Today, Huang Xiangwen, together with the second son of the Gu Family, sold Gu Youyou. She had never done such a thing before, so her mind had been restless ever since.
They had received the silver, but the shock in her heart wouldn’t subside for a day or two. Every time she heard the door make a sound, especially such a loud one, she would break out in a cold sweat instantly.
Oh, my own dear mother, that accursed enemy sure knows how to run fast. As soon as the person was sold and the money collected, he ran off to the field, leaving her alone at home, scared out of her wits.
"Who is it?" she asked.
"Open up, open up, it’s me, Liu Dazhuang."
Liu Dazhuang? Hadn’t he already taken the person away? What was he doing back here?
Huang Xiangwen shuddered.
"No one’s home, go look in the fields," she said irritably.
When she said no one was home, she naturally meant there were no men around. Aside from Gu Feng, who was lying in bed sleeping, there really were no other men at home.
"No one? Humph..." Liu Dazhuang snorted coldly and said loudly, "Do I have to wake up Old Master Gu before you’re willing to open the door?"
Gu Feng, drowsy and half-asleep, heard someone talking. By the time he fully woke up and listened carefully again, the voice had ceased.
He guessed it was due to his illness that he kept remembering strange, inexplicable things recently. It could’ve been from recent events or many years ago. Sometimes, when he was confused in sleep, he couldn’t distinguish between what was real and what was not.
So with the noise just now, he thought his mind was muddled again and didn’t give it another thought.
In the yard of the Gu Family, Huang Xiangwen’s face turned ashen with fear.
She locked the door tightly, not daring to let the people inside hear.
"What did you say? Gu Feng took the person away?"
Liu Dazhuang was furious. "Exactly, now deal with it yourself."
Deal with it herself? That was out of the question.
Huang Xiangwen was so frightened she didn’t know what to do.
"Where is the person?" Gu Feng had taken her away, but she had not seen Gu Feng bringing Gu Youyou back.
Could it be that he had taken her directly to town? What were they to do?
"How would I know where the person has gone? I am asking you," Liu Dazhuang said with a cold laugh. "I really didn’t see it coming. Your family’s third son still has some conscience, actually cherishing his niece that much."
Conscience my ass, Huang Xiangwen nearly blurted out.
Could she not know what kind of hypocrite Gu Feng was?
Just these past few days, for no apparent reason, Gu Feng had been showing sudden concern for Youyou. Did other people not know what this couple was up to? If they put themselves in their shoes, Huang Xiangwen had guessed then that Gu Feng wanted to sell Youyou himself, which was why they were so eager to act first and gain the upper hand.
Huang Xiangwen said resentfully, "He must have taken Youyou to sell her himself. I knew there was something off about him."
Liu Dazhuang truly didn’t believe it. How high must the price have been for Gu Feng to have given him two hundred taels of silver?
The thought of the silver made him have to believe it.
Two hundred taels of silver, that explained how Gu Feng had managed to pull out such a sum without batting an eye. It turned out he had found a big buyer who was willing to pay a high price.
At this thought, he became even more discontent. He hadn’t expected the girl to be so valuable, that a major buyer was willing to pay silver for her. Ah, what a huge loss, this girl was originally his to have.
Looking at Huang Xiangwen, Liu Dazhuang was fuming, "I don’t care, I’ve paid the silver, and the Gu Family owes me the person. I must take Gu Youyou away today."
Huang Xiangwen was also getting angry and shouted back, "We’ve already settled our accounts, whether the girl ran away or died, it’s your own business. How dare you come asking me for the person?"