When we arrived at the courtyard gate, we got off in the rented carriage. The driver put our things down and left.

Xiaoqing glared at Jiang Changtian, whose face was flushed red, and said, "What are you doing in the carriage? Can't you be a little more careful in broad daylight!"

Shameless! He takes every opportunity to take advantage of Yunyun. He's wasted his education.

Jiang Changtian: ?

What's wrong again? He didn't do anything.

Qin Niangzi slapped Xiaoqing on the head and said in a low voice, "What do you want to do by staring at that young couple every day? It's perfectly normal for them to do whatever they want. Why are you meddling in their business? Next time, don't say anything, understand?"

Xiaoqing glared fiercely at Qin Niangzi, then turned her head away and ignored her.

He's leaving soon, why waste his breath on this woman?

Qin Niangzi frowned. What's wrong with this boy lately? He hasn't said a single word to her.

Could it be that what she said before was a bit too much?

Lin Shuyun had already opened the door. After a while, no one had lived there, and a lot of grass had grown inside the yard and in front of the gate. Now everyone had something to do.

Gu Chen's injuries hadn't healed yet, so Lin Shuyun gave him special permission to rest. Everyone else, without exception, got busy.

Standing in the courtyard, Lin Shuyun watched the leaves of trees swaying without wind in the distance, smiled, and turned to go back into the house.

These people are pretty quick.

In a courtyard on the edge of the village, Gu Nanfeng was practicing his swordplay, each move flowing smoothly and gracefully.

The subordinate came forward and said, "Master, the Lin family has returned, and they have three children with them. They should be the children from the dilapidated temple that the beggar mentioned."

"It's good that you're back. Keep an eye on her and find an opportunity to get close to her to see if she's the same person who killed Guo San that day."

Gu Nanfeng sheathed his sword, got up, and sat down at the stone table to drink tea.

"master……"

The subordinate didn't leave; he stood there, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

"What's wrong? Is there anything else? If you have something to say, just say it." Gu Nanfeng frowned. What was this grown man dawdling about?

The subordinate whispered, "The women in the village occasionally bring things to the door. What should we do with these things?"

Since Gu Nanfeng moved into this courtyard, many women from the village have come here furtively, sometimes bringing a basket of eggs, sometimes meat or vegetables.

Even the village widows have come here.

I admire these village girls; they're quite bold. Don't they ever look at themselves in the mirror?

Gu Nanfeng's face darkened. "Do you need to ask me about such a trivial matter? Return it, or just throw it away."

"Yes."

As soon as my subordinate stepped out, he came face to face with a dark-skinned, plump village girl. The two looked at each other, and the village girl put her basket on the ground, blushed, and ran away.

Subordinate: ...

My whole body was shaking as I ran, and my face turned red. What's there to be red about? The women in the village are so scary.

Looking at the eggs on the ground, the subordinate frowned and picked them up.

It seems a shame to throw it away, so I'll feed it to the cats and dogs.

Wang Niu delivered the eggs and returned with a beaming smile. As soon as she entered the door, her father, Wang San, was already waiting for her in the yard.

"Dad, what are you doing standing in the yard? You scared me to death!"

Wang Laosan's face darkened. "You sent things over there again?"

That wealthy gentleman rented their newly built courtyard and paid a considerable sum of money. His daughter, Wang Niu, only glanced at it from the doorway and immediately hatched a wicked plan.

Wang Niu said guiltily, "No, I just went out for a walk."

The eggs at home were saved up for Wang Laosan to eat when he worked in the fields, so Wang Niu naturally felt guilty for taking them.

Wang San frowned and said earnestly, "He's a wealthy man, judging by his spending, he's definitely not short of money. He has all kinds of beautiful women, do you think he'd be interested in someone like you? You'd better give up on that idea!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Niu burst into tears, "What did I do? I never said I had to be the legal wife. Even as a concubine, I'd still live a life of luxury!"

"You're not allowed to go! You're a disgrace! I'd rather be a poor man's wife than a rich man's concubine!"

Wang Laosan thought to himself, "Even if I were to become a concubine, no one would want me."

Wang Niu ran back to her room crying.

Wang Niu Niang sneaked in and whispered, "Your father won't let you go. You'll have to figure it out yourself. You'd better think it through. Do you want to spend your life in poverty with a peasant or serve a nobleman?"

The old man in her family's yard eats meat every day, and the aroma wafts throughout the village whenever the wind blows. If their daughter could go there, the family would surely benefit.

Upon hearing this, Wang Niu wiped away her tears and said, "Mother, I'll listen to you. If I live a good life, I will never forget you."

She thought she had overheard people talking about Lin Shi in the courtyard. Could it be that the master liked someone like Lin Shi?

Why doesn't she go find Madam Lin? If she takes Madam Lin with her, she's sure to get in.

Wang Niu ran straight to Lin Shuyun's house, but almost bumped into someone.

"Hey, are you blind?"

"Jiang Shuixian, didn't you run away with the peddler? Why are you back?"

Wang Niu was shocked to see Jiang Shuixian. Jiang Shuixian looked different from before. She was wearing makeup and a light red dress, with her shoulders and head exposed, but she was still recognizable.

"What do you mean, ran away? Don't slander my reputation. I went to make a fortune and came back to see my parents."

Jiang Shuixian covered her nose with a handkerchief and looked at Wang Niu with disgust.

She had only returned after her mother, Madam Xu, sent a message. She had been serving the guests well lately, so Madam Li had specially allowed her to come back for a day.

"I heard we have a distinguished guest in the village?"

Jiang Shuixian came for this reason. If she could get this distinguished guest to redeem her from her servitude, she could live a life of wealth and luxury.

Although brothels are alluring, they sometimes don't treat people like human beings. Thinking of those who tormented people for their own amusement filled her with deep regret. Her injuries were still very painful.

"Yes, what do you want to do?" Wang Niu looked at Jiang Shuixian nervously.

Jiang Shuixian had met all sorts of people in the building during this time, and she immediately saw what the girl was thinking. She burst out laughing, "With your dark, fat, and clumsy appearance, you don't actually want to meet important guests, do you? Hahahaha, that's hilarious."

"If I can't do it, how come you, looking like a pheasant, can?" Wang Niu retorted stubbornly.

"You... then how about I show you what I'm capable of?"

Jiang Shuixian swayed her hips and went directly to the courtyard where Gu Nanfeng lived.

"who?"

As soon as they arrived nearby, the guards at the gate shouted at them.

Jiang Shuixian winked and said, "Young man, please tell your master that I am Jiang Shuixian, Jiang Changtian's sister, and Lin Shi is my sister-in-law. I have something to say to him."

Upon hearing Lin's name, the guard spoke with a cold face, "What is it? Speak!"

"Well, there's something I can't say," Jiang Shuixian said in a high-pitched voice. "My sister-in-law is quite a formidable person. I can only tell you when I meet your master."

Jiang Shuixian knew from the guards' posture at the gate that her mother hadn't lied to her this time; the person inside must be of noble status.

"Is this Lin family really that ruthless, selling her husband's sisters to brothels?"

"Who is it that's lying through their teeth like this? Aren't they afraid of their tongues rotting?"

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