Chapter 303: A Close Call

The moment the rake hit him, Fubao grabbed the man's wrist and applied a little force, causing him to scream in pain.

The rake fell to the ground with a clang. Fubao pushed it forward, and the man staggered and fell in front of them.

Fu Bao looked at Gu Meng and said, "Go, give him a slap."

Seeing Fu Bao's momentum, Gu Meng knew that if she didn't hit this man, Fu Bao would kick her. So she hurried forward and slapped him in the face.

With a slap, the man covered his face and screamed, "You bitch, you dare to hit me?"

Fu Bao went up and kicked him, "Scold? Scold again? Let's see whether your words are stronger than my fists and feet."

The woman heard the noise and came out of the house, "What are you doing?"

Liuzi looked at her holding the child in her arms and quickly stepped forward, "Give me the child."

The woman thought he was trying to steal the child, but seeing how fierce he was, she didn't dare to do anything. After hesitating for a moment, Liuzi took the child in her arms aside.

Feng Qi stood next to the water tank, "You were the one who splashed water on our sister just now?"

The woman said fiercely: "What? Just throw it, what dare you do to me?"

She took a step forward with her belly bulging. Feng Qi: "What's wrong? No way!"

As Feng Qi spoke, he grabbed the wooden basin beside him and scooped half of it with water. Before the woman could react, she heard a splash and was poured with water that chilled her to the bone.

The woman was stunned for a few seconds. "You dare to hit me? I will fight you. I will die here today. I will kill two people. I wonder if you can afford the compensation!"

As she spoke, she aimed at Feng Qi and rushed over with her head down. Meng Hu and Fu Bao held her on the left and right. Feng Qi simply raised the half tank of water and poured it all over him.

"Want to blackmail me? Don't worry, you won't die." Feng Qi pulled off the bed sheet hanging in the yard, threw one end to Meng Hu and held the other end in his hand. After a few strokes, he wrapped the woman up and hung her on the wooden rack.

The woman was so angry that she started to curse. Meng Hu picked up a half cucumber from the ground and stuffed it into her mouth. He put his hands together and said, "Donor, you are so foolish. Why do you say such bad things? You gave birth to these children but didn't educate them well. I left you hanging here. You should reflect on yourself."

The woman was whimpering and cursing something, and the man was beaten and running around the yard.

Whenever he cursed, Fubao would pull him over, slap him in the face, and then kick him, forcing him to continue running.

Until he was so scared that he dared not open his mouth, and ran around like a mouse.

Gu Meng took advantage of the chaos to enter the room and saw two children crying on the bed. Zhang Paner was punished to kneel on the ground with a wooden stick in his hands.

Gu Meng threw the stick aside and pulled Zhang Paner up, "Get up, we won't kneel anymore."

Gu Meng glanced at the bare house and asked, "Is there anything you want to take away?"

Zhang Paner shook her head. "I don't want anything. I just want to leave."

Gu Meng picked her up and left. Feng Qi watched Gu Meng carry the children to the car, glanced into the house, grabbed the man's ear and pulled him to the front, warning him, "You must send these children to school. Don't think that as long as they don't starve to death, it's okay. Don't think that you can raise them until they are teenagers and then throw them away for a dowry.

I tell you, I will send people to keep an eye on you, and if you dare to treat the little one like the big one, we will break your legs next time we come!"

The man raised his hands above his head and said, "Stop hitting me, ladies, please spare my life. I won't dare to do it again."

Feng Qi glared at him fiercely and said, "Go!"

Liuzi put the child in his arms next to the woman and said, "Remember, if you abuse the child again, we will not let you go."

The group got in the car and drove away. The man hugged his legs and wailed in the yard, "Who are these people?"

Gu Meng hugged Zhang Pan'er and whispered, "It was a close call. If only they had read the newspaper, they would have known."

After returning to the county government, Gu Meng specifically mentioned this to Geng Qiaoju and asked her to pay attention to the child's education.

Zhang Paner joined the team, and everyone was supposed to head north the next day.

The next morning, it was drizzling outside.

After Luo Jiu and others had finished getting ready, they suddenly realized that Geng Qiaoju was not there.

Luo Jiu: "Where's Qiao Ju?"

Cheng Yaoyao looked at it and said, "Maybe he went to the station first. It might rain heavily soon. Let's go quickly."

The four of them walked out of the lobby quickly, and in the drizzle, they just kept walking with their heads down.

Luo Jiu saw Fu Bao waiting at the door in his car. Just as she was about to open the door, Fu Bao smiled and raised his chin, motioning her to look around.

Luo Jiu looked up and saw that the procession of people seeing them off had filled the entire street, with no end in sight. The people stretched their necks, stood on tiptoes, and looked towards the direction where they were, reluctantly.

Geng Qiaoju was standing across the street, walking towards me slowly, holding an oil-paper umbrella.

Zhong Jialing couldn't help but laugh and tease, "County Magistrate Geng, why are you doing this? Why are you organizing this on a rainy day?"

Geng Qiaoju hurriedly said, "Minister Zhong, you are wrongly accusing me. I originally thought that only the county staff and I would take you to the station, but the townships and towns below also knew that you were leaving, and the phone calls asking about your itinerary were almost overwhelming. Everyone insisted on coming to see you off, and I couldn't stop them.

Our Yi County has just turned around and is not yet wealthy. The common people have nothing to express their gratitude. The following villages and towns have made these four umbrellas as a token of their appreciation. Please accept them, leaders.

The people of Yi County will not forget you, and you should not forget Yi County either. When you have time, come back often to visit us. We will all miss you.”

Geng Qiaoju's eyes were red as she handed the Wanmin Umbrella to the four people.

Luo Jiu looked up and looked at the familiar place names and clumsy handwriting on the umbrella, and his heart felt warm.

The four of them waved to the team that was seeing them off and said to everyone, "It's going to rain heavily, everyone should go back quickly. We appreciate your kindness, everyone go home."

No one left, but many villagers kept saying, "You are good people! If you hadn't come, our Yi County would have suffered a lot. You must take care of your health and come to visit more often in the future."

Luo Jiu agreed: "Okay, I will come when I am free."

Geng Qiaoju said, "Many villagers have rushed here from the village before dawn just to give you a ride. If you don't leave, we won't leave. Get in the car."

Geng Qiaoju opened the car door and four people got in. A crowd gradually came up, and simple faces were pressed against the car windows, as if they had endless things to say.

Aunt Ye squeezed forward holding the child, "President Luo, I told County Magistrate Geng that I adopted the child."

Luo Jiu hurriedly said: "Okay, you treat her well. If there comes a day when you can't take care of her, let her come to Beiping to find us."

Aunt Ye said, "I can take care of her. I also have a shop. I will definitely raise this child well. I have given her a nickname, Lele. You can give her a full name."

Luo Jiu looked at the baby girl in her arms. This child was abandoned at birth and was accidentally picked up by them. She had escaped death.

Luo Jiu thought of himself, and then looked at this child with a rough fate, "Let's call him Qingzhou."