The two of them talked for a long time. Gu Yunni was worried that her voice was too loud and would attract the attention of people in the yard, so she kept her voice down.
But the eldest sister didn't have this concern. Sheng Mingyu was worried about unexpected accidents, so she had to speak out, "Ahem, eldest sister, since it's for you, you have to keep it."
Sheng Mingyu's voice was so cold that it scared the eldest sister.
Gu Yunni took advantage of this opportunity to stuff the silver into her hand, and the elder sister fled in panic.
"These two are really weird. They won't do anything without money, and their attitude is so cold, as if they want to freeze someone to death. I've never seen such a thing before."
The eldest sister ran a long way, still chattering about Sheng Mingyu.
She felt very uncomfortable just sitting in the carriage, and she didn't know what Sheng Mingyu's identity was.
If it were an ordinary family, with such a cold face, the relationship between neighbors would probably not be good.
She shook her head, unwilling to get involved, holding the silver in her hand and smiling, walking further and further away.
At this time, Sheng Mingyu and Gu Yunni were standing in front of the yard.
"Excuse me, is this the butcher's house? The pork you sold before was so delicious. I want to buy some more. I wonder if you are still doing this business now?" Gu Yunni asked loudly.
Several neighbors around were attracted by the sound and looked disgusted.
"How many times has this happened? He goes to his house every day to ask for pork, and he doesn't find it disgusting. How can a butcher move into the south of the city? How much money can he make from selling pork?"
"Yeah, everyone living around here runs a restaurant or a dim sum shop, but this is the first time a pork seller has moved in."
Everyone was talking, not trying to suppress their voices. The disgust in their tone was not concealed at all, but it made Gu Yunni fall into deep thought.
"Sister, are you saying that someone comes to their house every day asking for pork? The pork they sold was really delicious in the past, but I thought I was the only one coming. Can you tell me who is looking for him?"
Gu Yun smiled and asked the question, which made the people around her stay far away and look at her, sizing her up and down.
"Even if you're a gossiper, you can't go to such lengths. How would I know who those people are? They have the same temper as you, and they're not presentable!"
"Yes, we didn't know anything and came here to sell pork, which made our place stink."
A few people waved their hands in disgust and went straight into the yard, never to show their heads again.
The two looked at each other helplessly. Just as they were about to continue knocking on the door, they saw that the door of the cattle butcher's house had been opened. A delicate and weak woman poked her head out, and when she saw the two of them, her face blushed with shame, and she hurriedly pulled them in.
"Didn't I tell you already? If your family wants pork next time, don't be so loud. Just knock on the door and I'll come out. And you got scolded for nothing. Don't you feel bad?"
There was a subtle hint of grievance in her tone. Gu Yunni frowned, not understanding what was going on.
"How much pork do you want this time? Didn't you bring half back yesterday? We ate it too quickly. Even though you gave us a lot of money, we still have to find pigs. We can't kill the wrong ones."
The woman didn't notice anything wrong, and while talking, she took Gu Yunni to the kitchen.
The two of them didn't say anything, just followed quietly.
"Don't give me any money for the pork today. Consider it a gift from me. I've given you a lot of money in the past. I have no other requests, I just hope my daughter can live happily in your home. We don't have any money, but we still have plenty of pork."
As the woman spoke, she pulled out the pork and held a knife in her hand. Just as she was about to cut it, she realized something was wrong and suddenly looked up at the two of them.
"No! You are not from the Liu Mansion? Although the Liu Mansion is wealthy, they wouldn't dress so extravagantly. Who are you? Why are you looking for me? Is there something wrong?"
She took a defensive stance, protecting herself as well, holding the knife in her hand to her chest with a look of alertness on her face.
Seeing that her identity was discovered, Gu Yunni put on a gentle smile again.
"Sister, you misunderstood. We never told you we were from the Liu Mansion. I came to your house to buy some pork. I used to buy it in the east part of the city, but I went out for a trip a few days ago, and when I came back I couldn't find it. I had to ask around to find out where your family moved. Could you please sell me some pork?"
"Buying pork?" The woman looked at the two men with a puzzled look on her face. "Impossible! How could you have bought pork from my house? I used to go to the stall often, and I have no impression of you at all. Tell me the truth, what are you doing here? We are just ordinary people! We haven't done anything here before."
"Sister, I really do go to your house often to buy pork. I haven't seen you before, but that's not important. The most important thing is, do you still have pork for sale?"
The two talked for a long time, and the woman finally believed them a little, but she wanted to drive them away directly.
"We no longer sell pork. If you want to eat it, go to other stalls. There's nothing special about our pork. It's all brought all the way from the slaughterhouse. The stalls in the east of the city sell the same pork as ours."
She was so fast that she didn't even give Gu Yunni time to react and pushed her out the door in a blink of an eye.
Fortunately, Sheng Mingyu reacted very quickly and supported the door panel with his hands, so Gu Yunni was not pinched.
His expression was cold and indifferent, and just one glance at the woman frightened her so much that she took a few steps back.
"I didn't mean to do that. It's just that our family really doesn't sell pork anymore. Why don't you go ask someone else? Don't embarrass me anymore. This is all the instructions from the head of the family."
The woman almost cried. This man was so scary, as if he would take her life in the next second.
"Don't worry, sister. I have something to ask you. As long as you tell me the truth, what happened today will be as if it never happened. But if you hide anything, you have seen what kind of temper my husband has. I can't stop you."
Gu Yunni first glanced at Sheng Mingyu, silently gave him a thumbs up, and then turned to look at the woman.
The woman nodded quickly, not daring to refuse. "Tell me, what do you want to ask? As long as I know, I will answer truthfully."
"good!"
After hearing what the woman said, Gu Yunni twitched her lips, feeling helpless.
It seems that Sheng Mingyu is still more lethal.
Only then did she understand that the rumors in the capital were not without truth. It turned out that Sheng Mingyu could really scare children to tears.
"Sister, please raise your head first and let's talk."
Sheng Mingyu also ran out of the yard and no longer stood there, causing panic.
"What exactly do you want to ask? My family is really just a butcher. We don't know anything else. It's useless to ask me. We have never done anything bad."
She wanted to cry but had no tears. She really couldn't understand how selling pork could cause such a disaster?
"Don't be nervous. I just want to ask you, who is that person who comes here all day to get pork? What's the situation at the Liu Mansion? I heard your daughter was sold to a brothel. How is she related to the Liu Mansion?"
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