Chapter 1036: Compensation Has Increased

He said to Gu Dashan, "Dad, help my mom so she doesn’t faint."

"Okay." Gu Dashan quickly came over to support Mrs. Cui, saying, "Min Niang, don’t be upset, our Good Brother An is smart and won’t suffer losses."

Mrs. Niu heard this and didn’t care at all, there are many smart people in this world, but no matter how smart, they can’t fight against those who are willing to risk everything.

The Niu Family is precisely that kind!

Gu Jin’an turned to look at Mrs. Niu, his eyes cold, a chilling smirk at the corner of his mouth: "Looks like you don’t want your daughter’s family to live in Da Feng Village anymore."

Mrs. Niu was none other than the mother of Fourth Son He’s wife, who came to Da Feng Village with her two granddaughters to plot against him, definitely having received news from Fourth Son He’s wife.

And these women blocking them were just like Mrs. Niu’s family, all having relatives in Da Feng Village, only able to enter the village by relying on their relatives.

Gu Jin’an looked at the other women, saying, "For the sake of us being fellow villagers from the same county, I offer you an opportunity. Apologize now, compensate three taels of silver, and promise not to spread damaging words, my family will forgive and forget. Otherwise, your relatives and the herbs, mountain goods, and coarse grains from your villages, my family will not accept a single item!"

His family was not made of clay, and would not indulge the evil women and shrews of the village.

"What, compensation of three taels of silver!" These women were afraid of the Gu Family, but asking them to compensate three taels of silver, they would rather die. They cried and said, "Three taels of silver can buy a person; we are all dirt poor, where would we get so much silver?"

The mother of Hu Taoya was quite a character; she even asked Gu Jin’an, "Why don’t I give Taoya to your family instead?"

After speaking, she thought she was truly clever, able to come up with such a good idea, and immediately pushed Hu Taoya forward, saying, "Taoya, hurry up, call Young Master Gu!"

Once she entered the Gu Family, her Taoya would surely rise from maid to concubine, then from concubine to official wife.

Gu Jin’an was speechless, what kind of people were these? Could they do something normal?

Hu Taoya was indecisive, only listening to her mother. Seeing Gu Jin’an was handsome, upon hearing the words, she indeed moved towards Gu Jin’an.

Gu Dashan and Mrs. Cui were very angry, yelling at Hu Taoya, "Stop, come any closer, and we won’t be polite!"

Hu Taoya’s mother yelled back, "Taoya, go ahead, don’t stop!"

Her voice was louder than Mr. and Mrs. Cui’s, frightening Hu Taoya into walking faster.

Village Chief He was shaking with anger, Hu Family Gathering, I didn’t see this coming, you are really capable of taking risks.

He Dayuan worked at Gu’s Workshop; he was inclined towards the Gu Family. Seeing this, he was not polite to Hu Taoya, directly grabbing a stick and hitting her to the ground, then glaring at Hu Taoya’s mother, cursing, "If you dare mess around, I’ll beat you up first before talking!"

He continued, "You are women, we are men. If anyone’s reputation is damaged during a fight and you end up in a pig cage, don’t blame us."

He Dayuan was tall and burly, with a thick beard, looking like a bandit, speaking so sternly, he frightened the women present.

Liang Furong, however, took advantage of the others’ fear, sneaking towards Qi Kangming, trying to make a last effort, attaching herself to Qi Kangming.

Third Grandma had been watching the young men of the Qin, Gu, and Luotian families, and upon seeing Liang Furong’s actions, she rushed over, grabbed her hair, and slapped her several times, making Liang Furong’s face swell: "Shameless wretch, still trying to harm others quietly, do you think using such means to enter the Qi Family will lead to good days? Let me tell you, even if we are forced to marry you, we can divorce you!"

She looked at those women and repeated these words again, finally saying, "Think it through, either stop now or continue entangling our families, and let your family’s girls suffer for a lifetime!"

The world has always been harsh on women. Whether you enter the family through calculated means or a proper marriage, as long as the husband’s family is unhappy, they can find an excuse to divorce you.

In the countryside, many divorced women cannot end well, either driven out of the house, sold to widowers or made a concubine.

Hu Taoya and Liang Furong’s actions made Gu Jin’an even more furious, saying, "Five taels of silver, five taels from each family, and an apology, then consider this matter over."

"What? You, you’re raising the price!" The women were shocked, staring at Gu Jin’an, wanting to tear open his heart to see if it was black.

Gu Jin’an sneered, "It’s you who don’t know what’s good for you! Five taels of silver, not a cent less, and if you don’t produce it within half an hour, not only will you face legal action, your relatives in Da Feng Village will also be taken to the government office."

As soon as these words were spoken, the grass in the little path moved, and the women hiding in Da Feng Village were frightened.

But they thought, Gu Jinli wasn’t here, Gu Dashan and Mrs. Cui were kind-hearted, and Gu Jin’an seemed to be a good young man with kind intentions, surely he wouldn’t truly destroy them, so they held back their fear and didn’t come out.

And Mrs. Niu and her people were stubborn, remaining silent.

The half hour passed quickly, Gu Jin’an smiled and said to Village Chief He, "Village Chief, my family has been more than fair."

He looked at Feng Lian, "Go to Si Li Square and find Constable Sheng, tell him someone is plotting against a student, have him come to arrest them."

"Yes." Feng Lian had been waiting impatiently, and immediately darted out; by the time everyone reacted, Feng Lian’s figure was gone.

Everyone was stunned, not expecting the polite Gu Jin’an to actually report to the authorities to arrest people.

The women from the bushes couldn’t hold it anymore and rushed over: "Good Brother An, please don’t. Aunties know they were wrong, don’t report us."

Village Chief He saw these women and was so angry he could almost faint, pointing at them and scolding, "The He Tianwa’s Family, Mother Ju’er, He Laixin’s Family, He Laosou’s Family, Lu Shankui’s Family, Lu Huoya’s Family... well well, you’ve really eaten bear and leopard heart, daring to bring relatives into the village to plot against Master top scorer, you’re seeking death!"

These were the village women, and both the He and Lu families had some, each known as the village’s famous shrews.

Then he pointed at He Tianwa’s wife and cursed, "He Tianwa’s Family, you are a young daughter-in-law; every day you just know how to gossip at the old well. But now you dare to bring relatives to plot against Master top scorer, you’re done for, the old man wants to open the ancestral hall and divorce you on behalf of Tianwa."

"Village Chief, please no, granddaughter-in-law knows she was wrong!" He Tianwa’s wife immediately knelt down, kowtowing towards Village Chief He and pleaded: "Village Chief, granddaughter-in-law is pregnant again and was just sending a congratulatory message to my family, I didn’t expect my mother would bring my niece to see me."

"After hearing the village’s notice, I already told my mother and niece to leave the village and go home yesterday; who would have thought they would still be here waiting for Master top scorer. Granddaughter-in-law is innocent, it’s all my mother’s fault!"