Chapter 209 Hiding a Great Talent
"No more waiting, Second Aunt, please help me hold the ladder, I..."
"Xuanxuan!"
"Xuanxuan, are you at home?"
Gu Yuexuan, who was about to climb the ladder, turned around when she heard the sound and was surprised to see Aunt Hu's smiling face.
"Auntie, why did you come here suddenly?"
Aunt Hu, holding a cloth-covered basket, said with a smile, "What else could I do? Tomorrow is a festival, so naturally I'm here to bring you some festive delicacies—fried food!"
"Come in, come in! This fried food is fresh out of the pan and is still hot. Hurry up and share it with everyone!"
Xi Lanfang took the basket she handed over with both hands, a hint of shyness on her face: "The festival is coming, and we haven't found time to visit you yet. How can we..."
"Hey, what's so polite about this?"
Aunt Hu answered frankly, "Yesterday, Tu Subo sent two large jars of fine wine. My two elderly people were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling. They haven't sobered up yet. How can these fried foods compare to those precious wines?"
"If you don't mind this simple gift, it's enough!"
Xi Lanfang, feeling both amused and helpless, invited her to come in and rest, but Aunt Hu waved her hand and said cheerfully, "I'm just here to deliver something. You're welcome. There's no need to invite me in. I still have a lot of chores waiting for me to take care of at home."
Li held up the kettle and said affably, "No matter how urgent the matter is, it can't wait. Come inside and have a drink of water and rest for a while before we continue."
Yu also followed suit, and Gu Yuexuan personally supported Aunt Hu and said gently, "Aunt, since you're here, it won't be a problem if you sit for a while."
"Yanting, go get some of the chestnut cakes I carefully made yesterday. Minyang, go get some melon seeds."
Aunt Hu couldn't refuse, so she sat down at the table next to the charcoal brazier. Gu Yuexuan placed the chestnut cake that Tu Su Yanting had brought on the table, handed Aunt Hu a bowl of water with both hands, and asked casually, "Aunt, are you free to come over today? Is anyone else causing trouble at home?"
"If anyone is still making trouble, why don't I..."
"Is this little thing worth your concern?"
Aunt Hu had also experienced many ups and downs in the village. She sneered and said sarcastically, "Those scoundrels certainly haven't given up on extortion, but they still have to have the energy to continue stirring up trouble."
"You probably don't know this yet, right? Last night, for some reason, Liu Tiegang went out drinking and having fun with some bad guys. He was ambushed by his enemies on the way and was severely injured. Today, he can't even leave the house. He's been sighing at home, so why would he bother with us?"
Gu Yuexuan's eyes moved slightly, and Aunt Hu continued to grit her teeth and said, "Not only Liu Tiegang, but Hao Ren who played along with him also suffered a great loss. He really deserved it!"
She glanced around mysteriously, then whispered, "I also heard that the injuries on these two villains were exactly the same as Wei Tianwen's! Their arms were twisted off, and Liu Tiegang even had a leg broken! I'm afraid their lives are in danger!"
Early in the morning, everyone in the family was busy preparing for tomorrow's holiday chores. This matter had indeed just been learned.
Li couldn't stand such gory descriptions. She took a deep breath with a gloomy face and muttered to herself, "How deep must the hatred be to hurt someone like this?"
"No matter how deep the hatred is, it's all their own fault!"
Aunt Hu sneered and added, "Your family just moved in not long ago, so you might not be familiar with the ins and outs of this place. The Wei family is notoriously lawless, from top to bottom, no one is reasonable. They've done so many evil things, and this retribution is entirely their own fault."
Gu Yuexuan's mind was as quick as lightning. After a brief pause, she asked curiously, "People have been hurt like this. Do you know who is behind this?"
"Where can I find out?"
Aunt Hu chuckled, patted her thigh, and said with a hint of humor, "In the dead of night, except for those hooligans with ulterior motives, who would go out to find out what happened?"
"But I occasionally heard people mention that the rumor out there was that this group of drunkards lost their composure and dared to steal the precious items of a wealthy family in the city. As a result, they angered the important person they shouldn't have offended, and they suffered cruel retaliation."
This explanation sounds reasonable.
After all, this group of people have always acted so arrogantly and domineeringly.
Aunt Hu's family had been annoyed by their harassment for a while. After hearing the news, they ate breakfast especially happily. At this time, they opened up and talked incessantly.
"Their injuries were exactly the same as Wei Tianwen's. It's obvious that they were the work of a group of people. My sister-in-law Hu went to the neighboring village to inquire about it. Everyone said that they provoked an opponent they couldn't afford to offend, which led to their enemies' revenge. They had nothing to do with our village from the beginning to the end. It was all those restless people who were stirring up trouble!"
"Now that the truth has been revealed, who dares to talk nonsense from now on?"
Gu Yuexuan pretended to be curious and listened carefully. After confirming that this matter had nothing to do with Tu Subo anymore, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It's good that there is no involvement.
This trick of diverting attention is really clever.
Although Aunt Hu had never witnessed the tragic plight of those people with her own eyes, she had already accumulated deep resentment in her heart. When she thought about it now, she still felt extremely happy, and her voice became a little louder.
The old grandfather who was writing Spring Festival couplets in the inner room heard the sound, walked out of the room, and saw Aunt Hu smiling from ear to ear, and couldn't help but smile.
"So, those people from the Wei family probably agreed?"
"So what if you don't admit it?"
Aunt Hu curled her lips in disdain and said, "Isn't this just what you deserve?"
They were already disgusting to begin with, and this incident had offended everyone in the village. Even if they were not driven out of the village, their future would not be easy.
Aunt Hu was so excited that she felt a little tired. She stood up and prepared to leave. Suddenly, she saw the neatly arranged Spring Festival couplets outside and couldn't help but be surprised: "Oh, where did you buy the couplets for your family? Why are they so beautiful?"
Although the red paper used for Spring Festival couplets is the same, it is the handwriting on it that is praised.
Although Aunt Hu can't read a single word, she can recognize what is beautiful!
In the warm sunshine, the grandfather's face was filled with a proud smile. He modestly waved his hand and responded, "It's just a casual doodle. How can I deserve such praise?"
"Write?"
Aunt Hu opened her eyes wide in surprise: "This isn't something you bought at the market. You created it yourself at home?"
"Oh my! I never knew there was such a learned and talented person hidden in your family! His handwriting is much more beautiful than that of the scholar in the neighboring village!"
Except for a few young children, all other members of the Tu Su family can be considered educated. When they heard Aunt Hu's praise, they all laughed happily.
Aunt Hu was amazed, then suddenly slapped her thigh and said anxiously, "If I hadn't seen your calligraphy with my own eyes, I would have almost forgotten about it."
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