Is there a throne in the family to inherit?
These words stunned Jiang Mingyi. After a while, the young man came to his senses, a serious expression appearing on his face. "Don't talk nonsense!"
Is this something you can just make up on the spot?
Seeing this, Gu An'an didn't say anything, but stopped and stared straight at Jiang Mingyi.
That look made Jiang Mingyi a little uncomfortable. "I just don't want to cause trouble."
"The mountains are high and the emperor is far away. Could it be that there are spies of the imperial court in our remote mountain village?"
That imperial court must be incredibly wealthy, spending money to support idle people. Is that even possible?
If she remembered correctly, these villainous brats grew up and participated in the struggle for the throne, which was at the time when several of the founding emperor's nephews were fighting for the throne.
In other words, the new dynasty had only been established for a few years.
Where would the imperial court find the spare money to maintain such spies?
Besides, there's no gold in this little hill...
Gu An'an's expression froze slightly. Even a golden phoenix had flown out of the mountain valley, after all, it was Zhu'er...
No way! As long as she's alive, how could she let Pearl marry that old geezer? Not even the emperor could.
For a moment, Gu An'an's thoughts raced through her mind, but in the end, she could only forcefully change the subject, saying, "Let's go home."
This evasive approach made Jiang Mingyi frown, but he still followed Gu An'an home.
Anyway, just stay far away from this blacksmith Lin.
Bare-chested in the freezing cold, clearly trying to seduce someone, he's obviously not a decent person.
The farther away, the better.
The blacksmith's house not far away.
Lin San sneezed violently. The young blacksmith grabbed a single garment from the yard and put it on, his mind filled with the image of the pot that the young lady from the Jiang family had just mentioned.
I noticed just now that the young woman's complexion was rosier than before.
That's a good thing.
...
The Gu brothers were busy all afternoon, waiting for the last truckload of bricks to arrive, when they could hear the wailing from afar.
"Zhu'er, don't stop me! I'm going to teach this brat a lesson today. Those were pancakes I made for your second uncle, how dare you steal them!"
Gu Erhu's expression immediately darkened upon hearing this, and he rushed inside, only to find his younger sister holding a broom, looking as if she was about to hit someone.
Not far away was his little nephew, with half a pancake still in his mouth. "I'm eating it openly and honestly. Who stole it?"
These words were like adding fuel to the fire, directly igniting Gu An'an's anger. "You still dare to be stubborn!"
"Hey, what are you doing?"
Gu Dalong put down his car and rushed inside to mediate the fight, asking, "What are you doing?"
Gu An'an plopped down on the ground. "Big brother, what sins have I committed? Second brother thought my pancakes were delicious and asked me to make a few more. He worked so hard hauling bricks for me, how could I begrudge a few pancakes? We only had so much flour at home, so I used it all to knead the dough and roll out the pancakes. I finally finished making them, and this brat ate all the pancakes I prepared for second brother. I'm so sorry, second brother!"
As she spoke, Gu An'an got up and tried to crash into a tree in the yard.
Gu Dalong quickly stopped his sister, "It's just a few pancakes, why are you making such a fuss? But when did you tell your little sister this, second brother? I didn't know?"
Aren't those two brothers always loading and hauling bricks together? When did they say that? He has no recollection of it at all.
Gu Erhu hadn't expected things to escalate like this, and he felt a little embarrassed. "I just thought my little sister's cooking was good, and I wanted to take some back for my parents to try."
"Foolish!" Gu Dalong glared at his brother. "How could you ask your little sister for something with so many children?"
Gu Erhu felt a little embarrassed after being told that.
He glared at his little nephew hiding behind Jiang Mingyi, "I'm just thinking about my parents."
Gu Dalong was extremely resentful, his emotions written all over his face, "You can't ask your little sister for things."
Does he look like a proper older brother?
Gu Erhu was nagged a lot, but he still didn't get what he wanted.
When he got home, he couldn't help but grumble to his wife, which made Gu Ersao scoff, "Your sister is really shrewd. She can say all sorts of nice things, but she has no intention of being filial to her parents at all."
"Huh?" Gu Erhu reacted, now believing his wife's words to a large extent, though he still didn't quite believe it. "It can't be that bad, can it?"
Gu Ersao treated this sister-in-law very differently; she remembered how Gu had tricked her so badly yesterday.
"You are siblings, blood is thicker than water. I am an outsider trying to sow discord, so please don't listen to me."
Seeing his wife say this, Gu Erhu chuckled and hugged her, "What nonsense are you talking about? What kind of sister is she? You're the one who's..."
A whisper made Gu Ersao blush, "Get out..."
She said this, but her arms went limp and weak. "Keep your voice down, don't disturb the child."
Gu Erhu chuckled, "I know, I know." He then pulled out his wife's belt and used it to gag her, "That way she won't make a sound."
...
Gu An'an didn't bother the two Gu brothers any further, since she wasn't supposed to be able to start construction so quickly anyway.
These past two days, she's been going up and down the mountain repeatedly, her basket filled with limestone she dug from the mountain. After bringing it home, she had Jiang Mingzhu and Jiang Mingxu burn it there.
Aunt Li, who lived not far away, heard crackling noises coming from Gu An'an's house all day long. At first, she was worried and scared, but after checking several times and making sure that nothing was wrong, she went home.
However, the commotion still startled the other people in Jiangjia Village.
When a neighbor came to visit Grandma Jiang, she mentioned, "A few days ago, we heard a tiger roaring in the mountains. Your third son's wife kept going up the mountain. I don't know what she was busy with. She's so bold. Isn't she afraid of encountering a tiger on the mountain?"
This statement has a hint of wanting to stir up trouble. Old Mrs. Jiang has finally recovered from her illness in the past two days. Her buttocks no longer hurt, her legs are nimble again, and her mind is more active.
After seeing her neighbors off, Old Mrs. Jiang sat in the yard, lost in thought. Seeing her second daughter-in-law peeking in, she asked, "Do you know what the third son's family has been up to lately?"
When asked this question, Jiang Ersao subconsciously replied, "I heard they're going to work on the courtyard wall. Mother, do you want to go see? Or we can wait for my sister-in-law to come back and the three of us can go together."
Grandma Jiang frowned. Did she, as the head of the family, need to report to her daughter-in-law before going out?
"Where did the eldest son's family go?" Old Mrs. Jiang wasn't really concerned. She asked casually, and before Jiang's second sister-in-law could answer, she added, "I'm going to check on the third son's family."
Jiang Ersao watched the person leaving with a small cane and snorted, "You're the most biased one."
Her heart was completely devoted to the first wife.
These days, my sister-in-law is always disappearing without a trace, never caring about me or anything.
However, Jiang Ersao knew that her sister-in-law was not normal.
A few days ago, he even brought back a piece of clothing stained with blood from outside.
And they're men's clothes!
Her sister-in-law is probably having an affair.
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