Chapter 323 Escorting Liu Laoer to the County
The village chief took a look at Liu Laoer standing in the manure pit and felt a little disgusted, but he couldn't let him get away. Although Liu Laoer was a little disgusting now, he still had to be dealt with.
"Er Gouzi, go get some long sticks. We'll use them to surround him. Changsheng, go get some buckets of water from Jin Zhu's house and give him a bath. Don't dirty Jin Zhu's yard. Do it outside."
Jinniu and several others surrounded Liu Laoer to prevent him from escaping.
Soon Changsheng came out with a bucket of water and poured the bucket of water on the head of Liu Laoer who had just climbed out of the manure pit.
"Village chief, the stick is coming."
Er Gouzi ran over with a long stick and gave one to each person. Several people stood on both sides of the path with long sticks, blocking the road tightly with the sticks.
Liu Laoer was shivering with cold at this time, luckily the well water was warm, otherwise Liu Laoer would have been frozen into a popsicle.
"Liu Lao Er, can you walk now?"
Liu Laoer's upper and lower teeth were chattering from the cold. How could he speak? He felt like he was going to die.
The village chief also noticed that something was wrong with Liu Laoer, so he quickly sent someone to Liu Laoer's house to get a blanket.
"Quick, go to his house and get a blanket, a cotton coat, and some trousers."
Jinniu quickly asked someone to take Liu Laoer to a sheltered place, as the wind in the corridor was particularly sharp.
"Er Gouzi, go and build a fire and warm him up. We can't let this man die in our hands. Send him to the officials tomorrow morning and let the county magistrate make the decision."
Ergouzi quickly ran to the potato flour workshop and built a fire.
The workshop is just opposite the Wan family. It is now idle and empty, and has become a good place for the elderly in the village to gather and chat. There is also a lot of dry firewood in the workshop, which is brought by each household.
"Village chief, the fire is ready."
The village chief had already carried Liu Laoer over here, stumbling over him with a stick.
Liu Laoer was so cold that he had lost consciousness. As soon as he reached the door of the workshop, he fell to the ground and the things in his arms fell out.
"Village chief, look, Liu Lao Er stole the silver and Grandma Wan's silver bracelet. I saw Grandma Wan wearing it once."
Er Gouzi quickly squatted down and picked it up. Not afraid of the dirt and smell, he reached into Liu Laoer's arms and started digging. Sure enough, he took out a few pieces of silver.
"Village chief, Liu Laoer stole more than ten taels of silver."
"Keep the stolen goods safe and bring them to the county magistrate tomorrow."
Since Shen Jinyuan took office as the county magistrate, he has reduced the authority of the town mayor. All criminals must be handed over to the county government for handling, and no one is allowed to interfere.
Ergouzi washed all the things with disgust, then wrapped them up in an old towel and put them away carefully.
After being rescued by several people, Liu Laoer managed to survive, but he had frostbite in many places on his body and almost died.
"Village chief, there is another woman named Chen in Uncle Wan's yard. She is still unconscious, but her body is starting to get cold. I wonder if she is frozen. Do you want to bring her over to look after her?"
"Bring them here, tie these two up with ropes, Er Gouzi, we'll take turns guarding them all night."
Jinniu had no plan to go back, so he decided to just stay in the workshop for one night.
Guihua had been following behind them. Upon hearing what was said, she quickly ran back and brought her own quilt to cover Ergouzi and Jinniu.
"Uncle Village Chief, Brother Gouzi, use this quilt, don't get cold."
The village chief patted Guihua on the head and asked with a smile: "Guihua, this is your biological father, are you willing to let him go to jail?"
"Uncle village chief, I have nothing to do with him now. I was sold to the Wan family. I am a member of the Wan family. He must be punished for doing bad things. Grandma Wan said that bad people will be punished by heaven. Now someone has finally dealt with him. I am so happy. If he hadn't beaten my mother, my mother would not have died. He deserves it."
The village chief sighed and said, "Your daughter is an upright person. She is a real character who can send your father to prison with her own hands."
However, Guihua hesitated again and said, "Uncle Village Chief, then tell me, if I kill Chen, will I also go to jail?"
Jinniu took a look at the two people trapped together by the fire. There was indeed a knife wound on Chen's face, but there was no bleeding and the blood had frozen.
"Are you afraid of going to jail?"
Osmanthus nodded and then shook her head.
"I'm afraid. Who wouldn't be afraid of going to jail? But in order to protect this family, Guihua has to protect the things in the family even if she has to kill Chen. Grandma Wan and the others are so good to me, I can't let them down."
Jinniu nodded and patted Guihua's arm. "Alright, what uncle said about you being in jail doesn't count. Tomorrow you and uncle will go to the county town together. If the county magistrate says you are not guilty, you can come back and go back to sleep. Lock the door. If you need anything, just shout. Uncle and your brother Gouzi are here to guard."
"Um."
After guarding all night, at daybreak, Jinniu rented an ox cart from the neighboring village and took Liu Laoer, Chen, Guihua, Ergouzi, Changsheng, and Changfu to the county town.
Before the group reached the county town, they met Wan Laoer's family who were returning from the county town.
"Village Chief, what are you doing? Guihua? Why are you here too?"
Wan Laoer quickly jumped off the ox cart, and Wan Er's wife also got off the ox cart. At a glance, Wan Laotai saw Liu Laoer and Chen on the ox cart opposite, and a bad premonition came to her heart.
Sure enough, Jinniu got off the ox cart and explained what had happened.
Wan Lao Er was terrified and asked quickly, "Village Chief, are you all okay? What happened to my family? Are you okay, Guihua?"
"There's nothing wrong with your family, but some of my aunt's belongings are missing. They are all here. I'm going to present them to the county magistrate as stolen goods. But now that I've met you, you can decide whether to pursue Liu Lao Er. If not, just let him go and verify the number of things lost in your family."
Old Lady Wan said directly: "No need, just send it to the county government office. Let's go to the county government office now."
Guihua got off the ox cart and ran straight to Wan Laoer with tears in her eyes. Guihua, who had been holding back tears all night, felt like she had seen her loved ones. All her grievances and fears turned into tears.
"Guihua, what's wrong with you? Are you scared? Come, uncle will carry you to the ox cart and sit with your sister Fubao."
Wan Laoer carried Guihua onto the ox cart, and Wan Laotai quickly hugged Guihua.
"Guihua, you are great. When we get to the county town later, grandma will buy you flowers to wear and delicious food. Your father is not a good person. Stay away from him from now on. Run away when you see him and go home quickly."
Grandma Wan was afraid that Liu Laoer would hurt Guihua in the future, so she quickly reminded her in advance.
"Grandma, I'm not afraid of him. How could he kill me? It's just that I was home alone last night and was a little scared, but I protected our family."
"Grandma, you are so good. I won't let you stay home alone anymore. Nothing happened this time. It's all thanks to God."
Old Mrs. Wan was also a little scared. This little girl, who was only a few years old, was able to subdue her biological father and stepmother, two adults. It was obvious that this little girl was extraordinary.
"Sister Guihua, are you hungry? This is the cake I brought for you. It's delicious."
Little Fubao crawled to Guihua and stuffed a piece of cake into her hand.
Guihua hugged Xiao Fubao and cried loudly. At this moment, she felt aggrieved, touched, and happy. Fortunately, Chen sold her to the Wan family.
The group went to the county town together. The eldest brother Wan was looking at the old lady Wan and others who had come back, and was still wondering when he saw the second brother Wan hurried over.
"Brother, there's a thief in our house, and the village chief has caught the thief."
Upon hearing this, Boss Wan's eyes widened, "Is there such a thing? Wait, I will report it to you, sir."
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