stingy landlady

Chapter 277 Gui Xiang's Wedding (3)

Jiang Xiaoyu's crying and pleas had no effect; instead, it only caused Granny Jiang to hit and pinch Jiang Xiaoyu, venting all the grievances she had suffered during this time on Jiang Xiaoyu.

Jiang Xiaoyu, having been beaten so badly, had no choice but to agree to go in and find Guixiang, and tricked her into coming out. She also instructed Granny Jiang and Jiang Hongliang not to wander around, lest they offend some important person.

Jiang Xiaoyu entered the courtyard but did not go to find Guixiang. After thinking for a moment, she turned around and went to find Guizhi for advice.

Guizhi and Guihong were helping Guixiang toast relatives and friends. When they reached the table of the Li sisters, the Li sisters were very welcoming. No one gave them a hard time just because they were girls. Li was very pleased to see this.

He was busy having his three daughters introduce themselves to each person and offer them a toast before letting them go to Dazhu's table. Dazhu simply had the three sisters introduce themselves to their relatives, offer a toast together, and say auspicious words before sending them to the next table.

When Jiang Xiaoyu came to find Guizhi, Guizhi and her two companions were toasting at Lin Xiaoyun's table. Young people are naturally playful and mischievous, and since everyone knew each other, they would definitely have to drink a few more glasses before being allowed to leave.

Guizhi felt someone tugging at her, and when she turned around, she saw Jiang Xiaoyu. Jiang Xiaoyu whispered:

"Miss Dong! I need to speak with you!"

Guizhi followed Jiang Xiaoyu away from the table, and Lin Xiaoyun remained silent. He followed behind Guizhi to a quiet place, where Jiang Xiaoyu knelt down, her voice trembling with tears.

"Miss Dong! My mother and brother are here! They want me to lure Sister Guixiang out! I refused, and they beat and scolded me! Please, Miss Dong, help me, save me!"

As Jiang Xiaoyu spoke, she rolled up her sleeves, revealing a large bruise and swelling on her arm. Granny Jiang had really gone all out. Guizhi sighed and helped Jiang Xiaoyu up.

"You've come to the right person! If you really try to lie to my older sister, you should know the consequences. If my older sister gets hurt, I reckon none of you will see the sun rise tomorrow!"

Where are they now?

Jiang Xiaoyu volunteered to lead the way:

“There’s a small alley outside the main gate, Miss! Let me take you there! If strangers go there, I’m afraid they might hide.”

Guizhi nodded, just about to call someone to do something. Lin Xiaoyun said to Guizhi from behind:

"Guizhi! It's a small matter, let the guards handle it! Just two people? No problem, send them to the mines to work! That way they won't bother the family all the time."

There were no mines nearby, and Jiang Xiaoyu didn't know where any were, let alone what mining was. She asked softly:

"Young master! Is it dangerous to mine in the mine?"

Lin Xiaoyun ignored him, and Guizhi said with a sullen face:

"Jiang Xiaoyu! What isn't dangerous? As long as you're careful and don't always have bad intentions to harm others, you'll be living your whole life anyway!"

Sending them to the mines only means they're farther from our homes. How they live and work there is not up to us.

Jiang Xiaoyu nodded quickly, stopped asking questions, and led Lin Xiaoyun's guards to find the Jiang family mother and son. As expected, Jiang's mother and Jiang Hongliang had hidden themselves.

At Jiang Xiaoyu's signal, the guards hid, and Jiang Xiaoyu called out softly alone in the alley:

"Mother! Brother! Mother! Brother!"

After quite a while, Granny Jiang and Jiang Hongliang finally arrived. Granny Jiang cursed:

"What are you shouting for! Do you want to attract everyone here? Where's Wang Guixiang? I asked you to call someone and you didn't come! That Wang Guixiang is the most honest and kind-hearted, and the easiest to fool! Where is she?"

You're such a useless piece of trash! You can't even handle such a small matter properly!

As Granny Jiang was talking, she was about to hit Jiang Xiaoyu again, but Jiang Hongliang reached out and stopped her.

"Mother! Don't hit my sister! Since there are so many people and it's so chaotic right now, why don't you secretly take me into Guixiang's room?"

She'll definitely go back to her room to change and sleep later! Then, when she's alone in her room, she'll have no choice but to do whatever I say! This woman listens to me most in bed!

Jiang Xiaoyu blushed with embarrassment, but Granny Jiang was very excited.

"Good, good, good! My son is so smart! It would be even better if she got pregnant with another child! Whether she marries someone else or not is another matter, but the child she gives birth to will be of the Jiang family! Wang Guixiang has to raise the child well for me!"

Lin Xiaoyun's guards entered. Granny Jiang and Jiang Hongliang exchanged glances, not recognizing them, assuming they were just passing by. None of them spoke, waiting for the guards to leave.

No one expected that when the guard arrived, he would reach out and knock Jiang Hongliang to the ground. Jiang's mother screamed and tried to rush forward, but the guard easily subdued her in one move.

The guards tied the two together. Granny Jiang immediately realized that Jiang Xiaoyu had betrayed them. She wanted nothing more than to devour Jiang Xiaoyu with her eyes.

"You little bastard, Jiang Xiaoyu! You ungrateful wretch! I raised you to adulthood, and this is how you repay me! You have no family of your own, no brothers! How will you ever stand up in your husband's family!"

Make him let us go right now! Jiang Xiaoyu! You troublemaker! You're disrespectful to your mother! I'm going to have your mother-in-law kick you out!

"Ahhh! Let me go!"

The guards had no choice but to search Granny Jiang's body and stuff a handkerchief into her mouth. Her cursing was too grating.

Jiang Hongliang saw this and, fearing he would also be gagged, remained silent, only looking at Jiang Xiaoyu pleadingly.

Jiang Xiaoyu explained in a low voice:

"Mother! Brother! Miss Dong didn't want you dead. She said you should get away from here and go work in the mines!"

Granny Jiang didn't know what mining was, but she knew it was definitely not a good job. With her mouth gagged, she could only mumble and struggle.

Jiang Hongliang knew a little, and coaxed Jiang Xiaoyu by saying:

"Xiaoyu! Sister! Mining is hard work! Your brother has never done manual labor before! He'll surely die there! Xiaoyu! Please save your brother!"

Don't worry, Mom and I will leave this place and never come back! Xiaoyu! We can't go mining! Xiaoyu! Make him let go of us! We're leaving now!

Go far away, go somewhere else to be a teacher! My brother is a student of the lowest level; he can support Mother and me! Xiaoyu!

Jiang Xiaoyu felt a pang of sympathy; after all, they were family. She looked at the guard, about to speak, when Jiang Hongliang's mouth was also covered.

"Noisy!"

Before Jiang Xiaoyu could speak, the guard glanced at her:

"Go back and do what you were doing! Leave this to me!"

Seeing the guard's unapproachable demeanor, Jiang Xiaoyu stopped herself from speaking. She bowed to Granny Jiang and Jiang Hongliang, then covered her face and left.

The courtyard was still bustling, but Guizhi and Lin Xiaoyun had no intention of returning to the table.

"Guizhi! I had planned to visit Huanghua Village this time I came back. I heard you've taken good care of those retired veterans! But I have military duties to attend to, so we'll return to the army tomorrow after delivering Guixiang!"

"Guizhi! If there's anything you can't resolve, you can go to my father. He'll always take good care of you and your family."