Chapter 13: Men run away, you don't care
Gu Xixi said calmly, "That matter has nothing to do with the debt that my uncle and aunt owe me. You don't have to get involved."
Who would believe that her cousin was completely unaware of her parents' intentions?
Gu Qingye was stunned. She stared at Gu Xixi with tears in her eyes, as if she had made up her mind.
Suddenly, she grabbed Mu Nanzhao's sleeves with both hands and cried, "Brother Chen, please ask Sister Xixi not to do anything to my parents. They are old and can't stand it!"
Gu Qingye raised her little face and looked at Mu Nanzhao, her long eyelashes half-closed with pleading eyes, tears streaming down her cheeks like pear blossoms in the rain.
The onlookers felt heartbroken.
Someone advised, "How big of a conflict is this? Can't you talk it out? It's unacceptable to hit your elders."
"Yes, look at how pitiful Qingye is crying. She is my dear cousin, and she definitely didn't mean to hurt anyone."
"Qingye is young, as her elder sister, just forgive her!"
Gu Xixi looked up at the sky in silence.
From ancient times to the present, whoever can act or write a short essay is always right?
She won't tolerate those who try to act as peacemakers without knowing the real situation!
Gu Xixi was about to retort when she suddenly heard the sound of cloth tearing.
The surroundings suddenly became quiet.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Mu Nanzhao flicked his sleeves, which were only half left, and said with a slight movement of his thin lips, "Dirty."
Gu Xixi was stunned, then looked at Gu Qingye standing there holding a piece of sleeve, and was so unbelievable that she even forgot to cry.
Mu Nanzhao raised his eyes again and looked at the onlookers with a bit of impatience.
"Do you know who owns these plots of land?"
The villagers felt a little nervous when he looked at them, for some reason.
After a while, some people nodded.
Mu Nanzhao said coldly, "Since you know, then shut up and don't get involved."
Gu Xixi was afraid that if he continued talking, he would offend the entire village, so she stepped in to smooth things over.
"Uncle San has promised to rent the land to me today."
"Please excuse me for keeping me company. Please go away."
Gu Qingye was still staring at Mu Nanzhao in a daze, as if he had lost his soul.
Why?
She begged him so humbly, why was he completely indifferent?
In terms of appearance, intelligence, and even popularity in the village, how could Gu Xixi compare to her since childhood?
He refused to even look at her for one more second!
Liu rushed over and roughly grabbed her daughter, "Come back with me now, don't embarrass yourself here!"
Gu Laosan chose to use grain as rent, so Xixi asked Chen Dafu to go home with them to get it.
Aunt Zhang wanted the young couple to develop a relationship, so she said, "I'll take everyone back to farm the land first."
"Xiao Chen is not fully recovered yet, Xixi, you should walk slowly with him."
After saying this, Aunt Zhang led the employees away quickly without waiting for Xixi's response.
Just like that, Gu Xixi never thought that she would be alone with Mu Nanzhao in such a situation.
Instead of making small talk, she would rather look at the flowers, grass and scenery.
Mu Nanzhao suddenly said, "If it were me, there would be no grass growing in the fields today."
Joyfully, she raised her head and looked at him, "You've never managed your own property and household finances before, have you?"
Mu Nanzhao said disdainfully, "Gold and silver are vulgar things, but they are easily obtained."
Xixi sighed, "If it is still like this now, would you condescend to be trapped in my house?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a sharp gaze directed at him.
Xixi secretly said "Oh no", she accidentally told the truth.
But Mu Nanzhao said, "You are quite self-aware."
Xixi breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "I told you I didn't lie to you. I'm short of money and food, and I still owe a debt for killing that person's cow."
"Now that we can get some money out of Gu Lao San's pocket, why not do it?"
"Besides," she paused, lowered her head and kicked away the pebbles under her feet.
"It takes at least two or three days to harvest his wheat, and we also have to deal with the straw and re-cultivate the field. It's a waste of time and effort and not worth it."
Mu Nanzhao glanced sideways, "So you've already thought about what you want."
"Are you still here to threaten and collect debts today?"
Xixi smiled slyly and made a gesture to keep quiet, "Shh, keep your voice down."
When she thought of Gu Qingye, her mood became less cheerful.
According to the plan, Gu Xixi should bring Mu Nanzhao and Gu Qingye together until the lovers finally get married.
But what's happening now?
Xixi was very worried and tried to steal a glance at Mu Nanzhao, but was caught red-handed.
"If you have something to say, just say it."
Xixi laughed dryly, "Gu Qingye has never offended you, why do you treat her like that?"
Mu Nanzhao turned his head and looked over, frowning slightly, "Don't you hate her?"
Xixi had no choice but to say, "Gu Qingye and I, it's a matter between her and me."
"Given our friendship, you wouldn't have any prejudice against her because of me."
Mu Nanzhao turned back and looked forward, "Oh."
Oh? Xixi was confused, what does oh mean? !
In order to avoid arousing Mu Nanzhao's suspicion, Gu Xixi decided to stop for today.
After all, they are the official male and female protagonists, so there are plenty of opportunities for them to create sparks.
As for what kind of character Gu Qingye actually has and whether he is a good match for her.
Gu Xixi didn't want to care about it. She was not related to Mu Nanzhao. She just needed to save her money and her life.
"That Gu Tiezhu seems to have been flirting with you?"
Gu Xixi was immersed in her own thoughts and was startled when she heard Mu Nanzhao's words.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Who is flirting with him?"
Mu Nanzhao: “…Oh.”
Gu Xixi gritted her teeth and said, Oh again!
She simply asked directly, "Why did your attitude change today?"
"Why did you take the initiative to go out with me? Why did you speak up for me just now?"
"What do you want again?"
Mu Nanzhao actually did not avoid the question, "Didn't you tell me the reason yourself?"
"I'm stuck here and can't leave for a while."
"If you don't live up to your expectations and squander the family fortune, it will be of no benefit to me."
Gu Xixi forced herself to hold back a roll of her eyes.
He actually took it for granted to stay at someone else's house and eat and drink for free.
Mu Nanzhao saw through her thoughts and said, "I didn't want you to buy me for a penny."
Gu Xixi: “…”
Okay, you can raise the man you buy yourself.
It’s not like she, Gu Xixi, can’t afford to support him!
Gu Xixi worked hard and selected seeds and mixed medicine by herself. In just one afternoon, she prepared all the corn seeds.
At sunset, Aunt Zhang came home and told me the good news.
"The people Xixi found using this method are really useful!"
"The weeds were weeded and the ground was leveled in one day."
"It will take at most half a day, and we can plant the seeds tomorrow afternoon."
Gu Xixi dug out all the wild yams buried in the sand and said, "It's pretty much what I thought."
"Corn and yams will be planted together tomorrow,"
“Yam is most afraid of stagnant water.”
"Use intercropping, plant a row of yams on the high ground between each corn field."
Aunt Zhang nodded repeatedly and took notes carefully.
He looked around again and asked, "Where's Xiao Chen?"
Gu Xixi said indifferently, "I don't know. I haven't seen him since I came back."
Aunt Zhang searched again without giving up, and sure enough, the person was gone again.
"This man always runs away, his heart has become wild, do you want to take care of him?"
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