Chapter 40 Kind Reminder

The presence of family and their silent support are the most powerful backing.

Qu Yutao felt warm in her heart and gradually relaxed.

Widow Qu winked at Zhao Liya furtively, but Zhao Liya pretended not to see. Afraid that Second and Third Sisters Gu would see her, she even moved deliberately to block Widow Qu's sight.

"Lingzhi, we have our own ideas. Anyway, we won't delay the government's work. Our whole family takes the tasks assigned by the government very seriously."

Zhao Xiang also said, "That's right, so if there's nothing else, please go back."

Third Sister Gu smiled and said, "So you've already found the Ganoderma? Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and bring it out! We need to check it to see if it's up to standard. If we hand it in as something substandard, not only will we fail our mission, we'll also be punished."

Zhao Liya: "Let's talk about it later!"

Second and Third Sisters Gu were still nagging, but Hu Ling said impatiently, "I can't possibly give the Lingzhi to you right now. Just give up on that idea! Is there anything else you want to say?"

The Gu family sisters-in-law were furious. Second Sister-in-law Gu glared at him fiercely and sneered, "If that's the case, let's come back tomorrow! You must take it out tomorrow, otherwise, it will be too late."

Zhao Liya smiled slightly: "Even if we are late, that is our own business, don't worry about it."

Mrs. Gu sneered: "This is a matter for the whole village, you don't understand!"

Zhao Liya: “Oh!”

As soon as the two of them left, Widow Qu hurriedly said, "We must not give them this Ganoderma Lucidum, or they'll conceal it and then turn around and say we didn't give it to them. We won't be able to prove it to the officials and will still be punished. They've done this more than once, and they especially like to trick newcomers. It's my fault. I should have told you this earlier, but I forgot."

Zhao Liya smiled and said, "It's not too late for Aunt to tell us now! We don't trust them anyway, and even if Aunt didn't tell us, we wouldn't give it to them."

Widow Qu smiled and said, "Oh, that's good, that's good. I knew you were all sensible people. I think the deadline is almost here. You should go ask Lin Mo and Qi Guangrui's family and see what they are planning. Oh, how about I go and ask them?"

Zhao Liya thanked him and said with a smile, "Aunt, please lead the way. Dad, brother, and I will all go and meet some people. The Qi family is fine, but I remember another family was assigned this task, wasn't it the Luo family? How can we ask Lin Mo?"

Lin Mo? Was he the hunter she and Hu Ling had met in the forest? He looked rather cold, but when he spoke he was quite gentle.

Widow Qu's eyes suddenly lit up with gossip. "You don't know this! Luo Shuyan, the girl from the Luo family, is in love with Lin Mo. The Luo family's mistress is very cruel. Luo Shuyan is a concubine's daughter, so whenever there's a chore assigned to her, Lin Mo is asked to do it. If Lin Mo doesn't do it, Luo Shuyan suffers. Her husband is a loser, and his whole family is not good people. He takes advantage of Lin Mo's affection for Luo Shuyan and exploits her. Luo Shuyan will be nineteen at the end of this year, and he won't let her get married. It's obvious that he's afraid that if she gets married, Lin Mo will stop helping the family. Alas, that girl has a good appearance and personality, but her life is too hard. With the Luo family like this, I don't know if she and Lin Mo can succeed. Year after year, how many years can Lin Mo wait for her? As for this Ganoderma lucidum, if Lin Mo gave it to the Luo family, they might keep it secret and then pester Lin Mo for it later. So Lin Mo will definitely not give it to her and will hand it over directly to the government."

It really is a big gossip.

Zhao Liya felt a little admiration and also a little sympathy.

However, she couldn't help with this kind of thing. Everyone has their own destiny.

Zhao Liya nodded: "Then let's go and ask."

After finding out the truth, I reported it the next day to avoid the Gu family from bothering me again. Although it wouldn't satisfy them, it was really annoying.

When they went to ask, the Qi family only found two small Ganoderma lucidum. They had no money to pay and had already laid down to accept the punishment.

Lin Mo and Yu Xiaofang didn't expect that Zhao Liya and the others would come to ask. They were lucky enough to find two flowers that were seventy or eighty years old. If they said a few nice words and begged for mercy, it would be enough to get the job done.

In fact, they also found several flowers that were 10 or 20 years old, but they kept it to themselves, planning to save them and sell them to make money for Lin Mo's betrothal gift.

Just as Zhao Liya and the others were about to leave, Yu Xiaofang suddenly stopped them. He asked Zhao Liya to come over and talk to him. He smiled and whispered, "Hey, you guys made quite a noise in Zaihu Village. You better be careful and don't let too many people know. Be careful, okay?"

Zhao Liya's heart skipped a beat, and she blinked in confusion, "But those are the villagers of Zaihu Village working for a big boss from out of town. My brother-in-law is just a middleman passing the message. Why are the Gu family targeting us for this? Are they stupid?"

Yu Xiaofang laughed heartily, nodding as he did so. "Yeah, yeah, they are stupid! Stupid and foolish, why else would they keep doing stupid things?"

"Alas, if a person does something stupid, it's like it's going to rain. There's nothing we can do about it!" Zhao Liya said helplessly.

"Haha, that's true!" Yu Xiaofang smiled and nodded continuously.

Zhao Liya thought about it, and considering his thoughtful reminder, she added, "Actually, I think that when dealing with that kind of greedy and shameless thing, it's not advisable to compromise blindly and try to talk peaceably with her. For example, people like the Gu family, do you think you can reason with them? Do you think that if you agree to their demands this time, they will let you go next time? No, they will only become more and more demanding, until they can no longer squeeze you for any benefit! The final result will be either your death or you will be unable to bear it anymore and fight them. Since the fight will come sooner or later, all the anger you endured before would be in vain, right?"

Yu Xiaofang suddenly opened his eyes wide, as if he had been struck by lightning, and looked at Zhao Liya in shock and daze.

Zhao Liya smiled at him and left with her father and brother.

Lin Mo looked at Yu Xiaofang suspiciously and nudged his shoulder. "Hey, what did Miss Zhao say to you? Why are you so stupid?"

Yu Xiaofang looked at him with mixed feelings and murmured, "No, nothing." If you had heard it, you would be as stupid as this.

Yu Xiaofang wasn't surprised that Zhao Liya knew about Lin Mo and the Luo family's affair. Everyone in Yan Village knew about it. Since Widow Qu and her daughter had moved into the Zhao family's house, they certainly knew about it.

He just didn't expect that Zhao Liya would say this to him indirectly.

He was still a little confused and didn't know how to tell his cousin, so he simply didn't say anything.

Please~~~~(>_<)~~~~

(End of this chapter)