Chapter 396: short guard

The savage husband returned home, and Li Haitang was in an unusually good mood. He took out a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and chatted with Xiao Lingchuan humming a tune.

It is strange to say that he is not a talkative person, and the husband and wife did not grow up in the same background, but they are surprisingly harmonious, they can talk about everything in one place.

"Husband, do you often go to the south or the capital to walk darts, what kind of hair accessories do the ladies over there wear?"

Li Haitang came up with some tricks, she felt unreliable, these were all modern fashions, not necessarily in line with the aesthetics of the people of Daqi, as if she liked strong men, and her savage husband was considered ugly in the eyes of everyone.

"Did not notice."

Xiao Lingchuan paused, this question was difficult to answer, he never paid attention to women, so he didn't pay attention to this aspect.

Li Haitang wanted to learn from it and add her own innovative elements. After all, Yue Hetang sells cheap jewelry with novel styles and no guarantee of workmanship. As the saying goes, you get what you pay for.

"You can't bother too much now, leave this trick to me."

Xiao Lingchuan put a cotton pad on the chair, let his wife sit on the side, just drink tea and eat snacks, and he will do the rest of the work.

Li Haitang never doubted the painting ability of the savage husband. With the jewels and jades of the town house in front of him, unexpectedly, the jewelry he painted by himself is a fine piece.

"Husband, you..."

Li Haitang was dumbfounded, the wooden hairpin, with a small insect-shaped pendant stuck on it, looked a little more playful, which is rare in the Northland.

"This pattern sells very well in the south every year around the Dragon Boat Festival."

The folk Dragon Boat Festival is to drive away the five poisons. The streets and alleys sell five poison cakes, scorpions, snakes, centipedes, spiders, toads, and some little ladies buy wooden hairpins with insect patterns to suit the occasion.

"Ahem, I want to take my words back."

Li Haitang tapped and pondered. The painting she saw was obviously a little frog, and she thought it was cute. When she thought it was a toad, she got goosebumps. Does anyone really wear this kind of ornament on their head?

"Yes, this time I drew bees and dragonflies, and the five-poison pendant will be released during the Dragon Boat Festival. It will definitely be popular."

Xiao Lingchuan walked life and death darts, saw many precious treasures, casually replaced them, changed a few tricks to follow suit, and produced ten pictures.

The speed was so fast that Li Haitang clicked his tongue.

It seems that in the future, with a savage husband around, she doesn't need to worry at all.

The two were talking, when someone knocked on the door, and two officials came.

"Master Li, do you have time now, can you follow us to the yamen?"

When the officials saw the divine doctor Li who had been hiding for a long time, they immediately made a gesture of worship and spoke very politely.

Seeing that Li Haitang was puzzled, the two were also responsible for resolving the confusion, "You have a maid named Wu Fu who sued her sister-in-law for stealing money from her prostitution. We have to ask you to go to the yamen."

The magistrate attaches great importance to it, opened the hall to ask questions, and sent someone to inform him.

"Okay, you guys come in and have some hot tea, I'll find some thick clothes."

It was not the first time to deal with the magistrate of the border town, and he was an acquaintance. Li Haitang hurriedly invited someone in, and went into the room to search for a thick fur cloak.

There is only a charcoal basin in the courtroom, the temperature is low, and it is easy to catch wind and cold after sitting for a long time. She goes there once, prepares everything with a hand stove and hot tea, and can't wait to bring all her belongings with her.

Officials came to pick them up in a carriage, and Xiao Lingchuan accompanied his wife to the yamen.

"Madam, I'm really sorry to trouble you. I don't know how to call witnesses."

Wu Fu rubbed his hands, thinking that he would have to wait for a while, but unexpectedly, the magistrate saw the pleadings and immediately left him behind, and the next morning the court would open for questioning.

It's not that the magistrate's work is efficient, it's because of the recent war, the people are more responsible, the weather is cold, everyone tries not to go out, and the thieves on the street are closed.

"It's okay, I gave you the twenty taels of silver, so I should explain the situation."

Li Haitang nodded and told Wufu not to worry, but Maotou said that the silver had already been beaten into silver hairpins, so it would be very troublesome.

In the court, the magistrate considered that she was pregnant and it was not convenient for her to stand for a long time, so she placed tables, chairs and benches next to the charcoal basin.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, Wufu's sister-in-law, Mrs. Wang, came with a group of her family.

It was the first time for Wang and her brothers to go to court, and they were timid and afraid of getting into trouble, but seeing that Brother Wu Fu was not afraid, they immediately felt confident.

"Okay, you, you are really good enough to frame my sister for lending you twenty taels!"

Wang and her natal brother lied and never saw the money. It must be her man who took the money to the gambling house and lost it all in one go, and it was her fault.

Therefore, Brother Wufu came to ask for money, and he was beaten up.

"Uncle, do you understand the truth? Wait a minute, the facts are in front of you. Let me see what you have to say."

Brother Wufu pressed the wound on the corner of his lip, and his teeth were bared in pain. The Wang family protected their shortcomings, and when they found out that their sister was stealing, they couldn't even cry.

Don't you think that the daughter of the Wang family is good-looking, and you want to be a good family? How can a sister have a reputation for stealing from her own sister!

Don't blame him for taking things to the extreme, it's Wang who went too far, I'm sorry for him and his family first.

"My lord, you have clearly observed that sister She has never seen Twenty Liang at all. You think, his family is so vicious that he sold his own daughter, what else can't be done?"

Brother Wang knelt in the courtroom and opened his mouth to defend his sister. Anyway, he didn't believe that her sister could ignorantly hand over twenty taels of silver.

Brother Wufu lowered his head, it was true, he was the one who sold Wufu after listening to the woman's pillow talk.

He felt uncomfortable, and wanted to take the five blessings home, but he couldn't make up the money for the ransom, and the master's family paid for the money for his mother's medical expenses.

"My lord, the little lady asked to reconcile. Not only did they sell their daughter, but they also framed me for stealing money. One mouthful was twenty taels. I have never seen so much money in my life!"

Mrs. Wang felt guilty, so she could only keep pouring dirty water on her husband's house. Anyway, outsiders don't know about the 22 taels. Even if they knew, they didn't see it with their own eyes.

After thinking about it, she straightened her back and went through the courtroom to recount how her parents-in-law treated her so poorly, and her life was worse than that of a pig or a dog.

"quiet!"

There was endless noise in the audience, the magistrate slammed the hall wood, and asked the officials to hold sticks. Whoever disturbs the court will be beaten first.

Now, the two families were finally quiet.

In the afternoon, the snow was still falling, and there were not many people outside the door. After some people watched, the number of people increased rapidly, and they all crowded at the door to watch the excitement.

I heard that Miracle Doctor Li was involved in it, and I don't know who spread the rumors that Miracle Li committed the crime. Now, people who were at home in Maodong thought it was cold and went out.

The people living nearby, carrying hot water bottles, begged the officials to bring the water bottles in so that Li Haitang could have a sip of hot water. It was just a small thing that almost didn't move her to tears.