big sister headed home

Chapter 56

It’s a rare opportunity for a few siblings to get close together. 'The two little ones are curled up in a warm quilt', close to the left and right sides of Dou Hua. 'Dou Cui and Dou Qing sit around the quilt opposite Dou Hua' Dou Hua was sitting half-lying against the wall under a quilt in her clothes.

"It will be bright in a while. Qing'er and Cui'er, you should go to bed quickly." Dou Hua said.

Both shook their heads.

Dou Qing said, "Sister, I'll go to the county government with you after dawn."

"Okay, let's go together." Dou Hua said, "I scared you just now, aren't you scared?"

"I'm not afraid of 'the eldest sister is here'." Dou Lin recalled with her immature voice.

"I'm not afraid either." Dou Hong followed up.

"Of course you are not afraid that 'you sleep like a pig' and so many people come in the yard' will make you noisy." Dou Lin said.

"How can I, second brother, you didn't wake up earlier than me." Dou Hong pursed her mouth and refused.

Seeing that the two little ones were not afraid, Dou Hua was very happy that they were not affected. She didn't want her younger siblings to become cowardly because of this incident.

"Eldest sister, you are so powerful, you beat those two scoundrels to the ground in two hits." Dou Qing said.

"All of you, remember that the thieves are all guilty and cowardly. We don't have to be afraid of him, but we can't confront them head-on. We have to use our brains. Think about it. If we shouted loudly at the beginning, they would If we are scared, not only will we not run away, but it will anger them, and if we fail to do so, accidents will happen. On the contrary, when we start to keep quiet and give them a heavy blow at the right time, they will never think of this, and they will be afraid Don't choose the right way in panic, and lose the final judgment." Dou Hua said, giving a few small countermeasures.

"Did elder sister say that when we meet people who are stronger than us, we need to use our brains and think of ways." Dou Lin made inferences.

"Yes, that's what it means. We Lin'er are really smart. When you meet someone stronger than you, don't go head-to-head. Unless you are sure that you are really stronger than him, you can use your own way to deal with him." Dou Hua said.

"Sister, how did you know that they would be the murderers, and you really found the money from his house?" Dou Qing asked.

"I also guessed. How did Dou Dalan suddenly have so much money? He is lazy and doesn't work hard to earn money. His money must have come from a wrong way, and the person who was killed a few days ago happened to be When I lost money, I thought of him." Dou Hua said, "Even if they are not the murderers, I will send them to the police, and I can't let them pay some money."

"Remember, the villain is hard to guard against. Offending the villain is the most difficult thing to deal with. It's better to solve it cleanly and thoroughly."

The younger ones could barely understand, although they didn't understand much, they only felt that what the elder sister said was right, and they took it all into their hearts.

The siblings talked for a while, and they all felt sleepy before they knew it. The two youngest fell asleep first, and Dou Hua and the others unconsciously leaned against the wall and fell asleep.

At dawn, the rooster crowed, "Cuckoo~" The half-grown roosters in the yard stretched their necks and crowed one by one.

Dou Hua opened her eyes reflexively, and moved her stiff body, only to feel that her arms, legs, waist, and neck were so sore. This was the sequelae of sleeping irregularly!

Looking up at the window, the sky is gray and the sun hasn't come out yet, but it's time to get up.

Dou Qing and Dou Cui also heard the crowing of the cock and opened their eyes.

Dou Qing rubbed his somewhat blurred eyes, yawned big, without nostalgia, quickly got off the kang and put on his shoes, he still remembered that he was going to the county government office today.

Letting the two little ones continue to sleep, Dou Hua tucked them in the quilt and got off the kang lightly.

Simply freshen up, boil hot water, sprinkle a handful of millet grains, make a pot of millet rice soup, heat up a few steamed buns, and you have a simple breakfast.

After breakfast, Dou Hua and Dou Qing led Xiaohuizi, put on the cart, and before anyone called them, they spontaneously came to the ancestral hall of Doujia Village. Some people had gathered there, and the leaders were Li Zheng and him. His eldest son, and several people from the village.

Dou Dayan and Sun Mazi were also dragged out of the ancestral hall, and tied with a new rope, one after another, it was really strong.

Now Dou Dalan and Sun Mazi started to talk dishonestly, and they talked about everything. They first flattered them, and threatened them if they failed to please them. He took two balls of rags, stuffed them into their mouths one by one, and blocked their mouths. Now, the whole world is clean.

"Second Grandpa, you are here so early." Dou Hua stepped forward to greet him.

"That's right, it's better to send them to the yamen as soon as possible." Dou Shunyi stroked his beard and said. "Girl Dou, you guys still drove here."

"Well, I just thought that the donkey cart travels faster and saves effort than walking on the board." Dou Hua said.

"Yes, that's the reason. My ox cart is also brought here, and your donkey cart is just right." Dou Shunyi laughed.

After binding Dou Dayan and Sun Mazi firmly, they threw them into Dou Shunyi's donkey cart. His eldest son drove the cart, and two men from the village sat in the cart to keep them from escaping.

Dou Shunyi sat in Dou Hua's donkey cart, and two men from the village also sat in it, plus Dou Hua's siblings, a total of five people per cart.

The two cars staggered towards the county seat, one in front of the other, and when they reached the gate of the county seat, the sun had just risen and the city gate opened.

The group didn't delay, and took them directly to the county government office.

At this time, the county government hadn't officially opened yet, so they waited patiently for another half an hour, and finally the officials from the government office came. Dou Hua had seen the person who came, and one of them followed County Magistrate Wang to her house. With a piston beard, he is easy to recognize.

When Liu Qi saw Dou Hua and the others waiting at the door, he immediately recognized Dou Hua who was familiar with his county magistrate. He hurriedly stepped forward and greeted with a smile, "Miss Dou, are you here to see our lord?"

Dou Hua nodded, "My lord, we have caught criminals, and we are here to deliver them to officials."

"Criminal? But the two of them?" Liu Qi asked, pointing at the two people who were tied into rice dumplings.

"Yes, my lord, these two people are likely to be related to the murder case a few days ago. Last night, these two people entered my yard at night and I caught them. He revealed something while talking. The head of our village investigated Their residence received a large sum of money, and they thought it was wrong, so they brought them here to send them off to the officials."

"Oh, so that's how it is. How about it? The county magistrate will come in a while, you just take them to the lobby and wait." Liu Qi asked about the situation, and when he heard that the murderer was likely to be caught, he couldn't help being very happy. He opened the gate of the government office and invited them into the lobby.

After a while, County Magistrate Wang also came. When he left the house, he was still frowning and sighing. He had been anxious about this murder case for the past few days.

The reward announcement has been up for several days. Although some people have reported clues, none of them are reliable. For many days, the case has not made any progress. How can he, as the county magistrate, not be in a hurry.

County magistrate Wang came to the county government with a worried brow, and before entering the door, Liu Qi, the officer below, greeted him cheerfully, and said happily, "Congratulations, my lord, the murderer has been caught!"

"Oh?" County Magistrate Wang was surprised and said happily, "It's true, where is the criminal? Who caught him?"

"It's in the lobby. It's a coincidence that the girl your lord knows caught her." Liu Qi said.

"So that's how it is. What you're talking about is Miss Dou Hua from Dou Family Village." County Magistrate Wang said.

"Yes, yes, it's her. She and the people from their village brought people over early in the morning. When the younger ones came to the county office, they saw them standing outside. After asking about the situation, they brought them into the lobby. , I am waiting for you, my lord, to try the case." Liu Qi said.

"Okay, okay, okay," County Magistrate Wang slapped the folding fan in his palm, and said three good words, "Go, let's go in quickly!" After finishing speaking, he hurried to the lobby.

"My lord, please slow down and be careful of the door frame." Liu Qi hurriedly followed and followed inside.

County magistrate Wang sat in the main hall, and the county magistrates stood on both sides. The gavel was slapped, and everyone stabbed the majestic sticks together, shouting "Shengtang~"

The officials are above, the people are below, except for Dou Shunyi who is a scholar who is not expensive, Dou Hua and the others will kneel and kowtow, which makes Dou Hua a little depressed, but fortunately, the county magistrate Wang is more reasonable, and he didn't wait for them to kneel down , then opened his mouth and shouted, "Don't kneel."

The trial was not smooth at the beginning. Dou Dalan and Sun Mazi, the two rascals, gritted their teeth and refused to let go, denying in every possible way, insisting that the money was picked up, not the deceased. They had a good idea. They all look the same, so who can say that this silver belongs to the deceased.

Seeing that the two were stubborn and arrogant, the magistrate Wang first sentenced them to the crime of trespassing on a private house at night, dragged them down and gave them [-] slaps.

Although their buttocks were spanked, these two people still gritted their teeth and refused to let go. They really didn't dare to let go. Compared to beheading, spanking with a board is nothing.

In order to find definite evidence and make the two confess their guilt, County Magistrate Wang sent someone to the family of the deceased to let them identify the package they had collected from Dou Dalan.

When the dead wife saw the purse inside, she threw herself to the ground and cried bitterly, "My lord, this purse belongs to my husband-in-law. I sewed this purse with my own hands, and there is my husband-in-law's name embroidered on it. Please look at it, my lord." .”

With this key material evidence, Wang Dalan and Sun Mazi were completely dumbfounded, their faces were tanned, and the sweat on their faces was unstoppable, and they were no longer arrogant. Their bodies were shaking in fear, and Sun Mazi He will even regret it at the beginning, and hate himself for taking this purse, but now it will be fatal.

(End of this chapter)