Chapter 45: The Next Move
At the door of Gui's second grandfather's house, the guests in the village dispersed one after another.
The people who can come over to eat and drink today are all people who still have dealings with "Xigui", so they are naturally biased towards the Gui family.
There is a human life in it, but no one persuades Mei's aunt and nephew to forbear.
Did Mei Tongsheng really "kill for money"?
The big guy didn't say anything, but the suspicion in his eyes was unmistakable.
Mrs. Jiang only thought that the Gui family would be poor, but she didn't expect such a thing. Although the Mei family is from the Gui family's house, at this time, the cousins are the closest relatives, and if there is really anything missing, it must fall on the head of Gui Wu.
Others couldn't hear Du Lizheng's previous wit, but Mrs. Jiang really heard it at the door.
Li is the head of a village, taking care of household registration and paying taxes, such a person is not good with the Gui family, and the Gui family is afraid that it will be difficult in the future.
Mrs. Jiang saw that Du Li was still beside her, so she said to Gui Wu: "If you really want to hand over the certificate, tell your father-in-law first, he is more familiar with the yamen, and he also knows the lawyer in the city, it is better than you who have no head and no brains to bump into it yourself." ”
Gui Wu nodded and said, "I'll go to the town in two days and inquire about the handover." ”
The dialogue between the mother-in-law and the son-in-law attracted the ears of many villagers who did not leave.
It was as if Du Li was not caring, but the expression on his face was much stiffer.
Regardless of whether Mei Tongsheng "sells good for cheap" or "kills for money", it is a scandal; If he is really convicted and the Mei family becomes a criminal family, then no matter how good Mei Sheng's reading qualifications are, his future will be limited.
Don't talk about Mei Sheng, just say that the Mei family and the Du family are now in-laws, and if the Mei family is really convicted in the yamen, the Du family, will inevitably be implicated.
With such a bad result, how could Du Li Zheng allow the Gui family to really hand over the complaint?
The Gui family's mud legs, poor and crazy, asking for money and shamelessness, using two orphan girls to blackmail the Mei family, it is obvious that they are barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes, so they dare to do this regardless of the fact that they really want to make a scene. Duri was angry in his heart, cursing incessantly, but his face was not visible.
Gui Qiu and Zhou Dingxiang were going back to the town with Mrs. Jiang and were standing next to them.
Hearing Mrs. Jiang's words, Zhou Dingxiang blinked, took Mei Duo's hand and said: "If Sister Mei goes to complain, go to my house first, there is a master in the torture room who is my fellow countryman, and I often eat and drink with my father, let him help you when the time comes." ”
Mei Duo was wrapped in a white cloth on her forehead, her eyes were swollen into rotten peaches, and she choked up: "Good sister, thank you!" ”
Mei stood next to her niece, looking at Zhou Dingxiang's eyes with gratitude.
Du Li was looking at it in his eyes, knowing that this was the determination of the Gui family and Mei's aunt and nephew to sue, and became more and more irritable.
There were many people in front of him, and it was not good to continue to speak for the Mei family, and the guests were almost dispersed, so Du Li Zheng had no choice but to say goodbye first, but he did not go home, but went directly to the Mei family.
Du Li didn't see it, there was a small tail in the distance behind him, and he turned to leave only after seeing him enter the courtyard of the Mei family.
*
In the Mei family's old house, Mei Duo lay in Mei's arms, crying.
Gui Chun stood aside, at a loss, and asked Gui Chongyang in a low voice: "Chongyang, what should I do next?" ”
Gui Chongyang rolled his eyes, what can he do? As long as you are not a stone person, knowing that your biological mother is floating outside, you will feel uncomfortable. It's uncomfortable, so naturally I cry better, and I hurt myself when I hold it.
"Otherwise, let's go and sue us, shall we?" Gui Chun hesitated for a moment and said: "Mei Fuzi doesn't seem to be bold, he will definitely not be able to withstand the interrogation of the yamen, if he can tell the whereabouts of his cousin, there is also a direction for finding people." ”
When Mei Duo heard this, she stopped crying and sat up, but instead of looking at Gui Chun, she looked at Gui Chongyang with a prayer on her face.
As Mei Tongsheng said, the accusations made by Mei and Mei Duo's aunt and nephew against Mei Tongsheng were indeed "bewitched" by the Gui family, and this Gui family is Gui Chongyang.
After Gui Chongyang saw Mei Tongsheng coming uninvited, he quietly explained a few words to Mei's aunt and nephew. Whether it is for silver or Mei Duo's right to marry, today is a good opportunity.
Mei and Mei Duo's aunt and nephew obviously seized this opportunity and took the opportunity to make trouble, and detained the suspicion of "murder for money" on Mei Tongsheng's head, and achieved the expected results.
However, Mei Duo is a child, and she really has the idea of being the master of her mother.
Gui Chongyang frowned and said: "Tomorrow, I will ask the fifth uncle to go to the town to find someone to write a letter to scare and scare the Mei family, but according to the previous plan, this letter can be written but cannot be delivered." ”
Mei sighed heavily.
Mei Duo closed her eyes, and tears came out again.
"If you don't sue, how can you find someone?" Gui Chun was a little anxious.
Gui Chongyang nodded and said: "The time is not right, it's not easy to sue, but this person should be looking for it." ”
Gui Chun was a little confused: "Mei Tongsheng doesn't open his mouth to tell the whereabouts of his cousin, how can he find it?" ”
If Qiu had been killed, there would be no trace of him; If Qiu is still alive, there will always be traces.
Gui Chongyang said: "My aunt said that it was an old friend from Mei Tongsheng Town who pulled the fiber to protect the media, and my cousin walked in a sedan chair, so that in addition to the Mei family's father and son, there were several people who knew where my cousin went. I went to look for those people, and I could always ask one or two and find clues. ”
Mei Duo nodded, and said unwillingly: "Then let go of that side in vain?" ”
Those who share the same blood may not be relatives; Mei Duo didn't grow up in Mei's family, and now she knows that her biological mother "remarried", so she naturally regards Mei's father and son as enemies.
Gui Chongyang said: "Even if you want to investigate, it's not this time. ”
"When will that be?" Mei Duo bit her lip and asked.
"Wait until the fifth uncle passes the children's test, or we find the whereabouts of my cousin." Gui Chongyang Road.
The Gui family is now a poor farmer, but the Mei family has already produced two talents, and they are scholars. The Gui family can now use a lawsuit to blackmail the Mei family, that is because the scholarly family attaches great importance to reputation, but to the point where the two families really go to court, the only thing left is to win or lose the lawsuit. If you don't care about your reputation, the Gui family will have nothing to blackmail the Mei family.
And in that lawsuit, the Gui family has little hope of winning. The first is that the Gui family has no empirical evidence, and the second is that the Mei family has a Mei Sheng with outstanding reading qualifications, as long as the county master is not stupid, he will leave a little leeway.
But if Fifth Uncle Gui passes the government examination and has a child's fame, he can be regarded as a scholar, and he has the qualifications to speak in the court; If the whereabouts of the Qiu family are found, it is a ready-made witness, and the Mei family can also be armed.
Mei Duo drooped her head, like a frosted eggplant.
Seeing this, Mei touched her niece's head and comforted: "I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and things will be round if I am slow." ”
Mei Duo nodded, but her heart was still heavy.
Gui Chun's uncle is the most excellent in his heart, and Tong Chu came to him with his own hands, and then comforted: "The county test is tomorrow in February, and the government test is in April, but there are still ten months of effort, just take advantage of this time to inquire about the whereabouts of my cousin." ”
Mei Duo knew Guichun's kindness, so she nodded and said, "I know, I'm not in a hurry." ”
*
Outside the door, Gui Wu walked over with the Jiang family, and when he heard this, he smiled bitterly, but his eyes became more and more determined.
Jiang sensed the change in her husband's expression and said softly, "Let's go visit Mr. Yuan as soon as possible." ”
Gui Wu nodded and said, "I'll take care of the girl's affairs and the things of repairing the house, and I'll go to visit the teacher." ”
The county test is the basic skills of rote memorization, and Gui Wu is not worried; But if you want to pass the exam, you need the guidance of a teacher; There is still a weak heart for the time being.
*
In the Mei family's study, Du Li was frowning and said, "Father-in-law, can't you tell me the truth?" So where did the Qiu family let you 'marry'? ”
Mei Tongsheng said unhappily: "Well, why are you asking this?" Did you really believe the nonsense of the Gui family, thinking that I would harm the Qiu family's life? ”