flstandardbreds Chapter 143: What if I don’t win?
Chapter 143: What if I don’t win?
When Mayor Ding thought of this, his smile deepened, but there was not much warmth in his eyes. He had already made up his mind.
Seeing that the two sides were arguing, Shen Nanzhi added fuel to the fire: "Village Chief, do you know what annoys me most about your village?"
"We are talking about something, and you, a woman, have no right to interfere."
Village chief Jiang had more murderous intentions towards her. All the conflicts started with this woman's divorce. Since she left, nothing has gone smoothly.
If I had known this would happen, I should have destroyed her first and there wouldn't be so much trouble.
Shen Nanzhi spread her hands and said, "Hey, that's very ignorant. I'm a woman and I've come to see the mayor. If you ignore me, you will regret it, Village Chief Jiang.
Even if you don't want to hear it, I have to say it. What annoys me most is that you guys keep talking about Jiang Chen passing the imperial examination, as if he will become a juren tomorrow.
I admit that Jiang Chen has some talent for studying, but the juren was selected from among thousands of people. Outside of our county, there are many outstanding talents who have been carefully cultivated by scholarly families.
It would be a great honor for Jiang Chen to pass the imperial examination and become a scholar. Unless he is a genius in studying and can be the best in the academy and become famous, I bet that Jiang Chen will not pass the examination.
Now you still dare to come to our ancestral graves to cause trouble, will our ancestors bless you, a bunch of unworthy descendants?"
Several people in the Jiang family changed their expressions. What Shen Nanzhi said made sense. Why were the whole village so sure that Jiang Chen would pass the imperial examination?
It seemed that the Jiang family had always said that due to their blind self-confidence, the villagers gradually got used to it and thought that Jiang Chen would pass the imperial examination. They were all waiting for him to give back to the village after he passed.
Now I've been hit hard by Shen Nanzhi's words. Who can't brag?
What if I don’t win?
There is not even one juren in the whole county in a year, and there are hundreds of scholars in the academy. Jiang Chen is not the best one, so how could he pass the imperial examination?
The seeds of doubt took root in their hearts, and they would be more rational when talking about Jiang Chen in the future.
Shen Nanzhi raised the corners of his mouth. This was exactly the result he wanted. He wanted to pull Jiang Chen down from the halo of a juren. Who would pamper him in the future?
Village Chief Jiang looked unhappy. "Shen Nanzhi, don't exaggerate. What good will it do you if you destroy Jiang Chen?"
"Of course I have more benefits. I am happy when he is in trouble."
Shen Nanzhi said it frankly, she is just that bad.
Ding Xiangrong smiled and said, "Nanzhi, you are absolutely right. That grandson is so pretentious that it makes me sick. I am happy that he is in trouble. We are all happy."
Shen Nanzhi rolled his eyes at him and asked, "Who wants to talk to you?"
Ding Xiangrong was so happy, Nan Zhi was looking at him!
Mayor Ding said, "Let's not talk about Jiang Chen. Today's incident has nothing to do with him. Village Chief Jiang, you brought your people to dig up people's graves and steal their bones. Do you know what crime this is?"
The ancients paid more attention to what happened after death. Digging up people’s graves would result in divine punishment, and the imperial court would also sentence them to a serious crime, with severe consequences.
"This is the tomb of my own ancestors. I renovated it after it got flooded. How can that be considered stealing the remains? Mayor Ding, you misunderstood."
Shen Nanzhi exposed him again: "This is the Chen family's ancestral tomb. Village Chief Jiang, you want to change your surname to become a descendant of the Chen family, but the ancestors of the Chen family are not willing to recognize you. You want to kill their descendants. How can you have the nerve to say that this is your own?"
Mayor Ding sneered: "Is it true? Lao Jiang, we have known each other for many years, and I just discovered today that you are full of lies.
Do you want to admit your mistake and apologize in private, or wait for me to take you to see the authorities?"
"Of course he's going to see the official. He won't cry until he sees the coffin."
Ding Xiangrong followed suit, saying that the old man was too cunning and his father might not be able to control him.
Village Chief Jiang said, "It's okay to see the official, but wait a moment, can I send the children home?"
Shen Nanzhi looked at him carefully. What was this old man up to?
"Is he planning to change the cemetery? Don't worry, I'll be watching here. I'm not afraid that he might do anything bad. Dad, take some people to report to the police."
Shen Nanzhi looked at him gratefully: "Little Dingding, not bad, I owe you a favor, if you act like a bitch in the future, I will hit you gently."
Ding Xiangrong: “…”
What you said is even more frightening.
Mayor Ding said, "Stop messing around. You're not from the village, how can you keep an eye on them?"
Shen Nanzhi: "I'll keep an eye on him. Xiao Dingding, go to my village and bring Brother Chen over, and call some helpers.
The people in Shimo Village are all bad. You are alone and weak, so they might as well knock you out. Aren't you suffering in vain?"
Ding Xiangrong suddenly realized: "This old guy is extremely bad."
"Boy, you are not sinister enough. You don't know the evil of human nature. Listen to my instructions and go call someone."
"But what if they beat you?"
Shen Nanzhi raised his hand and slapped the pine tree that was as thick as the child's arm: "They have to be able to beat them, so you have to be quick."
"Okay, Dad, let's split up."
Mayor Ding: “…”
Whose son is this?
Youyou glanced at Shen Nanzhi. Shen Nanzhi's smile was harmless, which made Mayor Ding even more distressed. His son was grown up and he could no longer control him.
After they left, only Shen Nanzhi and the Jiang family were left. Shen Nanzhi found a place to sit down with a smile, and took out the roast chicken wrapped in oil paper and ate it, "You guys continue, pretend I don't exist."
The aroma of the roast chicken was extremely overbearing. The young men had to dig and work before having breakfast, and their stomachs could not help but growl.
Roast chicken and beer are the perfect match. Shen Nanzhi used his mind to put the beer in the space into a bamboo tube, took it out and drank it. It was so comfortable to relieve the greasiness.
Village Chief Jiang ordered with a sullen face: "Hurry up and work, don't worry about her."
The most important thing is to rescue the two sons first. Village Chief Jiang can still keep calm.
Jiang Daxi was fine, but Jiang Dawang had already collapsed, crying and laughing, "Don't grab my feet, I didn't mean it, don't hurt me."
"Help! There's a ghost. It wants to eat me."
"Dad, I don't want to dig graves. I'll be punished. Can I not go?"
Shen Nanzhi was very surprised. Is this crazy?
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Village Chief Jiang was embarrassed and said, "Shut up. There's no ghost there. Don't scare yourself."
Ghosts are also afraid of evil people. If there really is a ghost, Daddy will block it for you. Don’t be afraid, Third Brother. None of Daddy’s children are cowards.”
Jiang Dawang cried even harder: "Dad, I'm scared. The ghost is still holding my feet. I can't get out. I will die here."
His feet felt heavy, and Jiang Dawang thought that the corpses were pulling him back, preventing him from moving. He became even more frightened, and none of Village Chief Jiang's words worked.
Jiang Daxi also said: "Dad, it's true. My feet are also very heavy. This matter is very weird. Let's kowtow and apologize to them. We can't make the same mistake again."
Village chief Jiang's face was so gloomy that water could drip out of it. They were really useless and so timid that you couldn't rely on them to do anything.
Several cousins were digging in the dirt. When they saw the cement lump, their faces changed. "What is this?"