Chapter 1203 Zhu Pingan is very busy (5)
According to the timeline, when Zhu Pingan was in the county government to conclude the case of private meetings between monks and nuns, Eunuch Qian had just finished whipping Liu Jie, the newly appointed military officer of Jingnan, in the post house. , was so proud of himself that he whipped Uncle Liu Huang, who was supervising the postal service.
Zhu Ping'an had just finished the case of monks and nuns, and someone came to the county government office to complain about injustice.
At this time, Eunuch Qian was inflamed by Chief Yao. He gritted his teeth and ordered the eunuch Xiao Congzi to go to the county office to inform Zhu Ping'an. He ordered Zhu Ping'an to take the Jingnan county magistrate to the post house to pay homage to Eunuch Qian. .
The melon-eating crowd outside the courtroom had not left the county government office when they saw someone coming to complain. They couldn't help but stop, turned around and walked back. They occupied a good place outside the courthouse and continued to wait and see. play.
"Master, the county magistrate, I have been wronged. I beg the magistrate to make the decision for me."
The voice came first before anyone arrived, and an old woman's crying voice came into the county government office from outside. .
Then, I saw an old woman walking into the court from the outside with a sad face. As soon as she entered the court, she knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, "Oh, oh, oh, Mr. Magistrate, I have been wronged. ."
Zhu Ping'an saw the old woman's face was miserable and she was out of breath crying. She was really pitiful, so he quickly said , "Auntie, don't be sad. If you have any grievances, please tell me and I will make the decision for you."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu My magistrate, my life is so hard." , It’s so miserable. I’m afraid we will never find another person as pitiful as me in Jingnan, wuwuwu”
The old woman's face was even more miserable. While kneeling on the ground, she kept tapping the ground with her hands to express her emotions.
"How wronged this old lady has been. She is so sad."
"Oh, how pitiful, she is crying like this at such a long age. , It’s really heartbreaking.”
“This reminds me of my mother.”
“Is there a thief at home? Or is a family member killed? Why is the old man so wronged? What happened?”
The people watching outside the court couldn't help but started discussing when they saw the old woman looking so sad.
"Don't be sad, old man. If you have any grievances, please tell me. I will make the decision for you."
Zhu Ping'an saw that the old woman kept crying and said that her life was miserable. Talking about grievances, I couldn't help but repeat it again to remind the old woman.
“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu My magistrate, aren’t you? You have a hard life. I got married when I was young. Within two years of the good times, my husband got seriously ill and passed away. Next we orphans and widows . I spent a lot of time raising my son to adulthood, and the hardships I endured in the process are endless.”
The old woman was kneeling on the ground, crying with snot and tears, outside the courtroom. Several women cried as they listened.
After hearing what the old woman said, many people outside the court speculated that the old woman's son was unfilial. Alas, this old woman's life is really hard. She lost her husband at a young age and had to work hard to support her eldest son. Then she met an unfilial son. What a hard life it was. No wonder the old man cried so pitifully.
Zhu Ping'an listened patiently to the old woman's complaints in the court, and observed the old woman carefully while listening.
“However, no matter how much hardship I have to endure, no matter how tired I am, I am willing to do it as long as my son grows up safely. Finally, my son has grown up, and I have used all my savings to pay for my son. A daughter-in-law."
The old woman continued to cry in the court.
Is this a son who married a daughter-in-law and forgot his mother? ! Alas, this unfilial son is really sorry for his mother.
The onlookers outside the court thought so, thinking that this was a typical case of marrying a wife and forgetting about her mother.
However, everyone discovered that they were wrong.
“My son has been obedient since he was a child and can endure hardships. He learned the craft of carpentry and became even more hardworking after marrying his wife. In order to support our family, my son often goes out to do carpentry work. But , Alas, I regret it. How could I be blind and find such a wife for my son? Ah, I am lazy, disobedient, unfilial, and disobedient. I have never taken good care of me on weekdays, especially when my son goes out to do carpentry work. My wife here is even worse."
As soon as the old lady mentioned it. Her daughter-in-law couldn't help but burst into tears and kept slapping the ground with her hands.
“It turned out that I came to sue my daughter-in-law.”
"It turns out that it's not that the son is unfilial, but that the daughter-in-law is disobedient and unfilial. Alas, you should marry a virtuous wife. If you marry a good-tempered, lazy, disobedient and unfilial woman, alas, that will be really unlucky. Let me tell you, we Aunt Liu next door and her daughter-in-law It’s not a fuel-efficient lamp. I personally saw Aunt Liu crying several times when she was scolded by her daughter-in-law.”
The people watching suddenly realized that after a long time, it turned out that the old woman came to the court to sue. Her daughter-in-law is disobedient and unfilial.
“My magistrate, my son went out to do carpentry work two days ago and hasn’t come back yet. Today is my sixtieth birthday. My daughter-in-law, she, she She only gave me a bowl of stewed rotten vegetable leaves and rotten radish soup, while she was alone in the room. Eat big meat. My life is miserable. I really can’t bear it any longer. I beg the magistrate of Zhizhi County to make the decision for me. I will order my son to divorce my daughter-in-law and give my family peace.”
When the old woman talked about her sadness, she collapsed on the ground, sobbing repeatedly.
Oh, what a pity, we have such a wicked daughter-in-law. The old man only eats rotten leaves and rotten radish soup for his birthday, but she herself is a big fish and meat. Seeing the old woman's appearance, everyone is shocked. I can't help but sympathize.
"Old man, what is your name? Where do you live? Who is your son? Who is your daughter-in-law? I will send someone to send your daughter-in-law to court for interrogation." Zhu Pingan said to the old woman.
"I am He Li, and I live near Donglifang in the county. My son's name is He Dabao, and my daughter-in-law is He Wang." The old woman replied.
"Come, please tell Wang Shi to come to the court." Zhu Ping'an ordered.
The old woman lives in Donglifang, which is not far from the county government office, only a few hundred meters away. After a while, the old woman’s daughter-in-law, He Wang, was taken away from Donglifang by two government officials. Arrive at the county government hall.
"Mom, why did you go out in the middle of the meal? I couldn't find it no matter how hard I looked, why did you run to the court?"
Wang He was brought to the court in panic. When he saw the old woman, he asked in surprise.
"Oh, you are so thick-skinned. Why did you go out in the middle of the meal? Who can drink the soup with rotten vegetables, leaves and rotten radish? Why did you come to the court to sue you? The evil daughter-in-law is here."
The crowd watching the melon-eating was sarcastic and sarcastic in a low voice outside the courtroom.
"Ms. He Wang, your mother-in-law accused you of being disobedient and disrespectful to your elders. She said it was her birthday today, but you only gave her a bowl of stewed rotten vegetable leaves and rotten radish soup, while you were alone. Eat big fish and meat in the room. Yes or no, please tell me the truth." Zhu Pingan patted the wooden door in the hall and asked.
“Ah? Mother-in-law, are you accusing me of being disobedient and unfilial?”
When Mrs. He heard this, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning. She looked at her mother-in-law in disbelief, and her tears were like a river bursting its banks. (End of this chapter)