Before returning to the village, Gu Nanjiao made a special trip to visit Lü Siniang.
She poured out her grievances to Lü Siniang about what had happened at noon. By the end, Gu Nanjiao felt like vomiting.
Lu Siniang gave her a meaningful look, then asked with a smile, "You're not pregnant, are you?"
"What is it?" Gu Nanjiao paused, stopping her gagging.
Lu Siniang rolled her eyes and scoffed, "What do you mean, 'what'? The child!"
After saying that, he patted Gu Nanjiao's lower abdomen.
Gu Nanjiao was speechless and said irritably, "I didn't have a good appetite because of the heat, and Yang Meiqin disgusted me, so I felt like throwing up!"
Lu Siniang frowned: "How long have you been married? Why is there still no sign of pregnancy?"
"Could it be that Lu Yanzhao is all show and no substance? Is he really just a silver-plated spearhead?"
"If all else fails, get him some medicine. This woman can't live without a child."
Lu Siniang was extremely worried and kept nagging.
Gu Nanjiao felt like laughing for some reason: "You're not even my mother yet, and you're already worrying about me?"
Lü Siniang said, "How could I not worry? I'm practically your elder. Qingyan said you've always longed for maternal love since you were little, and no one taught you how to serve your husband when you got married. It's not appropriate for him, a man, to interfere in this matter." At this point, Lü Siniang seemed to remember something, her eyes widening in surprise as she asked Gu Nanjiao:
"You two haven't consummated your marriage yet, have you?!"
Gu Nanjiao was drinking water and almost choked when she heard this.
She didn't want to talk about this with Lü Siniang, otherwise the gossip would never end.
Putting down her cup, Gu Nanjiao said, "It's getting late, I should go back!"
He had just lifted his foot when Lü Siniang grabbed him.
Lü Siniang said, "I can guess what's going on with your evasive manner. It seems you two really haven't consummated your marriage!" Lü Siniang used a statement of certainty.
Gu Nanjiao sighed helplessly: "You're really worrying. You're not even married to my father yet, and you already think of me as your mother?"
"Of course! I want to make up for the maternal love you lacked. You need to start practicing how to be a mother now."
Gu Nanjiao paused, then leaned closer to Lü Siniang and said, "Then you should make amends now, and it would be best to send me something I need."
For example: silver
Lu Siniang said mysteriously, "I really do have something good to give you! My most treasured possession!"
Gu Nanjiao became interested: "What good stuff is it? Your most treasured possession must be very valuable."
Lu Siniang didn't say anything, turned around and went to the inner room, but the last look she gave Gu Nanjiao was somewhat ambiguous.
Gu Nanjiao sat in the chair, resting her chin on her hand, fantasizing about Lü Siniang's most treasured possession.
It should be something like hairpins or bracelets. In ancient times, when a daughter got married, her mother would usually give her some jewelry as part of her dowry, which I heard was very valuable.
It seems that Lü Siniang, this stepmother, is not bad; she even brought out her most treasured possessions.
Gu Nanjiao couldn't help but grin.
Lu Siniang came out with a small cloth bag, handed it to Gu Nanjiao, and said mysteriously, "Put it in your pocket, and open it when you get home!"
Gu Nanjiao glanced at the rectangular package wrapped in layers of cloth, then squeezed it; it was a thick stack. Could it be silver notes?
Is Lü Siniang really that generous?
Gu Nanjiao tucked the things away, covered them tightly, and left happily!
As Lü Siniang watched Gu Nanjiao's departing figure, she covered her mouth and chuckled, but for some reason her face turned red.
Gu Nanjiao walked quickly, her disgusting gloom swept away by Yang Meiqin.
Today, Bai Luochen gave her five thousand taels of silver, and Lü Siniang also gave her her most treasured possessions. Now she's quite a wealthy woman.
Now that she has money, she wants to buy, buy, buy!
Lu Yanzhao's clothes are a bit old. I'll get him a couple more pieces in a couple of days. I've bought plenty of clothes for Lu's mother and younger sister. Is there anything else he needs?
My little sister loves to eat, so why don't we buy some delicious food to take home?
Just as Gu Nanjiao was thinking about buying some pastries for her younger sister, a thin man suddenly ran out from around the corner and bumped into her. He quickly reached out and grabbed her just as she was about to fall.
The boy looked young, perhaps sixteen or seventeen years old. His face was very pale, and his lips were bloodless. He was quite handsome, but he was too thin, giving the impression that he was frail and might collapse at any moment.
The young man quickly withdrew his hand, saying, "Sorry, I was rude!" But when he saw Gu Nanjiao's face clearly, his eyes narrowed involuntarily, but he quickly regained his composure.
This scene of being hit reminded Gu Nanjiao of the incident where Yu Zhou had his money stolen, leaving her with lingering fear.
She took a few steps back, keeping a safe distance from the young man. She quickly touched her chest, finding the bronze medal and small cloth bag still there, and then touched the money pouch at her waist.
I breathed a sigh of relief; thank goodness it wasn't stolen.
Young man...
"It's alright, just be more careful when you walk next time," Gu Nanjiao said, walking past him. But as she passed by him, she seemed to smell a faint scent of blood.
Gu Nanjiao secretly glanced back and met the young man's gaze.
The man clutched his right shoulder, seemingly injured, and his lips were pale. Though thin, his eyes held a dignified and calm demeanor, unlike that of an ordinary person.
Gu Nanjiao's heart skipped a beat, and she turned and headed towards Toad Village.
She wasn't so saintly as to pry into the life of someone of unknown origin. What if he was being targeted by enemies? What if she got dragged into it?
Sure enough, she quickly made up her mind.
Several fierce-looking men, wielding large knives, were searching for something, hacking at anyone they encountered.
Seeing Gu Nanjiao running very fast, he shouted, "Stop!"
Only a fool would stop!
Gu Nanjiao turned and ran, and the surrounding people scattered in panic. A few unlucky people were caught in the crossfire, while some bold people stopped to watch.
Gu Nanjiao was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, she was familiar with the area and deliberately went into some nooks and crannies.
Gu Nanjiao only emerged cautiously when officials from the yamen arrived to clear the area.
When we returned to Hama Village, it was getting dark, and several women were sitting in the rural CBD chat center, chatting away.
Gu Nanjiao was still in shock and had no intention of greeting them, so she walked straight past.
"Did you see that?"
As soon as Gu Nanjiao walked over, the woman with a pointed mouth and monkey-like face pointed at Gu Nanjiao's back with her chin and said to the woman next to her.
The woman next to Gu Nanjiao stared at her back for a long time, but couldn't figure it out. She raised her blank eyes and asked in a daze, "What did you see?"
The woman with the pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks squinted her eyes: "Look, only young girls walk with their legs tightly closed and their arms not swinging much. Married women walk with their legs wider apart and their arms swinging more."
Another woman turned her gaze away from Gu Nanjiao and murmured, "The way she walks is no different from ours."
The woman with the pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks rolled her eyes and said irritably, "You can fit a copper gong between your legs when you walk, pshaw! You're not any different?"
The woman who had been criticized changed her expression slightly, stood up, and said, "I'm not going to chat with you anymore. My daughter-in-law has finished cooking, and I'm going home to eat."
...
After dinner, Gu Nanjiao took out the treasured item that Lü Siniang had given her.
Upon opening it, I found it was a book.
Gu Nanjiao curiously flipped through a few pages, her ears growing redder with each turn.
It was even more exciting than the BL movies she watched in modern times.
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