A husband found in the village? I bought a regent for a penny!

Chapter 399 Remember, don't forget the pain once the wound has healed.

Gu Xixi frowned slightly.

Aunt Zhang's expression also turned serious. "You're saying that bastard was faking it?"

The old doctor said, "I dare not say I am completely certain, but I am highly suspicious."

“His pulse was not congested or disordered.”

"It's also a bit strange to test his reaction further."

"Just as I was about to continue the diagnosis, he suddenly fell ill, as if he was deliberately being uncooperative."

Aunt Zhang said, "You're a doctor, so since you've said that, I think he's just faking it!"

"Maybe their whole family is lying!"

"That woman surnamed Liu always acts pitiful in front of others."

“In the past, how many people in the village would have been willing to talk to this shrew? Now look at her.”

"Have you all forgotten what a terrible person she used to be!"

Aunt Zhang then brought up the recent activities of Gu Laosan's family.

Perhaps it's because a long time has passed.

Aside from the direct victims, no one can truly remember.

Nowadays, some people in the village have begun to feel sorry for Gu Laosan's family.

My daughter married far away and never came back.

The only son became mentally disabled and stayed at home all day without going out.

Not to mention that there is no hope of getting married and having children, he can't even do some farm work to help his parents.

Gu Tiezhu was already over twenty years old.

Gu Laosan knew that if things continued like this, his family line would end.

They had planned to use their daughter's dowry and their own savings to buy a wife for their son.

All they ask for is that the child be able to have a baby and help them take care of their mentally ill son.

Unfortunately, his family's reputation was utterly ruined in the surrounding area.

The only male heir was mentally ill, and the family was not wealthy to begin with.

So even the most despicable families wouldn't sell their daughters to him.

Gu Laosan and Liu Shi had no choice but to lower their standards further, inquiring about widows in the neighborhood, especially those who had given birth.

A widow, however, came to his house with her two children to check on things.

But Gu Tiezhu went berserk and tried to hit people when he saw them, and even chased the other person's child all over the yard.

The two children screamed and howled, their hair standing on end in fright.

In addition, Liu was always petty and didn't want to raise other people's children.

So, after this marriage was also hopeless.

The Gu couple then set their sights on the old doctor.

Since our son can't find a wife right now, let's cure him.

Knowing full well that his family had long been enemies with Gu Xixi's family, he still shamelessly knelt down and begged the old doctor repeatedly.

Aunt Zhang said angrily, "They're just taking advantage of the kind hearts of doctors."

"Is he deliberately putting on those affected poses to force old man Jiang to comply? Bah! He's dreaming."

"I'd be the first to disagree with treating his family members!"

Lu Jing, who had overheard the conversation, asked, "Is this family bad?"

"They also have the surname Gu, could they be relatives of ours?"

With a new audience, Aunt Zhang started talking non-stop, pulling Lü Jing aside to recount the family's misdeeds.

“They came to our house several times to cause trouble, steal things, or rather, rob us.”

"They've been smearing Xixi's reputation everywhere, and that's nothing compared to what they've done!"

"His daughter came to our house and drugged Xiao Chen, trying to seduce him!"

“His son did even more bad things. On rainy days, he would push stones off the cliff to kill Xixi.”

"Because I followed Xixi into the mountains, I ended up falling into a pit and breaking my leg. I brought it on myself!"

"Later, when there was a rat infestation, he actually released rats into our fields. As a result, the rats came into his house at night and bit him, scaring him crazy."

……

Lu Jing clicked her tongue in astonishment, "How can there be such a heartless person? They're so evil."

"I feel I cannot forgive them!"

Aunt Zhang exclaimed as if she had found a kindred spirit, "Right!"

She turned to Gu Xixi and the old doctor, "Why do you think he's pretending to be crazy even though he's awake?"

"Are you still harboring evil intentions? That must be it!"

Gu Xixi pondered for a moment and said, "Master, please continue to make house calls to his house tomorrow."

"I'll go with you."

Aunt Zhang and Lü Jing were both startled.

"What are you going to do in a place like that?"

"Do we really have to cure that bad seed?"

"Xixi! Don't let your kindness make you foolish!"

Gu Xixi smiled faintly, "Don't worry, I'm not being soft-hearted towards them."

"If you just want to find out whether someone is truly insane or faking it, there are plenty of ways to do that, Master. What do you think?"

The old doctor smiled and nodded, "That's what we'll do."

That evening, Gu Xixi distributed the gifts she had brought back from the capital.

The whole family was immersed in a joyful atmosphere.

Even Xiao Hua received several scarves and necklaces made by hand by Zi Yan and other maids.

The colors and styles vary, including sheer fabrics, lace trims, and embroidery.

There was also a large bag of dried shrimp and two large bags of dried fish.

The old doctor sniffed the herbs and was satisfied with each one.

Stone put on his new clothes and decided that he would wear them to school the next day.

The mention of the school reminded Gu Xixi, and she said to Shi Tou, "Tomorrow, please pass on a message to Master Song for me."

"Just tell him I've returned and brought some local specialties for him and Mrs. Song. I wonder when it would be convenient for me to visit them."

Shi Tou nodded in agreement and added, "When Sister Xixi isn't home, Aunt Qin, Aunt Zhou, Grandma Qian, and many other people always ask me when Xixi will come back, why she hasn't come back yet, and so on."

Gu Xixi asked, "How's the orchard? Nothing happened, right?"

Stone said, "There's nothing special about it."

“I worry about it every day too. Our fruit trees and other people’s trees are growing very well.”

Gu Xixi smiled and praised, "I knew it would be the right decision to leave the family to you."

In fact, several families in the village already knew about Gu Xixi's return tonight.

But everyone tacitly refrained from rushing to visit and disturb them.

After a long and arduous journey, one should take a good rest.

The next day, as soon as it was light, Gu Xixi got up.

Aunt Zhang was still sweeping the yard when she saw her come out and asked in surprise, "Why didn't you sleep a little longer?"

"I haven't even started a fire to cook yet."

Gu Xixi said with a smile, "I went to bed early last night. I wanted to go check out the wheat field first, and then come back for breakfast."

"If Master comes out, please tell him to wait for me."

As they were talking, the door to the west room opened, and Lü Jing, dressed neatly, came out.

She naturally had to be on time as agreed last night.

"Master, shall we set off now?"

Leaving at this time isn't actually early, even if it seems like it is.

Many villagers have already gotten up early and gone to the fields to start farm work.

On the way, she would occasionally encounter people carrying farm tools, who would greet her with smiles.

Lu Jing whispered, "The boss is so popular in the village."

“Unlike me, I’m treated like a child in our village. I’m the only one who gets to greet them.”

Gu Xixi laughed, "Then you have no idea what people used to say about me."

"You're not even as good as me."

As they talked, the two went to Old Qian's wheat field.

Old Qian was carrying a bucket of water along the ridge of the field when he saw Gu Xixi and waved happily.

"My niece is here!"

"Your aunt has been looking forward to your return for so long, and she said she was going to see you today."

Gu Xixi looked at Lao Qian, who was covered in sweat.

I thought that carrying water bucket by bucket to irrigate the plants was laborious and inefficient.

It's definitely time to consider improving the village's irrigation system.

However, there are more pressing matters at hand.