The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 335 Applause
Xiangning County was only a day's journey from the provincial capital, and Lord Yan launched a thunderous attack. On the afternoon of the ninth day of the first lunar month, the people of Xiangning County, who were still immersed in the lively atmosphere of the New Year, watched the drama of Liu Baode being captured and the Liu Mansion being sealed off.

Lord Yan was sitting high in the lobby of the county government office, and someone was shouting something outside the office.

The people of Xiangning County were curious about how the black-hearted county magistrate was suddenly arrested and were secretly applauding in their hearts. They were also stunned when they heard the words that were shouted.

Then people in the crowd looked at each other, and some of them strode towards the county government office in hesitation.

"I, Chen Shan, a villager of Qiantang Village, want to sue Liu Baode for allowing his wife's nephew to take possession of my sister, and for breaking my right leg, which has destroyed my family!"

Afterwards, the man was allowed into the county government office, and the onlookers heard Chen Shan plead his grievances with Lord Yan. Lord Yan accepted his complaint, and then Chen Shan walked out of the county government office in good health.

After this beginning, more and more people took this step, and the number increased so much that even Lord Yan was unable to handle them all.

"I, the owner of the paper-making shop Hongxing on East Street, sued Liu Baode for condoning his wife's nephew to force my daughter to be his concubine. My daughter refused, so Chen Qi raped her and strangled her to death. I went to the county government to sue Chen Qi, but Liu Baode had him thrown into jail instead."

"I, Wang Ping from Dafeng Village, sued Liu Baode for occupying thousands of acres of my Wang family's land, and for framing my father as a murderer, arresting him, and sentencing him to beheading him."

"I have been a rice dealer on West Street for a long time. I am suing Liu Baode for forcing me to pay him bribes, totaling 27,800 taels."

"Common people."

One after another, Lord Yan accepted them one by one and had them recorded without any impatience. As he listened more and more, Lord Yan's expression became more and more serious.

It was almost dusk when the lights were turned on in the county government office. The lawsuits continued brightly, and there seemed to be no end to them.

Just at this moment, someone outside the hall shouted loudly.

"I, Wu Ping from Wujia Village, sued Liu Baode for abusing his power for personal gain and killing 108 people from Wujia Village, burning them alive. In order to eradicate the root of the problem, I, along with seven others, have been wrongly accused of murder and sent people to hunt them down."

It was Wu Ping and seven others who had rushed back without stopping.

Shi Liu had received the news from Liu Dongjia, so he immediately ordered Wu Ping and others to rush back to Xiangning County, in order to sue Liu Baode in public and tell the world that the Wujia Village was not burned down by heavenly fire as a punishment from heaven, but that Liu Baode killed the people!
Wujia Village was reduced to ashes by a fire overnight. This incident caused a sensation in Xiangning County. Even after more than half a year, many people still remembered it and thought it was a fire from the sky.

After hearing Wu Ping's words, the onlookers were all shocked!

Not a natural fire, but man-made?

It was Liu Baode?
How cruel is it to burn 108 people to death?
It's outrageous!

The county government office was brightly lit all night long, and the lawsuits continued until the second half of the night. After dawn, many people from outside the city rushed there after hearing the news.

From small matters like bullying men and women to large matters like misappropriation of property and murder, the case files were recorded one after another in thick stacks, which was truly spectacular.

Lord Yan stayed in Xiangning County for three days to investigate the case. He accepted all the cases without missing anything. He seized more than 330,000 taels of silver from Liu's house, as well as various land deeds, house deeds, jewelry and jade.

All the victims who were persecuted by them should return their lands, return their property, and restore their reputations.
Chen Qi, who was rampant in the village and committed all kinds of evil, was thrown into prison, and Liu Baode's family was also imprisoned.
After the case file was sorted out, it was reported to the provincial government. When Lord Wang and Lord Pan, the left and right governors of Bingzhou, learned about the case, they were also very angry.

Finally, the memorial was submitted to the capital, and when it reached the emperor, the emperor was furious. Therefore, the sentence proposed by Lord Yan for the Ministry of Justice to behead Liu Baode and exile his three clans, and behead Chen Qi became Liu Baode's five-horse drawn and quartered body, his family members, all male members, all female members, were made official slaves, and his three clans were exiled, and Chen Qi was beheaded and exiled.

On the day when the verdict was announced in court, the people of Xiangning all applauded. On the day of the execution, the people all stared with wide eyes, throwing rotten eggs and vegetable leaves. The public was really outraged. It was a rare occasion where they felt so relieved watching someone being beheaded.

However, this is all for later.

Right now, Lord Yan is investigating the case, has thrown all the people involved into jail, and has announced the verdict.

Although the final verdict has not yet been announced, the result is not far off. Considering the evil deeds Liu Baode has committed, can he be acquitted after a review by the higher authorities?
Liu Baode, the black-hearted man who exploited the people, has fallen from power and can never make a comeback. The entire Xiangning County is happier than during the Chinese New Year, and they can't wait to set off firecrackers for three days to celebrate.

After more than half a year, Wu Ping and his seven companions finally returned to Wujia Village. Looking at the village in ruins and overgrown weeds, they thought of its former bustling and peaceful appearance and their eyes became tearful.

They were hunted down in a hurry and the villagers died tragically. No one even collected their bodies or took care of their funeral.

At this moment, it can finally be done.

Wu Ping and his seven companions took matters into their own hands, carefully digging out the remains of their relatives one by one from the ruins and wasteland of the village.

Because they couldn't tell who was who, Wu Ping and his seven companions finally decided to bury everyone together.

On the hillside at the end of Wujia Village, a large pit was dug for the relatives to rest in peace.
After that, Wu Ping and his seven companions set out and rushed back to Xiahe Village.

When Shi Liu saw them coming back, she raised her eyebrows slightly, "Are all the relatives buried well? Liu Baode has been imprisoned and has not been executed yet. Don't you want to see him executed with your own eyes?"

Wu Ping cupped his hands and said, "If it weren't for you, the seven of us would have been in great danger, how could we avenge our relatives? Now that Liu Baode has been imprisoned, we will personally bury our relatives and keep our promise. When the day comes for Liu Baode to be executed, please allow us to go and watch the execution."

After Wu Ping finished speaking, the other six people bowed along with him.

Then, the seven of them knelt down in front of Shi Liu and said loudly: "Wu Ping/Wu San/Wu Jin and Wu Cheng are willing to serve the young lady until death. If we betray you, we will be struck by lightning and die miserably!"

Shi Liu was startled and subconsciously took a half step back, shocked.

The ancients valued oaths and promises. Just because she helped them, they were willing to swear a poisonous oath and pledge allegiance until death. They would repay a drop of kindness with a spring of gratitude. How could this not shock and move people?

She was in need of people, and Wu Ping and his friends were literate and could read. Regardless of whether they could be used or not, they could be used just based on their loyalty.

"Please stand up quickly! Since you trust me and are willing to follow me, I will treat your loyalty with my heart!"

Shi Liu said that as long as they were sincere, they would be willing to have a gentlemanly friendship, and directly rejected Wu Ping's offer to sign a contract to sell themselves to work like slaves. She hired them as managers and attendants, and gave them preferential treatment. If they wanted to leave in the future, they could leave at any time.

After hearing Shi Liu's words, Wu Ping and his companions were deeply moved and secretly swore in their hearts that they would follow the girl until death and would never betray her!
Wu Cheng, who had doubts about Shi Liu at the beginning, had already felt extremely ashamed and guilty. He made up his mind to work hard for the girl and remain loyal to her in the future.

The master and the servant interacted from this moment on.