Li was making a scene at the door of the Shen family, crying that she was bullied by the third wife and that Shen Mingzhu had harmed her daughter.

The onlookers advised her to go home quickly, find a doctor for Shen Mingzi, and stop crying in the Shen family.

But she refused to give in. Shen Mingzhu wanted to knock her out, but suddenly she saw a group of officials beating drums and gongs walking towards her house, so she dropped the stones in her hands.

The crowd that had gathered together also saw the police officer and thought that Li had done something bad and was going to be arrested by the police officer, so they quickly dispersed.

The official in front knocked on the gate of the third room of the Shen family. Wang Zhuzi, the servant of Old Man Shen, opened the door immediately. Seeing that it was the official, he hurriedly asked:

"Sir, what can I do for you?"

The official said, "We are the yamen runners from the government office. Miss Shen Mingzhu, please come out for a moment."

Zhuzi was stunned, and quickly smiled and said, "Okay, wait a moment, sir, I will go and ask the girl to come out right away."

Just as Zhuzi was about to invite someone, he saw his master, his old man, and everyone from the Shen family coming out.

He hurried forward and reported worriedly:

"Master, old master, ladies, young lady, a group of officials came outside and said they want to see you."

Shen Lao San waved his hand and said, "It's okay, you go down first!"

Zhuzi retreated, but was still worried, so he followed the Shen family out.

Li, who was crying outside, stopped crying immediately when she saw the officials coming to look for Shen Mingzhu. She laughed heartily and shouted:

"Look! Retribution has come. I said Shen Mingzhu is a calamity star that harms people, right?"

"Everyone, come and see, the police are here to arrest Shen Mingzhu. Shen Mingzhu finally got her comeuppance, haha..."

Many people couldn't stand seeing Li go so crazy. How could Li be like this?

These days, everyone has witnessed Shen Mingzhu's contribution to the village.

Shen Mingzhu is now related to their livelihood. If Shen Mingzhu is arrested, where will they make so much money?

Li is really bad. What good will it do for Li if Shen Mingzhu is arrested?

Some people spoke up to blame Li for Shen Mingzhu, and others came forward to ask the officer what he wanted from Shen Mingzhu.

The officer ignored these people's questions and waited for Shen Mingzhu and the others to come out.

Old Mrs. Zeng followed Li and said that Shen Mingzhu had committed a serious crime. Otherwise, where would Shen Mingzhu get so much money to buy the mountain and hire people to work?

Some people in the village couldn't stand it anymore and started to curse at the old lady Li Zeng.

The police were afraid that the matter would get out of hand, so they used their authority to suppress the beating and scolding between the two groups.

Just as Mrs. Zeng was about to scold the person who spoke for Shen Mingzhu, her sleeve was pulled by Hu Erya.

She turned around and saw that it was Hu Erya. Just as she was about to curse back, she heard Hu Erya whisper:

"Grandma, please don't say bad things about Shen Mingzhu. If we offend the Shen family, what if they don't want us to work?"

Mrs. Zeng stopped talking when she thought of the good things in the Shen family. Her triangular eyes flashed with a gleam of anticipation.

The door of the Shen family was opened again, and everyone gathered around. Because they were afraid of the officials, they kept one step away from the officials.

When the officer saw Shen Lao San and his companions coming out, he hurried forward and greeted Shen Lao San in a courteous manner:

"Case Chief Shen."

Shen Lao San returned the scholar's greeting and asked, "May I ask if Master Zhang has anything to do in my home?"

In fact, he had already guessed it in his mind. Judging from Zhang Yayi's attitude towards him, he already had an idea in his mind.

Li saw that the official was so nice to Shen Lao San, and she couldn't accept it for a moment. She ran up to the official like a madman and pointed at him and asked:

"Why are you so nice to him? Didn't Shen Mingzhu get into trouble? You arrested Shen Mingzhu and confiscated her property."

The scene of the officials ransacking the house was still vivid in Li's mind. When she saw the officials, she thought of the scene of her own home being ransacked.

Seeing that the official was so nice to Shen Lao San, Li felt extremely unbalanced and scolded him loudly.

The officer next to him shouted, "Who are you? I'm here to do my job, so please step aside."

As the officer was about to come forward and take Li away, he was stopped by the officer named Zhang.

The officer named Zhang took a closer look at Li, thinking that he had something important to do, so he ignored Li and had someone pull Li aside. He asked Shen Lao San in a very friendly manner:

"Mr. Shen, is this your daughter, Miss Shen Mingzhu?"

Shen Lao San smiled and replied, "Yes, Master Zhang, this is my daughter Shen Mingzhu." He then said to Shen Mingzhu, "Zhuzhu, come here."

Shen Lao San called Shen Mingzhu to his side and asked the officer named Zhang: "Mr. Zhang, what do you want to see Zhuzhu about?"

Officer Zhang then smiled and said, "It's not me who wants to see your daughter, it's the county magistrate who wants to see your daughter."

Before Shen Laosan and the official surnamed Zhang could say anything, Li started shouting.

She first laughed loudly, then shouted: "Haha, I said Shen Mingzhu broke the law, the county magistrate ordered someone to arrest Shen Mingzhu."

When the villagers saw how bad Li was, they were very angry and started to blame Li.

"Ms. Li, you are Mingzhu's aunt, how can you be so vicious?"

"When did the police officer say that Zhuzhu broke the law? Zhuzhu is a good girl, don't harm her."

Li was almost mad with anger, and angrily yelled: "What kind of drug did Shen Mingzhu give you? Why are you speaking for her like this?"

Officer Zhang was furious and yelled at Li, "Shut up!" He then ordered his followers, "Shut her mouth!"

One officer stepped out and tied Li's hands, while another officer found a piece of rag from somewhere and stuffed it into Li's mouth.

Li was held down and her mouth was blocked. She whimpered and tried to beg for mercy, but no one paid any attention to her.

The officer named Zhang then said, "It's finally quiet."

Seeing Shen Lao San and the others looking at him curiously, he smiled and said:

"I was interrupted by this woman and almost forgot the main thing. Mr. Shen, it's like this. We came here today to reward Miss Shen Mingzhu."

"A reward? You're not here to arrest Mingzhu? That's good, that's good."

"That's what I said. Mingzhu is such a good girl, how could she commit a crime? Besides, what could a little girl do to you?"

"Li is so cruel that he doesn't even let such a young child go."

The word "commendation" made the crowd excited. Everyone was relieved for Shen Mingzhu, and also relieved for their own wages.

Everyone blamed Li, and when Li heard the word "reward", he was almost furious.

She whimpered and tried to speak, but the smell of the rag in her mouth made her cough. Someone held her hands down from behind, so she could only stare at Shen Mingzhu with wide eyes and hatred.

Seeing this, the official said, "Shen Mingzhu from Shenjia Village has made great contributions by inventing the rice transplanter. The county magistrate has sent us here to reward Miss Shen."

"The county magistrate said that Miss Shen Mingzhu is smart and clever at a young age, and she is dedicated to serving the people. She is as brave as any man and is a role model for all the girls in Wuxi County."

"Miss Shen Mingzhu invented the rice transplanter, which saves people a lot of effort in planting rice. The rice transplanter is a very good invention. I am here to reward you with a silk banner and two hundred taels of silver."

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