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

Although the cause of today's events was a mess, the outcome was ultimately good.

The Gu family leaders were satisfied and apologized to Village Chief Qian again, saying, "We outsiders have caused trouble in Huachidu Village, which is really wrong of us. We have also been disrespectful to the village chief, which is really outrageous."

"Please accept three bows from all of us, Village Chief Qian!"

Old Qian was furious and vowed to settle scores with these scoundrels later.

But now, after glancing at Gu Xixi, he changed his mind. "Alright, let's be lenient when we can."

“Since you have already realized your mistake, and for the sake of my niece Xixi, I will accept your three bows and let this matter be considered closed.”

“However,” he paused, his eyes hardening with menace, “you must remember, there will be no next time.”

The Gu family members nodded repeatedly.

The leaders then extended an invitation to Lao Qian with smiles, saying, "It can be said that we became friends after a fight. The village chief is a generous and righteous man, and we truly admire him."

"After the summer harvest in a month or so, there will be a clan gathering of our local Gu family. The clan will hold a banquet, firstly to celebrate the harvest and give thanks to the land, and secondly to allow clan members to get together for a rare occasion. We would like to invite Village Chief Qian and his wife to the banquet."

Old Qian hesitated, "This..."

"Since this is an activity of your clan, it's not appropriate for us outsiders to participate."

The person in charge said, "How is it inappropriate? You are a distinguished guest. As long as you don't find it offensive, we hope you can give us a chance to formally express our apologies."

Aunt Qian said to Old Qian, "It's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester. Husband, why don't you just agree?"

She glanced at Gu Xixi with a smile, "Anyway, Xixi will definitely be going too."

Old Qian nodded in agreement, "Okay, it's settled then!"

It must be said that the person in charge of the Gu family is quite astute when he calms down.

From now on, they will rely entirely on Gu Xixi and will likely visit Huachidu Village frequently.

Old Qian is like a guardian deity in this village, so how could we not pay our respects to him in advance?

The chaos has come to an end.

A group of men surnamed Gu arrived aggressively, then left with smiles on their faces.

Gu Xixi and the others watched them go from where they were.

He Jinglan exclaimed excitedly, "A clan gathering after the summer harvest? And a continuous feast? Such a lively event, Xixi, how come I've never heard you mention it before?"

Gu Xixi said, "Because I've never participated before."

“My dad did go a few times, but he said he always sat at the back, couldn’t hear or see clearly, and couldn’t join the conversation, so it was really boring. Later, he made excuses that he was too busy and only went once every two years to make do.”

He Jinglan laughed and said, "This year is different. If you go by yourself, you'll definitely get a seat in the front."

Gu Xixi looked at her with a smile, "This is all thanks to you."

"Not at all," He Jinglan waved her hand. "It's all thanks to our good teamwork. I don't need to tell you anything; you're able to catch the ladder I'm setting and pave the path you want yourself."

Gu Xixi said, "Isn't it because you figured out what kind of path I really wanted to pave first?"

The two looked at each other and smiled, sharing a tacit understanding as close comrades-in-arms.

Apart from Mu Nanzhao, the others present seemed to be listening to some kind of riddle, only vaguely understanding it.

An Qinghe was a straightforward person, and he asked directly, "What road? What ladder? Besides shouting at those people to buy time for Grandpa Gu to arrive, what else is there in your cooperation?"

He Jinglan and Gu Xixi both chuckled softly.

He Jinglan said playfully, "That's all you've mentioned, nothing else."

An Qinghe is undoubtedly a smart man to have run such a successful business, but unfortunately he comes from a small country in the Western Regions and has not been in Daye for very long.

He still cannot fully comprehend the "political maneuvering" culture of the Daye people.

Therefore, he could sense that there was a deeper meaning in Gu Xixi and He Jinglan's conversation, but he couldn't figure it out completely.

As everyone walked back, Gu Xixi glanced at Mu Nanzhao and found him looking at her with an extremely displeased expression.

She subtly averted her gaze and continued chatting and laughing with the others.

Meanwhile, he wondered to himself, "The matter has been resolved and everyone is happy. Why is he the only one who's angry?"

But it doesn't matter, she has something to say to him alone later anyway.

Gu Xixi's home.

It was mealtime, and Xiao Hua jumped down from the windowsill where it was sunbathing several times and walked into the yard, circling around the old doctor.

The old doctor stood there like a tree stump. Little Flower was very sensible. Several times she looked up at the old doctor and saw that he didn't move, so she had to jump back onto the windowsill.

Xiaohua was very confused. Where were the people in this family?

Normally, by this time, Aunt Zhang or Shi Tou would have already fed it!

People, please come back soon!

After several disappointing attempts to jump up and down, Xiao Hua finally twitched her ears and dashed out of the yard.

The old doctor listened intently, and upon hearing familiar footsteps, his expression visibly relaxed.

With a stern face, he said, "If any of you are injured, come here and let me see."

Gu Xixi had barely stepped one foot across the threshold when she immediately smiled apologetically and said, "Everything's fine, no one's hurt. You can listen and smell for yourself if you don't believe me."

Except for his eyesight, the old doctor's five senses were all more acute than those of ordinary people.

If someone has suffered an external injury, he can make a judgment in advance by listening to footsteps, breathing, or smelling blood.

The old doctor said unhappily, "I heard that a fight broke out over there, and I'm afraid there will be either death or serious injury."

"I'm just a blind old man, it's not good for me to go over there, I'd only be a burden to you all, so I can only wait at home."

"If any of you are carried back, please provide immediate medical attention; it might save your life."

Aunt Zhang said, "What nonsense about being blind or a burden. You old man, you believe everything people say? It's not that serious at all, not even death or serious injury!"

The old doctor was still somewhat skeptical. "Really?"

Receiving a look from Aunt Zhang, everyone nodded hurriedly, "It's true, of course it's true!"

Gu Xixi said, "Yes, those people were originally instigated by Master Gu and Second Master Gu. They went back after they learned the truth."

"It's all alright now, don't worry."

The old doctor finally calmed down completely.

"That's good. In the future, when you risk your lives, at least let me know so I can help you get medical treatment and save your life."

Little Flower meowed, reminding everyone that it was time for lunch.

Aunt Zhang was rushing to the kitchen, and He Jinglan quickly offered to help, also assigning tasks to An Qinghe and Xiao Shitou.

"Stone, you wash the vegetables, Boss An, start the fire, and I'll help Auntie."

He Jinglan took all the "unrelated people" away like a gust of wind, and didn't forget to turn back and give Gu Xixi a look as she left.

The old doctor went back to the backyard to pack his medicine box.

Only Gu Xixi and Mu Nanzhao remained in the front yard.

I haven't thanked you yet.

"Why did you..."

The two spoke at the same time, both startled and somewhat embarrassed.

Mu Nanzhao said coldly, "You speak first."

Gu Xixi did not refuse, "An Qinghe said that the contract was given to him by Master Liu."

"The contract should be the one that Boss Zhao has, right?"

Mu Nanzhao neither agreed nor disagreed.

Gu Xixi asked, "When did you discover this?"