After the separation, the little widow Xianggong returned from the capital

Chapter 15
Qi Qi was trembling, with a pitiful look of being frightened, crying to 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 making trouble, the tide of public opinion is still in the direction of justice.

In particular, the patriarch intends to take this opportunity to rectify the atmosphere in the village.

"Shanchong, take some people outside to have a look."

"Yes." With a serious face, Gu Shanchong ordered people to light a few more torches, and acted immediately.

There were voices of discovery coming from outside the courtyard wall.

The crowd in the yard was whispering, and two of them cowered and dodged their eyes. They just mixed in the crowd and no one noticed.

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

"Patriarch, there are three places on the west wall."

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

The voices of discussion in the crowd became louder.

"Well, this footprint doesn't mean it belongs to my son, maybe it was left by the builder of the house." Mrs. Gu argued in a panic.

Gu Shanchong's face darkened, "It rained the day before yesterday. If there were footprints left on the house before, they should have been washed away. The footprints are very new now, and it looks like they were left in a day or two. There are a lot of footprints , it’s not sure that he left everything behind, but your son was caught right away today.”

Thinking of the emergence of such a scum of bad conduct in the village under his control, can he not be angry.

"Gu Xiaoci, tell me, why on earth did you come here in the middle of the night, don't talk about those useless things with me, who doesn't know who, when you used the division of the family as an excuse to drive Xiaoen's wife out, why didn't you think that she was Xiaoen's daughter-in-law? She is still pregnant with Xiao En's child. Now you are talking about Xiao En, you are not afraid that Xiao En will come to you at night!"

The village head told her personally that it was confirmed that the division of the Gu family was unfair.

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

"Don't look at your mother, you are a manly man, and you are still shrunk behind women all day long. Are you still bloody?" Uncle Gu was already so angry with this nephew that he was about to vomit blood. It's gone."

"Patriarch, the nephew has no evidence, the crime is clear and irrefutable, please deal with it according to the clan rules, so as to rectify the village style."

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

He was ashamed, he just wanted to settle the matter quickly, and go home and close the door to thank the guests.

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

"Shut up, loving mother is a loser, see what you teach. If you don't know how to repent, don't blame me for opening the ancestral hall and divorce you for the third child!"

Uncle Gu's words suppressed Mrs. Gu's arrogance to the end, and she dared not argue anymore.

The patriarch looked at Gu Xiaoci who was sitting paralyzed on the ground, then looked around the crowd, and said in a dignified tone, "In Sanhe Village, our ancestors were wise, and the imperial examination prospered the family, benefiting the descendants, and blessing the younger generations... But what about you? It's a great situation, but you don't know how to make progress, waste your time, and make no achievements. What's more, your conduct is bad, and you actually do trivial things and ruin the village atmosphere. It's really abhorrent and unforgivable."

There was complete silence in the crowd, and a needle could be heard.

"Gu Xiaoci, according to Article [-] of the family rules, those who steal will be whipped twenty times, punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall for one month, and copied the family rules a hundred times. Do you accept it?"

As soon as the patriarch finished speaking, Mrs. Gu couldn't help but glared at her, and swallowed again after being glared at by Uncle Gu.

Gu Xiaoci really felt so regretful this time that his guts were green. In this situation, he knew that even begging would be useless, so he could only nod with tears in his eyes, "Submit."

"Thank you patriarch, grandfather, for making decisions for Qi Niang." Seeing that this matter had come to a satisfactory conclusion, Qi Qi quickly thanked her.

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

The patriarch's words and today's play made those Xiao Xiao who were still hiding in the dark and plotting timidly, not daring to make Qi Qi's idea again.

Qi Qi was overjoyed, and thanked him again.

"Okay, let's leave." The patriarch ordered the village chief, "Find some people and take Gu Xiaoci to the ancestral hall. The punishment of whipping will be implemented at tomorrow's hour."

Everyone left one after another, Gu Xiaoci was dragged away by two young men, his feet were seriously injured, this movement made him howl like a butchered pig, which made Gu Laoniang feel very distressed.

Qi Qi stepped forward and wanted to send the patriarch and the others away, but when passing by the procrastinating people, Mrs. Gu couldn't help feeling angry when she saw her, so she suddenly pushed her hard, "It's all you, you bastard star!" ..."

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

"Ah..." She fell to the ground, and suddenly felt a heat flow from her legs, "Ah, my stomach hurts... Grandma Six..."

Things happened so fast, no one expected that the patriarch had just shown his power, and there were still people who committed crimes knowingly, so they simply ignored the patriarch.

It was too late for the sixth lady to rush over, "Qi Niang, how are you?"

"I, I feel a pain in my stomach, is it about to give birth?" Qi Qi cried, it was the first time for her to have a baby, thinking that this was ancient times, the medical treatment was extremely poor, and if it was not done, it would be one dead body and two lives .

Although she is good at medicine, although she has some theoretical knowledge, she has never been exposed to gynecology and childbirth, and in this case, the doctor can't heal herself...

"Daqing, hurry up, go to the next village and ask Mrs. Cai Wen to come over." The sixth lady touched Qi Qi's back skirt and knew something was wrong, so she immediately ordered, "Xiao Hua, go to the kitchen to boil hot water."

"Come here again, help me..." the sixth lady shouted towards the crowd.

The crowd who were going to leave, but because of this accident, many people stayed.

The village chief's daughter-in-law came out from the crowd and stepped forward to help. Someone took the lead, and two women joined in, helping Qi Qi back to the house together.

Qi Qi only felt a wrenching pain in her stomach, the pain was so painful that she couldn't help but grit her teeth, huh huh, chirping, chirping...

"Old man, quickly show Qi Niang first, is this about to give birth?"

The Sixth Wife asked the old doctor who had left to be chased back. The old doctor was indeed very old, with gray hair and shambling steps. He was the only doctor in the village. His medical skills were only average. Everyone in the village knew that Xiao Mao You can take a look at minor ailments, but don't look for him for major ailments.

However, in an emergency, it is better to have a doctor than nothing, at least there is psychological comfort.

The old doctor gave Qi Qi the pulse, and it took a long time before he said slowly, "Well, it is indeed about to give birth."

"Well, the child is not yet full-term, and just fell again, will it affect the delivery?" The sixth lady asked cautiously.

(End of this chapter)