The next morning, the family was supposed to have a lively time burning the bottom of the pot to pray to the Kitchen God, but now no one was in the mood.

Because Aunt Tao heard from Doctor Li's wife that the Shen family went to the county town early in the morning on a ox cart.

Suddenly, everyone else felt very nervous and uneasy.

No matter what, they are indeed Shen Si's maternal family and the nominal grandparents of the two children.

Jin Zi seemed to have made up her mind. She pulled Gu Lingze's sleeve and was about to speak when she heard her brother say -

"Lingzi, go and ask Aunt Tao to cook for you, or I will starve!"

The whole family felt much more relieved when they heard him joking like this.

Aunt Tao came over, reached out and touched Gu Lingze's forehead, and said with a smile: "You are the only one who is still thinking about eating!" Then she turned around and went to the kitchen to cook.

Gu Lingze called Jinzi and Lingzi over and said firmly: "You are now called Gu Chaoyu and Gu Chunlin. You are my brother and sister, Gu Lingze. You have nothing to do with his Shen family. Remember?"

Kaneko and Reiko both nodded vigorously, and smiles appeared on their faces.

After the family had breakfast, Doctor Li's wife came after a while.

As soon as he entered the house, he said, "It's so refreshing! The Shen family's wife and Shen Rong were both beaten, and they were just taken back to the Shen family by a bullock cart."

After saying that, he repeated what he had heard from others.

It turned out that the Shen family thought they were right. Except for Shen Si's father, the whole family sat in a ox cart in the morning and went straight to the county government office.

Before County Magistrate Luo got up, he heard the drum for hearing injustices beating outside the county government office, which made him upset so early in the morning.

After packing up, he went to the county government court in front. When he heard what the bailiff reported, he was so angry that his teeth were itching.

Even if County Magistrate Luo didn't know Shen Si's family, could he not make a connection based on the cause and effect of the previous incident?

Sun Gui is so unscrupulous, isn't it because Shen Si doesn't get any protection from her mother's family?

My mother's family is not far away from me, they all live in the same village. If my mother's family can say a few words, even if Zheng Yangping is a village head, how dare Sun Gui sell Chen Si's children openly?

If he doesn't make the decision for Shen Si at this time, is he still waiting for Shen Si to come to him at night for another "candlelight talk"?

What's more, Shen Si's mother's family really only lights the lamp in the toilet.

They are aiding and abetting the tyrant and yet they dare to come here to file a complaint. Does he think that his county government office is just a ridge on the edge of a field, allowing such untouchables as them to come and go as they please?

When the court opened, the bailiffs were ordered to bring all the Shen family members in. When County Magistrate Luo saw this, he became even angrier and slammed the gavel hard.

He opened his mouth and scolded: "I think you unruly people are getting more and more daring. You dare to point your hands directly at my face in court."

"Someone, come! Take these two men out, take off their pants and beat them thirty times in the street!"

After saying that, the bailiff dragged Shen Si's mother and Shen Rong out. Along the way, the two of them kept wailing and begging for mercy.

Shen Liang and Shen Rong's wife were so frightened that they were shaking like sieves and dared not even breathe.

Magistrate Luo stood up and said to the two people in the hall: "When will you stop misbehaving in front of me and come here to file a complaint?" After saying that, he turned around and walked to the back of the county government office.

The wife of the Shen family and Shen Rong were beaten with twenty boards by the county magistrate. Now the whole village is talking about it. The key point is that they were beaten by taking off their pants.

Although the Shen family's wife was already old and weak, she was still a woman after all. Halfway through the beating, she fainted, perhaps from the pain or the smell.

There was a big commotion at the Shen family, and the discussion among the villagers turned away from Gu Lingze.

Gu Lingze expected that things were not over yet, but he did not expect the Shen family to come so soon.

When they opened the door, it was Shen Si's father and Shen Liang who came this time. Shen Rong's wife didn't come. She used the excuse of taking care of her mother-in-law and husband at home, but in fact she was afraid of Gu Lingze.

"Young man from the Gu family, my Shen family has no grudges against you. Why do you want to detain Jinzi and Lingzi to threaten us? Do you want money? We can give it to you." Shen Si's father asked angrily.

Gu Lingze raised his eyebrows. This Shen Si's father was quite smart. No wonder he dared to covet the position of village head. He didn't stand up the first two times, probably because he was afraid of ruining his reputation.

"Jin Zi Ling Zi? Why are you bringing your own child to my farm?"

"I do have brothers and sisters, but I adopted these two children when they were almost starving to death. Do they have anything to do with your Shen family?"

Gu Lingze's words completely blocked Shen Si's father. It was not okay to say that there was a connection, and it was even worse to say that there was no connection.

"Everyone in the village knows exactly who these two children belong to. It's not something that can be decided just by your words," said Shen Si's father.

Gu Lingze sneered, "Well, who is willing to testify for you? How about we go to Magistrate Luo and discuss the matter?"

"Everyone knows that you gave money to the county magistrate..."

Shen Si's father suddenly realized what he said and quickly shut up.

The villagers had been discussing this matter for a long time. Some people said that after all, he was the illegitimate son of a prominent family, and the magistrate must understand the principle of not judging others by their appearance.

Some people also said that it was Gu Lingze who gave the filial gift secretly. After all, the Zheng and Shen families who had caused trouble with him at the county government office had all been punished by the county magistrate.

But this can be said in private, but not in public.

County Magistrate Luo is no longer a person of substance, and it is not someone a commoner like you can discuss in front of everyone.

Shen Si's father knew that he had spoken out of turn, but he couldn't take the case to court as Gu Lingze had said, so he could only turn around and leave.

Gu Lingze has always looked down on such people. They are full of filth in their hearts, but they pretend to be righteous on the surface, which is disgusting.

He originally thought that he could blackmail Gu Lingze and give a tribute to County Magistrate Luo, so that he could become the head of the village and his family could get some money, thus having the best of both worlds.

Unexpectedly, not only did he not get the money, but he also angered the county magistrate and got beaten. He really lost more than he gained.

Shen Si's father had given up, but there was a hint of viciousness in Shen Rong's eyes.

"Do you think our boss's leg can really be cured?" A waiter with a white cloth on his shoulders was chatting with the cook in the kitchen.

"That's not true. Ever since Brother Gu examined our boss's leg, he hasn't cried out in pain since."

"Don't you see that the young master is so cheerful all day long? How can he be so happy if his legs are about to break?"

"That's the truth." The waiter tilted his head and replied.

The waiter was about to continue chatting when suddenly a look of fear appeared on his face and he quickly turned back to the lobby.

The chef who was chatting turned around and saw Zhao Chengmo standing at the kitchen door, so he smiled and said to him: "Xiao Zhao is here to deliver game again, just put it there."

Zhao Chengmo acted as if he didn't see the waiter before. He nodded to the cook, put down the game and left without saying anything.

"Alas, what a bad fate." The cook looked at Zhao Chengmo's back and sighed.

Gu Lingze's family finally had some peace and quiet during this period. It was not known whether the Shen family was scared by the beating or just kept doing nothing to heal their wounds. In any case, they had not come to visit for the past few days.

The whole family was busy. Uncle Xu took a few days off from the restaurant and was busy dealing with the land under Gu Lingze's name. Aunt Tao was also sorting out many small things at home.