Chapter 31 I won't let him slaughter me anymore
Gu Xixi had never used such a tone before.
Mu Nanzhao finally looked at her and said, "It's just a failed purchase. How big of a loss can it be?"
"Nothing?!" Gu Xixi was so angry that she laughed.
She simply stopped walking, "You were born a man, so you naturally don't know how difficult it is for a woman to survive independently in this world."
"She sincerely wanted to buy the pearl and saw hope in you, but you just took advantage of her."
"That's it. Can you tell me how much loss there is?"
After Gu Xixi finished speaking, she stormed off angrily.
Mu Nanzhao frowned and asked, "Where are you going?"
Gu Xixi didn't even turn her head and said, "Change back to my own clothes!"
"If you go back to the village wearing this kind of rags that can't be used for farm work, people will laugh at you!"
Mu Nanzhao looked down at himself and followed.
After leaving the county town, Gu Xixi and Mu Nanzhao hitched a ride on someone else's car that was transporting firewood.
We got off the bus halfway and continued walking.
Gu Xixi remained silent the entire time and ignored Mu Nanzhao with a cold face.
Perhaps out of boredom, Mu Nanzhao asked, "Are you angry?"
Gu Xixi said calmly, "I dare not."
There was silence for a while.
Mu Nanzhao said in a deep voice, "Mrs. Meng's younger brother is the garrison commander of Qingtian County. He is young and promising, and directly obeys the orders of the general of the Northwest Army. He is deeply trusted by the general."
Gu Xixi understood, "You plan to meet the person you really want to meet through Madam Meng."
Mu Nanzhao nodded. Since Gu Xixi had already participated, he was no longer shy about it.
"The imperial court is now dominated by foreign relatives, who are using the young emperor to disrupt the government."
"The princes and relatives from all over the country will definitely not accept it."
"It won't be long before this world will usher in a time of great chaos and great order."
Gu Xixi said indifferently, "I'm just a farmer, why are you telling me this?"
Mu Nanzhao looked at her deeply.
"When the nest is overturned, no egg is left unbroken. With your intelligence, you should understand this important truth."
"Otherwise, why did you tell Aunt Zhang that after the autumn harvest, you should save enough food for the whole family for at least two years, and sell the rest for gold and silver?"
Gu Xixi raised her head unhappily, "Were you eavesdropping on me?!"
Mu Nanzhao said calmly, "We live in the same house, so I heard it even if I didn't want to."
Gu Xixi looked at Mu Nanzhao and sneered, "You speak so high-soundingly."
"Isn't there any selfish motive on your part?"
Mu Nanzhao stared into her eyes and said, "Go on."
When Gu Xixi agreed to help Mu Nanzhao, she already knew the consequences.
But when you really get involved in the game, you will realize how confused you are.
Her irritability had reached its peak, and she simply wanted to let it out.
"You want to take back power and be loved by everyone again. You want to take revenge on those who framed you and drove you out of the capital, and make them taste twice as much pain as you've experienced."
"You can even use children for this."
"For example, today, you deliberately arranged for someone to lead Qing'er away, and then you led me to find Qing'er."
"Come with me to send Qing'er back. Madam Meng will regard us as her benefactors and won't be too defensive towards you."
"I'm really scared to be with you."
"I'm afraid that one day I'll be used by you and hurt others and myself without knowing it."
Mu Nanzhao's eyes darkened, like the thick black clouds before a rainstorm.
"You are quite right."
"I am the kind of person who will do anything to achieve my goal and has no bottom line."
He looked extremely angry, like a wild beast about to pounce.
Gu Xixi looked around and found that there was no one else on the road except the two of them.
She stepped back cautiously and reached into the small cloth bag she carried with her.
"What do you want to do? Don't forget what you promised me."
Fortunately, she asked the old doctor for some knockout drugs.
If Mu Nanzhao dared to act rashly, she would no longer let him slaughter her like she did in the past!
However, the anger in Mu Nanzhao's eyes gradually faded away, returning to endless indifference.
Just like the look in Gu Xixi's eyes when she first saw him.
Mu Nanzhao walked forward alone.
He didn't walk too fast, so Gu Xixi was always three or five steps behind him.
The two returned home one after the other, and no one spoke again.
Aunt Zhang noticed that the atmosphere was not right, so she stopped Xixi and asked in a low voice, "What happened to Xiao Chen? I saw that he was unhappy. He didn't say a word and went back to his room as soon as he entered the door."
Gu Xixi forced a smile and said, "Nothing, maybe I'm tired."
She thought for a moment and then said, "Auntie, please bring the food to his room later. He may not want to come out to eat."
In the evening, Aunt Zhang went to the west room to deliver food.
Under the light, Mu Nanzhao was lying on the bed, and the old doctor was cleaning the silver needles beside him.
Hearing the footsteps, the old doctor turned around and gestured to keep quiet, "Shh, keep your voice down."
"He just had an injection and fell asleep."
Aunt Zhang nodded, gently and slowly placed the tray on the table, and whispered, "Just let him sleep, and you come and eat first."
The old doctor washed his hands and sat down, sniffing intoxicatedly.
"What a good day today is! We have meat to eat."
In the middle of the table, there was a plate of roasted meat with a fragrant aroma.
It is served with a plate of green water spinach, a few soft-wheat pancakes, and lukewarm mung bean and corn soup.
Aunt Zhang smiled and said, "I exchanged a piece of wild boar meat from a hunter this afternoon. We've all been tired lately, so we need some extra nourishment."
"There's more in the pot, eat as much as you want."
She took two steps toward the door, then turned back and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you to take care of Xiao Chen's health."
"Xixi in our family has had bad relationships since she was young. Let's find a husband who will accompany her for a long time."
The old doctor grinned. "I know you are most worried about that girl."
"Don't worry, I'm here, and the kid is still alive."
Gu Xixi was still busy in her room at this time and didn't notice that it was already dark.
Until Aunt Zhang knocked on the door, "Xixi, it's time for dinner."
Gu Xixi hurried to open the door, took the tray from Aunt Zhang, and said, "When it's time to eat, just call me, why bother bringing it over."
Aunt Zhang said with a smile, "You were so busy that you didn't even notice you were hungry. I could only come over and eat with you!"
The two of them sat opposite each other under the lamp and ate.
Aunt Zhang said, "I just delivered food to the west room, and Xiao Chen fell asleep. It seems that he was really tired from shopping."
Gu Xixi was stunned.
Even though she had just had a fight with Mu Nanzhao, she didn't want to care about him.
But after a while, she still asked in a light tone:
"Is he...feeling unwell again?"
Aunt Zhang drank a sip of soup and said, "The old doctor gave him an acupuncture injection but didn't say anything else. It should be nothing serious."
Gu Xixi nodded and buried her head in eating.
For the next two days, Gu Xixi either locked herself in the house or ran out and disappeared for most of the day.
The same goes for Mu Nanzhao.
The two seldom met each other, and when they occasionally met at home, neither of them spoke.
Even though they sat at the same table for lunch, Aunt Zhang and the old doctor would strike up a conversation.
Gu Xixi and Mu Nanzhao also talked about their own things, but did not speak to each other.
Aunt Zhang secretly asked Doctor Zhang, "Have you noticed that Xixi and Xiaochen are acting strange?"
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