"Are you crazy? The price we offer is already the highest. There's no such high price anywhere else. You should be laughing secretly. You still want to leave?"
Gu Ping didn’t understand. They were fine before, so why did they leave after the rain?
"Gu Ping, Master Gu, your house is so weird. Old Gong fell down and was almost killed. We thought it was an accident.
"But now lightning has struck your tiles, and luckily we evacuated them in time. You can't be sure something bad will happen next time, so let's just forget it," said one of the craftsmen.
The other craftsmen nodded in agreement, their expressions filled with fear, as if they were all very scared.
Only then did Gu Ping realize that their house had been struck down. He rushed over to see what was happening and almost fainted from anger.
He suddenly felt a cold wind blowing and his back felt cold.
His heart was beating violently, and he didn't dare to stay any longer, so he slipped away in a hurry.
He did not forget to ask someone to pass a message to Gu Lan, who was furious when she learned about it.
It will be completed soon. If something happens at this time, won’t the whole village laugh at her?
No, she absolutely couldn't let this happen.
She pretended to be sad and lay on the table and cried. When Zhao Qian saw her crying, he knew that she had another request. Although he was a little annoyed, he still patiently asked her what happened for the sake of the flesh and blood in her belly.
Gu Lan tearfully told Zhao Qian about the matter of the house, and Zhao Qian's face darkened when he heard it.
Apart from anything else, he had invested a lot of money in this house.
Although he doesn't lack this little money, it would be a pity to stop now.
He thought about it and decided that since he wasn't the one living there, it wouldn't be his business if something happened. Besides, if something happened to someone from the Gu family, it would be less trouble.
After making up his mind, Zhao Qian said that he would find craftsmen from elsewhere to help complete the construction of the house. Gu Lan was very happy to hear that.
She approached Zhao Qian, but was pushed away by him.
The baby in her belly was more important than anything else, so Gu Lan had no choice but to leave feeling aggrieved.
Xie Yunjiao knew that the old Gu family's new house was struck by lightning, so she went to the nearby area to look at the terrain out of curiosity. She then noticed that the land chosen by Gu Lan was on a relatively high ground. Then, she insisted on building a house that was big and high, and did not follow the standards of an ordinary house at all. It was half a meter higher than an ordinary house.
It's so tall and prominent, if the lightning doesn't strike their house, whose house will it strike?
I just don’t know why this is clearly just a natural phenomenon but was over-interpreted by the craftsmen and turned into a weird place.
Now the people in the village dare not approach them, and would rather take a detour if necessary.
"Xie Yunjiao, why are you here?" Fan saw Xie Yunjiao and suddenly thought of something. "It's you! It's you who caused our house to be struck by lightning. It must be you!"
The more Fan thought about it, the more she felt that this was the case. She rushed towards Xie Yunjiao angrily: "You bitch, how can you be so cruel? You can't bear to see us living better than you?"
Xie Yunjiao did not hide, but waited until Fan came closer before she moved aside. Fan was caught off guard and almost fell.
"Xie Yunjiao!"
"Please use your rusty brain before you find fault. Do I have so much free time? What does it have to do with me whether you live a good life or not? I am not like you who likes to build my happiness on the suffering of others." Xie Yunjiao said and left.
But Fan felt that this matter was related to Xie Yunjiao, and told everyone that it was Xie Yunjiao who did it.
Some old people in the village actually believed the rumor and said that Xie Yunjiao was too weird and had a black heart.
As a result, the matter was discovered by the head of the village, Gu, who summoned the craftsmen in the bamboo weaving factory and gave them a lecture, telling them to control their family members' mouths and not to talk nonsense, so as not to upset Xie Yunjiao.
Village Chief Gu was speaking excitedly and didn't notice Xie Yunjiao walk in.
"They have their own mouths, they can say whatever they like. Anyway, I didn't do it." Xie Yunjiao said.
"But people's words are scary." said the head of the village, Gu.
"Their words have no effect on me at all, so don't worry about them." Xie Yunjiao said again.
She came here today to look for the parents of the missing child. Ever since the child disappeared mysteriously, Xie Yunjiao went to find Hai Jing and asked her for help.
Unexpectedly, she actually found out something, and today she came back to tell the villagers about it.
"Children have disappeared in several nearby villages. I heard that the children disappeared after a peddler appeared. When you go back, tell your children not to talk to strangers or leave with strangers to avoid accidents."
"Can we catch the peddler who kidnapped the child?" someone asked.
"Not yet, so you should be careful." Xie Yunjiao continued, "I have asked the teacher to compose a nursery rhyme to teach children to be more vigilant and not to leave with strangers casually.
When you go back, practice with your children and teach them the importance of this."
Everyone nodded, feeling that Xie Yunjiao was thoughtful.
It's clearly not her business, but she's so concerned about it. She's much better than some people who can only talk but not do.
Soon after, a nursery rhyme echoed in the village:
I am a good child and I don’t go with strangers.
I don’t want toys, and I won’t eat delicious food.
He was forcibly taken away and cried for help, and was not tempted by bad people.
I am a good kid who doesn't go with strangers.
I am a good child and I don’t go with strangers.
People we don’t know well are dangerous, so we must stay away from them.
Don't go if you are tempted by a stranger, be careful of bad people trying to kidnap you...
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"Brother, that nursery rhyme has been circulating in the village recently. The children hide away when they see the peddler, and we really can't catch him."
"That's not true. The nursery rhyme has spread elsewhere. Now those children are very wary and stay away from us when they see us. It's really troublesome."
"Damn it," He Gang angrily threw down his wine bowl, "It's that bitch Xie Yunjiao who's ruining my plans again!"
They captured a lot of children and sold them for a good price. They were thinking of making a big profit when Xie Yunjiao came out to interfere.
However, Xie Yunjiao was getting more and more charming. Looking at her beautiful face and voluptuous figure, he couldn't help but have many fantasies.
"Boss, I think it would be better to capture that woman, have some fun with her, and then buy her to a brothel. I'm sure we can make a lot of money."
Many of He Gang's men have taken a fancy to Xie Yunjiao and are completely fascinated by her.
He Gang also thought that these people didn't know how powerful Xie Yunjiao was.
"Boss, are you scared?" one of the younger brothers said.
He Gang was laughed at by his younger brother, and his face was not going to go away. He immediately said, "Fuck you, I am afraid of a woman! I will catch that woman tomorrow, play with her first, and then let my brothers enjoy her."
Everyone burst into laughter as they spoke. Just imagining it was so exciting.
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