Farming and reading family

Chapter 531 Don't Believe Her

Thinking of this, everyone had already arrived at He County.

When the people of He County saw such a huge team, they all stopped to watch, wondering what was going on.

The people of Batou Village were also divided into two groups.

The three Chen brothers took the people who stole their mulberry saplings last night to the county government office, and Zheng Yicheng took the villagers to block Qian Yong to sell the saplings.

"Luo Dagang, you go with Zheng Yicheng and the others. If there is any conflict, protect them." Gao E instructed.

Luo Dagang nodded, handed the reins to Lianxin, jumped off the carriage and followed Zheng Yicheng and the others.

Gao E followed Chen Ke and the others to the yamen and watched from afar.

Such a large group of people being sent to the yamen attracted a lot of onlookers, and they soon found out what was going on. After all, the story of the sky-high price of mulberry seedlings was circulating in He County.

They were also curious about what the magistrate would say, after all, there were so many people involved.

"Master, Master..." Bai Hao ran to the back court to report the matter.

Xu Boyan heard the drumming in front of him and was putting on his official uniform. He saw Bai Hao coming over and motioned for him to help.

Bai Hao helped tie his belt. "Chen Ke brought people to report to the police. Over fifty people were caught stealing their mulberry saplings overnight."

Xu Boyan sneered: "The Chen family is not very powerful, but they have a lot of coveted treasures."

"We caught more than fifty people overnight." Bai Hao repeated, "If you don't have some strength, you really can't catch them."

Xu Boyan frowned. It was indeed the case. "How did you catch him?"

"I heard that everyone in the entire Baotou Village helped to catch him." Bai Hao straightened his grandfather's collar.

"That's right." Xu Boyan knew that the Chen family had done a lot for the people of Baotou Village. "They borrowed a lot of strength."

"Then what do I plan to do?" Bai Hao felt it was a difficult problem.

There's nothing much to do if you're caught stealing, and there's nothing much to say if you're beaten half to death by the owner.

But there are too many people.

As the saying goes, the law does not punish the masses. With so many people involved at once, and if their families are involved later, it will be enough to cause a big commotion.

Xu Boyan thought for a moment: "Has Gao come?"

"No." Bai Hao didn't know why his grandfather suddenly mentioned Gao.

"There's no way she wouldn't come for something like this. Go take a look outside," Xu Boyan ordered.

"What does my master want her to do?" Bai Hao was puzzled.

"Let's discuss something." Xu Boyan stared at Bai Hao, indicating that he asked too many questions.

Bai Hao had no choice but to bow and leave.

There was indeed no Gao E outside, but Bai Hao recognized Lian Xin.

Now when he saw Lianxin, he would think of her holding Zhu Mo in one hand, and the impression was so deep.

He didn't dare to delay and ran back to report to his master.

As soon as Xu Boyan heard that Gao E was coming, he began to take off his official uniform.

"I just put this on..." Bai Hao continued.

"Her arrival proves there's something fishy going on." Xu Boyan, changing into his casual clothes, ordered, "Tell the Chen family to wait a moment."

"Yes." Bai Hao agreed.

Lianxin saw that Xu Boyan was very alert and took a stance, ready to attack as soon as her boss gave the order.

"Mrs. Chen, could you please invite me into your car for a chat?" Xu Boyan asked frankly.

Gao E's heart skipped a beat, thinking that she didn't go to find Xu Boyan, but Xu Boyan came to her first. In this case, Xu Boyan should take the initiative to propose conditions.

"Lianxin, get out of the way." Gao E ordered.

Xu Boyan got on Gao E's carriage, wrinkled his nose and looked around the carriage: "Where did the carriage come from?"

Gao E's heart was filled with alarm: "I bought it in Qinzhou City before."

"Bought it in Qinzhou City?" Xu Boyan raised his hand and touched the pattern of the carving. "This is craftsmanship from the capital."

"I bought it second-hand." Gao E always thought that this carriage belonged to a wealthy family, but she didn't expect it to be from the capital.

"Such craftsmanship, all made of rosewood..." Xu Boyan looked at Gao E, "Can you confirm the origin of this carriage?"

Gao E shook her head: "I bought it in the old market, and I have the paperwork to prove it."

"Just a reminder, even in the capital, anyone who can afford a carriage like this must be from a first-class family." Xu Boyan looked at Gao E. "You used paint to cover up its true color, and you dare say you have no ulterior motives?"

"I just think the color is a bit flashy." Gao E didn't expect that the carriage was more expensive than she thought. Jin Ruyi didn't even realize that it might be something from the capital.

"It's really ostentatious." Xu Boyan looked at Gao E curiously, wondering what other good things she had.

"But what does Lord Xu want from me like this?" Gao E felt that the matter of the carriage could be put aside for now.

Seeing Gao E's calm demeanor, Xu Boyan said, "The Chen family has given me a real problem. They sent over fifty people here at once. Do you know that the law doesn't punish everyone?"

Gao E knew this might happen: "More than fifty people are not considered a lot for the people of He County, right?"

"That depends on whether I think it counts." Xu Boyan looked at Gao E with a smile.

Gao E smirked: "Then how can we convince Lord Xu that it doesn't count?"

"What did he say when you killed him?" Xu Boyan approached Gao E with his elbows on his knees.

Fortunately, there was enough space in the carriage, so Gao E did not retreat, but she did not immediately answer Xu Boyan.

"And I'm curious why you killed him." Xu Boyan couldn't understand.

Jiang Zhongren was a man who regarded other people's lives as worthless but cherished his own life very much. If he had the chance, he would definitely offer all kinds of conditions to keep himself alive. How could Gao E be unmoved?

"That thing has been in your hands for so long, can you figure out anything?" Xu Boyan said as he sat up straight.

Gao E saw Xu Boyan sitting up straight and knew that these were the three questions: "Answer a few of them that will convince Lord Xu that those fifty people are not a large group."

Xu Boyan already knew the answer: "Try to answer it."

Is there any other way to try this kind of thing?

Gao E was always passive in front of Xu Boyan: "At that time, he was hiding in Ghost Crying Mountain and tried to steal our carriage to escape, but we caught him. He offered 20,000 taels of silver to buy his life, but I refused."

"Why?" Xu Boyan stared at Gao E.

Gao E's eyes darkened. "First, I don't believe him. Second, he kidnapped my niece. I have to take this revenge."

"You killed him just because of this?" Xu Boyan felt that this reason was a bit far-fetched for Gao E.

Gao E sighed, "That's not the case... I was planning to send him to the government, but he tried to escape and I accidentally killed him."

She didn't tell the truth because telling the truth would take a long time.

"Manslaughter by mistake?" Xu Boyan didn't believe her, but he still wanted to hear her story. "Then why did you keep all his things?"

Gao E knew it would be difficult to deceive Xu Boyan. She just wanted to see if he believed her or not. "Well, my family was poor at the time. I just thought those were good things and it would be a pity to throw them away. So I thought I would wait until the hype died down, then wash and alter them for my husband to wear..."

Xu Boyan couldn't help laughing when he heard this. How could she tell such lies without blushing or getting angry?

At that time, she had already bought Ghost Crying Mountain, had servants and carriages, so she still cared about these things.

"Fortunately, you didn't send him to the government." Xu Boyan didn't expose her.