Chapter 80: Triple Kill
"Shut up!" As Uncle Gu roared at the top of his lungs, Old Qian kicked Gu Youqing hard in the heart.
Old Qian said with a sullen face, "What do you mean by public revenge? Look carefully, these two officers are from the government!"
"Before you speak, you young brat, don't you think about your family?"
A yamen runner said in a gloomy tone, "We really don't arrest you for any personal vendetta."
"Someone sued you for poisoning her water tank, nearly killing her livestock."
"Fortunately, the person is fine, but you can't escape the charge of poisoning."
Another yamen runner ordered Mr. Gu and his family to stand in the yard and not move, and he went into the house to search.
He came out empty-handed and did not find any arsenic.
Gu Youqing was proud again, "See, Gu Xixi is making a false accusation, let me go and beat her with the stick!"
Uncle Gu and his family were also watching nervously.
However, Lao Qian's expression became even uglier, and he walked aside, making it clear that he would not get involved anymore.
The two yamen runners stared at Gu Youqing with stern faces and expressionless faces, as if they were looking at an idiot who didn't know whether to live or die.
Yamen Runner A said, "Any purchase of arsenic must be registered using the booklet issued by the yamen, and updated every three years."
"After our investigation, we found that your family is the only one in Huachidu Village that has a record of buying arsenic."
"So the disappearance of the arsenic in your house actually proves that you are a suspect."
Yamen runner B shouted coldly, "Take him away!"
Gu Youqing was a weak man. He was sweating profusely and his head was in a knot. He could only shout, "Dad, Dad, save me!"
Uncle Gu had never experienced such a scene in his entire life.
He was panicked and scared, his legs were shaking and he could hardly stand.
But he still managed to lie, "Officer, I bought the arsenic to treat my illness, but the medicine has run out. Maybe someone outside poisoned me!"
Yamen Runner B looked at him coldly and said, "As a suspect, we must take him back for interrogation. Then we will know whether he poisoned the person or not."
The two men pushed and dragged Gu Youqing out, and the family's crying and begging were of no avail.
When he was leaving the house, Gu Youqing was so scared that he peed his pants, "Dad! Mom! Big brother, second brother, save me!!"
"I'm not going to the government office! I'm doing this for our family!"
However, who can stop the yamen runners from bringing in the suspects? Who dares to stop them?
After Gu Youqing was taken away, Grandpa Gu finally couldn't hold on and fainted, and the family members were in a panic again.
Later, the county government closed the case. Gu Xixi learned that Gu Youqing had just arrived at the government office for trial. The county magistrate slammed the gavel, and before the interrogation, he knelt on the ground and confessed everything.
As Gu Xixi guessed, Grandpa Gu's family was worried that when Gu Xixi planted vegetables next year, their own vegetables would not be as good as Gu Xixi's. They were also worried that Gu Xixi would have to help others plant vegetables.
Recently, their topic of conversation after dinner is how to solve this problem.
Gu Youqing had disliked Gu Xixi for a long time and secretly decided to give Gu Xixi a warning.
He was thinking that she was just a woman and would definitely be scared when she saw the mule being poisoned to death. It would be best to scare her into some kind of illness so that she wouldn't be able to take care of what was happening outside.
In the end, Gu Youqing was beaten with a stick 30 times and sentenced to two years of hard labor in an exile camp.
Gu Qingye and Widow Zhou were sentenced to caning and imprisonment for two months and one month respectively.
After Widow Zhou got into trouble, many villagers came to find Lao Qian.
Many of Widow Zhou’s past mistakes were also brought up.
He has long been engaged in improper conduct, such as colluding with other men, gossiping, stealing, etc. This time he even instigated others to poison, causing unrest in the whole village.
People like this shouldn't continue to stay in Huachidu Village.
After discussing with several respected elders in the village, Lao Qian held a village meeting under the big locust tree.
Because Widow Zhou was not originally from the village, she had long since squandered the land and property left by her late husband. The house she now lived in was given to her by the villagers out of pity for her unemployment.
Ultimately, according to village rules, Widow Zhou will be expelled from Huachidu Village after serving her prison term.
Gu Xixi sent three people to the yamen within two days.
This achievement is unprecedented in the history of the village.
The families of Uncle Gu and Old Third Gu were already frightened out of their wits, and no one dared to even think of revenge.
From then on, the customs of the people in Huachidu Village became much more cheerful.
Beginning of winter, Zhang family nursery.
There was a charcoal stove on the stone table, and Fu tea was boiling in an open black pottery pot.
Mu Nanzhao leaned against the stone table and gently stirred the bottom of the tea with a wooden spoon. Hot steam rose up and the fragrance of tea wafted in the air.
He looked up into the distance, and saw that all the leaves in the nursery had fallen. The woman was wearing an amber-colored plum blossom jacket with white rabbit fur trim and a silver-colored pleated skirt. Her movements were neat and her expression was focused.
It was originally a pleasing picture, but...
"Sister Xixi is so awesome!" Shitou followed Gu Xixi closely, his starry eyes constantly shooting admiring glances, just like a clingy puppy.
Mu Nanzhao looked away unhappily. What an eyesore! He will be even more of an eyesore in the future!
Gu Xixi said as she pruned a pear tree, "In winter, we need to protect ourselves from the cold and heavy snow that may crush the branches. Pruning is very necessary."
"It will be beneficial for the growth of strong branches, flowering and fruiting next year."
Shitou nodded and took note of it carefully.
Sister Xixi taught him a lot today, for example, the young peach trees should be covered with a thin layer of oilcloth to protect them from the cold.
For example, if the fruit trees are in poor condition, some may be hiding insect eggs, while others may be diseased. How can we distinguish them?
For example, give fruit trees “wintering water” in advance around the beginning of winter.
Shitou watched Gu Xixi take out a large bag of powder and mix it into the well water according to the proportion.
Gu Xixi said that fruit trees do not need much fertilizer in winter, and only need to be watered once during the winter, which is enough for the fruit trees to slowly absorb fertilizer throughout the winter.
Just like a person rests and builds a good foundation, he will grow strong and flourish in the spring.
Stone listened to this knowledge eagerly, and only regretted that he could not grow an extra brain so that he could remember it all at once.
"Sister Xixi, I finally know how some of my fruit trees died in the past."
"Some of the things you said, even my father doesn't know."
A sly look flashed across Gu Xixi's eyes. "Do you want to learn more?"
Shitou nodded happily, "Yes!"
"Sister Xixi, my study is not in vain, I can work for you!"
He knew the rules. If one wanted to learn skills from a master, he had to be an apprentice, live in the master's home, and be at the master's disposal.
This time, Gu Xixi agreed immediately, "Okay."
"Pack your things later, come home with me, and study hard."
The naive little Shitou didn't realize that there was something meaningful in Gu Xixi's words "study hard".
He agreed happily at first, but then felt a little embarrassed.
"That's fine, but Sister Xixi, aren't you here from the south to do business? Your home is too far away. If I'm away for too long, these trees won't be taken care of. That won't work."
The tea was ready, and Mu Nanzhao asked the two to go over and have a rest and drink tea.
He filled a bowl of orange-red tea, picked up a spoonful of snow-white locust flower honey from the small jar, mixed it into the hot tea, and handed it to Gu Xixi first.
"Are you going to confess to this boy?"
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