Chapter 205 Caught a Thief

"That's too much. I'll go teach them a lesson." Pei Yuanchen said angrily, looking confident.

Jiang Xinyue subconsciously grabbed her son. Her son was young and energetic, but he had never seen the skills of the Gu family's children.

She still remembers how Xie Xun single-handedly beat the Pei family's servants to a pulp.

"No! Don't go!" Jiang Xinyue said nervously. She didn't want to admit that her son was inferior to others. "If we argue with people like them, wouldn't we become despicable people too?"

Pei Yuanqing nodded. "Mother is absolutely right. Let's clean up here first and then settle the score with them. We must convince them with reason."

Pei Yuanchen curled his lips and stopped arguing.

Unfortunately, heavy snow began to fall from the sky again.

When the coldest days of winter arrive, it often snows in the north, but it is particularly tormenting for the Pei family who don't even have a single piece of firewood.

But as soon as they looked up, they could see the firewood piled high against the back wall of the Gu family. The firewood was made of tree sticks as thick as wrists and neatly stacked.

The Pei family were all lazy and ignorant. Looking at the stove, they had no idea how to use it. However, they could not stand the severe cold, so they decided to get some firewood to make a fire.

It's so cold and the house is drafty. If I don't light a fire, I'm afraid I won't be able to get through the night.

However, with such heavy snow, no one wanted to go to the mountain to get firewood, so Jiang Xinyue set her sights on the Gu family's firewood pile.

But she couldn't let go of her pride, so she took Pei Yuanqing's arm and said with a loving motherly look, "Yuanqing, it's okay for us to get a little cold, but Tingting is pregnant with your child, and she's been traveling all the way, and she can't take it. Your brother and sister are still young, so I plan to go to the mountain to get some firewood."

Pei Yuanqing was a fool, "Mother, how can I let you go?"

"Alas... what else can I do? Although I didn't give birth to you, I raised you. You are the same as Yuan Chen and the others. Your father... I naturally can't bear to let him go. It's okay, just let me go."

"Mom, the mountain is so big and you've never been there before. What if you get lost?" Pei Qiuge curled her lips. "Aren't there so much firewood up ahead? They can't use it all, so what's wrong with us using some?"

"In front?" Pei Yuanqing remembered that it should be the Gu family's.

"That's the Gu family. Your elder brother and Gu Lan had such a fight, how can I make your elder brother bow his head? No, absolutely not." Jiang Xinyue said as she pretended to go to the mountain to get firewood.

Pei Qiuge, like her mother, is somewhat cunning. She always likes to sing the same tune with her mother and always makes Pei Yuanqing fool around.

"This is what the Gu family owes us! Using some of their firewood is a sign of respect for them."

Jiang Xinyue didn't say anything, but she didn't really want to leave. She just looked at Pei Yuanqing, and when she saw that he didn't say anything, she said, "Forget it, that's your brother's business, let's not get involved. He and Gu Lan were once husband and wife, so it's only natural that he doesn't want to embarrass her. Your brother is a man of loyalty and friendship."

Pei Qiuge sneered, what a bullshit loyalty.

"Mother, my sister is right. It's getting dark soon. How can I let you go up the mountain alone? I'll go to the Gu family to get some. They owe us this."

Pei Qiuge looked at his mother with pride in his eyes.

"Mom, you see, I told you that my eldest brother is the most filial. Even though he's not your biological son, he's better than yours."

Jiang Xinyue nodded and said with a smile, "Of course, the two of you combined are not as filial as your eldest brother."

What's the point of being filial? You won't get any benefits at all.

But Pei Qiuge would never say that.

The two children of the Gu family had already gone back to the house to eat. It was so cold, and they would not be stupid enough to squat on the wall and watch the Pei family.

Qin Ling was enjoying a drink with the two old men, Gu Jian, when suddenly Gu Mingjing's ears moved. "There's some movement behind the house. I'll go check it out."

Gu Mingtang frowned slightly, worried about his brother, "I'll go with you."

Gu Mingjing nodded, but soon the sound of quarreling was heard from behind the house.

The noise was so loud that even in the house, one could still hear some of it.

"This is what your Gu family owes us. Isn't it just a little firewood?"

"I owe you? How dare you say such a thing?"

"Gu Lan..."

Gu Lan put down her chopsticks. After all, she had been married to Pei Yuanqing for more than a year. It would be really strange if she couldn't even recognize his voice.

"I'll go and take a look." Gu Lan said helplessly.

"Lan'er, you'd better not go." Zhang Yi looked at her belly worriedly.

Gu Lan shook her head lightly, "Mom, we'll be from the same village from now on, and we'll meet sooner or later."

Madam Gu nodded and said, "Yes, our Gu family has done nothing wrong and we are not afraid of them."

"Afraid of them?" Qin Ling sneered. "Sister-in-law, although I'm not an official and can't help with anything else, my words still count in this village. The Pei family is such a jerk. If they don't make trouble, it's fine. But if they do, I will definitely not ignore it."

Madam Gu nodded and said, "Thank you very much."

"Don't be polite, I drank the wine and ate the fish, too. As the saying goes, you should be grateful to your friends. So, shouldn't I stand on your side?" Old Master Qin laughed self-deprecatingly. "Besides, even if it wasn't me, the other people in our village wouldn't ignore it for Mumu's sake."

Gu Lan had already stood up at this time, her face calm, "You guys continue eating, Second Uncle and Third Uncle are outside, I will be fine."

Despite what she said, Zhang Yi still couldn't eat anymore. Before she could go and settle the score with the Pei family, they came to her door.

She held her daughter's hand and said, "Mom is with you."

"I'm going too. This beast has the nerve to come here!" Gu Mingyu thought of the grievances his daughter had suffered and how she almost died in their hands. He wished he could strangle those guys from the Pei family to death.

Li Mumu naturally would not miss this opportunity to watch the fun.

The result was that not only his family but even Mr. Qin was out.

Pei Yuanqing spoke righteously at first, as if Gu Mingtang and Gu Mingyu were unreasonable. However, when he saw the Gu family, young and old, standing there, he subconsciously swallowed his saliva.

Gu Lan's belly was big, but she was wrapped in a cloak and standing at the back. Pei Yuanqing was arguing with the two brothers of the Gu family, and his face was red, so he didn't see Gu Lan's belly.

"What's wrong?" Madam Gu asked in a deep voice.

"Mom, we caught a thief who stole firewood." Gu Mingtang sneered, "The Pei family is a bunch of scoundrels. They love to do petty thefts and shady things."

"You... shut up, it's not." Pei Yuanqing said nervously: "Who knew it was yours? I wouldn't have wanted to use it if I had known. Our Pei family is a bunch of rats, so your Gu family is the good stuff? Aren't you also a bunch of chicken thieves and dog thieves, and the daughter they taught is even more..."

“Bang!”