Joe's Farming

Old man Li's eyes widened: "You, you, you, what did you say?"

Qiao Yu repeated loudly again: "Fellow villagers, this man wanted to extort ten taels of silver from me, and I said yes! Let my husband and eldest brother beat him up, and I will give it to him."

The people outside laughed immediately. One of the uncles said with a smile, "Brother Qiao, don't give it to him. You can ask Hunter Gu to beat me up. Can you give me the silver?"

"Hahahahaha."

There was laughter all around.

"This old man Li is usually a coward, but today he actually wants to blackmail Brother Qiao for money, bah!"

Qiao Ge'er and Gu Feng are different in the village now than before. Most of the people watching are there to watch their family grow up, some of them also went to Gu Da's wedding banquet, and some villagers who chat at the village entrance every day have a good relationship with Uncle Wang.

Previously, no one knew why the Li family fenced off the yard, but after hearing what Qiao Yu said, they all started attacking Old Man Li.

Old man Li yelled with a red face and thick neck: "His servant is in love with our Xiao Bai, so it's not too much to ask for a betrothal gift, right?"

Xiaobai's face turned pale all of a sudden.

This sentence was like a drop of water dropped into a frying pan, and the crowd outside exploded all of a sudden.

"Wait, doesn't this Xiao Bai have a husband?"

"I don't know where that Gu guy is. Maybe he couldn't stand the loneliness. Look at that servant. He's tall and strong, and his face is still young. He must be a virgin."

"Why are you talking nonsense? Xiaobai is a good person. It sounds like his father is trying to blackmail Qiao Ge'er for money."

"By the way, where is Mr. Xiaobai?"

Seeing that the pretty boy's face was getting paler, Qiao Yu quickly pulled him to her side and patted his hands soothingly: "Don't be afraid, he just wants money, right? Just because he said that to you, I won't give him a penny!"

Xiaobai didn't shed tears when he was insulted by his own father, but when he heard Qiao Yu say this, tears began to fall.

Qiao Yu hurriedly said, "Don't cry! It's not worth it for such a family, they don't deserve it!"

Xiao Bai quickly wiped away her tears and nodded vigorously: "I'm not afraid. At worst, I can live alone for the rest of my life! I'm just sorry for Da Zhuang. I've implicated him."

Qiao Yu glanced at Da Zhuang who was squatting in the corner, looking at him and Xiao Bai anxiously, and rolled his eyes at him.

Da Zhuang quickly patted Su Qing: "Brother Qing, Brother Qing. The boss just rolled his eyes at me. What does he mean? Does he not want me anymore?"

Su Qing sighed helplessly: "Shut up. The boss must think you are stupid, there is no other meaning."

Da Zhuang calmed down immediately after hearing this: "That's good, that's good. I swore to follow the boss for the rest of my life. It's me who caused trouble for the boss and Xiao Bai today. I will reflect on it when I get back."

At this time, Wen Ge'er and Wang Jie also arrived, along with the village chief and Gu's relatives.

Su Qing said slowly: "As the saying goes, misfortune often brings blessings, and blessings often bring misfortune. What happened today may not be a bad thing. Just wait patiently."

Da Zhuang seemed to understand: "Oh."

As soon as Wen Ge'er and Wang Jie said that something happened in Qiao Yu's family, Aunt Shi told them about the rumor in the village that Old Man Li wanted Xiaobai to remarry.

Wen Ge'er understood too well the feeling of being forced into marriage by so-called relatives, so he immediately asked Wang Jie to go with him to find the village chief, and Aunt Shi and the others to find Gu's relatives. Since the Li family believed that Xiaobai could remarry, there was no reason not to notify the Gu family first.

Qiao Yu felt relieved when she saw Wen Ge'er and the others coming. She immediately went to greet the village chief and said, "Village chief, this family beat up our Gu family for no reason. I can't just let it go."

The tone was completely different from the previous threat to hit someone.

Qiao Yu touched her belly as she spoke: "I'm still pregnant now. If I get hurt, I don't know if the Li family can afford to compensate me."

Old man Li took a few steps back in an instant, moving away from Qiao Yu. Everyone knew that Hunter Gu was a fierce god. What would he do if he bumped into Qiao Yu and blamed him?

The village chief frowned upon hearing this and told Gu Feng: "Watch your husband carefully and don't touch him."

Gu Feng said "hmm" and pulled Qiao Yu to his side: "Let's see what the village chief and the others say."

Qiao Yu nodded. He probably knew what Li Lao was thinking now. He would definitely not let him succeed. As for Xiao Bai and Da Zhuang's affairs, they young people should handle it themselves. He would not interfere.

But if someone wants to tarnish his family's reputation because of this matter, he will not be polite.

The village chief pointed at Da Zhuang and asked, "Do you know the one who beat you?"

Old Man Li said awkwardly, "Village Chief, you can't be partial to the Gu family. He is a servant of the Gu family, but he has an unclear relationship with my Xiaobai. How can it be justified?"

Xiao Bai roared, "What do you mean unclear? Da Zhuang and I are innocent. If I lie, God will strike me with lightning!"

Gu's relatives who were listening to this immediately stood up and said, "Old man Li, your son is the husband of our Gu family. When is it your turn to intervene? We are the ones who need to seek justice. Let's make things clear today! Xiaobai has been married for so long and doesn't have a child. Now that Gu Xueting is gone, the house must be returned to the Gu family."

"Right! We don't care what you do to your son. We are all here today! Give this house back first!"

"Is Gu Xueting dead? Are you here to ask Xiaobai to return the house? Do you think I'm old and confused?" the village chief shouted.

The Gu family was originally furious, but when they heard that the village chief was angry, they immediately backed off. A middle-aged man said angrily: "Village chief, we also heard that he had a fight with a butcher from the next village before he left. Maybe he went to seek revenge and was killed."

The village chief said angrily, "Do you have evidence? Have you reported it to the police? You are doing nothing but coveting someone's house. Let me put it this way. No one knows whether Gu Xueting is alive or dead, so I will just treat him as alive. Xiaobai will live in this house first. We will talk about it next spring if Gu Xueting still hasn't come back!"

Xiaobai thanked the village chief gratefully. When the time comes, he will just go and report to the authorities to cancel Gu Xueting’s household registration. If he hasn’t shown up for such a long time, the authorities will assume that he is dead.

Then the village chief asked Old Man Li: "Do you have evidence to prove that Xiaobai and the servants of the Gu family are not innocent?"

Old Man Li said quickly: "Isn't he the evidence? When we came here this morning, we saw him coming out of Xiaobai Courtyard. The two of them were talking and laughing. There must be something wrong!"

The village chief glared at him and said, "That means there is no evidence! As the saying goes, to catch a thief, you must seize the stolen goods! There are two people in the yard, everyone can see them. What can you do?"

Most of the onlookers nodded in agreement.

The village chief asked Xiaobai again: "Xiaobai, let me ask you. What happened today? Tell me."