“What? Did you fight with her?” In anxiousness, Gu Fengkang jumped up from bed, but when his wound was stretched, he called out his mother’s name.

Gu Pinghui couldn’t understand what her younger brother was anxious about and why he was so angry. Apparently, he’s not angry because she was humiliated in Huangtou Village.

“Fengkang, what’s wrong with you?” Gu Pinghui asked.

Gu Fengkang fell on the bed, he didn’t dare to move his body a bit. He took a deep breath before he said: “Do you know who Bai Zhi is?”

Gu Pinghui shook her head: “I don’t, a mere a mountain village girl, what else could she be?”

“Meng Nan, do you know Meng Nan?” Gu Fengkang asked.

Gu Pinghui nodded: “I know, I know him. She treated Meng Nan’s wounds, but what about it? Meng Nan is gone now and will never come back, so what if she saved Meng Nan?”

Gu Fengkang also thought the same before, so he beat her with the board without any scruples, but now he knows that he is wrong. And it’s a big mistake.

“Meng Nan fancy that little girl. After a while, he will send people to take her to the capital. There is an expert around her that protects her. If not, why do you think this happened to me? Why do you think your husband get in trouble last night?”

Gu Pinghui was completely shocked: What is this? what’s going on?

After a long while, Gu Pinghui returned to her senses and she squinted her eyes to Xu Furen: “You know about this right? Even knowing this, you still let me go to Huangtou Village to look for her? You just want to make a fool of me and laugh at me, don’t you?”

Xu Furen took out her handkerchief and wiped her tears, then chokingly said: “Sister-in-law, how can you say that? How will I know this kind of thing? I just learned about it today.”

The noise of the two women, crying, shouting, made Gu Fengkang felt headache: “Too noisy, you go outside and fight in there, don’t bother this old man.”

Gu Pinghui turned and walked away, but Gu Fengkang called her again: “Go back and tell your husband to control himself. If he continued provoking Bai Zhi, even the king of heaven can’t keep him alive.”

Gu Pinghui was so angry, but she could only grit her teeth and stop her tears from falling.

When Gu Pinghui left, Gu Fengkang turned and looked at Xu Furen, who had already walked to the door: “You, you give this old man some peace of mind, if you dare to cause trouble again, then don’t blame this old man for not considering the old feelings.”

Xu Furen didn’t say anything. She only looked at him and then walked away.

For not considering the old feelings? When did he ever consider the old feelings?

*

Early the next morning, Bai Zhi called Awu and Hu Feng: “This skin is almost sun-dried. Let’s go to the town and sell it today. It’s almost winter. After we got some money, we can buy winter clothes and quilts.”

Awu was very excited, these few animal skins are worth a lot of money. Bai Zhi said that after they sell these skins, she will divide the money equally. He also has some share, which means he can buy his wife and daughter winter clothes.

Zhao Sue, who was cleaning up the dishes in the kitchen, after hearing those words, her heart was also filled with happiness. Their days were finally getting better and better, they don’t need to worry about what to cover in their body during winter.

Ru’er jumped out of the house and ran to Awu’s side, she pulled his clothes and said: “Father, I want to go to town, you promised me that you will buy me candied fruit and sugar gourd.”

Awu smiled and said: “Today, father is going to work in the town. When I come back, I will bring you candied fruit, okay?”

Ru’er shook her head and pouted: “No, no, I want to go, I want to go!”

Bai Zhi likes Ru’er very much after seeing her well-behaved. Even when she’s sick, she didn’t cry or cause trouble. Her temperament was good: “Let’s take her with us. You two are responsible for selling these skins, while I take Ru’er with me.”

 

 

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