A husband found in the village? I bought a regent for a penny!

Chapter 429 Acting Competition

Gu Xixi said with a smile, "Besides, no one in the village knows you're back."

"Do you want to appear in front of everyone this time? And if so, how do you intend to do so?"

"What should you say if someone asks you about going back to your hometown?"

"It will take some time for you to think these things through."

As expected, Mu Nanzhao did not mention going to the farm again.

After the mule cart left the village, it reached the main road.

Gu Xixi looked back and saw no sign of him, and then she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let's go into town first to buy some cloth, and then go back to the farm."

Lu Jing asked in confusion, "Didn't you say you had enough clothes and weren't going to make any more recently?"

Gu Xixi said resentfully, "I want to make underwear!"

"Underwear?" Lu Jing thought for a moment. Ever since she started following Gu Xixi, her comprehension had improved by leaps and bounds.

"Oh, you mean undergarments?"

"There are several pieces, but Auntie just embroidered the little rabbit for you."

Mentioning the little rabbit, Gu Xixi felt a surge of shame. "I don't want a bellyband."

"I want to make some real, reassuring underwear!"

For a slender girl like Lü Jing, wearing a bellyband is quite suitable.

But Gu Xixi realized that wearing a bellyband was no longer appropriate for her.

Perhaps because her body is still young, she has been eating well and exercising more in the past two years.

He seemed to have grown a little taller and his body had become more robust.

However, along with this, the characteristics that belong to women also increased.

Before summer arrived, I was dressed warmly, and wearing a bellyband underneath was fine.

but now……

Especially after last night, Gu Xixi felt uneasy even when walking.

Lu Jing couldn't imagine what kind of underwear Gu Xixi wanted.

So he laughed and said, "That's easy. Just buy the fabric, tell me what it looks like, and I'll make it for you."

Gu Xixi said, "It's not just for me. It's for both of us."

"When you grow to the same size as me, you'll understand the benefits of wearing a bra."

Lu Jing blushed, "What do you mean by 'growing size'? I'm not married and I don't have any babies."

Gu Xixi grinned mischievously, "You know more than I thought."

"However, a woman's development mainly depends on herself. The factors you mentioned may or may not be helpful."

Lu Jing didn't have many close female friends in the past, and this was the first time she had talked about this topic, so she couldn't help but blush.

The tea trees planted on the estate are all superior varieties selected and bred by Gu Xixi herself.

After she propagated the cuttings, the number of trees has grown to nearly a hundred.

However, this number is far from enough when planted in 500 acres of tea gardens.

Chen Dafu and the others were busy harvesting wheat, and Gu Xixi wouldn't let them help.

Anyway, there's not much work to do today.

Gu Xixi inspected the condition of all the tea trees, counted them, numbered them, and had Lü Jing register them.

These native tree species are very important, as they form the basis for future hybridization research and tea tree breeding.

Even as the sun began to set, Chen Dafu, Wu Niangzi, and others were still busy in the wheat field.

Gu Xixi called out to them from afar, "I'll head back as soon as I finish my work. You can hear me, no need to come out and see me off."

After leaving the farm, Gu Xixi asked Lü Jing to drive slowly.

Lü Jing sighed, "Others always try to avoid trouble as quickly as possible."

"The boss is really something, deliberately slowing down, as if he's afraid the bad guys and bad deeds won't catch up with us."

Gu Xixi smiled and said reproachfully, "You're so clever."

Don't you find it annoying to be on guard all the time?

"Why not fish him out all at once, cook him thoroughly, and make him unable to struggle anymore?"

Lü Jing laughed and said, "Speaking of which, I'm quite curious too. What kind of trouble is he going to cause?"

The mule cart moved slowly along the official road, and as they traveled more than halfway, darkness began to fall.

There were no pedestrians in sight. Only the calls of birds returning to their nests could be heard.

Gu Xixi leaned against the edge of the car, half asleep, but her ears were wide open, listening intently to any sounds.

Suddenly, a pebble was thrown from the bushes, hitting the wheel and getting stuck between the wooden planks.

Laifu couldn't pull the cart, so it raised its front legs and neighed irritably.

"The car seems to be stuck on something," Lü Jing said in a panic.

Gu Xixi broke out in a cold sweat. The acting was so unconvincing; on the contrary, one could detect a hint of excitement in her voice.

As planned, she said, "Okay, I'll go down and see what's going on."

Gu Xixi got out of the car and pretended to check the wheels, breaking off the stuck stones.

As expected, when she straightened up...

Someone grabbed her from behind with a knife and held her hostage. "Don't make a sound, don't move!"

"If you dare to scream or struggle, I'll kill you!"

Although he tried to lower his voice, Gu Xixi could still easily recognize Gu Tiezhu's voice.

A cold smile flashed across her eyes.

He touched the hollow silver bracelet on his left wrist with his right hand.

He hesitated for a moment, then let go.

Since Lü Jing wants to perform well, let her play a little longer.

The outcome is already set in stone.

Gu Xixi feigned fear, letting Gu Tiezhu lead her into the depths of the roadside bushes.

Lu Jing was still worried about Gu Xixi being alone, so she followed her.

Gu Tiezhu noticed this and panicked, shouting, "What are you doing! If you want to spare her life, don't try anything funny!"

Even though victory was assured, Lü Jing still had a playful side.

Her eyes darted around, and she cried out, "My master saved my life!"

"You kidnapped our boss, of course I'll follow you to the death!"

"If you have the guts, kill me. Otherwise, you'll follow me wherever I go!"

Gu Tiezhu saw that she was a silly girl and grinned maliciously, "Fine, follow me if you want."

"I will grant your wish."

Deep in the overgrown weeds, even the moonlight cannot penetrate.

Gu Tiezhu believed that since he was on his own turf, the two women were not to be trifled with.

So he stopped pretending and stopped holding the knife to Gu Xixi.

He laughed loudly, "Gu Xixi, look carefully at who I am! Could you have imagined that you would fall into my hands?"

Gu Xixi and Lü Jing exchanged a glance.

Perhaps it was because it was too dark, or perhaps Gu Tiezhu thought he was the only hunter tonight.

He was completely oblivious to whether the two kidnapped individuals were behaving too calmly.

Gu Xixi said, "Then please, for the sake of our past kinship, let us die knowing why."

After laughing enough, Gu Tiezhu stared at Gu Xixi with a sinister look, like a venomous snake.

"Your family has no men, only you, a little girl, are left."

"Once you disappear, your entire fortune will naturally be mine."

"Of course, this is what you owe me. You've ruined me like this, but you've made a fortune for yourself."

"Why? God is being unfair!"

"Then I'll have to take matters into my own hands and get back what's rightfully mine!"

Lu Jing was already disgusted and laughed, "You deserve it?"

"If you were that capable, would you have been repeatedly defeated by Xixi?"

"He must know in his heart that he can only be a useless person in this life, otherwise why would he always be thinking about taking other people's things?"

Gu Tiezhu was embarrassed and furious, and roared, "You can only feel good about yourselves now!"

"If you fall into my hands tonight, I'll slit your throats, break your arms and legs, and sell you to the lowest brothels!"

"Gu Xixi, don't you have a cousin who's an extraordinary county magistrate?"

"Once he sees you soliciting customers in that filthy place, you can forget about ever becoming a county magistrate's wife again!"