"Brother-in-law, I've been beaten and scolded, but you have to stand up for me. They've been humiliating me since they came. Look at the wounds on my face. They've knocked out several of my teeth!"
The woman now guessed that this group of people had unusual origins, but she was a victim!
"Shut up, you ignorant woman! Your sister is just my concubine, and you dare to call me your brother-in-law!"
The county magistrate was furious. He wanted to kick out his favorite concubine, the third concubine, from the courtyard!
"Boss, please tell me what happened today!"
The county magistrate sighed.
The shopkeeper then recounted everything that had just happened in detail without adding any exaggeration.
"Tsk tsk tsk... I didn't expect this person..." Fan Xing glanced at the woman and then at the county magistrate, with a hint of sympathy in his eyes.
"This is the county lady conferred by the emperor."
Fan Xing didn't continue speaking, but the meaning of his words was self-evident.
"According to our country's laws, insulting a noble will result in the tongue being cut off!"
When the woman heard this, she was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground, and even the county magistrate fell to his knees.
Shen Ningsi didn't care about any of this at all. Her purpose of coming to the county town today was to take a few children to play together.
Shen Ningsi also saw the appearance of Fan Xing. He wanted to protect the county magistrate.
"How much silver do you have here, boss? Check out."
Shen Ningsi no longer had the mood to continue looking. Gu Yun'er had already chosen six or seven items anyway. She could come out and choose more later. By the time she reached the age of marriage and got married, her dowry would be very generous.
"Hey, here are two hundred and seventy taels of silver."
The shopkeeper didn't dare to charge more and just quoted the cost price.
"Damn it! I never take advantage of others. Here are two hundred and ninety taels of silver!"
Gu Hong took out a few banknotes from his sleeve and put them aside.
He then stood up and took An An and Kang Kang from the two brothers.
"Fan Xing, I'll give you a favor today. If you find any of this county magistrate's family members bullying others again in the future, don't blame me for not giving you face!"
"Thank you very much, General Gu."
Only then did Fan Xing feel relieved and spoke with gratitude.
Although the county magistrate did nothing wrong, there were always some things he couldn't tell anyone after serving as an official for many years.
If Gu Hong really gets serious, the other party will not end up well.
"Sisi, come on, I'll take you and the kids around!"
Gu Hong just walked to the stairs and found that Shen Ningsi did not follow.
“Here I come!”
Shen Ningsi responded. She had just put away the jewelry that the shopkeeper had personally wrapped.
Just as she reached the stairs, she seemed to think of something and stopped again.
"County magistrate, you..." She glanced at the woman and a sneer appeared on her face.
"She just said that she wanted to sell us, mother and daughter, to a dirty place like a brothel!"
When the county magistrate heard this, cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead!
"County Master, I know what to do!"
Shen Ningsi nodded in satisfaction, and then the group disappeared into the jewelry shop.
"Sisi?"
Fan Xing murmured these words, looking at the direction they left, and fell into deep thought.
After Gu Hong and his group went downstairs, Sanyazi drove the ox cart sadly.
Brother Gu Xiuwu followed behind Shen Ningsi, and she was holding Gu Yuner's hand.
Gu Hong followed closely with the two children in his arms, without any expression of dissatisfaction on his face.
With these two big men following me, nothing happened.
The phrase Gu Hong said most often during the journey was: "San Yazi, check out!"
"Sisi, how can you only buy so little? Buy more!"
"What? Afraid you won't finish the food and it will be wasted? No problem, I'll eat the leftovers. I can eat as much as you have..."
Gu Hong waited until the sun set and did not feel his hands sore while holding the two children.
He even felt that this day was the happiest moment in his life.
On the way back they all rode on ox carts.
Sanyazi drove the ox cart diligently, and when the group returned to Wanningchun, the sun had already set.
Fortunately, they had already eaten in town when they came back.
Shen Ningsi boiled some water for the children to take a bath. After cleaning An An and Kang Kang, she left them in the care of Gu Xiuwen and the others before she took a bath.
After cleaning up, she came to Gu Yuner with the jewelry box.
The clear sound of a bell came from the house.
Gu Yun'er was shaking the bell in her hand to tease An An and Kang Kang, and the two little guys giggled.
Kang Kang also reached out to grab the bell in Gu Yuner's hand, but failed.
This made the three brothers and sisters burst into laughter.
"Yun'er, these are the jewelry I bought during the day. Please keep them well."
"No, mother, these things are too valuable, you should keep them!" Gu Yun'er shook her head like a wave drum.
"Silly Yun'er, you're not a child anymore. You should learn to take care of your things. Your mother is now the county lady, and your father is a general. It's destined that you won't live in this small village forever!"
Shen Ningsi said this not only to Gu Yuner, but the three brothers and sisters all nodded as if they understood after hearing it.
"Mother, I understand!"
Gu Yuner's face showed a determined expression.
"Well, starting tomorrow, Mommy will teach you how to read and do arithmetic. Our Yun'er is also a very good girl!"
After Shen Ningsi finished speaking, he stroked Gu Yuner’s head.
"Take a look at what's in this box first. Tomorrow I'll come and teach you how to write these words."
Gu Xiuwen and Gu Xiuwu both looked at Shen Ningsi with gratitude. She had thought of things that they had never thought of.
No words were spoken that night.
Shen Ningsi got up early in the morning and was about to cook for the children when she saw Sanyazi leading a few soldiers, pulling a few carts of cement towards the fertile fields.
"The cement we made these past two days should be enough to build a few houses."
Just as Gu Hong was about to go in, he saw Shen Ningsi, and when he said this, his tone was also excited.
When he came back last night, he had already verified the hardness of this cement!
"So soon?"
Shen Ningsi couldn't help but admire the wisdom and hard work of these ancient people. In her time, a lot of heavy machines were needed to process cement.
"Tian Bo and his men have been working almost day and night. Some of Zhao Xianxing's men should be back soon. At that time, many of our brothers lived near the Zhou Mansion!"
Gu Hong felt even happier thinking that he would soon meet his brothers who had fought side by side with him on the battlefield in the past.
"That's good. These soldiers will have a place to stay when they come here! I'll go find the village head later and ask him to contract all the nearby mountains. We can grow beets on them."
After Ana Shen finished speaking, she turned and went to the kitchen.
"Hey, wait for me, Sisi. I haven't slept all night and I'm starving. Can you make me an extra breakfast?"
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