Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 182 Elder Lei Wu

Clang, clang~

A series of mule cart sounds came, and four mule carts ran past the mud house where Elder Mo and his group were hiding, heading towards the Gu Family Workshop.

After the four mule carts, there were actually six fast horses.

On the six horses sat six people of vastly different ages, yet all brimming with energy. They were laughing and chatting, and in the blink of an eye, they rushed ahead of the mule carts to the open space in front of the Gu Family Workshop.

Mo Dakui was shrewd, and upon seeing the people on the fast horses, he worriedly said: "Dad, who are these people? They seem to have some background. Will there be any trouble if we go out?"

Mo Dakui was a bit scared.

Elder Mo was also scared, but he was more afraid of poverty: "The thin man on the red horse must be Scholar Shang. The people Scholar Shang could be acquainted with must be some figures, what’s there to be surprised about?"

Elder Mo pushed Old Mrs. Mo: "Go quickly, take the two kids and cry, cry bitterly."

Old Mrs. Mo hesitated and did not go out. She said to Elder Mo: "Old man, the Gu family has a habit of reporting to the officials. Will we be arrested and end up in prison if we go out and cause a scene?"

Old Mrs. Mo, remembering the incident with He Dacai and Lu Laosan, felt some fear. The Gu family was capable of arresting even Lu Laosan and sending him to the officials; if she went out to make a scene, would she have to spend her life in prison?

"Why are you scared? We are just going to cry about Chunyue being unfilial and our home’s hardships, not to smash the Gu Family Workshop. What can the Gu family do to us?" Elder Mo first scolded Old Mrs. Mo, then lowered his voice and said: "Wife, don’t worry, with these important figures present, the Gu family wouldn’t dare to make a fuss with us. They will come out quickly and give you the money, and then you can bring the Silver Coin back home."

He also instructed: "Before coming back, pretend to fall and push Qiuyue, push Qiuyue into Jin’an’s arms."

Elder Mo said to Mo Qiuyue: "Qiuyue, you see, the Gu family is getting better and better. You must seize the opportunity. As long as you climb up to Jin’an, you are climbing up to a significant figure in the county."

After a bout of persuasion from Elder Mo, the Mo Family People were all boiling with excitement, and Old Mrs. Mo’s courage also grew.

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At the Gu Family Workshop, Third Grandpa and his group, upon hearing the sound of the mule carts, knew Scholar Shang’s family had arrived and hurriedly led their people to greet them. They were genuinely surprised to see the six people on the horses.

On the six tall horses sat Scholar Shang, County Captain Jiang, Jiang Qi, and a middle-aged man who looked similar to County Captain Jiang, presumably one of the sons of County Captain Jiang.

The remaining two, one over fifty, tall and burly similar to County Captain Jiang; the other in his thirties, taller than an average person but with a scholarly aura, apparently an educated man.

"Brother Gu, long time no see, how have you been recently?" County Captain Jiang was the first to dismount, looking at Third Grandpa and laughing loudly: "I heard that a few of your family’s workshops are opening, so I brought my eldest and second sons, thickening my face to come here, hope you don’t mind, keeping us for a drink of water wine."

The workshops of Qin, Gu, and Luotian families had only invited Scholar Shang, Doctor Wu from Xuanhu Fang, and Doctor Du, not the Jiang Family. After all, the Jiang Family was an official family, and these peasants didn’t presume to climb high.

Third Grandpa hurried forward, taking everyone to pay respects to County Captain Jiang, who stopped him: "Brother Gu, between our families, we consider each other old friends, if you do this ritual with me, it’ll be rather distant."

Whether in Great Chu or the former dynasty, the commoners had to kneel to the officials.

Hearing this, Third Grandpa didn’t decline, straightened his body, and laughed: "Then I will take the liberty and call Brother Jiang as a brother."

"Haha, that’s right." County Captain Jiang, coming from a military background, liked straightforward people; he disdained those who were too sticky in their actions.

After speaking with Third Grandpa, County Captain Jiang then looked over to Gu Jinli and said to her: "Girl, you must have been anxious, don’t worry, old man hasn’t forgotten about the soy oil matter."

County Magistrate Jiang has been following the County Magistrate in the Prefecture lately, busy with escorting disaster victims back to Tianfu County for resettlement, so he hasn’t had time to deal with the soybean oil matter, causing some delays.

However...

"Old man has brought two people here for you, they are very interested in soybean oil and seasoning spices," County Magistrate Jiang called out to the two men who had dismounted: "Old Five, Ah Ji, come over here, this is the Gu Family’s daughter I mentioned to you, named Yu."

Gu Jinli, being the younger, stepped forward first to greet County Magistrate Jiang: "Grandpa Jiang, hello."

Then to the two men, she said: "Grandpa Wu, Uncle Ji, hello."

Elder Lei Wu looked at Gu Jinli and smiled, "So you are Xiao Yu? Not bad, not bad, you seem very clever."

Gu Jinli’s mouth twitched slightly as she nodded with a smile: "I am Gu Xiaoyu."

Xiao Yu it is, as long as you buy our family’s seasoning spices and soybean oil.

Ah Ji noticed the slight twitch of her mouth and gave her a nod with a smile in his eyes as a greeting.

"Where is that Qin family boy? Why don’t I see him? He’s not hiding from me, is he?" Jiang Qi was very fond of Qin San Lang and had always wanted to recruit him to the county government. But ever since their last encounter in the alley behind the county government, there has been no word from the boy, and he hasn’t mentioned whether he’d join the government service either.

"Big brother, with your bandit-like demeanor of snatching people, who wouldn’t be afraid upon seeing you?" Jiang Jiao commented.

Jiang Jiao, the second son of County Magistrate Jiang, disliked serving in the military or working in the county government, so he managed the family’s business. Due to the matter of soybean oil, County Magistrate Jiang brought him along as well.

Qin San Lang had been keeping an eye on the Lu Family since early dawn to prevent them from causing trouble today. Seeing that the auspicious time was about to arrive, he had just returned and hearing Jiang Qi’s voice, called out from behind them: "Uncle Jiang, I’m here."

Jiang Qi turned around and saw Qin San Lang, dressed in black short clothes, saluting him with a fist and hurriedly grabbed Jiang Jiao, saying, "This is the man your big brother admires, look at his physique, broad shoulders, and waist, and those arms, clearly a practitioner. Top-notch military material."

Jiang Jiao looked at Qin San Lang, seeing his erect figure like a robust pine tree, and a lone peak standing out, he couldn’t help but nod: "Indeed, not bad."

Hearing his sons’ praises, County Magistrate Jiang looked at Qin San Lang and asked: "Does your family have military background?"

Farmers’ families couldn’t raise children with such a sharp aura.

Qin San Lang smiled, a shallow dimple appearing on his face, softening the sharp energy around him, and replied, "My father and uncles have all served in the military."

"No wonder then," County Magistrate Jiang nodded, resolving his curiosity.

Gu Jinli stood behind Third Grandpa and said to him, "Third Grandpa, let’s invite the guests inside first."

Third Grandpa snapped back to attention and hurriedly said, "Brother Jiang, please, let’s go inside and continue chatting."

"Right, right, let’s go inside, I almost forgot," County Magistrate Jiang led Elder Lei Wu and the others, following Third Grandpa into the Gu Family Workshop.

As everyone turned to walk toward the workshop, Old Mrs. Mo, along with Mo Dongyue and Mo Xiangbei, rushed towards them in a hurry.

Following Old Mrs. Mo was Mo Qiuyue.