Quick Wear: The Wronged One Becomes Rebellious

Chapter 282: Marrying the Mountain God 04

"Mom, was it really Brother Lian who killed that person? I, I----" With her worries resolved, Gu Jixia finally recalled the good things about her fiancé. For a moment, she was reluctant to give up the title of "wife of a scholar" to whom she was about to marry.

Fang interrupted her daughter in time, "Don't say that again. From now on, the Lian family has nothing to do with you, understand? Lian Yunshen was caught red-handed, and there is no way to deny it. He must have killed the person."

Fang spoke with such certainty, as if she had seen the murder with her own eyes.

Gu Li stood up straight, with a lot of thoughts in her mind.

How come Mr. Lian was fine yesterday and became the murderer of the Lian family in Fang's eyes overnight?

Lian Yunshen, Gu Li’s childhood sweetheart.

Before he passed the imperial examination, Lian Yunshen and Gu Li had always been in contact. Knowing that it was not easy for Gu Li to make a living under her stepmother, he would secretly help her from time to time.

Later, Lian Yunshen passed the imperial examination and became a scholar. Gu Jixia could no longer hold back her desire to snatch this marriage away.

Fang Shi certainly didn't want to be a burden to the scholar, but as a stepmother, she was afraid that if she blatantly snatched her stepdaughter's marriage, she would be criticized by the villagers. She didn't care, but she was afraid of the reputation of her son and that her daughter would be disliked by her family.

She began to plan for Gu Jixia.

Those days were the darkest moments in Gu Li's life.

The stepmother not only gave her food and drink, but also made her do miscellaneous housework, such as chopping wood, fetching water, and tilling the soil. Whenever she got the chance, she would beat her, kick her, and curse her viciously.

The door of her hut was locked, and she was not allowed to sleep. Gu Li had to stay in the haystack outside the yard to take a nap. Even so, her stepmother did not let her go, and secretly set the haystack on fire, almost burning her to death.

She still has a burn scar on her calf.

Gu Li felt that if she didn't let go, she might really die tragically in an accident. As for the marriage with the Lian family, it would eventually fall on Gu Jixia's shoulders.

Gu Li compromised, she knelt down and cried and begged Gu Jiande to help her. She didn't want to marry Lian Yunshen anymore, she just wanted to live.

Gu Jiande scolded Gu Li a few words in frustration, and finally reluctantly agreed to his daughter's request to cancel the engagement.

On the second day after Gu Li came of age, the Lian family came with gifts to exchange engagement letters. Gu Jiande replaced Gu Li's birth date with Gu Jixia's.

When Lian's family returned and opened the letter, they found out that their childhood sweetheart, with whom they had been living for more than ten years, had changed into someone else.

When the Lian family came to argue, Gu Jiande pushed Gu Li in front of everyone and asked her to admit in person that she was the one who regretted the engagement. Gu Jiande did not want to break the verbal agreement he had made with Lian's father in previous years, so he had to send his eldest daughter to take his place.

The engagement letters had already been exchanged, and the marriage was settled. Lian's mother had no choice but to take Lian Yunshen back.

Lian Yunshen was going to study for the imperial examination, so it was impossible for him to get entangled with his sisters in marriage and affect his future promotion path.

Lian Yunshen did not hold on to the matter. He did not dare to cause trouble for Gu Li.

Because Gu Li told him privately that if he didn't agree to this, she would be sold and die!

He wanted her to live well.

From then on, Gu Li and Lian Yunshen no longer had any contact, and apart from the normal holiday gifts, the Lian family no longer had any extra visits.

According to normal development, Gu Jixia should have married into the Lian family next month, but now, news suddenly broke that Lian Yunshen had murdered someone.

Gu Jixia's dream of becoming a scholar's wife was shattered, and she did not want to be labeled as a murderer's wife, so now she and Fang wanted to push her out to save her from disaster.

She is just a brick, and can be moved wherever she is needed.

There is no such a cheap thing in the world!

Gu Li regained a little strength, and her rebellious nature immediately awakened. She lowered her eyes to ponder a strategy, then slowly walked back to sit beside the bed.

From the beginning to the end, the original body's wish was just to live.

How is this enough?

She must live a good life, live like a human being, and throw all those who have bullied her into the mud!

Fang's mother and daughter discussed a countermeasure and quickly came over and kicked open Gu Li's door.

"It's already this late, why are you still lying in bed? Hurry up and get up and chop wood. There are so many chores to do at home. Can't you see them? Why are you leaving them for your pregnant mother? What are you thinking?"

After scolding, Fang winked at her daughter and went back to the kitchen.

Gu Li walked out slowly, and Gu Jixia came over with a not-so-nice smile, "Ah Li, Mom has a sharp tongue, don't mind it. You saw you didn't even wash the pots and bowls when you came home last night, and Mom didn't say anything to you. Seeing that you had a fever, she let you sleep until the sun was shining on your butt. She just wanted to see if you were okay, so she woke you up."

Did she have a fever last night?

Gu Li had no time to care about it. She didn't respond to Gu Jixia's words and walked out.

"Hey, I'm talking to you. Where are you going if you don't want to chop wood?" Gu Jixia grabbed Gu Li's sleeve.

The coarse cloth shirt that had become thin and white due to washing was torn apart by Gu Jixia with a "ripping" sound.

Gu Li:-----

My fist is a little itchy.

"Sister, with your strength, you're more suitable for chopping wood!"

"You!" If Gu Li dared to challenge her like this before, she would have slapped him. But thinking of her important life event, Gu Jixia held back and said, "Okay, don't worry about chopping wood for now. I have something to tell you."

Gu Li didn't want to pay attention to her, so she waved her hand away and continued walking out.

"Hey, are you deaf? I have something to tell you."

"I'm hungry and I'm going out to find something to eat." It was already past breakfast time and there was no need to think about it. Fang would rather give the leftovers to the chickens than leave a single bite for her.

Fang, who had been in the kitchen for a long time and couldn't stand it, rushed out immediately, "Silly girl, how can I miss a bite of food for you? Come back quickly, your sister has something to tell you."

What's the point of one playing the good cop and the other playing the bad cop?

Ah!

Gu Li walked into the kitchen with a blank expression. There was only a hard-wheat pancake on the table that she had eaten last night. She didn't dislike it and just picked it up and started eating.

Gu Jixia sat down next to Gu Li with disdain, "Ah Li, I've been thinking over and over these past few days, and I feel a little guilty about snatching your marriage away. How about you take over the Lian family's marriage instead!"

"Next month is your big day, big sister. How can you still say such things now?" Gu Li glanced at Fang, who looked impatient, and said quietly, "Didn't mother say that there is a hierarchy of seniority? How can I get married before big sister?"

Fang was about to choke on what she was about to say. This was one of the reasons why she wanted to marry someone else.

"What's the big deal? Everything has its priorities!" Gu Jixia thought, why should I wait until next month? The Lian family will come to my house to ask for someone tomorrow!

Gu Li lowered her head and said nothing.