C3 (2/2)

When the villagers saw the esteemed old man bow first, they knew that this young patrolman in front of them was not an ordinary person and all knelt down to pay their respects.

Having received the assurance of her identity, Su Zhi calmed down and bowed, ”Master, the cause of the matter was my family's A Jin going out to look for food while the commoner was sick in bed. She found a sweet potato in her own field, and upon seeing the situation, the son of the Zhang family tried to snatch it away. ”It's not right to hurt her, but the son of the Zhang family bullied him first, and A Jin tried to protect himself, so there was nothing wrong with that.”

After hearing the report, Liu Yuan's expression didn't change, but he nodded slightly.

Mrs Zhang refused to comply and retorted, ”Pui, how shameless are you? Your man has been a hunter for three generations, how could he grow sweet potatoes from his two acres of thin land? Why don't you just say it's real gold and silver. ”

Of the two people in the court, one was sharp-tongued and the other was calm and composed. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Mrs. Zhang was bullying the hunter's wife.

Liu Yuan understood the cause of the matter and quietly avoided the spitting Zhang clan. He said righteously, ”Since it's because of the two children, we'll bring them here to interrogate.”

Su Zhi nodded and called for A Jin, who was in the room. Liu Yu An saw that although the child's face was yellow and skinny, his bearing was no different from his mother's, and he was extremely skilled at standing.

The Zhang family's youngest son usually bullied his village's child who was the same age as him. He was a typical little bully. Today, seeing a stranger in official uniform, he cowered behind Zhang family without daring to make a sound.

”Come here, I want to ask a few questions.”

He tried his best to lower his voice, but the son of the Zhang family still didn't dare to step forward. On the other hand, Jin took a step forward despite her fear.

”Greetings to the lord.”

”Mm, good boy. ”Tell me, where did you dig up that sweet potato, and was there a witness?”

”Sir, it's A Jin's father's Tian Li. At that time, it was only me and Zhang Dang who were together. When he saw the sweet potatoes in my hands, he came over to snatch them away. If I didn't want to, he would have attacked me.”

Zhang Wenfang pushed her child away and screamed, ”Pah! Kids don't know shit! Do you know where this is your family's property?”

A Jin pointed at the barren land at the village entrance, rolling her bright big eyes. ”Could it be that the whole world belongs to the Emperor? None of the lands belong to Ah Jin, but I've borrowed that piece of land from father's family for generations, I'm not mistaken, Ah Jin.”

Such a clever child, able to speak well.

Liu Yuen smiled faintly.

”This kid is pretty smart, but did he go to school?”