Chapter 478: Baojia

Chapter 478 Bao Family

Zou Chengzu looked at Zou Chengji and the others crying and cursing in the yard through the half-closed window. He felt extremely sick in his heart. Such a group of people turned out to be his blood relatives.

After a while, he withdrew his gaze and looked at Zou Lanhua next to him. Her face was pale, her sunken face was full of fear, and she felt very uncomfortable.

Lan Hua used to be a gentle and generous lady, but now, only for more than two months, she was frightened into looking like this.

“Don’t worry Lan Hua, we can leave here after a few more days.” Zou Chengzu whispered to Zou Lanhua.

After Zou Lanhua heard this, the grayness in his eyes instantly dissipated, and his eyes were filled with light. He looked at Zou Chengzu and asked tremblingly: "Brother, brother, are you telling the truth? Can we, can we really leave here?"

How is this possible? The magistrate will not let them go. They are from the Zou family, and what their grandfather committed was a serious crime against the Nine Clans. Not only will they die, but so will the relatives from the Zou family's hometown.

Zou Chengzu nodded and said, "Yes, it's true. Just wait and see, grandpa and uncle won't watch us die in the mud of the Zou family."

After my mother died, people from the Bao family came to visit. Although they were driven away by their grandfather, my grandfather and uncle would not give up. They would definitely take this opportunity to cause a scene in Fucheng.

Zou Lanhua was not so optimistic, and said worriedly: "The county magistrate does not allow my grandmother and grandfather to reconcile. Even if my grandfather and uncle want to save us, what can they do?"

Zou Chengzu didn't say much, but said firmly to Zou Lanhua: "You won't die here. You will definitely be able to leave. Don't worry and wait."

 He has reached adulthood and may not be able to leave, but Lanhua is a girl and there is a 70% chance that he can be picked up by his grandfather's family.

Zou Chengzu had made a good guess. The Bao family had already caused trouble in Fucheng.

The old man of the Bao family has been paralyzed in bed for two years due to a stroke, but he asked his servants to take him to the Yamen of Fucheng, where he personally complained about his injustice and sued the Zou family for murdering his daughter and abusing his grandson and granddaughter. He wanted to fight with the Zou family Cut off the robe and cut off the righteousness, and we will have no contact with each other until old age and death.

Mr. Bao is a scholar, and his family is a real heirloom of farming and reading. There are also many scholars in the family and among his three relatives. Now not only Mr. Bao and his family are here, but also all the male members of the Bao family and all the scholars from the three Bao families are here. They all kneel outside the Fucheng Yamen, asking Hu Tong to reject the case.

After Mr. Bao was carried into the court hall of the Fucheng Yamen, he handed over his petition and said with tears: "Master Tongxuan, the Zou family is worse than animals... During the Qiao Qiao Festival, my wife Xian Niang was forced to hit a pillar by the Zou family. He died... Because my grandson and granddaughter knew about the dirty things about the Zou family... Zou Youlian was afraid that the two children would tell the story, so he locked them up directly and sent his subordinates to torture them... You have to make the decision for the old man. "

Mr. Bao was already speaking awkwardly. This sentence was spoken intermittently, but it was precisely because of this that he seemed particularly pitiful.

Hu Tongpan had a resolute face and a solemn expression. He looked at the petition handed over by Mr. Bao and asked, "Is there any evidence?"

Although Hu Tongpan did not go to suppress the water bandits, he also knew that the water bandits' case was a big deal. Now that the Bao family has filed a petition against the Zou family, it doesn't take a second thought to know that they want to take advantage of the fact that no one from the capital has come to take advantage of the Bao family. The children were rescued.

 The reason why the whole Bao family came is also very simple, just to save the entire Bao family. What Zou County Cheng committed was a serious crime against the nine clans. Once convicted, the Bao clan would also be implicated.

 Hu Tongpan felt that the Bao family was trying to trick him, but he had worked as a judge in He'an Prefecture for three years and knew that Mr. Bao was a good person, so he did not feel any resentment in his heart.

 “Yes.” Uncle Bao immediately asked someone to bring a servant.

This person was the dowry maid of the Bao family, and now she has become the stewardess. As soon as she entered the court, she presented two letters in blood. One letter was written by Zou Chengzu about the fact that his brother and sister were detained privately by the Zou family, and that Zou County Prime Minister ordered his servants to beat them every day. The blood letter also said that he begged the Bao family to save his sister. As long as he rescued his sister from the Zou family, it would be okay for him to stay in the Zou family and suffer.

 There is also a blood letter written by Bao.

 This is what Bao bitten his hand before hitting the pillar and wrote on his sleeve. There are only ten scrawled words: Save the child, the Zou family forced me to hit the pillar and die!

 The blood book also bears a **** fingerprint of Mr. Bao, which cannot be faked.

Zou Chengzu's blood letter is not bad, but Bao's blood letter was written on the day of the collision. That day was the Qi Qiao Festival on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, and Zou County Cheng had not been arrested at that time.

Madam Huang cried: "I was changing clothes for my wife to be buried. When I saw a blood letter inside my sleeve, I immediately cut off the sleeve and hid it. I hid it with me for two months. I just found the opportunity to run back to the capital some time ago. Send a letter to the Bao family."

Judge Hu Tong had two copies of the blood certificate inspected. He also took the marriage certificate filed by Bao in the Fucheng Yamen and checked the threads of the handprints. Then he had Bao's blood certificate accepted as evidence.

As for the blood letter written by Zou Chengzu, there is no thread of his handprint in the Fucheng Yamen for comparison, so it can only be accepted first, but it cannot be used as evidence.

Hu Tongpan stared at Mrs. Huang and asked: "On the day of the Qiqiao Festival, Bao's blood letter was found. Why didn't you send the blood letter to the Bao family at that time? After Bao's death, the Bao family went to the Zou family to ask for justice. You Why didn't you give the blood book to the Bao family?"

After saying that, there was a slap, which made Mrs. Huang tremble with fright, and she kowtowed hurriedly: "Your Excellency, it is clear that at that time, Zou County Cheng was afraid that the news of being cuckolded would spread, so he kept us under guard. . After the Bao family left, a few months passed before we, the Bao family's companions, could occasionally leave the house, but the young master and the young lady were always trapped in the house and were not allowed to leave the house. "

Crying again and saying that Zou Chengzu's brothers and sisters could only eat the porridge of porridge in the Zou family, and were beaten by their subordinates.

Hu Tongpan was too lazy to listen to her cry. He slapped her in silence and asked Mr. Bao and Uncle Bao a few questions before saying, "You also know about Zou County Cheng's case. , it’s not easy to handle, I have to submit it to the prefect for review before I can make a decision.”

Hu Tongpan took the case file and got up and went to the back of the government office to find Magistrate Liang and informed Magistrate Liang about the Bao family.

Prefect Liang has been very busy recently. When he heard this, he frowned and said, "This Bao family will really find trouble for me."

 But Mr. Bao is a civil servant, he has taught many students in his life, he is somewhat famous in the city, he is over sixty years old, and he is suffering from all kinds of illnesses. He came here in person, so he can't ignore it.

Magistrate Liang could only take the case file and read it carefully, and asked: "The Bao family is so dissatisfied with the Zou family? After Bao's death, did they deliver the letter of resignation to the Fucheng Yamen?"

Hu Tongpan said: "I handed it over in July and a half, right after the Zou family buried Bao. But it was stuck at the Zou family. The Zou family was not happy, saying that Bao had already been buried in Zou." There is no reason to reconcile after entering the ancestral graves of the family."

He then handed the Lishu letter sent by the Bao family to Magistrate Liang.

 (End of this chapter)