She knew that this expression would definitely arouse her cousin's pity, but this time Zhang Qianrou guessed wrong. What greeted her was a brutal slap in the face.
“Bang!”
There was a loud bang in her ears, and Zhang Qianrou fell to the ground, covering her burning face. She looked up in disbelief, only to see Wang Qiang's eyes filled with bloodshot.
"I'll make the decision for you? What qualifications do I have to make the decision for you? You, an outsider, are the ones who have to make the decisions for our Wang family. Do you still need me to make the decision for you?!"
Thinking of the fierce soldiers who had rushed into the house, Wang Qiang grabbed Zhang Qianrou's neck and said, "Those are all government officials. Even if our Wang family has made some money, we don't have the ability to compete with the government officials! Now the soldiers are staying at the Wang family, waiting to get their money. All this is thanks to you!"
"I should have listened to my father and taken you in as my wife, so that you wouldn't cause trouble for me out there!"
Even though Zhang Qianrou's appearance cannot compare to Shen Ningsi, she is still a rare beauty in Wanning Village. Wang Qiang has been coveting this cousin for a long time, and he wants to get Zhang Qianrou's true heart without forcing himself on her.
Now that the Wang family was about to be destroyed by Zhang Qianrou, how could he care about Zhang Qianrou's feelings! He just wanted to vent!
After dragging the person behind a stone pillar, Wang Qiang began to undress, ignoring Zhang Qianrou's crying.
"Cousin! You are Rouer's cousin!" There was a purple bruise on Zhang Qianrou's neck and her cheeks were swollen.
She no longer had the arrogance she had just displayed in front of Shen Ningsi. Zhang Qianrou's face was full of panic, and her eyes were full of fear.
"So what if we're cousins? I've given you face in the past!" Wang Qiang said as he started to touch Zhang Qianrou.
"She's clearly just an ordinary country woman, yet she insists on imitating the manners of those wealthy families. Not to mention that these days, it's not uncommon for wealthy families to have cousin marriages."
Zhang Qianrou knew it was impossible for her to persuade Wang Qiang to stop by using her feelings, so she shouted, "That Gu Sanshui is Gu Hong!"
Seeing Wang Qiang finally stop, Zhang Qianrou burst into tears, "Cousin, no one knows Gu Hong's identity except me. Even Shen Ningsi has never known it. You know I liked Gu Hong in the past. As long as I go to Gu Hong and ask him for help, maybe the Wang family will still have a chance of survival."
Wang Qiang remembered how Mr. Fan from the capital was very low-key in front of Gu Hong, and his eyes lit up, "Really?"
"Of course it's true, Gu Hong told me himself!"
Wang Qiang thought about it and sneered, "What good does it do to tell you? You threw yourself at him back then, but Gu Hong ignored you. Not to mention that Gu Hong's position in the army is obviously quite high now. How can you still get close to him?"
"Perhaps it's because Gu Hong has seen so much outside that he knows what he wants."
Zhang Qianrou lied without blinking, "Cousin, why don't you tell me why Gu Hong concealed his identity in front of his wife and children, but not in front of me?"
Wang Qiang slowly retracted his hand from Zhang Qianrou's shoulder and said, "So when are you going to go find Gu Hong and ask him to let us go?"
"We need to wait a little longer." Zhang Qianrou's eyes were as charming as silk. "This is a major matter concerning our Wang family. Rouer hopes that cousin can also help."
"What do you want me to do?"
Zhang Qianrou smiled and whispered her plan to him.
At this time, Shen Ningsi had just returned to the house under the escort of San Yazi.
During this time, Shen Ningsi was busy planting potatoes and visiting villagers to see if the water production was successful. She really had no time to take care of the two babies. Fortunately, many women rushed to take care of An An's health, otherwise Shen Ningsi would have been too busy to do anything.
"Sister, you've been really hard at work during this period. If it weren't for you, I really don't know what I would have done."
"My lady, this is too polite. So many people want to take care of An An and repay you, but they haven't had the chance yet."
She took out a small cloth bag and said, "This is the gold we all collected. I asked the best craftsman to make a safety lock for An An Kang Kang. My lady, please don't refuse it."
"How can this be possible, I..."
Shen Ningsi was interrupted before she could finish her words. "Madam, this is contributed by hundreds of families. Everyone gave a little. It won't affect our lives. We really want to thank you. If you refuse, we will find other ways."
She looked at An An and Kang Kang with tenderness in her eyes. "These two children are well-behaved, but they are too thin. We all hope that they are safe and sound."
Knowing that these two peace locks carry the blessings of everyone in Wanning Village for their well-being, Shen Ningsi hesitated for a moment but still took them.
After waiting for the woman to leave, Shen Ningsi carefully hung the safety locks around their necks.
Shen Ningsi gently tapped the tip of the child's nose, "Isn't it said that your father is extremely strong and in good health? Why do you two only have the characteristics of your mother? These little hands..."
Life at home had actually improved significantly during this time. General Gu, now living here, would often go to Rabbit Mountain to find game, so at least there was no shortage of food. Even Yun'er's face had become a lot rounder. But An'an and Kang'kang's cries were still weak.
Shen Ningsi felt a little sad and put her face against their foreheads, "I'm sorry, it was mother who failed to protect you and caused you to be born before your full term."
Sanyazi felt a little uncomfortable when he saw the fragility between Shen Ningsi's brows. Just as Gu Xiuwen said, Gu Hong protected the soldiers like them, but failed to protect his own family.
"Sister-in-law, don't blame yourself too much. If Brother Gu knew about this, he would definitely feel bad and blame himself."
"There's no need for him to blame himself." Shen Ningsi shook his head. "Going to the battlefield as ordered is what a man should do. Even if he didn't make arrangements for our family before leaving, it was because he was indeed incapable at the time. I don't blame him."
Shen Ningsi knew the helplessness of living in this world. If Gu Hong had the ability at that time, he would definitely not have left without saying a word. Even if Gu Hong didn't care about her, a wife who was not related by blood, could he not care about his own children?
"Besides, Gu Hong has already died on the battlefield. He has already paid the price of his life for this. I won't care about anything anymore."
Sanyazi just thought that Shen Ningsi was really sensible, but when he heard the following words, he almost blurted out the truth.
"By the way, why haven't Wen'er and the others returned yet? Did something happen at the Wang family?" Shen Ningsi pressed his throbbing right eye. "Brother Yazi? I'm a little worried. Could you please go and take a look?"
"That won't work. The General ordered me to stay here!"
"I'm already home, so how could there be any danger? Besides, no one in Wanning Village should want to harm me right now. Only the Wang family might have some opinions about me, but they're probably all under General Gu's supervision."
Shen Ningsi said seriously: “Just go with peace of mind.”
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