Before Taoist Wu calmed down, he heard someone knocking on the door.
When he opened the door, he saw that it was the head of Donglin Village. He had done two small things for this man before. Although the money he gave was not much, a small fly is still meat.
Taoist Priest Wu let him in, closed the door, and asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
Zheng Yangping felt that the master was in a bad mood today, but now was not the time to worry about it, so he started by talking about Sun Gui.
Taoist Priest Wu thought for a moment and said, "If your brother-in-law had followed the recipe I told him, Shen Si would not have had the strength to harm him. Did something go wrong?"
After asking, he said with some concerns on his face: "That Shen Si died with hatred, and he will definitely become a resentful ghost after death. Now that he has come out, he can never be sealed back."
“Alas… I think your brother-in-law must be in danger, but if your brother-in-law dies, Shen Si will come to settle accounts with you.”
Zheng Yangping was frightened when he heard this, and could only suppress his trembling and said: "Master, you must think of a way! Shen Si's death has nothing to do with me! Please help me, Master."
Taoist Wu saw his expression and knew that his words had frightened him enough, so he pretended to be profound and said, "There are ways, it depends on how sincere you are."
Zheng Yangping knew that he would have to pay a high price today, so he cursed Sun Gui in his heart, and then hurriedly said, "Master, please rest assured that you will not make a wasted trip. How about three hundred taels?"
If it was just Sun Gui's own business, how could Zheng Yangping spend so much money? But now it concerns him, he has to pay it even if he doesn't want to. Sun Gui must make up the money later.
Taoist Wu thought about it and thought that it was about enough. Although Zheng Yangping was a village head, he was just a country boy and would not be able to afford much more. So he agreed to go with him.
Gu Lingze came to the Xu family for dinner early in the morning, and Aunt Tao told him what happened in the morning.
"That Sun Gui ran to Zheng Yangping's place early in the morning with loud cries and howling sounds. He must be..." Aunt Tao didn't finish her words, but Gu Lingze already understood what she meant.
He smiled meaningfully and said nothing. After all, the best was yet to come.
Jinzi was practicing calligraphy in the room according to the copybook Xu Mingyan gave him. When he heard his voice, he put down his pen and came out.
"Brother, last time you treated Brother Xu, you asked me to borrow a bottle of wine, and I haven't returned it yet." After saying that, he scratched his head embarrassedly.
Gu Lingze was stunned. How could he have forgotten about this matter? It would be bad if people misunderstood that gold was a child who borrowed money but never returned it.
"I was negligent. I brought two bottles of good wine from the county town that day. I will go with you to return them later." Anyone who can lend gold and other things in this village must be a good person.
For breakfast, we had meat sauce pie made by Auntie Tao, served with shredded radish and pickled mustard greens that she prepared herself, a plate of steamed sausages, a tea egg per person, and thick vegetable porridge. It was nutritious and delicious.
Gu Lingze thought that the next time he went to the county town, he should get some milk for everyone to drink. Jinzi and Lingzi were growing up, and the adults could also supplement their calcium by drinking it.
After dinner, I found the two bottles of wine I bought last time and went with Jinzi to return them, expressing my gratitude at the same time.
Jinzi said that he borrowed it from Zhao the hunter in the village, and Gu Lingze asked him to lead the way.
Arriving at the door of Zhao Hunter, he knocked on it. After a while, the door opened from the inside. As soon as the door opened, Gu Lingze was stunned for a moment——
It was him? Wasn't he the man I met in the back hills that day?
Zhao Chengmo who was inside the door also saw him and looked a little uncomfortable.
Jin Zi didn't notice their emotions and said happily to Zhao Chengmo, "Brother Zhao, thank you for lending me the wine that day. I'm here to return it to you today!"
Zhao Chengmo took the wine from Gu Lingze, said nothing, and closed the door again.
He is indeed a weirdo, Gu Lingze thought. He just looked at him twice that day and he immediately ran away.
However, he is a face-obsessed person and is more tolerant of people he likes. Besides, the other person helped Jinzi, so there is no need to make a fuss about such a small matter.
There was another thing that he felt was wrong. This man's aura was much heavier than the last time he met him.
Although he was stronger than an ordinary person who had never practiced martial arts, he was still far behind the last time. Gu Lingze felt that this change was a bit strange.
But this person looked as if he was keeping people at a distance, so Gu Lingze didn't ask any more questions.
He was thinking about something, so he frowned slightly. Jinzi thought he was unhappy with Zhao Chengmo's attitude.
"Brother, Brother Zhao has always been like this. He doesn't like to talk, but he is a good man. Someone secretly put meat at our door before, and I saw it was him, but he didn't admit it and didn't let me tell anyone else." Jinzi explained.
"Then why are you telling me now?" Gu Lingze teased him intentionally.
"Because I'm not an outsider, and my master told me yesterday that anyone who does good things should be praised. Brother Zhao gave us meat to eat, and he is a good man. I don't want you to misunderstand him." Jinzi said seriously.
After hearing this, Gu Lingze knew that the little guy had misunderstood, but he didn't explain anything.
He just touched Jinzi's little head and praised him: "Jinzi is right. If someone does us a favor, even if we don't have the ability at the moment, we should remember it in our hearts and work hard to repay him when we have the ability in the future."
Jin Zi said happily: "Yes! I remember it!"
Gu Lingze had previously felt that finding a top-notch teacher for his brother was almost a godsend, and now he felt even more far-sighted.
Studying is secondary, being a good person is more important. Xu Mingyan is not only rich in book knowledge, but can also teach Jinzi many principles of how to behave in society. This is a truly good teacher.
Thinking of this, Gu Lingze was happy. He lowered his head and said to Jinzi, "Jinzi is becoming more and more sensible. Next time I go to the county town, I will take you and Lingzi with me."
Jinzi jumped for joy and kept asking him if it was true. When she saw Gu Lingze nodded, she cheered happily again.
When a child does something right, he should be rewarded so that he will have the motivation to keep improving.
However, seeing him so happy, Gu Lingze felt a little sad.
I must pay more attention to these two children in the future, Gu Lingze thought silently.
After delivering the wine, Jinzi returned to Aunt Tao's house.
Jinzi and Lingzi now sleep with Aunt Tao at night, while Uncle Xu and Xu Mingyan sleep in the same room.
It's not a good idea to keep squeezing like this, even though Uncle Xu and his family never said anything.
But this is not a long-term solution, the problem with the house...
Gu Lingze suddenly thought of something and a sneer appeared on his lips. He decided to wait until he finished the things on hand. It would only take a few days anyway.
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