Quick Wear: After Saving the Cannon Fodder, I Became a God

Chapter 309: The Cousin of "Fuwa" 37

"Thank you, village chief uncle." After thanking him, Gu Qian continued, "There is another one. Daddy specially found the best blacksmith in Wu County to make an iron basin. The pattern on it was designed by me. That iron basin is also worth two taels of silver."

"The last one was a purse embroidered by my mother. That purse could have been sold for one or two taels of silver in the embroidery house in Wu County, but it was stolen by Gu Xi. My mother had no choice but to embroider an identical one for the embroidery house and sold it for one or two taels of silver."

Li Xiuqin was indignant when she heard the first two things, but when she heard that the last one was about her, she was shocked.

How come she doesn't know about this?

It’s true that she lost a purse, but was it Gu Xi who stole it?

But judging from Gu Xi's reaction, it should be true.

How did Qianqian know about this? Judging from Brother Yong’s expression, he didn’t know either.

"Well, the receipts are all real, Gu Zhi's girl, do you have anything else to say?"

"I..." Looking at the village chief's sharp eyes, Gu Xi didn't know what to say, so he could only turn his head away guiltily and ask for help from his grandparents.

"Village chief, can this matter be..." Gu Zhi spoke awkwardly and wanted to ask the village chief to let their two families resolve the matter privately, but he was interrupted by Gu Qian unexpectedly.

"Uncle village chief, this is only part of it. The rice, flour, grain, oil, chicken, duck, fish and meat that Gu Xi took from our family have not been counted. If you ask the villagers living around us about these things, they will definitely be able to tell us a lot to testify for us."

"Yes, Qianqian is right. If you are not afraid of embarrassing yourself in front of everyone, I will go find them right now and we will confront them face to face!" said Li Xiuqin.

"No! Li Xiuqin, you little bitch, how dare you show off in front of me? You've been away for so long that you've forgotten who's in charge of this family, right?"

Zhao Mei, who had been silent all this time, heard Li Xiuqin say that she was going to ask the villagers to come over. She bared her teeth and was about to pounce on Li Xiuqin to grab her hair and hit her, completely forgetting that before leaving, Gu Ming had told her not to get close to Gu Qian and her family.

At this moment, she only knew that she must not let Li Xiuqin step on her head and show off!

After Gu Yong's family moved away, Zhao Mei never suffered any serious injuries even when doing heavy work. Years of smooth life made her completely forget the pain she had suffered.

The moment Zhao Mei pounced on Li Xiuqin, Gu Qian swiftly pulled Li Xiuqin away, and then secretly shot a stream of spiritual power at Zhao Mei's leg.

"Zhao Mei! You..." Gu Ming, who was beside Zhao Mei, saw this scene and subconsciously stretched out his hand to grab her, but missed.

"Ouch!" Zhao Mei fell to the ground in a strange posture, with her left leg in an unnatural bend.

"My legs, my legs hurt so much!" she wailed.

Everyone was surprised. No one touched her just now, so how did she fall?

Seeing this, Gu Qian secretly curled her lips, then pretended to be shocked and scared and said: "Don't pretend to fall down and blackmail us! My mother and I didn't touch you. You wanted to come over and hit me, so we avoided you!"

Seeing this, the village chief sighed in dissatisfaction, "Brother Gu, why don't you help Zhao up quickly! What's the point of lying here like this?"

Gu Ming, who was immersed in fear, only reacted after hearing the words of the village chief and stammered, "Oh! Okay... Help me, I'll help you."

It's so weird. After so many years, can't Fuwa's blessings resist their evil spirits?

"Get up, old woman! You are embarrassing yourself!"

Gu Ming scolded Zhao Mei and then approached her and whispered, "Didn't I tell you, don't be impulsive!"

"I..." Zhao Mei was speechless.

The moment she fell down with a sharp pain in her leg, she remembered what happened that year. But it was too late. When she came to her senses, she was already lying on the ground.

"Okay, stop making a fuss! There's no need to go to the ancestral hall to disturb the elders. Just let me handle it here! Once you're done, take Zhao to get her legs checked. Brother Gu, the evidence is in front of you. Do you admit it or not?"

"I..." Gu Ming hesitated. He knew that this matter would not end well, but the temptation of thirty taels was too great and he really couldn't bring himself to ask for it.

Seeing this, Gu Qian spoke again, "Uncle Village Chief, if it's hard to solve, we'll report it to the police. Gu Xi has already said that if you don't pay, we'll be arrested. We have no objection to letting the county magistrate make the decision."

When the village chief heard this, he looked at Gu Qian with appreciation, but did not say anything, waiting for Gu Ming's reaction.

"You can't report to the police!" Sure enough, when Gu Ming heard the words "report to the police", he was instantly scared.

Ordinary people had never experienced such a thing before. They were all scared to death when they saw an official and no one wanted to have anything to do with the government.

This Fuwa is really something, how can he say something like "report to the police"? He really doesn't know his own weight.

Gu Ming calmed himself down, and said with a forced smile: "Village Chief, you see, this girl Gu Qian used the word 'steal' a bit too much. This thing can't be considered stolen by my Fuwa, don't you think?"

"Isn't this what Gu Yong gave us as a gift? It's just that Fu Wa went to get it on our behalf."

Hearing Gu Ming trying to change the concept, Gu Qian and the others burst into laughter out of anger.

"Village chief, we never agreed to give these things to them. Taking them without asking is stealing. Even if they want to show respect, I should carry the things to their door. There is no reason to let the younger generation come to take them."

Gu Yong refuted directly without giving Gu Ming any face.

"That's right. No matter how filial you are, can you give a silver hairpin for a girl?" Li Xiuqin sneered and said sarcastically.

"In all these years, when have you ever brought anything to my door?" Hearing the ridicule from the juniors, Gu Ming felt a little embarrassed and shouted angrily.

"It was you who turned us away back then. It wasn't that we didn't want to go, but that you didn't want to see us. Besides, it was you who proposed the IOU and even entrusted the village chief to talk to us. It shows that you don't want to see us, right?" Gu Yong said calmly.

"Brother Gu, let's not talk about anything else now. In one word, do you admit it or not?"

Seeing that Gu Ming was still silent, the village chief said again: "I will never take sides in this matter. Let me give you a plan. Both of you should take a step back. The things Gu Xi stole will be counted as fifteen taels and deducted from the thirty taels."

"Then Gu Yong can give Gu Xi another 15 taels, and your relationship will be settled. How do you think?

"Village chief, I agree." Gu Yong didn't want to get involved with these people any more. Even if these things were returned to them in the end, they would not use them again.

Anyway, they won't lose money on the fifteen taels, and they can vent the resentment they have accumulated for years, so why not do it?

"Village chief, isn't this... fifteen taels a bit too much?" Gu Ming said hesitantly.

"Brother Gu, as Qianqian said, if you are dissatisfied, you can report to the police. I will never use my status as the village chief to stop you!" The village chief retorted without mercy.