Zuo Xiuhong never expected that Gu Lili would be so heartless.
It involved her own uncle, yet she could sit there unmoved.
I never imagined that my mother-in-law would be so stubborn and impervious to reason.
She lost two taels of silver just like that, and the thought of it made her heart ache unbearably.
Zuo Xiuhong walked and cried, cursing the two men in her heart.
"Shut up!" Mrs. Li shouted irritably.
All she does is cry and whine; she could have gotten there long ago if she used that energy.
Zuo Xiuhong stopped crying instantly after being yelled at by Old Mrs. Li.
The three of them remained silent and allowed Zuo Xiuhong to lead the way, taking Li Tiansheng and Old Lady Li to Songjiagou.
As soon as they entered the village, they saw Li Qingshan tied to a tree.
There were five or six people around, cursing and swearing.
"She claims to be the county magistrate's aunt, but it's obviously a lie. Look, your wife isn't even coming back!"
"Exactly! You seem so honest, but I never expected you to be so dishonest. Not only did you fail to clean up your act of cheating, but you're also full of lies!"
Seeing Li Qingshan's disheveled appearance, Old Mrs. Li walked over with faltering steps.
"My son Qingshan! How could you be so cruel as to tie him up?" Old Mrs. Li said, choking back tears.
She threw herself into Li Qingshan's arms, tears streaming down her face.
Grandma Li knew they were in the wrong, but seeing her son like this still made her very sad.
When Li Tiansheng saw his brother tied to the tree, his eyes turned red as he rushed over, untied the ropes, and freed Li Qingshan.
Seeing that Li Qingshan's family had arrived, Song Gou and the others did not stop Li Tiansheng from untying Li Qingshan.
When the group saw Old Mrs. Li, they all looked back, and there was only Zuo Xiuhong behind her.
"Where is there any Princess Yongning?" he immediately flew into a rage.
"You woman, you've been playing me for fools! Pay me back!" Song Gou cursed angrily.
Just now, Li Qingshan asked Zuo Xiuhong to go home and get the money, but Zuo Xiuhong pulled Song Gou aside and said that she was the county princess's aunt.
That's why Song Gou asked Zuo Xiuhong to invite Gu Lili.
Li Qingshan was wondering how these people knew they were Gu Lili's uncle and aunt, but it turned out that Zuo Xiuhong had told them.
The look in Li Qingshan's initially disheveled eyes gradually turned cold.
When Zuo Xiuhong saw Li Qingshan's gaze, she immediately lowered her head guiltily.
Before doing this business, not only did Old Mrs. Li instruct them not to say that they were Gu Lili's uncle and aunt.
Li Qingshan often told her the same thing: they couldn't help Gu Lili with anything, but they also couldn't use Gu Lili's reputation to do business.
If this is done well, there will be no problem. But if it is not done well, like today, it will only implicate Gu Lili.
Gu Lili teaching them how to do extraordinary business is already very good.
Therefore, Li Qingshan would never tarnish Gu Lili's reputation.
"Here's two taels of silver, young man, please accept it and calm down," said Old Mrs. Li, tears streaming down her face.
On one hand, he felt sorry for the two taels of silver; on the other hand, he was sad to see his son, who was already a father, in such a sorry state.
Song Gou was stunned for a moment, not expecting that Old Mrs. Li would so readily compensate him.
To be honest, he was genuinely angry that he had eaten pig manure.
However, after beating up Li Qingshan, my anger has subsided considerably.
Song Gou took a tael of silver from Old Madam Li's hand and said arrogantly, "Hmph! I'll let you off this time since your mother is nice. I only need this one tael!"
He wasn't an unreasonable person. In fact, if the two of them had apologized to him properly, this wouldn't have happened.
Unfortunately, Zuo Xiuhong was being unreasonable and even falsely accused him of putting pig excrement into the pig's intestines.
Song Gou was furious. He found unclean pig intestines in their sausage-selling bucket, but Zuo Xiuhong still refused to back down.
Li Qingshan was not good with words to begin with, and he was so anxious that he was covered in sweat, unable to utter a single word for a long time.
After finally managing to utter a few words, it turned out to be a request for Zuo Xiuhong to go back and get the money.
Zuo Xiuhong was immediately unhappy, but she was also afraid that if Li Qingshan went back to get the money, she would definitely be exposed.
In a moment of quick thinking, Zuo Xiuhong thought of Gu Lili.
Only then did they pull Song Gou aside and bring out Gu Lili.
"No, you take it. My son and daughter-in-law did make a mistake, and they should bear the consequences." Old Mrs. Li insisted on handing over the remaining two taels of silver.
Seeing Old Mrs. Li like this, Zuo Xiuhong was so angry that she almost ground her teeth to powder.
"Mother, they said they only wanted one or two ounces, why are you still insisting on giving it to them!"
Zuo Xiuhong thought that Old Mrs. Li must have something wrong with her head.
Grandma Li didn't even glance at Zuo Xiuhong before stuffing the money directly into Song Gou's hand.
Song Gou retreated repeatedly, stammering, "Auntie... I already said one ounce is enough. I just hit your son, so consider the rest as payment for the medicine!"
Seeing how honest and simple Mrs. Li was, Song Gou also felt that Li Qingshan was not a bad person.
Everyone makes mistakes sometimes. Once you've vented your anger, just take a tael of silver and let it go.
Li Qingshan had calmed down considerably by now. He took the money from Old Madam Li's hand, walked up to Song Gou, bowed, and stuffed the money directly into Song Gou's hand.
"Take it. There's no order without rules. We were definitely in the wrong."
After saying that, Li Qingshan turned back and led the old lady home, not even sparing Zuo Xiuhong a glance.
Seeing this, Li Tiansheng jogged after them, leaving Song Gou and his group somewhat dumbfounded.
Seeing that no one was willing to pay attention to her, Zuo Xiuhong immediately slapped her thigh and chased after him with small, quick steps.
When Zuo Xiuhong arrived at the house, she could clearly sense that something was wrong with the atmosphere.
Because she was pregnant, she couldn't walk as fast as the other three.
Old Mrs. Li and Old Mr. Li sat in the main room, with Li Qingshan sitting beside them.
Upon seeing Zuo Xiuhong return, Li Qingshan didn't wait for the elderly couple to speak before getting up and pulling Zuo Xiuhong into their room.
Seeing this, Old Man Li stood up, wanting to follow, but Old Mrs. Li stopped him.
"Forget it, old man, let them handle this themselves. Anyway, they're the ones who earned this money."
Grandma Li turned to Li Tiansheng and said, "Tiansheng, go sit in the yard and listen carefully. Don't let your older brother lay a hand on Xiuhong. After all, she's pregnant."
Upon hearing this, Old Man Li sat down angrily, while Li Tiansheng obediently went outside to sit in the courtyard.
Li Qingshan pulled Zuo Xiuhong into the room, but sat on the bed without saying a word.
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