Gu Lili looked up and saw that Sizhu's father had just pulled a cart full of sweet potato vines to the roadside.
Before the oxcart had even come to a complete stop, he shouted at Gu Lili.
Gu Lili was a little puzzled. Her only relatives were the Li family, so who could they be?
Seeing that it was almost noon, Gu Lili simply took Lin Xiyao home.
Let's see who's here, and then I'll help Gu Chenxi cook lunch for the afternoon.
As soon as Gu Lili reached the courtyard gate, she heard Zuo Xiuhong's scolding voice coming from the main room.
"You must be the servant that Lili bought! How come you have no manners at all? When you saw her aunt come in, didn't you even offer her some sweet water and some sweet cakes and fruits?"
Gu Lili frowned upon hearing this.
"Yaoyao, why don't you go to my room and rest for a bit? I need to take care of some things at home," Gu Lili said, turning to Lin Xiyao.
It's best not to let Lin Xiyao witness this in person, lest it frighten her.
Lin Xiyao glanced inside with some concern and asked, "Lili, are you alright by yourself?"
Judging from the way the village woman inside spoke, she was clearly not a kind person.
Lin Xiyao always saw Gu Lili as polite and courteous, and she was afraid that Gu Lili wouldn't be able to handle it.
Gu Lili smiled and shook her head, saying, "It's alright, I can handle it!"
Lin Xiyao had no choice but to give up. After all, it was Gu Lili's family matter, and she shouldn't interfere. So she obediently took Cuizhu to Gu Lili's room to rest.
As soon as Gu Lili watched Lin Xiyao leave, the smile on her face vanished instantly.
"Aunt, why don't you sell your perfectly good fatty intestines instead of coming to my house to show off!" Gu Lili's cold voice came from the doorway of the main room.
Gu Chenxi, her eyes red and head bowed, was being scolded by Zuo Xiuhong.
Gu Chenxi genuinely didn't know that Gu Lili had such an aunt, and besides, she had just returned from the fields.
Upon hearing that they were relatives of Gu Lili, they were so busy that they immediately welcomed them in and served them tea.
Gu Chenxi was immediately scolded by Zuo Xiuhong after she put down the tea, which made her very upset.
Gu Lili's anger flared up instantly. She walked over and pulled Gu Chenxi behind her to protect her.
Seeing Gu Lili arrive, Zuo Xiuhong felt a little guilty.
In order to allow Li Qimu to study in Gu Village, she had said that she would never come to Gu Lili's house to cause trouble unless there was a reason.
And she did indeed do it.
Even getting the base ingredients was done by Li Qingshan.
However, she did encounter some trouble today, which is why she came to Gu Lili's house.
Seeing Gu Lili's angry glare, Zuo Xiuhong immediately changed to a crying face.
"Lili, please save your uncle!" Zuo Xiuhong wiped away her tears as she tried to pull at Gu Lili's clothes.
Gu Lili took a step back, dodging Zuo Xiuhong's hand.
Gu Lili frowned and asked, "What happened to Uncle?"
Zuo Xiuhong let out a howl and told Gu Lili what had happened that morning.
It turns out that the two went to sell pork intestines this morning, but the intestines were not cleaned properly and still contained pig feces, which was then eaten by the customer.
The two were immediately detained and forced to pay two taels of silver in compensation.
Zuo Xiuhong naturally refused, and the family picked up sticks to beat the two of them.
In a moment of quick thinking, Zuo Xiuhong revealed that her niece was a county princess, which stopped the family from taking action.
However, they clearly didn't believe it either.
Zuo Xiuhong was instructed to bring Gu Lili over, and it was promised that if she was indeed the county princess's uncle and aunt, then the matter would be dropped.
After all, they had received a debt of gratitude from Gu Lili during the Wenbing period.
Zuo Xiuhong jogged to Gu Lili's house, but no one was there.
Sizhu's father took the sweet potato vines and locked the courtyard gate.
No matter what Zuo Xiuhong said, Sizhu's father refused to open the gate to Gu Lili's house. He only told Zuo Xiuhong to wait at the gate while he went to call Gu Lili back.
The key to Gu Lili's courtyard gate was given to Uncle Dazhu by Gu Lili, who also specifically instructed that the gate be locked when leaving the house.
Sizhu's father had never met Zuo Xiuhong, so how could he just let her in like that?
Having already walked several miles and feeling parched, Zuo Xiuhong was then stopped at the door, so she vented her anger on Gu Chenxi, who had just returned.
"Lili, you absolutely have to come with me today, or your uncle will be beaten to death!" Zuo Xiuhong cried out.
Gu Lili was almost laughing in anger. Why should she have to go along with Zuo Xiuhong's mess?
When they were about to start this business, Gu Lili had specifically instructed them that everything they ate must be hygienic.
If you said you went in because you lost hair or something, people would probably understand.
There was even pig manure inside those intestines. If it were Gu Lili, even if she beat them up, it would be hard to quell her anger and disgust.
Gu Lili sneered, "I'm not going. Didn't they make you pay compensation? Paying compensation will stop you from getting beaten up. You just need to pay compensation."
If Gu Lili really goes with them, Zuo Xiuhong will gain an advantage and become even more emboldened.
Moreover, Gu Lili's title of county princess was originally bestowed upon her by the emperor because of her merits.
Instead of sealing it for Gu Lili to use.
Upon hearing this, Zuo Xiuhong wailed even louder, "That's two taels of silver! Where am I supposed to get the money to pay that!"
Gu Lili was puzzled when she heard this. They had been selling pork intestines for a long time, and judging from how often Li Ershu came to help get the base ingredients, they must have made a lot of money.
Recently, Grandma Li has been busy working at Gu Lili's house and has hardly ever gone back home.
Last time she went back, Old Mrs. Li didn't ask the two of them for money for the pig intestines.
All I was thinking was that once all three brothers had made money, whoever saved enough to build a house first would build one and move out.
The old house is now only inhabited by Mrs. Li and Mr. Li.
"Where's your money!" came the stern question from outside the door.
Just now, Li Tiansheng kept urging Grandma Li to come back and help Gu Chenxi cook.
So, I just happened to witness this scene.
Upon hearing Old Mrs. Li's voice, Zuo Xiuhong trembled with guilt.
If Old Mrs. Li finds out about this, no matter how much trouble she causes, she'll probably be sent back to her parents' home.
"Mother, please save Qingshan!" Zuo Xiuhong cried and walked towards Old Mrs. Li.
They tried to distract Mrs. Li.
But to everyone's surprise, Old Mrs. Li wasn't buying it at all. She had heard everything that had just happened clearly.
Old Mrs. Li knew that Zuo Xiuhong was shameless, so why was her own son following suit?
They actually sent Zuo Xiuhong to call Gu Lili to resolve this matter.
"Zuo Xiuhong, tell me the truth, where did your money go!"
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