After rebirth, I went from a peasant girl to the richest man

The beggars and onlookers were frightened by the noise made by the people from Dayang Village.

Oh my god, begging for food can even bleed!

This meal is not worth it.

Dong~Dong~Dong~~~

A gong was struck not far away.

"Officials are investigating a case, so stay away!"

There is a popular saying in Dazhao: The sound of the gong is like the horn of justice.

It is a wake-up call to the people and also a warning to criminals.

Bai Qingyun saw Twelve at a glance, and in front of him was a man in a dark blue official robe.

The robe is made of the finest silk, with a soft and lustrous texture.

On the front of the robe, there is a special patch embroidered with a lifelike crane spreading its wings as if about to fly.

Around her waist, there was a jade belt with exquisite patterns carved on it, and every piece of jade was polished like a mirror.

The two men were followed by police officers on both sides.

Bai Qingyun and Twelve looked at each other and realized that this person was the governor of Jiangzhou - Wen Zhao!

As soon as the gong sounded, the onlookers split into two sides.

"Who is making a noise here?"

The man approached, his voice deep and intimidating without even getting angry.

The three people who were making a scene found a backer. They didn't even have time to stand up and crawled to their knees in front of the man.

While crying, he said, "Sir, please help me!"

The woman spoke in a loud voice and kowtowed quickly after she finished speaking, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

"I fled all the way from Bingzhou to here. The child's father was captured, and I was left alone to raise two children. Now, this last bite of life-saving food is about to be snatched away!"

"There is no way out in this world! Sir~~"

After saying that, she still felt it was not enough, so she pulled her two children and started crying again.

"Oh? Now is a time of great trouble, yet there are still people who dare to openly snatch food! There is really no law!"

Wen Zhao spoke slowly and calmly, and anyone with a discerning eye could tell that he was about to get angry.

After hearing this, the officers and soldiers beside him all held their swords at their waists, waiting for the order to unsheathe their swords.

When the woman heard this, her eyes rolled and tears hung on her face, she lowered her head and actually smiled secretly.

The gentleman was impressed by his own acting skills at first sight, and he just waited for the soldiers to capture this family, and then all their food would be his.

She had just seen with her own eyes the old lady helping the girl into the carriage, which contained a lot of food and several beds.

By then, I can sell my daughter, take these things, and live with my son. That will be enough.

Everyone present was a shrewd man, and they all knew the woman's moves. However, as officials, they could not easily judge based on one side's words or the friendship between that person and the Han family army.

It should be noted that there are many common people present, and the government must also convince the public when making a judgment.

"Let me ask you, this woman said you stole her food, is this true?"

Bai Qingyun secretly hung the jade pendant around his waist. Wen Zhao recognized it at a glance and asked questions to specific people.

"My Lord, this old woman is full of lies. It is obvious that she came here to beg but failed, so she framed my family."

"Everyone else present can testify."

As he spoke, the people from Dayang Village around him also began to testify.

"Sir, this woman not only framed me, but also took advantage of her age to push the girl from the Bai family to the ground. She is still stuck in the carriage and cannot get out!"

After saying this, he looked at the woman provocatively.

I can also play the victim!

The carriage Xie Shuer was in was not far away, and she couldn't help but hold her forehead after hearing this.

"Who are you?"

When Wen Zhao asked the question, he looked at Bai Qingyun on purpose.

Bai Qingyun also reacted and said quickly: "My Lord, our village was destroyed. We are the people of Bingzhou Prefecture who moved here!"

"You are talking nonsense. All the men in Bingzhou have been conscripted by the government, but the people in your village are all intact! Sir, these people may have impersonated bandits from some mountain. Please send troops to suppress the bandits and protect the people!"

As soon as Bai Qingyun finished speaking, the other people around him began to refute.

Among those who escaped from Bingzhou, there were many women and children. Even the surplus food in their homes was requisitioned by government officials, saying that it was to be used as emergency food.

These people not only have people, but also food!

Seeing that the two sides were about to quarrel, Village Chief Yang hurried out to take charge of the situation.

"Sir, I am the village chief of this village. I am the one who brought the villagers here. As for the conscription that man mentioned, we did hear about it on the road, but we are definitely not bandits!"

"If you don't believe me, you can check our deeds!"

Wen Zhao felt helpless, but finally got back to the point.

"Show me the deed of citizenship!"

As we all know, it is difficult for people who can escape from Bingzhou to get their household registration deeds, which is why the government finds it difficult to resettle them.

Yang Daming and Yang Dashan were standing on both sides of Village Chief Yang. After hearing this, they immediately took out the opportunity that they had put away long ago and handed it to the master beside Wen Zhao.

When the onlookers saw this, the rumors were automatically refuted.

The original intention was to muddy the waters so that those onlookers could also gain some benefits.

But the plan failed as soon as it was launched, and everyone stopped and returned to the audience seats.

"Sir, there is no problem with these deeds!"

The lawyer beside him quickly checked it.

"Then...what's going on with this food?"

Wen Zhao looked at the woman beside him slowly, his eyes showing a little more impatience than before.

If it wasn't for the princess' instructions, I would feel at ease if I did it myself, and I wouldn't have made this trip in person.

The prefect of Jiangzhou was a fourth-rank official.

I've been in a high position for a long time, and I haven't encountered such trivial matters for a long time.

I just wanted to quickly resolve the matter the princess asked me to do, but this person didn't know what to do and kept coming up to me.

It would be fine if he really had been wronged, but he is just a person who talks nonsense!

"Sir, I have evidence to prove the ownership of these grains!"

"Let's hear it!"

Bai Qinghu walked up to the woman and asked, "Excuse me, you said this is your family's food, so does this food have any marks?"

He had a faint smile on his face, and his confident look made the woman feel a little guilty.

"This... How could my own food have a mark on it?!"

After saying this, he became more convinced and looked calm.

"You kid, you have no experience working in the fields. After paying taxes on the harvested grain, it goes into your own granary. How could there be a mark like that?"

The look in his eyes when he looked at Bai Qinghu was full of pride, and even his tone carried the admonition of an elder to a younger generation.

Bai Qinghu heard the answer and chuckled.

When the woman heard this, it was full of contempt.

Ignoring the pretentious admonition, he walked up to Wen Zhao.

He suppressed his chuckle and spoke seriously.

"Sir, my family purchased all the grain from the towns along the way in Pingcheng Prefecture and Jiangzhou Prefecture. There are official seals on the bottom of the grain bags. Please check them!"

The Bai family follows Dayang Village, so it is impossible for them to leave everyone behind to do the shopping alone every time.

He followed everyone and bought some food from time to time, but not much. When the grain bags were empty, Bai Qingyun would secretly fill them up.