Female-male sex: Salted fish forced to rise to prominence

Su Yu looked at the servant named Yang, who had firmly accused the Chen father and son as soon as he opened his mouth. However, facing such a firm accusation, Su Yu just smiled slightly, without any sign of panic.

He turned to Lord Zhong who was sitting upright in the hall and pleaded, "Lord Zhong, I dare to ask you to send the constable and my servant Xie An to go to the Chen family's shop and get the account books kept there. Every transaction done in the shop should have been recorded in detail in the account books. As long as we check these accounts, the truth will be revealed."

Chen Dahu, who was kneeling, was stunned when he heard Su Yu's words. Then he slapped his head suddenly and said loudly as if he suddenly realized something: "Oh, why didn't I think of it? Every sale we make is registered."

Lord Zhong nodded slightly, indicating his agreement with Su Yu's proposal. He turned to look at the detectives waiting in the hall and ordered loudly: "Detective Xu."

A burly constable immediately walked out of the crowd and said with a bow, "I'm here."

"You go to Carpenter Chen's shop with Mr. Su's servant and make sure to get all the account books back without any mistakes."

"Yes, I will obey your command," Constable Xu responded in a loud voice, and then left quickly with Xie An.

At this moment, Yang Lusheng, who had been so arrogant, turned pale in an instant. He complained in his heart, "What should I do? Once the account book is taken back, won't it be exposed? The master will blame me then..." Thinking of this, he couldn't help but secretly look up at his master, County Magistrate Yang, who was sitting on the side of the hall.

County Magistrate Yang was thinking that even if there was no purchase record of the Yang family in the account book, he could still say that the toothpaste made by Su Yu would hurt the mouth, and he could still punish Su Yu according to the law. If he wanted to survive, he had to hand over the toothpaste recipe.

Not long after, Constable Xu hurried back, holding the crucial account book tightly in his hand.

Upon seeing this, Lord Zhong immediately summoned the staff in the county government office who were responsible for handling clerical affairs and solemnly ordered them to check the account book page by page carefully.

Those who were in charge of the clerical work did not dare to be negligent at all. They sat together and looked through the account books with full concentration.

Time passed minute by minute, everyone had a tense face, not missing any details. Finally, after a detailed search, everyone shook their heads and said that they had found no record of the Yang family purchasing related items.

At this time, Lord Zhong slammed the table and shouted at Yang Lusheng in the hall: "Good Yang Lusheng! This toothpaste was not purchased from Chen's shop at all. You actually dare to lie and deceive me. You are really bold. Come on, drag this ungrateful guy out and beat him up until he tells the truth."

Following Lord Zhong's order, two burly yamen runners walked straight towards Yang Lusheng without saying a word. One of them grabbed one of Yang Lusheng's arms and tried to drag him out forcibly.

Yang Lusheng had never seen such a scene before. He was so frightened that his face turned pale and his whole body trembled. Seeing that he was about to be dragged out of the court to be punished, he no longer cared about anything else.

He begged for mercy in a hurry: "Master Zhong, please spare my life. I will tell you everything. I did not buy the toothpaste from Chen's shop, but bought it from a couple. I was confused at the time and was bewitched. I wanted to take this opportunity to extort money from Chen's shop. All of this is my fault. It has nothing to do with my master. Please be discerning."

County Magistrate Yang said: "Even if he didn't buy it from Chen's shop, it doesn't mean that the toothpaste was not made by Su Yu. Now the toothpaste business is spread all over the place. The toothpaste may have been sold to the couple by Su Yu. Now that the toothpaste has injured people, Su Yu cannot escape responsibility."

Su Yu glanced at County Magistrate Yang who was eager to frame him, but he was not in a hurry. He said to County Magistrate Zhong: "Sir Zhong, I earnestly request that you arrest the couple who sell toothpaste and bring them to justice together so that we can know the truth after the first trial."

Lord Zhong also felt that what Su Yu said made sense. He said, "I agree. Yang Lusheng, why don't you tell me the appearance of the couple as soon as possible? Come, please bring in the painter."

After a cup of tea, the portrait came out, so the county government dispatched a small team of detectives. Based on the street where Yang Lusheng said he bought the house and by comparing the portraits, they quickly and successfully identified Wang Qiuxiang and her husband who matched the description.

The leading constable said: "Catch them immediately."

Several constables immediately came over and grabbed the couple's arms. Wang Qiuxiang kept struggling, "Sir, why are you arresting us?"

Her husband Chen Chuan also said: "Yes, sir, you have arrested the wrong person."

Wang Ergou on the side also said: "Yeah, why are you arresting my sister? My sister has not done anything wrong."

The leading constable said: "This guy is with us, arrest him too."

So, when Su Yu met a few people, he found that there were two familiar faces among those who were arrested. They were the eldest son and daughter-in-law of Village Chief Chen. He didn't recognize the other man.

The constable pressed the three men to the ground and told them to kneel down immediately when they saw the county magistrate.

The few people finally reacted and they quickly knelt down and saluted, "My name is Chen Chuan, the son of the village chief of Chenjia Village, nice to meet you, sir."

"My name is Wang Qiuxiang, the eldest daughter-in-law of Village Chief Chen. I am honored to meet you, sir."

"I am Wang Ergou, a native of Zhangjia Village, and I would also like to meet you, sir."

Lord Zhong looked at the three people in the hall and asked, "Are you the couple who sell toothpaste?" He then looked at Wang Ergou and asked, "What about you? Are you selling toothpaste together?"

When Wang Qiuxiang, the village chief's daughter-in-law, heard this, she realized that this was the matter. She thought it was a big deal. She had just started selling toothpaste yesterday and her business was booming. She sold hundreds of bottles a day. Not to mention today, she had already sold three hundred bottles. She didn't stock up too much, and the toothpaste she made was almost out of stock. There were only a few bottles left.

She looked at County Magistrate Zhong with pride, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and said with a bit of complacency: "To answer your question, sir, it is true. This toothpaste is a small business that I have just come up with." After saying that, she puffed out her chest, as if she was quite satisfied with her achievements.

Upon hearing this, Master Zhong frowned slightly and then asked, "Oh? So, this toothpaste was made by you yourself?"

Hearing this, Wang Qiuxiang's face became even more proud, and she nodded hurriedly in response: "That's right, sir. The process of making toothpaste is very complicated, but there are many customers who come to me to order toothpaste. If you are interested, sir, I can give you a good price, or even give you a few bottles."

As she spoke, her eyes kept glancing at her bulging pockets, and she felt so happy.

You know, this toothpaste has only been on sale for two days, and she has already made such a lucrative income. How could she not be happy?

Even his younger brother Wang Ergou, who was standing beside him, had the same idea as Wang Qiuxiang at this moment, and only wanted to curry favor with Lord Zhong.

So, he interrupted with a flattering face and said: "Sir, if you want to buy our toothpaste, we will definitely give you priority in supplying it and guarantee to sell it to you at the lowest price."

The village chief's eldest son, Chen Chuan, stood quietly by, listening to their wife and brother-in-law talking without interrupting.

The two of them were talking to themselves, unaware of the change in the atmosphere. County Magistrate Yang, standing by, was secretly muttering to himself, "These two idiots, even at this point, haven't noticed anything is wrong."

After hearing this, Lord Zhong slammed the gavel and cursed: "How dare you! Do you think I called you here just to make a profit? Do you know that the toothpaste you sell is now hurting people?"

Wang Qiuxiang said: "That's impossible. The toothpaste made by Su Yu's family is fine, only ours is problematic. That's impossible. The toothpaste we use is also made from stones from the back mountain."

Her brother Wang Ergou also said: "Yes, how can the things made from stones dug from the same place be different?"

As soon as Su Yu thought about it, he knew the reason. In fact, these idiots thought that grinding limestone into powder and adding some water would make toothpaste. However, they did not know that limestone powder directly added with water is corrosive. No wonder it would corrode the skin.

Su Yu said: "Lord Zhong, now the matter is very clear. It was Wang Qiuxiang and others who sold inferior toothpaste, which led to injuries. This matter has nothing to do with me or the father and son of the Chen family. I hope Lord Zhong will make the decision."

At this moment, there was a burst of noise outside the door. Lord Zhong frowned and asked: "Why is there such a noise outside?"

Immediately, a bailiff came to report, "Sir, many people outside the gate have come to report to the authorities, saying that poisonous toothpaste has been used."

County Magistrate Zhong said: "Please invite everyone in."

Then more than fifty people came one after another, including ordinary civilians and servants of wealthy families, and their number was still increasing. "Master Zhong, please help us, we bought a toothpaste that is harmful to people."

"Yes, sir, it was sold by this kneeling couple."

"Yes, and the guy next to him is also in the same group."

Everyone was talking at once, and soon the courtroom became as noisy as a vegetable market.

County Magistrate Zhong raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet and said, "Everyone, please listen to what I have to say."

Everyone immediately fell silent.

"I have already arrested the people who made this inferior toothpaste. They are Wang Qiuxiang and the other two in front of me. I will definitely punish them severely."

"Someone else, please register the names of the people who have bought toothpaste from Wang Qiuxiang. We will return the money they paid for it later. Everyone, please go out and register first."

"Yes, Lord Xie Zhong, please take charge."

"Thank you, Master Zhong."

The people left the hall as instructed.