Border Cook

Chapter 690 Group fight
Liu spoke earnestly, with a look of sadness that made her cry and snot.

Moreover, he cried completely from the perspective of a parent, and immediately won the recognition and favor of those who are already parents.

After all, as a parent, there are always some unclear and unclear accounts to be settled.

Parents feel that they have devoted their heart and soul and worked hard, always thinking about plans and arrangements for their children. However, when their children grow up, they all have their own ideas. Not only do they not understand the hardships of being parents, they also say that they are ignorant. It is really frustrating.

It is even more heartbreaking when there are a few relatives and neighbors who are eager to see the world in chaos, watching the fun and saying some inappropriate words without fear of causing trouble. The children will get stubborn and have a quarrel, and become more estranged from their parents.

With this mentality, when Liu made his hesitant accusations, many people resonated with him and came up to him spontaneously, nodding from time to time.

“Being a parent is not an easy thing.”

"That's right, and with a few troublemakers stirring up trouble, it's even more annoying."

"What's most annoying is those brats at home. The silly girl can't even tell who's near and who's far away, and gets annoyed if I give her a few more instructions..."

"This person's accent doesn't sound like a local, and his clothes and appearance don't look like someone from Jinqiu County. Could he be from outside the area?"

"She just said that someone was bullying her daughter. I guess her daughter was instigated by someone and ran to our county town."

"Is there still such a bad person in our county who has such evil intentions that he has forced a human being to such an extent that he has to go to the street to seek justice and let everyone judge for him?"

"Hey - tell me, who is this scoundrel? We will help you vent your anger!"

Someone in the crowd shouted, as if he was going to stand up for her.

Sure enough, there are still many good people in this world!

Seeing this, Liu was very satisfied. After taking a deep breath, she said in a crying voice, "This man relied on his ability and status to bully others. I went to his house to ask for her, but he blackmailed me. He wanted me to pay three thousand taels of silver before he would let my daughter go home with me."

"It's obvious that they saw that my family had already agreed to the marriage and that they had to bring our daughter home, so they wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to extort money from her. This is clearly trying to drive a mother like me to death!"

"I have no other choice. I dare not report to the police, nor do I dare to say anything. I feel extremely aggrieved. I can only come here to complain and ask everyone to judge for me..."

As soon as Liu said this, those who already shared the same feeling became even more angry.

"What's wrong with ordinary people? Do ordinary people deserve to be bullied?"

"That's right, just because you have power, you can bully others at will?"

"We have never had this kind of saying in Jinqiu County. Since you said someone is bullying others by taking advantage of their power, then tell us who this person is and we will all help you get justice together!"

"Yes, we will take you to the county government office. Our county magistrate is the most fair and strict, and he is not afraid of power!"

"Tell me, what kind of person is he? How could he be so cruel..."

The people below were talking at the same time, and their emotions were very excited. This made Liu's heart almost burst into joy, but her face was still sad. She wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, "This man's surname is Xia, and he is the Lord of Anle Township who was appointed by the emperor some time ago!"

"She tricked my two daughters into working for her Xiaji, and now she is stopping them from going home, asking me for three thousand taels of silver..."

Liu kept on accusing Xia Mingyue of her "evil deeds", but she didn't notice that the crowd gathered below had become silent.

Everyone looked at each other, and after a moment, they smiled awkwardly.

"It's almost noon. I have to go back and make lunch."

"I've been soaking my clothes in the basin since I got up early. It's so hot, they'll stink."

"We are here to set up stalls and make money, not to watch the fun."

"Just now I seemed to hear you say that Madam Xia is black-hearted?"

"Look at me, I'm such a snob. Why am I suddenly talking nonsense? I must have been possessed. I should get out in the sun and pat my back..."

People always get particularly flustered when they are embarrassed.

Those who had something to say tried to find something to say, while those who had nothing to say either touched their noses, or rubbed their hands, smiled awkwardly, and then left in a hurry.

Seeing that most of the people who were originally excited had suddenly disappeared, Liu was stunned. The sadness on her face froze. But when she saw that there were still some women who were about her age or older than her who were looking at her eagerly, she breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter what they say, as long as there are people!

However, just as Liu wiped away her tears and was about to open her mouth to scold Xia Mingyue again, a woman below put the bamboo basket on the ground, put her hands on her waist, pointed at Liu and shouted, "Who do you think you are? How dare you say bad things about Madam Xia here!"

"That's right, what stinky rat jumped out of some corner and made trouble for Madam Xia in public? You are like a rat that has drunk alcohol and is not afraid of cats anymore?"

"Just now you kept saying that your daughter worked at Xia's. I know you were talking about the Zou sisters. The Zou sisters are so old, and you have the nerve to say you are their mother. I think you have forgotten your origins since you became a concubine."

"You have forced two sisters to run away from home and you still want to go back and marry them off. You want their dowries. How dare you be so shameless that you can't even let go of the entire Jinqiu County?"

"Not only is your face shameless, I think your heart is evil too. Even the accountant can't calculate as well as you. The abacus beads are about to fall on my face!"

"You must be a mother too. If you put yourself in her shoes, you would be so cruel to another family's daughter. Aren't you afraid that the mother will come looking for you in the middle of the night and take you away with her?"

"Come on, stop talking nonsense. I think if we can just take action, then stop arguing..."

This sentence immediately reminded the women who were cursing Liu.

Those who had things in their hands put them aside neatly one by one. Those who had nothing in their hands simply rolled up their sleeves and rushed into the teahouse.

A group of people rushed to the second floor and immediately surrounded Liu.

Liu had never expected such a situation. She was terrified and quickly retreated to the wall. She looked at the angry group of people with horror on her face, "What are you going to do?"

"You've done something like this, why do you still care about what we do?" Someone raised his arms and shouted, "Sisters, go ahead, don't be polite!"

As he spoke, someone rushed towards Liu. The others immediately rushed over as well.

The women were fighting, tearing, and screaming.

Upon seeing this, those who were drinking tea on the second floor moved away, but they didn't go far. They just made room for everyone and watched the show quietly.

Even the owner of the teahouse stood aside and drank his tea slowly, pouring some more into the cups on the table from time to time.

At the same time, he reminded, "Hey, hey, hey, be careful. Fighting is fighting, but be careful with the tea. This is freshly poured tea. Don't throw it at others. It will burn them!"

"This autumn pear paste is really good stuff. It's very sweet after being washed with water. If it gets on your clothes, the sugar can't be washed off. Not only will your clothes be easily ruined, but you'll probably be covered with ants along the way. You better be careful and don't get it on yourself!"

"Be careful with this candy stick. If it's crushed into crumbs and falls into your clothes, you'll be itchy for most of the day..."

The shopkeeper was "reminding" anxiously, but the waiter next to him widened his eyes.

Learned, learned!

The fight lasted for a while and ended when the shopkeeper, fearing that someone might die, sent his clerk to report to the government.

But when the yamen runners arrived at the teahouse, those who had beaten people had already left, leaving only Liu, who was covered in dirt, bruised and swollen, with messy hair, and crying like a tearful person, hiding in the corner, trembling.

When Liu saw the yamen runners, she felt like she had grabbed a life-saving straw and immediately started crying, "A bunch of evil women beat me up, the yamen must stand up for me, you can't be the ones who can't tell right from wrong and favor those evil people!"

He had just received the letter and came running over in a hurry. As soon as he opened his mouth, he was warned not to favor the evil people.

It sounds like they are in a very bad condition?
The yamen runners were a little dissatisfied, but they still said patiently, "Don't worry, we will definitely uphold justice in broad daylight. If we can't make a decision or can't make a clear judgment, we will naturally ask the county magistrate to make the decision. Don't worry."

"It's just that we just arrived, and we don't know much about what happened just now. Now you need to describe everything that happened just now and tell us what happened in the end."

This is a normal process. After all, we cannot just believe one side of the story.

Liu understood, and with the help of the maid, she tidied her clothes a little and told the tragic situation that had just happened.

After Liu described how she had been abused, including being slapped, having her hair pulled, and having tea poured on her, the yamen runner asked, "Who beat you?"

"Those are the ones..." Liu looked out from the window and saw that the downstairs was empty, with only the vendors still hawking their wares on the street. She was suddenly speechless.

She didn't know any of those people!
I can't even remember the name!

She was even so scared by the crowd that swarmed over her that she closed her eyes and couldn't even see the faces of many people.

"Anyway, they are just a bunch of vulgar women, many of whom carry bamboo baskets in their hands. I think they are people who often come to the City God Temple. If you go check them out, you will know!"

The yamen runner frowned immediately, "Jinqiu County is so big, there are countless people, and there are countless women. Where should we start?"

"You only said that you were beaten by someone else, but you can't even point out the person who beat you. How can we make a decision for you?"

"Also, we have been wanting to ask you since just now, were you really beaten? Since you said you were a newcomer from outside the area and had no grudges against these people, why did they come and beat you? This is totally unreasonable."

After saying that, the yamen runner looked at the owner of the teahouse and said, "This fight happened on your second floor. Did you see what happened just now?"

"Sir, I really didn't see it clearly." The teahouse owner said, "Our teahouse was busy today. I was busy serving customers on the first floor and didn't go upstairs. I didn't know what happened there until someone shouted that they wanted to report to the police. Then I went upstairs to see what was going on. That's when I saw this woman crying and shouting."

"What about you?" The yamen runner looked at the other people present.

The teahouse owner said this, and the others shook their heads like rattles, "We didn't see it either, we don't know what happened, and we don't know that the woman was beaten."

"What the officer said reminded us. Was this man really beaten? How come we didn't notice any movement at all? Or is she putting on a show here, trying to frame him and discredit our Jinqiu County?"

"That makes sense." The yamen runner nodded and looked at Liu again. "You just said that you were beaten by a group of people. What's the evidence?"

"Do you need proof? Can't you see it?" Liu said angrily, pulling the little girl beside her, "My little girl can also testify for me!"

"The little maidservant is someone close to you. Her testimony can only be used as a reference and cannot be used as complete evidence. Although the injuries on your body are a fact, it cannot be proved that they were just sustained. Perhaps you were injured from the beginning and you are blaming others for it?"

The yamen runner seemed to be thinking about something, and said, "You go back first. We will visit the area nearby to see if there are other people who can testify for you. If they can prove that you were beaten in the teahouse, we will then find the murderer who beat you."

Now even the people in the teahouse are in collusion with each other and telling lies with their eyes open. How can others tell the truth?

This yamen runner keeps saying that he wants to get to the bottom of the truth, but in reality he's just trying to smooth things over!

Liu was furious. "Well, you yamen runners are simply protecting those who do evil. And you are lying with open eyes and confusing right and wrong. You are simply trying to protect those people."

"You are in cahoots with each other and are simply bullying me. I will sue you!"

"Okay, go downstairs here and turn forward, and you'll reach the yamen. We'll be waiting for you." The yamen runner touched his nose.

The confident look in his voice reminded Liu of Xia Mingyue's casual words to her that the City God Temple was a very lively place.

Liu was so angry that she was shaking all over. She picked up the teacup and teapot on the table and threw them at the yamen runners.

The heavy porcelain teacup and teapot fell on the yamen runners. The scalding hot tea soaked their clothes, burned their skin, and even caused injuries.

The yamen runner who was hit screamed and squatted down, while the others surrounded Liu and put handcuffs on her hands.

"You are causing trouble in public, slandering and attacking the yamen officials. Send them to the yamen immediately and punish them according to the law!"

Before Liu could even react, the yamen runners had already dragged her out of the teahouse and headed towards the yamen.

The farce in the teahouse came to an end at this point.

Those who had been drinking tea in the teahouse before returned to their tables to drink tea and eat snacks, while talking about what had just happened with relish.

Live it!