Chapter 896 899. Rejection

Who knew that Li Chuncao pursed her lips, looked at everyone for a long while, and then said, "The money in the family is not with me, I can't even buy a thin coffin."

Everyone: "..."

"You seemed to have a lot of dowry when you got married, how come you don't have any money at all?" an old lady asked hesitantly. Seeing the skinny appearance of the Shi family's daughter-in-law, she must have been treated badly in the past, but she didn't expect that she couldn't even keep her dowry.

"Since I came into the family, my mother said that I was young and ignorant, so she kept it for me. I haven't seen it since then." Li Chuncao did not hide anything and exposed the ugliness of the Shi family.

Logically speaking, she has been in Shijia Village for so many years, it is impossible that the villagers don’t know what kind of life she lives. Why is she pretending to be stupid now?

"Then you can go look for your mother. There is only a small place like this at home, so you can always find enough money to bury her.

If you don't keep it like this, it will be uncomfortable for you to live in this house." Village Chief Shi reminded that if Gu Yuanfeng was not buried quickly, it would be her own daughter who would suffer.

Everyone looked at Li Chuncao with strange eyes. This young wife was quite brave. Her mother was lying inside, but she had the mind to sit here and eat by herself.

If the villagers had not reported this to them, would the Gu Yuan Feng have been placed there all along?

Slowly, some people quietly took a few steps back, feeling a chill on their backs.

Just when they thought they were taking the initiative to help, Li Chuncao took the opportunity to ask them for help.

Unexpectedly, the young wife said indifferently, "Thank you very much, but I can't make the decision in this family. I'd better wait for my father-in-law and husband to come back before discussing it."

Village Chief Shi was a little shocked. "Do you think they can come back? The county government has already put them in jail. It will probably take several days for the adults to make a judgment on the case.

You are just fooling around. Don't bring trouble to the whole village.

You have no say in what happens today, so hurry in and pack your things. Let's just do a simple funeral so your mother can rest in peace as soon as possible."

If it is true as the young wife said, will anyone dare to live in their village?

This is simply nonsense. No one in this family can rest assured.

Li Chuncao stood in front of everyone without moving. Some aunts couldn't stand it and wanted to push her away, but they didn't expect to be met with hostile eyes.

"This guy is simply ungrateful." Standing in this hall already felt a bit eerie, and now everyone was frightened by this look and retreated a little.

"I don't care. I live at the other end of the village anyway. Even if there is a smell in the future, it won't reach my place." Someone backed out and walked out, not forgetting to say to the village chief, "Wait until you come to a conclusion, then come and call us.

This place is spooky and I don’t want to get dirty.”

When the bystanders heard this, they took a few steps back. If they were not from the same village and clan, no one would be willing to bother with this matter.

Village Chief Shi looked at Li Chuncao with a look of disappointment, "Look at what you are doing. You have offended everyone. Are you going to carry your mother to the mountain and bury her by yourself?"

Li Chuncao said the same thing, "I can't make decisions about family matters. I'll wait until my father-in-law and husband come back."

Village Chief Shi: "..."

In the end, everyone returned defeated. They really couldn't convince Li Chuncao. They couldn't just rush in and tie him up, right?

Now everyone can only hope that the Shi family father and son, who are still in the county jail, will quickly settle their lawsuits and come back to handle the funeral.

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Gaoling Village

Gu Yuanjin and his companions had been waiting for news from the county government. After noon, Hu Dong returned with the news.

Now the father and his two sons are temporarily detained in prison, and no one is willing to confess to the murder of Gu Yuanfeng.

They all said that it was Gu Yuanfeng who did not agree to hire a doctor, and they had no choice but to let her do as she pleased.

This answer obviously could not satisfy the Gu brothers. Based on their understanding of Gu Yuanfeng, she had been spoiled since childhood and it was impossible for her to endure such pain.

"No torture was used," Gu Yuanshui asked through gritting his teeth.

Hu Dong shook his head. This time, County Magistrate Gao was quite interesting. In the past, when handling a case, he would start by giving the person a beating with a stick.

This time, it seemed so abnormal to lift it high and put it down lightly.

He certainly would not conceal the truth for County Magistrate Gao. When everyone compared the way they handled cases in the past with this one, they immediately realized that something was wrong.

"Should we send a gift?" Gu Yuanmu mentioned in a low voice.

Gu Yuanjin was also hesitating, wondering if he was lacking in etiquette.

Only Jin Qianqian and Hu Dong knew that this County Magistrate Gao was planted in Fu County by other factions. It was good enough that he did not cause trouble, so how could he possibly cause trouble for the Gu family?

Jin Qianqian guessed that this situation would happen, but she didn't expect the other party to be even bolder. He was delaying and wanted to wait for news from Beijing.

Hu Dong nodded slightly towards Jin Qianqian. The person who was watching there had come to report that the county government had sent someone to Shangjing.

"There's no rush for this. The Shi family father and son will have time to sort things out later," Jin Qianqian said to everyone, "The people I sent out heard that my elder sister-in-law hasn't been buried yet, and the Shi family has no plans to organize a funeral. Let's take a look at this matter first. Do you want to intervene or not?"

Jin Qianqian threw the problem to the Gu brothers. According to the rules, since they had severed ties with Gu Yuanfeng, they should not interfere in the matter anymore.

But the reputation of the Gu family cannot be tarnished. If they really act ruthlessly and unrighteously, Gu Wenheng and his son will be treated with respect in official circles in the future.

By then everyone will only remember Gu Yuanfeng’s final misery. Who will talk about her evil deeds during her lifetime?

"It's not a good idea to just leave it like this?" After all, they are brother and sister from the same mother. Even if Gu Yuanfeng did many wrong things, Gu Yuanjin couldn't just ignore it.

Gu Yuanmu said, "This Shi family is abominable, but I can't let this happen. I think we should first take Shi Laiyun out and have him wear mourning clothes for me, and then send him in."

"Second brother, this is a good idea," Gu Yuanshui said with a grim face, "Sixth sister likes this son the most, so naturally he should be the one to see her off to the grave.

I'll have to trouble my seventh brother's wife to let the boy out for half a day, and then I'll personally bring people to return it to the county government."

Jin Qianqian saw that the brothers were willing to intervene, which saved her the trouble.

"Let Hu Dong go back. Beyond the law, there is human nature. The current emperor governs the world with filial piety. I think he will not stop Shi Laiyun from returning home to fulfill his filial piety."

Jin Qianqian's words also reminded Hu Dong that as long as County Magistrate Gao dared to make things difficult, these words could resist everything.

Now that we have to prepare for the funeral, we have to get busy.

The brothers couldn't let Gu Yuanfeng go in such a miserable way, so they started to arrange the necessary ceremonies.

Just when they had discussed and were about to leave, Jin Qianqian stopped them and said, "How should we arrange things for mother? We have to be prepared. This matter can't be kept secret for long."

(End of this chapter)