Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside Chapter 1765: Surrounded

Gu Jinli laughed and said: "Then Aunt, come over in the morning. I haven’t seen this house in years. I’ll take a look with you then."

Mrs. Kuang: "That would be wonderful!"

Ji Zhenniang, holding Mrs. Han’s arm, sneered: "It’s just a run-down yard, acting as if it’s the Earl Mansion, what’s there to see? Right, Sister-in-law Zhang?"

Mrs. Han wanted to say, sister-in-law Xie, are you really not afraid of being beaten?

Meanwhile, Qin San Lang had already allocated the rooms. His family moved into the main house of this green brick house, while the Xie Family and Zhang Family stayed in the left and right wing rooms.

Niu Dabao, Guo Daming, and others with high ranks and female family members went to the adjacent Luo Family house, which was also nice.

The remaining Company Commanders and Chief Commanders stayed at the Village Chief Gu’s green brick house, while other Chief Commanders or soldiers’ family members with young infants were placed in other relatively good houses in the village.

The other soldiers, without houses, could only pitch tents.

After allocating the rooms, Qin San Lang said: "It’s dark. Tonight we’ll eat dry food and drink our own water. Don’t touch anything in the village; we’ll discuss more tomorrow."

He added: "This village feels strange. Everyone must stay alert tonight. If you notice anything unusual, immediately sound the gong and alert others; patrol soldiers will quickly check the situation."

Niu Dabao and the others also noticed something odd about the village, nodding in agreement: "We won’t sleep heavily tonight, we’ll be on guard."

Mrs. Kuang laughed loudly: "We’ve gone through so much this year, and some people still want to trick us. They really don’t have long foresight! San Lang, just wait. If anyone dares to come, Aunt with those women will drive them to death!"

Niu Dabao, with a stern face, said: "We men are discussing, what are you women talking about?"

He reminded: "Don’t get complacent. People who set traps for us have skills to back it. It’s always wise to be cautious."

With that, he bid farewell to Qin San Lang and called Mrs. Kuang, heading to the adjacent Luo Family.

Gu Jinli waved to Qin San Lang, indicating for him to go busy, while she took Sanqing and Nanny Tao into the main room.

You An was very efficient, having lit several torches in the room. Upon entering, it was brightly lit... One couldn’t help but admit, Old Gu Family’s main room was built very well, spacious and with even the floors tiled with green bricks.

Yet Gu Jinli did not rejoice; each of these green bricks came with the blood of Fei Family People, exchanged for compensation silver from Uncle Fei’s sacrifice.

Soon, Xiao Ji came in carrying a mat and coarse cloth, with broom and bucket, smiled at Gu Jinli: "Madam, please sit in the outer room for a while. I’ll tidy the inner room. Once it’s done, you can enter."

With that, he set down the bucket, swept the brick bed in the outer room, laid the mat and coarse cloth, then went to the inner room with the bucket to clean.

Gu Jinli watched with satisfaction; Xiao Ji was advancing nicely.

Nanny Tao went to help in the inner room.

"Mrs., please sit." Sanqing did not go anywhere, staying by Gu Jinli’s side. The master had instructed him that no matter what, he should not let the madam out of his sight.

Gu Jinli nodded, sat down, touched the brick bed, feeling somewhat resentful... She inherited the original owner’s memories, remembering many things about the Old Gu Family.

There are three beds in the main room of Old Gu Family, all made of green bricks, while her family’s mud house behind only had one mud bed.

When her older brother and sister turned seven, it wasn’t appropriate for them to stay with their parents in the same room, so they asked Elder Gu for an extra room. Granny Gu found out and was furious, constantly scolding and refusing.

Her brother was upset; even as a little child, he came up with a solution: pulling his sister to stay at the Third Grandma’s house every night, returning home in the morning when the villagers went out to work.

At first, no one noticed, but as they intersected more, people began to ask.

Her brother said their house was cramped, afraid of squashing the little sister, so they stayed at Third Grandma’s. He even joked that staying at Third Grandma’s, they each had their own room.

Look at how he said it: staying at the maternal grandmother’s could guarantee them a room each, while at their own home, the five family members were crowded into one mud house.

Rumors spread again in the village, claiming Granny Gu was excessively harsh to the eldest son to an unmatched degree. It ended up known even in the county’s private school.

At that time, Granny Gu wanted Gu Chengxian to study at the county’s private school. Unexpectedly, on enrollment day, the teacher asked if indeed it was about mistreatment of the eldest son?

Granny Gu and Gu Youwen immediately denied it, saying too many people in the family, Gu Dashan cared for his younger brothers, voluntarily living in the mud house. Now, his children grew, and they were preparing to add rooms.

After saying this, only then did Gu Chengxian enter the county’s private school. Unfortunately, he was useless and didn’t achieve anything substantial in his studies.

After Granny Gu and her family returned home, Gu Jin’an was beaten, almost killed, but he succeeded in securing a mud house for them.

And this success owed much to Father Luo spreading the news to the county.

Gu Jinli now thought back and wanted to rush to Da Feng Village to slap Gu Dashan a few times!

If he had stood up for himself, Gu Jin’an and his siblings wouldn’t have suffered so much, nor would the villagers have watched indifferently for so many years... The village chief, although dead, said while fleeing: Dashan doesn’t fight for himself, so how can villagers have a reason to fight for him?

At that time, Gu Jinli had been hit in the head, still unconscious, hearing those words in a daze, finding them very reasonable.

Ah, thinking of this, Gu Jinli wanted to slap her father again!

When Qin San Lang walked in, he saw her clenching her teeth, wanting to hit someone, quickly asking: "Xiao Yu, what’s wrong? Don’t be angry, whoever has set a trap for us, their fate won’t be good."

Gu Jinli laughed hearing this: "You misunderstand. I’m not worried about those setting traps for us, I’m angry because I recalled the people from Old Gu Family."

Qin San Lang knew she had suffered a lot at Old Gu Family. To avoid starving, she developed a fierce and competitive nature, sat down, holding her hand, and said: "Xiao Yu, don’t be bothered. Those people are all gone. Our future days will just get better."

Gu Jinli smiled: "Yes, let’s not think about those bad people anymore. We’ll live our own good life."

After saying this, she glanced at Sanqing already standing outside, listening to the sounds in the inner room. Mischievously, she hugged him, and when he stiffened, looking down at her, she winked, indicating she was hugging him on purpose.

Qin San Lang laughed, his face slightly red, let her hug him for a while. Hearing Nanny Tao and Xiao Ji about to step out, he let go and spoke about business: "Earlier, a few refugees resting in the village went to the adjacent Lin Family Slope. That village isn’t deserted. Quite a few people live there, probably those setting traps for us. I’ve sent people to monitor. If all goes well, the village will be sorted out in three days."

Then, they set off, heading towards Daokou Gully.

Gu Jinli nodded, patting his shoulder: "Good, I’ll leave this to you. Do it well; elder brother has faith in you."

Qin San Lang laughed aloud, recalling her saying the same words years ago, feeling nostalgic, then very relieved and glad she married him... He once pondered, had she not agreed to marry him but chose another man, what then?

Perhaps he would’ve ensured that man met with mishap.

"Nanny Tao, serve the meal." Qin San Lang put away his thoughts and instructed Nanny Tao.

"Got it." Nanny Tao left with Xiao Ji, returning after a while with food prepared by Erqing.

The meal was simple; besides dry food, there were scrambled eggs and fried greens. After eating, they washed with hot water and cleaned their feet before sleep.

It was a sound night’s sleep. Surprisingly, no incidents occurred, but right after they woke, Zhang Zhong hurried in to report: "Sir, a large group of people came from the village entrance, some wearing government official uniforms, claiming we occupied their land, demanding an explanation or they’d go to the government office and accuse us of occupying private residence without permission!"