Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 149 Lu Dezhu

At this moment, everyone was gathered at Gu Jinli’s house, and Gu Dafu, hearing this, hurriedly said, "I took it. Please wait for a moment, I’ll go back and get it right now."

Their family had not divided their property; as the eldest, he was responsible for holding the household registration and receipts.

Hearing this, people from the other families also ran back to their homes to fetch their household registrations and property purchase receipts.

Father Luo and Ms. Chu had taken Luo Huiniang to set up a market stall along with Uncle Tian and Aunt Tian, leaving no adults at home. However, Luo Wu, now an adult, quickly gathered the household registration and property purchase receipts and brought them to Gu Jinli’s house.

Only the Tian Family was still absent, making Third Grandma so anxious that she personally went to the Tian Family home, searched with Tian Erqiang for a while, and finally found the Tian Family’s household registration and property purchase receipts, and pulled Tian Erqiang back to Gu Jinli’s house.

At that moment, people from several families had already brought their household registrations and property purchase receipts and gathered at Gu Jinli’s house.

Moo~ Moo~

The sound of an old cow came as Qin San Lang arrived at Gu Jinli’s house with his ox cart, telling everyone, "Get on the cart quickly."

Elder Qin said, "Having too many people will be cumbersome; one person per family will suffice."

"Alright, let’s listen to Elder Qin," the families were somewhat flustered, and now whatever Elder Qin and Third Grandpa said, went.

Third Grandpa trusted Gu Jinli greatly, feeling that although young, she was resourceful, so he included her as well, "You come along too."

In case of any sudden incidents, Xiao Yu, being resourceful, could also be of help.

As Gu Jinli climbed onto the ox cart, she instructed Third Grandma and Mrs. Cui, "Mother, Third Grandma, please watch over the house. Everyone should stay home today. If someone comes to spread any news, don’t believe it lightly."

Elder Qin said, "With me and Er Lang here, rest assured and let’s hurry."

Though Er Lang was not keen on dealing with the families, he would show them some respect, and in a real emergency, he would come to help if commanded.

With Elder Qin’s assurance, Third Grandpa and the others all felt relieved.

Once Qin San Lang saw that everyone was on board, he cracked his whip, slap-slap on the ox’s back, and the old cow mooed a few times before starting to move.

But the ox cart was too slow, only slightly faster than walking, so Gu Jinli told everyone, "Hold on tight! Brother Qin, keep the ox’s reins in control."

After saying that, she pulled out a dagger and fiercely stabbed it into the ox’s buttocks.

"Moo!" The old cow cried in agony and broke into a wild run, jolting everyone on the cart deeply, but the speed of the ox cart was now several times faster than before.

Qin San Lang had previously driven horse carts, and now handling this ox cart was not unfamiliar to him, even better than before. His strong arms controlled the old ox well, ensuring that the ox cart did not veer off the road or collide with pedestrians.

Rushing quickly and slowly, they arrived at Shang Family Village after spending a significant amount of time.

"Go to Uncle Shang’s house; they have a mule cart. Switching to a mule cart will be faster," said Gu Jinli. "Those from Lu Family daring to send Lu Dezhu to the county to rush in processing our house and land deeds means they must have planned ahead; we need Uncle Shang’s help."

Otherwise, even if they managed to reach the county before Lu Dezhu, the clerks at the county government might not process their house and land deeds.

Xiao Yu is right, Brother Qin, quickly change the route to Shang Family Village," said Third Grandpa.

Hearing this, Qin San Lang tightened his grip on the ox reins, directed the old ox to the new route, and entered Shang Family Village. After another quarter of an hour, they arrived at Scholar Shang’s house.

Third Grandpa went to knock on the door; the servant answered, inquired about their purpose, and instead of making them wait outside, directly led them inside Shang Residence to find Scholar Shang.

And soon, they met Scholar Shang and told him about Lu Dezhu rushing to the county to process their house and land deeds.

Scholar Shang, upon hearing this, became very angry: "Everyone in the village knows that as long as someone has bought a house with Silver Coin, even if they haven’t gone to the government office to register the property deed, the house still belongs to them. The Lu Family is disregarding the village rules by doing this, clearly not giving up and intending to seize your house and drive you away."

"This matter is also related to my father-in-law’s family; don’t worry, I will go to the county town with you. The Lu Family shall not succeed."

The primary reason the Lu Family is dealing with the Qin, Gu, Luo, and Tian families like this is due to County Captain Jiang; this is a power struggle between County Magistrate Zou and County Captain Jiang.

Scholar Shang called for Ah Jiu: "Have Old Luo bring the mule cart. I will go to the county town with Third Uncle Gu and the others."

Gu Jinli asked: "Uncle Shang, does your family have any horses?"

If she hadn’t misheard, it seemed she heard a horse neighing when she entered the residence.

Scholar Shang replied: "Yes, a few days ago, my eldest uncle sent a horse to us, but that horse is stubborn and won’t pull the cart. As soon as you tie it to the cart, it will throw it off, a real fiery spirit."

So it’s safer for them to take the mule cart to avoid accidents.

Gu Jinli was delighted to hear there were indeed horses and further inquired: "Uncle Shang, does your family have anyone who can ride horses? If someone rides the fast horse to catch up, they will surely overtake Lu Dezhu."

Horses are faster than mules.

Before Uncle Shang could reply, Qin San Lang stepped forward and said: "Uncle Shang, I can ride; may I borrow your family’s horse?"

Scholar Shang was quite surprised: "You know how to ride?"

It’s rare for a farmer to know how to ride.

Qin San Lang nodded: "My uncles and father were soldiers and taught us to ride."

Scholar Shang joyfully said: "That’s great, Ah Jiu, bring that horse over."

"Alright, I’ll go right now; you all head to the mansion gate and wait," said Ah Jiu, who then dashed off out of sight swiftly.

Scholar Shang then called a Maid to inform Ms. Jiang that he was going to the county town so as not to worry her.

After giving instructions to the Maid, Scholar Shang led Third Grandpa and others out of the study and waited in front of the mansion gate. Soon, Old Luo arrived driving the mule cart.

Ah Jiu followed behind, leading a red horse and quickly approached: "Old Master, the horse is here."

Scholar Shang pointed to the horse and said: "Brother Qin, this is the horse, this one has a fierce temper, be careful."

Qin San Lang approached, patted the red horse, smoothed its mane, whispered a few words to its ear, and after seeing that the red horse no longer resisted him, he stepped on the stirrup, mounted in one swift movement.

Qin San Lang declared: "I’ll ride to the county town and will surely catch up with Lu Dezhu; rest assured, uncles."

Gu Jinli ran to the side of the horse and said to Qin San Lang: "Brother Qin, if you see Lu Dezhu, don’t be polite, beat him first, then tie him up. Under no circumstance let him enter the county government office."

"Alright." Qin San Lang nodded, cracked his horse whip, and galloped away.

His horse-riding skills were good, and his eyes sharp; even on a fast horse, he could still roughly discern passersby.

After galloping for two hours, just before reaching the county town, he spotted a vaguely familiar figure.

The person had a hunched back, dressed in a distinctive gray-black jacket.

"Whoa!" Qin San Lang stopped the horse, pulled the reins, and the red horse immediately turned around, pawing at the ground a few times. After Qin San Lang recognized that the person was indeed Lu Dezhu, he spurred the horse’s flanks, charging directly towards Lu Dezhu.

Lu Dezhu was happily walking towards the distant county town gate. As long as he entered the county town and registered the property deeds of the Qin, Gu, Luo, and Tian families’ houses, he would make a fortune.