Shen Lingzhu looked at the donkey running towards him, and his body reacted faster than his brain, so he jumped sideways to avoid it.

But the next moment, the head of the village sighed, and the little donkey stopped abruptly three feet in front of them, which made her think that one day she would be able to learn this skill and travel around the world with the donkey.

"Where are you from and why are you causing trouble in my Dashuangdian?" After getting off the donkey, the village chief confronted Shen Lingzhu.

She withdrew her hand from mid-air and looked directly at the village head: "I'm from the capital. I was almost swept away by a gust of evil wind when I passed by your precious land."

"You!" Where did this girl come from? She is so sharp-tongued.

Cao Erge came over to help: "Head, she..."

"I didn't ask you." The headman glared at him unhappily.

At this moment, Goudan shouted, "Grandpa, save me! Brother Cao is going to crush my face."

"Put it down!" the village head ordered Cao Erge. The latter wanted to explain the situation, but the village head had no intention of listening. He raised his hand and called the young man behind him to take Goudan away.

Cao Erge couldn't take it away, so he quickly said, "Head, Goudan is in cahoots with Paihuazi."

But he didn't get to the point and was even pushed away by a young man. "Don't take the words of a little beggar and a stranger seriously."

Shen Lingzhu's original intention to talk nicely was immediately discarded. "The Goudan you rescued sold Xiaodouzi and helped Pahuazi steal two girls from the village."

"What?!" Several young people were shocked.

Cao Erge nodded repeatedly: "It's true, he just admitted it."

"I didn't. Second Brother Cao hit me and I learned what he said because I was afraid of the pain." Goudan grabbed the headman and refused to let go.

Then he glared at Shen Lingzhu: "And her, she keeps hitting me."

"Little bastard." After hearing his lies, Brother Cao reached out to catch him and teach him a lesson.

But when he was scolded by the village head, the young people in the same village habitually protected the village head and pushed him away.

“Nonsense, you used this knife to hurt someone first.

Look, there's a dog's head carved on the handle." Shen Lingzhu raised the short knife.

Goudan hid behind the village head and said, "It's not mine."

The village head frowned. He had just returned from visiting relatives and heard that the beggar had done something evil again, but he didn't know that Shen Lingzhu was the kidnapped child.

So he said coldly, "Put down the knife. Where is your master? Come and talk to me.

Anyone holding a knife and intending to commit murder will be brought to justice."

After saying that, she ordered the people around her to ask Shen Lingzhu for the knife. She naturally refused to give the evidence, and she knew she couldn't argue, so she turned around and dodged.

With Cao Erge protecting her, the young men couldn't catch her. When they heard her fluently talking about what Goudan had done to Pahuazi, they all hesitated and pretended to do something.

The village head frowned at this scene. He turned around and glared at the little beggar who was sitting on the ground panting. "Once this matter is settled, I will send you to the orphanage in the city to live."

"No, my great-grandfather's house is in Dashuangdian, and I can't let a bad guy take it away.

My grandfather's grave is also here, and I have to observe mourning for them." The little beggar looked thin, but he was actually a few months older than Goudan.

The village head originally accepted the money for the beggar's funeral, so he really couldn't drive him away and stop him from observing mourning.

Goudan poked his head out and said, "You are not my grandfather's relative at all. You are here to defraud me of my land and my house."

He knows best what the village head cares about. The more than ten acres of land left by his grandfather are now managed by the village head.

Sure enough, the next moment the village head said: "Your grandfather cannot prove that he is Lao Shao's brother, you can leave after you finish your mourning.

Goudan is the filial son who once smashed pots and beat banners for Lao Shao.

Just as the little beggar was about to say he would leave after a year, he saw Shen Lingzhu's brother and sister running over, so he jumped up and waved, "Here."

When Shen Miaozhu saw Shen Lingzhu being surrounded and chased by several adults in the distance, she was helpless because her body was not as agile as her junior sister's, so she could not help for the time being.

And Shen Xianzhu behind her was not as good at running as her.

So, for the first time, she said to the driver beside her in a stern voice, "Can you go and save my sister this time?"

"Of course." Chen Xiaoge was a military household and was not under the control of the head of the Dashuang store. He didn't care about the young people playing a game like Eagle Catches Chicken.

He rushed forward and violently beat and kicked several young men.

Then he stood in front of Shen Lingzhu and said, "Don't make me do it again."

Shen Lingzhu noticed a few young men from Dashuangdian and stepped back involuntarily, nodded and called out, "Brother Chen."

Their movements were in perfect unison and their expressions were extremely respectful, as if they had just been trained.

Seeing him barge in, Village Chief Cao thought that the Chen family was not only a nearby military household, but also had many men working in various fields, so he said, "Xiao Ge, the girl behind you holding a knife is too dangerous. It's better to put it away."

Ha, Shen Lingzhu saw the headman's pretentiousness and secretly curled his lips. He whispered to Chen Xiaoge, "This knife is evidence that Goudan from the opposite side injured me. He's also a member of the Long Sanhu Si gang. Can we take him to the authorities?"

I'll ask my senior sister later how people in ancient times would deal with crimes committed by children around ten years old.

Cao Erge answered this question on the spot: "Of course. Last time we were outside a teahouse in the prefecture, we heard that in a county, two ten-year-old children had a fight and one of them died.

Later, the case was reported to higher authorities and the child was sentenced to death by hanging... by hanging..."

"He will be hanged in prison and compensate the deceased with burial silver equal to his body weight." Chen Xiaoge added to him.

Brother Cao nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, Brother Chen still has a good memory."

Shen Lingzhu: "But Goudan didn't kill anyone, so can we take him with us?"

"He sold Xiaodouzi and two other children when he was only ten years old. What will happen when he grows up?" With his own people around, Cao Er's voice became noticeably louder. After his brother Chen gave him a look, he ran directly to the head of the village.

Anyway, it's not just Cao, he said, "The village head can't be partial. I'm going to find my father and elder brother and beat the drum to complain."

"Second kid!" Village Chief Cao stopped pretending and left Goudan behind to chase Cao Er.

When Shen Lingzhu saw this, he immediately said, "Brother Chen, catch him."

Goudan felt her gaze and wanted to turn around and run, but was caught by Chen Xiaoge in one step.

He yelled, "Grandpa, help me!"

But he was knocked unconscious by Chen Xiaoge's knife.

"Brother Chen, you did a great job. Let's go." Shen Lingzhu gestured to his elder brother and senior sister in the distance, asking them to turn back.

Since Chen Xiaoge and his three siblings were all together, he did not refuse and ran after her.

The village chief called out to the two men to stop but they refused to listen. Cao Er deliberately stopped him to ask for an explanation. He asked several young men to chase after them, but none of them moved. "Village chief, we can't beat Brother Chen."

Due to this delay, Shen Lingzhu and the others had already caught up with their eldest brother and were running back. The little beggar cleverly caught up with them and said, "The boss's words don't count in the Dali Inn. We can also go to the post station to find the postmaster, or to the Zhenwu Temple to find Master Shen."

"Lead the way to Zhenwu Temple." Senior Sister Shen Miaozhu made a prompt decision.

Fortunately, no one was chasing her. When she got to the street, she asked everyone to walk slowly, so she didn't attract more attention.

The young Taoist priest from Zhenwu Temple was surprised to see them coming back, but he still informed them.

Taoist Priest Shen was not there, so the Taoist Priest from yesterday was still the one who received us.

Shen Lingzhu heard Chen Xiaoge call out, "Fifth Uncle."

The Taoist priest said, "When you are outside your home, you should address me as Taoist priest."

Chen Xiaoge put Goudan down and bowed solemnly, "Master Chen."

"Yeah." Taoist Master Chen looked like a teachable boy.

Shen Lingzhu and his two siblings were stunned by the look.

On the other hand, the little beggar was not affected at all. He said, "Goudan has accepted meat from the beggar girl before, and he even helped them with their donkey and cart yesterday."

"Huh? Why didn't you tell everyone yesterday?" Shen Lingzhu only then remembered to ask him.

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