Chapter 216 A grudge
Song Qiang looked at the man with disdain and said, "You don't know you're wrong, you're just poor."
Pei Yuanqing shook his head. "No, Second Aunt, I really know I was wrong. I was deceived by that bitch Jiang Tingting. I shouldn't have let Lan'er suffer so much."
Song Qiang glanced at him coldly. "Whether you truly repent or are just pretending, just give up on this idea. Lan'er was already unlucky enough to marry you once. How can you fall into the same pit twice?"
Pei Yuanqing wanted to say something, but the door of the Gu family was already closed heavily.
Pei Yuanqing felt unwell and suddenly felt dizzy.
Although Song Qiang closed the door, she did not really leave. She lay through the crack of the door and saw Pei Yuanqing lying on the ground, not getting up for a long time.
She was afraid of being blackmailed, so she quickly ran back to the house and told everyone what had happened.
"Stop pretending to be dizzy?"
"I think it's probably true, Lan'er, you can't be soft-hearted."
Gu Lan nodded, "Second Uncle, don't worry, I will never be soft-hearted. Whether he lives or dies has nothing to do with me."
Seeing her resolute attitude, Gu Mingjing nodded in relief, "Even if you have to die, don't die in front of our house. I think it's unlucky."
He said he would deal with it and then went out.
His way of dealing with it was to kick Pei Yuanqing first, "Stop pretending. Even if you really die, Lan'er won't see you."
Pei Yuanqing didn't move, so he kicked him a few more times and found that Pei Yuanqing didn't seem to be pretending.
He then felt his forehead and found that he was very irritated.
Although the disease is real, such people do not deserve sympathy.
Gu Mingjing picked him up as easily as a chicken, and then threw him back into the Pei family's yard.
Pei Yuanqing fell to the ground, groaned, and then fainted again.
The Pei family also heard the noise, but the weather was too cold and no one wanted to go out. After a while, someone went to the toilet and found Pei Yuanqing lying in the yard. He was almost frozen to death, so they dragged him back into the house.
That night, Pei Yuanqing was so feverish that he was talking nonsense, but he was lucky and woke up the next day. He was not crazy with the fever.
He had no idea that it was Gu Mingjing who threw him back, he just thought he was walking back in a daze.
But now he has tremors when he walks and has difficulty getting off the bed. He won't be able to go out for several days.
"Mother, please go get a doctor for me!" Pei Yuanqing said.
Jiang Xinyue looked at him and thought about the Gu family’s firm attitude. It seemed that Gu Lan would most likely not come back.
"Yuanqing, what are you talking about? If I had money, mother would have treated you long ago. We have such a big family, every mouth needs to be fed. You just have typhoid fever, but I don't think it's serious. I haven't asked you to go to work yet, just rest up. Money is tight, so please be understanding."
"But..." Pei Yuanqing put down his hand weakly, but he clearly saw Pei Qiuge just bought a new set of clothes.
Is there really no money at home?
Or maybe you have money but just don't want to spend it on him.
People like Jiang Xinyue are accustomed to hypocrisy. Even if she doesn't want to care about Pei Yuanqing, she won't go too far for the sake of face.
After all, the child in Gu Lan's belly is related to Pei Yuanqing. Who knows what is going on until the last moment?
But Pei Yuanqing was ill at the moment, and his mood was extremely fragile. Thinking of the past events, he suddenly felt worried. "Mother, what if my younger brothers and sisters got sick?"
Jiang Xinyue secretly cursed Pei Yuanqing for being cruel. Not only was he sick, but he also cursed his children to be sick.
"Yuan Qing, let alone them, even if your father is sick, there's nothing we can do without money." Jiang Xinyue spread her hands. "Now the family has no income, but we spend money everywhere. Tingting is also not at peace. It's a pity that Gu Lan is not coming back. If she came back, our family would be better off."
Pei Yuanqing really didn't have much strength and felt tired after just saying a few words.
Jiang Xinyue didn't want to waste time talking to him. "Yuan Qing, you should take a good rest. I know you are the most filial. You should stay with your father after you recover."
Pei Yuanqing really wanted to ask why his younger brother didn’t have to go?
But he didn't even have the strength to open his mouth.
After Jiang Tingting had a miscarriage, she also lay on the kang. Because she did not receive timely medical treatment, she was half-dead and her face was pale.
The couple looked at each other, but didn't want to say anything. They both hated each other very much.
For several days, the night watchmen did not bring any bad news.
But the Gu family did not let down their guard. Today is the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month, and tomorrow is the Little New Year.
Li Mumu was worried. If it wasn't today, it might be the day before New Year's Eve.
But she didn't need to remind them, as the Gu family, who had many years of experience in leading troops in battles and running businesses, felt that it was very likely to happen in the next two days.
After all, the enemies like to launch surprise attacks in the middle of the night, when people are most tired and tend to let their guard down.
"Dad, tomorrow is the Little New Year. I think they will definitely take action tonight. I saw the girl from the Shi family go out again during the day." Gu Mingtang said.
"We went to the back mountain and I followed them for a while." Li Yunchao said.
"It seems that they should be coming from the back mountain. Even if one of us stays at home tonight, we should stay awake to avoid missing the signal."
"Dad, let me do it. I'm young." Gu Mingjing said.
"Third brother, that's true. My elder brother and I are not old either." Gu Mingtang said with a smile.
Now they are almost certain that Shi Aoxue is the accomplice, because she has gone to the back mountain several times. According to her personality and laziness, this is definitely not normal.
"I've already told the village chief today that even if it's not foolproof, the bandits won't be able to steal our things."
Catching bandits is very similar to leading troops to fight a war. Li Mumu felt that his grandfather and uncles were very experienced in this regard, so he didn't have to worry about it.
But she lay in bed, still unable to sleep because of worry.
Gu Yuru touched her head and said, "Mumu, if there is any movement later, you have to hide."
"Mom, Mumu, don't be afraid."
"You're not afraid, but I am." Gu Yuru kissed her forehead. "We've been through so much and finally have a stable life. I don't want you to get hurt. Bandits are brutal after all. You'd better take care of yourself."
"Mom, do you also think the bandits will come?"
"If Mumu thinks it will happen, then it will definitely happen. It won't hurt to be on guard." Gu Yuru patted her back gently. "Go to sleep. If there's any movement, mother will call you."
Li Mumu nodded. She felt sleepy. She didn't want to sleep, but her eyelids were twitching.
While she was half asleep, she felt her mother moving beside her.
Li Mumu jumped up from the kang alertly, "Mom, what's wrong?"
"Just now a signal came from the back mountain. The bandits are coming!"
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