Chapter 15 15 Punishment

Qi Qi was trembling, looking pitifully frightened, and with tears streaming down her face asked everyone present for help.

Most of the villagers in Sanhe Village have read some books and have the ability to distinguish right from wrong. Even if there are ignorant women and children and some villains who cause trouble, the entire tide of public opinion is still moving in the direction of justice.

In particular, the clan leader intended to take this opportunity to straighten out the atmosphere in the village.

"Shan Chong, please take some people outside to have a look."

"Yes." Gu Shanchong looked solemn, ordered someone to light a few more torches, and took action immediately.

The sounds of discovery were heard one after another outside the courtyard wall.

The crowd in the courtyard was whispering. Two of them shrank and evaded their eyes, but they just blended in with the crowd and no one noticed them.

"Clan leader, there are two obvious footprints on the east wall."

"Clan leader, there are three places on the west wall."

"There are also footprints behind the house, but they are more messy."

"Old doctor, please let Qiniang check first. Is she about to give birth?"

"Well, this doesn't mean that these footprints belong to my son. Maybe they were left by the person who built the house." Madam Gu argued in a panic.

Qi Qi stepped forward and wanted to send the clan leader and others away. When she passed by a few people dragging their feet, Mrs. Gu couldn't help but feel hatred in her heart when she saw her. She suddenly pushed her hard and said, "It's all you, you broom star." …”

Qi Qi felt happy and thanked him again.

"Clan leader, my nephew is innocent and his crime is clear and irrefutable. Please deal with him according to the clan rules and correct the village customs."

Things happened so fast, no one expected that the clan leader had just shown his power, and there were still people who knew it and simply didn't take the clan leader seriously.

"Don't look at your mother, a manly man who still cowers behind women all day long. Do you still have any blood in you?" Uncle Gu was already so angry with his nephew that he almost vomited blood. "You are a worthless thing. My Gu family's face has been stained by you." Lost everything."

Qi Qi felt a knotting pain in her stomach. The pain was so painful that she could not help but grit her teeth. Uh huh huh, huh huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh...

The crowd was so silent that you could hear a pin drop.

"Ah..." She fell to the ground and suddenly felt a stream of heat flowing out of her legs, "Ah, my stomach hurts... Grandma Six..."

"Shut up, you are a loving mother but a loser. Let's see what you teach me. If you don't repent, don't blame me for opening an ancestral hall and giving you up for the third child!"

Gu Xiaoci looked at Mrs. Gu in panic, looking for shelter.

The sixth wife rushed over immediately but it was already too late, "Qi Niang, how are you?"

As soon as the patriarch finished speaking, Mrs. Gu couldn't help but whine. Uncle Gu glared at her sternly, and then she swallowed hard.

The village chief told her personally, which was a solid confirmation that the separation of the Gu family was unfair.

How can you not be angry when you think about the appearance of such a bad scum in the village under your control?

Qi Qi was defenseless and her body was heavy. Even if she noticed something was wrong and tried her best to protect her stomach, it was already too late.

He was so embarrassed that he just wanted to settle the matter quickly and go home to close the door and thank the guests.

"Gu Xiaoci, tell me, why did you come here in the middle of the night? Don't talk to me about useless things. Who doesn't know who? When you used the division of property as an excuse to drive Xiaoen's wife out, why didn't you care that she was Xiaoen's wife? She is still pregnant with Xiaoen's child. Now that she is talking about Xiaoen, you are not afraid that Xiaoen will come to you at night!"

"Thank you, Grandpa Patriarch, for making the decision for Qiniang." Qi Qi saw that this matter had come to a satisfactory conclusion and quickly thanked her.

Everyone left one after another, and Gu Xiaoci was dragged away by two young men. His foot was seriously injured. This move made him wail like a slaughtered pig, which made Mrs. Gu feel very distressed.

The patriarch glanced at Gu Xiaoci who was slumped on the ground, then looked around the crowd, and said in a majestic tone, "Our ancestors in Sanhe Village were wise, established the family through the imperial examination, benefited the descendants, and protected the future generations... But, what about you? Our ancestors created a record It's a great situation, but you don't know how to make progress, waste it in vain, and make no achievements. What's more, you have bad conduct and actually do trivial things and ruin the village atmosphere. It is really abominable and inexcusable."

"Okay, let's all disperse." The patriarch told the village chief, "Find a few people to take Gu Xiaoci to the ancestral hall, and he will be whipped at midnight tomorrow."

As the head of the Gu family, Uncle Gu made a statement.

"Someone else, come here and help me..." the sixth wife shouted to the crowd.

"I, I feel a pain in my stomach, am I about to give birth?" Qi Qi cried and cried. It was her first time to give birth to a child. She thought that this was ancient times, and medical care was extremely poor. It might kill two people. .

Gu Xiaoci was so regretful this time that his intestines were green. In this situation, he knew that even begging hard would be useless, so he could only nod with tears in his eyes, "I accept."

The voices in the crowd became louder again.

The village chief's wife came out of the crowd and stepped forward to help. Someone took the lead, and two other women joined in, and together they helped Qi Qi back to the house.

"Brother, you can't, Xiaoci is injured..."

Gu Shanchong's face darkened, "It rained the day before yesterday. If there were any footprints left during the previous construction, they should have been washed away. The footprints now are very new. It can be seen that they were left in the past two days. There are many footprints. , we can’t be sure that he left everything behind, but your son was caught red-handed today.”

"Gu Xiaoci, according to the seventh article of the clan rules, anyone who steals will be whipped twenty times, punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall for one month, and copied the clan rules a hundred times. Do you accept it?"

The clan leader's words and today's drama made those young men who were still hiding in the dark and scheming timid, and did not dare to take Qi Qi's idea anymore.

"Daqing, hurry up, go to the next village and ask Grandma Cai Wen to come over." The Sixth Grandma touched Qi Qi's back skirt and knew something was wrong, so she immediately ordered, "Xiaohua, hurry up and heat up the water in the kitchen."

The clan leader glanced at her, then glanced at a pile of animal traps in the corner, and said meaningfully, "You're welcome, as a mother, you are strong, you are good. The clan will never let Xiaoxiao bully the weak, you can safely give birth to the baby If you have any difficulties, just go to your uncle to make the decision for you."

The crowd that was originally going to leave ended up staying because of this accident.

Although she knows medicine, she has some theoretical knowledge, but she has never been exposed to gynecological childbirth, and in this situation, doctors cannot treat themselves...

Uncle Gu's words suppressed Mrs. Gu's arrogance to the very end, and she no longer dared to argue.

The sixth wife asked people to chase back the old doctor who had left. The old doctor was indeed very old, with gray hair and a staggering walk. He was the only doctor in the village. His medical skills were only average. Everyone in the village knew that Xiao Mao You can look after minor illnesses, but don't look for him when it comes to major problems.

However, in an emergency, it is better to have a doctor around than not at all. At least there will be psychological comfort.

The old doctor took Qi Qi's pulse, and it took him a long time to say slowly, "Yes, I'm definitely going to give birth."

"Well, the baby is not yet full term, and he just fell down. Will it affect the birth?" The sixth wife asked cautiously.
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