This person is the eldest son of the Gu family. Others may not know him, but he has seen him. Xia Qianqian will definitely win this lawsuit. He hurriedly said a few more words to help Xia Qianqian appreciate him.
"The villagers all heard it, and I have evidence." Xia Qianqian took out the testimony signed by the villagers, "Please have a look, Mr. Village Chief."
Gu Changde thought to himself: Rumors are baseless, so what evidence can there be
He took the testimony, opened it, and was shocked: it was a joint testimony from the villagers of Yangliu Village. More than 30 fingerprints meant that more than 30 people testified in court. Jiang Ming did maliciously slander Xia Qianqian's reputation.
Jiang Ming stretched his neck to see what Xia Qianqian had taken out. However, he had limited literacy skills and could only see a piece of black words and a red handprint.
"What is that?" Jiang's mother asked Jiang Ming in a low voice.
Jiang Ming shook his head: "I don't understand."
Fan Ming stepped forward and respectfully said, "Mr. Lizhang, this is the testimony of the villagers of Yangliu Village. They jointly wrote a letter saying that it was Jiang Ming who spread rumors everywhere and maliciously defamed Xia Qianqian's reputation and destroyed her integrity. Xia Qianqian was so angry that she beat him up yesterday. We were all there at the time and can testify."
"Village Chief!" Jiang's father screamed, "Village Chief, are you trying to trick our Jiang family?"
Fan Ming didn't even look at him and continued, "In fact, this is not the first time that the Jiang family has slandered Xia Qianqian. A month and a half ago, Jiang's mother was talking nonsense at my doorstep, and Xia Qianqian was so angry that she didn't want to live. Later, the father and son of the Jiang family went to Xia Qianqian's home at night and used a magic incense with ill intentions. Xia Qianqian beat them up to protect herself. I and the villagers of Yangliu Village can testify to this."
"That's right, everyone can testify." Xia Dingfeng echoed loudly.
Gu Changde looked behind the screen. Third brother, did you know that your beloved was being bullied like this
"Please, sir, the village head, make the decision for my daughter." Xia Qianqian kowtowed.
Qin and Xia Yunyun also kowtowed and cried, "Please, sir, please make a decision for us!"
The orphan, the widow and the mother knelt in the hall, looking pitiful indeed. Looking at the complaint and the testimony again, it was clear who was right and who was wrong. Gu Changde slammed the gavel again: "You are so bold and unruly. You slandered a woman's reputation with your malicious words. It is tantamount to murder. What crime should you be punished for?"
Jiang Ming's legs were so weak that he couldn't even kneel down. Jiang's mother cried, "Village head, they are talking nonsense. This is not true at all..."
"Nonsense? Are the dozens of villagers in Yangliu Village also talking nonsense?" Gu Changde shouted.
"They must have bribed them! Xia Qianqian is rich, and she spent money to buy the witness!" said Jiang's father.
Xia Dingfeng said, "That's not true! This is the testimony given voluntarily by the villagers. They have long been fed up with your Jiang family bullying the good and fearing the evil."
"If you don't believe it, you can ask the village head to visit Yangliu Village. As the village chief, I dare to guarantee with my life that every word of your testimony today is true!" Fan Ming said.
"Mr. Village Chief, my bad reputation has spread to people all over the area. I can't bribe everyone in the area, can I? I am poor and can't even afford to eat and wear clothes. How can I get money to buy a testimony? Besides, the briber is guilty of the same crime as the briber. Who dares to take such a risk and testify for a weak woman like me?" Xia Qianqian said. Although she was young, she spoke with confidence, and her logic was clear and every word made sense.
Even Gu Changde secretly admired her and had a good impression of her. He shouted at Jiang Ming: "Jiang Ming, what else do you have to say?"
Jiang Ming had nothing to say. At this moment, he could do nothing but play tricks. Jiang's mother looked around and asked anxiously, "Excuse me, Mr. Li, where is Mr. Li? Why don't you see him today?"
(End of this chapter)