Dressed as a farmer's widow, she brought her daughter to stock up on food and reached the top

The people of Futian Village have always been simple and honest. Most families live in harmony. Only a few families have some intrigues, but they are just minor quarrels and are far from alarming the government.

Therefore, when Xiuying heard the news brought by Sun Huahua, her first reaction was that something big must have happened in the village.

Taohua hurried forward to support the breathless Sun Huahua and comforted her, "Don't worry, Huahua, talk slowly."

Sun Huahua gasped and said, "Aunt Xiuying, your mother-in-law went to the government office to sue you, saying you were unfaithful to your husband, and the officials are here to arrest you."

Sun Huahua's home was at the entrance of the village. As soon as she heard the news, she hurried to tell Xiuying.

At this moment, a graceful voice came from behind Sun Huahua: "Which county government office is she suing?"

Sun Huahua glanced back at Awang, who had stood behind her without her noticing, and replied, "We belong to Qinghe County, so of course she went to the Qinghe County Government Office."

When Xiuying's daughters heard this, they all gathered around.

When Xiuying heard the news brought by Sun Huahua, her head buzzed and everything went blank. She swayed and almost fell.

Shi Liu stepped forward and held her tightly, her eyes full of worry: "Mother, what should we do?"

Being unfaithful to one's husband is enough to cost A-niang her life. A-nai wants A-niang to die. From now on, A-nai is no longer her A-nai.

Xiuying bit her lip and tried to calm herself down. "I believe I'm a decent person. How could my mother-in-law slander me like this?"

She didn't expect that Zhao's mother would make a scene at the county government office. In that era, women who were unfaithful to their husbands would be drowned in a pond!

Zhao's mother usually just had minor quarrels, and she never thought that Zhao's mother would take her life.

She has only been in this world for less than a year. Is she going to be buried soon?

Awang frowned, thought for a moment and said, "Aunt, we can't just sit there and wait for death. We have to find a way to deal with it."

At this time, Xiuying's daughters gathered around, each of their little faces full of panic.

The eldest daughter, Taohua, tugged at Xiuying's clothes and cried, "Mom, what should we do?"

Xiuying looked at her daughters and secretly vowed in her heart that she would protect them no matter what. Mother Zhao wanted her to die, but what would happen to her daughters after she died?

When the nest is overturned, no one will be left unharmed. She took a deep breath and said, "Don't be afraid, children. Mother will not let you suffer any injustice."

Everyone fell silent for a moment, all thinking of how to respond. The wind blew gently, ruffling Xiuying's hair, but it couldn't shake the determination in her heart.

The yamen runners escorted Xiuying to the county government office with expressionless faces. Xiuying's eyes revealed a hint of defiance and helplessness.

At this time, the villagers who had gathered in front of Xiuying's house became agitated when they saw Xiuying being taken away.

"Sister Xiuying, you have always been a dutiful woman. How could you be unfaithful to your husband? There must be a misunderstanding!" an old man said anxiously.

"That's right, you can't just arrest people! Why are you wrongly accusing good people?"

"Sir, Xiuying has been wrongly accused. Please let her go!"

Everyone was talking at once, pleading for Xiuying.

However, the yamen runners remained unmoved. Whether or not someone was wronged was up to the officials, not them. They continued to march forward with Xiuying, determined to see this happen too often. Everyone who was arrested cried out that they had been wronged.

The difference is that the arrested woman looked calm and didn't say a word, while the villagers kept shouting that they were innocent.

"We are just following orders, please don't stop us!"

Seeing that their plea was fruitless, the villagers were unwilling to give up and followed Xiuying to the county government office. Along the way, everyone was whispering and discussing the matter.

"Xiuying is always nice to us, we must find a way to help her."

"That's right, we can't let her suffer injustice!"

"Who is so cruel as to wrongly accuse Xiuying?"

"Yes, let's go to the county government office and find out who accused Xiuying and give that vicious person a good beating."

In the crowd, children were held tightly by their parents and walked quickly, their faces full of tension and worry.

The wind was blowing, raising the dust on the road, but it could not blow away everyone's determination to speak up for Xiuying.

When everyone arrived at the Qinghe County Government Office, they were shocked to see Xiuying's mother-in-law kneeling in the hall, weeping and sobbing. They looked at each other in disbelief.

In the village, if anyone had problems, they would just go to the village chief to seek justice and resolve the issue. This was the first time that someone like Zhao's mother had brought family matters to the county government office.

Xiuying's husband died, and she was sued by her mother-in-law. Mother Zhao is leaving no way for Xiuying to survive!

Zhao's mother cried and complained about all of Xiuying's faults.

"My Lord, Xiuying usually eats alone. She kills a chicken and eats it all by herself, not even leaving a bowl of soup for me, her mother-in-law.

She never cared about me, an old woman, and even wanted to split up the family. What's worse, she had an illegitimate child outside. Poor my son who died young!

Xiuying widened her eyes and shouted angrily: "Mother-in-law, how can you slander me like this! It was you who said to kill the chicken. Just tell us mother and daughter what we want to eat. I have worked hard to raise seven daughters all these years since Yunlang passed away. How could there be an illegitimate child!" Her face was full of grievance and anger, and tears welled up in her eyes.

The villagers also spoke up for Xiuying.

"Sir, Xiuying is not that kind of person. There must be some misunderstanding!"

"Sir, Xiuying is not that kind of person. She is a virtuous and kind woman and a good mother."

"Sir, Xiuying has always been a good person and would never do anything that would be inconsiderate to others."

"Sir, we can testify that Xiuying has no illegitimate children."

The county magistrate frowned and looked at the people in the hall. It was hard to judge right from wrong. He struck the gavel.

Snapped!

"Silence! Wait for me to investigate everything and call the witnesses!"

At this moment, the atmosphere in the lobby of the county government office was extremely tense. No one had expected that Zhao's mother actually had a witness!

Everyone was waiting for the truth to come out. The sunlight shone through the windows onto the ground, but it could not dispel the solemn atmosphere.

Zhao's mother's good friend Hongmei and the eldest daughter-in-law came forward with their bodies bent, and both knelt in the lobby.

Hongmei's eyes were evasive. She was forcibly pulled away. After the matter was done, Zhao's mother would give her five chickens. She had seen the chickens in Xiuying's chicken pen. They were very big, estimated to be eight or nine kilograms. She could make a lot of money if she sold them, and she could eat them for a long time and also keep them for laying eggs.

The eldest daughter-in-law looked very proud. Yang Xiuying was about to be finished. The big house she had worked so hard to build would soon be hers.

Hongmei said hesitantly, "I...I saw Xiuying with a strange man, behaving intimately with him."

The eldest daughter-in-law even added fuel to the fire: "That's right, she caused a commotion in the family just to be with that wild man and even brought her illegitimate child home."