Li Ergou stepped forward and struck up a conversation with the servants of the household, saying that he had a daughter who could be arranged for a ghost marriage for them.
The servant then took the man to the home of the wealthy Master Lin.
Li Ergou told Master Lin that his daughter had a limp but could still walk, and lied that his daughter was about to die, so it would be a good opportunity to arrange a ghost marriage for his eldest son.
Upon hearing this, Mr. Lin thought it was perfect. He was going to die soon anyway, and this would alleviate some of his guilt and solve his family's biggest problem.
Master Lin immediately agreed to give Li Ergou 50 taels as a betrothal gift. Normally, a marriage would not require such a large dowry. Master Lin's family was not short of money, and since it was a ghost marriage, he decided to treat the bride's family well.
This explains why Li Ergou treated his daughter even better after being chopped by Li Guifen. He knew that this would affect the village's reputation, and that the consequences would be severe if the village head and clan chief found out.
He fabricated the story that Li Guifen had been eaten by wild animals while digging ginseng for him.
After doing all this, she drugged Li Guifen and sent her directly to Master Lin's house.
When they brought her there, they said their daughter was dying and asked the family to send her for burial immediately.
He bought the drug from a black market dealer who said that one packet would last for a day, and even if he woke up after a day, he would be unable to move or speak.
A day has long since passed. Li Guifen is conscious, but she can't say anything. With a bright red veil over her head, she is carried into the coffin.
At the same time, Li Ergou was also holding a funeral for her at home, preparing to bury her with her shoes and scraps of cloth.
The ghost marriage on Master Lin's side has also begun. Li Guifen knows that she really won't survive this time. Tears stream down her face and fall onto the bright red veil.
She remembered the nightmare she had a few days ago, in which Liu Sisi said that her retribution was not over yet. So that's what it meant?
Is this my final retribution? She thought back to the days when she bullied Liu Sisi.
Finally, he closed his eyes and never opened them again.
"If there is an afterlife, I hope I can be born into a family like Liu Sisi's, where her parents and brother love her dearly."
Li Guifen was really dead this time. At this moment, Liu Sisi suddenly felt that some heavy parts of her body had suddenly become lighter. She couldn't explain what the feeling was, but she didn't pay attention to it.
Recently, with Liu Sheng and the others around, Liu Sisi has started to have more free time.
When he was bored, he thought of Gu Lingchen. The shop had been open for so long, and Gu Lingchen, the major shareholder, had never eaten Crossing-the-Bridge Noodles!
So when he got home that night, he packed a whole box of food from the shop for him, including 10 packs of Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles, two jars of pickled vegetables, 10 packs of instant noodles, and 5 packs of grilled cold noodles.
She removed all the packaging and replaced it with oil paper, and put the seasonings in jars.
The next day, a message was sent to Gu Lingchen's people, asking him to come over and say that there was something for his young master.
He also asked the man to write down the instructions, including attaching bamboo labels to the jar and explaining how to make these things, before letting him take it away.
Liu Sisi never expected that his simple wish for Gu Lingchen to taste the flavor would bring her shop a huge business opportunity—but that's another story.
After finishing all that, she planned to go to Qinghe Academy to wait for her second brother, as it was another day off for her brothers.
Mother, if you can manage the shop, I'll go to Qinghe Academy to wait for Second Brother and the others! Remember to have Father come pick us up when he's done with his work.
"Okay, then be careful." Although Mrs. Wu knew that her daughter was very capable now, she couldn't help but nag her.
"Okay, I'm off then!" As she left, she patted Liu Sheng, who was carrying rice noodles and heading out to deliver them, and said, "Work hard, I'll buy you guys some snacks when I get back."
"Alright, boss," Liu Sheng replied and walked out.
Liu Sisi strolled slowly between Qinghe Academy and "Chensi Food Workshop," two streets apart.
Halfway there, she saw an old man selling sugar pancakes. Having not had pancakes in a long time, she wanted to try them to see if they were any good. She also planned to buy some for her brothers.
"Grandpa, how much is this pancake?" Liu Sisi asked as she stepped forward.
"Three coins a piece, little girl, would you like one? It's fragrant, crispy, and delicious," the old man replied.
"Then give me twenty sheets, Grandpa."
"Twenty pieces?" The old man didn't expect to have such a big customer. He immediately grinned from ear to ear and quickly took out some oil paper to wrap the pancakes for Liu Sisi.
"Young lady, since you bought so many, Grandpa will give you another one for free." The old man was quite kind.
"Thank you, Grandpa. If you like it, I'll come again next time," Liu Sisi said sweetly.
She ate a sugar cake as she walked towards Qinghe Academy, and stood there waiting when she arrived at the academy gate.
Some people had already come out of the academy when a chubby boy walked up to Liu Sisi.
"How much is one of these pancakes?"
"Huh? Me?" Liu Sisi pointed to herself.
"Yes! Aren't you here to sell pancakes?" the chubby boy asked again.
"No, I bought it for my brothers. You can buy it from the old man on the street over there."
Liu Sisi never expected that someone would mistake her for a pancake seller.
The boy, Liu Sisi, ate with gusto; he was starving, as he couldn't find anything good to eat at the academy.
"Little sister, can you buy me a few?" The boy didn't want to buy them himself; he just wanted to eat them.
"I won't sell it. If I sell it to you, my family won't have enough to eat."
The two continued talking back and forth, but the boy still refused to leave.
Liu Siqiang and his younger brothers also came out, and they immediately spotted their sister at the door.
Thinking their younger sister had been bullied, the group rushed to the front door and shielded Liu Sisi behind them.
"Song Ling, what are you doing?" Liu Siqiang's voice was a little loud.
Song Ling was completely bewildered by the shout. "Brother Siqiang, why are you being so fierce? I just wanted to buy a pancake from this girl."
"Huh? Really?" Liu Siqiang looked at his younger sister.
“Yes, Second Brother, I bought these pancakes for you. We still have our parents and older brother at home, and I’m afraid there won’t be enough for them, so I don’t want to sell them to him,” Liu Sisi replied.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Brother Song, I was rude just now. My sister doesn't have enough cakes either, what do you think?"
Okay! Well then...
"Second brother, is he your friend? If so, I can give him a couple of bills," Liu Sisi added.
“Yes, yes, I’m good friends with your second, third, and fourth brothers!” Song Ling replied before Liu Siqiang could answer.
"Alright then! Here you go," Liu Sisi handed two sugar cakes to Song Ling.
"Thank you, thank you. How much is it?" Song Ling took it and took a big bite.
"Fine, since you're a good friend of the brothers, I'll give it to you to eat."
"Then I won't be polite. Next time, Brother Song Ling will bring you some other snacks. Brother Siqiang, your sister is really beautiful."
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