Chapter 8 No good intentions? I'm going
Such a great bargain was taken away by Gu Xixi.
Not only the women who bought men with her, but also other women in the village were envious.
When she looked at her husband, who was not very satisfactory to her, she felt even more jealous.
Gu Tiezhu, the eldest son of Gu Laosan, said disdainfully while drinking corn soup, "What's so special about this!"
"Isn't it just killing a mad cow? Is it necessary to make such a big deal about it?"
Gu Qingye said, "I'm not bragging, I saw it with my own eyes, Brother Chen only hit the bull once and it fell down."
“Isn’t this amazing?”
Out of face, she did not mention the slap in the face by Gu Xixi when she returned home.
In addition to the shame, anger and resentment towards Gu Xixi, the face that appeared most in her mind was Mu Nanzhao's.
His heroic and handsome posture, his cold face, and even his disdain for her...
These are things that Gu Qingye has never seen in other young men.
Gu Tiezhu sneered and said, "Silly sister, that cow was originally a sick cow, he was just a blind cat that caught a dead mouse!"
"You women are just confused by his appearance."
"Your brother is right!" Liu echoed and glared at her daughter, "Don't call me Brother Chen all the time."
"How many times have I told you that when choosing a man, you need to choose one who is rich and capable!"
"What's the point of looking good? If you dare to learn from that Gu Xixi, I'll break your legs!"
Gu Qingye felt a little unconvinced. He stirred the bowl with his chopsticks for a few times before muttering softly:
"Why is it useless? Aren't others envious of Sister Xixi now?"
"What did you say?!" Liu raised her voice.
"Could it be that you, too, have been fooled by that vixen?"
Gu Qingye knew he couldn't win, so he just ate his meal without saying a word.
Liu refused to give in and continued to criticize him.
Gu Laosan put down his chopsticks heavily, "Have you said enough?!"
"Even if Chen Fang has three heads and six arms, he is not as important as our few acres of wheat right now!"
After a while, Liu asked cautiously, "Dad, have you figured out how to deal with that damn girl?"
Gu Lao San said with a sullen face, "I will call my eldest and second uncles to discuss this matter together tomorrow morning."
The Gu family is considered a wealthy family in Huachidu Village.
Uncle Gu and Uncle Gu are both brothers of Gu Xixi’s grandfather.
Mrs. Liu immediately understood her husband's idea and smiled, "Yes, a married daughter is like spilled water."
"Good things should be kept within the family. I don't believe they are willing to give up those fields and change their surname to Chen in the future!"
Huachidu Village is always quiet in the early morning.
But this morning, not long after the breakfast smoke began to rise, the road became noisy.
"Come on, come on, Gu Baopi's daughter has recruited a dozen men to compete in farming!"
"Comparing farming? How? This is just nonsense!"
Having said that, people who come to watch the fun all run very fast, and if you go too late you won’t be able to get the best spot!
Gu Xixi squatted on the ridge and munched on a steamed bun.
Sorghum flour was coarse and rough. Aunt Zhang saw that she was about to choke and handed her a bowl of water at the perfect time.
"Eat slowly, why do you have to rush so fast? You can't even wait for a mouthful of hot food."
Gu Xixi drank half a bowl of water in one breath and breathed a sigh of relief as if she had received a refreshing rain.
"Eight days at most. It takes time to plow the fields and plant seeds. We can't wait even a minute longer. We have to hurry."
Aunt Zhang nodded silently.
She felt sorry for Xixi, who had never done any work before and was suddenly working so hard.
But then he thought again, the girl has grown up and become sensible, so he should be happy, so he said with a smile:
"When Chen Fang recovers, you will have more ease with him helping you take care of these people."
Gu Xixi looked up with surprise, "My own land, why do I need others to help me with it?"
Others? Aunt Zhang was stunned, and couldn't help wondering if Xixi hadn't figured it out yet and didn't understand what marriage was all about.
She was about to speak tentatively when Gu Xixi looked up at the position of the sun and immediately stood up.
"The time has come. Auntie, please draw lots."
In front of me are several acres of dry land, with a square terrain.
This morning, Gu Xixi came at dawn and, taking advantage of the dim light, used talc to draw white lines in the fields.
Each employee's assessment area is exactly one-quarter of an acre of land, which is marked with bars from one to fifteen.
None of the fifteen men was late.
They took out wooden sticks from Aunt Zhang's hand one by one, and there were still bars drawn on the sticks to indicate the number of people.
Even illiterate people can easily find the land they have drawn.
The one-hour trial period officially began.
Gu Xixi glanced at the increasing number of villagers gathering around and unexpectedly discovered Gu Qingye.
"Sister Xixi!" Gu Qingye waved from afar, still as pretty and lively as ever, unsurprisingly attracting countless obsessed gazes.
Gu Xixi smiled back, feeling suspicious.
Yesterday, she first made a scene at Gu Laosan's house, and then slapped Gu Qingye.
This Gu Qingye actually came to see her?
It's definitely not a good thing.
Gu Xixi waited leisurely for Gu Qingye to approach.
Gu Qingye seemed to have completely forgotten the previous unpleasantness, and acted coquettishly, "I'm here to invite Sister Xixi to my home."
Gu Xixi asked back, "Have Uncle and Aunt San prepared the rent?"
Gu Qingye's expression froze for a moment, then he smiled again, "Maybe."
"My father doesn't allow me to ask about matters between adults. Sister Xixi will know when she goes there."
There is a ghost, Gu Xixi thought so, and said calmly, "Okay, let's go now."
Anyway, there was no need to keep an eye on this place. She had been planning to go back first and check the results when the hour was almost up.
"Wait!" Aunt Zhang grabbed Xixi and pulled her aside and whispered.
"There's something wrong with this. How could Gu Laosan and that Liu guy pay so readily?"
Gu Xixi also whispered, "I know they have bad intentions."
Aunt Zhang was surprised, "Then you..."
Gu Xixi patted her comfortingly and said, "If you don't go and take a look, how can you know what bad ideas they have?"
After saying that, she called Gu Qingye and left.
Aunt Zhang stood there for a while, but still felt uneasy, so she stomped her feet and ran home.
"Chen Fang! Xiao Chen!"
Hearing Aunt Zhang's cry, Mu Nanzhao gritted his teeth, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and slowly stood up with one hand on the edge of the bed.
I was a little too arrogant when I took action yesterday.
I don’t know how long this sick body can last, so we should hurry up and do the things that need to be done.
Aunt Zhang ran to the west room and was about to knock on the door when it opened.
Mu Nanzhao walked out with steady steps.
The sunlight shone on his face, making it appear somewhat pale.
Aunt Zhang couldn't help but worry, "Why do you look so bad? Are you feeling unwell?"
Mu Nanzhao said, "I just didn't sleep well last night. Is there anything wrong?"
Aunt Zhang said anxiously, "Xixi went to her uncle's house alone, you should go with her and make sure she doesn't suffer any harm!"
Just like that, Mu Nanzhao was pushed and dragged out of the door by Aunt Zhang.
"I'll go to the fields and keep an eye on it. Xixi will be left to you." Aunt Zhang left in a hurry.
Mu Nanzhao looked at the locked door.
Well, since I can’t go back, I might as well go and take a look.
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