Chapter 86 Side Drum
When Gu Mingda was in the provincial capital, he did pry out many of Zhang Guangzong's secrets from Xiao Cai through Manager Zheng.
Zhang Guangzong did have many black spots, but many of them could not be made public because there was no evidence.
The biggest lawsuit he was involved in was not the trafficking of his nephew, but cheating in the examination for status as a scholar.
The Tongsheng examination was held in this county and presided over by the county magistrate. Because of the cheating in the Tongsheng examination, it was not just Zhang Guangzong who was implicated, but many people in the county government.
If this matter were to be exposed, half of the people in Guang'an County Government would probably be involved.
More importantly, this incident happened four years ago, during the term of office of the previous county magistrate.
The previous county magistrate has been promoted, and unless something unexpected happens, the successor county magistrate will most likely not hold the previous official accountable.
Gu Mingda sighed in his heart. He thought that Tofu Xishi's husband would be able to teach Zhang Guangzong a lesson, but he didn't expect that this man was so thick-skinned.
He didn't want to expose the cheating in the imperial examination before, but now it seems that he has to do so. His disgust for Zhang Guangzong has reached its peak, and he has reached the point where he has to kill him.
"Husband, will...will there be danger?" Zhang Yunniang asked in a low voice.
She had no feelings for her younger brother Zhang Guangzong, and was even more afraid that her husband would implicate her in this matter.
Gu Mingda held his wife's hand and said softly, "Don't worry, I know what I am doing. If things don't work out, we will move to the county as soon as possible and hide Niuniu so that Zhang Guangzong can't find her."
He was not the impulsive type who was determined to prove himself, so he planned to go to the county to try his luck first.
Gu Mingda took another hoe and dug out a jar of wine buried under the roots of a tree in the backyard.
The next morning, Gu Mingda set out for the county before dawn.
The other members of the Gu family believed that Gu Mingda went to the county to buy New Year's goods, but they didn't think about Zhang Guangzong.
"The second family has really become rich. The New Year goods in the town are not of good quality, and they have to go to the county to buy them." Chen Chunhua said sourly.
Liu Erni heard this and said, "The things in the county should be better, but I don't know if we will get a share of the things bought this year?"
Before the family division, they were extremely sure that they had their own share, but now they are not so sure.
Chen Chunhua quickly put away the work at hand and said, "Let me see where Daya has gone crazy again."
She used this as an excuse, ran into the room and whispered to Boss Gu.
Liu Erni also returned to her home and saw Gu Xiaoya and Gu Xiaobao who had just returned from playing outside.
As soon as Gu Xiaobao saw his mother, he opened his mouth and started to howl: "Mom, my sister is playing with Shitou and the others and not with me!"
Liu Erni also maintained her usual personality of favoring boys over girls. She didn't even listen to her daughter's explanation and started to criticize: "How do you act as a big sister? Are you out here to play or to take care of your brother? Once you play, you become wild!"
Gu Xiaoya couldn't help but roll her eyes when she heard these clichés.
Liu Erni didn't spoil her daughter. She slapped her hard and scolded her, "You little bitch, you don't know any rules. You don't act like a girl at all. As a sister, you have to take care of your brother. When you get married, you still expect your brother to support you."
Gu Xiaoya replied perfunctorily: "I know."
Liu Erni looked around, lowered her voice, and said, "Last time, you ate all the cakes your uncle gave you, leaving your brother with nothing to eat. If he gives you anything this time, you should bring it back to me first, okay?"
When the younger brother heard this, he waved his fist and said, "Sister is bad! Second uncle is stingy! He only gave it to sister and not to me!"
Gu Xiaoya pressed down her brother's fist and said, "Xiaobao, why are you so stupid? Second uncle is very generous. You were sleeping when he sent you cakes. Mother secretly sent the cakes that belonged to you to your uncle's house. You should hate your uncle for even taking away a child's things."
It was the first time that Gu Xiaobao heard of this. For a three-year-old boy, one bite of food was bigger than the sky.
Tears quickly accumulated in his eyes, and he looked at Liu Erni accusingly: "Mom! My cakes, give me back my cakes! I want to eat them!"
Liu Erni felt overwhelmed. She didn't want to be hated by her own son, so she said on the spot: "The cakes given by your second uncle were eaten by your sister alone. Your sister often snatched food from your mouth. Do you believe me or your sister?"
Gu Xiaobao was close to and trusted his mother, so he was really conflicted at this moment.
Gu Xiaoya said from the side: "Hasn't your mother lied to you often enough? How could you fall for her trick?"
Liu Erni looked at her daughter as if she were an enemy. She couldn't understand why her daughter couldn't be more sensible and why she had to go against her in everything.
Liu Erni has been brainwashed by her mother Liu for many years. She doesn't think there is anything wrong with helping her mother's family. In her opinion, good things should be sent back, and she can only be well if her brothers are well.
"Mom likes my cousin from my uncle's family more than you." Gu Xiaoya said to her brother.
Liu Erni couldn't bear it any longer, so she slapped him and cursed, "You little bastard, you are so immoral at such a young age. Who taught you to say these things?"
Gu Xiaoya was stunned and let out a sharp explosion immediately.
"grandmother!"
This was not the first time she had been beaten, and it had already formed muscle memory. When encountering such a thing, she would immediately seek support.
Liu Erni was not panicked this time, but said: "It's useless for you to ask your grandma, we have separated, and she can't take care of so many things!"
Gu Xiaoya didn't believe it and rushed into the backyard quickly.
The little girl had a shrill voice, and she attracted the attention of the whole family after just a few calls.
"You little bitch, even if you scream your throat out today, I will still teach you a lesson!" Liu Erni shouted behind her.
Old Lady Gu protected her granddaughter behind her and asked with a sullen face, "What are you making trouble for?"
"Grandma, the last time my second uncle came back, he gave each of us a bag of cakes. Mom gave my younger brother's bag to my uncle and lied to him that my second uncle didn't give him any. My younger brother felt very wronged and said at home that my second uncle was stingy." Gu Xiaoya said in front of everyone.
Liu Erni had no time to stop it at all, as a woman's voice came from behind her.
"Third brother's wife, we sent the wrong gift to your third room." Zhang Yunniang's face looked extremely ugly.
Liu Erni explained stumblingly: "No, sister-in-law, you misunderstood..."
Chen Chunhua on the side was really smiling like a flower. It was not certain whether Gu Mingda brought them New Year gifts this time, but based on Liu Erni's performance, Chen Chunhua felt that even if Gu Mingda really brought back New Year gifts, he would not give them to the third room.
Chen Chunhua felt that her chance had come. In order to gain more benefits, she said shamelessly, "Second sister-in-law, some people are just impossible to tame. No matter how many benefits you give them, they will still say bad things behind their backs. I'm different. I will remember every little bit of kindness in my heart."
Gu Mingda didn't know that his house had become chaotic again in just half a day. He specially visited County Magistrate Wu again with New Year gifts and an article he had prepared long ago.
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