The White-Bone Demon of the Farm is as rich as a country

For so many years, he and the Zhou family had always been tyrannical and domineering, so how could they have suffered such humiliation? This loss was so frustrating, it was like a huge rock hitting a calm lake, stirring up thousands of waves.

He was furious, his face livid, veins bulging on his forehead. He clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms, yet he felt no pain. The rage in his heart had completely overtaken his mind, making it impossible for him to think calmly.

At this moment, the discussion in the hall surged like a tide.

"Look at what I said before. If you expect the Zhou family to do anything, it will take a long time for the sun to rise from the west! They have always been so unreasonable and unscrupulous. We ordinary people have been bullied by them a lot!"

Another person chimed in, "That's right! This Zhou family is truly despicable. It's fine if they can't benefit themselves, but they're so unwilling to let others go that they drag them down with them. Only they could do something so self-defeating and detrimental to others!"

At this time, another sigh came from the crowd: "Alas, that Zhou Paopi is even more evil to the core. I have a relative who lives in Zhoujiazhuang, and he is often cheated by him! Either he seizes the land today, or he increases the rent tomorrow, making everyone's life miserable..." After hearing this, everyone shook their heads, indignant and helpless at the Zhou family's evil deeds.

......

With a "bang", the gavel sounded again.

"Sir, Zhou Tong is here." The yamen runner who was sent to summon the defendant came back hurriedly.

"Bring it up to the hall."

A middle-aged man with a pointed face and a goatee limped up, knelt on the ground and shouted, "Your Excellency, this is unjust!"

The howling of wolves startled everyone. How could he cry out for injustice without saying a word? Did he have to be so exaggerated? The people in the hall burst into laughter again.

"Quiet, if you dare to roar in the court again, don't blame me for being ruthless." County Magistrate Zhou shouted, and the hall suddenly fell silent.

"Who is kneeling in the hall? Tell us what injustice you have suffered."

"My name is Zhou Tong. I am from Zhoujiazhuang. I used to be the head of Anjiazhuang. A few days ago, this Chu came to the village and beat me up without any reason. Look at the wound..." Zhou Tong accused Chu Ning'an of his crimes with tears and snot.

"Chu Ning'an, what do you have to say?" A dark glint flashed in County Magistrate Zhou's eyes. This Zhou Tong was a sensible man.

"Haha, sir, this is just Zhou Tong's one-sided statement. It is not credible." The slow and unhurried words immediately choked County Magistrate Zhou.

"Do you have any evidence to prove your innocence?"

"Please summon the witness to the court." Chu Ning'an was too lazy to argue with him and went straight to the point.

"allow."

Two middle-aged farmers walked up to the hall, knelt down and bowed, saying, "We are Wang Dali from Zhoujiazhuang, and we used to be tenants under the head of Zhouzhuang."

"Report truthfully. If you tell lies, I will not forgive you easily." County Magistrate Zhou said viciously.

"Yes, yes, I dare not," Wang Dali replied tremblingly. "A few days ago, the head of Zhouzhuang sent a dan of grain to my family, saying it was compensation for me. He told me to remove all the rice seedlings in the fields within three days. If I didn't agree, he would make sure there was nothing left. I had no choice but to remove all the crops, and it made my father so angry that he fell ill."

"Wang Dali, you dare to bite me?" Zhou Tong didn't expect that the usually honest Wang Dali would dare to turn against him in court. He was so angry that he spoke without thinking.

"Your Excellency told me to tell the truth, and I dared not disobey. Please don't blame me, Mr. Zhou." He was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground and stammered, "Your Excellency, I really didn't lie. That one stone of grain is still at my home. If you don't believe me, please send someone to check it out."

"Kneel aside." County Magistrate Zhou's face was so dark that water seemed to be dripping out of it, but he could not vent his anger. "Who are you?" He pointed at another kneeling man in the hall and asked.

"Sir, my name is Li Fugui, and I'm also from Zhoujiazhuang. A few days ago, Uncle Zhou Tong asked me and a few other people from the village to go to the village and take things away. He said that everything we could take away should be taken away, and anything we couldn't take away had to be destroyed rather than left to the new owner. So we cut down all the vegetable plots and fruit trees in the village, and... we also smashed some of the farmers' farm tools." He spoke in a lower and lower voice, as if he was really scared. Suddenly, he shouted again, "But sir, we only did what Uncle Zhou Tong said. Don't blame us!"

Hearing this, there is nothing unclear. This is also instructed by the Zhou family.

"Bang", the gavel made another sound, scaring everyone.

"Zhou Tong, do you have anything else to say?"

"Sir, I...I...but this Chu guy did beat me." He was speechless after being told by the two witnesses, and thought he could turn the tables by relying on his injuries.

"Sir, Uncle Zhou Tong was really beaten by Master Chu. I saw it." Li Fugui suddenly said something that was favorable to Zhou Tong, but it still gave County Magistrate Zhou a glimmer of hope. "Sir, the other day when we were moving things in the manor, Master Chu took out the deed and said he bought the manor. He even showed it to Uncle Zhou Tong. It was Uncle Zhou Tong who rushed to grab it, but Master Chu dodged and fell, causing him to get hurt."

The people in the hall could no longer hold back their laughter. This guy... haha... is this guy here to add insult to injury?

"I...I..." Zhou Tong hesitated for a long time, but finally couldn't say a word. He hung his head as if waiting to die.

......

"Sir Zhou, the facts of the case are very clear. Please pronounce the verdict quickly. Don't be partial or corrupt!" A loud and clear voice came from the crowd in the hall, but there were too many people and it was impossible to tell who said it.

"Yes, judge quickly!"

"Judge quickly!"

......

There was chaos in the hall, and everyone was asking him to announce the verdict quickly. This time, County Magistrate Zhou was forced into a desperate situation. He really couldn't favor the Zhou family under the watchful eyes of the public.