The county town is not big, and not long after, Mr. Qiao came to the court.

Mr. Qiao, whose full name is Qiao Youde, means a person with virtue.

The Qiao family is a famous family in Guobei County. Some of their ancestors once served as officials and several scholars were also produced.

Although Qiao Youde is just a scholar, he relies on his ancestors to be considered a celebrity in Guobei County and is respected as Master Qiao.

"Old Qiao Youde, I've seen the adults!"

After going to court, Qiao Youde stepped forward and bowed to him.

Ma Daming nodded slightly and said, "Qiao Youde, come and take a look at these two contracts. There is also your signature and handprint on it."

After saying that, he ordered the yamen runners to hand over the two contracts to Qiao Youde to see.

In fact, the yamen runner told Qiao Youde about the situation when he went to inform him.

Qiao Youde was very surprised by this.

He knew better than anyone else about the inside story of this contract, because the whole thing was planned by him.

This old guy is full of kindness and righteousness on the surface, but in fact he is jealous of money and is full of bad water.

Although the Qiao family is a prominent family, it is not as good as the other generation. The family has fallen into decline and it is just a glorious appearance.

But Qiao Youde is very proud of his appearance, and he has to be proud of food, clothing, housing and transportation.

In this way, a lot of money is needed to decorate the storefront.

Although the Qiao family also has its own industry, the family has dozens of people, including the elderly and servants, and the daily expenses are not small.

Therefore, Qiao Youde can only find a way to make money.

For example, this time, I helped Qi Yuanwai a lot and gained the benefit of fifty taels of silver.

I thought this was foolproof, but I didn't expect that two juren came to sue Feng Da, but the fifty taels in the contract actually turned into five thousand taels?

"How is this... possible?"

Although he was mentally prepared, Qiao Youde had thought that the contract must have been tampered with, and that his eyes could definitely tell the authenticity.

Unexpectedly, after receiving the contract, he could have confirmed that these two contracts were indeed written by him.

After repeated identification, there was no flaw at all.

This is strange. He clearly wrote about fifty taels of silver, but how could it turn into fifty taels of silver?

When he saw Qiao Youde in an inexplicable expression, Qi Yuanwai panicked and said hurriedly:

"Master Qiao, you must see clearly. This was written by you. You were also present to testify at that time. It was obviously five hundred...ah, is it fifty two right?"

"This..." Qiao Youde subconsciously glanced at Ma Daming.

As a result, Ma Daming deliberately glanced to the side, and a deputy official knew nothing and wanted to know nothing.

As a result, Qiao Youde couldn't help but sweat and lost his opinion.

He had heard of Mo Ziming's name. Now Mo Ziming has come forward to fight this lawsuit for Feng Tou, and he is obviously prepared.

Even Ma Daming was afraid of it, and he looked like he was doing his job, fearing that he would get rid of it.

So, what should he do?

Should you stick to your own opinions and insist that you will be fifty taels? Or should you follow the flow?

I couldn't make a decision in my heart, so I could only ask for help from Ma Daming again: "Sir, this contract... is indeed a man's handwriting, but..."

Speaking of this, I deliberately paused and watched Ma Daming's expression change without blinking in order to get hints from it.

In fact, at this time, Ma Daming was also feeling a little distressed and in a dilemma.

According to his original intention, he must have to protect Mr. Qi. After all, he collected Mr. Qi's money, and he went to Guobei County to take office in an impersonation, with the purpose of making money.

However, the current situation is quite unfavorable.

Two juren went to the court to take charge of Feng Da, and one of them was the famous Mo Jieyuan.

If he forcibly sentenced to Yuanwai Qi to win the lawsuit, maybe this matter would be exposed to Jinhua Government...

In that case, the consequences will be unpredictable.

Other officials wish to deal with their bosses frequently, so that they can get closer and facilitate promotion.

But Ma Daming is the opposite. He is the least willing to deal with his superiors to avoid revealing his feelings.

Isn’t it good to make money silently?

As his face kept changing, Qiao Youde and Qi Yuanwai's hearts were also hanging in their throats...

Mo Ziming looked leisurely.

To put it bluntly, even if Ma Daming insists on his own and does not recognize this contract, it doesn't matter, and his ultimate move has not been used yet.

After a fierce struggle in his mind for a while, Ma Daming finally made a decision and stared at Qiao Youde: "Qiao Youde, are you sure this is your handwriting? It was not written by someone else?"

"It's...it's old handwriting."

"Then why is the amount in the contract different from what Qi Luren said? He insisted that it was fifty taels, but it was obviously five thousand taels in the contract?"

Mingming, as soon as these two words were spoken, Qiao Youde immediately understood it.

This is a tone of affirmation.

So, he coughed dryly and said, "Report to me, I am old and sometimes my memory will inevitably make mistakes.

But I still remember it vaguely. At that time, it seemed... that I accidentally wrote five hundred into five thousand..."

This old guy is also a ghost, and he used vague words like this.

If there is any change in the lawsuit in the future, he might have an excuse.

But as soon as he said this, Mr. Qi panicked and shouted desperately: "Master Qiao, how can you just talk nonsense? You clearly wrote fifty taels, why did you say five hundred and five thousand again?"

"Bang!" Ma Daming slapped the agglomeration and shouted majesticly: "Qi Luren, don't roar in the court!"

"But sir, Xiaomin is really wronged. How could that house be worth 5,000 taels? No matter how stupid Xiaomin is, he would not be so stupid to spend 5,000 taels to buy that house. Besides..."

Before Mr. Qi finished speaking, Mo Ziming interrupted with a smile: "Mr. Qi, if you want to say this, then how could the house be worth fifty taels?

No matter how stupid the couple Feng and his wife are, they won’t be able to sell their houses for fifty taels, right?”

"That's because..." Mr. Qi almost blurted out the truth, but fortunately he came back to his senses in time and swallowed it back.

Mo Ziming asked, "What's the reason?"

"No...nothing..."

Mo Ziming couldn't help but smile and said, "That's because you made two contracts, and you showed Feng Da one, and asked him to put his handprints on another one. I wonder if the young actor guessed correctly?"

"No... sir, it's not like this..."

Mr. Qi quickly denied it.

"Since it's not, then this contract is true. Please give justice and let Mr. Qi fulfill the contract in court and pay Feng Da 5,000 taels of silver."

"This..." Ma Daming hesitated for a moment, and finally slapped the awkward: "Qi Luren, now the evidence is conclusive, this official announced the verdict..."

"Sir, I'm wronged, sir..."

Mr. Qi was completely disintegrated and even knelt on the ground and kowtowed constantly.

If he really wants to give him five thousand taels, it will be equivalent to taking half of his life. Not to mention expanding his business, he will have to sell a lot of industries to make up so much money.

It is absolutely impossible for him to take out five thousand taels, and now his plan can only be defeated by death.

"Sir, Xiaomin confessed that the price we negotiated with Feng Da was 500 taels, and the contract was also 500 taels..."

Ma Daming's face changed and he said angrily: "Qi Luren, you are so brave. You dare to play with me. I will say fifty taels at a time, but now it will become five hundred..."

"Stop being angry. Since Mr. Qi has an injustice to be filed, may I listen?"

Mo Ziming said in time.

"What's nice about it? This is clearly a troublemaker!"

Mo Ziming's face was a whole: "Sir, the court is a place for reasoning and law. Whether it is a troublemaker or a thief, you have to find a result to convince everyone. Do you agree?"

"This...well, according to what Mo Jieyuan said, Qi Luren, what is going on in this contract? Tell me!"

"Yes, yes, yes~" Qi Luren wiped the cold sweat from his head and told the truth desperately.

No matter what, if he wants to come, the consequences will be better than asking him to take out five thousand taels of silver.

"Sir, in order to expand the store management, Xiaomin consulted with Mr. Feng and his wife to buy their house.

But the couple disagreed. Later, Xiaomin found Mr. Qiao... Qiao Youde, and he gave Xiaomin an idea..."

"Qi Luren, don't be slandering. When did I give you an idea?"

"My surname is Qiao, don't refuse to admit it. I have a contract written by you in person. The amount of house purchase on it is 500 taels..."

The two started to bite the dog and started arguing in court.

Ma Daming said nothing with a slight face.
To be continued...