Chapter 289 Shooting oneself in the foot
Mo Jinnian felt that he was not feeling unwell, so he could not let his ninth brother's wife, a woman, drive the carriage.
"Ninth brother, sister-in-law, I am no longer in poor health, so I will drive the carriage!"
"Well, since Sixth Brother is well now, let Ranran sit in the carriage and rest."
Mo Jiuye has been heartbroken these days. If it wasn't for the need to leave southern Xinjiang safely, he would never let his pregnant wife work so hard.
Now that they are safe, the task of driving the carriage naturally falls to the Sixth Brother.
He Zhiran would not show off her strength at this time. Although she had not had any major reaction during her pregnancy, she felt that her body was a little exhausted after traveling all night.
"Thank you for your hard work, Sixth Brother."
After He Zhiran finished speaking, she got into the carriage. What she needed now was a good rest.
Lan'er and Yu'er were also very perceptive. When they saw her come in, they quickly made room for her.
"Madam Nine, you look a little unwell. You must be too tired from traveling all night. Please rest here. If you have anything to do, just tell us to do it."
While Lan'er was speaking, she had already covered He Zhiran with a thick quilt.
Onigiri lay obediently on top of his owner's head, acting coquettishly and cutely.
He Zhiran reached out and patted its fluffy little head: "Be good, Fantuan, let me rest for a while."
Fantuaner seemed to notice that his master was tired, so he said "hmm" and then lay down there obediently to sleep.
The carriage continued to move forward, and there was no need to hide when passing through towns. Everyone went to the inn to rest at night and continued on their journey during the day.
Ten days later, the group finally arrived in Yuncheng safely.
The carriage slowly drove towards Xilin Village. As soon as it entered the village, it heard a commotion.
"Sir, everything I said is true. If you don't believe me, just go to the Mo family and you'll see for yourself."
"Humph! You dare to offend the Mo family? I think your Cui family really doesn't want to stay in Yuncheng anymore."
"Sir, the Mo family's Old Nine and his wife haven't been seen for over half a month. If they weren't out of town, why would they have been gone for so long?"
When he heard someone mention the Mo family, Mo Jiuye instinctively sped up the carriage.
When I got closer, I saw two members of the Cui family and several officials walking towards the village.
It was not difficult to hear from the few sentences of conversation just now that the Cui family was holding a grudge against them. When they found out that he and Ranran had not appeared for half a month, they secretly observed them and then reported to the police.
The reason is simple: exiled prisoners cannot leave this place for the rest of their lives without the emperor's pardon.
The Cui family wants to use this incident to seek revenge...
Hearing the sound of horse hooves behind him, the officer turned around.
Mo Jiuye saw Ma Junshan at a glance.
"Master Ma, are you here in Xiling Village on business?"
When Ma Junshan saw Mo Jiuye, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.
"It's Master Jiu, where have you been?"
As he spoke, Ma Junshan glared at the two members of the Cui family.
When the Cui family saw Mo Jiuye, their hearts tightened.
They surrounded the Mo family and observed for several days, but did not see Mo Jiuye and his wife at all. Only then did they muster up the courage to report to the authorities and avenge the entire Cui family.
Unexpectedly, after they had tried every possible means to invite the officer, the officer showed up. Didn't they just shoot themselves in the foot?
In fact, the Cui family really overestimated their own capabilities. They did not even think about the relationship between the Mo family and the county magistrate. Moreover, the Mo family also had Mo Chuhan, who worked as a constable in the county government. How could they have any chance of winning if they reported to the authorities?
If the Cui family hadn't deliberately made a loud noise at the gate of the county government office, Meng Huaining wouldn't have sent anyone on this trip.
He had been going back and forth to the Mo family very frequently recently, so he naturally knew that Mo Jiuye and his wife were not there.
The Cui family insisted on making a big deal out of something that the county magistrate didn't even want to get involved in.
The Cui family spoke indignantly in front of the county government office, saying that the Mo family was exiled for committing crimes, and now they dared to leave Yuncheng without permission, which would easily cause trouble to other places.
The people were also easily persuaded. After hearing what the Cui family said, which made sense and well-founded, they began to agree with them.
Meng Huaining had no choice but to ask Mo Chuhan to return to Xiling Village first and pretend that Mo Jiuye was feigning illness in the room. He would then send a few officials over.
Anyway, the Cui family couldn't enter the inner room to check, so the officials could say whatever they wanted after they looked inside.
Unexpectedly, Mo Jiuye came back at this time, and the play didn't need to continue.
Mo Jiuye looked at the two members of the Cui family with disdain, and then said to Ma Junshan: "I asked someone to buy two carriages and just went into the city to pick them up."
Ma Junshan had originally planned to give some reminders in front of the Cui family, but unexpectedly, Mo Jiuye handled the matter himself.
"No wonder, I heard from the adults a few days ago that the Mo family wanted to buy a horse, but I didn't expect to buy it so soon."
Seeing that Mo Jiuye was chatting happily with the official, the two members of the Cui family took the opportunity to slip away.
Unexpectedly, he was stopped by several officers who were standing there.
"You two, you want to run away after making a false accusation?"
"Sir, this is all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding..." The Cui family members quickly begged for mercy.
Although they were still very sure that Mo Jiuye and his wife had not been in Xiling Village recently, the current situation was already very clear.
These officials were originally on the side of the Mo family, and now that Mo Jiuye's people appeared, they had no way to defend themselves.
The officer stepped forward and mercilessly whipped the two men several times: "It's just a misunderstanding. Come back to the yamen with me later and report to the county magistrate for punishment."
When the two members of the Cui family heard that they had to go to the government office, they were so scared that their legs went weak and they knelt down.
"Sir, please spare us. We know we were wrong and we won't do it again."
The officers ignored them and tied them up without saying a word.
Seeing this, Ma Junshan clasped his fists towards Mo Jiuye and said, "Master Jiu, we will take these two people to the government office for punishment."
Mo Jiuye returned the greeting: "Okay, thank you all for your hard work. Come to my humble abode when you have time, and I'll treat you all to a drink."
Speaking of drinking, several officers swallowed unconsciously.
They had once served Mo's meal, and the food was so delicious that it couldn't be compared to any restaurant in the city.
"Okay, I'll definitely come and bother you when we're not busy."
Whether or not he can really come depends on whether Mr. Ba allows him to.
Now they are all subordinates of the Eighth Master, and not everyone has the qualifications to come to their boss's house for dinner.
Mo Jiuye watched the group leave before driving the carriage back home.
On the way, Mo Jinnian asked, "Ninth brother, what happened just now?"
The brothers were in a hurry to travel and only went to the inn to rest after dark. They hardly had much communication. It was not surprising that Mo Jinnian was not aware of the situation in Xiling Village.
Mo Jiuye briefly recounted what happened when they first arrived in Xiling Village.
Mo Jinnian slammed the car door hard: "What a piece of shit! Just wait and see how I deal with them from now on."
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