Chapter 110 This method is feasible [Seeking various votes]
Chapter 110 This method is feasible [Seeking various votes]
Hanging?!
Gui was so frightened that her face turned pale and she moved her lips a few times but no sound came out.
Old Mrs. Gao pulled her back. After all, she had been eating well for decades and was not so easily frightened.
"Don't say these things to scare an old woman like me." She sneered at Xiao Huan, "You hugged and kissed my Qi'er in public, your reputation has been ruined. Who else would want you to marry my Qi'er?"
"Bah! Shameless old woman!" Xiao Huan spat at her, "I would rather stay single and be an old maid at home than let your scum grandson get away with it!"
"You little bitch!" Old Mrs. Gao was so angry that she picked up her walking stick and hit Xiaohuan.
Shang Wan grabbed her with his backhand and pushed her back hard. If Gui hadn't helped her in time, Mrs. Gao would have fallen to the ground.
"Watch your mouth. If you dare to attack us again, don't blame us for being rude!"
"Oh my! The old lady was beaten to death!" Old Mrs. Gao clutched her waist and yelled, "Help! Someone was beaten to death!"
"Mother!" Gui immediately began to howl like a mourner, "If anything happens to you, how are Qi'er and I going to live?"
Shang Wan curled his lips. What else can these two do besides taking advantage of their seniority and acting like a spoiled brat?
But some people fall for it.
"My dear scholar, the old lady is an elderly person after all. How can you fight with an old person?"
"Young people nowadays don't know how to respect their elders at all."
"Let's talk it over, don't use force."
"I think what Old Lady Gao said makes sense. Girls are going to get married anyway, so it doesn't matter who they marry."
Shang Wan looked at the woman who was speaking and remembered that she had a daughter who was only one year away from coming of age.
"Since it doesn't matter who you marry, why don't you marry your daughter to the Gao family? Your two families have a good relationship anyway, so it would be great to have a closer relationship and save you from causing trouble for others."
The woman choked. Didn't she know what kind of person Gao Qi was? How could he let his daughter jump into the fire pit?
Thinking of what happened to the man just now, she quickly shut her mouth and dared not say anything.
"The village chief is here!"
Someone ran to invite Village Chief Lin over.
Village Chief Lin's arm was still hanging, and his face was as black as the bottom of a pot. "What's going on? What are you all doing here? Is there no work at home or in the fields?"
"Village chief, you've come at the right time. You have to help me judge the situation." Old Mrs. Gao's waist felt better instantly. She quickly stood up to complain, recounting the quarrel with exaggeration.
More and more villagers came to watch the fun, almost surrounding the small area. He Sizhi was worried that Shang Wan's family would suffer, so he brought his two apprentices with him to help show their support.
As Old Lady Gao cried, Village Chief Lin's expression became increasingly cold. He repeatedly looked at Shang Wan with a condemning look, as if Shang Wan had done something evil that was intolerable to heaven and earth.
Shang Wan sneered in his heart, the Gao family is allowed to plot against his family, but he is not allowed to plot against his family back?
Didn't the Gao family want them to suffer a loss in silence? She also made a bigger one for the Gao family.
The Gao family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law finished their crying. Village Chief Lin sighed, "I know about this matter. It's not easy for you orphans and widows. I will definitely give you justice."
He glanced at the villagers and said, "Everyone has heard clearly about this matter. I am not biased towards anyone. It is indeed Lu Xiucai's family who are in the wrong. As for the beating, since no one else saw it, let's not talk about it for now. But not disciplining your family and causing a scandal by the river is a disgrace to everyone in our village."
The villagers had not expected that just watching the fun would involve their own families, so they all quieted down and listened to Village Chief Lin's detailed explanation.
Village Chief Lin persuaded them kindly: "Think about it, if this matter gets out, what will people from other villages think of the girls in our village? How will the girls get married in the future? How will the boys in the family find wives?"
The villagers thought about what he said and felt that it made some sense.
"Alas, our village has never been peaceful since Mr. Lu and his family moved in. Others are afraid of seeing officials, but they want to take everything to court. It's hard for me to be the village chief." Village Chief Lin sighed, frowned, and looked worried.
His words had a hidden meaning. Some people understood it and looked at Shang Wan and others with strange eyes, while those who didn't understand it didn't react at all.
"Village head, I don't agree with what you said." Wu Mingli said, "Before the scholar's family moved in, there were many quarrels and arguments in our village. How can you blame them all on the scholar's family?"
Aunt Yao also chimed in, "My son is right. If we ordinary people encounter something that we can't sort out, don't we have to go to court? How come going to court is against the law?"
Village Chief Lin's thoughts were pulled back a little, and many people spoke up to agree.
Village chief Lin secretly cursed the mother and son of the Wu family for their bad deeds, but he showed helplessness on his face.
"Because of the disaster relief grain issue, I know everyone has some opinions about me, and nothing I say will be of any use. But now I am still the village chief. Regarding today's incident, I hope everyone will discuss the matter based on facts, help the right side rather than the relatives, and give justice to the Gao family."
It was almost as if he had said openly that the Wu mother and son were deliberately biased towards Shang Wan and the others because of their good relationship with them.
Everyone started discussing it immediately. Some people who had watched the whole thing from beginning to end added a paragraph of Shang Wan and Xiao Huan's defense to them.
Some people stood on the side of Gao's mother and son, while others stood on the side of Shang Wan and others, and the argument could not be resolved for a while.
Someone suggested, "Don't argue anymore. Why don't we find Gao Qi and ask him about it?"
What could be faster than two parties confronting each other?
Some people also suggested checking whether Gui had any injuries on her body, which would also prove whether Gao Qi had beaten her.
"Village Chief, do you think these two methods are feasible?"
"Scholar, do you think these two methods are feasible?"
The two voices sounded almost at the same time, and Village Chief Lin's face immediately turned pale.
He, the village chief, is not dead yet!
Lu Chengjing raised his lips slightly and looked at Village Chief Lin, "I think this method is feasible. What do you think, Village Chief?"
Village Chief Lin: “…”
This method was of course exactly what he wanted, but if he agreed to it, wouldn't he be agreeing with this guy surnamed Lu? He felt that he was inferior to this guy surnamed Lu for nothing.
He is the village chief!
After hesitating for a moment, he still uttered two words with a breath held, "It's feasible."
So, the villagers were divided into three groups, one group went to find Gao Qi, one group examined Gui's injuries, and one group stayed to wait for the results.
"I'm not injured!" Gui refused to leave with Aunt Yao and the others, "My son didn't hit me."
"We are all women. We have everything you have. At worst, we can take off our clothes and show you." Aunt Yao grabbed Gui's arm and took her away with several aunts.
"Mom! I don't want to test it!" Gui asked Mrs. Gao for help in panic.
Old Lady Gao looked at her unhappily and hit her hard with her cane, "I'm not going to torture you, so hurry up!"
Gui called out to Village Chief Lin again, but Village Chief Lin didn't even turn his head. It was unclear whether he really didn't hear her or was pretending not to hear her.
Shang Wan stared at the backs of the aunts pulling Gui away and felt that Gui's attitude was a little strange.
She made up the story that Gao Qi beat someone up, just to muddy the waters. But looking at Gui's reaction, it couldn't be true, right?
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