Chapter 36 My husband and I performed
As the boss was packing the buns, he asked, "You two have been here once before, right?"
"My buns are clean and delicious. If you come later, they will be gone."
Gu Xixi put down the money for the buns and asked the boss for Shitou's address.
She found an excuse, "The child just forgot something, and I have to deliver it to him."
Another person wanted to buy a bun, but the boss was busy with his business and didn't have time to think about it, so he said:
"Go east all the way. When you see the city wall, just ask anyone about the Zhang family that grows fruit trees and you'll find out."
Qingtian County is not big. If you walk eastward from East Street, you can see the city gate in just one meal's time.
Gu Xixi asked someone for directions. The donkey cart entered the alley, turned two corners, and the view suddenly opened up.
The wood pieces were pieced together to form a long fence, through the gaps in the fence you could see rows of trees inside.
You can tell you've found the right place at first glance.
The donkey cart moved slowly forward and stopped just outside the wooden door.
Gu Xixi jumped out of the car holding the buns and was about to knock on the door, but found that it was half open.
Shitou shouted angrily from inside: "I said I won't sell it!"
"You are not allowed to touch the trees left by Grandpa and Daddy!"
The voices of men and women concealed their own calculations: "If you don't sell the trees, what will you eat and drink?"
"Yes, Auntie doesn't want the money from selling the tree. It's all for your future living."
"How can a little kid like you take care of such a large nursery? Instead of waiting for all the trees to die, why not sell them now while there are still people who want them?"
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Mu Nanzhao looked at Gu Xixi leisurely.
Shitou repeatedly stated that he would not sell the saplings.
In other words, even if someone took care of this trouble today, it would probably not bring any benefits, but would instead offend Zhang's relatives.
At this moment, Mu Nanzhao wanted to see whether Gu Xixi would go in through this door today or not.
"Don't move! Let me go!" The sound of the stone seemed to move back and forth, and there was a mixture of crying in the hoarse voice.
"Don't dig up the trees! I can dig them up!"
Gu Xixi stood there silently, and suddenly raised her foot without any warning.
With a loud bang, the door was kicked open. Several people who were making a fuss in the nursery stopped in shock and turned to look over.
A petite girl with a young face broke into the room.
She strode towards them with a sullen and menacing face, "The owner of the house said no!"
"If anyone dares to move again, I will call the police immediately!"
Shitou's face was covered with tears and snot. When he saw Gu Xixi, he sniffed hard and asked, "Why are you here?"
Gu Xixi stood beside him and said, "I just happened to be passing by, so I'm here to help."
Shitou looked up at her and wanted to force a smile, but his mouth opened and he burst into tears instead.
He cried and complained.
The uncles, aunts and cousins of the Zhang family had already discussed selling all the fruit trees and saplings.
Shitou refused and tried every way to make trouble and fight against them.
Autumn is approaching, and if we miss this opportunity to sell saplings, we will have to wait until next spring.
This group of people couldn't wait any longer, so they brought buyers here to dig up the trees today.
Gu Xixi understood what had happened and turned to those people, "This is Shitou's home. Everything in the nursery belongs to him."
"Not only did you break into a private house, but you also tried to rob it?"
Several relatives looked at Xixi as if she was just a little girl and didn't take her seriously at all.
"Who are you? This is our family matter. Do you have any say?"
"That's right! Shitou is my cousin. He is an orphan, so naturally we elders should make the decisions on everything. Go back to where you came from!"
Gu Xixi's eyes suddenly turned gloomy.
"Husband!" She called out to the door in a tender voice. "Husband!"
Mu Nanzhao felt his scalp tingling after hearing this.
Is this woman calling him?
Then she heard Gu Xixi's impatient and coquettish voice, "Husband, why don't you come in yet!"
"Your wife is about to be bullied by them, and you don't do anything about it!"
Zhang's relatives stretched their necks to look. Is there help outside?
My cousin laughed loudly, "Humph, you dare not come in, you coward, we are all respectable people, I advise you to mind your own business and get out of here!"
Mu Nanzhao's eyes turned cold, and a sneer appeared on his thin lips. Are you a coward?
Under everyone's gaze, a very handsome man with an extremely terrifying face walked in quickly.
He picked up a hoe from the ground, held the wooden handle with one hand and squeezed it gently.
There was only a crisp sound.
He let go of the hoe, which fell to the ground with a clang, breaking into two pieces.
Shitou opened his mouth in surprise.
Gu Xixi glanced at the relatives proudly, "Do you know who should leave now?"
Has any ordinary citizen ever seen such a scene?
In the blink of an eye, all the troublemakers were gone.
Gu Xixi bowed to Mu Nanzhao and said, "Thank you very much. This is just a temporary solution. Please understand."
She had long discovered that when things were difficult to explain, simple and crude methods were most effective.
Shi Tou's mouth was wide open in surprise and he didn't have time to close it.
He looked up, left and right, "What is the expedient solution?"
Mu Nanzhao looked into Gu Xixi's eyes and smiled faintly, "Your husband will obey my orders, no need to thank me."
There is no way, in front of the stone, the relationship between the two of them is husband and wife.
Just do the whole act.
Mu Nanzhao's eyes were full of love, "It's all my fault for coming a little late. Those people really made me angry. Do you want me to get rid of them all..."
Gu Xixi was startled. "No, no, just let them know they are scared."
Little Stone asked innocently and excitedly, "Beat them all up?"
"I just saw you, you were so amazing!"
"All of them combined will definitely not be able to defeat you alone!"
His starry eyes sparkled with admiration for Mu Nanzhao.
Mu Nanzhao said calmly, "I never hit anyone."
Little Stone believed it, "Oh!"
Gu Xixi responded silently in her heart, he really doesn't hit people, he only kills people and breaks their hearts, making people's lives worse than death.
Mu Nanzhao seemed to sense Xixi's thoughts and suddenly looked over.
Gu Xixi quickly changed the subject, "Xiao Shitou, you haven't eaten yet, right? We bought some buns and we can eat together!"
Each person gets a paper bag and shares it, so there is no need to worry about getting your hands dirty.
Shitou knows how to entertain guests and is good at boiling water and making tea.
The orange-red hot tea was poured into three porcelain bowls, with a plate of pickled radishes placed in the middle.
Shitou smiled and said, "The tea was left by my father."
"I pickled the scallions myself, so they may not taste as good as those bought outside."
Gu Xixi had already picked up a scallion and was eating it.
"Mmm! Sour and sweet, crispy and tender."
She smiled and said to Mu Nanzhao, "You should try it too. It's very refreshing when paired with mutton buns."
Mu Nanzhao tried it as he was told and nodded, "It tastes good."
"How old are you, and you have such skills?"
"No way." Shitou took a big bite of the bun and said vaguely:
"I have to stay alive to protect the tree my parents left behind."
"People have to eat to survive. I didn't know how to do it before, so I'll just learn it."
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