After traveling through time, I led the whole village to become rich!

Wu Deyong slammed the gavel down again and shouted, "Shut up, all of you."

Wu Deyong looked at Zhao Guoliang and said, "You speak."

"Yes, my lord."

Zhao Guoliang bowed and recounted the entire story, which Wu Deyong understood. He then turned to Zhang Hulan and asked, "So they came to your mother's house today to snatch the child and even beat up your father?"

Zhang Hulan nodded. "Yes, sir. The village head's wife was also present at the time and can testify."

Wu Deyong asked, "Who is the witness?"

Zhou said, "It's a common woman."

"Were you there?"

Zhou replied, "Yes, sir. I was there at the time. The Chen family tried to take the child away, and I, along with several other women from the village, helped stop them. We were even beaten by Chen Dalang."

"Is the injury serious?"

"Nothing serious."

Wu Deyong nodded, then asked Zhang Hulan, "Did you bring your divorce papers and your letter of severance?"

"Bring it."

"Show it to me."

Zhang Hulan presented the divorce agreement and the severance agreement to Wu Deyong. Wu Deyong read them and nodded. Then he looked at Chen Dalang and asked, "Chen Dalang, the fingerprints on both the divorce agreement and the severance agreement are yours. Do you acknowledge them?"

Chen Dalang wanted to say no, but his fingerprint was on it and he couldn't deny it. Besides, there was also Yang Lizheng's fingerprint, so he couldn't deny it at all.

Old Lady Cao quickly said, "Sir, Zhang Hulan forced my son to sign this. It doesn't count."

"Were you forced to sign? How were you forced to sign?"

Old Lady Cao said, "She put a knife to my grandson's neck and forced us to sign."

Wu Deyong looked at Zhang Hulan and asked, "Is what she said true?"

Zhang Hulan nodded. "That's true."

Mrs. Cao immediately said, "You heard it, sir. She admitted it herself."

Zhang Hulan continued, "Sir, they wanted to sell my eldest daughter that day, but I refused. They even broke my head."

Zhang Hulan pointed to the wound on her head and said, "It's right here. The scar is still there. The owner of Baoyitang and Doctor Yang can testify that it was Doctor Yang who bandaged my head."

Zhang Hulan continued, "That day, their family bullied me and my three daughters. I had no choice but to hold Chen Erlang's son hostage and force Chen Dalang to write a letter of divorce and severance of the relationship. Many villagers from Legong Village were present at the time and can all testify."

Wu Deyong looked at the third little girl kneeling beside Zhang Hulan, then asked Zhang Xinyao, who looked older, "Are you the eldest sister?"

Zhang Xinyao was a little scared. Zhang Hulan said to her softly, "Don't be afraid. Just answer the adults' questions honestly."

Zhang Xinyao nodded slightly, "Yes."

Wu Deyong asked again, "Did your grandmother and your father want to sell you that day?"

Zhang Xinyao nodded again, "Yes."

"Please tell me what happened."

Zhang Xinyao was also a party involved, and she was a child, so Wu Deyong was more willing to believe what the child said. It was not that the child would not lie, but the child was more timid. In front of him, the parent official, the child did not dare to lie.

Zhang Xinyao whispered, "That day my grandma wanted to sell me for food, but my mother stopped her. Then my grandma and my aunt pushed my mother down. She hit her head on a stone and bled a lot.

My mother fainted at the time, but fortunately she woke up quickly, and then she took me away.

Later, my father, my grandfather, and my second uncle came back, but they all sided with my grandmother. My mother had no choice but to kidnap my second uncle's child..."

Although Zhang Xinyao was afraid, she still told the whole story honestly.

Wu Deyong was furious after hearing this: "What a wicked father, what a wicked grandmother! The whole family ganged up on a woman and bullied her. You are a family of wicked people."

"But Zhang Hulan did use hostage-taking to force you to sign the divorce agreement and the agreement to sever ties, so these agreements are indeed invalid."

Old Lady Cao and Chen Erlang were pleasantly surprised, "Your Excellency is wise!"

Zhang Hulan was about to speak when Wu Deyong stopped her with a wave of his hand. He then continued, "Although the divorce agreement and severance agreement that Zhang Hulan forced you to sign are invalid, I can now sentence Zhang Hulan and Chen Dalang to divorce. I also sentence my three daughters to sever ties with your Chen family from now on."

"No, sir..." As Mrs. Cao started to speak, Wu Deyong slammed the gavel down. "I am speaking now, and you are not allowed to interrupt."

Old Mrs. Cao shrank her head and quickly shut up.

Wu Deyong continued, "Chen Cao, Chen Dalang, and Chen Erlang broke into the Zhang family's home to snatch the child, clashed with the Zhang family, and then injured Zhang Hulan's father.

The second daughter-in-law of the Zhang family went to report the news, but was chased by Chen Erlang and fell.

Zhang Hulan rushed home after hearing the news, and then beat Chen Dalang with a bench. Was that right?

Both Old Lady Cao and Zhang Hulan nodded.

Wu Deyong said, "Chen Cao, Chen Dalang, and Chen Erlang first broke into a private residence and then assaulted Zhang Hulan's family. Zhang Hulan's injuring Chen Dalang was legitimate self-defense to protect his family, so Zhang Hulan is not responsible for Chen Dalang's injuries."

"Chen Cao, Chen Dalang, and Chen Erlang trespassed and assaulted others, and they should be punished. However, considering that it was not a mistake, and Chen Dalang, I will temporarily forgive you this time. I have already ruled that Zhang Hulan and her three children have no connection with your Chen family. You are not allowed to harass the Zhang family again. If you do it again, I will not show any mercy."

Wu Deyong slammed the gavel and said, "Adjourn the court."

Is this over?

Old Lady Cao yelled, "Sir, my son's leg was broken by Zhang Hulan. How can she not pay for the medical expenses?"

Wu Deyong snorted and said, "Chen Dalang also broke Zhang Hulan's father's injured leg again, so he is also responsible. So each of you should take care of your own injuries."

"If you dare to make noise again, I will beat you with a stick." Wu Deyong said and left.

Old Mrs. Cao didn't dare to speak anymore.

Zhang Hulan got up from the ground, rubbed her aching knees, and then pulled Zhang Xinyao and her two sisters up.

"Uncle Lizheng, Aunt Zhou, let's go."

Zhang Hulan and his companions left the county government office and drove a ox cart to the clinic.

Old Lady Cao asked Chen Erlang to carry Chen Dalang out quickly, wanting to continue riding in the ox cart.

But when they came out, Zhao Guoliang had already left in his ox cart.

Mrs. Cao called out from behind: "Wait for us..."

Zhao Guoliang asked Zhang Hulan, "Should we wait for them?"

Zhang Hulan said, "No need to wait. Let them walk back on their own."