Village Chief Gu turned his head and stared at Shen Wanshan: "I just farted to death, so what? Aren't these stinky farts your fault? Otherwise, why would I have the chance to fart?"
Shen Wanshan: "..."
At this time, Shen Shihua had all his clothes buttoned incorrectly, with wet hair, and rushed out of the yard in a hurry, kneeling in front of Ren Zilin, "Misunderstanding, County Magistrate, a misunderstanding! My father just didn't want Second Aunt's family to move away, so he pretended to divorce her because he wanted to keep her here to take care of her. It's not a real divorce! It's all a misunderstanding! Misunderstanding! We didn't intend to not pay taxes, the money is ready, really!"
"Bah, what misunderstanding? You just don't want to pay taxes!" Village Chief Gu spat in Shen Shihua's face, and then vividly recounted what Shen Wanshan had just said when he took the divorce letter and threw it at Gu.
The corners of Ren Zilin's mouth twitched again and again. He endured for a long time and with great difficulty, and finally managed not to laugh. He coughed and said majestically: "Shen Wanshan, do you plead guilty?"
Shen Wanshan knelt down and said, "Your Excellency, I am innocent! I never meant to do that! I just wanted to take care of my second brother's widow. I was worried that she would be bullied in the refugee village and would not be able to come back, so I deliberately used the divorce letter to keep her!"
"Bah, don't try to quibble! Take care of your ass! Sir, go and take a look at my aunt's house. This old man built the wall so high that my aunt's door can't be opened. You can tell what kind of life my aunt has lived and what kind of life they have lived these years. This is how this old man takes care of the widows who died in the battlefield! This big blue brick and tile house was built with the money my uncle earned with his life! They are a family of shameless bastards, they have occupied the whole house..."
Blah blah blah... Blah blah blah... Village Chief Gu said a lot again, and it seemed like he would never stop!
Seeing that he was about to go on and on again, Ren Zilin quickly said, "The eldest wife of the Shen family is simply outrageous! She deliberately divorced the widow of a soldier who died on the battlefield just to avoid paying more than 15,000 taels of tax. This is simply an aggravated crime. I will fine you another 5,000 taels of silver and give you 30 strokes of the cane each to serve as a warning to others!"
Shen Wanshan fainted from anger!
Shen Shihua’s mind went blank: It’s over!
Village Chief Gu finally shut up.
Humph, why has no one dared to bully the villagers of Taohua Village in the past decade or so? It’s because the village chief is so good at scolding!
Ren Zilin's ears relaxed, and he felt that the world was finally quiet. He would rather be a corrupt official than listen to any more!
Shen Shihua and Old Master Shen were beaten with thirty sticks on the spot.
After that, Ren Zilin said to the runners behind him, "We can't let down the soldiers who died on the battlefield. Please help us move the house."
"Yes, sir!"
So several yamen runners quickly took the carts from several villagers of Taohua Village, and under the leadership of Village Chief Gu who drove an ox cart, they marched towards Taohua Village in a heroic and high-spirited manner.
After the group walked away, the villagers of Meihua Village carried Shen Wanshan and Shen Shihua back to the house, and then a villager of Meihua Village asked the village chief: "Village chief, are we still going to burn the firecrackers that the Shen family gave us last night?"
It was originally expected that every household would set off firecrackers when the Gu family moved out this morning.
The head of Meihua Village glanced at the closed door of the Shen family mansion, which was silent and said, "The county magistrate hasn't even left yet! What are you burning? You're courting death!"
After the village chief finished speaking, he hurried home!
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Peach Blossom Village
There was a child in Taohua Village guarding the entrance of the village. He saw Village Chief Gu driving a bullock cart back from afar, so he ran back excitedly: "Here they come! The village chief is back with his people! Grandfather, father, and aunt are back!"
The village head’s wife immediately said, “Play music, play music!”
Then the sound of gong rang out instantly.
Some people played drums, some people blew trumpets...
If you don’t know, you might think someone is getting married.
In order to deal with the people in Meihua Village setting off firecrackers, Village Chief Gu took out the set of musical instruments used when someone in the village got married, and arranged for the men in the village to welcome them with gongs and drums at the entrance of the village today.
Xing Nong was confused by this situation.
Are the villagers of Taohua Village too enthusiastic
Gu looked even more embarrassed, as if she was returning home in glory!
But she was obviously forced to come back with no other options, and it might even bring bad reputation to the villagers.
Ren Zilin looked at this and couldn't help but whisper to Chu Tiankuo, "I didn't expect that Junior Sister's family is so popular in this village! If you don't know, you might think they are welcoming a new bride."
Chu Tiankuo gave him a cold look.
Ren Zilin:
Did he say something wrong
The villagers of Taohua Village were stunned when they saw the yamen runners.
Village Chief Gu said happily: "These officers are here to help with the move."
The villagers of Taohua Village were all shocked. A police officer was helping them move? How much honor was that
Everyone said: "Welcome, welcome..."
"Thank you, sir. Thank you very much..."
... .
Then everyone quickly took the cart from the constable and helped Xingnong's family move their things home and put them away.
Village Chief Gu invited Chu Tiankuo, Ren Zilin and the detectives to come into the village and have tea at his home.
Gu also invited them in.
Ren Zilin waved his hand: "No, I have something else to do, so I have to go. Right, Master?!"
They also need to visit each village to check on the growth of crops, not to help with the moving.
Chu Tiankuo turned around and left.
Ren Zilin hurried to follow.
Then the villagers helped Xingnong's family put their belongings away and left one after another. After all, it was still early and there was still work to do at home.
Gu originally wanted to return to the village in a low-key manner and just treat the village chief's family and her brothers from her mother's side to a meal, but she didn't expect it to become so high-profile. She simply invited all the villagers to come to her house for dinner in the afternoon as a warm home.
Now that I have moved back, it is natural for me to interact with the villagers in the future.
There was still rice and flour at home, vegetables in the yard, and she had a few hundred coins on her, which was enough to buy some meat.
The villagers all agreed one by one.
Taohua Village used to be a refugee village, and the villagers are very tolerant and united. Although there are open and covert struggles among the villagers in the village, they are very united to the outside world. Otherwise, Taohua Village with only a dozen households would not be a match for the nearby dozens of households, or even the large villages with the same surname.
Soon, everyone left, and Village Chief Gu drove his ox cart to the town to buy meat and vegetables, which he had ordered yesterday.
Only Xingnong's family was left in the room.
Xing Qing and Shen Ruoxi ran out happily: "Grandma, this room is so bright! The windows are so big!"
Shen Ruoxi nodded: "And it's spacious! I haven't lived in a house like this for a long time."
When her father was still alive, her family also lived in a house like this.
Gu said, "From now on, each of you three children will have a room. Ruoxi, you and mother will share a room."
She was worried about Shen Ruoxi sleeping alone.
Shen Ruoxi: “… ..Okay!”
She also wants to have her own room!
At this time, someone shouted in the yard.
"Big sister."
"Aunt!"
... ..
When Gu heard this, her eyes became sore and she felt a little afraid to see people, but she still said, "Your uncle and aunt are here. Ruoxi, go back to the room and we will go to greet them."
Shen Ruoxi ran back into the house. She was most afraid of seeing the way others looked at her.
The family hurried out of the house.