as this concerned the life and death of her and A Yu.

Yang Zhiya's majestic voice sounded: "It is written on page 3 of Volume 7 of the Great Shang Code: A country has its own laws, and a family has its own rules. No one else may interfere in family affairs, interfere or disrupt them, or exercise the power of the head of the family."

Meng Cheng's eyes suddenly showed joy.

He won.

He could get forty taels and still be innocent.

He also dealt with that bitch Zhao Susu and that bastard Meng Yufan!

Yuan Cuihua also laughed.

Although the mother and daughter are not very likable, they are both beautiful, and the daughter is even more beautiful than her father.

In her line of work, who cares if someone is likable or not? As long as they are beautiful and have their bodies sold in her hands, it’s fine as long as they can become her cash cow. She has plenty of ways to make people submit.

In contrast, Zhao Susu had a gloomy face. She bit her lip, and her eyes were full of despair.

Is the divorce letter really invalid?

As well as the gloomy face of the Meng clan patriarch, and the almost limp bodies of Uncle Meng's third uncle and his wife.

You shouldn't, you shouldn't push this matter forward just for a little profit.

Originally, this matter had nothing to do with them, and they didn't care whether Zhao Susu and her daughter were dead or alive. It was all Cao Boping who was tempted by their beauty and harmed them!

Are they going to be sued too? If the clan leader is also sued because of this incident, he will not forgive them!

At this time, Yang Shiya continued, "However, the Great Shang Law has a provision on page 15 of volume 7: If someone has been missing for two years without any news, he or she can be declared dead. This is one of the provisions. In addition, under special circumstances, the clan leader has the power to write a divorce letter or a separation letter on behalf of the clan members. This has precedents in Jiazhou and other prefectures."

He glanced at the people in the hall and said, "Meng Cheng has been missing for more than two years, and there is no news from him. Under such circumstances, the divorce letter written by the Meng clan leader cannot be said to be invalid!"

Meng Cheng hurriedly said: "Sir, I am not missing. I have been in the county town the whole time!"