coobybook Chapter 145 Village Chief Jiang was taken away
Chapter 145 Village Chief Jiang was taken away
Village Chief Jiang's breathing stagnated and he was speechless. Seeing his guilty look, the villagers became angry. "Village Chief, how could you do this? Isn't this a lie?"
"That's right. There are four hundred taels left. Did you embezzle them all?"
"Village Chief Jiang turned out to be this kind of person. I misjudged him."
The villagers' pointing and criticizing made Village Chief Jiang feel dizzy and he almost fainted, covering his head.
Shen Nanzhi shouted, "Hey, don't faint, that's a woman's trick. Do you, the village chief, want to escape by pretending to faint?"
Captain Yan said, "It's no use fainting. With so many things to deal with, I'm afraid the county magistrate will have to make the decision himself and take him back to the yamen for a thorough interrogation."
The officer put him in shackles and wanted to take him away. The people of Shimo Village subconsciously tried to stop him, "How can you take him away?"
"That's right, the village chief is gone, what should we do?"
Captain Yan drew his long knife and scolded them: "You want to go to jail for obstructing the law enforcement?"
Shen Qingshan stepped forward to protect them: "Captain Yan, you go first, I wonder who dares to stop us?"
"Humph, I don't think they would dare to do that."
Village Chief Jiang was taken away by the government officials. The people in Shimo Village were panicked. Without the village chief, they were like a leaderless group and had no confidence.
Jiang Daxi started crying again: "Dad, what will we do if you leave?"
Jiang Dawang was grinning with saliva dripping from the corners of his mouth. He really looked like a fool.
Shen Nanzhi felt mixed emotions. This ending was all Village Chief Jiang's own fault.
"Everyone come and lend a hand, get them out first, and don't disturb the peace of the Chen family's ancestors."
"But what about the hand of the King of Hell?"
Shen Nanzhi went down personally, "Let me do it."
Her great strength came in handy at this time. She smashed the concrete pier into pieces in a few strokes and threw it out of the pit, finally rescuing the two people.
Everyone gasped. How much strength does Miss Shen have?
Shen Nanzhi clapped his hands and jumped up, directing everyone to work, "Go find some black cloth and use bamboo poles to cover it, so the corpse won't be exposed to the sun.
"Where are the Jiang family members? Send these two back. Don't just watch the fun. Aren't you people always united?"
Everyone got to work and quickly built a black shed, and they made a few more. Everyone in Elm Village hid underneath it. As the sun rose higher, the heat made people dizzy.
The two brothers of the Jiang family were sent back. The people of Shimo Village watched from afar and did not dare to stop them from moving the graves. The village chief had already gone in, so they did not dare to interfere.
Even though such a big thing happened in Village Chief Jiang's family, no one in Jiang Chen's family dared to come forward to help. They played cowardly roles from beginning to end, hiding at home and never showing up.
Shen Nanzhi knew their character, but unfortunately Village Chief Jiang hadn't seen through it yet.
The Taoist priest finally came and nodded as he looked at the black cloth awning: "This is because I met a master who gave me advice. The most taboo for the remains of our ancestors is to be exposed to the scorching sun, which is like being burned by fire. This is a very good way to deal with it."
Chen Hu felt even more grateful to Shen Nanzhi, fortunately she was there.
Shen Nanzhi had attended many funerals in his previous life and had seen many of the procedures. Some traditional ones were handled in this way, so he just followed suit and actually did it right.
With more hands on deck, the work went faster. They dug up all the bones of Chen Hu's ancestors and reburied them near the ancestral tomb in Yushu Village. They lit incense and candles, placed offerings, and Widow Xu's two sons kowtowed on his behalf, representing the descendants of the Chen family.
Shen Nanzhi was very pleased that Brother Chen’s love for his children was not in vain, as they were all very sensible.
Not all children are ungrateful, there are also grateful ones. Shen Nanzhi felt more comforted by these two children.
Widow Xu had been accompanying Chen Hu the whole time. As a daughter-in-law, she also had the obligation to kowtow to the ancestors. She stated the decision she had made before: "From now on, the children will all have your surname, Chen. They are descendants of the Chen family. Let's burn paper to offer sacrifices to the ancestors."
Chen Hu was moved and said, "Okay, thank you, Ali. When I get better, I will let you live a good life and take care of you for the rest of your life."
Widow Xu said, "Of course I believe you. We will have our own children in the future. I can still give birth, and I will give you a few children of my own blood. They will all be our children. I believe you will be a good father."
Chen Hu shook his head: "No, they are enough. Let's train our children to be talented. They don't have to hunt like me. It's dangerous and hard."
All the members of the Chen family died early, all in hunting accidents. Chen Hu didn't want his children to follow the same path.
Widow Xu insisted: "Let's work together and farm. As long as we are willing to endure hardships, we can support you. I must give birth to a child for you."
The greatest good a woman can do for a man is to give birth to his children. Widow Xu was determined not to let the Chen family die out.
In fact, even in modern times, being able to give birth to a child for a man is the greatest love for a woman.
If you don’t love someone, why would you go through the pain of pregnancy for ten months and risk giving birth to a child?
Not to mention the out-of-shape figure and the hard work of staying up late to take care of the children.
Unfortunately, not many men truly appreciate women’s efforts, but instead take them for granted.
Fortunately, more and more women are awakening. If a man is not good, then just kick him out. If you only want the child but not the man, isn’t it better to kill the father and keep the son?
In modern society, women also have more opportunities to make money, and many jobs are even better than those of men. Coupled with good social welfare, why should they worry about not being able to raise children?
Shen Nanzhi was a little distracted as he listened to the couple's warm conversation.
"Nanzhi, can you please do me a favor?"
"Ah, what's the matter, Sister Xu?"
Widow Xu's maiden name was Xu Li, and Hunter Chen sometimes called her Li Niang, but also Ali. Li Niang sounded more intimate, but Hunter Chen always called her Ali in front of others. This rough man also had his own gentleness.
Xu Li said: "I would like you to give the children new names."
"Well, it's just a small matter. It doesn't matter whether you ask for it or not. It's just that I'm not good at naming. When I return to the city, I will ask my housekeeper to help you choose one.
Hey, your children are not young anymore, why don’t you send them to my place to study? I have a primary school at home and have hired a teacher, so it would be great for several children to study together.”
"Really? Would this be too much trouble for you?"
"No, just take good care of my brother Chen. You are being so distant with me and don't treat me as a family member."
Xu Li was naturally happy that the children could go to school. She had to take care of Chen Hu and several children, which was really tiring.
Chen Hu said, "Listen to Nan Zhi and let the children call her aunt. We can be a real family."
Xu Li's children were also familiar with her, and they immediately changed their words and called her aunt, "Aunt, aunt, can I really go to school? Will I be able to pass the imperial examination like Jiang Xiucai?"
Shen Nanzhi's smile faded, "Let's not talk about whether Jiang Chen can pass the imperial examination, but don't learn from him. He is a very bad person, we should not learn from him.
You will meet many gentlemen and friends in the future. Learn from the good ones and avoid the bad ones. I don’t have much to prepare, so I’ll give you red envelopes as a meeting gift.”
He took out a red envelope from his sleeve, one for each person, containing one or two taels of silver, which was a big gift for meeting each other.