Traveling through the farm, I just want to earn money by farming

The government office accepted the complaint and handled it according to procedures. Both parties were in the county seat, making interrogation easier. Shi Shuanghu was taken to the clinic, where a doctor quickly prescribed a decoction for him and found a specialist in trauma to set his bones. He finally regained consciousness in the evening.

"Brother-in-law is awake? We were so worried." As soon as I opened my eyes, I heard someone talking in my ear. It took me a while to see clearly that it was Chen Changjiang.

"Brother-in-law, thank you for your trouble. Where am I?"

"No way, don't be polite with all these injuries on you. This is at the county hospital. They just fixed your bones. You should rest well."

"Where's Yueya? Where's Zhenzhen? How are they?"

As he said this, he was about to get up and look for the people, who were his wife and daughter, and he was useless.

"Don't worry, Yueya was also injured. She just took some medicine and fell asleep. Mother, your sister-in-law, and sister are all here. Zhenzhen is still at Ji's house. She should be fine for now. We will go and pick her up after the court session tomorrow afternoon."

Chen Changjiang hurriedly comforted him, fearing that he would tear the wound again out of anxiety.

"Go to court? The government is willing to accept the lawsuit? Hiss~~~" Shi Shuanghu was so anxious that his wound was affected.

"We accepted it. Our complaint only mentioned suing Shi Zhong, not the old man Shi and his wife." In that era, it was a serious crime for a son to sue his father, so they knew the severity of the crime and only sued Shi Zhong.

Shi Shuanghu stared blankly at Chuang Mang after hearing this. He hated it! He hated himself for being unable to protect his wife and daughter, and he hated himself for being the son of the Shi family.

Chen Changjiang saw that he was lost in thought, and without disturbing him, he sat down beside him and took a nap. He was very tired after a busy day.

The people sent by Manager Xu paid the yamen runners and questioned them. The runners only revealed a few of the statements from both sides, and the truth would be determined after the trial tomorrow.

The clerk did not dare to hide the truth, so he went back and told Manager Xu everything. After listening, Manager Xu sent the man away.

"Huahong, is my husband back?"

"Madam, why did you come back from the farm today? You must have had a hard time on the road. Alang is in the room." When the maid saw that it was the mistress of the house who had returned, she hurriedly put down the work in her hands and went forward to greet her.

This was a small courtyard with a single entrance, the couple's private property, which they had hired two servants for. Madam Zhang usually worked in the other courtyard, with her daughter accompanying her. Because of the Spring Banquet, they had been busy recently, but the inner courtyard was short of some supplies, so she took this errand and came back to check on them.

"You go and do your thing, I'll go take a look." After handing the things to Huahong, she went into the room.

When she entered the room, she saw her husband lost in thought, not even noticing her coming in. She chuckled and waved her hand in front of his eyes, "Come back to your senses. What's wrong? Are you so lost in thought?"

Manager Xu was momentarily dazed, but when he finally saw his mother, he lowered his head and gave a wry smile. Zhang, seeing his expression, knew something must be wrong, so she asked, "What happened? Why are you like this?"

Manager Xu didn't know whether he should say it or not. After all, the verdict had not yet been made, and it might as well be Shi Zhong's problem.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Zhang Shi became anxious: "What's wrong with you? Why don't you say something? What happened in the building?"

Seeing her anxious, Manager Xu thought for a moment and then said, "It's Shi Zhong's business."

"What's the matter with Shi Chong?" Zhang was a little curious when it came to her future son-in-law.

Manager Xu then told the whole story in detail, and after he finished speaking, the couple seemed to be thinking about something.

After a long while, Zhang spoke slowly, "If Shi Zhong was truly a good man, his uncle and aunt wouldn't have filed a complaint against him without any reason. Besides, the thirty taels of betrothal gift we've proposed is probably beyond the reach of ordinary farmers. It wouldn't be surprising if he really came up with this idea."

"If that's the case, wouldn't we have harmed him?" Manager Xu was very upset at this moment.

Seeing him thinking this way, Zhang disagreed. "How could we have harmed him? If he didn't have such intentions, would we have forced him to harm others and sell his sister? It's obvious that he is just that kind of person. If he can't afford the bride price, he can just tell us directly. Just for his open-mindedness, we will give in. This is a marriage, not an enmity, so why bother?"

"Besides, he made such a solemn promise that day that we thought it wouldn't be a big deal for his family. Now this has happened, and we've really misjudged him."

Manager Xu just listened and didn't want to make excuses for it. He just felt it was a pity.

"I know you understand, but you're just being a little too obsessed with it. You think Shi Zhong is a simple and honest kid, and if it weren't for the betrothal gift, he wouldn't do such a thing. But have you ever thought that if he were truly simple and honest, why would he have such thoughts? To put it bluntly, he's just that kind of person, so what does he have to do with you and me? This isn't the issue today. If someone promises him a huge profit in the future, he'll do the same thing. There's really no need to worry about it."

"Oh, forget it. It's understandable. How could a good child like him be so cruel?" Manager Xu put the thought aside. He was really happy with Shi Chong, so he found it hard to accept.

"It's good that this happened. It allows us to see what kind of person he is. It's better than marrying Baoru to him to suffer. If one day we are gone or we lose this job, how can he treat our Baoru sincerely?" Zhang was only thinking about her daughter. She would not let the treasure she had worked so hard to get suffer.

Even when her superior wanted to transfer Baoru to serve him, she tried to stop him. How could she let the child suffer any injustice?

"I'm telling you, you can't get involved in this. The young master is still here. Don't lose face when you're old and harm the child. Besides, the Xue Ming family isn't easy to deal with. You mustn't mess around or you'll bring trouble to the master's family. Let's talk about everything after the court session. Fortunately, the marriage hasn't been finalized yet and has only been mentioned verbally."

At this moment, the couple felt somewhat relieved. What if the two families had already made a promise? Although it wouldn't have a big impact on their daughter, it would still be unpleasant.

"I know all this. I just asked someone to find out what happened. I didn't do anything else."

The couple chatted for a while and then heard Huahong calling them to eat.

The bailiffs here did not dare to slack off. They recorded the statements of both parties and went to the village to question them. They then went to the Ji family in Shitanwan to ask for their statement. At the same time, they brought the matchmaker back to the county government office for interrogation.

In a flash, it was already afternoon. Shi Shuanghu was carried by Tan Chun and Chen Changjiang, and Tan Yueya was also supported by her sister. Besides the village chief and clan leader, many villagers came to see the scene with their own eyes.

Shi Zhong brought his whole family to the hall. Seeing the Ji family and the matchmaker kneeling in the hall, he couldn't help feeling a little scared.