Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside

"Working as a maid in the County Governor Mansion? Oh, Old Mrs. Mo, can your family have some ambition? Are you addicted to being servants or to selling off your granddaughter? Why is it always about being servants, selling your granddaughter? Have some shame!" He Dazhuang's wife looked down upon the Mo family with great disdain for their actions of selling their granddaughter.

She continued, "And the County Governor Mansion, do you think everyone doesn't know what kind of place that is? It's as filthy and stinky as the Lu Mansion, which decent family's daughter would go there!"

He Tugou's wife chimed in, "Exactly, that County Magistrate Zou is already old, and just a few months ago, he took in a new concubine. Acting so disgracefully at his age, if your Mo Qiuyue enters the County Governor Mansion, she better be careful not to end up in a worse situation instead of rising up, ruining her life."

Old Mrs. Mo was most proud of Mo Qiuyue entering the County Governor Mansion. Hearing this, she was furious, grabbed onto the words of He Dazhuang's wife and He Tugou's wife, and pointed at them saying, "You dare to slander the County Governor, old lady is going to report you to the authorities, and have you thrown in prison."

He Dazhuang's wife and He Tugou's wife were startled, speaking ill of a court official could indeed be a crime.

Seeing this, Old Mrs. Mo became arrogant and shouted, "Good, finally old lady caught you red-handed, you Gu Family's workshop just wait, old lady will have Old Master Lu send someone to report you to the authorities and have you all arrested!"

Gu Jinli laughed, "If we get arrested just for speaking the truth about County Magistrate Zou, then your entire Mo family should be exterminated. Old Mrs. Mo, you just said that your Mo Qiuyue could ascend and become a phoenix, is Mo Qiuyue qualified to be a phoenix? Only the imperial concubines can be phoenixes, is Mo Qiuyue an imperial concubine?"

Gu Jinli didn't hold back with Old Mrs. Mo, and said to He Dazhuang's wife, "Go, capture these three mothers-in-law and also Mo Qiuyue."

"Right." He Dazhuang's wife rolled up her sleeves immediately, and with about a dozen others who were grinding spices, they rushed over, seized the Mo women, and restrained Mo Qiuyue.

As they were captured, the Mo women struggled fiercely, glaring angrily at Gu Jinli saying, "Let us go, we are servants of the Lu family, you dare not touch us, the Lu family won't let you off!"

Slap! Slap!

Gu Jinli stepped forward and gave Old Mrs. Mo two slaps, "A bunch of servants still dreaming of being phoenixes, are you trying to rebel? Beating you is letting you off lightly, your entire family deserves extermination."

Seeing her grandmother being slapped by Gu Jinli, Mo Qiuyue became furious and yelled at her, "Gu Jinli, you stinky girl, how dare you…"

Slap! Slap!

Gu Jinli slapped Mo Qiuyue backhandedly, "Why wouldn't I dare? You brought this upon yourselves by provoking us, spouting such rebellious words. I dare not only to hit you but also to report you to the authorities, to have you and the Lu family beheaded!"

"Sob, sob, sob, you, you hit me..." Mo Qiuyue was reduced to tears after being hit, but she didn't dare to voice her accusations strongly, fearing another beating.

"Xiao Yu, they didn't bully you, did they?" Mrs. Cui was blending spices at home when Old Zhu's wife rushed over to tell her that the Mo women had gone to the workshop to cause trouble; she and Third Grandma hurried over.

Gu Jinli said with a smile, "Mother, I'm fine. They thought they could bully me? Not in this life or the next."

A bunch of fools thinking they could bully her, they better grow a couple more brains in their next lives.

Seeing the Mo family repeatedly causing trouble, Third Grandma was furious. She went straight up to them, gave each of the four Mo family members a slap, and warned, "If you dare come to our workshop looking for trouble again, old lady will have someone break your legs."

"Third Grandma, I brought the village chief here." Gu Jin'an, upon knowing that the Mo women came to the workshop, hurriedly went to find Village Chief He, and has now brought him over.

Village Chief He saw the Mo family and was infuriated. He really had no idea how the brains of the Mo family worked, having sold themselves to serve the Lu family as servants, yet having the audacity to provoke at the Gu's workshop, where did they get the nerve?

"Is it from the Lu Family?"

"The Lu Family isn't what it used to be; Third Master Lu caused a scene at the Gu Family and is now bedridden. Do they want to end up like that too?"

Village Chief He was incredibly tired and said to Gu Jinli, "Xiao Yu, leave this matter alone. I'll take them to the Lu Family and let the Lu Family deal with it."

After scolding the Mo Family mother and daughter, Gu Jinli couldn't be bothered to deal with them anymore and nodded, "Sure, Village Chief, please handle it as you see fit."

He then told He Dazhuang's wife, "Aunt Dazhuang, you should go along. You know the situation well, and you can help the Village Chief clarify things when the time comes."

When it comes to talking, not to mention Old Master Lu, Village Chief He isn't even as good as Shuan Da. With He Dazhuang's wife's help, they could overpower the Lu Family.

He Dazhuang's wife replied, "Eh, Young Master, rest assured, I'll make sure everything is properly settled."

Village Chief He immediately instructed the ten He Family men behind him, "Take these four from the Mo Family to the Lu Family."

Seeing Old Mrs. Mo about to yell, Village Chief He sneered, "The ones escorting you are all men; you'd better not struggle. If you get touched, you'd be the ones at a loss."

Quickly, Old Mrs. Mo shut her mouth. Mo Qiuyue was about to enter the Zou Mansion and currently cared a lot about her reputation; she quickly cried out, "No need to grab me, I'll go by myself."

The Lu Family had said, as long as she did well at the Zou Family, they would match her with Zou Yuzhen in the future. She couldn't let these country bumpkins touch her, or else Third Young Master Zou might look down on her.

"Stop talking nonsense, just get moving, old lady," He Dazhuang's wife, disgusted by Mo Qiuyue's pretentious demeanor, pushed her forward.

...

At the Lu Mansion, Old Master Lu was watching Lu Laosan when he suddenly heard a banging on the door. Puzzled, Shuan Da's wife came rushing to report that Village Chief He was back with the Mo Family mother and daughter and Mo Qiuyue, wanting to settle accounts.

Old Master Lu was very angry and went out with two servants to meet Village Chief He. He was just about to scold Village Chief He when He Dazhuang's wife quickly spilled the details about the nefarious activities of the Mo Family quartet.

Finally, she said gleefully, "Old Master Lu, your maid wants to become a phoenix, huh? What kind of phoenix? That's the Imperial Concubine of the royal family. Your maid dares to call herself a phoenix? Is your family planning a rebellion?"

Old Master Lu was almost scared to death by these words. After bullying the village for over twenty years, for the first time, he publicly backed down and apologized to Village Chief He, asserting that the words of the Mo Family had nothing to do with him.

Village Chief He also knew that mere words were only enough to intimidate Old Master Lu and that it wasn't possible to confiscate the Lu Family's property. Seeing that Old Master Lu had almost humbled himself enough, he coldly snorted, "Keep an eye on your servants. If they dare to go to the end of the village again, I won't send them back to your house; I'll send them directly to the government office!"

"Old brother, rest assured, they won't have a chance to misbehave again," said Old Master Lu, his eyes gleaming with a cold light.

"Hmph, you'd better remember your words," Village Chief He didn't stay long at the Lu Mansion and left with the He Family men and He Dazhuang's wife. But as soon as he stepped out of the Lu Mansion gates, a smile could not stop spreading across Village Chief He's face.

Hahaha, he had been suppressed by the Lu Family for so many years, and today he finally got to breathe a sigh of relief.

The rest of the He Family was also delighted, each walking briskly with a light step.