Chapter 1163: Mrs. Chen Wields a Knife

"Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, don’t faint!" Ah Feng was shocked, he really didn’t expect the shopkeeper would be so fragile, fainting at the mention of the wife’s family coming.

Sigh, Ah Feng let out a breath, grabbed Gu Dagui, and with a bang, tossed him into the nearby Taishi Chair, letting him keep fainting, while he hurried off to find Mrs. Chen.

Mrs. Chen was in the front shop entertaining neighbors who came to give gifts, feeling delighted while listening to them praise her, occasionally pretending to modestly reply: "Oh, don’t say that, my nephew just passed the scholar exam, not yet at the point of being a marquis and prime minister, you can’t praise him like this."

Even though Mrs. Chen was illiterate, she had heard enough to naturally understand the meaning of becoming a marquis and prime minister.

"Ms. Chen, don’t be humble, your nephew passed the scholar exam on his first try, that’s not ordinary success, that’s God’s favor, he’ll naturally have a successful career, rising steadily." The butcher’s wife from the north of the city squeezed in, lavishly praising Mrs. Chen, ending with: "Ms. Chen, your nephew passed the scholar exam, this happy event definitely calls for a banquet, right? Just let us know how much meat you need, my stall has you covered, we’ll give you a good deal."

Heh, Mrs. Chen chuckled, bringing a skinny piece of meat as a gift, wanting to secure a business deal from her, quite the trader.

Mrs. Chen stroked the golden hairpin on her head and said: "Ms. Wang, my nephew is going back to the countryside tomorrow, whether a banquet will be held in the prefecture is still unknown. If there is one, we’ll discuss then."

Ms. Wang wanted to strangle Mrs. Chen, huh, this boastful woman, with such an opportunity to show off, if you don’t hold a banquet in the prefecture to flaunt and gather gifts, it’d be strange!

Mrs. Chen looked at Ms. Wang’s frustrated expression, absolutely delighted, just about to say something biting when Ah Feng arrived, shouting to her: "Shopkeeper’s wife, the shopkeeper has something for you, follow me for a bit."

Mrs. Chen turned her head and asked: "What’s Da Gui looking for me for? I’m busy."

Ah Feng replied: "The shopkeeper is in the adjoining accounting room, says there’s a miscalculation, needs you to check it."

Mrs. Chen complained: "Want me to check? I can’t even read."

She’s illiterate, alright!

But Mrs. Chen is concerned about Silver, afraid of errors in accounts that Gu Jinli would blame her for, she could only stand up, stroking the golden hairpin on her head, telling those who came with congratulations: "Ladies, Da Gui is calling for me, I’ll go check."

And then proudly said: "Da Gui is just like that, can’t be without me for a single moment."

So don’t think just because Gu Dagui is a shopkeeper now you can have widowed women from the family trying to seduce him, anyone who dares to target Gu Dagui, she’ll chop them into meat paste!

The neighbor ladies present rolled their eyes inwardly while smiling outwardly: "Ms. Chen, go ahead, we can sit here for a bit before going."

Mrs. Chen, hearing this, stroked the golden hairpin on her head and swaggered away.

Ms. Gao saw this, whispered to the butcher’s wife: "Just a golden hairpin, is it really worth showing off, always stroking it, afraid we wouldn’t see it?"

Oh, you got it, Mrs. Chen is indeed afraid you wouldn’t see it.

Ah Feng was used to Mrs. Chen’s antics, she can show off anytime, anywhere, he quickened his pace and soon arrived at the next room.

Not long after, Mrs. Chen followed in, shocked to see Gu Dagui unconscious in the chair, she dashed over, shouting: "Da Gui, Da Gui, are you alright? You can’t leave us orphans and widows."

Then she turned her head, angrily questioning Ah Feng: "What exactly happened? Why did Da Gui faint? Who bullied him?"

Which heartless person dared to bully her husband, not wanting to live!

She also scolded Ah Feng: "You brat, what are you doing, don’t you see the shopkeeper fainted? Hurry up and get a doctor."

Ah Feng didn’t go get a doctor but came over, pressed Gu Dagui’s philtrum, then took out a bottle of pungent medicine for him to smell, finally, Gu Dagui woke up.

Hoo hoo hoo, Gu Dagui panted urgently, seeing Mrs. Chen, he grabbed her hand, crying: "Lian Niang, it’s bad, your family came!"

Lian Niang was the name Mrs. Chen asked Gu Dexing’s mother to give.

After Mrs. Chen severed ties with her family, she didn’t want to be called Chen Shuihua anymore, wanted a new name. Gu Dexing’s mother said she had a good nature, like a lotus rising unstained from mud, and gave her the nickname Lian Niang.

Mrs. Chen liked it very much, thus Gu Dagui had been calling her Lian Niang for over a decade.

Mrs. Chen was a bit puzzled, asked Gu Dagui: "What are you talking about? Are you crazy? Where do I have family?"

Gu Dagui was incredibly anxious, shouted: "Oh, it’s the Old Chen Family, they are in the prefecture now, your niece, the one named Chen Yinhua, she’s waiting for us at the back door, said she wants to see us. Also said your mother wants to sabotage Brother Xing and the Xu family’s marriage!"

"What, someone wants to ruin Brother Xing’s marriage to Lady Xu?" Mrs. Chen was furious, shouted: "Which grave-digging villain would be so malicious, wanting to ruin people’s marriages? Get me over there, if I don’t slaughter her alive, I’ll take her last name!"

She said that while pulling Gu Dagui up: "Are you still dizzy? If not, hurry up and take me."

Ah Feng saw Gu Dagui still in a stupor, replied: "That person is at the back door of the shop, I’ll take the shopkeeper and the shopkeeper’s wife there."

Saying this, he turned and left the room.

Mrs. Chen immediately grabbed Gu Dagui and followed, pausing for a moment when they passed the woodshed in the yard, seeming to understand something, she grabbed a hatchet in her hand, and continued following Gu Dagui toward the back door.

Gu Dagui saw this, was terribly scared, wanted to take the hatchet from her hand, but Mrs. Chen evaded him.

Mrs. Chen said: "If it’s really them, do you think it can be settled peacefully?"

Gu Dagui was stumped by the question, knowing the Chen Family’s behavior, once they are here, they are not easily dealt with, but he explained: "Ah Feng said the one who came is your niece, don’t hack people just yet, let her finish talking first, after all she’s just a kid, she was young back then, this time she also came to give us a tip."

"Pah, what good can the Old Chen Family produce, if she came here, she definitely has her own agenda. That little girl better not ask for the sky, or the first to get chopped will be her!" Mrs. Chen had no good impression of the Chen Family, with a face full of gloom, she arrived at the back door, pushed it open with a slam, and not far off, spotted a shabby and dirty girl.

But this girl looked somewhat like Madam Old Ruan, as soon as Mrs. Chen saw her she thought of her own mother, instantly raised the hatchet and rushed over, grabbing Chen Yinhua’s hair, angrily asked: "Are you Chen Yinhua? You say the old hag wants to harm Brother Xing, is that true?"

Chen Yinhua heard Ms. Xiao Ruan talk about this third aunt’s fierceness, but seeing the third aunt’s actions firsthand startled her greatly, she quickly said: "Yinhua dare not lie to third aunt. Grandma learned third aunt’s family got wealthy and nephew passed the scholar exam, wants to trick the Xu Family saying Gu Dexing has a marriage pact with the niece, asking Xu Family for a thousand taels of silver for the pact to be nullified. Uncle and third uncle know that Xu Family members are at the government office meeting the Lord Magistrate, they are already waiting there."

Chen Yinhua’s words flowed swiftly, soon revealing Old Ruan’s plans.

"What? These heartless scoundrels, after all these years still won’t let old lady go, fine fine fine, this time old lady won’t live, fight them to the death!" Mrs. Chen was furious to madness, pushed Chen Yinhua aside, brandished the hatchet rushing toward the government office to chop Chen Cangjin and Chen Canggu.