He actually let some young punk expose Huang Yao right in front of him!
I'm so angry!
"How dare you, Gu Shuwen, insult an official of the imperial court and even impersonate someone else's prescription to claim a reward! Take him away and give him a hundred lashes!" Magistrate Yang roared.
After thinking for a moment, Magistrate Yang continued, "You just said you were studying and wanted to pursue an official career. Someone like you is not fit to be an official! I will write a letter to the Prefect in a moment, and you can forget about ever passing the Prefectural Examination in your lifetime."
Upon hearing this, Gu Shuwen immediately panicked.
If you can't even pass the prefectural examination, it means you can't take the county-level examination, so how can you pursue an official career?
He originally intended to use reverse psychology to prove that the prescription was his, but he didn't handle the situation well and went too far.
He never considered that if the magistrate really wanted to favor anyone, he wouldn't need to accompany them here to find evidence.
"Your Honor, I misspoke. Please, Your Honor, be magnanimous and do not hold it against me. But the prescription really is my mother's!"
Gu Shuwen immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, but he still insisted that the prescription was his own.
Magistrate Yang sneered, "You say it's yours, but you can't even recognize all the medicines, and you have no way to prove it's yours, yet you dare to argue!"
“Your Honor, please summon my mother. My mother can testify!” Gu Shuwen said.
There is currently no way to prove that the prescription belongs to his family, but as long as the matter is muddied, the magistrate will be powerless.
The village head stepped forward and questioned, "Gu Shuwen, your mother has gone mad from a fever, yet you still sent the county magistrate to bring her here. What are you really up to!"
Last night, when Grandpa Village Head went to Gu Jingsheng's house, he saw Niu Cuihua eating chicken droppings under the eaves.
Is the latest rumor that they're going to have the county magistrate perform eating chicken droppings?
Upon hearing this, the county magistrate was instantly enraged.
After playing tricks on me for so long, are you going to call your own foolish mother to play tricks on me too?
"Take him away! Give him a good beating!" Magistrate Yang said, pointing at Gu Shuwen.
Gu Shuwen was so frightened that he wet his pants on the spot. If he received a hundred lashes, even if he didn't die, he would definitely be crippled.
"Your Honor, I was wrong! I will never do it again! Please spare my life, Your Honor!" Gu Shuwen finally realized he was scared and begged for mercy repeatedly.
But Magistrate Yang wouldn't even glance at him, and Gu Shuwen was forcibly dragged away by the county government.
Wherever he went, a long, wet trail remained.
Gu Lili stepped back in disgust, watching Gu Shuwen leave.
Soon, Gu Shuwen's screams rang out from outside.
However, no one present sympathized with him; he had only himself to blame.
“Since this prescription is Gu Lili’s, then this reward should be given to you,” Magistrate Yang said to Gu Lili.
Master Li accepted the order and quickly brought up two hundred taels of silver notes, handing them to Gu Lili.
Magistrate Yang continued, "Now that this prescription has worked, I must go and inform the other village heads. You two can go back now! On behalf of the people of Donghai Town, I thank you, Gu Lili."
Gu Lili nodded without hesitation and put the banknotes away, since her family still needed the money to build a house.
Gu Lili then informed the county magistrate of the precautions for bloodletting, and then left the county office with the village head.
When they came out, Gu Shuwen was still being executed.
Even after they had already knocked him unconscious, the constables still showed no sign of stopping.
"Lili, let's go back!" the village head said to Gu Lili.
The village head didn't think he was too heartless at all. On the contrary, he felt that he was too soft-hearted and had given Gu Lili's prescription to Gu Jingsheng's family, which caused this mess.
The two walked down the street, where there was no one else around.
Gu Lili had originally planned to treat the village head to a meal before going back, but now there was no way to do so.
I wanted to buy something, but it seems I won't be able to.
However, they now have a place to live.
At this moment, Gu Lili was extremely grateful to the village head. If he hadn't brought her to the county government office to present her prescription, she wouldn't have received the reward money.
Who knows, maybe that bastard Gu Shuwen will actually collect the reward money.
The two walked home without saying a word.
It was the village head who broke the silence.
"Lili, I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have taken your prescription to tell Gu Jingsheng's family. Sigh!"
Looking at the village head's face full of self-reproach, Gu Lili smiled and said, "Grandpa Village Head, you haven't wronged me. If anyone is to blame, it's Gu Shuwen for his ill intentions."
"Besides, even if you don't tell his family about this prescription, I will still tell them."
The village head looked at Gu Lili with a puzzled expression.
Gu Lili laughed and said, "This plague is contagious. If Gu Jingsheng's family doesn't get better, then it will keep infecting everyone in our village!"
What Gu Lili didn't say was that Gu Jingsheng's family deserved to die, but they shouldn't drag the villagers down with them.
Once I'm in a stable position, I'll definitely find a different way for them to die!
However, I'm afraid this family will bring about their own demise before Gu Lili even has to take action herself!
"Is that really the case?" the village head asked, bewildered.
Gu Lili nodded heavily and said, "That's right. Oh, by the way, Grandpa Village Head, I need to trouble you with something. Now that I have some money, I was thinking of building my house after the plague is over."
Upon hearing this, the village head immediately perked up.
"Of course, once this phase is over, you can decide what kind of building you want, and I'll give you my opinion!"
The grandfather and grandson chatted casually as they went home.
Upon arriving at Gu Lili's house, the two parted ways.
When Gu Lili returned home, Gu Erniu had just returned as well.
"Erniu, are your grandparents and their family alright?" Gu Lili asked.
Gu Erniu laughed, "Sister, I taught them the method you taught me. When I came back, their fevers had subsided. Grandpa even asked my eldest uncle to tell the village head about this prescription!"
Gu Lili breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, relieved that her grandparents were alright.
This prescription was meant to be shared with everyone, so Gu Lili agreed with her grandfather's approach.
"Sister, come and eat!" Gu Huanhuan called out.
It was past lunchtime, and Gu Huanhuan and Gu Sigou hadn't eaten yet, waiting for Gu Lili and Gu Huanhuan to eat.
Gu Lili was already starving, so she quickly went to the kitchen to eat.
"Wait, don't go! I have some good news to announce!" After finishing her meal, Gu Lili called out to the three people who were about to go to work.
The three of them quickly turned back and surrounded Gu Lili, waiting for her to tell them the good news.
Gu Lili didn't keep them in suspense and took out the silver notes from her bosom.
"Sister, what's this?"
"Yes, sister, what's written on these two pieces of paper?"
Gu Lili originally thought the three of them would jump for joy.
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