Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 19 - 0 Expose

Village Chief Gu said to Gu Dashan, who was still kneeling on the ground and crying, "Dashan, come here."

Gu Dashan, bewildered by the situation, heard the chief's words and walked toward him with the help of Father Luo.

Village Chief Gu asked Gu Dashan to stretch out his hand, and meticulously compared the fingerprints on his hand with those on the indenture.

Gu Jinli and Third Grandma also hurried over, looking at the fingerprint on the thumb of Gu Dashan and comparing it with the handprint on the indenture...

The thumbprint of Gu Dashan was a complex double-gourd shape, which means there are two gourd patterns in one fingerprint. It took them a full quarter of an hour to reach a conclusion.

"The fingerprint on Dashan's thumb and the handprint on the indenture... look very similar," Village Chief Gu said with a frown, feeling compelled to utter these words.

Qian Guangzong discontentedly replied, "Chief, you cannot be biased towards the Gu household. The handprint here is clearly identical to the fingerprint on his thumb."

Village Chief Gu glanced at Qian Guangzong and asked Gu Dashan, "Dashan, have you recently made any handprints on paper?"

Father Luo nudged Gu Dashan, and Gu Dashan, realizing what was happening, shook his head repeatedly, "No, no... Chief, I haven't made any handprints, I wouldn't sell my wife and children!"

The dark-faced and older-looking farmer denied vehemently in the face of this sudden conspiracy, but the people of the Old Gu Family didn't listen to his denial.

Uncle Gu Er stepped forward and said, "Big brother, you can't be so shameless. It was you who said you wanted to sell your wife and children for food to keep our parents alive, and you personally made the handprint to enslave yourself. Now you are denying it, you are utterly disgraceful!"

Uncle Gu Er looked ashamed to be associated with Gu Dashan.

The husband of Little Sister Gu, the son of a scholar in town who prides himself on his scholarly family, heard this and snorted disdainfully, "Contradicting oneself, Uncle, your actions are truly despicable."

Gu Dashan, scolded and blushing with shame, wanted to explain but was too flustered to utter a word.

Gu Jinli tried to comfort Gu Dashan, "Dad, don't get upset. It's just two self-righteous dogs barking, don't mind them."

Uncle Gu and Uncle Gu Er turned ashen with rage, and Uncle Gu, pointing at Gu Jinli, scolded, "Uneducated village girl, how dare you speak to your elders like this, you are truly a disgrace to our ancestors."

Gu Jinli sneered, "White-eyed wolf who lives off his father-in-law's provisions and even wants to sell off his father-in-law's own son, you are the one without upbringing, a disgrace to the venerable."

Gu Jinli's words cleverly insulted both Uncle Gu and Qian Guangzong.

Uncle Gu, fury causing him to reel back, pointed at Gu Jinli but couldn't utter a single curse.

"Ridiculous creature, Gu Xiaoyu do you not have any respect for elders, even daring to curse your own uncle!" Granny Gu, who doted on her youngest daughter, saw her son-in-law being scolded, and pointed at Gu Jinli with her cane. If not for the village chief being there, she would have struck her with the cane already.

Gu Jinli, having nothing to lose now, looked at Granny Gu and mocked, "Our whole family is being sold off by you, why should we respect you?"

Granny Gu was choked up, unable to find words to counter, when Gu Jinli pointed at the handprint on the indenture and said, "Village Chief, the fingerprint on this handprint isn't clear, it definitely isn't my father's."

It might be because the handprint was made hastily, or perhaps deliberately, but the handprint on the indenture was tilted forward, causing the fingerprint to be a bit blurred and unclear.

And in the middle of the handprint, where the double-gourd pattern was, there was a sesame-sized black spot, probably because the person who made the handprint had something dirty on their hand, leaving this black spot on the handprint.

Village Chief Gu also noticed these two points, which is why he said the handprint on the indenture and the fingerprint on Gu Dashan's thumb were very similar, but not that it was definitely Gu Dashan's handprint.

Father Luo said, "Chief, the fingerprint on the indenture is blurry, it's impossible to prove it belongs to Brother Dashan."

If it can't be proven, then this indenture must be voided.

Elder Ding, hearing this, could no longer hold back, "Our Qi Mansion has already paid with grain and silver. Your Gu Family Village better not think about reneging on the deal."

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He glanced at Gu Jinxiu, feeling an itch in his heart. It was not easy to come across a delicate-looking young girl among a crowd of destitute refugees, and he was not willing to let this opportunity slip away. He must take Gu Dashan and his family away today.

Qian Guangzong said, "That's right, the handprint on the indenture was personally pressed by Gu Dashan himself, don't think about reneging on it."

He then pointed at Gu Jinli and demanded, "You claim this handprint isn't your father's, then whose could it be?"

Fingerprints resembling two scoops are rare, while most of the Old Gu Family have round-shaped prints, different from Gu Dashan's.

Gu Jinli pointed at Third Uncle Gu, who was barely visible behind Elder Gu, "Third Uncle's prints are like two scoops; maybe this handprint was pressed by him."

Third Uncle Gu was not a favorite of Granny Gu, staying mostly invisible within the Old Gu Family. Hearing Gu Jinli's words, his heart panicked and his face grew furious, "Xiao Yu, don't falsely accuse Third Uncle. I have never pressed any handprint."

Falsely accuse?

Gu Jinli glanced at Gu Rong, who was hiding behind Ms. Zhang, wishing she could devour her.

She had once asked Gu Jinxiu when Third Grandma was chasing Gu Dagu; Gu Jinxiu told her it was Gu Rong who came to her saying Mrs. Cui had been beaten, and in her haste, she brought Brother Cheng to the Old Gu Family's resting place, where they ran into Elder Ding.

Gu Rong almost ruined Gu Jinxiu's life. None of the people in the Old Gu Family, including the family of Third Uncle Gu, were innocent; they were all a pack of wolves.

Startled by Gu Jinli's chilling gaze, Gu Rong shivered, but thinking that Gu Jinli's family would soon be sold, her slight fear disappeared, and she silently spit in Gu Jinli's direction.

Gu Jinli's expression darkened. She said to Village Chief Gu, "Village chief, please have my Third Uncle come forward for fingerprint verification."

Village Chief Gu looked at Third Uncle Gu, "Youfu, come here."

Third Uncle Gu's face stiffened, and he grabbed Elder Gu's hand, whispering softly, "Dad..." He couldn't go forward, because if he did, it would be the end of him.

Despite Granny Gu not favoring Third Uncle Gu, Elder Gu was most satisfied with this son who resembled him. Unwilling to trouble his son, Elder Gu looked up at Gu Dashan and said, "Dashan, you must own up to the handprint you pressed yourself, don't implicate others... Follow Elder Ding to Qi Mansion, I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life."

Elder Gu's words indirectly pleaded with Gu Dashan to accept the blame for pressing the handprint on the indenture.

Hearing Elder Gu's words, Gu Dashan's expression shifted. This was the first time in his thirty-six years that Elder Gu had ever expressed gratitude towards him.

Seeing Gu Dashan waiver, Third Uncle Gu hurriedly said, "Yes, big brother, our whole family will be grateful to you."

Gu Jinli almost retched, "Then let Third Uncle go to Qi Mansion with his own wife and children, our family will also be grateful to you for a lifetime."

Selling oneself into servitude in exchange for mere gratitude? Is there such a cheap deal in this world?

Third Grandma, infuriated by the Old Gu Family, turned to Father Luo, "Tie Zhu, go drag Third Son Gu over here, we can't let Dashan's family suffer for him."

Father Luo, a martial artist with steady footing, dashed forward, dragging Third Uncle Gu over. He grabbed his right thumb, lifted it with the fingerprint side up, and presented it to the village chief.

Village Chief Gu, originally reluctant to use force, saw Father Luo bring the man forward, and had no choice but to verify the fingerprint.

Upon comparison, problems arose.

After a moment, Village Chief Gu frowned again and said, "The handprint on the indenture and Youfu's fingerprint... they look very similar."

Both Gu Youfu and Gu Dashan, resembling Elder Gu, shared the double-scoop-shaped fingerprints.

Gu Jinli didn't give the Old Gu Family a chance to refute, and immediately called out, "Village Chief Grandfather, respected uncles, aunts, and elders, it is very clear now. The handprint on the indenture was not pressed by my father, but by Third Uncle."

"My grandma, in order to sell our family off, had Third Uncle press the handprint and framed it onto my father's head. I beg the Village Chief Grandfather, respected uncles, aunts, and elder to stand up for our family!"

Hearing this, Gu Jinxiu, pulling Brother Cheng along, knelt down to the villagers, "We beg the Village Chief Grandfather, respected uncles, aunts, and elders to stand up for our family; my father did not sell us off."