Chapter 102 You are indeed in the same group
The Gu family members turned their heads slowly, calmly and without any sign of being caught.
Gu Lan said softly, "Mumu, the meat is ready, come and eat it."
"Thank you, cousin." Li Mumu wrapped the meat roll in a layer of mahjong in the bowl and put it in her mouth. The fragrance went straight to her head.
This was the first time she had eaten such delicious food since coming here.
"Uncle Three, your knife skills are pretty good."
Gu Mingjing laughed, thinking that he, the great general who had fought bravely on the battlefield, would one day be cutting meat here with a kitchen knife?
The thickness has to be even, which is a bit wasteful, but seeing his family's happy expressions, he thinks it's worth it.
The Gu family continued to eat and drink. The shopkeeper broke down again. He raised his voice and said, "You are a bunch of liars!"
Li Mumu nodded, "We are liars, what about you?"
Gu Yu stood up at this moment. It was because of this guy that his mother had been pulling his ears all the way. "You are a profiteer. You stole my eldest sister's bracelet."
"I……"
Song Qiang put the recipe away and glared at him. "What do you mean by 'you'? You're using junk to cheat us out of our stuff, so why are you allowed to cheat us but we're not allowed to cheat you? Besides, do you have any evidence to prove that we cheated you?"
"No, you've gone back on your word again and again. You're a bad person," said Mr. Gu.
Gu Mingyu nodded. "Serves you right. It's retribution."
The shopkeeper glanced at him. Isn't this the man who bought the painting and the fan?
He almost collapsed from anger, and only after pinching his philtrum did he feel better. "You...you cheated me out of my money. I'm going to report you to the police. And you, your stuff is fake. You cheated me out of a lot of money."
Li Mumu snorted, "How is it fake? I have a gold necklace and a night-shining pearl. You wrote the pawn ticket yourself. Oh, did you find it? Then I can return the silver to you, and you just give me the things back."
She raised an eyebrow, blew on the tender and plump fish meat, and then ate it in one bite, as satisfied as she could be. "I'm kindly reminding you, I won't recognize fake ones!"
"You..." The shopkeeper was furious, watching the family eating with gusto around the stove. "I... well, if you don't accept my toast, you'll have to drink the wine, right? I've already made inquiries. You're all prisoners in custody. How could you go out without permission and hide valuables on your person? Where did you get those things?"
He thought the Gu family would be scared, but they continued to laugh and joke.
What are they afraid of?
Gu Lan joined the exile team later, and she didn't experience the house being searched. It shouldn't be too much for her to take a few pieces of jewelry from the Pei family, right?
However, at this moment, a voice came from a little further outside, "My young lady gave it to me as a gift. What's wrong?"
This voice is a little familiar.
As he spoke, the man had already pushed aside the men blocking the door, glanced at them with contempt, and then walked in.
"Mammy, why is it you?"
"Who is your young lady? Who does she think she is?" the shopkeeper said angrily.
Nanny Liu didn't even look at him, and suppressed her smile. "My wife is the eldest daughter-in-law of the Suzhou prefectural governor. These people are the benefactors who saved the lives of my young mistress and young master. Is it not too much for my wife to give them some gifts?"
After hearing this, the shopkeeper's eyes widened, and then he fell down without catching his breath.
Although Li Mumu could tell at a glance that he was pretending, he could not escape the consequences.
Originally, she didn't want to make a big deal out of it, but she didn't want him to get himself killed.
Nanny Liu watched the shopkeeper being hurriedly carried away by the servants, but she didn't try to stop them. She bowed to the crowd and saluted, "Mumu, since you've arrived in Suzhou, why don't you go find my young mistress? She's been going to the post station to inquire about you these past few days, but there's no sign of you. So you're here."
Li Mumu smiled sheepishly, "We are prisoners and my aunt is the young lady of the prefect's family."
"What's the big deal?" Aunt Liu understood what she meant. "Without you, my young mistress and young master wouldn't be where they are now. She's still in confinement and it's inconvenient for her to come out, so she sent me to pick you up."
"We appreciate the young lady's kindness, but this is against the rules," said Mrs. Gu.
"Don't worry, old lady. My young master is here too. He's now negotiating with the yamen runners outside. You don't have to worry. The master said that it's against the rules for them to come and not stay at the post station. If they stop us, we can punish them according to the law."
Nanny Liu smiled and said, "Master said he has always admired General Gu. Although he has been away on duty for many years, since he has come to Suzhou and has done us a favor, we must take good care of him."
Mr. Gu stroked his beard and said, "Your Excellency the Prefect is very polite, but we are guilty and cannot bother you."
Madam Gu nodded. They all didn't want to cause trouble for others. "How about this, Madam, since you've come all this way, and since Mumu helped, let Mumu go with you."
"This..." After a moment of hesitation, Nanny Liu nodded, "Alright, I'll take Mumu there first. My young mistress has been talking about her ever since she came back."
"Our old lady also wants to meet this wonderful person."
Li Mumu glanced at the unfinished hot pot and reluctantly followed Aunt Liu out of the kitchen.
After hearing the noise, the Li family, young and old, thought that the Gu family was in big trouble, but they didn't expect that the person who came was to pick up Li Mumu.
"This is Mumu, right?" The young man was tall and slender, with an elegant scholarly air, but when he saw Li Mumu, he walked over first and greeted her excitedly.
"This is my young master."
Li Mumu bowed politely. This must be Wen Jun'an, the eldest son of the Suzhou prefect. "Mumu pays her respects to Young Master Wen."
Wen Jun'an raised his hand. "I heard Madam say that you call her Auntie, so why are you so distant with me? In fact, it should be Mumu who accepts my greeting."
He took two steps back, bowed, and said, "Thank you, Miss Li, for saving my wife and Ding Ding. Please accept my greeting."
Li Mumu shook her head and hurried to support him.
"Why is Mumu the only one here?" Wen Jun'an asked.
Nanny Liu explained to him what Mr. and Mrs. Gu meant. Wen Jun'an sighed, "Since the elders are so considerate of us, we should not let them down. I have already instructed the escorting officers to take good care of the Gu family, young and old."
Li Mumu nodded gratefully. This was much more useful than those empty ones.
However, Li Mumu was still a little worried. No matter whether the person behind Ma Biao was Concubine Rong or not, they didn't want to see anyone from the Gu family help.
So, will it get the Suzhou prefect into trouble if he takes care of the Gu family?
Thinking about it this way, Ma Biao must not be allowed to pass the news on, as that would cause great trouble to the Wen family.
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