The little village girl dressed as a disaster star led the whole village astray

Gu Jingzhi was evaluating the dangerousness of the man in front of him in his mind, but he did not show it on his face. Instead, he looked at Li Xi with gratitude.

The girl was not very old, about fourteen or fifteen years old, with a pretty appearance. She was wearing a coarse linen shirt and a hairband on her black hair. But there was a special temperament about her that I didn't know how to describe for a moment.

"You saved me, thank you. I'm sorry for what happened in the mountain before." He said, glancing at Li Xi's slender neck, which was covered with bruises and purple marks from his fingerprints.

"It's okay, I was almost strangled to death." She didn't think this man was as harmless as he appeared, but she wouldn't expose him if he was willing to pretend.

Li Xi glanced at the location of his wound inconspicuously. People like him were too dangerous. If it weren't for the doctor's heart, she would not have cared about him at all.

Gu Jingzhi didn't expect this girl to speak so harshly, "Sorry, it's my fault."

"Forget it." Li Xi waved her hand. "I have already treated your wound. Just take a rest and leave. It should be fine."

Li Xi did not ask him how he got hurt because there was no need. Sometimes knowing too much is not good for oneself.

Gu Jingzhi didn't expect to receive the order to expel him so soon. He was now injured and didn't know whether the group of people were still searching for him. He couldn't reveal his whereabouts at this time.

"Thank you, young lady. I am Gu Yin. I am grateful for your kindness. However, I am seriously injured now. I wonder if I can bother you for a few days."

Li Xi checked his wound. Although it looked serious, it actually did not hurt any vital parts. With his physique, it would only be a matter of time for him to recover.

But she was powerless at this moment. She couldn't let him hide in her bedroom all day. Although the kang was very big, she was not used to sleeping in the same bed with others, especially a strange man.

Moreover, Li Xi knew in his heart that it was only a matter of time before such a living person would be discovered if he hid in the house.

"No." Li Xi rejected him decisively, "There are not many rooms in the country, there is no place for you."

"I can give you money." Without much observation, Gu Jingzhi could see that his savior was not from a wealthy family.

"This is not about money." She just didn't want to cause trouble for herself.

Even though she had never eaten pork, she had seen pigs run. Although he looked pitiful, his clothes and the mask he wore were not cheap. Ordinary people could not afford such expensive clothes.

And the wounds on his body were obviously caused by being stabbed in the back by someone familiar. The identity of this person was obviously not simple.

The enemies behind him must be powerful, and she doesn't want to get involved with them.

"Fifty taels."

"I've already said it's not about the money." Although Li Xi spoke righteously, she was wailing with regret in her heart: Fifty taels, it was more than she earned last time she went to Yong'an City to sell medicinal herbs.

Forget it, she has the life to get it but not the life to spend it. It’s only fifty taels. She can earn that much money by going to the back mountain a few more times.

"One hundred taels." There was no change on Gu Jingzhi's face. He looked at Li Xi with a faint smile, as if he was sure that she would compromise.

Li Xi did not take off the mask on Gu Jingzhi's face. She just couldn't stand by and watch him die. She didn't want to explore his secrets. After all, curiosity kills the cat.

But at this moment, Li Xi looked at him and suspected that he was laughing at her. Li Xi sneered at him and said, "No."

She is unyielding despite the might of the enemy. It is only a mere one hundred taels. She regards money as dirt!

"Two hundred taels." Gu Jingzhi's tone remained the same.

Two hundred taels, Li Xi's heart began to waver. If she wanted to do the medicinal materials business, she must have funds in her hands. She certainly could not rely on Madam Liu.

Although she could collect herbs and sell them herself, it would take too much time and effort.

In fact, the money that Lady Liu had was still a little too little for Li Xi. Her original plan was to use the thirty or so taels as capital first, and then purchase medicinal materials on a small scale to accumulate start-up capital.

"Five hundred taels."

While Li Xi was thinking, Gu Jingzhi spoke again, and this time he added three hundred taels.

"Deal!" Li Xi extended his right hand towards Gu Jingzhi without any hesitation.

Gu Jingzhi looked at Li Xi's hand with some confusion. What is this?

Seeing that Gu Jingzhi didn't react, Li Xi reached out and held his right hand, shaking it up and down twice, "Happy cooperation."

It's not that she is weak-willed, it's just that he gave her too much.

With these five hundred taels, she can expand her business and achieve financial freedom sooner.

"I need your instructions. How are you going to settle the money?" Li Xi smiled, revealing all eight teeth.

Gu Jingzhi looked at the fake smile on Li Xi's face, and the corners of his lips curled up under the mask, "Silver note."

After Gu Jingzhi finished speaking, he took out a purse from his arms, and took out a stack of silver bills from it, and took out five of them and handed them to Li Xi.

When Li Xi saw the pile of money in his hand, she regretted that she had agreed too early. This guy was obviously a fool with a lot of money.

Hearing the sound of the door opening outside, Li Xi stood up and said, "You take a rest first. I'll go out for a while."

Gu Jingzhi nodded at her and closed his eyes.

"Sister!" Hu Zi's voice came from the yard, and Li Xi lifted the curtain and walked out.

Li Xi's footsteps gradually faded away. In the room, Gu Jingzhi opened his eyes. His eyes were clear without any sleepiness.

When Li Xi came out, she saw Liu Niang following behind Hu Zi. She lowered her head and went into the kitchen, as if she didn't see her.

Seeing his mother leave, Hu Zi asked in a low voice, "Sister, where is that person?"

"Rest in my room now." Li Xi did not hide her thoughts from Hu Zi. The man was obviously going to stay in their house for a while, and she needed an ally.

"Oh, then when will he leave?"

"Let's wait and see." She didn't know when he would leave. "By the way, I saw that Mom didn't look very happy just now. What happened?"

Hu Zi told Li Xi everything that had just happened like pouring beans.

It turned out that they met Aunt Ma when they went out. Aunt Ma spoke sarcastically to Madam Liu for a long time. Madam Liu wanted to leave, but was held back by Aunt Ma. If Hu Zi had not pushed Aunt Ma and made her let go, they might not be able to come back now.

Li Xi: Well, I don’t feel too surprised.

People like Aunt Ma Er bully the weak and fear the strong. If she met me today, I'm afraid she wouldn't dare to do anything.

He only dared to show off in front of the old and the young in their family.

"Huzi, you did a great job, keep up the good work!

Huzi's birthday is coming soon, and I will take you to the city then."

"Really?" Hu Zi's eyes lit up. He could go to the city too? !

"Of course it's true." Li Xi said with a smile, "But Huzi has to do his sister a favor."

"Whatever you need, I'll take care of it!" Hu Zi was very excited and was jumping up and down as he walked.

"You are not allowed to tell mom that there is someone in my room. You have to help me keep it a secret from mom, okay?" Li Xi said.

Li Xi did not intend to tell Liu Niangzi about the man. She was too timid and if she told her about it, it would definitely cause trouble.

Given her personality, she would definitely not agree to keep that person at home, and might even tell the village chief about it, which would then make things a big deal.

Li Xi guessed that the man wanted to stay with them to avoid his enemies. She had taken his money, and they were now in the same boat. She didn't want people to know his whereabouts even more than the man did.

If his enemies knew that he was at her house, they would send people to assassinate him or take revenge on him. Obviously, they, with their old, weak and sick family, would not be able to withstand it.

Lunch was spent in silence. After Liu Niangzi finished cooking, she shouted "It's time to eat" and didn't say anything else.

At the dinner table, Hu Zi looked at his mother on the left and then at his sister on the right, then sighed. It seemed that his sister and mother had not reconciled yet.

After dinner, Li Xi took the initiative to pick up the dishes and went to the kitchen to wash them. Hu Zi took a rag to wipe the table. Madam Liu turned around and went back to the bedroom without saying anything.

The table was quickly wiped, and Huzi went into the kitchen with a rag and asked Li Xi in a low voice, "Sister, what does he eat?"

"Then, have steamed buns like us." Li Xi gestured to Hu Zi to look at the plate on the stove, which contained three golden steamed buns and a small chopstick of pickles.

"Oh." Hu Zi nodded.

"Okay, come on, follow me and take food to her." Li Xi picked up the plate and walked towards the bedroom. Her bedroom and Liu Niangzi's bedroom were separated by only a living room, so she subconsciously moved lightly when she entered the room.

After entering the room, Li Xi put the plate on the kang table and said, "Eat."

Gu Jingzhi, who was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed, opened his eyes. At this time, Li Xi and Hu Zi were already sitting on the edge of the kang.

Gu Jingzhi moved to the kang table, looked at the three steamed buns on the plate without saying anything, and reached out to take off his mask.

When he took off the mask, Li Xi was holding her plan and thinking about something, and she didn't notice that Gu Jingzhi took off the mask at all.

But Hu Zi saw it. He didn't expect that the man his sister picked up was so handsome.

Gu Jingzhi lowered his head and started to eat. Hu Zi leaned close to Li Xi's ear and whispered, "Sister, he is so handsome."

"What?" Li Xi turned her head subconsciously, and then saw the handsome man eating steamed buns.

The man must have noticed his gaze as he looked up at him, staring at him quietly. He had black hair falling behind him, skin as white as jade, and eyebrows and eyes as beautiful as a painting.

Although there were bloodstains and wounds on his forehead, it added a different feeling. Li Xi couldn't think of how to describe it for a moment, but she soon thought of it as a battle-damaged style. Don't say it, this man looks really cool.

Gu Jingzhi was not unfamiliar with this kind of gaze that looked straight at him, but when their eyes met, he did not see the same look in her eyes as in others.

Although she was looking at him straight, there was more admiration in her eyes.

"Have you eaten?" Gu Jingzhi asked.

Li Xi felt that her eyes were a little narrowed by his beauty. She didn't have this feeling when she faced him with a mask on before. Could this man be a male vixen?

"I've eaten. You can eat it yourself."