"What do you mean?"
Everyone looked at Gu Sang, not understanding for a moment what this little girl was up to.
Gu Sang smiled slightly.
"You sold me to the landlord's family in town to be a ghost bride, and you even buried me alive. The landlord's family can testify that they paid for me, and Li Rong can testify to the burial, so you can't deny it. Since you don't want the third branch to have an easy time, then the third branch will no longer respect you. I can tell you clearly now, either give me twenty taels of silver and I won't discuss this matter, or I will beat the drum to appeal for justice and let your whole family enjoy a lifetime in prison!"
At this point, Gu Sang completely ignored the shocked looks on the faces of those around her, and then, feigning ignorance, said, "But in this kind of situation, if the county magistrate makes a judgment, do you all have to be beheaded? Tsk tsk..."
"You dare!"
Gu Dekang shouted sharply, his eyes filled with malice as he looked at Gu Sang.
Originally, I just wanted to teach the third branch a lesson and suppress the arrogance of this eldest daughter, but I never expected that this little girl would want to go to heaven!
"Are you trying to extort us?!"
"Look at what you're saying! When you were extorting money from our third branch, you never hesitated to do it, did you? I didn't say anything, so what do you have to complain about? Think it over. I'll give you two days. If any member of our third branch has any trouble within these two days, then the little beggars in the city will turn this into a song and sing it everywhere. At that time... Hmph!"
Before Gu Sang could finish speaking, she took Li's hand and turned to leave the Gu family.
Li was in a daze, her mind completely blank.
I thought the third branch of the family was bound to suffer today, but now, with just a few words from Gu Sang, everything has been resolved!
Isn't that amazing?
“Sangsang, if we do this… your grandpa and the others will definitely not let us off the hook. When that time comes, won’t we be…”
The more Li thought about it, the more frightened she became.
She's used to being suppressed, and even if she says she wants to stand up for herself, it's not that easy.
After all, wasn't Li a timid person by nature?
Fortunately, Gu Sang was there.
Gu Sang took Li's hand, then smiled and said, "Mother, don't you understand yet? They just want to bully us, they just want to suppress us. Isn't it convenient for them to use a free ox?"
To put it bluntly, it's because they were raised with bad habits in the past. Almost all the work in the Gu family was taken over by the third branch. Even little Si Ya, who was only three years old, still had to serve tea and water to the whole family. The child was still unsteady on her feet. If she spilled even a little water, she would be scolded at best and beaten at worst.
"Mother, do you still want to live that kind of life?"
"No!"
Li shook her head vigorously.
If this were in the past, Li would not have been so resolute, but today's day trip to the town has certainly broadened her horizons.
Li didn't want to live like that again.
“Very good. Since Mother doesn’t want to go back to that kind of life, then our family should work together.”
"good."
The mother and daughter returned home together.
At this moment, the Gu family remained completely silent.
Gu Dekang lit his pipe again and sat there silently smoking, puff after puff, until the smoke almost completely obscured him.
"Father, what should we do? Are we going to be threatened by that little girl?"
Gu Yingfu was naturally unwilling to accept this situation. Putting everything else aside, he simply couldn't accept the current circumstances.
Who could tolerate being threatened by a junior?
Upon hearing this, Madam Yang stepped forward and stood in front of Gu Yingfu.
"Father, that girl is becoming more and more ill-mannered. She's already threatening us now, what about later? Will she turn on us in the future?"
These are all unpredictable things, aren't they?
After hearing these words, Gu Dekang looked up at them.
"So, what good ideas do you have?"
Good idea...
No, they weren't waiting for Gu Dekang to come up with an idea, were they?
Gu Dekang snorted.
"Da Ya also said that if we don't give her the money, she will report us to the authorities. What do you think we should do about this?"
Gu Dekang actually had a plan in mind, but he never said it aloud, waiting for the two sons to come up with a solution.
Upon hearing this, a ruthless glint flashed in Gu Yingfu's eyes.
"We failed to bury her alive last time, so this time we'll find a good opportunity to kill her completely and save ourselves the trouble!"
This was my uncle, and he spoke these words without the slightest hesitation.
Others don't feel scared or uncomfortable; they even nod in agreement.
Gu Yinggui from the second branch of the family also spoke up at this moment: "However, that little girl seems much more shrewd than before, so she might not be easy to fool. Besides, didn't she say that if we make a move against the third branch, then the beggars in town will..."
It doesn't seem very good in any aspect.
This brat clearly had it all planned out; otherwise, why would she say something like that?
It seems that none of those methods will work.
The two sisters-in-law, Yang and Xie, exchanged glances but remained silent for a moment.
"I don't care! Kill her! Kill that little bastard!"
From inside the house came Zhang's loud and vigorous cursing, followed by a barrage of vulgarities, as if she wished the third wife would be struck by lightning and die a violent death tonight!
After Gu Sang returned to the thatched hut, her younger brother and sister were quietly waiting on the bed. When they saw their mother and older sister return, they rushed over one by one.
Siya was still young, and she was so frightened that she started crying as soon as she saw Li Shi.
"Mother...Mother...Siya thought you wouldn't come back...Waaah..."
The three boys, Da Wa, Er Wa, and San Wa, were little men and didn't cry, but their eyes showed concern as they looked at their mother and eldest sister.
"It's alright, don't worry. Look, Mom and I are back, aren't we? Don't worry, from now on no one will bully us anymore. If anyone does try to bully us, then I'll beat them up!"
Upon hearing this, Da Wa immediately stepped forward and took Gu Sang's hand.
"Big sister, don't forget me! I'll help you fight!"
"I'll fight too!"
"Me too!"
The three little boys had been treated like animals in the Gu family for so many years, never having enough to eat or wear. But fortunately, they were all upright and good children, kind-hearted and honest.
Gu Sang looked at the three little kids who were barely up to her chest, smiled slightly, and nodded vigorously.
"Okay! The four of us will fight together, and we'll protect Mom and Siya."
"It's the three of us boys who are protecting Mom, my eldest sister, and Siya!"
At this moment, Da Wa's eyes revealed a resolute expression.
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