The county magistrate was invited by Old Lady Mo. If there are any questions, of course, she is the most suitable to ask: "Old Lady Mo, who are they?"
Old Lady Mo originally wanted to accuse Madam Xie of murder, but now her eldest son has appeared, and the murder charge naturally cannot be established. For a mont, she didn’t know how to respond.
"Old Lady Mo, I’m asking you. Why aren’t you answering?"
"What?"
"Who are they?"
"They... they..." Old Lady Mo mumbled, unable to provide an answer.
The villagers nearby saw this and laughed: "Great Master, of course she can’t reply. The man Madam Xie kicked over is Mo Xiaoqiang, her eldest son."
The county magistrate’s eyes widened. How could a dead person co back to life? That’s too bizarre: "What? Wasn’t he said to be killed by Madam Xie?"
Villager: "Great Master, only you are silly enough to believe her. This old lady loved to take advantage of others. Madam Xie was her forr daughter-in-law. She often bullied Madam Xie, then divorced her. Seeing others getting rich, she wanted to take advantage of them. When they refused, she accused them of murder. This old lady is so shaless. In our opinion, the Great Master should arrest her first."
"But her hair was indeed scalded off by Madam Xie’s boiling water." The county magistrate still believed what he saw before his eyes couldn’t all be fake.
"Hey! She deserved it."
"Why?"
Perhaps seeing Mo Xiaoqiang return, Madam Xie wouldn’t be considered a murderer, and the villagers started to speak freely, retelling the story of how Old Lady Mo went to the Xie Residence to snatch ducks.
After hearing it, the county magistrate felt he had been fooled by this countryside old lady.
"Old Lady Mo, what’s the punishnt for falsely accusing and deceiving an imperial appointed official?"
The county magistrate was angry, and Old Lady Mo knelt on the ground with a thud, bowing deeply: "Great Master, spare . This old woman is desperate, that’s why I ca up with this idea. Look at , I’m not lying to you. Madam Xie, that vile woman, caused so much suffering. High Official, please stand up for !"
"At this point, you’re still making excuses."
An imperial appointed official like himself was led by the nose by a countryside old lady; it was too humiliating. The county magistrate was very angry and imdiately instructed the two governnt officials who had just detained Madam Xie to slap Old Lady Mo twenty tis as a punishnt.
Seeing their fellows injured all over, covered in bruises, all caused by the gossip of this old lady, the two officials used all their strength with each slap.
This made Old Lady Mo scream continuously. After a few slaps, the corners of her mouth started to bleed.
After twenty slaps, Old Lady Mo was left with a mouthful of blood, losing several teeth; it was truly unbearable.
And as her son, Mo Xiaoqiang actually ignored it. After climbing up from the ground, he continued to plead with Madam Xie, hoping she would reconsider and reconcile with him.
As for Old Lady Mo being beaten, the villagers applauded. This old lady was clueless. The trivial matters at ho alard the county magistrate. If she succeeded, Madam Xie would beco a murderer, tarnishing their village’s reputation. In the future, if Mo Family Village had a murderer, with a ruined reputation, whose daughter would be willing to marry into Mo Family Village?
Once the two officials released her, Old Lady Mo fell to the ground covered in blood...
"Ptooey, ptooey!"
Once free, Old Lady Mo imdiately spit out two mouthfuls of blood. Everyone could clearly see several teeth mixed in with the blood.
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