Chapter 526 Conditions of Compensation
After Liu Tielan finished speaking, he stopped talking and waited for the Gu family to give him feedback.
Old Mrs. Gu no longer dared to be stubborn.
The Xu family had a bunch of nephews and nephews who were as fierce as wolves and tigers. They used to be arrogant and domineering in the village. They only calmed down after Xu Si was exiled and Xu Yong was removed from his position as village chief.
They were not willing to keep quiet and were eager to let the villagers see what they were capable of.
On the other hand, in the Gu family, most of the people in the clan now stand on the side of the eldest son's wife, hoping that Tong Huaqiong's business will pull them up, and hoping that Gu Jingzhe will have a bright future in the imperial examinations with the help of the clan.
They will not help Ruinian fight against the Xu family.
If both sides are in a desperate situation, Ruinian will be the one who suffers.
Old Mrs. Gu couldn't help but curse the people in the clan in her heart. They were always changing their attitude according to the situation. They had never been on good terms with the first wife before, but now that the first wife was in a state of excitement, they rushed to curry favor with her.
Mr. Gu weighed the options in his mind, sighed, and said, "Then how should we deal with it according to the village chief's opinion?"
Liu Tielian said: "Let Ruinian apologize to the Xu family and show some respect. If the Xu family takes action, Ruinian will have to bear the brunt of it."
Old Man Gu frowned. If he handed Ruinian over to the Xu family, wouldn't the other party be able to tear Ruinian apart? Ruinian already had one leg crippled. What if the Xu family crippled his right leg and crotch?
Liu Tiejian saw that Mr. Gu was hesitant and said, "Don't worry, when the time comes, the respected people of the three major families of Xu, Gu and Liu in the village will definitely not let the Xu family do anything cruel to Ruinian."
Old Man Gu closed his eyes, and was determined to be beaten.
Liu Tiejian continued, "Also, prepare some silver for the Xu family. They want one thousand taels."
Old Mrs. Gu exclaimed: "Why don't they just go and rob them?"
Liu Tielian said: "They know that you are doing business in Pingchuan County now. I think your business...how about this, you tell me the amount you can give, and I will go to negotiate."
Mr. Gu didn't want to give a penny, but he had no choice but to give it, so he finally said five hundred taels.
Old Mrs. Gu also has a dowry for Honglian.
Old Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Jia went to their respective parents' homes to get together.
Gu Dahan is a soft-hearted person, so he will ask Gu Dahan to borrow some money privately when the time comes.
Gu Baishuang, her married granddaughter, also had money. As a grandfather, she couldn't refuse and asked Gu Baishuang to borrow some.
It will be enough in the end.
The Xu family also raised something, but Liu Tielian and Uncle Gu discussed it and did not bring it up.
The Xu family said that they had lost a daughter, and they wanted Gu Youtian to compensate the Xu family with a daughter.
The two sons of the Xu family have reached the age for marriage. Ever since the village chief Xu Yong was dismissed last year, and the two sons of Xu Jin and Xu Yong were brought to court and beaten with a stick for counterfeiting medicine, the two sons have gone from being the hottest commodity in the surrounding area to being the coldest buns that no one wants to eat.
After Xu Zaohua gave birth to her sons and helped them gain a foothold in the Zheng family, she arranged for both of them to work as managers in the Zheng family shop. Their marriages became better. The eldest son just got engaged this spring, and the younger son also got engaged some time ago.
After Xu Zaohua's incident came to light, the two sons were kicked out of the shop by the Zheng family and all their marriage plans fell through.
Xu Jin asked Gu Youtian to compensate him with a daughter, and his eldest son specifically asked for Xiaoxue.
Uncle Gu said that Gu Ruinian was a man who didn't care about the lives of his family. If sacrificing Xiaoxue could solve the problem, he would be the first one to tie Xiaoxue up and send her to the Xu family.
Xiaoxue is usually not favored at home, but I am afraid that in order to protect Gu Ruinian, the Gu family will not stop her.
Uncle Gu and Aunt Gu feel sorry for Xiaoxue and have always been fed up with the fact that Jia and others ignored Xiaoxue. Sending Xiaoxue to the Xu family would be like walking into a tiger's mouth, which would ruin Xiaoxue's life.
On the way here, Uncle Gu told Liu Tielian that he was afraid that if this topic was brought up, Gu Xiaoxue would not be able to survive even tonight.
There is no need for the Xu family to snatch Xiaoxue away. I'm afraid that Mr. Gu and others will send Xiaoxue to the Xu family to apologize.
The Liu family has always been very good to their daughters, so Liu Tielian also dislikes the attitude of the second branch of the Gu family towards their daughter. If Uncle Gu doesn't allow him to mention Xiaoxue, he won't mention it.
Anyway, the Xu family can’t take people away by force.
After meeting Gu Ruinian, Liu Tielian became more determined in his idea.
Gu Ruinian's legs are broken, but his brain is alive. His pair of round eyes dart around, and no one knows what bad things he is up to.
After deciding on the direction of compensation for the Xu family, Grandpa Gu told Liu Tielian that he would take Ruinian home to apologize to the Xu family after the splint on Ruinian's leg was removed in five days.
Liu Tielian had a bitter face.
So they came to Pingchuan County to discuss things with Mr. Xu. It was he who brought Tong Huaqiong and Gu Jingzhe out to suppress the Xu family.
The Xu family told him, the village chief, that their patience would only last one day.
No matter how Liu Tielian explained the seriousness of the matter, Mr. Gu insisted on five days later.
It takes no time to collect money? It takes no time to build up a strong mentality?
What's the matter? Can the Xu family come to Pingchuan County to cause trouble for them?
It would be great if the Xu family really came. He would report to the police then and see what the county magistrate would say about the verdict.
The law did not say that his grandson had to pay compensation and apologize for committing adultery with a widow. He was really angry and said in the court that as long as the Zheng family was willing to release Xu Zaohua, the Gu family would be willing to let Xu Zaohua marry into the family, but she had to be a concubine.
Seeing that Mr. Gu was so determined, Liu Tielian simply didn't care.
Anyway, his words have been conveyed. No matter what excessive things the Xu family does, it has nothing to do with him, as long as they don't cause trouble in Qinghe Bay.
"Brother, you just can't get over it. Your first branch has three grandsons. Dahan is a good farmer, Dashu does a good business, and Jingzhe is even better. Although the second branch has an average harvest year, it won't cause you any trouble. Why do you have to bet on Ruinian? An unfilial descendant like him should be tied up and punished by the family law. You have five more days to wait. Fine, then you wait."
Seeing that Grandpa Gu still treated Ruinian as a treasure, Uncle Gu became furious and stood up to leave.
Grandpa Gu didn't say anything about leaving any food for him, because the family didn't have any extra money to treat the village chief and his second brother to a meal.
Anyway, the eldest daughter-in-law was not with us, so she became the scapegoat in this meal.
Tong Huaqiong took Liu Tielian and Gu Ershu out of Wu Ji, and Gu Fengnian and Wei saw them off.
Uncle Gu lowered his voice and said to Gu Fengnian, "Fengnian, you are not a bad person. As the eldest brother, you should take good care of your family members and don't let them have any ideas about Xiaoxue. You only have this one sister."
Before Gu Fengnian could react, Wei's face changed drastically.
Uncle Gu shook his head, then followed Tong Huaqiong and Liu Tielan towards Jufulai.
"Uncle, do you mean that the old man and the others might give Xiaoxue to the Xu family to apologize to Ruinian?" Tong Huaqiong asked.
Uncle Gu and Liu Tielian nodded in unison.
Liu Tiejian told Tong Huaqiong how the eldest son of the Xu family wanted Xiaoxue and how Uncle Gu and him had discussed keeping the matter secret. Liu Tiejian said that they would go back to the village to discuss it with Uncle Xu, the head of the Xu family. Uncle Xu was a clean stream in the Xu family and maybe he could make the Xu family change their minds.
Tong Huaqiong immediately understood the intentions of Liu Tielian and Uncle Gu. Old Man Gu and others were now thinking about saving Ruinian like headless flies. They were afraid that this would remind the Gu family of Xiaoxue's value, which would make them target Xiaoxue in advance.
"What a sin." Tong Huaqiong cursed.
Tong Huaqiong didn't have a deep impression of Xiaoxue. She only knew that she was timid, like a silent shadow.
But every time I saw her, I greeted her shyly.
Poor Xiaoxue.