Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Kindness of the Village Chief
Twilight quietly falls, reflecting the sunset sky, like an oil painting that flips the color palette.
The orange sunset slowly sank into the sea, and the afterglow fell on the sea, like a golden dragon, winding away, the sea breeze blowing, warm and gentle.
The village chief stood guard on the pier with a cane, his hair was a little messy, and he straightened his waist and looked into the distance, waiting for the villagers who had gone out to sea to return home.
The children ran barefoot on the soft sand, and the waves came in waves, quietly receding in their childish laughter.
"I'm back!"
There were a few small black dots on the surface of the sea, which became clearer as time passed, and the children stopped frolicking, but ran to the pier, tiptoeing and craned their necks in anticipation.
As the boat approached, the people on it grinned and waved towards the pier, the oars swayed, and the sunset on the sea was shattered, like a bright galaxy, sparkling.
Today was another full harvest, and the village chief finally smiled, commanded the weighing, and then poured the fish into the barrel and put it on the ox cart.
Loading an ox cart, Chen Yuanhai, who had already been prepared, immediately set off.
As night fell, Chen Yuanhai returned after sending the last batch of fish, and then divided the money he earned, and the big guy dispersed home.
The village chief had already sent someone to find several elders of the Wang family.
The clan elders knew that the village chief had spoken, and the whole village had watched what had happened, so this matter could not be dealt with lightly.
But in the end, considering the four children of Wang Tongsheng's family, after negotiation, it was decided to go to Wang Tongsheng's house again to decide how to punish and make amends for the theft of the Gu family's widow's game.
When the main thing arrived, many people in the village had already slept, and in case there was another unpleasant thing, fewer people knew about it.
When the village chief got the reply, his face was a little ugly, but he didn't want to say anything, so he sent people away and went to the Gu family's courtyard with a cane.
Su Mo and they were having dinner, eating stir-fried wild boar and pork bone soup.
In the morning, there was no time for the meeting, and in the afternoon, while the three children were napping, she went up the mountain to drag the wild boar back.
The village chief came alone, and she was a little surprised, so she got up and went out to greet her.
"The village chief is here? But because of the measurement of the wasteland? ”
The village chief was slightly stunned, remembering that Su Mo had told him to measure the wasteland this morning.
He shook his head, leaning on his crutches.
"Let's talk about the wasteland.
I'm coming, mainly because of Mrs. Wang......"
He paused and said, "This matter is left to the elders of the Wang clan to decide, and they will discuss it in the Wang family when they are determined, don't forget to go over."
Stealing is a grave sin, and it should be brought to the government with at least twenty rods and one year's imprisonment.
The Wang family has the most important reputation, and seeing that the Wang family has four children, they have given money to support them......
But your family depends on this to make a living, and now that the people who have been affected are not even able to go to the mountains again, I am afraid that the future will not be easy.
At that time, the Wang family apologized, there is no need to be soft-hearted, this person, he should be selfish, it is harmless. ”
After saying this, the village chief leaned on his crutches and planned to leave.
Su Mo hurriedly took him in to have dinner together.
The village chief turned his back to her and waved: "No, you can take care of the three children more, I am still waiting for dinner at home."
As for what I just said, I thought about it in my heart......"
The night shrouds the entire mountain village, the sky is full of stars, a crescent moon hangs high, and the moonlight is cold, pouring down.
Su Mo stood at the gate of the courtyard and looked at the straight back of the village chief, and his heart was a little touched.
These days, she has dealt with many people in the village, and her basic temperament has been figured out, and the village chief is the most fair on weekdays, and she is not biased.
I was able to say this to her this time, and I was also angry by what Mrs. Wang did.
Gu Jinnian didn't know when he slipped out, he hung his head and covered the yin owl under his eyes.
Although the women in the village have told their children not to talk too much, it would be nice if the children could really keep their mouths shut.
When Gu Jinnian was playing outside today, he had already heard the rumors, but Su Mo didn't mention it, so he didn't take the initiative to talk about it.
It happened that the village chief came, and he slipped out while the two were talking and didn't have time to pay attention to the house.
After listening to all the words, my heart was already clear, but I pretended not to know.
"What did the village chief's grandfather say?"
"Why are you here?"
Su Mo looked over, raised his hand and rubbed the top of his head.
"Don't worry about adults, children, otherwise they won't grow tall."
Gu Jinnian already has a lot of eyes like a plug, if he knows, it will inevitably be impulsive.
It's just that he pursed his lips, and the words he said made Su Mo a little surprised: "If you don't say it, I will still know, you said it, I can still help you." ”
Su Mo raised his eyebrows and squatted down suddenly.
The bright moonlight fell on his face, casting a shadow on his eyelashes, and his eyes were as black as ink.
Gu Jinnian was defenseless for a while, and the yin owl in his eyes didn't have time to hide it, and he was clearly seen by Su Mo.
Indulged in a peaceful life, she suddenly broke free, and looked at him with a smile, and the smile did not reach the bottom of her eyes.
"You know it all."
Gu Jinnian heard the deep meaning of the words, and when he was broken, he didn't panic, but calmly raised his eyes and looked at Su Mo.
"Hmm!"
Su Mo raised his eyebrows, stood up, and spoke briskly.
"Honestly."
"Go back to dinner first, and you come with me at night."
Gu Ping'an and Gu Xingnian are both heartless, innocent and innocent, and Su Mo is not very worried about their future direction.
But Gu Jinnian, his mind is like a demon, if he doesn't teach well, I'm afraid he will go astray in the future.
With the task on her shoulders, how could she sit idly by.
Gu Jinnian was surprised and delighted, and followed back to the living room.
Gu Ping'an raised his head, put down the bowl, and asked curiously, "Mother, is there something wrong with the village chief's grandfather?" ”
Su Mo smiled and shook his head: "It's nothing, it's just that my mother opened a piece of land in the mountains, and I plan to use it to grow some watermelons, and the village chief came over to talk about the measurement." ”
Gu Ping'an believed it, picked up the bowl and continued to cook.
When Gu Xingnian heard the word watermelon, he suddenly raised his head, and his eyes blinked: "Mother, what is watermelon?" Is it tasty? ”
Su Mo was about to speak, but Gu Ping'an spoke first: "I've eaten it, the melon flesh is red, and it's sweet to take a bite." ”
Gu Xingnian was suddenly greedy, and he was smacking.
"Sweet? Want to eat......"
"Okay, when the time comes, give Xingnian the biggest and sweetest watermelon."
Su Mo sat next to Gu Xingnian with a smile and rubbed the top of her head.
When Gu Xingnian heard this, he immediately covered his mouth and smiled with satisfaction.
After eating, Su Mo gave Gu Xingnian a bath again, hugged her and coaxed her to sleep.
Gu Ping'an also yawned and lay on the bed, he used to sleep on the bed.
It was estimated that it was almost time, so Su Mo put Gu Xingnian in his arms on the bed, and then gave Gu Jinnian on the side a look.
The two of them tiptoed cautiously out of the door and out of the courtyard.
The moonlight will shine brightly everywhere, Su Mo closed the courtyard door and led Gu Jinnian to Wang's house.
"When the meeting comes, pick an inconspicuous place to stay, don't talk, just watch, you know?"
Gu Jinnian was a little puzzled: "Why! ”
"There's no why, you just remember to watch and listen more, if you can't do it, then you don't have to go."
Gu Jinnian pursed his lips, a little reluctant in his heart, but he still responded.