They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 351 Cross-examination
Liang Lizheng had no choice but to invite Fourth Grandmother, Sixth Grandfather, and others, and Xu Zhichun and his servant also came.

This matter needs to be clarified sooner or later.

Qingniang's eyes were red and swollen, and her hair was a little messy. The child also looked aggrieved, as if he was about to cry.

It looks really tragic.

Poor thing.

No one knows who taught him this, but as soon as Xu Zhichun arrived, the child looked at her expectantly, as if begging for her pity.

Xu Zhichun was disgusted.
Qingniang glanced timidly at Xu Zhichun, "Sister."

Xu Zhichun: "."

Granny Qin Qing scolded, "How dare you! Who can just call Madam Shanci 'sister'?"

Qingniang turned pale and knelt down pitifully, begging Xu Zhichun for forgiveness: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, sister—Mrs. Xu, I'm sorry."

The village head's wife was also present today. After all, there were some things the village head couldn't say, but she didn't need to hold back. At this moment, she frowned and said, "Madam Shanci is indeed not someone you can just casually call yourselves sisters. You should be secretly happy that Granny Qin only scolded you once, otherwise you would have deserved to be slapped a few times. I see that you apologized quickly and sincerely, and you have made up your mind. Madam Xu, you are magnanimous, so please forgive her this time."

Xu Zhichun smiled and said, "Auntie is right. Please get up."

With just a few words, Xu Zhichun shattered Qingniang's pitiful act. Whether she knelt down or begged for mercy, no one would think that Xu Zhichun was being harsh on her. On the contrary, they would praise her for being sensible and admitting her mistakes.

In retrospect, she gained virtue from this, so it wasn't a bad deal.

Qingniang was dumbfounded, and Uncle Liang was furious.

Shouldn't everyone condemn Xu Zhichun for going too far?

Qingniang lowered her head and cautiously agreed, then stood up.

Uncle Liang was extremely frustrated. He silently encouraged himself, thinking that he couldn't lose!

Uncle Liang directly posed the question, implying that Xu Zhichun should acknowledge Qingniang and the child.

Xu Zhichun: "Let me ask Qingniang a few questions."

Liang Lizheng: "Madam Xu, please ask as you please."

Uncle Liang opened his mouth but closed it again. He wanted to see what Xu Zhichun would ask!
Xu Zhichun glanced at the couple and said, "I'm only asking Qingniang. Please don't interrupt. Otherwise, you two will be seen as deliberately causing trouble and harboring ill intentions. I'll say what you want to say after I've finished asking my question."

Fourth Aunt: "That's only right. Who allows others to interrupt when they're asking a question? That's really annoying."

Uncle Liang snorted coldly: "Go ahead and ask."

"Local Lord, please prepare paper and pen to make a record. After I finish asking the questions, Qingniang, we all need to sign and put our fingerprints on it."

"this--"

"What? Don't you dare admit what you said?"

"of course not!"

"That's good. So, think carefully before you answer my questions, or you'll end up saying you forgot."

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"In what year did you meet my husband?"

Five years ago.

"What month?"

"I...I can't remember?"

"You can't possibly forget which season it is, spring, summer, autumn, or winter, can you?"

"Autumn, right? No, it's summer, a very, very hot time."

Where did you two meet?

"Province, provincial capital."

"Are you from the provincial capital?"

"No."

"Where are you from?"

Lotus Town, Yuxi County.

What are you going to the provincial capital for?

"I—do, do things."

"What were you doing? Where were you?"

Qingniang opened her mouth, her face turning red and white in turns, her mind a complete mess.

Zhang couldn't help but ask, "Why are you asking such irrelevant questions?"

Fourth Aunt frowned and scolded her: "I told you not to interrupt. What's wrong with you, a grown woman? This isn't irrelevant; these are important issues. If you don't understand, don't open your mouth."

Zhang: "."

Qingniang forced herself to continue stammering, "I... I was planning to find work, but before I could, I met Minglang. He... he was very good to me, so I followed him and stopped working."

Xu Zhichun wasn't angry. "What month did you go to the provincial capital?" "April, April, no, probably May, around April or May."

"How long have you lived in the provincial capital?"
"A little, a little half a year"

"Is it five months?"

"Whether it happened or not, I... I can't remember, but it was about half a year."

What was Minglang doing in the provincial capital back then?

"I don't know. He didn't tell me."

Where do you stay in the provincial capital?

Qingniang froze, her mind in a complete mess, panicked and confused. She had never been to the provincial capital before, so how would she know where to stay?

"I forgot, I forgot, it's been too long, I don't remember."

"You've been living in the provincial capital for almost half a year, how could you forget that?"

"I just forgot."

"Do you live in the east, west, south, or north of the city?"

It wouldn't make sense to forget this, after all, we lived here for almost half a year!

"The city, the north of the city."

"Is it a rented yard on its own? Or is it shared with other families?"

"Alone, it's alone."

Otherwise, what would Xu Zhichun say if she asked her roommates again?
What's the name of the alley where you live?

"Forgot, forgot."

Is there a river near the entrance?

"No, no."

Are there trees near the entrance?

"No."

"Yes or no."

"It existed then, but I don't know now."

"What about the neighbors? Surely you don't remember a single one?"

"I almost never go out, and I don't know anyone."

"How long after Minglang left did you discover you were pregnant?"

"Three or three months."

Why did Minglang leave?

"He...he's going to work and earn money in another city."

Where did he go?

"They didn't tell me."

When did Minglang leave?

"Oh, you forgot? Was it autumn or spring?"

"Autumn, autumn."

Did he go back after he left?

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Xu Zhichun asked one question after another, answering them effortlessly. Qingniang struggled to keep up, her gaze becoming increasingly evasive, her expression flustered, and cold sweat pouring down her back.

Even though she stammered and insisted that she had forgotten many questions, there were also many questions that she simply could not say she had forgotten.

When Xu Zhichun saw that she was on the verge of collapse, he smiled inwardly and let her go.

Full of loopholes.

Fortunately, the village head wrote it all down.

"What you just said was all true, wasn't it?"

"Of course it's the truth!"

Qingniang was so frightened that she almost swore never to ask again! What she just said was the truth!
Liang Lizheng said calmly, "I wrote this down exactly as you told me. I'll read it to you once. Liang Da, come over here. You can read too. You can also check if I've written anything wrong. I don't want anyone talking nonsense later."

Uncle Liang was still holding onto this idea, and he forced a smile, saying, "Isn't it too much trouble? The village head certainly won't write anything wrong."

"That depends."

Liang Lizheng simply moved a stool and sat down next to Uncle Liang, handing him sheets of paper one by one: "Everyone saw it, you saw me write it with your own eyes."

Uncle Liang was furious.