"Mom, I'm grown up now and can take care of myself." Doudou suddenly spoke up, and then he continued, "I've eaten my fill at Yuemanlou and I'm not hungry anymore. You and Dad don't have to cook for me. I'll be waiting for you at home."
"Dou Dou, are you really okay?" Xie Yunjiao looked at Dou Dou with some concern.
Doudou is still so young, how can we leave him alone at home?
"Second brother, where is your pig's head? And where is the pork? Where did it go? Did you eat it secretly and don't want to give it to us?" Liu Miaohua shouted at Xie Yunjiao while standing at the door.
Xie Yunjiao looked towards Liu Miaohua unhappily. It was just a small amount of stuff, and she really would give it if she promised.
"Oh, such a thick sugarcane must be very juicy and sweet." Liu Miaohua thought that since Xie Yunjiao was willing to give meat, and there were so many sugarcanes in the yard, it would not be too much to take one.
Xie Yunjiao came out carrying the chopped pig's head and pork, and with a sullen face, she shouted at Liu Miaohua, "Let go of those sugarcanes! Did I ever say I'd give them to you?"
"If you don't want to give it to me, then don't give it to me. Is there any need to be so harsh?" Liu Miaohua looked at Xie Yunjiao aggrievedly.
She was almost scared to death by Xie Yunjiao's sudden scolding.
"The eldest sister-in-law is like a mother. I never thought that you, the second sister-in-law, are just as everyone says. You are unreasonable and barbaric, and you have no respect for the elders in the family."
A slender man came out from the corner with an unhappy look on his face.
Gu Huai couldn't help but smile when he saw him and went over to him: "Third brother, you're back."
Gu An looked at Gu Huai indifferently, nodded slightly, and had a cold attitude.
Xie Yunjiao looked at Gu An's arrogant look and felt a little unhappy.
Why did he think he was so superior? Just because he could freely use the hard-earned money Gu Huai earned from risking his life hunting in the mountains to study at the county academy?!
Without Gu Huai's efforts, he wouldn't be where he is today.
Why is he so high and mighty!
"You're the third brother, right? In terms of age, you should be in line behind us. So where do you get the guts to lecture me like this? After all, I'm still your sister-in-law.
Besides, you've been studying for so many years, haven't you learned the saying that taking something without asking is considered a thief?"
Gu An's expression changed and became a little ugly.
He never expected that the tongue-tied Gu Huai would marry such an eloquent woman. No wonder his father was so upset that he simply ignored them.
"Second sister-in-law, I'm just speaking the truth. Please don't give me such a name casually."
"Let's get to the point," Xie Yunjiao nodded. "Then just get to the point. Sister-in-law wants to take my sugarcane without even asking me, right?"
Xie Yunjiao stared at Gu An without blinking. Even if Gu An wanted to protect Liu Miaohua, he couldn't give Xie Yunjiao any handle.
"Of course it's wrong, but we are family, so we don't have to worry about such a small matter." Gu An said.
"Don't worry about it? That's what you're saying if the things aren't yours," Xie Yunjiao paused. "In that case, do I need to ask you before I go to your room to get a few books to read?"
"Of course not. How can my book be compared to a piece of sugarcane?" Gu An frowned unhappily, thinking that Xie Yunjiao was simply confusing right and wrong.
"How can they be different? They are all bought with silver." Xie Yunjiao snorted coldly.
"Forget it, I don't want to argue with you." Gu An couldn't convince Xie Yunjiao, so he had to leave angrily with his sleeves swung.
Xie Yunjiao threw the pig's head to Liu Miaohua: "I will give you what I promised you, but don't touch what I didn't say I would give you, or you will bear the consequences."
Liu Miaohua was frightened by Xie Yunjiao's displeased look. She dared not say anything and walked away dejectedly with the big pig head in her hand.
Xie Yunjiao told Doudou to close the door. She then went next door to deliver some meat and asked Aunt Tian to keep an eye on her house. Only after doing all this did she set off with Gu Huai.
"Let's go to the pawnshop first. My sister-in-law said Jin Hai took her dowry to the pawnshop in town to pawn it."
The two finally arrived in town, and Gu Huai immediately decided to go to the pawnshop in town to inquire.
Xie Yunjiao naturally agreed, but there were five or six pawnshops in the whole town, so they had to look for them separately to save time.
"Can you do it alone?" Gu Huai looked at Xie Yunjiao worriedly.
At this moment, the sky was gradually getting dark, and he could not see people's faces clearly when he walked away. He was worried that something might happen to Xie Yunjiao, a weak woman.
"No, don't forget that this is next to my land. I am doing business here now and I am very familiar with the roads here." Xie Yunjiao said.
Gu Huai thought about it and agreed.
After the two separated, they began to run non-stop towards several pawnshops in the town.
When Xie Yunjiao found the last pawnshop, someone finally said that they had seen Zhou Jinhai. They also said that Zhou Jinhai brought a gold bracelet to pawn, but the price they offered was not high, so Zhou Jinhai left.
The shopkeeper also said that Zhou Jinhai's gold bracelet was mixed with other things and was not worth anything at all. He was willing to offer that price because Zhou Jinhai looked haggard and seemed to be in need of money.
Not only did Zhou Jinhai not want to sell it, he also scolded him.
The man described it vividly and even imitated Zhou Jinhai's swear words.
Xie Yunjiao glanced at the man indifferently, said thank you and left in a hurry.
When she arrived at the place where she and Gu Huai had agreed to meet, Gu Huai was already waiting for her.
Seeing the depressed look on Gu Huai's face, I knew that he had not found any information about Zhou Jinhai.
"Gu Huai, I found news about Brother Zhou." Xie Yunjiao said.
Gu Huai's face lit up with joy: "Really? Where is Brother Zhou?"
"I'm afraid Brother Zhou is in danger." Xie Yunjiao said solemnly.
The smile on Gu Huai's face slowly froze. Xie Yunjiao's expression did not look like she was joking. Zhou Jinhai was in danger!
"Where are the others?"
"I don't know now, but I know that the pawnshop owner knows where Brother Zhou is, but he's hiding something from me."
"Then let's go take a look now."
"good."
On the way, Xie Yunjiao told Gu Huai that she saw the pawnshop owner wearing the down vest she made for Zhou Jinhai under his clothes. If she hadn't recognized the exposed corner, she might not have been sure that the owner knew Zhou Jinhai's whereabouts.
"Let's first confirm whether Jin Hai is in their store. If he is, we will rescue him directly. If not, we will think of other ways." Gu Huai said.
As soon as they arrived at the pawnshop, they saw that it was closed, but the light coming through the crack in the door told them that the owner had not left at all.
Gu Huai took Xie Yunjiao for a walk and arrived at the backyard of the pawnshop.
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