Chapter 42 Rumors
"Auntie, I'll listen to you." Zhang Lan took the medicine and nodded in agreement. Then she took out fifty yuan from her pocket and said, "Uncle Gu, this is the medical expenses."

Old Master Gu was so embarrassed to accept money after nearly misdiagnosing the patient that he waved his hands repeatedly to refuse. "These are just some cheap herbs, not worth much. Nanxing always takes Lao Jiao's car to go to and from school, which is a bother for him. So please waive the medical expenses."

"No, no." Zhang Lan pushed it back again.

My granddaughter also has to go to school, so it’s not a big deal for Nanxing and the other girls to go there.

After a quarrel between the two, Zhang Lan cleverly put the money in Nanxing's pocket, picked up the medicine and turned around and ran away.

Gu Nanxing smiled and showed the money to his grandfather, "Hey, I have money to spend."

Old Master Gu shook his head helplessly, turned around and went into the house to sort out the herbs.

Tianjiao came back at noon and said that after the village chief drank a bowl of medicine, the pain was gone and he could even get out of bed and go to the kitchen to eat a big bowl of noodles.

As Gu Nanxing expected, the medicine she prescribed must be effective.

There were still two weeks until the Chinese New Year, and Gu Nanxing and Li Tianjiao had nothing better to do, so they went up the mountain to look for herbs. Yuzhu couldn't be asked to come with them, so she followed her mother around all day, either going shopping in the city or eating and drinking at her grandmother's house.

It was time to slaughter the New Year pig recently, but Gu Nanxing's family didn't raise any pigs, so they had to eat the pigs at other people's homes.

Gu Nanxing doesn't like crowds, and neither does Tianjiao.

Today, three families invited guests to dinner at the same time. Old Mrs. Wang and Zhou Xiaoqing were going to the Huang family, Old Man Gu was going to the Zhou family, and the Chen family's seat was assigned to Gu Nanxing.

"Grandma, I won't go. Tianjiao and I will just eat something at home. You can separate my mom and take Xuanxuan with you." Gu Nanxing resisted with all her might.

Zhou Xiaoqing hugged her son and laughed, "The Huang family is holding an engagement party, and your grandma and I are going to help."

The village chief got sick from eating at Chen Dong’s house last time, and Gu Nanxing was still scared, but it was not a good idea to exchange with his grandfather, for fear that he would get sick again.

Gu Nanxing nodded perfunctorily, "Okay, Tianjiao and I will go together then."

Old Mrs. Wang instinctively thought that her granddaughter would talk back, and she had already thought of how to scold her. Unexpectedly, the little girl was so tactful, so she went out with her daughter-in-law in satisfaction.

Old Master Gu looked at his watch and asked Nanxing to come over earlier. Only then did he reluctantly move away from the warm brazier.

"Nanxing, I think if you hadn't agreed just now, Wang Dana would have scolded you." Li Tianjiao used tongs to pick the charcoal in the brazier in fear. She didn't know what happened recently, but Wang Dana couldn't stand Nanxing no matter what.

Gu Nanxing sighed and shook his head, "It's just a holiday illness. It will be better when I go to school and I don't see anyone."

This is also what she saw in the newspaper. A funny netizen complained that during the three-day holiday, his family members were very nice to him. The juice was freshly squeezed and placed next to his bed, and the dining table was full of his favorite dishes, almost ready to be fed to him.

As the holidays wore on, my family gradually began to dislike me. I was scolded for being picky about food, scolded for lying on the sofa, and they were picky and displeased with me in various ways.
Drinking water is wrong!
Li Tianjiao had never experienced this before and was completely confused after hearing what Nanxing said.

The two of them roasted sweet potatoes while sitting by the fire. When it was almost time, Gu Nanxing went to the Lu family next door to call Lu Yuzhu. Grandma Lu said that she was not at home and had gone to the Huang family for dinner with her mother.

Gu Nanxing came back disappointed, took a box of AD calcium milk and went out with Tianjiao to Chen's house to eat the pig-killing meal.

Chen Dong works away from home all year round, and his home is the most lively during the Spring Festival. Young people who come back from work often play cards, organize barbecues, play songs on the big speakers, and sing karaoke at his home, which is very lively.

Three or five young people and women who were cooking at the door were eating melon seeds and chatting, and bursts of laughter could be heard from time to time.

Among them was Chen Dong's wife. Seeing two well-known girls carrying milk coming towards her house, she put away her smile and turned serious. "You are Nanxing, right? Your house is really magnificent, even better than those big villas in the city." "She is Tianjiao? I think so. We were talking about your aunt just now. I heard that she and your uncle were injured by a beam in the house for no reason. They both had to spend the New Year in the hospital."

The little mouth was raucous, and Gu Nanxing handed her the milk and said with a smile, "Auntie Xiang is so beautiful. The water from the province is really nourishing. Auntie Xiang's skin is so white, as tender as a peeled egg."

"This little girl has a sweet mouth. Nanxing has read a lot of books and is good at praising others." Jiang Yuxiang smiled from ear to ear. Who doesn't want to be praised by others?

Speaking of her uncle and aunt, Li Tianjiao felt a little uncomfortable, pursed her lips and said nothing.

Jiang Yuxiang noticed the little girl's mood and acted as if nothing had happened. She took Gu Nanxing's hand and went into the house. Who doesn't like a sweet-talking girl?

Gu Nanxing pulled his hand away uncomfortably, and performed a cleaning technique at the same time. He turned back and pulled Tianjiao with him, "Auntie Xiang, we are together."

"Look~ Aunt Xiang was so busy having fun that she forgot there was a little fairy. Tianjiao, please forgive me." Jiang Yuxiang smoothed it over. Her family was slaughtering a pig today, and anyone who came was a guest.

A few women who were eating melon seeds at the door stared at the people who came in, and spat out the seeds in their mouths when they walked away.

The plump woman in the green apron said, "I've been away from home for these years, and there are more and more beautiful girls in the village. Look at Gu Nanxing, she has a really good temperament, beautiful facial features, and she speaks and walks more elegantly than the young ladies in the city."

"That's right, calling her Auntie Xiang makes my heart melt!"

"Jiang Yuxiang is being praised to the skies. Look how proud she is."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Several women couldn't stop teasing.

"I see that unlucky girl Li Tianjiao hasn't been wasted by her aunt. She seems to be doing better now. Her complexion is rosy and there are no chilblains on her hands." The woman in the red apron observed carefully and said what she had just seen.

The woman in the floral apron shook her head and said, "You guys are working outside and don't know the situation. Last week, her uncle and aunt were hospitalized. This girl went to see them once and never came home. She has been living in Gu's house ever since.

In my opinion, the injuries to Li Chunmei and Zhao Zhengguo were not simple. There must be something behind it. Otherwise, how could Miss Beishi be so hard-hearted!

"No way, how old is that girl?"

Li Tianjiao felt a little uneasy sitting around the table. The people at the table behind her were also talking about her uncle and aunt, and what they said was unbearable to hear.

Gu Nanxing, who was cracking melon seeds with a crisp sound, pretended to be nothing and didn't pay attention to the gossips at the door. Did he have to sew up someone else's mouth?
"Nanxing, they all think it's my problem." Li Tianjiao lowered her head, not daring to look around.

Gu Nanxing grabbed a handful of melon seeds and passed them to her. "It's a guess, but there's no evidence. They're just bored and want to gossip about you. They can't stand you enjoying your life. It goes in one ear and out the other. Tianjiao, don't take it seriously."

Li Tianjiao took the melon seeds and nodded in agreement. She held them carefully but was not in the mood to eat them. Her eyes were fixed on the kitchen door, hoping that the food would be served soon so that she could eat and leave quickly.

The time that they had been waiting for finally came. Chen Dong led a group of young working men and started serving dishes with a large pot lid that could hold four or five bowls of dishes.

Start arranging the dishes from far to near, starting from the gate of the courtyard.

Half an hour later, it was finally the turn of the children at Gu Nanxing's table.

The young man with dyed yellow hair came over with the pot lid. When he saw Gu Nanxing's appearance, his eyes lit up. When did such a beautiful girl appear in the village?
He deliberately put her aside in a scoundrelly manner, "Little girl, please help carry the dishes."

(End of this chapter)

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