Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 1052: Pleasing Mrs. Chen

Erqing replied, "The two young masters have safely arrived at the Ouyang Family, so don’t worry, Young Master."

After Gu Jinli nodded, he reported the events at the village entrance to Gu Jinli.

Gu Jinxiu was somewhat surprised after hearing, "Second Mrs. Xu is truly kind-hearted, giving so much silver to those young women even though they are strangers."

Even though the Xu Family is wealthy, without kindness, they wouldn’t give away silver for free. More than ten women together amount to over a hundred taels, which is quite a lot.

Gu Jinli nodded, "Indeed, Second Mrs. Xu is kind-hearted, but compared to her kindness, I admire her clever decisiveness more."

By giving silver to those women and having them take the girls away, it not only allowed entry into Da Feng Village but also prevented those women from uttering unpleasant words out of jealousy.

After being swindled by Ms. Chang Liu, she firmly refused to give silver, clearly a highly intelligent and decisive person.

And there’s He Datian, who also did well; he’s smart and not greedy.

This Uncle Datian is He Dayuan’s cousin, usually doing odd jobs for a living outside the village, having seen some of the world, yet without making much money.

He Dayuan saw that the villagers were doing well, so he called He Datian back, intending for him to plant some profitable herbs and helped him handle some clan matters, like guarding the village entrance.

He Dayuan is too busy working at Gu’s Workshop and needed an assistant.

Now it seems they found the right assistant, He Datian is capable and of good character, knows how to get things done.

Hmm, he can teach his family to plant those herbs, and if the workshop needs staff in the future, he can consider him in advance.

"Xiao Yu, Hui Niang, Xiao Hua, tidy up; we’re going out to meet Second Mrs. Xu." Gu Jinxiu put away the account book, had Tong Xiaoxue keep it safe, then took Gu Jinli and them to the flower hall to greet female guests.

The flower hall was right by the second entrance; they walked for half an hour after leaving the residential courtyard to get there.

Ms. Lu was already sitting in the flower hall, apologizing to Third Grandma and Mrs. Cui, "I’m really sorry about yesterday’s incident, Father-in-law has severely punished Girl Ling. He used family law on her, stopped after beating her until she fainted, and didn’t let her get treated in the room, just had her stay at the ancestral hall. She was kneeling when I left, wasn’t allowed out yet."

Ms. Lu spoke cleverly, making the punishment of Xu Ling sound even more severe.

Sure enough, both Mrs. Cui and Third Grandma were shocked upon hearing.

Mrs. Cui hurriedly said, "With a girl’s nature, teach her slowly, no need to hit so hard. Second Miss Xu seems hot-tempered, probably spoke harsh words in haste yesterday, likely not intentional. Second Mrs. Xu, please ask Master Xu Er and Elder Xu to let Second Miss Xu out."

Since the matter stemmed from them, Mrs. Cui feared something could happen to Xu Ling and cause a grudge between the families, thus she advised.

Third Grandma also said, "Second Miss is still young, let her out and see to her injuries first."

Second Mrs. Xu felt a rush of joy; she knew the Gu Family are good people, and as long as she apologized in person, this matter would pass.

But before she could agree, Mrs. Chen arrived, leaning against the doorway of the flower hall, shouting, "Release her for what? Xu Ling, that girl is utterly unreasonable; she should be thoroughly punished and made to suffer. If she’s let out easily, with her spoiled nature, she’ll be back to her old self in three days, causing havoc everywhere again!"

Mrs. Chen heard about three mule carts stationed at Xiao Yu’s family’s door, guessed there were esteemed guests, and quickly ran over. As soon as she arrived, overhearing the words of Third Grandma and Mrs. Cui, her anger flared up.

Xu Ling, that wretched girl, pointed at her nose and cursed her brutally yesterday. Could Mrs. Gu Chen easily let her go? Without tormenting her, she’d cease to be a Chen.

Ms. Lu was somewhat surprised to see Mrs. Chen here, didn’t expect her to show up.

But then she felt pleased; the fact that Mrs. Chen could come into the Gu Family flower hall directly like it was her own home without notification showed her relationship with Gu Jin’an’s family was excellent. Thus, Linglong marrying Gu Dexing could connect this relationship with Gu Jin’an’s household.

Third Grandma glared at Mrs. Chen, annoyed, "Why are you here again? Coming back and forth, how many times a day do you need to show up? Just because the Tian Family is watching over your shop, do you think you can slack off, living off others’ toil? Go and draft the things Xiao Yu needs with the account book, so you can attend to the shop tomorrow."

"What’s there to draft?" Ms. Lu heard this and laughed, "I’ve learned to read, manage household finances, and look at account books every day. If Little Sister-in-law Da Gui is willing, she can let me help."

Ms. Lu offered to help Mrs. Chen, partly to mend the broken relationship, since she’s Gu Dexing’s aunt, which is significant in an era that values filial piety. Also curious about what a literate Mrs. Chen was writing and what she was doing with the account book.

In the past few days, Mrs. Chen had been troubled a lot by Gu Jinli, and hearing Ms. Lu’s words, she wasn’t concerned about losing face. She explained opening a shop in the Prefecture as suggested by Gu Jinli and her attempts at writing thoughts and making account books.

"Look there, it’s such a thing, nearly driving me insane. I wrote again and again, but it’s just not right." Mrs. Chen held several sheets of paper and an account book returned by Gu Jinli, looking exasperated, and finished with, "Little Xiao Yu definitely did it on purpose, otherwise how could it be wrong after three times?!"

Gu Jinli happened to hear this and laughed, "Aunt Da Gui, if you’re not able to do it, then you’re not able to. Why keep doubting that I’m deliberately messing with you? I’m very wronged."

However, she was indeed doing it deliberately. Without making you struggle several times, how could you realize opening a shop isn’t easy.

Mrs. Chen was caught bad-mouthing Gu Jinli red-handed, quickly smiled apologetically, "Oh, Xiao Yu’s here. What are you saying, Aunt could never suspect you. It’s all Aunt’s fault for being illiterate and writing poorly."

Ms. Lu was somewhat amused by this; Mrs. Chen truly is a character who admits defeat immediately in front of the younger generation. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Hmm, she felt much more at ease now.

It seems Linglong was right, Mrs. Chen may appear fierce, but she’s straightforward without any malice, honest about her thoughts, much better than those who hide cruelty within.

Mrs. Chen probably felt she was too submissive, so to reclaim a bit of dignity, she displayed the posture of an elder, waving at Gu Jinli and the girls, "Come, come, don’t just stand there, quickly go over and greet Second Mrs. Xu. She’s here to apologize!"

She said the last part quite loudly, wearing a victorious look, with a hint of schadenfreude over Xu Ling’s punishment.

Gu Jinxiu smiled, leading Gu Jinli and them in to greet Ms. Lu, "Greetings to Second Madam."

Gu Jinli and the others followed suit, also paid their respects to Ms. Lu.

"Quickly rise, look at these girls, looking like heavenly fairies." Ms. Lu spoke truthfully without the slightest flattery. Having already seen Gu Jinxiu and Gu Jinli once, seeing them again still left her amazed.