When Jiang Jinxiu saw Xiao Hei, she subconsciously looked up and saw that Chengzi was indeed watching them from the top of the wall.

These two little ones are really inseparable.

Yang Dongmei chased after her and felt a surge of relief when she saw Li Cuihua lying on the ground.

She grabbed Li Cuihua by the collar and said, "You old hag, let's see where you can run to? You owe me money."

Li Cuihua felt a little intimidated looking at Jiang Jinxiu in front of her, and when she noticed the dog's gaze, her body trembled even more violently.

She'd been at odds with Yang Dongmei for most of her life, and in a one-on-one situation, she wasn't afraid of anything. But when facing Jiang Jinxiu, she became somewhat timid.

I don't know if it's because I've heard too many rumors about her or something else.

She had heard all about it; the woman in front of her was incredibly ruthless when it came to beating people, not at all like a woman.

She really knows how to send people to jail.

She had also heard a lot about the dog's great achievements.

“Mom, if she doesn’t compensate us, we’ll take her to the police station. We shouldn’t waste any more time with her; we have many people waiting to be entertained at home.”

Anyway, with Aunt Zhu and the others as our witnesses, she can't escape. Unless she doesn't want to stay in Gujia Village anymore.

When Li Cuihua heard that Jiang Jinxiu was really going to hand her over to the police, she became scared.

"I'll pay, I'll pay, okay? Let me go, I'll go back and get the money."

Li Cuihua struggled.

"Ten yuan, hurry up, we're in a rush."

"Are you robbing me?" Li Cuihua was shocked by the number they quoted.

She didn't get to eat a single piece of meat and almost choked to death.

Now we have to pay out so much money, it feels like a huge loss no matter how you look at it.

How could she forget? She had been tricked by them before.

It's her own fault for not learning from her mistakes.

It's true that cravings can be deadly.

Li Cuihua now deeply regrets it; why couldn't she have resisted?

"I don't have that much money, at most one yuan."

She felt a pang of pain even at the cost of a single yuan.

If she had meat coupons, she could buy about a pound of meat for one yuan.

Jiang Jinxiu and the others weren't thinking about her feelings; they just wanted to teach her a lesson. If she didn't comply, then they could just wait for the police to come and take her away.

She pulled Yang Dongmei, wanting to go back.

Seeing this, Li Cuihua quickly called out to them.

He went inside and gave the money to Yang Dongmei.

...

When Jiang Jinxiu and Yang Dongmei returned to the Gu family, they saw the mentally challenged man lingering outside their door.

Yang Dongmei didn't say anything, but went in and filled a bowl with rice for him.

He even specially picked out a few pieces of braised pork and pork intestines.

"This child has had a tough time."

She said to Jiang Jinxiu.

Jiang Jinxiu already knew that the fool relied on the charity of others, and it was normal for him to come over now that the Gu family was having a lively time.

I didn't take it to heart.

However, when Yang Dongmei handed him the food, it was clear that he was very excited.

Gu Xichen had already started the meal for the others.

Only their own table hadn't started eating yet.

It's clear they're all waiting for them.

Seeing that bowl of braised pork, Jiang Jinxiu really lost all desire to touch her chopsticks.

Fortunately, she doesn't like fatty meat anyway.

"Sis, next time you go beat someone up, take me with you," Jiang Jinhua said, eager to stir things up.

Jiang Jinxiu pushed him away directly: "Okay, I'll take you next time."

Hearing the answer she wanted, Jiang Jinhua happily continued eating.

Jiang Jinxiu looked up and saw that everyone was eating with unusual joy.

It's clear that both the host and guests thoroughly enjoyed the meal.

Jiang Jinxiu looked up after she had almost finished eating and found that some people were even rubbing their bellies and saying, "This is truly the best meal I've ever had since I was born."

Some people said, "Gu Laosan, your cooking skills are top-notch, even better than state-run restaurants."

"Yeah, yeah, I never imagined that something so delicious and chewy could be that smelly pig offal. Amazing!"

Even Aunt Pang said, "If I had known they were cooking it, I would have gone over and watched. If I had learned how, I could have cooked it myself when I got home. I can't bear to buy fatty meat, but this offal is not bad at all."

"right."

"right."

...

Everyone echoed in agreement.

The Gu family home was unusually lively that night. Seeing this, Yang Dongmei couldn't help but think of her husband, Gu Dashan, who had gone far away.

I wish he were here too.

Jiang Jinxiu assumed that once everyone finished eating, they would pack up and go back to rest, leaving the rest to be cleaned up by their own family.

To her surprise, after everyone finished eating, they stayed to chat for a while, and she helped them tidy up their things before leaving.

They even helped me return the borrowed tables and chairs, and washed the dishes before leaving.

Such simple and honest folk customs are hard not to like.

Everyone from the village had left, except for Wu Wen, Jiang Jinhua, and Gu Xiliang.

Jiang Jinhua and Gu Xiliang were teasing the little black dog with a bone, making it bark.

Wu Wen was looking around.

Judging from his expression, he doesn't seem to be planning to go back.

However, it was quite late, and Gu Xichen planned to let him rest for the night before returning to the city.

But where to stay became another problem.

"Brother Chen, how about I sleep on the floor in your yard?"

Wu Wen had already decided where he wanted to sleep.

But how can you sleep in the yard?

Feeding mosquitoes?

"Why don't you sleep with me tonight? My bed is big enough." Jiang Jinhua had barely finished speaking when...

Gu Xiliang, who was standing to the side, began to pray silently for Wu Wen.

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