A husband found in the village? I bought a regent for a penny!

Aunt Zhang saw that Xixi's face had turned pale with anxiety. Suddenly, she was in a flash of courage, grabbed a bald broom and threw it at Liu's leg.

Liu let out an "Ah!" and knelt down straight outside the threshold.

Gu Xixi took the opportunity to squeeze through and block the doorway with her whole body.

Liu struggled to get up, cursing, but Aunt Zhang pounced on her and pinned her down, not giving her a chance to continue her tirade.

"You little punk, you want to smash up our house? You'll see if you can get past me first!"

Gu Qingye was originally peeking out from outside the gate to watch the battle.

Realizing her mother was about to be at a disadvantage, she immediately cried out in alarm, "Mother! Stop fighting!"

"Someone help me, please pull my mother away!"

Among the onlookers, some understood the situation.

"If your mother tries to smash someone else's house, then Aunt Zhang deserves to teach her a lesson!"

"If we pull her away now, she'll complain, and we'll be doing a thankless job."

Gu Qingye looked pleadingly at Gu Laosan, then at Gu Daye and the others.

However, the men all glanced at each other and pretended not to see.

How can they possibly fight back when the women are fighting?

Seeing that Aunt Zhang had pulled out a lock of Liu's hair, Gu Qingye had no choice but to go in herself.

"Sister Xixi, we..."

Just as she was about to ask Gu Xixi to help break up the fight, she was shocked to find Gu Xixi holding up a wooden bucket for drawing water and gesturing towards Liu's head with a frown.

Gu Qingye, her face pale, grabbed Gu Xixi, "Sister Xixi! You mustn't!"

Gu Xixi didn't speak because she was hesitating.

She has studied so many plants, but she has never studied fighting.

The wooden barrel is thick and hard; if I smash it down, will my head be cracked open?

Moreover, with Aunt Zhang and Liu rolling around on the ground, it was really difficult for her to find an opening to strike.

Just as things reached a stalemate, a thunderous roar suddenly rang out from outside the courtyard wall: "Master! We're here!"

Silence fell, even the chatter of onlookers ceased.

Chen Dafu, dressed smartly in shorts, strode into the yard carrying a hoe, his arms still damp with sweat from farm work.

"Let me see who dares to extort money from us and disrupt our business!"

His voice was booming, and at the same time, a sharp glare shot through her eyes. Liu was so frightened that she trembled and involuntarily stopped cursing.

Then several young employees came in and silently surrounded Liu.

Gu Laosan then rushed in, shouting, "What are you doing? What are you all doing?!"

He was terrified, but he had to put on a brave face: "A bunch of grown men beating up a woman?"

"Huachidu Village is a place where the law is upheld!"

Gu Xixi helped Aunt Zhang to her feet.

Aunt Zhang gathered her hair into a bun and whispered smugly, "Don't worry, we didn't lose out. I pinched her a few times, and she just tore my hair apart. She'll be in so much pain tonight she won't be able to sleep!"

Gu Xixi couldn't help but smile slightly, "Thanks to your great contribution."

"Please come inside, wash your face, and rest. I'll take care of the rest."

Chen Dafu and his men surrounded Gu Laosan's family, forbidding them from causing any trouble, and awaited their master's judgment.

Gu Qingye was so frightened that she huddled close to Liu Shi, cowering in fear.

"Sister Xixi, my mother was just worried about my brother, she acted rashly..."

Gu Xixi couldn't help but sneer.

When the hired workers hadn't arrived yet, Liu threw a tantrum, and no one did anything about it.

Now you know how to play the victim.

Seeing that the situation was getting out of hand, Grandpa Gu had no choice but to bring in Second Master Gu to help him out.

Relying on being an elder of the Gu family, Grandpa Gu said with a stern face, "Xixi, what your third aunt did was wrong, but she loved her son very much."

"Why are you making such a fuss? You've blown up such a small misunderstanding among your own family. Isn't that shameful? And you even brought in these guys waving knives and sticks. Who are you trying to scare to death?"

Gu Xixi chuckled softly, "Grandpa is right."

"The disturbance was caused by my third uncle's family coming to my house to cause trouble."

“These hired workers of mine were not hired by me. You can ask them if you don’t believe me.”

Grandpa Gu turned to look at Chen Dafu.

Chen Dafu said in a thunderous voice, "It's me."

“We’re working right now. If it weren’t for the kids saying there was trouble, or if we weren’t worried about our boss being bullied, we wouldn’t bother with your family matters!”

Suddenly, Liu pointed at Chen Dafu and the others, and said in a shrill voice, "So that's how it is."

"I knew it! How could eight grown men submit to a little girl like you!"

"Men and women mingling together must mean they're up to something dirty, yet they're framing my son!"

Wow!

A bucket of ice-cold well water drenched Liu from head to toe.

Gu Xixi threw down the bucket and said coldly, "Spreading rumors and slandering people's innocence."

"Isn't the Gu family afraid that such a daughter-in-law will ruin their reputation?"

Even in the height of summer, the water freshly drawn from the deep well in the courtyard was still icy cold.

Liu's lips turned blue instantly, and she trembled, unable to speak any more.

Grandpa Gu glared at Gu Laosan unhappily, signaling him to shut up Liu Shi's foul mouth.

Then he turned to Gu Xixi and said in a gentle tone, "Even if nothing is wrong, it is still improper for a young lady to act like this."

He stroked his white beard, adopting the air of an elder who said, "It's all for your own good."

"Why would they listen to you and work for you if you're just a lowly woman? If you listen to your grandfather, you might as well dismiss them as soon as possible; it'll be better for your reputation."

Gu Xixi's lips curled into a smile, but there was no real smile in her eyes.

Why should they work for me?

"I can give them real food, as long as they want it."

"I'm still busy, so I'll trouble everyone to help me see the guests out."

Grandpa Gu and Second Grandpa Gu still wanted to speak.

But he was forced to retreat by a single glare from eight employees.

Chen Dafu closed the door and looked at the Gu family members with disdain.

"We admire our employer. So what if she's just a young girl?"

"Our boss is more capable than anyone else here!"

A young man chuckled, "Stop bragging. You're from another village, do you even know what she was like in the past?"

"Is she no longer able to distinguish between wheat seedlings and chives?"

The villagers burst into laughter.

Chen Dafu wasn't angry; in fact, he looked at everyone with a hint of pity.

Following the landlord's instructions on farming, they had already broadened their horizons in just one month.

They had never seen such a high germination rate or such robust millet seedlings.

The fertilizer prepared by the owner is also quite magical, and it must be used at different times and in different ways. Some of it should be sprayed on the leaves, while others should be watered at the roots.

Everyone here is a skilled farmer, but at first they didn't understand and even found it a bit troublesome.

But they soon discovered that common pests and diseases did not appear, and the seedlings grew taller and taller after being thoroughly watered every few days.

This is why Chen Dafu and others, who initially gathered for profit, became devoted followers of Gu Xixi.

For the public good, they were all looking forward to what amazing harvest would come in the end, and being able to participate had become an unspoken honor for everyone.

Personally, if I do a good job and the employer is satisfied, I might be able to pass on my farming secrets to them.

But the villagers of Huachi Ferry didn't notice any of this.

They're still waiting to see Gu Xixi make a fool of herself during the autumn harvest.