Chapter 258 Chen Zhuang's Explanation
Su Changxi quickly held him down and looked at Gao Zhi innocently, "Although Xiong Kai is not here, we really have no reason to throw dirty water on him. The people who have returned from our village can testify, and the people who have not returned probably know a lot. You can deny it now without evidence, but you won't be able to deny it in the future if you have witnesses. You must give us a satisfactory explanation then."
Gao Zhi was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick. "Su Changxi, just tell me what you want to do! Don't beat around the bush!"
"It's very simple. Let the Xiong family give us an explanation." Su Changxi said.
Gao Zhi shook his head seriously, "I can't do it."
Su Chunlin was very annoyed. "Humph! With your attitude, I will go to their house and ask for an explanation myself!"
Su Changfu's face also turned cold.
Gao Zhi threw up his hands and sat on the ground like a scoundrel, "Even if you go to the Xiong family, you won't get an explanation. Xiong Kai's heartless daughter-in-law abandoned her mother-in-law and children and ran back to her parents' home, and ended up splitting up her family.
Mr. and Mrs. Mo and Tian were also confused. They would rather keep their daughter than compromise. Now the old couple lives with their daughter, while the two sons live separately and have completely broken off relations with Mo Chunxiang.
The only people left in the Xiong family are Xiong Kai's mother, Niu, and a little boy. It's not easy for the two of them to survive. What good can you gain by making trouble?"
"What's going on? Didn't Xiong Kai's mother say that she is very satisfied with her daughter-in-law?" Su Chunlin raised his eyebrows and lay back down in a good mood.
Gao Zhi sighed repeatedly, "What a bullshit! Mo Chunxiang has been spoiled by Mo Laotian and his wife. There is no woman in the village who is more vicious than her. Anyway, I can't control it. If you really want to make trouble, go ahead!"
Su Chunlin winked at Su Changxi.
Su Changxi coughed twice and said with a sullen face: "Forget it, we just consider ourselves unlucky, you can go now!"
Now Gao Zhi was confused, "Why are you so easy to talk to today?"
Su Changxi said meaningfully: "I know what kind of person you are. I might as well go to your house and make trouble myself rather than relying on you to seek justice. I only brought you here to let you know what's going on, so that you won't be blamed by the Xiong family in the future."
"What? What do you mean?" Gao Zhi was confused.
Su Changxi had no intention of continuing to explain to him.
After Gao Zhi left, they also left Su Chunlin's house.
Gao Zhi returned to Dongmen Village with a rage. He went to Xiong Kai's house immediately and scolded Niu. This made all the villagers know that Xiong Kai had seriously injured Su Chunlin from Dongmen Village, and the story became more and more exaggerated.
When Xiong Kai came back, everyone had already determined that he had injured Su Chunlin, and he couldn't explain himself even if he had a hundred mouths.
After Xiaoxi left Dongmen Village, he immediately went to pick up Chen Zhuang and took him back to Shenjia Village.
Shen Zhuang's return also made the entire Shenjia Village excited, and even the village chief Liu Guangyao came to visit in person.
"Chen Zhuang, how did you get back safely?" Liu Guangyao stroked his chin in thought, his heart in turmoil.
Xu yelled angrily, "Village head, my husband's legs are both broken, and you call this peace? Why don't you break your legs and try it yourself?"
Liu Guangyao's expression changed immediately. "Hey! What are you saying? Haven't you seen how many people died in the past two years? It's not safe for him to come back alive! My son is still on the battlefield and there is no news at all!"
Everyone nodded.
Xu was afraid of offending the public, so she suppressed her anger.
Chen Zhuang explained in a good-tempered manner: "My injury is really serious. It will take at least a year or two to heal. In addition, I am old, and even if I recover, I may not be able to go to the battlefield. The military camp has limited food and medicine, and it is impossible to waste them on me. The best way is for me to return home. Of course, this trip will cost a lot of money. Fortunately, Chen Yi brought silver, and he gave all the silver to the police officer, so the police officer helped us rent a carriage."
"How much?" Liu Guangyao continued to ask.
Chen Zhuang muttered, "Five hundred taels."
"Hiss!" Everyone gasped.
Liu Guangyao's face darkened, "Chen Zhuang, please speak nicely! Five hundred taels for just this one trip? Do you think I will believe it?"
Chen Zhuang smiled bitterly, "Besides me, there is also Chen Yi's father-in-law. They were also sent back. A carriage cost several dozen taels. They traveled a long distance to see a doctor, take medicine, and stay in a hotel. Does that cost money?"
"Are you saying that Shen Yi's father-in-law also came back injured? What a coincidence?" The more Liu Guangyao thought about it, the more he felt there was something wrong.
It just so happened that Shen Liang invited Doctor Li over.
Liu Guangyao immediately asked Doctor Li to examine Shen Zhuang.
As soon as the gauze was removed, Xu's eyes were stung by the wound and she turned her head away and burst into tears.
Doctor Li frowned, "Your injury is too serious! Fortunately, the doctor who treated you has good skills, otherwise your leg would be useless!"
Chen Zhuang looked relieved, "It's a blessing to be alive. The injury is fine. You can take care of it slowly."
"Then you are amazing too. You have been gone for so long and still managed to come back alive!"
Doctor Li expressed everyone’s thoughts.
Chen Zhuang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "We are so powerful! It's Chen Yi who is powerful. He always protects us on the battlefield. However, swords have no eyes on the battlefield, so he can only protect his own family, like me, his father-in-law, his wife's relatives, and some relatives and friends. He can't take care of more people. Oh, by the way, he has been promoted to a small governor now."
As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Guangyao's face turned pale instantly and he dared not to be as aggressive as he had just been.
Xu turned around and asked in confusion, "What does the little governor do?"
"He is an officer in the military camp. He was promoted to captain, in charge of a hundred soldiers. Xiaodu is in charge of a thousand soldiers. Isn't that impressive?"
"Awesome! That's really awesome!" Xu burst into laughter.
Chen Zhuang went on to explain, “Before, everyone was well protected by Chen Yi. After several battles, no one was injured, but he couldn’t always be with us. Look, this time he charged into the enemy’s ranks and killed everyone, making a great contribution.
But we were in a miserable situation. Without Chen Yi's protection, all of us revealed our true colors. Su Chunlin was relatively lucky because he was tricked by Xiong Kai from Ximen Village, otherwise he would not have been injured. But Xiong Kai did not gain any advantage.
After this battle, we can't stay in the barracks any longer. Even if we want to, the general won't agree. After all, how much medicine would it take to get injured like this? Even if we are cured, it's useless and a sheer waste."
Shen Ying was somewhat speechless, "Luckily you are such a coward, otherwise you wouldn't be able to come back!"
Chen Zhuang smiled honestly.
After his explanation, the villagers no longer had any doubts, and even the discomfort in their hearts disappeared, leaving only helplessness and regret.
If they had been nicer to Shen Yi at the beginning, would Shen Yi have been able to help their families when they went to the battlefield?
No one agreed, but everyone knew that Chen Yi had made great contributions in the military camp, and Su Tai and her widow had someone to rely on, so no one could bully them.
Liu Guangyao was full of worries when he left. When he returned to Liujiazhuang, the first thing he did was to find the village chief Liu Zhu and Niu Cuihua and scold them.
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