Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 1094: A Beating Is Unavoidable

"As long as you understand," said Gu Jinli, adding, "Remember, don’t let trouble find me. I hate trouble. If you can’t handle those aristocrats, our cooperation will end, and I’ll directly give the recipe to the Zheng Family and the Shangguan Family to work with them."

Her cooperation with Young Master Dou was because she didn’t want to invest all her capital into the Zheng Family and the Shangguan Family. Having already partnered with them on the soy sauce business, it wouldn’t be appropriate to also collaborate on the liquor trade.

But if Young Master Dou couldn’t deal with the Capital’s aristocrats, she would only avoid trouble by working again with the Zheng and Shangguan families.

Young Master Dou felt quite frustrated, like an inn servant being lectured by the boss on how to work. But Gu Jinli’s advice was useful, leaving him with no grounds to argue.

Seeing Young Master Dou’s annoyed face, Gu Jinli pointed at the elegant room and added something to irritate him further, "Remember to compensate. This elegant room was damaged because of you."

Young Master Dou couldn’t hold back anymore and shouted, "It was clearly you who chopped it, why should I pay?!"

Is there no justice? Is she addicted to extorting compensation from him?

Gu Jinli pretended not to hear, turning to Qi Kangle, "Cousin, remember to collect the silver, I’m leaving first."

She still had to go to Songzi Manor.

Qi Kangle, suppressing her amusement, nodded, "Alright, you go ahead, cousin won’t let the restaurant suffer any losses."

She then looked at Young Master Dou and said with a smile, "Young Master Dou, do you still want the ham?"

Young Master Dou was choked up, thinking that they were all shrews, each one of them cornering him until he obediently paid compensation.

Gu Jinli was happy after Young Master Dou paid the silver, and she left with Xiao Ji and Erqing, riding the mule cart to Songzi Manor.

In Songzi Manor, the greenery was like a waterfall. The medicinal herbs planted in the manor were growing well, and the peach, plum, and apricot fruits were ripe. Having finished the spring plowing, the households of Xiong, Ma, and Mei, led by Elder Mi and his wife, were busy picking fruits to make fruit wine or vinegar.

"Grandpa Mi, Grandma Mi," Gu Jinli lifted the carriage curtain and called out to the elderly couple.

Elder Mi and his wife were delighted upon hearing her voice and jogged over, making Gu Jinli anxious, "Don’t run, don’t run! I’ll be coming to the manor these days, you’ll have plenty of time to talk to me."

But she wouldn’t be staying overnight.

As Mrs. Cui said, she was a grown lady now, and she was engaged, so she couldn’t stay overnight outside, or people would gossip. She needed to be considerate of Qin San Lang.

Gu Jinli had a soft spot for Brother Qin, so she agreed with Mrs. Cui, promising to return home before evening.

"That’s good. The Young Master went to the Prefecture for so long, we haven’t seen you for ages," said Old Lady Mi, handing a handful of fresh plums to Gu Jinli, "Try them, Young Master, the plums are good this year, not sour and very tasty."

Old Lady Mi was glowing with good health, looking much healthier than three years ago, suggesting her life at Songzi Manor was very comfortable.

Gu Jinli accepted with a smile, ate a plum, and remarked, "It’s indeed very sweet."

She then handed the fruits to Xiao Ji and instructed Old Lady Mi and the others, "It’s May now; the sun is scorching. Take a break for an hour or so at noon before coming out to pick fruits again."

She handed them a bundle, "Inside are Heat Relief Pills and Convenient Medicines for nourishing yin and reducing internal heat. Share them with everyone to prevent heatstroke."

Old Lady Mi was pleased, as the Young Master was treating them like elders, "Alright, Young Master, don’t worry. We won’t suffer from heatstroke."

With that, she shared some news about the manor with Gu Jinli.

Elder Mi couldn’t help but interrupt Old Lady Mi, "Enough, you old chatterbox, the older you get, the more you nag. The Young Master came to work on the manor, don’t delay the Young Master’s work, quickly let the Young Master go into the manor."

Old Lady Mi then realized, "Look at me, I haven’t seen the Young Master for so long, and once I saw you, I couldn’t stop talking. Fine, fine, the old lady will stop now, Young Master, please head into the manor first."

She then turned to Xiao Ji, "Xiao Ji, I’ll make you some stir-fried chicken for lunch with some mushrooms thrown in. You’ll love it."

Xiao Ji, lively and cheerful, was much adored by the elder ladies, with Old Lady Mi, Third Grandma, and Old Mrs. Yan all fond of her and often giving her something to eat because they knew she loved food.

Xiao Ji, nearly drooling, quickly said, "Thank you, Grandma Mi. Grandma Mi, don’t forget to add some chili; stir-fried chicken is tastier with chili."

"Sure, I’ll add it for you; it’ll definitely make you happy," Old Lady Mi handed her two peaches and said, "Eat them with the Young Master."

"Okay," Xiao Ji was thrilled, her eyes squinted with joy. It was great being at Songzi Manor, with an abundance of delicious treats. If she stayed at the pharmaceutical workshop, Nanny Tao would only be strict, even scolding her for making too much noise while eating, which was terrifying.

"Go on, go on," Elder Mi couldn’t watch any longer and dragged Old Lady Mi away, but she still turned around to call out to Gu Jinli, "Young Master, we have fresh bamboo shoots in the manor; we’ll make some for you at noon."

Gu Jinli laughed at the sight and replied, "Alright."

With that, she told Erqing to drive the mule cart into the separate yard in the manor and returned to her room.

After drinking a few sips of water, she began to write a letter to Qin San Lang, telling him about what Young Master Dou had done today and asking him what he planned to do. Did he want to acknowledge Young Master Dou?

"Erqing, send this letter to Brother Qin and have him burn it after reading," Gu Jinli instructed.

"Understood, the servant obeys," Erqing took the letter and quickly left, giving it to Si’an, who sent it to Qin San Lang.

When Qin San Lang received the letter, it was already dawn the next day, and he was on his way to the Prefecture garrison camp.

After reading the letter, he burned it, then took out his portable pen and ink to write a letter back to Gu Jinli, sharing his thoughts and stating that he would avenge her.

Dou Ke really deserved a beating. Xiao Yu was his woman. How dare Dou Ke look down on her background and even try to get close to her, ruining his marriage!

Did he not know that he had worked for years to earn this wife? If Dou Ke dared to ruin it, he’d definitely beat him up thoroughly!

"Send the letter to Xiao Yu," Qin San Lang instructed Si’an, also asking a few things about Gu Jinli, learning that Young Master Dou was chased by her with a knife, which made him laugh out loud, "My Xiao Yu is still so cute."

Si’an was speechless. Chasing someone with a knife wasn’t cute; it was ruthless, right?

But Si’an didn’t dare voice it. He had become accustomed to such behavior from his master, who only ever saw the good in the Young Master, thinking she was adorable, kind, and wonderful no matter what she did. It was a senseless bias.

"Yes, at your command," Si’an took the letter and quickly disappeared into the night.

Meanwhile, Qin San Lang instructed the garrison soldiers on duty to sound the gong.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The sharp sound of the copper gong woke the soldiers from their sleep.

Qin San Lang was already on his horse, shouting to them, "Assemble immediately. We set off in half an hour. Anyone late will receive thirty lashes with the army rod!"