The three men couldn't figure out how the usually amiable foreman who took care of them would do such a hateful thing. How could such a kind-looking person be so cruel and merciless?
It was said that one's appearance was born from one's heart. Shouldn't a kind-looking, amiable, gentle, caring, and considerate person be a good person? How could he be so vicious?
In fact, these three men were right. Under normal circumstances, this was the case. However, some people were good at disguising themselves. They were obviously vicious people, but they could disguise themselves as kind people.
People with bad acting skills were naturally easy to be discovered, but people with good acting skills were not so easy to see through. In addition, what a person said might not be the same as what he thought.
A person who talked about benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trust was likely to be a vicious person. According to a philosopher from later generations, a moral person would only use morality to restrain himself. Only those who liked to use morality to restrain others and take advantage of the opportunity to gain benefits would often talk about benevolence, righteousness, and morality.
For example, the famous Royal Uncle Liu was such a person. Every time this guy wanted to snatch someone else's territory, he would always talk about benevolence, righteousness, and morality. Finally, under the persuasion of his subordinates, he would snatch someone else's territory in the name of benevolence and righteousness. It could be said that he was too shameless.
Some people were always scheming against others. They wanted to take advantage of others and gain benefits for themselves, but on the surface, they were very benevolent and righteous. They gave people the feeling that they were amiable and trustworthy. Thus, they unknowingly deceived others. However, because the disguise was too good, even if many people were deceived, they would not realize that they were deceived. They would even be grateful to the person who deceived them.
There were such hypocrites who liked to deceive others in any era. One was better at pretending than the other. They talked about benevolence, righteousness, and morality all day long. They liked to teach others how to accumulate virtue and do good deeds, but they liked to deceive others the most. If people didn't know them well enough, they would be easily deceived. They might not even be able to see through it in their whole life. If this hypocrite was successful and famous, he would have the right not to be blamed, because any winner also had the right not to be blamed.
The foreman was undoubtedly the most abominable. He was the main culprit, and Li San could only be regarded as an accomplice. As for the three men who were deceived, they were the most unlucky people. However, since the truth had been revealed, they definitely couldn't let it go. The money that the foreman had cheated over the years must be spat out. Not only that, but the foreman also had to be punished by the law. People like him must accept the punishment of the law.
Wang Dabao looked at Li San and said, "In that case, you are only an accomplice, and the foreman should be the main culprit. Moreover, you only received one hundred coins, and your crime is not too big. If you are willing to testify and point out the main culprit's crime, it will be a great merit, and your crime will be lighter. Seeing that you have been a servant for many years, I don't mind paying some money to smooth things over. So, it will be a matter of a flogging."
I don't think that I can do anything about it. "In order to settle the matter, Wang Dabao had to comfort Li San. He wanted Ang Lee to testify and point out the foreman's crime. Then, he would do what Ang Lee asked him to do.
Ang Lee's housekeeper nodded with satisfaction. He looked at the three men and asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"
"Thank you for your help. We just want to get back the money that we were cheated of."
"I also want to ask the foreman why he treated us like this."
"I really want to beat the foreman. He cheated us for so many years and made us suffer."
The three men said with righteous indignation.
Wang Dabao nodded and said, "Since the matter is clear, why don't we take them to the county office and let Li San surrender. Then, the bailiffs will arrest the foreman and interrogate him. Then, this matter will be settled."
Ang Lee's housekeeper nodded and said, "That's right. I also have the same idea. Let's go! Let's go to the county office. You go back to Ang and tell him the situation here. "
After that, everyone went to the county office in Chang 'an county. They were ready to deal with this matter and let the foreman receive the punishment he deserved. After all, what the foreman did was too immoral. If it wasn't dealt with legally, it wouldn't be enough to deter criminals. Since the foreman did such a disgusting thing, naturally, he must receive the punishment he deserved.
The matter quickly spread to Ang Lee's ears. Ang Lee, who was guiding the technical personnel in the R&D center, heard about the situation of Wang Dabao's family. He was very happy. This matter had long been expected, and the key was that it was dealt with in this way. Ang Lee was very satisfied. This matter should be dealt with in this way. The foreman who violated the law must be punished by the law.
From the foreman's continuous framing of the coolies under him for many years, the sentence was definitely not light. At least, it was the crime of being banished.
Of course, if the foreman didn't squander the money he cheated over the years and then returned the money with interest to the many craftsmen who were cheated, the crime could be reduced a lot. This depended on whether the foreman had enough money in his hands.
It was said that money makes the world go round. When sentencing, this law was also followed. If there was enough money to compensate the victim's loss, the sentence would naturally be lower. If there was not enough money to compensate the victim, the sentence would inevitably be increased a lot.
The judgment of the lawsuit was naturally in the county government's charge. Ang Lee didn't need to get involved. Such a small matter didn't need him to care about it. Moreover, there were still a lot of things waiting for him in the R&D center. The improvement of the telephone was also in progress. Although it had been developed, it was a bit cumbersome. It was quite heavy in the hand. There were still many details that were not perfect. In short, there was still a lot of room for improvement.
Li An's main job had always been to research and develop high technology. Meddling in other people's business was just something he did when he was bored. Now that the matter was basically settled, Li An didn't have to worry about it anymore. There was still a lot of improvement and research work waiting for him.
In the county government of Chang 'an County, the foreman wanted to quibble at first. However, as the servants of the other families surrendered, his psychological defense completely collapsed. In the face of the strong facts, he had to admit that he had colluded with the servants of the other manors to scheme against the people under his command. Not only did these people not get paid, but they also owed him a lot of money. This was to maximize his own benefits.
After committing such a serious crime, the punishment was naturally not light. However, since the foreman was a miser, he did not squander the money he obtained through deceit. Instead, he kept it at home. In other words, the foreman had enough money to compensate the craftsmen. Moreover, he had enough money to compensate the craftsmen with both principal and interest. As a result, his crime was much lighter.
Although these people who were cheated hated the foreman's behavior very much, as long as they got back the money they lost, they didn't hate the foreman so much. Therefore, they also told the county magistrate that as long as the compensation was in place, they could stop pursuing the foreman. As a result, the foreman's crime was greatly reduced. In addition, the foreman had extra money to bribe the people in the county government. As a result, his crime was even lighter. Originally, it was agreed that he would be exiled 3,000 miles away. However, after a round of bribery, the distance of exile was reduced to 800 miles. It was not considered a border, but a poorer county. As long as he had money, he could continue to spend money when he arrived at his destination. Perhaps he could come back in three to five years.
In short, it was good to be rich. Rich people could always solve difficult problems easily. Even if they did something illegal, the ending of having money and not having money were completely different. Money could greatly reduce one's crime, whether it was bribery or compensation to the victims, to a certain extent, it could reduce one's punishment. However, if one didn't have money, he could only accept a more severe punishment.
The simplest example was borrowing money and not being able to pay it back. This was going to jail. However, if one had money to pay it back, then there was no need to go to jail. There was even nothing to do with it.
The whole day was busy. In the evening, Ang Lee went to Shuang'er's house again. This time, he still brought a lot of pastries.
What awaited Ang Lee was a meal ten times more sumptuous than yesterday. Moreover, there were many people in the house who had been cheated by them. These people specially came to thank Ang Lee. After they went to the county government, they received the compensation they deserved. These were their wages for many years, and they all got it at once. Moreover, there were some benefits. Although it wasn't a huge sum of money, for these small people, this much money could be regarded as a small windfall. How could they not celebrate when they suddenly got a small windfall? The most important thing was that they must thank Ang Lee. If it weren't for Ang Lee's help, they would still be in the dark now. Maybe in this life, they would have to pay off debts for others. It was terrible to think about such a life.
Ang Lee counted. There were seven or eight men. Each of them had a grateful expression. When they saw Ang Lee, they all knelt down and kept thanking him. This made Ang Lee feel embarrassed.
"Everyone, get up. Get up! It's a small matter. It's not worth mentioning. "
Ang Lee smiled and asked everyone to get up quickly. Doing a good deed was not to make others feel grateful. It was to make oneself feel comfortable. As long as one's heart was comfortable, it was fine.
The kind of person who wanted others to thank him for doing a little good deed was a kind of wrong mind. When a person did a good deed, he must not think about making others thank him. Otherwise, if others couldn't do it, he would feel uncomfortable in his heart. If it didn't matter, he would never feel comfortable in his heart. After all, the purpose of doing a good deed should be to feel comfortable in his heart. How could he expect others to repay him?
"Thanks to you. If you hadn't helped us, we wouldn't have seen through the foreman's trick until death. I'm afraid we would have to work for others for the rest of our lives."
"Yes! You have helped us so much. We must remember you for the rest of our lives. "
"Even if we have to be cattle or horses in the next life, we must repay your kindness."
Several men delayed for a while. Under Ang Lee's repeated persuasion, they got up and stood to let Ang Lee sit.
The chairs in the yard had been replaced, and they were better than the previous ones. There were also some brand-new stools. In addition, some bowls, chopsticks, basins, and jars in the house had also been replaced. These new ordinary furniture should be newly bought furniture. After all, the man now had some money in his hands. He could afford to buy some ordinary furniture. In this way, his house would look a little better and not be too shabby.
In order to thank Ang Lee for his kindness, the rest of the men were not stingy. Each of them took out a part of their money and bought a lot of food and wine. They filled the stone table in the pavilion. Those that couldn't fit could only be placed on the empty table next to them. They could add more to the table at any time.
Small furniture and food could be bought at any time, but renovating the house wasn't something that could be done in a day or two. It couldn't be done without ten days or half a month. Therefore, Shuang 'er's house was still shabby for the time being. However, Ang Lee believed that the men now had money in their hands. It wouldn't be long before they would definitely take out a part of the money to renovate their house. At that time, if Ang Lee came again, he wouldn't have to stay in the open-air yard to eat.
Because the preparation was very sufficient, the people who should be contacted were contacted yesterday, so the case was heard in the morning. At noon, these men had already received the money that should belong to them. In the afternoon, these children bought a lot of food and wine on the street. Shuang 'er's mother was busy preparing more than thirty dishes and some pastries. They didn't care how delicious they were, but these were their good intentions.
"It's getting late. Let's take a seat!"
After greeting the men, Ang Lee said with a smile. Since they were all here, they had to eat this meal even if they didn't want to. Otherwise, it would chill the hearts of the men.
Although the standard of this meal was very low, the food and wine were common in the market, and there were no expensive delicacies, it was enough for the men to have this kind of intention. It was enough to make Ang Lee happy.
As the great benefactor of all the men, Li An naturally had to sit at the head table. Moreover, he was the only one at the head table. No one else could share it with him. The rest of the men sat on the left, right, and opposite sides. There were even two men who sat opposite and at the side corner. The most miserable one was of course the woman. She had been busy the entire afternoon, but she didn't even have the right to sit at the table. She could only watch the group of men eat, and then, from time to time, she would add dishes and rice. Needless to say, she was very virtuous.
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