Chapter 187 Hitting a wall
Uncle Gu's family has been growing and selling vegetables over the years and has become a vegetable farmer combining agriculture and business. They often have the opportunity to deal with restaurants and food stalls in the county town. Over time, they naturally become more thoughtful than ordinary farmers.
But Mr. Gu’s family has only known how to grow crops for generations, and his descendants rarely go to the city and have never seen the world.
Suddenly being scolded by Gu Xixi, several men in their thirties and forties were speechless.
Seeing this, Gu Youfu cursed these useless teammates in his heart and had to speak up:
"Don't misunderstand, niece Xixi. We are here today for no other reason than to pick up my second uncle."
"I heard that he had some conflicts with you, and he came to you to seek justice, and his family couldn't stop him."
"Considering his age, you should stop making things difficult for him and just hand him over."
Gu Xixi thought to herself, what a smiling tiger.
He seemed to say in a friendly manner that he was just here to pick up Master Gu.
But the implicit meaning of his words was that Gu Xixi bullied the old man first, and then detained and made things difficult for him.
Mrs. Qin whispered to Gu Xixi, "He said this for everyone to hear. He just wants you to have trouble living in the village."
Gu Xixi naturally knew that Gu Youfu had bad intentions.
Ever since Gu Youqing was sentenced to exile for poisoning, Uncle Gu and his family have never bothered Gu Xixi again.
But can they really swallow this?
The answer is right in front of me.
Mr. Gu's actions today might have been instigated by Mr. Gu's family, or he might have been in collusion with Mr. Gu.
After all, the two families joined forces and had bad intentions.
Gu Xixi looked at Gu Youfu and raised her voice intentionally, "You just said there was a conflict, why don't you explain clearly what caused it? Are you too embarrassed to say it?"
"Old Chen, tell us what we have lost recently and how many times we have been stolen."
Chen Dafu took a deep breath and said in a loud voice, "Every time we fertilize and water the land, Master Gu sneaks in to steal the wooden barrels we use to water the land."
"I went to Master Gu's wheat field to get the bucket back. In addition to the people around me, many people in the village also saw it. A total of 15 times, starting about a month and a half ago."
Gu Xixi looked at the sons of Master Gu Er and said, "You have never separated and have always farmed together."
"My second grandfather came to my house to steal things. I wonder if my uncles and aunts are completely unaware of this?"
The villagers were talking about it.
Everyone was envious of Gu Xixi's secret recipe for growing crops.
But Mr. Gu was the first one to steal directly.
Mrs. Qin laughed loudly, "They instigated the old man to steal things, and they just sat back and reaped the benefits, but they never worried about what would happen if their own father was caught. Now they come here to pick a fight and blackmail him, pretending to be more filial than the other!"
The onlookers burst into laughter.
The people in Master Gu's family all looked red and blue.
During the stalemate, Mr. Gu suddenly jumped out from the straw.
He fell on the road, covered in mud, and cried tremblingly, "Someone is going to die! I just went to Gu Xixi to ask for an explanation, but she, she actually took advantage of her power to commit violence and ordered her employees to beat me up!"
Gu Youfu's eyes lit up, and he pointed at Gu Xixi and said indignantly, "This is too much!"
"No matter what uncle did wrong, he is your elder after all. How dare a grandson lay hands on grandpa!"
"How could he be so cruel! Is someone as arrogant as Gu Xixi worthy of being a descendant of our Gu family?"
The relatives behind Gu Youfu responded one after another.
"There is no such person in the Gu family! She might have even forgotten her ancestors!"
"She relies on her farming skills and family background. We have to teach her a lesson today!"
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Mr. Gu's son and daughter-in-law took advantage of the chaos to step forward and help Mr. Gu away.
Gu Xixi shouted, "Don't move! If he wants to lie on the ground, just keep lying there until things are cleared up!"
There was another round of curses from the other side, "Women have the most vicious hearts, the ground is wet, do you want to kill the old man?"
Chen Dafu and the others suddenly raised their hoes, their eyes piercing, and pointed directly at the opposite side, showing a protective attitude.
Gu Xixi said coldly,
"I am evil, what do you think?"
The relatives were so angry that some of them could no longer control themselves and picked up stones to throw at Gu Xixi.
Gu Xixi's pupils constricted as she watched the stone flying towards her face, unable to dodge.
Chen Dafu did not expect someone to throw a stone. He was so frightened that he rushed over to block it, but unfortunately he was still just a little short.
But in the blink of an eye, Gu Xixi was mentally prepared for pain and bleeding.
At this moment, something came out of nowhere and knocked the stone away.
At the same time, several of Gu's relatives cried out in pain.
"Who! Who hit us?"
"I."
In full view of everyone, Mu Nanzhao walked towards the Gu family. He had a stern expression and sharp eyes.
Gu Youfu continued to question, "Since you used to be a teacher, we will only seek justice from Gu Xixi and will not embarrass you. Please get out of the way."
However, Mu Nanzhao not only did not move aside, but continued to move forward.
He Jinglan, An Qinghe, Shitou, and Aunt Zhang pushed their way through the crowd and ran towards Gu Xixi.
Four faces surrounded Gu Xixi, all filled with tension and concern, vying to say:
Aunt Zhang: "Xixi, they didn't hurt you, did they?"
He Jinglan: "Xixi, they are outnumbered and bullying the few. If you want to fight, why don't you call us? Fortunately, the village chief came to our house and told us that something happened!"
An Qinghe: "They bully Xixi, which means they bully me! If we have more people, we will never lose to them in two days!"
Shitou: "Don't worry, Sister Xixi, I remember all these people's faces, humph!"
Gu Xixi looked at them, and the fear of being pelted with stones just now suddenly subsided.
There was even a faint warmth in my heart.
"I'm fine. They are the ones who should be in trouble."
She raised her head and looked across with a determined look.
Mu Nanzhao walked as if no one was around, and went straight to the group of Gu family relatives.
Gu Youfu said angrily, "You scholar! What do you want to do by coming to our place?"
The next moment, Mu Nanzhao gave him an answer with his actions.
With a scream, the young man who threw the stone at Gu Xixi fell to the ground, covering his right shoulder.
He rolled over and over, screaming miserably, which frightened the others so much that their faces turned pale. Mu Nanzhao looked as if he had seen a ghost.
Gu Youfu's teeth chattered as he stepped back hastily, "You, you, you! How dare you!"
"You are intentionally hurting someone, aren't you afraid that I will sue you at the government office..."
"What are you afraid of?!" Gu Xixi took over the conversation and said loudly, "It's just that I have temporarily taken off an arm."
"Pick him up later. He's still a good guy."
She signaled Chen Dafu and others to keep an eye on Master Gu and not let anyone touch him.
Then he stepped forward and said,
"Besides Mr. Gu's own one-sided statement, who else saw me hitting him? Come forward."
"We will go to the county government office to report the matter later. The government office will ask a doctor to examine Mr. Gu's injuries."
"If the test really shows that Mr. Gu has fresh injuries from being beaten, you can serve as witnesses and let the government sentence me to the crime of intentional injury."
"But if we can't test it out..."
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