jdhmnovel Chapter 140 Leaks
Chapter 140 Leaks
The woman stammered, "Nonsense, what are you talking about? You guys knocked him down. There were only Guo Xi and my father-in-law on that road. Could it be that my father-in-law fell down on purpose?"
Guo Xin said meaningfully: "It's not impossible."
If her guess was true, it would be quite ridiculous that such a thing could happen even in a village with relatively simple folk customs.
Uncle Guo was so angry that he sat up and accidentally pulled his injured legs and feet. He gasped and said, "Hiss, if you, hiss, don't let my grandson go to the capital to study, I will tell everyone about this. Guo Xi hurt Uncle Guo and is unwilling to take responsibility."
"I want to see, if I say this, will it be me who will be embarrassed or your family who will be embarrassed?"
The smile in Guo Xin's eyes gradually turned cold. Guo Xi's reputation must not be ruined. This was extremely important for an official. He said, "I agree to your grandson's matter."
Guo Xin looked at the fat boy sitting next to Guo Bogong and said, "But your grandson has to stay here first. Let me know what books he has read so that I can arrange a school for him."
When the woman heard this, she didn't even bother to look at Guo Xin's expression. She responded with a smile on her face, and then gave the boy some detailed instructions. After that, she pulled Guo Bogong onto the cart and went home.
Guo Xin looked at the somewhat confused little boy, and thought to herself that if Uncle Guo had fallen down in front of her house on purpose, then no matter how he tried to hide it in front of the younger generation, he would have revealed his flaws more or less. What's more, she didn't think Uncle Guo was smart enough to do that.
She suppressed her anger, sat opposite the little boy and approached him with a friendly face. When the boy showed an expression of trust in Guo Xin, she asked, "Has Grandpa behaved differently at home recently?"
"Of course. Yesterday I saw Grandpa practicing some strange movements at home. He also carried a shoulder pole in the house. Every time I went to ask Grandpa to play with me, he was not happy. He said he had something important to do. But when I asked him what it was, he didn't tell me."
When Guo Xin heard what he wanted, he said, "Then let's stop here today. You can go home. I roughly know where you should go to school."
Guo Xin watched the chubby boy skipping away, then turned around and went to find Guo Lizheng. Although he couldn't bear to break the boy's dream of attending the academy, he felt it was too unfair for his family to be framed by Guo Bogong.
Guo Xin was shouting outside the house of the village chief Guo. The wife of the village chief immediately recognized Guo Xin's voice and complained, "Why is there so much going on at Guo Xin's house all day long? I just went there yesterday, why is he looking for you again today? Even though you are the village chief, you can't be treated like a donkey."
Guo Lizheng glared at his wife, stood up to greet her, and after understanding the situation, he asked someone to invite Guo Bogong's wife and grandson over. He originally wanted to invite Guo Bogong as well so that he could make things clear, but thinking that Guo Bogong was now bedridden, it would not be a good idea to go back and forth again.
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"Li Zheng, is there anything you want to ask us?"
The woman spoke in a hoarse voice before she even walked into the door. As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Guo Xin and her face changed instantly. She was not sure what had happened, but when her son came back, he just said that Guo Xin had chatted with him about some family matters and nothing else.
"Was it Guo Xi who caused your father-in-law to fall?" Guo Lizheng asked the woman seriously, staring at her.
The woman looked at Li Zheng Guo, then at Guo Xin, and said with a stiff upper lip: "I had already discussed this matter when I was at Guo Xin's house."
"But what I heard from your son was not like that. If you still want to save your face, you should tell the truth."
The woman looked at the boy with a look of disappointment and said with gritted teeth, "This matter was originally planned for you. Why don't you know how to be smarter? If you can go to the capital to study, you will have a bright future, which is much better than staying in this village."
At this point, the woman was so angry that she started to hit the boy, "You even told the truth. How could you be so stupid? How could I give birth to a son like you!!"
Guo Xin frowned and stopped the woman's action, saying, "If you are a decent parent, why would you worry about your child telling the truth? The child's behavior is not wrong. You are the ones who are wrong. Please explain the matter clearly first."
The woman was silent for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "This matter was indeed planned by my father-in-law and me. At first, I went to your uncle and asked him to plead for my son, but he refused. If not for this, why would my father-in-law and I resort to such a desperate measure for him? Originally, the matter was foolproof, and my father-in-law would only have some scratches at most."
"But now my father-in-law is lying in bed. It must be your fault. It seems that the road in front of your door was not cleared, and he happened to trip over a stone when he was about to fall."
The woman paused and continued, "Although what we did was a little despicable, as long as it is for our son's future, it doesn't matter. And what we thought is that if you can send our son to study in the capital, we will not publicize this matter. After all, officials hate being unfilial the most."
After listening to this, Guo Lizheng looked at Guo Xin's face. If this incident happened in the past, it would have been a trivial matter at most. However, Guo Xin was the victim after all, and he was also the God of Wealth of Guojia Village. He still had to respect the opinion of the God of Wealth.
Guo Xin looked at Guo Lizheng's questioning eyes and said, "The village should make the decision as it should. Don't worry too much about my opinion."
Guo Lizheng pondered for a long time and said, "Since the truth of this matter has been revealed, your son must not be able to study in the capital. As for the two of you, you should also take responsibility for your actions, but Guo Bogong is indeed old."
At this point, Guo Lizheng secretly looked at Guo Xin's face again and continued, "So, I will tell the village about this matter of Guo Bogong, let everyone know who you two are, and ban you from participating in any activities in the village for three months."
Seeing that Guo Lizheng didn't say anything, Guo Xin looked at the timid little boy and said, "This matter was handled fairly. However, if you had told me about your child's schooling, I might not have helped him. After all, children's affairs have nothing to do with adults."
"But now that you guys are making such a fuss, I will definitely not send him to school." Guo Xin said indifferently.
When the woman heard this, she immediately knelt on the ground, her knees making a dull thud against the ground. She kowtowed and cried, begging Guo Xin to give her another chance.
Guo Xin said nothing and left this annoying place.