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

Mu Nanzhao said, "Don't worry, I didn't get this result from monitoring you."

He looked away, completely indifferent, and said...

"Your great-grandfather has a history of ill intentions. You sent his most precious youngest son to exile, and then quietly did nothing afterward. Isn't that unusual?"

"I asked Master Liu to keep an eye on his family's movements as well."

After saying that, he suddenly looked a little guilty and glanced at Hu Xixi sideways.

Gu Xixi narrowed her eyes. "So you already knew what Uncle Gu had been doing in private, and you knew that Uncle Gu and Second Master Gu were plotting something, and that they would gather a group of people to cause trouble in the village today?"

Mu Nanzhao's eyes darted around, "...Hmm."

Gu Xixi laughed, "You knew beforehand but didn't tell me, so it's definitely not because you forgot, but because you deliberately saved it as a surprise for me, right?"

Mu Nanzhao turned his gaze and saw Gu Xixi's expression.

The sweeter her smile, the colder he felt down his spine.

"Not really..."

Gu Xixi's smile widened, revealing a set of pearly white teeth. "Why is that?"

Mu Nanzhao turned his head to the side, refusing to meet Gu Xixi's gaze, "..."

He didn't say anything when they first met yesterday because she had argued with him over An Qinghe, and then he saw her being affectionate with An Qinghe, so he was so angry that he didn't want to say a word.

Is this a valid reason to give?!

Then I was delayed by other things and didn't have time to say it.

By the time he remembered to speak this morning, Gu Xixi had already left, and then everyone knew what had happened.

So, Gu Xixi stared at Mu Nanzhao, while Mu Nanzhao stared elsewhere.

The two remained silent for a moment.

Mu Nanzhao couldn't hold back any longer and said, "I wanted to remind you this morning, but you had already left."

Gu Xixi frowned. That's it?

Mu Nanzhao turned to look at her, "Anyway, I'm just telling the truth, believe it or not is up to you."

Gu Xixi thought to herself, it is the truth, but it is definitely not the whole truth.

However, she had already explained the matter of the probationary child and was too lazy to pry further.

"I just wanted to formally thank you. Thanks to your help today, Anqing was able to get the contract back in time. Otherwise, I would have suffered a loss."

"The chaos we are in today will certainly not be resolved so quickly or so easily."

"Thank you." Gu Xixi bowed and looked up at Mu Nanzhao.

"You've done me a great favor, so in return, I should give you a gift. But what would you like?"

Although Mu Nanzhao knew that Gu Xixi disliked owing others.

But he just didn't like seeing her insist on being businesslike and drawing a clear line between them.

So he said expressionlessly, "Then I'll take the money, one hundred taels or two hundred taels is fine."

Gu Xixi frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "I've basically invested all my money in wheat fields and Bodhi fruit trees, so I don't have much cash on hand right now."

"How about this," she looked up at him, "I'll write you an IOU."

"By the time you've finished your important business, my summer wheat harvest will have already been sold. I'll issue you banknotes in advance, and you can send someone to collect them."

Mu Nanzhao didn't really want the money, so he deliberately quoted a large sum, but Gu Xixi took it seriously.

He clenched his teeth, a half-smile playing on his lips. "Boss Gu really is rich."

Gu Xixi sighed, habitually feigning poverty, "How can I be considered rich now?"

"I can only truly breathe a sigh of relief once all the Pinpo fruit trees have successfully borne fruit."

"So..." she smiled awkwardly, "I can only give you one hundred taels of silver."

Mu Nanzhao was absolutely furious about the "one hundred taels of silver".

In Gu Xixi's eyes, he helped her only for money?!

Is he the kind of person who cares about a mere hundred taels of silver?

Does he need that little bit of money?

Mu Nanzhao said with a dark face, "No need, you can keep it for yourself!"

After saying that, he turned around and stormed off.

Gu Xixi added from behind, "Hey, you don't mean it's not enough, do you?"

"But when you return to the capital... your hometown will definitely have many places where you'll need money. It's always good to have more money on hand!"

Mu Nanzhao strode into the west room and slammed the door shut.

He feared that if he had hesitated any longer, he would have lost control of his emotions and lost face.

After all, he was the only one who could break others down; no one else could make him experience such intense emotional fluctuations!

Gu Xixi shook her head and walked towards the main room.

He thought to himself, "What a pampered person he's been since childhood. He can't even be interested in a huge sum of money like a hundred taels of silver."

However, she is in a pretty good mood right now.

Uncle Gu and Uncle Gu suffered the consequences of their own actions and lost the support of their clan.

Both families were quite well-off, especially Grandpa Gu's family.

They would certainly not be willing to retaliate in a way that would result in mutual destruction.

So from now on, these two families will have to live timidly in the village.

While it's not a permanent solution, at least in the short term, they won't be able to cause any major trouble if they try to do something malicious.

Gu Xixi has many things she wants to do, and she doesn't want to waste time guarding against villains.

And today, we've also connected with the local Gu family relatives.

Having a powerful backer makes it easier to move around and do things in the surrounding area, which is secondary.

More important are connections, information, and land.

Gu Xixi wants to expand her planting business and realize her dream of building an agricultural empire, which requires both people and land.

More and more people are wholeheartedly following her to work together. On a smaller scale, it's about getting rich together; on a larger scale, it can lead to the industrialization of local agriculture.

To go a step further in the future, we will also incorporate specialty agriculture.

……

Gu Xixi was immersed in her own visions of the future.

She was smiling when she suddenly caught a glimpse of something outside the door.

But when she got to the spot directly opposite the door, she saw a figure running away in a panic.

"An old bachelor?"

Gu Xixi frowned in confusion. Thinking of the trouble caused by Gu Youfu and others today, she seemed to have seen the old bachelor in the crowd watching the commotion.

At the time, the old bachelor did not come forward to support Gu Youfu.

What is he doing here at this moment?

It was late at night, and Gu Xixi was still fiddling with insecticide.

In early summer, the mountain village is quite cool except when the sun is shining brightly at midday.

But the number of insects has increased significantly.

Gu Xixi had to prepare more insecticide, all of which were naturally extracted ingredients, so they couldn't compare to chemical pesticides. To achieve better results, she had to increase the purity and concentration, which was quite a lot of work.

A mosquito buzzed by.

Just as Gu Xixi was about to look up, she saw Xiao Hua leap up from the edge of the table and slap the window frame with her front paws.

As Xiaohua turned around and sat down to lick her fur, Gu Xixi saw a dead mosquito stuck to the window frame.

Thankfully, there was no blood inside the mosquito's belly.

Gu Xixi smiled and stroked the cat's head, "Little Flower is really amazing."

However, I'll make some mosquito repellent tomorrow while I'm at it.

He Jinglan leaned against the bed, her head tilted to the side, the popular book in her hand falling to the ground; she had already fallen asleep.

Gu Xixi thoughtfully pulled the mosquito net tighter and tiptoed out the door.

She was probably hungry because the work was mentally and physically demanding.

The kitchen was dark. Gu Xixi lifted the curtain and bumped into someone who was about to come out.