Carrying the little lucky star, leading the villain on the road to exile

Chapter 276. Staged Accident
Chen Dafu looked at Gu Baijiang provocatively, "Why aren't the Third Prince's men with you? Did they abandon you?"
"Then you'd better be more alert when you sleep at night. Although this is in a village, these are just ordinary farmers. Don't get involved with them."

"Shut up," Gu Baijiang couldn't stand it any longer, shoving him away as the stench of their breath assaulted his nostrils. "Mind your own business."

Chen Dafu staggered back two steps and collapsed limply to the ground.

Judging from his affected posture, it was obvious he was faking it. Just as I was wondering what he was going to do, I heard Chen Dafu shout loudly, "Help! Gu Baijiang is hitting someone..."

Despite his advanced age, Chen Dafu's voice was surprisingly strong, drawing the attention of everyone who was busy at work.

The Chen family's sons were digging mud and making adobe bricks when they heard Chen Dafu's voice. They immediately dropped what they were doing and rushed over aggressively.

Seven tall sons, plus several grandsons, immediately surrounded the Gu family father and sons.

The three men were originally useless scholars, but with so many tall men surrounding them, they were intimidated and the three of them huddled together instantly.

Bai Suihe was taking a walk and casually glancing around the village when he happened to witness this scene. Seeing the pitiful state of the three little ones, he couldn't help but chuckle and said to Chunxiang, "This is awkward..."

A scholar can't reason with a soldier, but at this moment they feel so close.

The Chen family's burly young men started pointing and hurling insults at the Gu family father and son, their fingers almost touching their faces. The Gu family father and son didn't even dare to refute them.

"Miss, I think they're just bullies who prey on the weak. The young master is too lenient with them. If he had that kind of presence, they wouldn't dare to cause trouble." Chunxiang watched the show and didn't forget to complain.

Dongmei slapped her, "How can you be so outspoken? How dare you make up stories about your son-in-law?"

Chunxiang stuck out her tongue and glanced cautiously at Bai Suihe. "Miss, I won't do it again."

Bai Suihe glanced at her and said, "Some habits need to be changed. Be careful what you say."

A slip of the tongue in private is fine, but in this wicked ancient society, there is no such thing as human rights. If you accidentally offend a powerful person, even if they risk their lives, they may not be able to protect them.

Chen Dafu fell to the ground, clutching his buttocks in pain. "Lord Gu, a gentleman uses words, not fists. Besides, I didn't say anything. Why are you so angry with me?"

"Ouch, my old arms and legs, I hope I'm not paralyzed from this fall!"

Bai Suihe was thinking that the old man's fall might really cause serious problems, and she felt a little sorry for him. However, because of her good eyesight, she noticed that Chen Dafu was secretly giving Madam Chen, who had rushed over, a meaningful look, and guessed his intention.

Seeing this famous staged accident scene, Bai Suihe felt that today's trip was really worthwhile. If the victim were someone else, she might have sympathized with them or spoken up for them, but since the victim was Gu Jia, she decided to just watch the show.

"Master," Madam Chen, who shared a bed with Chen Dafu, immediately sat down on the floor and slapped her thigh, shouting in perfect unison, "You are the backbone of our family. If something happens to you, how will our whole family survive?"
"Lord Gu, you and our master were officials in the same court, and you were exiled together. You should have shared both good fortune and misfortune. How could you be so cruel?"

Gu Baijiang, "I only gave it a gentle push..."

"Your gentle push almost killed us. How could our old arms and legs withstand it?"

"Everyone saw it clearly: you three, father and sons, bullied our master! Today, you must give us an explanation!" Seeing more and more people approaching, Madam Chen cried even harder. Gu Baijiang had never been so humiliated. Being surrounded by so many burly men was already stressful enough; now he was being pointed at and insulted, treated like a monkey. His face flushed red and then turned pale…

"What do you think?"

Madam Chen understood this perfectly: "What can I do? You must take my husband to the clinic immediately. You must take full responsibility for this matter."

Chen Dafu was getting anxious. This silly woman, if we take her to the clinic, everything will be clear. The doctor can figure it all out with a simple examination.

Gu Baijiang breathed a sigh of relief. "That's what we should do. Please make way, and we'll unload the goods from the oxcart and take Lord Chen into town immediately..."

"Quickly, you boys, help unload the things from their cart," Madam Chen shook off Chen Dafu's hand and jumped up to direct. "You boys, come into the city with your father and have the doctor examine everything thoroughly. If there are any problems, just go find Master Gu."

If he doesn't take any action, you should report it to the authorities immediately. We can't let anyone get hurt and let him get away with it…

“Father, if we really send him to the county town,” Gu Kaiping sensed something was wrong, “if he pretends to be sick, it will be a bottomless pit.”

“Pretending to be sick in front of the doctor is not necessary.” Gu Baijiang was very confident. “My movements just now were not big. Maybe he didn’t even get a scratch. When we get to the clinic, I will definitely peel off his skin.”

"How good can the doctors in this small place be?"
Moreover, this business that's been handed to us might actually be disadvantageous to us.

Upon hearing this, Bai Suihe's opinion of Gu Kaiping changed somewhat. This guy wasn't so stupid after all; he saw through the situation at a glance.

Gu Baijiang then realized what was going on. Yes, this was a business opportunity that had come to them. If the doctor had been unscrupulous and described more symptoms, exaggerating the condition, the losses would have been even greater.

Moreover, judging from Madam Chen's confident demeanor, there must be something he didn't know about. Once he understood this, he immediately coughed lightly and said, "Madam Chen, you don't need to worry. I will definitely take full responsibility for Lord Chen's injury. However, the journey to the county town is still a bit bumpy, and the road is not good. Why don't we take a look at Lord Chen's injury first?"

"I've injured a bone," Chen Dafu cried out in pain immediately. "My back hurts a lot now; I'm afraid I've broken a bone."

Gu Baijiang: "We had some knowledge of medical books before, so we knew that if a bone is injured, it cannot be moved easily, otherwise it will worsen the condition."

How about this? My second son studied medicine before, let him take a look at you first.

Gu Kaichen quietly took a step back. What was wrong with his father? Why was he being pushed forward at this moment?

Doesn't his family know whether he's a doctor or not?
I should have known better than to brag like that. Last time when Mother's wound reopened, he didn't know where to begin, and Mother bled and cried...

If this were to be used to treat Chen Dafu, and another accident were to occur, his life would be at stake.

Chen Dafu is not his own mother; with so many children and grandchildren, each of them could kill him with a single punch.

(End of this chapter)