Chapter 269 We're here to make a purchase!
Gu Hua, who was standing next to her, shook her head: "I don't know, none of us in the family know them!"
Let's go back an hour.
After Gu Shu went to pick up Gu Yin, Grandma Gu started cooking. Gu Hua and Gu Le lit charcoal, thinking that when Gu Shu and Gu Yin came back, they could warm themselves up to ward off the cold.
When everyone was halfway through their work, there was a knock on the door.
The old lady was just about to pick vegetables when she heard the noise and thought her children had come back. But when she opened the door, there were two strangers: an elderly woman and a middle-aged man in his late thirties or forties.
Li Mingfang's first reaction upon seeing a stranger is to be wary; she can't help it, it's just a habit.
Li Mingfang looked at the two warily, standing at the door and asking suspiciously, "Who are you? Who are you looking for?"
Seemingly sensing Li Mingfang's wariness, the old woman smiled and said, "We saw smoke coming from your place, so we came to ask for a bowl of hot water! Is that alright?"
Li Mingfang looked at the two of them and saw that despite the cold weather, they weren't wearing much, and their coats were all patched. That was one thing, but their sleeves and collars were greasy, and it was clear from their clothes that they hadn't been washed in a long time.
Li Mingfang wondered if the two of them had fled from somewhere, so she softened a bit. However, considering that there were only two children in the house, she still didn't let them in. Instead, she called out, "Ahua, bring two bowls of hot water!"
Gu Hua quickly brought out the hot water, which Li Mingfang took and handed to them: "There's ginger in it, it's still hot, drink it quickly to ward off the cold."
The two women gratefully accepted the bowl, quickly finished their drinks, and then handed it back to them.
When the old woman handed the bowl to Gu Hua, her eyes were fixed on Gu Hua.
Gu Hua reached for the bowl, but the other woman wouldn't let go. Gu Hua looked at her and saw that her eyes were strange, as if she were appraising merchandise!
Gu Yin frowned: "Auntie, could you let go? I need to take the bowl back."
The old woman smiled and let go: "Your child is so beautiful. There are no girls like her in our hometown. How did you raise her, sister-in-law?"
Li Mingfang had no intention of chatting much, and said with a smile, "I was raised on rice, well, I still have some work to do at home, so I won't chat with you anymore. It looks like it's going to rain soon, so you should hurry on your way!"
He was about to go inside when the old lady stopped him.
"Sister-in-law, I have something to ask you!"
Li Mingfang frowned: "What's the matter?" These two people didn't seem like decent people at all!
The old woman smiled and took two steps forward: "Where is the Gu family from your village?"
Li Mingfang's heart tightened: "What do you want with their family? I know the Gu family well, but you don't seem to be related to them! I've never met you in my entire life!"
Gu Hua, who was standing nearby, also tensed up. She went inside, and a little while later, Gu Le ran out and shouted, "Grandma, I'm going to play!"
"Go on, go on!" Li Mingfang breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her grandson running towards the center of the village.
The old woman didn't pay any attention to Gu Le, but smiled and said, "It's like this, the Gu family has a girl named Gu Yin, right? A couple of days ago, her grandmother was on the street, saying that the child will graduate from junior high school next year, and she doesn't want her to go to another province to work hard. She wants to find her a husband so she can enjoy a good life. When I heard this, I thought, isn't this perfect!"
She pulled the man next to her over and said with a smile, "This is my son. His wife died many years ago, and he hasn't remarried. He doesn't have any children. Don't let his age fool you; we all know that older people are more caring! Besides, my son owns two orchards in our area, earning ten thousand yuan a year! That's top-notch living conditions around here! So when Grandma Gu said she wanted to find a husband for Gu Yin, I immediately thought of my son! Isn't this perfect? Once Gu Yin enters our family, she absolutely needs the 'three turns and one sound' (referring to a specific type of jewelry)! I can even give ten thousand yuan as a bride price! How about that? Pretty good, right? If she can have a baby in a year..."
"Fuck your mother *****!! Where did this slut come from! How dare she have such malicious thoughts about my Ayin! When the hell have I ever met you?! You ugly old man, you think you can have your eyes on my granddaughter! If you stand at my door for even a minute longer, I'll throw up my breakfast! Get out!" Hearing the other woman spewing filth, Li Mingfang grabbed a broom from beside the door and started hitting the two of them!
After chasing the people away from the doorway, Li Mingfang shouted inside, "Ahua! Get the cleaver! If I don't kill these two vicious people today, I'm not a Li!"
Gu Hua immediately came out with a machete, and the man who was about to attack immediately took a few steps back.
When Gu Le arrived with the village chief and the others, they saw the two sides facing off!
"What are you doing! Where did you two come from!" Li Sen sternly reprimanded the two strangers.
Seeing that a lot of people had arrived, the old woman pulled her son back a little, then smiled and said, "We're here to find suitable partners! Not to cause trouble!"
"Looking for someone? Looking for whom? Why are you causing trouble here if you're looking for someone?" Li Sen said, hands on his hips, looking at the two men with a face full of dissatisfaction.
Li Mingfang was furious and pointed at the two of them, saying, "You dare say what you just said again!"
The old woman was clearly not afraid. She immediately repeated what she had just said. However, she now knew that this person was the old lady of the Gu family, so she directly said that Li Mingfang had asked them to come and look at Gu Yin.
The people present were in an uproar.
Li Mingfang raised the broom in her hand again, but Li Sen stopped her. Then it was time for Gu Yin and Gu Shu to return.
Gu Yin walked over to Li Mingfang, and after finding out the whole story, she chuckled softly.
"Hey ma'am, what era are we living in? Still talking about 'three turns and one sound'? You can find a few of those things in our village's garbage dump, they're all things our village throws away! You don't have a mirror, but I do, want to take a look? With your ugly faces, just looking at you makes me want to wash my eyes for two or three days! Keep some money and go to the hospital to get it checked out, your pimples are oozing pus! You think you can get married with that kind of face?! Even the dogs in our village would run away when they see you! And ma'am, keep that money for your coffin, otherwise when you die, you'll just roll up your bedding and throw it in the mountains, making the mountains dirty!"
The man and the old woman were so angry that their faces turned black.
Everyone around fell silent.
The old woman glared at Gu Yin with vicious eyes: "What good is your sharp tongue! Your grandma told me herself that you'll graduate from junior high next year, and she doesn't want you to go out to work. She just wants you to get married! Just listen to your grandma. What's the use of a girl studying so much? You'll still get married eventually! Whether you get married early or late, it's all the same! What's wrong with our family? Blame your grandma! She only wants to marry you off so that your cousin can find a wife!"
After she finished speaking, she thought they would start arguing, but the people around her looked at her as if she were an idiot.
"Hey old woman, don't you ever check before you lie?" Li Xiaohua shouted, unable to bear it any longer.
The old woman asked in confusion, "What?"
Li Xiaohua sneered: "Our Ayin graduated from junior high a long time ago and is now studying at the best key high school in the city! Gu Shu is also in his second year of high school! When is he going to get married?! They are all going to university! This is common knowledge in the whole town. Your tricks to deceive people are really too low-level!"
The old woman was stunned. She really didn't know anything about this, and the person who sent her here hadn't told her either!
Gu Yin, watching her ever-changing expression, looked at Li Sen and said, "Village Chief, I suspect this person is a human trafficker who came to our village to abduct women and children! Let's call the police!"
Li Sen felt the same way. He looked at the village chief's men and said, "Tie them up and wait for the police to arrive!"
The old woman and her son panicked; they couldn't go to the police station!
"Wrong, wrong! We've come to the wrong family! We've come to a widow's house, not from your village! We're leaving now! Right now!" After saying that, they hurriedly tried to leave.
The villagers wouldn't let her leave! Several young men immediately ran over and pinned her down. Gu Shu gave them the rope, and they quickly tied her up. Li Sen also called the police station.
Twenty minutes later, the police car entered the village. After questioning the two, they left with them. Li Sen and the old lady followed. Gu Yin wanted to go too, but the old lady stopped her. She said it wasn't a good thing and that it was best to stay away from such people. The old lady told her to go back and rest.
Finally, Gu Shu was also stopped and not allowed to go.
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