Chapter 228 Sister Yu, I'll vent your anger for you
Pei Qiuge glanced at her and said lightly, "You're so shameless, mother. You're the wife of the prefect after all. How can I face people in the future if you argue with a bunch of common people about such trivial matters?"
Jiang Xinyue looked at her son. Although he didn't say anything, his eyes were full of disgust.
Three melons and two dates?
Without these little things, they would have to eat coarse food.
"Okay, let's go cook. Everyone is hungry." Pei Zhen said indifferently, without any attitude of scolding his children.
Jiang Xinyue's heart skipped a beat. Although she was sad, they were her own children after all. She just hated herself for ending up in this situation.
Unlike the Pei family's dejection, the people of Ningxi Village had a good New Year because of the twenty taels of silver. At least every family's rice jar was not empty and their oil bottle was full.
Moreover, those who followed Gu Lan to embroider sold some of their work before the New Year and made some money, so this year was more prosperous than many previous years.
Everyone knows that this is all thanks to the Gu family.
Although the New Year is approaching, the men are not idle. They are still practicing martial arts with the three brothers of the Gu family. They think that when they become strong, they don't have to worry about being bullied in the future.
In the past, people from Ningxi Village were embarrassed to say they were from the village when they went out, as they would be looked down upon.
But now it is very different. Not only does he stand tall and straight, but even if others don’t ask, he will still shout that he is from Ningxi Village.
"From Ningxi Village?"
"Yes, it's Ningxi Village where the bandits were caught."
Anyone who hears this would be envious and feel at ease living in such a village.
On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, the last day of the New Year, it snowed heavily.
Li Mumu looked out the window. Li said that the snow was particularly heavy today and all the roads were blocked.
However, at the end of the year, everyone had stockpiled a lot of food, and farmers all had stored grain, so they would not panic when encountering such weather as they do today.
Her only worry was that Xie Xun really couldn't make it back.
But he is so smart, he will definitely not starve himself.
Gu Jian looked at his little granddaughter, who was rarely unhappy and staring out the window, and guessed about 70% of the answer.
"He was tripped up by something. He will come back when he is done with it." Gu Jian touched the little girl's head and said.
Li Mumu smiled awkwardly, "Grandpa, who are you talking about?"
"I'm talking about whoever you're thinking about!" Gu Jian smiled. "He treats you well, and you're a sensible child. It's normal to worry about him. You don't have to worry. He knows what's going on and won't do anything rash."
Li Mumu hadn't really thought about it that much, but after hearing what her grandfather said, she was really a little worried. She wondered if something had gone wrong since Xie Xun didn't come back on time.
However, she hadn't heard any news.
At this moment, Gu Yuru walked in, shaking off the snow on her cloak. As soon as she entered the house, she was hit by the warm air and couldn't help shivering. "It's really cold outside!"
Fortunately, they were not exiled at this time, otherwise they really would not be able to endure it.
Gu Jian nodded and said, "We have everything ready at home. If you don't have anything to do, don't go out. The roads are not easy to walk on in this heavy snow."
Gu Yuru nodded. She was just following her parents' instructions to deliver some food to an elderly man with limited mobility in the village. They were all fried foods that Song Qiang had made yesterday, including meatballs, small fish, some meat skewers, and ordinary potatoes. They were cut into strips and fried, and then dipped in some sauce, which turned out to be surprisingly delicious.
"Yuru!"
"Yuru!"
"Open the door!"
While the father and daughter were chatting, they heard faint shouting coming from outside the door.
After ten years of companionship, how could Gu Yuru not be familiar with this voice?
She frowned subconsciously.
"What is he here for?" Gu Jian said in a bad tone. He really had nothing to say to Li Yuan.
"Grandpa, it's New Year's Day, what do you think he can do?"
Gu Jian looked at the mischievous little girl and said, "He's coming..."
"He's here to ask for money!"
Gu Jian nodded. He was just about to say this. He had heard that the Li family was not doing well. Now even the newborn girl was given away.
"Dad, I'm going to chase him away."
"No need. If he wants to shout outside, then let him shout. You see him doing nothing but making yourself sick."
Li Mumu nodded, "Yes, mother, we can't say unlucky words or meet unlucky people during Chinese New Year."
Gu Yuru chuckled. She originally thought that if Li Yuan shouted outside, it would disturb everyone and make the villagers say something unpleasant when they heard it.
But if you think about it carefully, the people in the village are all sensible. They are all well aware of what happened between her and Li Yuan, and they probably won't say anything.
She had no intention of leaving.
Li Yuan was still shouting outside, not giving up, but after a few shouts there was no response.
Just when Gu Yuru thought that Li Yuan had given up and was leaving, she heard the sound of fighting.
This time she could no longer sit still and hurried out, and Li Mumu followed her out.
What tricks is this scumbag dad playing now?
However, when she saw the scene outside, she realized that she had really overestimated her scumbag father.
Outside the courtyard, Li Yuan was about to stand up when he was kicked into the snow by a man in black military uniform. His voice was cold and full of murderous intent, "Li Yuan, how dare you disturb Sister Yu?"
Hearing the noise, the man turned around and saw three people standing at the door. He immediately put away his indifference and replaced it with a clean smile, "Sister Yu, godfather, Mumu!"
Li Mumu thought to herself that there was a lot of mystery behind the ranking of these titles.
At the same time, he also heard his grandfather's cold snort. It was very light, but she was close enough to hear it clearly.
It seems that grandpa also figured out some of the tricks.
Gu Yuru was surprised and delighted, "Yunhe, why is it you? Why... why are you here?"
Ling Yunhe wasn't very old, only in his early twenties, but at the moment he smiled like a shy child. "I... I came to take care of some things and came to see you. I saw this guy barking at the door, so I beat him up. Sister Yu, I heard from the officials about everything he did along the way. He's such a heartless guy, I'm here to vent your anger for you."
Old Master Gu's sigh became heavier. How come the adopted son he raised hasn't said a word to him for such a long time?
"Yu Ru..." Li Yuan's voice was weak, just like a wronged young wife.
Gu Yuru walked towards the two of them, and Li Yuan's eyes were full of hope.
However, Gu Yuru didn't even look at him. She walked straight to Ling Yunhe and gently brushed the snow off his head and shoulders, just like when they were young. "Why are you bothering him? He's here and he's not coming into the house. Aren't you cold?"
Ling Yunhe smiled and shook his head, his face flushed, "It's not cold, Sister Yu, are you cold? Come in quickly."
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