Madam Xu had never seen such a wealthy and handsome gentleman before, and she was immediately captivated.

His henchman shouted, "If you dare look again, believe me, I'll gouge your eyes out!"

"Master, I dare not do it again!" Madam Xu hurriedly lowered her head, terrified.

Sitting in the carriage, Gu Nanfeng frowned and urged, "Speak!"

"The Lin Yunniang you mentioned, Lin Shi, is the daughter-in-law of that ungrateful, beastly eldest son in our family. That couple is a pair of ingrates; they killed my second son, stirred up trouble within the family to divide the inheritance, and even dragged my daughter into a brothel..."

"Heaven and earth bear witness, although I didn't give birth to him, I raised him. If I hadn't fed him, would he have grown up so big? Would he have been able to go to school? Who would have thought it would end like this? I should have strangled him back then. That troublemaker Lin is a complete scourge. Before she came into the family, everything was fine..."

Xu spoke with great enthusiasm, spitting and crying, completely distorting the truth.

Jiang Shoutian was shocked and furious upon hearing this, and interrupted him in a fit of rage, "What nonsense are you spouting! Master, don't listen to your wife's nonsense, she's gone mad! Lin Shi, she..."

Before she could finish speaking, Xu interrupted her, crying out, "How could I be talking nonsense? I'm just telling the truth! You're so concerned about your reputation, afraid of losing face, that you don't want to tell anyone. I'm not afraid of losing face! I can barely go on living myself! It's all that jinx's fault!"

Gu Nanfeng frowned even more deeply. "It sounds like something a ruthless person would do."

Otherwise, an ordinary woman wouldn't be capable of gouging out someone's eyes and committing murder.

Gu Nanfeng's subordinate threw five taels of silver at Jiang Laosan and then left.

It landed right in Jiang Laosan's arms. When Xu saw the silver, her eyes widened in disbelief.

Five taels!

They said they'd give it, and they really did!

Heaven knows how envious she was when she saw Lin Hongzhi earning money by just saying a few words in Xinghua Village. This good thing finally fell into their family's lap.

"Give it to me!" Madam Xu grabbed it as soon as she could.

She answered the question, and the money was hers!

Jiang Shoutian, enraged, began to beat Xu Shi mercilessly.

Gu Nanfeng and his group completely ignored the Jiang family's commotion.

They're all foolish villagers.

The subordinate asked, "Master, where do we go now? Should we send our men to continue searching for this Lin woman?"

"No, we'll just wait in the village. Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, and they'll be back."

Gu Nanfeng thought he must have arrived early. It didn't matter; he could just wait.

……

……

Lin Shuyun went back to the county again and bought some things for her parents.

Then they hired three more carriages to take the whole family, including Gu Chen, Gu Ru, and Gu Bao, back to the village.

As the carriage passed through the village, some villagers were resting under the trees.

"Who's this important guest again? Could it be another relative?"

The woman next to Third Aunt was eating melon seeds and staring curiously at the two carriages.

When they saw Jiang Changtian come out of the carriage to greet them, everyone swarmed around him.

"Changtian, you're back?"

"I was just wondering where our distinguished guests came from, and it turns out it's you! Is the academy on holiday?"

"Is this carriage rented? Was it expensive?"

Everyone surrounded them, asking all sorts of questions, and then Lin Shuyun and Jiang Changtian got off the carriage.

Third Aunt lowered her voice, "Changtian, a wealthy gentleman has recently come to the village. Madam Xu says he's a relative of your family... the Jiang family, do you know that?"

Jiang Changtian shook his head; he didn't know of any wealthy relatives.

Lin Shuyun focused on the key point: "Wealthy old man?"

Could it be that our enemies have come looking for us?

Third Aunt was still saying, "That old woman Xu has been holding her head up to the sky these past few days. She absolutely refuses to let Jiang Laosan marry Xiaohua, and she talks badly about the two of you to everyone she meets. Sometimes Jiang Shoutian drags her away to beat her, but she doesn't learn her lesson. I don't know if she's gone mad!"

"But that rich man rented a courtyard in the village, which is Wang San's new courtyard. It's brand new and hasn't been lived in yet. That person doesn't seem to go out much. Do you think it's possible that your own father has come looking for you?"

Third Aunt couldn't help but guess.

"It shouldn't be." Jiang Changtian shook his head.

Third Aunt nodded in agreement. "That's right. If it were your own father, he wouldn't have kept it from you. Xu Shi abused you so much, she definitely won't get away with it."

Seeing that she had heard enough gossip, Lin Shuyun turned around and took out two large bags of melon seeds from the carriage. "Third Aunt, if the carriage is going to return on time, we'll go home first. Please share these melon seeds, and don't be too picky."

There are so many free sunflower seeds, who would complain about them?

After getting into the carriage, Jiang Changtian asked Meiqiu to inquire about the situation.

He was worried that the strangers who had suddenly arrived in the village were there for him.

Coal Ball, fast asleep in the corner, didn't even raise his head: Why should I go just because you tell me to? I'm not your lackey. Don't I have any dignity? Jiang, please recognize your place.

Once in the city, Coal Ball did nothing all day but sleep or roam freely in Lin Shuyun's space.

Its territory lies back in the countryside and on the mountaintop.

Lin Shuyun couldn't understand cat language. Seeing it meowing, she turned to look at Jiang Changtian and asked, "What did it say?"

Jiang Changtian gritted his teeth, "It said it wants to eat shit, and it will only be willing to run errands after it eats shit."

Lin Shuyun: ?

Does Coal Ball have this peculiar habit? I've never heard of cats liking to eat poop.

Coal Ball, still angry, looked up and said, "Ha, man, you lie to Yunyun's face. If Shuyun ever understands me, you're finished. I'm going to tell her all the good things you've done, and then she won't want you anymore. You scheming and cunning man."

"Shut up!" Jiang Changtian's tone was laced with warning.

Lin Shuyun tilted her head, then suddenly realized, "Judging from Coal Ball's appearance, are you lying to me?"

Jiang Changtian immediately shook his head, "No."

Lin Shuyun smiled and looked down at Coal Ball. "Coal Ball, did he lie to me? If he did, nod; if he didn't, shake your head."

The coal briquette nodded decisively.

As if afraid that Lin Shuyun wouldn't understand, he nodded very vigorously.

Nodding and laughing: Hahaha, Shu Yun is so smart, Jiang, you're doomed!

Lin Shuyun smiled and said, "Husband, tell me honestly what you lied to me about?"

Jiang Changtian's body stiffened instantly.

Dead cat, you wretched cat.

Why can't a perfectly normal cat talk properly? Go eat shit.

In the cramped space of the carriage, Jiang Changtian was finally forced to repeat, word by word, what Meiqiu had said earlier, until his ears turned red.

"Why should I go just because you tell me to? I'm not your lackey. Don't I have any dignity? Jiang, please recognize your own status."

That one sentence made Lin Shuyun hold back her laughter until tears streamed down her face.

Is Coal Ball's mouth really that venomous?

Jiang Changtian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If he hadn't already arrived at his doorstep, he probably would have had to repeat the process.

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