What to do if you have too many golden fingers? Walk sideways!

Chen Fengzhi was so frightened that his heart and liver were broken.

"My Lord, I am innocent! I was walking in front of them at the time. When I looked back, I found that they had all fainted. I definitely did not touch the silver!"

The county magistrate said in a cold tone:

"Oh? Then tell me, who could have exchanged ten boxes of tax silver for stones without anyone noticing? And you, standing in front of the caravan, were totally unaware?"

Chen Fengzhi's teeth were chattering with fear:

"Sir, I don't know either! There was really no movement behind me at that time."

Suddenly, his pupils shrank:

"It's the mountain god! It must be the mountain god!"

The county magistrate was angry:

"Nonsense! Do you want to read this official letter?"

Chen Feng explained hurriedly:

"My Lord, my Lord, it's true. When I went to collect taxes, those unruly people said that the mountain god would not let us go!"

Of course he didn't dare to tell anyone that he had gone to ask for money and threatened the villagers before.

The county magistrate heard him talk more and more outrageously, and shouted:

"That's nonsense. It seems like you won't confess unless you're tortured! Someone, drag him away and torture him!"

*

After Gu Xi and Shuipingfang got the silver back, they returned to the village.

Shui Pingfang asked Gu Xi:

"Sister, what should we do with this money? Should we return it to the villagers?"

Gu Xi: “…”

Oh, isn’t this too honest?

"Brother, if we return the silver to the villagers, won't what we did tonight be exposed?"

The horizontal side suddenly realized:

"Oh, that's right! What should we do with so much silver?"

Gu Xi said: "Just keep it in your space. No one can find it anyway."

Horizontal: “Ah?”

Gu Xi had no choice but to say:

"If you think this is unfair to the villagers, just help everyone in the village more in the future."

Horizontal nod:

"I listen to my sister."

Shui Pingfang went back to his room to rest, and Gu Xi received a system reward:

[Take back the tax silver from Chen Fengzhi, reward: 100 points. ]

[Current points balance: 200.]

[System awakening progress increased by 10%, current progress: 70%. ]

[Chen Fengzhi is imprisoned and sentenced, reward: 100 points. ]

[Current points balance: 300.]

[System awakening progress increased by 10%, current progress: 80%. ]

Gu Xi was overjoyed. He committed one crime and received two rewards. He made a lot of money.

Chen Fengzhi was doomed for sure after losing the silver. She would be able to complete her mission soon and return home to her husband and children.

*

The next day, before dawn, the county government sent a large number of people to search along the way.

But there were no other traces on the road except the ruts left by the oxcarts carrying the tax silver.

It would take at least twenty or thirty strong men to move those ten boxes of silver and copper coins, not to mention that they also brought stones to replace the silver.

How could there be no tire tracks?

The bailiffs also went to Chenshui Village to inquire, but everyone said the same thing: they had all paid taxes as required, and then the officials left.

After two days of investigation, there was still no clue; the stolen goods just disappeared out of thin air.

Current evidence points to only two outcomes.

The first is that Chen Fengzhi embezzled money from his employer, and the second is more mysterious, it was the mountain god who did it.

Chen Fengzhi was also thrown into prison, but no matter how they tortured him, Chen Fengzhi could not reveal the whereabouts of the silver.

The searchers found no clues.

The county magistrate was worried.

If it was really the mountain god who did it, then the people of Chenshui Village would be difficult to deal with.

The county magistrate came to Chenshui Village in person to inquire about the mountain god.

After all, he had only heard of it but had never seen it.

After hearing the villagers' unanimous statements, the county magistrate also felt that this mountain god might really exist.

Otherwise, where did the elixir come from?

This has actually solved the locust plague problem in the county.

The county magistrate ordered people to prepare offerings and personally offered sacrifices to the mountain god, hoping that the mountain god would bless him with a successful official career.

When he heard the villagers calling Chen Fengzhi an ungrateful person, he felt very disgusted with Chen Fengzhi.

Even if there is no evidence found that Chen Fengzhi stole the silver, offending Chen Shuicun is tantamount to offending the mountain god.

The county magistrate ordered his men to break his legs, stripped him of his title of scholar, and threw him out of the county government office.

Chen Fengzhi lost his job and broke his leg. It can be said that he had no future.

Naturally, it was impossible for the county magistrate's daughter to marry her.

The county magistrate drove the mother and son out of their old house.

The mother and son had nowhere to go, so after going to the clinic to have Chen Fengzhi's leg reattached, they hired a carriage to return to Chenshui Village.

Chenshui Village.

Shui Youcheng threw away his crutches and slowly walked a few steps in the yard.

"Good, you walk steadily, Dad, your leg is healed now!" said Gu Xi.

Shui Youcheng said with a smile:

"Dad's leg healed so quickly, all thanks to Miaomiao! Wait, when Dad makes money from hunting in the future, I'll buy you whatever Miaomiao wants!"

Gu Xi thought to herself, isn't this her credit? Shui Youcheng only knew that his daughter was filial and gave him a massage every day, but he didn't know that it was the massage technique Gu Xi used to promote blood circulation.

Suddenly, Xiao Shanzi ran in from the door, shouting as he ran:

"Uncle Shui, Sister Miaomiao! Chen Fengzhi has returned to the village."

Shui Youcheng's face darkened and he picked up the crutch beside him.

"Why is he coming back? I'm going to break his legs!"

Xiao Shanzi laughed and said:

"Uncle Shui, you don't have to do anything, his leg is already broken!"

Shui Youcheng and Gu Xi asked at the same time: "Really?"

Xiaoshanzi nodded.

Gu Xi: "Dad, you take a rest. Brother Shanzi and I will go watch the fun!"

This is the time to kick the fallen dog.

There are only two small dilapidated houses left in Chen Fengzhi's family.

The little money that was left was almost spent on treating his leg.

When the mother and son came back, they had nothing to eat.

Mother Chen still wanted to wait for help from neighbors as she did before.

In the end, no one paid any attention to them. No, there were still some who came to watch the fun.

After a while, a pile of rotten eggs and vegetable leaves were smashed in the yard.

Chen's mother: The way the villagers supported them and their child was so special.

Is this - edible?

While Chen's mother was cleaning the house, Chen Fengzhi sat slumped in the yard. A group of people gathered at the door and mocked Chen Fengzhi.

"Hey, isn't this Mr. Chen? He was so majestic a few days ago, bringing officials to collect taxes."

"Mr. Chen has been living a good life in the county town. Why would he come back to a poor and remote place like ours?"

"Tsk tsk, isn't he going to be the son-in-law of the county magistrate? How come his leg is broken? Did he do something bad in the city and get beaten up?"

"Bah! You are a worthless scholar, worse than us country folk! You have lost your conscience, are you getting your retribution now?"

……

Chen Fengzhi was so angry that his face turned blue, but he couldn't refute.