Third Grandpa had been listening and looked at Gu Jin’an and Gu Jinli, asking, "What’s the matter with Lord Lai?"
Compared to confronting Elder Gu in court, Third Grandpa was more concerned about Lord Lai; the other party was an official and not easy to offend.
Gu Jinli said, "Third Grandpa, rest assured. There are people watching Lord Lai. No matter how fond he is of the Old Gu Family, he wouldn’t risk his own position for them."
Third Grandma was still worried: "Will Lord Lai make things difficult for Good Brother An? He’s going to the Prefecture to take the Prefecture Examination. What if Lord Lai tries to trip him up?"
Gu Jinli laughed, "Third Grandma, before the County Examination, Lord Lai might have had the chance to trip up my brother. But after the County Examination, it won’t be so easy for him to harm my brother."
He continued: "Recently, my brother took konjac and pigeon leaves to the county and made konjac tofu and pigeon leaf tofu for Lord County Magistrate. Now, Lord County Magistrate has represented my brother and offered these recipes to the Prefecture Governnt Office. These recipes are my brother’s amulet; if the Magistrate wants credit, he won’t let Lord Lai harm my brother."
It must be said, Gu Jin’an is a clever person. He knows Great Chu is short on food, and County Magistrate Zheng values agriculture, and has deduced that the County Examination will definitely include essays related to agriculture. He consulted with her, thinking of writing about how to process mountain treasures like konjac and pigeon leaves into filling foods in his essays.
Gu Jinli thought this idea was excellent and agreed.
The results are now favorable. County Magistrate Zheng and the Magistrate value these two foods greatly, and Gu Jin’an successfully obtained his "amulet."
Third Grandma finally felt relieved after hearing this.
Third Grandpa looked at the siblings and sighed, "You’ve both beco successful."
Then he looked at Gu Dashan and Mrs. Cui, "Good Brother An and Xiao Yu have already thought of a strategy. You husband and wife don’t need to worry too much. Don’t be afraid of Lao Liu’s family; if Lao Liu’s family goes too far, we old couple will go to court with you and expose Lao Liu’s family’s wrongdoings for everyone to see."
With Third Grandpa’s words, Gu Dashan felt even more relieved: "Thank you, Elder."
Third Grandpa waved his hand: "Don’t say such nonsense, quickly help your wife go to rest."
"Understood." Gu Dashan responded, pulling Brother Cheng up and pushing him towards Gu Jin’an: "Hold Brother Cheng, Dad will carry your mom back to the room."
After saying that, he carried Mrs. Cui and headed towards the back courtyard.
Gu Jin’an picked up Brother Cheng and wiped away his tears: "You’re so big now, it’s not okay to cry anymore. No more crying from now on."
"Okay." Brother Cheng nodded and pointed at the back of Gu Dashan and his wife: "Go see Mom."
After hearing this, Gu Jin’an, holding him, followed Gu Dashan.
Gu Jinli also took Gu Jinxiu’s hand and followed them to the room of Mrs. Cui and her husband. There, he gave Mrs. Cui acupuncture, and took out several pills, letting Mrs. Cui, Gu Jinxiu, and Brother Cheng take them.
"These are calming pills; they help you sleep without being startled at night."
The three of them were quite frightened by the return of the Old Gu Family. If they didn’t take calming pills, they might be awakened by nightmares.
The three listened and obediently took the calming pills.
Gu Jinli and others didn’t stay long in the room. Seeing Mrs. Cui felt better, they each returned to their courtyards to rest.
The next day, Gu Dashan woke up with dark circles under his eyes, and after finishing the morning tasks, he found Gu Jin’an and Gu Jinli, asking them to go to Gu Daya’s house and tell her about the Old Gu Family’s return.
Gu Jin’an and Gu Jinli agreed; this was sothing Gu Daya needed to know.
The Qi Family.
Gu Daya never thought she would encounter Elder Gu and Granny Gu again in this life.
She was stunned, tears streaming down as she listened to Gu Jin’an’s words. After she reacted, she directly smashed the wooden bowl containing breakfast: "What a shaless Old Gu Family! Co, let them co; see if I don’t tear those bastards apart!"
She continued: "I have a family, career, children, and grandchildren now; not afraid of them. If they dare to maltreat us again, I’ll risk my life to chop them to pieces!"
Gu Jinli knew Gu Daya hated the Old Gu Family to the extre and said after she finished shouting: "Aunt, don’t be angry. Tis are different now; the Old Gu Family used to maltreat us, but now things have changed."
If not for Gu Jin’an saying not to turn into beasts for those people from the Old Gu Family, she would have poisoned them long ago.
Qi Kangming comforted Gu Daya beside her: "Mom, with Xiao Yu and Good Brother An here, no need to be angry. They will get justice for you."
Qi Kangming wasn’t dumb. Early on, when Gu Jinli ntioned staying at Songzi Manor for a while, he sensed sothing was amiss and subtly asked Gu Jin’an, learning Xiao Yu and San Lang seed to have gone to the Prefecture for so matters.
Thinking back now, they must have gone to the Prefecture to deal with the Old Gu Family; otherwise, why would they simultaneously have bad luck?
Gu Daya had been through many storms, and after venting her anger and grievance, she wiped her tears and said: "Xiao Yu is right; we aren’t the sa as before. Now we aren’t afraid of the Old Gu Family; it’s them who should fear us seeking revenge!"
Gu Jinli smiled hearing this: "Aunt, that’s the right attitude. It’s getting late, and we need to busy ourselves with planting soybeans. We’re leaving now."
The three didn’t stay long, leaving after discussing the Old Gu Family’s situation and returning ho.
In the following days, they didn’t spend much energy on the Old Gu Family’s matter. Instead, they truly began focusing on planting soybeans.
The transplanting thod for soybeans not only allows early harvesting but also increases yield. County Magistrate Zheng valued it greatly, sending people to observe each year since three years ago. He even expanded this transplanting thod countywide.
After three years of efforts, the soybean harvest was quite abundant. This year, County Magistrate Zheng even reported this soybean transplanting thod to the Prefecture Governnt Office.
The Magistrate took it seriously. Increasing agricultural yields is a significant achievent, especially since soy products make soybeans in Tianfu County no longer cheap goods, but rather assets that enrich the people.
On the ninth day of March, it was ti for soybean transplanting. County Magistrate Zheng had returned from the Prefecture, bringing along an agricultural official from the governnt office.
The agricultural official, as an Assistant Officer, specializes in farming and heard about the soybean transplanting matter long ago, eagerly joining County Magistrate Zheng’s visit to Da Feng Village.
Village Chief He heard about the arrival of County Magistrate and a governnt official from the Prefecture, was ecstatic, and imdiately gathered the villagers to go welco County Magistrate with music.
County Magistrate Zheng thought it was helpless; his face wanted to smile but couldn’t, saying to the steward beside him: "Quickly, tell them to stop the music. Isn’t beating drums and playing suona for funerals?"
It’s too terrifying; the official only ca to see soybeans, do you have to make it so grand?
The steward couldn’t stop laughing. Having known Village Chief He for three years, he understood his flattering nature well; he would find a chance to act sycophantically, and if you denied him, he’d feel aggrieved.
But with the Prefecture’s agricultural official present, it couldn’t be too exaggerated, so he went to talk to Village Chief He.
Village Chief He indeed felt aggrieved, thinking why County Magistrate was so hard to please. He had done so well, yet was still criticized.
Fortunately, Zheng Qing also arrived, running up to Brother Tongsheng after seeing him: "Brother Tongsheng."
He Tongsheng was forced by Village Chief He to go play with Brother Cheng, and since Brother Cheng got along well with Zheng Qing, Zheng Qing knew Brother Tongsheng.
Village Chief He’s old face instantly lit up with excitent, pushing He Tongsheng: "The son of the County Magistrate called you, are you deaf? Quickly greet the County Magistrate’s son."
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