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

Local legends about fox spirits and weasels are prevalent.

Whenever something inexplicable happens, the people will attribute it to these spirits or monsters.

Upon hearing about the fox spirit, Gu Laosan was completely jolted back to reality.

Yesterday, the couple couldn't sleep until late at night because they suspected that Gu Bapi had hidden money under the sand pile.

The two hit it off immediately and decided to sneak out under the cover of night to find out what was going on.

Gu Laosan and Liu Shi climbed over the wall of Gu Xixi's house and crept around in the dark for a few steps.

Before they could find the sand pile, something strange happened.

They felt a cool breeze brush past them from behind, and the two of them immediately felt a chill run down their spines and were about to turn around to look.

But then a sudden, sharp pain shot through the back of my neck…

By the time they were woken up by the villagers who were passing by early in the morning, it was already dawn.

The couple looked at each other, swaying slightly, and realized they were hanging from a tree.

Recalling their entry into Gu Xixi's house, they saw no one and heard no footsteps; in the blink of an eye, both of them were completely unaware of anything.

This is something no human being would do.

Moreover, after that man named Chen Fang appeared, Gu Xixi's personality seemed to change completely.

Liu said angrily, "The more I think about it, the more something seems wrong! What kind of man in the world is so handsome?"

"In my opinion, that pretty boy surnamed Chen is Gu Xixi's kept vixen!"

Old Gu shouted in a deep voice, "Shut up!"

Liu retorted, "We had an accident at her house, and we didn't even go to her, but she came knocking on our door first!"

"I'm going to go out and talk to her face to face!"

Old Master Gu was in a panic and quickly covered Liu's mouth with his hand, saying, "How could I have married such a stupid woman like you!"

"Have you forgotten where we were tied up?!"

"If you go out and confront her now, that would be an admission of guilt!"

Liu blinked and nodded, indicating that she had quieted down.

Gu Laosan then released her and said in a muffled voice, "This time, we can only suffer in silence."

"If word gets out, our whole family will never be allowed to live in the village again!"

In the courtyard, Gu Xixi, as if deliberately trying to provoke a sore spot, raised her voice an octave higher, "Third Uncle and Third Aunt! I heard you were frightened, so Chen Fang and I came to visit you!"

Liu looked at Gu Laosan and asked, "Father, is this brat doing this on purpose?"

Gu Laosan lay down and covered his head with the blanket, saying, "Let her be, we'll just pretend we're not home."

However, since Gu Xixi had come all this way, she didn't intend to leave after being turned away.

She exclaimed in surprise, "I've heard that older people are most susceptible to catching colds. Could it be that you're sick?"

"Third Uncle! Third Aunt!! Are you... alright?!"

Each sentence was louder than the last, gradually attracting the attention of the neighbors.

Mu Nanzhao stood there with his eyes half-closed, still appearing indifferent.

"Could he have died inside the house?"

Since she's going to act, he doesn't mind giving her a push.

When the kind-hearted neighbors heard that the person had died inside the house, they were so frightened that they all crowded into the yard.

"I remember the third brother hasn't left the house since he came back this morning!"

"Yes! Could he really be sick?!"

"What are we waiting for? Let's go in and rescue them!"

Gu Xixi watched as the crowd surged toward the main house, a cold smile playing on her lips.

I told you to hide!

But she insisted that more people would make things easier, and she wanted to make today's scene as big as possible!

Just as someone pushed the door open, the door opened from the inside, and Gu Laosan and Liu Shi came out, their faces ashen.

Gu Laosan forced a smile, "What's wrong?"

"I was sleeping soundly when I heard a commotion outside."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the two were safe and sound, and they all offered their explanations.

Gu Xixi stepped forward with a relieved expression, "It's good that you're alright! No matter how I called for Uncle and Aunt, they wouldn't respond."

"I thought you two were sick."

Liu gritted her teeth and said, "Your man has talked us to death, how can we not agree!"

Gu Laosan secretly nudged Liu Shi and smiled at everyone, saying, "Thank you all for your concern."

"It's all a misunderstanding. We're both fine. Everyone, please disperse."

Gu Xixi spoke slowly and deliberately, "My third aunt said yesterday that she wanted to rent out my land, which reminded me of something."

"It's all my fault that the fields are lying fallow; I should start cultivating them as soon as possible."

The biggest spendthrift woman in Huachidu Village has actually decided to farm.

The gossip-filled atmosphere made people who were about to leave slow down.

When Gu Laosan saw that Gu Xixi didn't mention what happened last night, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"If your father knew that you could think this way, he would surely be pleased."

He wore a kind smile on his face, but his heart was filled with disdain.

She's just a brat who's never been involved in farm work.

Does she know how to farm? Can she endure the hardships?

For now, just appease her in front of everyone. Once she gets into a good mood for a few days, she'll definitely cry and shout that she doesn't want to do it anymore.

At that time, he will still have to hold onto the 32 mu of land!

Gu Laosan's smile was still on his face when he heard Gu Xixi say:

"Therefore, the seven acres of paddy fields that my third uncle occupied should also be returned."

Gu Laosan's expression froze.

Liu couldn't contain herself any longer and jumped up, "What do you mean by visiting? They were just waiting for us here!"

"You pretended not to know before, but now you're eyeing my wheat!"

Gu Xixi smiled and said, "The seven acres of land you used are all top-quality paddy fields."

"For the sake of our kinship, the rent will be halved, or you can have it for three strings of cash or the equivalent amount of grain."

Gu Laosan held Liu Shi down, grinned at Gu Xixi, and revealed a smug smile.

“You left this land vacant back then, and Uncle only borrowed it to farm.”

"Since there was no verbal agreement or written contract, how can there be any talk of rent?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Liu beamed, raising her chin defiantly.

"It's no use asking the villagers to judge this or taking it to the yamen!"

The villagers had been discussing Gu Laosan's land grabbing for some time.

In the past, only Gu Xixi, that fool, was completely indifferent to this and knew nothing about it.

At this moment, seeing that Gu Laosan was clearly acting like a scoundrel, everyone felt more sympathy for Gu Xixi, who had turned over a new leaf.

Someone whispered to Mu Nanzhao, "Hey, hurry up and say something to scare them!"

Mu Nanzhao stood with his hands in his sleeves, looking ahead. "No need."

Gu Xixi and Gu Laosan looked at each other, their expressions becoming even more indifferent.

“I don’t have a rent deed, but I do have a deed for these seven acres of land.”

"As the owner of the land, one has the right to dispose of anything on the land."

"The farming season is urgent. If I don't receive the rent by tomorrow, someone will come to take back the land the day after tomorrow."

Gu Laosan and Liu Shi were both shocked and furious.

"You want to monopolize it? Those wheat seeds and labor came from my family!"

"Don't worry." Gu Xixi's eyes lit up with a smile.

“I don’t want your stuff. I’ll have someone pull out all the unripe wheat.”

"Third Uncle and Third Aunt can pick it up themselves when the time comes."

The wheat will be ready in half a month; pulling it up now would mean working for nothing for half a year.

Liu's heart was breaking, and she trembled violently. "I'll beat you to death, you little bitch!"