Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 1110: Dumb and Silly

Gu Jinli laughed, pinched her chubby face, and said, "When it’s time for you to get engaged, you’ll look very beautiful too."

Xiao Yuanyuan’s face turned red, she tugged at her little dress, looked at Gu Jinli and firmly said, "Yuanyuan won’t marry, I’ll invite a husband-in-law to support my parents instead, let those who want to snatch my family’s property cry!"

Gu Jinli was taken aback, raised her hand to rub the top of her head, and said, "Whether you marry or invite a husband-in-law, as long as Yuanyuan is happy... Yuanyuan, Shang Laosi has been caught, and the Shang Family people already know that your family shouldn’t be messed with. No one will dare to scheme for your family’s property anymore, you should live happily."

On the second day after He Daqian and Zeng Biao’s group were caught, Village Chief Shang sent Shang Laosi to the county government and recounted all the evil deeds Shang Laosi had committed.

County Magistrate Zheng was so angry after hearing this that he overturned the table and scolded Village Chief Shang harshly, saying, "I thought the days in Shang Family Village were going well and there wouldn’t be any filthy business, but who knew, not in the village but causing trouble outside!"

He scolded Village Chief Shang for an hour before stopping, almost removing him from his position as village chief.

However, due to the two letters from Master Ouyang, Shang Laosi’s case was handled quietly and didn’t get exposed, preserving Shang Family Village’s reputation.

Xiao Yuanyuan, after hearing this, asked Gu Jinli, "Sister Xiao Yu, do you also disagree with me inviting a husband-in-law? My mother disagrees too; she says men care about their image, good men won’t willingly become husband’s-in-law, ones who do are those who can’t find a bride. Either those people have poor family conditions or bad character, inviting such a husband-in-law into the home will harm the family, so it’s better not to."

Gu Jinli nodded when she heard this: "Your mother is right, inviting a husband-in-law indeed makes it hard to find good ones, but sometimes there are good ones, like Village Chief Yuan of Yanfu Village is a good husband-in-law. But his family is different from regular husband’s-in-law, the Chang family also marries off daughters, it’s just that Chang Errui has to take the Chang family’s surname and continue the family line."

She continued, "You don’t need to worry about these things yet, it will be years before you can consider marriage negotiations, if you don’t want to invite a husband-in-law by then, you can learn from the Chang family. You can get married, and when you have a second son, he can take your surname and carry on your family’s line."

Xiao Yuanyuan’s eyes lit up when she heard this and she laughed, "Right, you can do that too."

Gu Jinli saw her finally smiling and was very pleased, nodding and saying, "Certainly you can do that. There are many ways to solve problems, not just inviting a husband-in-law, Yuanyuan doesn’t need to worry, what are little children worried about?"

Xiao Yuanyuan is the only daughter in her home, doted on by both the Shang Family and the Jiang Family, she should have been carefree, but in this era where having no son is unacceptable, she couldn’t help but think about these things. Since the incident with Shang Xiu Yue, she has been worried about the lack of brothers in the family.

Now, hearing Gu Jinli’s words, she was a bit more cheerful. Gui Niu ran over to her, whispering mysteriously, "Sister Yuanyuan, come, I’ll show you something new."

"What new thing?" Xiao Yuanyuan asked, puzzled.

"You’ll know when you see it, it’s something that shines, like Silver." Gui Niu said, pulling Xiao Yuanyuan along as they ran. Gu Jinli couldn’t leave the house, could only shout a warning to them, "Don’t run to the far end of the village, if you meet unfamiliar men, don’t engage with them, come back right away."

"Okay, we know." Gui Niu responded loudly, the two quickly disappeared.

Xiao Yuanyuan’s two maids hurriedly followed, but Gui Niu was familiar with the roads, she led Xiao Yuanyuan into the alleys between several houses, the two maids only saw them enter a few alleys, but when they reached them, they were no longer visible.

Xiao Yuanyuan’s two maids weren’t too worried, as there were guards at the village end, no bad guys could get in, and the Qin and Gu Families were nearby, the young miss wouldn’t come to harm.

...

Bang bang bang!

"Grandpa Qin, it’s Gui Niu, help me open the door." Gui Niu brought Xiao Yuanyuan to the Qin family, knocking on their back door.

Elder Qin wasn’t there, but Guo Qiang was, he was hiding inside the Qin family’s kitchen, not daring to go out, as stepping out would mean being surrounded by a bunch of elderly folks who would marvel at him.

Guo Qiang heard the knocking, heard the child outside saying it was Gui Niu, knew it was one of the Qin, Gu, and Luotian children, thinking there was something they wanted to find Elder Qin for, he went to open the door.

With a creak, as the back door swung open, Gui Niu’s mouth gaped, immediately pointing at him, "Sister Yuanyuan, it’s him, he’s wearing the new thing!"

She curiously asked, "What are you wearing? Is it clothes made of Silver? It’s sparkling, is it expensive? And what’s on your head, you’re this grown-up and still wearing a sky-high braid?"

Guo Qiang was bewildered, what was all this?

Xiao Yuanyuan understood and told Gui Niu, "That’s not a sky-high braid, it’s red tassels on a helmet, only generals can wear it."

She pointed to the armor on Guo Qiang’s body and said, "That’s not clothes made of Silver, it’s soft armor, a type of armor, lightweight to wear, allowing one to move quickly on the battlefield, unlike heavy iron armor."

Guo Qiang was surprised, looking at Xiao Yuanyuan he said, "Didn’t expect a country bumpkin fat girl like you to know so much."

Xiao Yuanyuan frowned, looked up at Guo Qiang and said, "I’m not fat!"

Guo Qiang seemed to hear something amusing, laughed out loud, pointing at her, "You’re not fat, look how round your face is, you still say you’re not fat. Little girl, you need to be honest, you know?"

Xiao Yuanyuan was furious, pointed at her face and said, "I just have a big face, not fat, already much thinner than when I was young."

Guo Qiang was taken aback, looked at Xiao Yuanyuan’s face, then at her body, he clapped his hands, pointed at her said, "Oh right, not only fat but a big basin face!"

Xiao Yuanyuan was infuriated, pulled up a bunch of wild grass from the door side and threw it at Guo Qiang: "You’re not only foolish, but dumb!"

After saying that, she grabbed Gui Niu and ran, afraid Guo Qiang would chase after them and beat them up.

The wild grass with dirt hit Guo Qiang’s face directly, he was standing with his mouth open, ended up eating mud, quickly spitting out the mud, running to the kitchen verandah water vat to scoop water and rinse his mouth.

Once his mouth was clean and staring at the back door, he angrily shouted, "Fat girl, you better hide, if I see you again, you’re dead!"

Guo Qiang was, after all, General Xiao Guo, in the Prefecture, even the Lord Magistrate’s sons would have to give some face to him, when had he ever suffered such anger?

But after Xiao Yuanyuan and Gui Niu ran back, they hid in Gu Jinli’s room and didn’t come out again, Guo Qiang couldn’t find them at all.

Gu Jinli looked at their panting looks, frowned and asked, "What happened? Were you running for your lives?"

Gui Niu looked at Gu Jinli, then at Xiao Yuanyuan, remained silent.

Xiao Yuanyuan didn’t hide it from Gu Jinli, she explained what had happened, Gu Jinli listened with amusement. General Xiao Guo probably didn’t know, Yuanyuan, because she’s been chubby since she was little, resents people calling her a fat girl, only those familiar dare to call her that.

Another thing, Xiao Yuanyuan dislikes people saying she has a big face, whoever dares say it will make her angry, all because Shang Xiu Yue used to call her basin face.