During the famine, my ancient well connected to modern times

"Dad, you hurt me." Gu Ying looked at him with tears in her eyes and a ferocious look on her face.

"Speak quickly. If you don't tell me clearly, I will kick you out. From now on, you are no longer my daughter."

Gu Ying pulled hard and even kicked him. Seeing that he still wouldn't let her go, she said with a rebellious look, "Hurry up and let me go."

Lady Gu was extremely scared, "Her father, please let her go."

Master Gu insisted: "Tell me, where did the money come from?"

"Okay, okay, can't I tell you? This money was given to me by a noble man, a very powerful nobleman. He said that as long as I follow his instructions, he can give me more money in the future, and even let me She has become an official's wife after a successful career."

Master Gu's heart sank again and again, and he could hardly stand.

"Who is the other party? What did he ask you to do?"

Gu Ying blushed. Seeing that she couldn't get away, she simply broke the jar and said: "I was not asked to do anything. I was only told to keep an eye on Jiang Miao and tell him if there was anything. Then it was gone. This He advanced the money to me and said he would give me more money after I finished my errands."

Master Gu took two steps back and fell into Gu Rong's arms, "It's over, it's over."

Gu Ying moved her bruised wrist and said with an unhappy face, "Dad, what are you saying to be depressing? Why is it over? You should think better, as long as we have the handle on Jiang Miao to hand over Of course, someone will take care of that person."

Gu Ying said with a longing look on her face: "When the time comes, I will beg him again and let him hand over the Dessert House to us, and our family will be able to live a good life."

Although Mrs. Gu was scared, the charm of the two silver ingots was too great.

"How about letting her try it."

Master Gu sighed: "Confused, why are you as confused as her?"

Lady Gu's heart has been shaken, "I don't think what she said is wrong. You can't go back to Dessert House. In that case, you might as well do what that person said, maybe you can make a lot of money."

Lady Gu said: "When the ginger seedlings are finished, the contract you signed with her will no longer count, and the recipe will be ours. We will also open a store by then. Are we still worried about having no money?"

"you?"

When Master Gu saw his wife and daughter looking greedy, he couldn't help but look at his son. Fortunately, his son looked upright, which made him very happy.

"Not to mention Jiang Miao's kindness to our family, the fact that you came out of prison alive is all thanks to my brother. Now you are actually thinking of scheming against me."

Gu Ying pouted and said, "According to the law, I am not guilty."

"You..." Master Gu suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood and fainted.

The Gu family hurriedly called for a doctor, but Master Gu died before the doctor came.

Gu Rong borrowed some money from his neighbors, bought a thin coffin, made some simple arrangements, and asked relatives and friends of the Gu family to carry it out and find a place to bury it.

Although a person is buried, the rules that should be followed must still be observed.

Gurong knelt in front of the queue and glanced at his sister who couldn't see any tears. He was too tired to say a word.

"Dad's matter won't be settled like this. I must make Jiang Miao look good."

Gu Rong lamented, "Sister, you know in your heart how dad died and what it had to do with Miss Jiang. Let's forget about it here."

"How could we just let it go? If she hadn't driven you back, dad wouldn't be so angry and he wouldn't be dead."

"Dad, who is so angry with you? You know it in your heart. Why bother with him now?"

Gu Ying choked, her eyes averted, and she insisted: "She was the father who killed him."

Saying that, he picked up his skirt and ran away.

Gurong didn't chase after him when he saw it.

Gu Ying left home and walked for a long time before stopping outside a house. She knocked on the door three times before someone opened the door.     “I have something very important to say to that person.”

The people inside hesitated and let her in.

By the time Jiang Miao found out, Master Gu had already been buried.

"Could it be that he died because of me?"

Jiang Miao regretted a little, she shouldn't have argued with Gu Ying, maybe Master Gu wouldn't have died.

Jiang Qian comforted him: "You didn't do anything wrong? It's normal for the employer to fire employees, and it's not something you can control."

Master Gu's death was most likely because of Gu Ying, but definitely not because of Jiang Miao.

Mentioning Gu Ying, Jiang Qian felt a faint uneasy feeling in his heart, "Hong Da found out something, and it has something to do with the Gu family."

"what's up?"

Jiang Qian opened his mouth and said, "It's okay. Anyway, you should be careful these days. If someone from the Gu family wants to go back to Dessert House, don't agree."

Jiang Miao thought he was worried about her, "Actually, I had no intention of letting anyone from the Gu family come back, but I can't just say nothing when someone dies."

Jiang Qian nodded, "Then send some silver over."

Jiang Miao also had this intention. She asked Zhong Bai to send thirty taels of silver, but was told that the Gu family refused to accept it.

"Gu Ying kept saying that it was the girl who killed Master Gu, and she also said that she would go to the governor's office to file a complaint."

"It doesn't make sense. Did she really say that?"

"it is true."

The more Jiang Miao thought about it, the angrier she became, so she simply asked Zhong Bai to prepare the carriage. She was going to the Gu family to settle the account.

The Gu family lived not far from the county government office. Lan Xin knocked on the door, but no one responded at all.

"Girl, they won't open the door."

"Kick the door."

Lan Xin nodded, kicked the door open, and shouted twice. No one in the room responded, but there was clearly smoke coming out of the kitchen.

Jiang Miao couldn't wait and walked in and looked around, "You go to the kitchen and I'll go to the main room to have a look."

"Girl, let me go with you."

Jiang Miao shook her head, "No need."

As she said that, she walked straight towards the back room, but at this moment, the broken flower pot by the window sill caught her attention, and she was startled when she looked along the corner.

She stopped Lan Xin who was about to go to the kitchen, "Lan Xin, I've thought about it. Just the two of us are not enough. We need a witness. You should hurry up and invite the neighbors and Li Zheng nearby and let them bear witness." ."

"Girl?" Lan Xin also noticed something was wrong, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she was interrupted by Jiang Miao, "Why don't you go quickly."

Lan Xin shook her head and drew her weapon. Her duty was to protect the girl, how could she abandon the girl?

Jiang Miao saw this and knew that Lan Xin would not leave, so she pointed to the firewood pile.

Lan Xin nodded, picked up a fire stick and threw it to Jiang Miao.

Jiang Miao squeezed the stick and felt a lot more at ease. At this moment, the door of the main room was suddenly kicked open, a silver light flashed, and murderous intent rushed towards her face.

Jiang Miao instinctively turned sideways, and the cold sword almost brushed the tip of her nose.

"Girl, be careful."