peasant girl wedding

Chapter 105 Interrogation
The sun was high and there was no wind in the sky. In the courtyard of Tong’s old house, a few reed hens laying eggs with their eyes closed lay in the shade of a big locust tree, stretching out their paws to dig the soil from time to time, splashing light dust .

Mrs. Lin squatted in the yard washing clothes, rubbing her feet while thinking about a better life in the future.

squeak------

The courtyard door was pushed open, and Lin turned her head, but her heartbeat slowed down by half a minute.

"Zhi'er, why are you here?" She got up and asked a little uneasy.

It was Tong Zhi'er who came in, she saw the uneasiness and nervousness on Lin's face, walked over with a smile, and said, "Auntie, are you alone at home?"

"Your grandpa and grandma are sitting in the house. I'll take you there."

After saying that, Mrs. Lin wanted to lead Tong Zhi'er to the main house.

The old couple hated Tong Zhixin's family very much at the moment, and when they saw Tong Zhi'er coming over, they definitely didn't like it, and they could send her away in a matter of minutes.

Tong Zhi'er is smart, Lin is afraid that she will see something.

"Auntie, I'm here to see you and uncle."

Tong Zhier's words made Lin Shi have to stop.

"Looking for me and your uncle?"

Tong Zhi'er nodded, "Didn't the eldest aunt come to the house yesterday to look for Daddy, saying that she wanted to borrow money to arrange a dowry for Cousin Tweety? I came here to ask when Cousin Tweety got married, and when It's better to come over and add makeup to Cousin Tweety."

Lin smiled awkwardly, "That's it, thank you very much, the date has not yet been set, when it is set, I will come and tell you."

"Auntie, where's uncle?"

Lin's face paused with a smile, "Your uncle is not at home today."

"Not at home, where did the uncle go?"

"I don't know that either."

"I went to the house to see Cousin Cui'er, I haven't seen her for a long time, it's because I miss her..." Tong Zhi'er turned around and went to the courtyard where Mrs. Lin lived.

How could Lin let her go to see Tong Cui'er.

When Tong Zhiming asked her last night, she told Tong Cui'er about stealing the glazed windows of Tong Zhixin's new house in front of Tong Cui'er. In the middle of the night, Tong Cui'er also knew that the two of them had sneaked out.Tong Cui'er can't hide things, if Tong Zhi'er goes over and asks and reveals his flaws, they will be in big trouble.

"Zhi'er, your cousin Cui'er is doing needlework in the house, so don't disturb her."

needlework?
She remembered that what Tong Cui'er was most impatient with was doing needlework. When she was still in Tong's old house, her grandmother told them to mend clothes, and Tong Cui'er pushed the work to them.Tong Cui'er was doing needlework, and it was going to rain red that day!

It is obvious that Lin's lies are ulterior motives. The glazed windows in their house are most likely stolen by Lin and his uncle.

After identifying the person, all that remains is to find evidence.

With the evidence in hand, are you afraid they will deny it?
"In that case, then I won't disturb her. Auntie, please do your work. I'll go first."

"Hey----"

Lin took Tong Zhi'er to the door, and seeing her walking away for a long time, she was relieved.

.........

Coming out of Tong's old house, Tong Zhi'er immediately rushed to the county.

Uncle is not at home now, so he must have taken Liulichuang to other counties to sell it, so she went to a restaurant and waited for someone sent by Qin An to send a message.

"Treasurer Qin——"

The carriage stopped in front of a restaurant, and Tong Zhi'er lifted the curtain, just in time to bump into Qin An's carriage about to leave.

Hearing the sound, Qin An lifted the curtain of the car, and got out of the carriage immediately in a child's branch.

"I'm on my way to find you."

"Is there any news?" Tong Zhi'er asked nervously.

Qin An nodded, and the two entered a restaurant and sat in a private room on the second floor.

"The guy who was dispatched sent news that someone had just brought four pieces of glazed windows to the glazed shop in the neighboring county. The man had big ears, a wide body and a fat body, and he was wearing a gray gown."

This description refers to Tong Zhi'er's uncle——Tong Zhiming.

"Shopkeeper Qin, I want to ask you something." Tong Zhi'er looked up at Qin An.

Qin An smiled, "Say it."

"Write me a statement."

.........

Tong Zhixin and Fang Cuiwei waited anxiously at home, when they heard the sound of a carriage outside, Tong Zhixin came out from the main room.

"Boss Tong."

"Guard Zhang?"

Guanshi Zhang sat on the shaft of the car and did not get out of the car. He said to Tong, "Boss Tong, Miss Zhi'er wants me to pick you up."

Tong Zhixin entered the room and talked to Fang Cuiwei, and immediately got into the carriage and followed Guanshi Zhang to the county.

"Guan Zhang, why did Zhi'er go to the county?"

"Boss Tong, you are going to court later, and Miss Zhi'er asked my shopkeeper to write an appeal." Knowing that Tong Zhixin must be full of doubts at this moment, Guanshi Zhang explained.

"Zhi'er, has she found the thief who stole the glazed windows of my house?"

Manager Zhang nodded.

.........

Tong Zhi'er was standing at the gate of the magistrate's yamen, and when she saw Guanshi Zhang coming in his carriage, she quickly went down the steps.

"father----"

Tong Zhixin lifted the curtain and jumped out of the carriage.

Tong Zhi'er handed the petition to him, "Father, this is the petition written by shopkeeper Qin, you can just hand it to the county magistrate later."

Tong Zhixin nodded, took a stick and beat the drum, after a while, the magistrate's office opened, and the officials with sticks came out in two teams.

Tong Zhi'er followed Tong Zhixin into the yamen and knelt down in the hall.

The sound of drumming attracted the surrounding people, knowing that the county magistrate was going to be promoted, they all gathered around to watch the commotion.

The county magistrate in blue official uniform came out from the back of the yamen, sat in the middle of the lobby, and patted the gavel. Immediately, the officials who were knocking sticks on both sides of the lobby stopped their movements, and the lobby returned to silence.

"Who is kneeling now? What is it?"

Tong Zhixin was stunned, he was still not used to the rhythm of meeting officials.

Tong Zhi'er, who was kneeling behind him, said, "My lord, we came to the magistrate's office once in the morning."

The master standing next to the county magistrate approached the magistrate's ear and said, "That is to say, the family whose glazed windows were lost."

The magistrate immediately understood, and said loudly: "Didn't the official say that I will check it out in two days and give you an explanation?"

"My lord, we already know who the thief who stole the glazed window of my house is. Now we are going to court to sue Tong Zhiming and Mrs. Lin. This is an adversarial statement. Please look it over, sir."

Tong Zhi'er tugged at Tong Zhixin's arm, Tong Zhixin came back to his senses, and handed over the statement in his hand to the master who came down.

The magistrate unfolded the adverbial, ten lines at a glance, and after reading it, he knew what happened.

"Come here, bring Tong Zhiming and Mrs. Lin to the hall."

……

Tong Zhiming sneaked back home and showed Lin the 50 taels of silver he got from selling colored glaze windows.

"God, why did you get twelve taels more?" Lin asked in surprise.

"The owner of the shop said that the glass window is made of first-class material and fire, so the price will naturally be higher."

Lin was so happy that she couldn't move her eyes from the shining 50 taels of silver. She had never seen so much silver in her life.

"boom----"

The courtyard gate was suddenly pushed open heavily, followed by a burst of shouting.

Lin and Tong Zhiming hid the money in a panic, and ran outside to have a look.

"Bosses, what happened?" The old man Tong and the old lady in the main house also came out, seeing that they were some officials, they spoke very politely and cautiously.

"Who is Tong Zhiming and who is Lin?"

"They are my eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law. I don't know why I sent my elder brother to them?"

"Someone sued them for theft, and the magistrate sent us to pass them to the court for questioning."

The old lady rolled her eyes, and immediately her body went limp.

Tong Zhiming and Mrs. Lin who came to the edge of the yard stopped immediately, thinking it was not a good idea.

How come someone came to catch them so soon?
"What should I do now?" Tong Zhiming panicked, pointing at Mrs. Lin and cursing: "Aren't you all right? Huh? Why are some officials coming to arrest me? If I go to jail, you won't be able to escape! "

He spoke in a loud voice, which immediately attracted the attention of the officials in the courtyard. Several people ran over quickly. Tong Zhiming and Lin's legs were already weak from fright, and the officials arrested them without much effort. Living.

Seeing his eldest son and daughter-in-law being taken away, Old Man Tong hurriedly followed.

In the yard, the old lady who woke up saw that there was no one else, and she couldn't find Tong Zhiming and Mrs. Lin, so she also hurried to the county.

Tong Cui'er in the room was terrified, and she couldn't help crying.

what to do?Dad and mother committed the crime of theft, should they go to jail?If, if she were to turn herself in and hand over the money her father had sold Liulichuang, would the magistrate be lenient?
Thinking about it, Tong Cui'er immediately got off the couch and took out the 50 taels of silver that Mrs. Lin had hidden under the cabinet.

No, this is her dowry. Parents committed the crime of theft, and her reputation will be completely stink in the future. She will also be crowned as the daughter of a thief. By then, there will be even fewer people who will marry her No, without the dowry, she will have to be an old girl all her life... No, she doesn't want to be an old girl, and she can't be an old girl.

Tong Cui'er's fragile eyes burst out with a sense of desperation, carrying the burden, tidied up hastily, and hurriedly left from Tong's old house.

……

"Bold Tong Zhiming, Mrs. Lin, are you guilty?"

Tong Zhiming heard the sound of the county magistrate's heavy knock on the gavel, his body trembled uncontrollably, he opened his mouth, he was so frightened that he couldn't even speak.

Lin's head was lowered, her thoughts turned quickly.

She insisted on arresting people, but Tong Zhi believed that they had no evidence, so what could she do?

Thinking of this, tears welled up in Lin's eyes.

"My lord has wronged me, my lord has wronged me. I am a young man who obeys the law and obeys the law, but dare not commit any crimes. Please be careful!" Lin said, knocking on the ground to the county magistrate. Three rattles.

The magistrate frowned, "Okay, don't knock on it, Tong Zhixin sued you and Tong Zhiming for stealing the glazed window of his house, I will ask you, but is there such a thing?"

(End of this chapter)