Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 252

Soon Chen Dongzhi brought all three indentures to Zhong Ruyi. He leaned close to his ear and whispered, "There are only those from Jiang Qin and the other two. We didn't find any from Sun Tao."

Zhong Ruyi explained to him in a low voice, "Sun Tao was not sold to the pawnbroker, so she doesn't have a contract. Don't worry, I've asked Jiang Qin to call the person over."

The two did not avoid the people around them when they talked. Old Lady Jiang rolled her eyes and said sternly, "You shameless little bitch, you are flirting with a man in public! How can this be allowed?"

She spoke with righteous indignation, as if she was really fed up with it, as if the two of them had really done something jaw-dropping.

I just leaned in close and said a few words, but this old woman was really taking advantage of me.

Zhong Ruyi scratched her ears and said, "Old lady, please clean out the vegetable leaves between your teeth before you speak. Otherwise, your breath will really make people on the street suffocate."

Old Mrs. Jiang subconsciously reached out and picked at the gap between her teeth. When she really pulled out a vegetable leaf, her face turned red and blue.

The onlookers around all laughed.

Jiang Erlang and others also stood aside without leaving any trace, for fear that the old lady would throw the ripped vegetable leaves onto them.

Huang Guanghua didn't have time to argue with a few shameless people. "Boss Zhong, how about this? Let's go to the government office and sue them. Anyway, you and I have evidence in our hands, so we are not afraid of them slandering us!"

Zhong Ruyi had exactly this idea. It was pointless to reason with these shameless people in the Jiang family, so she had to use force.

Now we just have to wait for Jiang Qin to bring the person here, and then go to the yamen to report to the authorities.

It would be best to deal with the matter at once, otherwise, with the Jiang family being so shameless, who knows what more trouble they might cause.

The Jiang family was not afraid at all. In their hearts, Sun Tao, Jiang Qin and others were all their own family. Even if they sold them out, they would not have done anything wrong. Moreover, it was obvious that they were living a better life now. How could they just stand by and watch?

"Just report to the authorities! Do you think the officials can protect these heartless people?" Jiang Si Niang raised her chin and looked at Zhong Ruyi with disdain.

But Zhong Ruyi was soon blocked by a tall and strong man. Jiang Si Niang looked at the expressionless man and could only turn her eyes away awkwardly.

Soon, Jiang Qin drove a mule, pulling a cart behind it. On the cart were Zhuang Laosi, Qianniu Village chief Zhuang Wenhua, and Feng, the woman who had helped Sun Tao.

The three men got off the cart, and before they could say a word, they all found a corner and started vomiting.

Jiang Qin touched his face somewhat awkwardly. He was too impatient and arrived at the destination which should have taken half an hour in just 25 minutes.

On the road, he ignored the three people behind him who were shouting and yelling to stop, and just kept rushing forward.

"Boss, Brother Chen, Mom, I've picked the person up." Jiang Qin hurried over after tying up the mule.

Zhong Ruyi asked him to go to the store and get some water for the three of them to rinse their mouths.

After the three of them vomited and drank water, they barely recovered.

Zhuang Wenhua wiped the corner of his mouth and said, "Miss Zhong, is there something that makes you so anxious to have us come here?"

"These people," Zhong Ruyi pointed at Old Lady Jiang and the others, "came to my house and asked me to return Sun Tao to them and give Jiang Qin and Jiang Rong their wages. I couldn't convince them, so I had to ask Village Chief Zhuang to help me."

Village chief Zhuang was present when she bought Sun Tao, and Zhuang Laosi was the person involved. Feng could testify that Sun Tao was indeed abused and beaten at Zhuang Laosi's home.

When the Jiang family saw so many people coming, they were a little nervous and didn't know what Zhong Ruyi was going to do.

Sun Tao looked at Feng with tears in her eyes, "Sister-in-law, I am really sorry for bothering you to run around for me. I really don't know what to say."

Feng patted her hands and saw that her face no longer had the sadness she had in Qianniu Village. Her complexion was rosy and she was wearing a light blue cloth shirt. It seemed that she was living a good life.

She was relieved, "It's not a big deal. As long as you are doing well now, I will feel much better."

Having seen how Sun Tao was beaten all over by Zhuang Lao Si, it was not a big deal to just ask her to help testify.

The Jiang family looked unhappy. Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, Old Lady Jiang shouted, "Aren't you going to report this to the authorities? Go now! I want to see if the officials will protect you heartless people!"

Mother Zhong and second brother Zhong also rushed over. Jiang Rong and Jiang Yun got the news at this time and prepared to go to the yamen together.

When Old Lady Jiang saw the two of them, her face immediately fell and she reached out to pull Jiang Yun's ears.

Can Zhong Ruyi let her succeed?

Before she could grab Jiang Yun's ears, she slapped him away with all her strength. "You hit my people in front of me? Do you think I'm dead?"

Old Mrs. Jiang cried out in pain and pulled her hand back. She glanced at Jiang Yun with a gloomy face, and then glared at Zhong Ruyi fiercely.

Zhong Ruyi was not willing to be outdone and pushed her away with his shoulder, "Let's go! Stop dawdling!"

The group went to the yamen in a grand manner, followed by a group of onlookers.

Several shops in the surrounding area asked people to follow them to see the excitement. There was nothing they could do about it; no matter what era it was, the love of watching excitement was ingrained in people's DNA.

The government office is much quieter this year, except for one annoying matter: some bandits on Baba Mountain.

As soon as the drum outside was beaten, all the people in the street who had nothing to do followed to join in the fun.

On the way, we heard about the Ruyi Restaurant incident and more people followed us.

There's nothing we can do. All the restaurants have been closed and we've reported the matter to the police. Now no one's open even if we go there to eat.

Those who came to watch the fun stood outside the court, while inside, Zhong Ruyi and others stood on the left, and the old lady of the Jiang family and others stood on the right.

The county magistrate was a middle-aged man with a square face. He had just finished his meal and was about to take a nap when he received a message from his lawyer saying that someone had reported to the authorities. He had no choice but to hurriedly put on his official uniform and take charge.

As soon as he came out, Zhong Ruyi knelt down first. Old Lady Jiang and others were still standing there with a confused look on their faces until someone shouted, "Why don't you kneel down when you see the county magistrate?" Then they knelt down in panic.

Jiang Qin took out the petition from his arms, which Zhong Ruyi had asked him to ask Master Liu from the academy to help write in advance.

The petition was handed over, and everything was written clearly on it.

After the master took it, he read it out loud.

The people who made the complaint were Sun Tao, Jiang Qin and others, and several of them nodded and said yes.

The defendants are Jiang Wangshi, Jiang Erlang, Jiang Sanlang and others.

When they really met the official, they were very panicked. They didn't know whether to nod or shake their heads. They just kept shouting that they were innocent.

"Silence! Just answer yes or no when asked anything!" said the lawyer in a deep voice.

The Jiang family fell silent and dared not cry out for injustice anymore.

The petition was written by Zhong Ruyi after he had discussed it in detail with Jiang Qin and asked him to relay it to Master Liu. It was well-organized and clearly stated what happened and when.

The county magistrate listened to the complaint read by the lawyer with an expressionless face and asked the kneeling Jiang family members whether they pleaded guilty.

Old Mrs. Jiang lost her previous arrogance and cried out in fear, "Sir, the eldest daughter-in-law wanted to marry Zhuang Laosi on her own will. I didn't kidnap her! I am innocent!"