Chapter 96 Gu Lan's bracelet was swapped

Since he said so, Li Mumu couldn't stop him anymore. She just gave him some pills, so that when the poison took effect, he would feel a little better and relieve the piercing pain as if his body was being crushed.

"This..." Xie Xunna looked at the milky white pill that was much larger than the others and smelled of milk. "When do I take it?"

Li Mumu smiled, "Take the medicine and then eat this. This is lactose."

Although she is a doctor herself, she really doesn't like these bitter pills and bitter soups. After taking them, the bitter taste lingers on her lips and teeth for a long time.

She ate a candy out of habit and gave one to Xie Xun as well.

Xie Xun was stunned for a moment. He was not that delicate. He had taken countless medicines since he was a child. He felt very relieved every time. He was even used to the bitter taste. So he was not used to sweet things.

But he didn't refuse.

In the next few days, the Li family did not dare to cause trouble in front of the Gu family. Perhaps they could tell from their attitude that the Gu family wanted to draw a clear line with them, and the Li family was not easy to mess with.

Before they provoke him, they have to consider whether they are worthy of being beaten by Gu Mingjing.

Suzhou City is the last city to the north, and supplies are relatively abundant. Not only the prisoners, but even the yamen runners have to prepare supplies for the next 300 miles of yellow sand desert.

Everyone says it's best not to meet anyone on this road, because the only people you'll encounter are robbers.

Liuzi was a very nice person. When he took his people to prepare things, he also took the initiative to ask the two families.

Although he was relatively closer to the Gu family, he never made things difficult for the Li family. After all, whether old or young, they all looked very pitiful to him.

Normally it would take six days to walk three hundred miles, but because the desert is not as easy to walk as on flat ground, it would be even more difficult in windy weather, so you should prepare more things, and it is possible that it would take ten days or half a month to walk.

Although the Gu family still has some things, they dare not take it lightly. Since Liuzi has said so, it is better to be prepared.

Song Qiang was always in charge of the shopping, so Gu Lan called her over, "Second Aunt, wait a minute."

"Lan'er, what do you want to buy?" Song Qiang asked with a smile.

Gu Lan shook her head. Although she didn't have a life of luxury, her family took good care of her and she never ran out of food.

She took off the bracelet from her hand and said, "Second Aunt, use this to buy some more things. When we get to the north, the conditions will be difficult and I'm afraid we won't be able to buy many things."

"No need," Song Qiang patted his chest, "I have enough money, you should keep the things."

Zhang Yi walked over slowly, and Song Qiang hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, you've come just in time. Tell Lan'er to take the things back quickly. Didn't you tell her that there's money for food and clothing at home?"

Zhang Yi said gently, "Sister-in-law, please listen to her this time."

Under Song Qiang's puzzled gaze, Zhang Yi explained, "I've already told my parents that the road ahead will be treacherous, with bandits rampant. Besides, we don't know what the situation is like in the north. As the saying goes, wealth should not be revealed to others. It's not safe to keep this thing on you."

Song Qiang looked at Madam Gu and accepted it when she nodded. "Sister-in-law is really thoughtful. In that case, I will go exchange the banknotes and hide them."

She stared at the jade bracelet that was as green as lake water and exclaimed what a pity it was.

Li Mumu watched from the side and thought that the bracelet was of good quality, but she also had better ones in her space, which were all swept away from the private warehouses of several families.

Grandma was right. It was indeed inappropriate for a group of prisoners to wear such expensive jewelry. It would be safer to exchange them for silver notes and hide them.

Song Qiang has experience in buying supplies, so Li Mumu is very relieved, so she didn't go with her this time. The ones who went with her were Gu Yu and her second uncle Gu Mingtang. The children also wanted to go out and have some fun, not to mention there were only three of them in the family, so no one else wanted to get involved.

As for Li Yuan, he also went out, leaving him alone.

Li Mumu was too lazy to look, she could guess where his money came from.

I can't pretend anymore and don't want to pretend anymore.

Gu Yu went out happily and promised to buy delicious food for his brothers and sister, but when he came back he was crying and Song Qiang was pulling his ears.

Gu Yu is kind and cute. Although he sometimes acts silly, Li Mumu also likes this little cousin very much.

My second aunt only gave birth to this one child, and she loved him very much. I have never seen her beat or scold him.

"What's wrong? Sister-in-law, let go. You pulled Yu'er's ears off." Zhang Yi picked up Gu Yu with heartache, held him in his arms and coaxed him softly.

Song Qiang's face turned pale with anger, and she couldn't suppress her anger even when she opened her mouth. "Sister-in-law, don't bother with him. This kid... makes me so angry. I have to beat him up."

"What happened?" Old Madam Gu seldom interfered in the affairs of her younger generations, but she felt distressed when she saw her eldest grandson being beaten so pitifully.

But she didn't protect him right away.

"Mom, oh my, I'm so angry! Didn't I pawn Lan'er's bracelet at the pawnshop? It was good enough to fetch a good price, but they thought it was too expensive. When they handed it to me, this kid tried to take it and ended up breaking it. Now I can't get any money for it at all."

Gu Lan remained calm, "Second Aunt, it's just a bracelet. If it breaks, it breaks. Didn't you say we have money for food and clothing? Don't blame Yu'er. He must have been careless."

Gu Yu sobbed, "No... I... he handed it to me, and before I could even take it, it... it fell. Wuwu... Big sis... I'm... I'm sorry!"

Gu Lan shook his head and touched his head. "It's okay. Even if the jade is broken, the people will be at peace. Are you scared?"

"Lan'er, don't spoil him. He is so clumsy. That's something worth hundreds of taels." Song Qiang felt distressed and glared at her son again.

After hearing this, Li Mumu felt that something was fishy. "Second Aunt, my cousin is just a child and he's clumsy. How could he be allowed to take such a valuable thing?"

"I... I was talking to the boss when he handed it to me..."

"But he was handing it to my cousin?" Li Mumu asked, "Shouldn't you return such a valuable item to my cousin after taking it from you?"

"Hiss... this... oh, it will break into pieces no matter who gives it to me."

Li Mumu shook her head and asked, "Did you bring the fragments back?"

"I brought it back. He said he would only give me five taels of silver. I...thought five taels of silver was too little. I could make it into a ring to wear. After all, it's Lan'er's thing, and I have to give an explanation."

Li Mumu took the fragments wrapped in cloth by Song Qiang and handed them to Gu Lan. "Cousin, can you take a look at them? Are they still yours?"

Everyone took a breath, and Gu Lan quickly opened it, carefully searched for the fragments, and then replied decisively: "No, this is not my bracelet."

"This...how could this happen? I didn't steal it, Lan'er, please believe me." Song Qiang was extremely anxious.