Traveling through time as a peasant girl, buying a husband and raising a child

Of course they knew what was going on. Zhao Wu was always looking for trouble.

Mu Jiaojiao was not surprised to see this, as she could see clearly what was going on in those ugly mouths.

I just feel a little regretful. I shouldn't have shown leniency to the old man Liu and his wife at that time. I should have asked them to get out of Lihua Village directly to avoid causing trouble for me today.

"Hmph! Someone, come here! What are you still standing there for? Take this village woman to jail."

Han Yuan looked at Mu Jiaojiao, who was still calm at this time, and felt inexplicably uneasy in his heart.

He immediately looked angrily at the group of tactless government officials around him. They were indeed people from a small place and couldn't even handle such a small matter!

"Didn't you hear what your uncle said? Hurry up!"

Han Junlian immediately pretended to be angry when he saw this. He was so happy. Let's see what this village woman can use to fight them!

Upon hearing this, the government officials did not dare to delay and bravely stepped forward to capture Mu Jiaojiao.

They were a little scared because they had seen how ruthless the two men were before!

Seeing this, Zhao Wu knew that this group of people were determined to kill Madam Mu.

He no longer tried to argue with these people, but just gripped his spear tightly again.

"Wait!"

Just as the fight was about to break out, a voice was heard outside the court.

A figure in a blue official robe walked in, followed by a young and elegant man.

Seeing this, Han Yuan, who was originally high and mighty in the court, immediately ran down and knelt in front of the man in the blue official robe.

"Your humble servant greets the County Magistrate!"

Seeing this, the others all recovered from the symptoms.

"Your Highness, I greet the County Magistrate!"

"I greet the County Magistrate!"

Voices rang out one after another, full of panic.

Only Mu Jiaojiao stood quietly, looking at the man in official uniform. She was a modern person and did not have so many etiquette and hierarchy.

Besides, she was not one to kneel easily. From the moment she entered the court, she never knelt from beginning to end.

County Magistrate Xie Linzhi saw that Mu Jiaojiao did not kneel, and did not blame her.

He wouldn't dare to do that, because this was the person who took care of him!

"Get up."

"My Lord County Magistrate, why...why are you here?"

After County Magistrate Song Yuan stood up, he glanced at Song Yang beside Xie Linzhi and asked hesitantly and respectfully, the uneasiness in his heart gradually growing.

"Why? Can the County Magistrate of Hexi Town come? But this County Magistrate cannot come?"

County Magistrate Xie Linzhi's voice was intimidating without being angry, which made Han Yuan's heart tremble again.

"I dare not. That is not what I meant."

After hearing this, Han Yuan quickly knelt down to apologize. He was a smart man and naturally saw that the county magistrate had ill intentions.

"I heard that the County Magistrate was trying the case of the village woman Mu Jiaojiao who stole the menu from the Fulai Restaurant and sentenced her to prison?"

The chief clerk Song Yang was handsome and his voice was non-aggressive, but the content of his words was heartbreaking. He couldn't let Han Yuan get away with it.

"This...this village woman, Mu Jiaojiao, stole the menu from Fulai Restaurant. There is both witness and evidence. Your humble servant, according to the laws of Dayu, sentences her to three years in prison."

Seeing that Xie Linzhi had no intention of refuting Song Yang's statement, Han Yuan gritted his teeth and told him the whole story.

"Oh, is it so?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Linzhi's expression remained unchanged, and he just asked back.

"Are there witnesses and evidence?"

"Yes... yes, yes, there is both witness and evidence."

Han Yuan already had cold sweat on his forehead at this time.

He was careless in this matter. He didn't expect that the county magistrate would also interfere. He should have been more cautious.

"Sir, where is the witness? Where is the physical evidence?"

Looking at Han Yuan like this, Song Yang's words were not aggressive, but made Han Yuan even more afraid.

Song Yang is famous for his handsome and calm face, but he is actually very capable. Otherwise, how could he have taken the position of the chief clerk of Maple Leaf City at such a young age of twenty?

"The witnesses are two villagers from Lihua Village, and the physical evidence is the recipe provided by the owner of Fulai Restaurant."

"Ah!"

County Magistrate Xie Linzhi was so angry that he laughed.

What case is Han Yuan trying? The physical evidence is a recipe?

"Your Excellency, County Magistrate, I have something to say."

Mu Jiaojiao was speechless when she heard this. How perfunctory this was! He didn't even make any preparations before framing someone.

"What do you have to say?"

When the county magistrate Xie Linzhi saw the aunt standing in the hall, he quickly responded. He did not forget the words that Lord Wushuang had told him when he delivered the letter.

If this lady loses even a hair today, I will lose my humble seventh-rank official hat!

The only thing I was thankful for was that I followed Song Yang's advice and came to Hexi Town to take a look, so that I could meet Wushuang halfway, otherwise how could he have come so in time.

At that time, I didn’t know how these people would bully Mu Jiaojiao, and I would end up in jail.

"The physical evidence the County Magistrate mentioned earlier was a recipe, and I find it unconvincing.

If the woman takes out the recipe, they can also accuse Fu Lai Restaurant of stealing her recipe."

Mu Jiaojiao defended herself after hearing this. She could tell that the county magistrate was probably on her side.

As for who had found her, Mu Jiaojiao felt it must be her sickly man!

"Mu Xiaocao, you are slandering me! This recipe is clearly from my Fulai Restaurant. How can a mere village woman like you understand such a complicated recipe?"

Li Fu realized that something was not right and immediately objected, although he was also frightened by the county magistrate's personal visit to Hexi Town.

But he was more afraid that Mu Jiaojiao would turn against him, and then he would have to go to jail.

"Ah!"

Mu Jiaojiao laughed when she heard this, but Li Fulai lost his temper first.

“Okay, then according to what Shopkeeper Li said, how could a village woman like me possibly make such a complicated recipe?

Then, may I ask Shopkeeper Li, when, where, and how did I steal the recipe?

Li Fulai was speechless after being asked this question.

"This...this, how do I know how you stole it?"

"Then Shopkeeper Li is the one who spread rumors that I stole it!"

Seeing this, Mu Jiaojiao continued, "Your Excellency, County Magistrate, this Li Fulai is clearly falsely accusing me. Please, County Magistrate, help me."

"Li Fulai, is this the physical evidence you mentioned?"

Xie Linzhi also understood the situation very well and started to put pressure on Li Fulai.

"Your Excellency, County Magistrate, I, no, I, I have a witness."

Li Fulai also panicked and quickly told the county magistrate that he had witnesses.

"Your Excellency, County Magistrate, I, Huang Juhua, can prove that Mu Xiaocao did indeed secretly sell the recipes, and she even used all the money to repair her house!"

Seeing this, Huang Juhua also said tremblingly that she couldn't let Mu Xiaocao turn over, otherwise they would be finished!

"Mu Jiaojiao, what do you say?"

Of course, the county magistrate knew that Madam Mu had changed her name, as Lord Wushuang had instructed him to do so.

"Your Excellency the County Magistrate, the money used to repair the house was my reward for saving you.

There were many people present at the time. You can go to Tongji Pharmacy and ask Doctor Meng or his medicine boy A Qian to testify."

Mu Jiaojiao said to Xie Linzhi that Liu Nian had left two thousand taels of silver for her at that time.

Although the people at Tongji Pharmacy didn't know exactly how much Liu Nian gave them, they knew it was a lot.

"Go and call Doctor Meng from Tongji Pharmacy and his medicine boy, A Qian."

Seeing this, Song Yang was particularly perceptive and asked the soldiers from the government office to summon the witnesses.

Upon hearing this, the soldiers ran out to call Doctor Meng.