Gu An'an never expected to run into Jiang Yong'an in Jiangjia Village by such a coincidence.
She returned to Jiangjia Village to discuss pig farming with Aunt Li and Uncle Li.
The original plan was to use Jiangjia Village as a breeding base to raise pigs. However, things didn't go as planned, and unexpectedly, Magistrate Du appeared out of nowhere, which led to his involvement with the county government.
Today, Magistrate Du was supposed to go to the county government office to bid for the shop at Wenxiang Xiaozhu with the daughter of the Zhao family, but coincidentally, he received an urgent message from Anzhou Prefecture and went there.
The auction will naturally be postponed.
Gu An'an didn't have any plans for this morning, so after giving Jiu Niang some instructions, she simply returned to Jiangjia Village.
She hadn't been back for a long time, and usually Xiao You would take Xiao Wu hunting in the mountains, while Gu An'an rarely went.
Speaking of which, I wonder if the little tiger on that mountain is still there, and if it's hungry.
Wild beasts are terrifying, but the human heart is even more terrifying.
Compared to the docile beast, Gu An'an disliked Old Madam Jiang and her group more.
However, she never expected to run into Jiang Yong'an.
"I thought you two had planned to come together, but it turns out you didn't." Aunt Li sighed with emotion, and suddenly seemed to have a touch of wit as she said, "The fact that you didn't plan ahead is what makes it so special; it's like you're on the same wavelength."
Gu An'an was both amused and exasperated by this. "Aunt Li, please stop teasing me. I'm here to talk to you about something serious."
Gu An'an is really serious about raising pigs.
Seeing that she had no intention of seeing Jiang Yong'an, Aunt Li figured that Jiang Yong'an's "divorce" of Xiao Gu must have hurt her feelings, so she didn't say anything more.
"Raising pigs is good, but I'm afraid the people in our village aren't united."
Then he started talking to Gu An'an about the grudges and grievances of the families in Jiangjia Village. There were so many that it would take ten days or half a month to finish.
"Oh, I see. What if we find a few families to go together? We don't need the whole village, just a few households will do."
“That’s not impossible, but Gu, aren’t you afraid someone might try to sabotage you?” Uncle Li’s words reminded Gu An’an that such situations were not uncommon in the village.
It doesn't matter if you're not doing well or I'm poor; things are fine this way.
But if I'm still broke while you're living a good life, that won't do.
Those who are poor might start thinking of ways to cause trouble.
Such things are not uncommon, but rather quite frequent.
Moreover, there are still many grudges in this village.
If you get everyone involved, there's bound to be some who try to shirk their responsibilities and cheat.
If several companies are working together, unless you keep a close watch on them every second, someone might try to sabotage them.
"If you ask me, it would be better to find a few good families and ask them to come to the city to help raise pigs. That way, with government officials in charge, we don't have to worry about anyone causing trouble. As for the inconvenience of traveling back and forth, that's not a problem either. You can set up a shack or something for them, and they can go home every ten days or half a month without any problems."
"That's a good idea." Gu An'an said, "The working class is actually quite wise. For example, my sister-in-law and Uncle Li have plenty of ideas."
Gu An'an laughed, "Then I'll have to trouble you two to handle this matter. Find a kind-hearted family, explain my requirements clearly, and if they're willing, they can go; if not, then forget it."
As she spoke, she took out a silver ingot, saying, "I'm busy with things over there and can't keep an eye on things all the time, so I'll have to trouble Uncle Li and Aunt Li."
Aunt Li's face fell when she saw the silver ingot. "Are you trying to embarrass me with money?"
If it weren't for the fear of hurting someone by throwing money, Aunt Li would have definitely thrown the money at Gu An'an's face.
Gu An'an laughed, "I'm not trying to embarrass you, but you need to be skillful in helping me find people. Maybe they don't believe me at all, but once I take out this money, they'll believe me."
"They'll be greedy for money and cause you trouble later." Aunt Li tried to stuff the money into Gu An'an's hands, but Uncle Li stopped her. "Alright, your Aunt Li and I will handle this carefully. I think Jiang Jianxin's family is quite good. He and his wife are both kind people."
Cai did speak up for Gu An'an a few times, but her words carried little weight and had little effect.
"You can do whatever you want. I'll leave this to you two. I'll go back to the county town after this trip."
Aunt Li watched Gu An'an leave. Once she was out of the courtyard, she glared at her husband and said, "Are you bewitched? Little Gu doesn't earn money easily, how could you accept it?"
“This child doesn’t earn money easily, and she spends even more. Let’s accept this money and keep it for her. If she ever needs money, we can give it to her. Isn’t that a kind gesture?”
Aunt Li's expression relaxed upon hearing this. "That's true. You old man, you have quite a few ideas."
Uncle Li chuckled, "That's for sure, otherwise how could I have married you?"
The elderly couple smiled broadly.
Gu An'an returned home.
Having been away for a while, even with Uncle Li and Aunt Li looking after the house, it had accumulated quite a bit of dust. Gu An'an didn't plan to stay there for the night, but remembering that she had hidden something in the brickwork of the kang (heated brick bed), she came in to look for it.
I felt something was wrong as soon as I pushed the door open and came in.
She sensed something was wrong and immediately tried to leave.
Before she could even turn around, a hand pulled her inside, and in the next instant, Gu An'an closed the door to the main room, pinning her against it.
On his chest, one could hear the man's slightly heavy breathing.
"Jiang Yong'an, what are you up to?"
Gu An'an knew without even thinking who this crazy man was.
She tried to break free, but couldn't, so she grabbed the man's arm and bit him hard.
Jiang Yong'an felt a sharp pain in his arm and instinctively tried to use his internal energy to resist, but his resolve crumbled like a house of cards.
The sharp teeth sank into his flesh, and he felt the pain acutely and clearly.
Yet, I also feel that the pain is good.
What does this amount to? It can't compare to even the slightest bit of pain I've inflicted on this person.
Gu An'an's mouth tasted of blood from biting so hard, and her teeth ached from biting so hard that she reluctantly let go.
Why didn't you move aside?
Jiang Yong'an chuckled upon hearing this, "It doesn't hurt."
It doesn't hurt at all!
Gu An'an rolled up the man's sleeve, trying to find the teeth mark.
But when she saw the scars on his arm, she froze, "You, how did you..."
How come there are so many wounds? It looks like they've walked out of a mountain of knives and a sea of fire.
Jiang Yong'an chuckled softly, "Did I scare you?"
But when he saw the tears welling up in Gu An'an's eyes, his smile crumbled. "Don't cry. It happened many years ago. It's okay now."
"Who felt sorry for you?" Gu An'an didn't feel sorry for her at all. "I was just scared."
"Alright, our fearless Manager Gu was frightened. It's my fault. I'll slap myself."
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