Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 95 - 0: Fight

That evening, Third Grandpa gathered everyone from the several families and talked about the incident at Fugui Building wanting to buy the recipe during the day.

Gu Jinli was not listening by the side; instead, she found Qin San Lang and said to him: "Brother Qin, I have something to do. Do you want to join me?"

Qin San Lang was puzzled, not knowing what she wanted to do, but he still nodded and agreed.

After Qin San Lang agreed, the two of them took advantage of the night, passing through a cluster of old houses and alleyways, arriving at He Sanlai’s house.

He Sanlai’s house was located on the right side of the village, a yellow mud house that had begun to crumble. It was now the hour of the Dog, and He Sanlai hadn’t eaten yet. He stole a hen from He Shiliu’s house in the village and was plucking its feathers, thinking of having a hearty meal tonight.

While he was dealing with the hen, he was also cursing: "Damn it, that little bastard from the Qin family even dared to hit me, nearly crippled me. You just wait, I won’t let you have peaceful days."

Bang!

Gu Jinli knocked He Sanlai unconscious with a stick from behind, and Qin San Lang grabbed his legs, dragging him into the kitchen.

Gu Jinli took a grimy rag from the stove and stuffed it into He Sanlai’s mouth, while Qin San Lang untied the rope from his waist and tied He Sanlai to a wooden pillar in the kitchen.

After securing He Sanlai, Gu Jinli, holding the wooden stick in her hand, aimed at He Sanlai’s belly and struck him bang bang bang three times, directly waking him up.

"Mmmph mmmph mmmph!" He Sanlai, in pain, wanted to scream, but his mouth was stuffed with the rag and he couldn’t make a sound, only mumbling noises.

Gu Jinli looked at him and asked coldly, "Want to talk? If you want to talk, don’t shout, or else..."

She raised the stick and beat He Sanlai’s belly again.

Bang bang bang!

After a dozen hits, He Sanlai was beaten until he passed out and wet his pants.

Gu Jinli looked disdainful, but to save time, she brought her index and middle fingers together and stabbed He Sanlai’s lower back harshly.

"Aow—" He Sanlai woke up in pain. This time, with the faint light from the stove, he finally saw the faces of the two who tied him up.

The boy was about fourteen or fifteen years old, a handsome young man, the fierce Qin San Lang.

The girl was about ten years old, with very fine facial features and a thin figure; on a closer look, she was shockingly Xiao Yu from the Gu Family.

Gu Jinli looked up at He Sanlai and asked coldly, "Dare to shout now?"

He Sanlai cried. He didn’t shout at all. Was Gu Xiaoyu even reasonable?

Listening to He Sanlai’s crying, Gu Jinli sneered coldly, her index and middle fingers stabbed into a pressure point on He Sanlai’s lower back again, causing him to roll his eyes in pain, nearly fainting.

"Remember the pain just now, or else, you’ll have more to suffer later." Gu Jinli said.

He Sanlai was half dead with fright, never expecting Gu Xiaoyu to be so terrifying.

Yet there was something more terrifying.

Gu Jinli drew a dagger, with its blade against He Sanlai’s neck she said: "There’s a major artery in this neck. Just a light jab, and the dagger could sever it, then there would be a lot of blood flowing out, and after that, you would die."

She looked at He Sanlai, smiling: "Don’t think we don’t dare to kill you. We’ve seen everything as famine refugees. And you’re nothing but a bachelor who’s lost his father, run off mother, and an unacknowledged sister. If you die, we’ll drag your corpse to the deep mountains of Dafeng Mountain, let the wolves eat your body."

"By that time, with you not seen alive nor your corpse found dead, the village people will think you’ve disappeared. Do you think they will report to the authorities for a troublemaker like you? No, they won’t even erect a mound for you, they’ll just take your disappearance as gossip over tea and meals."

He Sanlai listened in horror, wanting to beg for mercy, but his mouth was stuffed with a rag, so he couldn’t utter a word, only mmph mmph mmph noises could be heard, his eyes wide with fear, pleading with Gu Jinli.

But Gu Jinli’s words were not yet finished, she continued: "Don’t even think that having seen our faces, once you escape, you can find villagers to catch us. Let this lady tell you, it’s useless."

She smiled sweetly, "If we could tie you up once, we can tie you up a second time. So you’d best not play dumb, or else we might just tie you up again and toss you into the deep mountains for the wolves to feast on."

Her hand exerted force, and the dagger pierced into He Sanlai’s neck; blood instantly gushed out.

"Wu wu wu!" He Sanlai was so terrified that he felt utterly drained, thinking he was about to die, but Gu Jinli had only nicked his neck slightly before withdrawing the dagger and took a seat on a stool by the stove, staring at him and said, "Next, we’re going to ask you some questions. You answer whatever we ask you, no nonsense, no lies, or you know what will happen!"

He Sanlai hurriedly nodded, his face displaying a fright as if he had seen a ghost; that child Gu Xiaoyu was too terrifying.

Qin San Lang walked up to He Sanlai, removed the rag from his mouth, and Gu Jinli began the interrogation, "Whose bidding are you doing? Speak!"

"Lu.. Lu Family..." He Sanlai stammered out, his entire body trembling.

Indeed it was the Lu Family.

Gu Jinli continued to question, "Why is the Lu Family targeting us? We haven’t offended them."

He Sanlai answered, "The Lu Family has always been the village tyrant. Seeing that you’re refugees with no foothold, they want to suppress your families, so that you would submit in fear and serve as free servants for the Lu Family."

And of course, send any pretty daughters over to the Lu Family to serve their young masters.

"The Lu Family... They also want your tofu recipe..."

"The tofu recipe." Qin San Lang frowned, "What about the Fugui Building then?"

Now terrified of Gu Jinli, He Sanlai, upon hearing Qin San Lang’s questioning, didn’t dare to speak but looked desperately at Gu Jinli.

"Speak!" Gu Jinli commanded.

He Sanlai hurriedly said, "The Fugui Building is a property of County Magistrate Zou’s Family. Young Master Lu San knew that you are skilled in martial arts and didn’t dare to confront you directly, so he approached the Shopkeeper of the Fugui Building, hoping to use their influence to steal your recipe..."

It was all clear now, the Lu Family wanted to suppress them to make them obey and work like dogs for them.

"Does the Lu Family have any enemies? What about County Magistrate Zou’s Family?" Gu Jinli asked. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

Though He Sanlai was just a village miscreant, he knew quite a bit. After pondering for a moment, he replied, "The Lu Family has plenty of enemies. Many in this village have been bullied by them, and even families in nearby villages have been oppressed by them."

As for County Magistrate Zou’s Family.

"County Magistrate Zou and Lord County Captain don’t get along well."

Lord County Captain?

Gu Jinli felt a surge of delight upon hearing this, good—it’s always nice to have enemies.

Gu Jinli pressed He Sanlai for a while longer and saw that what he knew were only trivial matters, none of importance, so she stopped questioning him.

But...

Gu Jinli clenched the stick in her hand and struck down hard on He Sanlai’s lower abdomen. With a thud, He Sanlai’s face turned a shade of blue from the pain. What frightened him more was the thought that if Gu Jinli’s strike had been two inches lower, he would be crippled for life.

He Sanlai, terrified, burst into tears, "Mistress... Mistress, I was wrong, please spare me. I will never trouble your family again, don’t kill me, don’t kill me... wuu wuu wuu, I haven’t even taken a wife yet."

Gu Jinli scoffed in disdain, as if someone like He Sanlai could ever take a wife—what a pipe dream.

She fixed her gaze on He Sanlai, warning him, "Remember, let today’s matter rot in your gut. If you dare utter a word, the wild wolves of Dafeng Mountain are waiting for you!"

He Sanlai quickly promised, "I won’t... won’t say a word, not a single word... Mistress, rest assured, from now on, I shall obey all your commands."

Just don’t kill him; as long as he wasn’t killed, he’d listen to her. If she told him to catch dogs, he would never chase chickens.