NFBE Chapter 139: Conflict
Chapter 139: Conflict
Uncle Guo was worried about his grandson, so he practiced twice at home and found out the pattern of Guo Xin's family going out. Then he found a morning with good weather, put on a thick cotton coat, carried his load and staggered to the door of Guo Xin's house.
Just as he reached the door, Guo Xi walked out of the yard, and Guo Bogong fell down in front of Guo Xi, with the timing perfect, and he fell right on Guo Xi's toes.
Guo Xi saw the load on Guo Bogong's shoulders and his entire body fall down in front of him. For a moment, he thought he had bumped into Guo Bogong, but then he thought again, it seemed that he had not touched anything just now.
He squatted on the ground, looked at Uncle Guo who was crying out in pain, and asked, "Uncle, can you move now? If not, I will go find a doctor right away."
Guo Bogong's eyes and mouth were all squeezed together and he said, "Ouch, ouch, it was you who bumped into me, I feel like I can't move at all now, ouch..."
Guo Xi frowned and looked at Guo Bogong, pinched Guo Bogong's feet, and asked, "Does it hurt?"
Guo Bogong instantly broke out in a cold sweat and was unable to utter a word. He had originally wanted to fake a fall, but he didn't expect that this time it would be a real fall.
At first he could still say all the words as he had practiced at home, but now it was too painful and he couldn't say any of the words he had prepared.
Guo Xi hurriedly called for the village doctor, and while carrying Guo Bogong into the bed in the house, he comforted him, "Bogong, don't worry, the doctor will be here soon."
After recovering from the shock, Guo Bogong pointed at Guo Xi's nose and cursed, "It was you, little bastard. Didn't you check if anyone was coming before you went out? You just knocked me down. Now I don't know if I can walk again."
As she spoke, tears fell from her eyes. "I am already quite old. I was thinking of sending you some food and taking a walk. Who could have thought that something bad would happen before we even got in the door?"
Guo Xin rushed back from the workshop after receiving the news. As soon as he entered the door, he saw the gray-haired Guo Bogong saying something with snot and tears.
She pulled Guo Xi into her inner room, closed the door, and asked, "When I came back, I heard that you bumped into Bogong? Is this true or false?"
To be honest, she didn't quite believe that Grandun Guo would come all the way from her home with a load on his shoulder just to bring her some food. He must have other intentions, but the intention of Grandun Guo couldn't be investigated for the time being. The most important thing now was to find out whether Guo Xi had bumped into Grandun Guo.
Guo Xi frowned and said, "At first I felt that I didn't touch him, but the way Uncle Gong just acted seemed real, and I thought I might have touched him accidentally, but I just didn't pay attention."
Guo Xin asked again: "Based on the way Guo Bogong fell, you should have felt that you hit someone very hard. If you didn't have this feeling, it is very likely that he fell by himself."
Guo Xi touched his body, trying to feel if there was any residual pain from bumping into someone. He touched his shoulder and said hesitantly, "It seems like there is, but it also seems like there isn't."
Seeing Guo Xi like this, Guo Xin was afraid that he would not be able to ask anything. Thinking of the ubiquitous cameras in his previous life, he felt a little nostalgic and could only sigh and say, "It's okay, let's go see how Uncle Guo is doing first."
She vaguely heard the doctor coming.
The doctor who came running over put down the medical box and took a deep breath while checking on Guo Bogong's condition. After about half a minute, he said, "Nothing serious has happened to him. He just has some injuries to his muscles and bones. He just needs to rest for more than three months."
Upon hearing the news, Guo Bogong's daughter-in-law came in angrily with her son, pointed at Guo Xi's nose and asked, "I heard that you knocked my father-in-law down. Don't you know that old people can't fall down? If they fall down, not only will they have trouble in the future, but they may also be unable to walk."
Guo Xin pulled Guo Xi behind him, looked at the woman coldly and said, "Now I don't know if it was my fourth brother who knocked down the uncle, but you insulted my fourth brother like this with ulterior motives. Did you arrange for this fall?"
In fact, she had always had doubts in her heart, but then she thought that after all, the small village of Dazhao had simple folk customs and would not do things like some conscienceless old people in her previous life did. But now that the woman in front of her accused Guo Xi with absolute certainty, the doubts hidden in her heart were raised again.
The woman snorted coldly and said, "We arrange it!? How could I use my father-in-law's body as a joke? Only a black-hearted person would do that!"
The woman looked at her fat son in her hand and said gently, "Go and see Grandpa quickly. He has suffered a great punishment this time."
Guo Xin looked at the boy, resisted the urge to continue asking questions, walked out and asked Guo Xi if there was anyone else around when the incident happened. Guo Xi thought carefully and shook his head.
Guo Xin had no choice but to walk back into the house resigned to his fate. He saw a scene of loving grandfather and filial grandson playing out beside the bed. He said in a muffled voice, "My uncle has indeed had an accident in my yard. Although I don't know yet whether it was my fourth brother who knocked him down, we are willing to bear all the medical expenses until he recovers."
Xier is a scholar and will pursue a career in officialdom in the future. Regardless of whether the old man was hit by Xier or not, he should take the responsibility. Otherwise, when he enters officialdom in the future, this incident will make Xier be accused of being unfilial.
Therefore, this matter must be handled neatly and must not leave any stain for future enemies.
Guo Bogong said: "If it wasn't Xi'er who knocked me down, then it was him who knocked me down. My arm still hurts. I tell you, just giving me the medical expenses is not enough. If I get a chronic disease in the future, how can I explain it?"
Guo Xin asked: "Then what do you want?"
Guo Bogong looked at the woman, and the woman looked at her son with a gleam in her eyes and said, "If you want to compensate us, the medical expenses alone are definitely not enough, but if you can take our son to the capital to study, if anything happens to my father-in-law in the future, I will never hold you accountable."
Guo Xin burst out laughing and looked at the three people in front of him, finding them just funny.
The woman was confused by the laughter and said angrily, "What do you mean? My father-in-law was knocked down by you and now he has to lie in bed for three months. I just want you to take my son to the capital to study. Is that so funny?"
Guo Xin shook his head and said, "I finally understand what your intention is. I'm afraid that Uncle Gong fell down by himself, right?"