The Wang family's affairs did not affect the Gu family.
When the Wang mother and daughter came to throw excrement, everyone in the village knew about it. Of course, some people who didn't get along with the Gu family said that the Wang mother and daughter did the right thing and that the Gu family was just meddling in other people's business. But most people thought that the Gu family did the right thing and the Wang family did the wrong thing.
Wang Tiezhu was flogged by the county magistrate and sentenced to three years in prison.
No matter how much the Wang family pleaded with the Sun family, it was to no avail.
The Wang family thoroughly hated the Sun family and the Gu family, but they were powerless to do anything about it.
Sun Yumei is no longer with Old Madam Xiao; she has been taken back to her parents' home by her brother and sister-in-law to recuperate.
By the end of the month, Zuijianglou, a restaurant jointly owned by Cai Xiaolian and Madam Cheng, was ready to open after renovations.
The potatoes planted in the field have also sprouted.
After researching for more than ten days, Gu Nian finally made a box of toothpaste and more than twenty bars of soap.
Gu Shouxin bought the land surrounding the house, fenced it off, and prepared to start construction.
Just as the Gu family was preparing to start construction on their new house, an abandoned courtyard not far from the entrance of Sanchakou Village was also bought and began to be renovated.
That day, Gu Xin went with Gu Si to the Yang family, the old carpenter's house in the village, to find Uncle Gu Si. Gu Xin noticed that there were quite a few people in the small courtyard that had never been lived in, and she ran over to take a look out of curiosity.
"Hey? Brother Jixiang, what are you doing here? Why are you letting people move our village houses?" Gu Xin saw a familiar face. Wasn't this the Zhou family who would come to check on the potatoes every two days?
“It’s Miss Xin! Hello, Miss Xin. This house now belongs to my young master. He bought it from the village official and plans to live here permanently and watch over the crops in the fields!” Jixiang said with a smile.
"Huh? Young Master Zhou is coming to stay here! And he'll be watching over the crops in the fields every day? The crops aren't going to run away!" Gu Xin said, frowning.
She felt that Mr. Zhou's actions showed a lack of trust in their family.
Not only do they send someone over every two days to ask questions, but they also want to buy a house and live here. Doesn't that mean they don't trust their family?
My sister was right after all; Young Master Zhou is no good person!
“Miss Xin is right. But these crops are very important to our young master, so we can’t rest easy without watching them. Would Miss Xin like some candy?” Jixiang could clearly sense the little girl’s dissatisfaction, so she quickly took out some candy.
"I'm not eating! Brother Jixiang, you're busy! I'm leaving!" Gu Xin shook her head, then glanced at the small courtyard again, and left with Gu Si.
“Sister Xinxin, you did a great job. My father said that you can’t just take food from strangers. People outside are all bad. They will use candy and pretty hair accessories to lure little girls away, and then sell them to others as slaves, so they can never come back to see their parents again.” After walking quite a distance, Gu Si suddenly said, and then turned around to look behind her.
“Yes, Uncle is right. My parents and sisters also said that we girls need to be wary of men outside and not trust them easily. Without our parents and sisters around, we shouldn’t go with anyone or believe what others say. Sisi, even if it’s just the two of us in the future, we must remember this. We’re both a little slow, so we still need to stay with our sisters.” Gu Xin said in deep agreement.
“Sister Xin Xin, you’re smarter than me. I’m the stupid one,” Gu Si said.
"No, I'm not very smart either. But our older sisters are all smart, so if we all listen to them from now on, we won't be bullied!" Gu Xin said.
“Yes, that makes sense.” Gu Si nodded.
The two sisters entered the Yang family's house hand in hand.
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