"Old Devout Woman, a disgraceful wretch, do you think my house is yours? Think you can just walk in? Village Chief Sun is it? Go back and tell that old dog, whatever he wants to eat, he better eat it quick because in a few days, he won’t even have pig feed to eat!" "And who the hell do they call Old Master Sun? Just because his house has a mule cart and two servants, he dares to claim that title? What kind of master is he?" "My lady marrying Lord County Magistrate? Sounds grand doesn’t it? But that dog of a County Magistrate has been dead for decades. Still pretending to be related to Lord County Magistrate, why don’t you try talking to the current one!" As Gu Jinli beat her, Matchmaker Lao’s face was left with finger marks and her mouth bled, her teeth loosened by the hits. "Wuwuwu... Utterly heartless..." Matchmaker Lao tried to cry out for help, but received more severe beatings. After a dozen slaps, Matchmaker Lao was subdued, crying and begging for mercy: "My lady, spare my life... spare me... This old woman just takes money to do her job, I truly didn’t mean to ruin the young lady’s reputation." Back when Village Chief Sun approached her, she realized that he wanted her to exaggerate the matchmaking issue to make everyone think that the Gu Family and the Sun Family had already agreed upon it. After all, Village Chief Sun had visited the Gu’s Workshop a while ago, but how could outsiders know whether he came for business talks about fragrances or for matchmaking? Village Chief Sun said, as long as she made a big deal of the matchmaking, the Gu Family would have to agree to protect the young lady’s reputation. But she didn’t expect the Gu Family People to be so fierce. She didn’t even make it through the yard gate before a young lady beat her up thoroughly. Gu Jinli gave Matchmaker Lao one last slap, grabbing her neck, "Go back and tell that Sun Laogou, this grudge, my Gu Family will definitely avenge. Just wait for your retribution!" Matchmaker Lao hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, yes, I’ll definitely tell Village Chief Sun – no, Sun Laogou, hiss..." Matchmaker Lao was hit so hard, speaking hurt her wounds, causing her to gasp in pain. That’s when Gu Jinli let her go. Matchmaker Lao, using her hands and feet, hurriedly scrambled up, barely standing firm when Gu Jinli’s chilling voice came again: "Dare to utter a word outside, and I’ll drag you to the mountains to feed the wolves!" Thinking of the fact that this family came here fleeing famine, hearing tales that people die every day on the road and from hunger might even eat ’red meat,’ she collapsed again in fright: "No, I dare not." This family was so fierce unless Village Chief Sun gave her a hundred taels of Silver, she wouldn’t dare speak a word out of line. "That’s good that you dare not," Gu Jinli sneered coldly. Hearing her cold laugh, Matchmaker Lao trembled and staggered back hoping to escape, but suddenly a voice similar to Gu Jinli’s called out: "Stop right there!" Thinking it was Gu Jinli, Matchmaker Lao immediately stopped and turned around, only to see a very beautiful Eldest Miss Gu. Hearing the Eldest Miss Gu was usually meek... who knows if a few compliments about the Sun Family might change her mind? Well, you know what they say, ’A grown girl can’t be kept at home,’ maybe if her parents disagree, the young lady might be willing herself? Matchmaker Lao, tempted by the three taels of silver promised by Village Chief Sun, immediately turned around with a bright smile and said, "You must be Eldest Miss Gu, the old woman is here to bring you joy, ah~ spat spat spat!" Before Matchmaker Lao could finish, Gu Jinxiu lifted the urine bucket in her hand and poured all the urine inside onto Matchmaker Lao. Matchmaker Lao, suddenly drenched in urine, was nearly driven mad, constantly shouting, wishing she could tear off her own clothes. "Sister Xiu..." Third Grandma and Mrs. Cui were both shocked, looking at the furious Gu Jinxiu, not understanding why she suddenly did such a thing. Gu Jinli was also shocked, mouth agape... Sister, what’s wrong with you? Are you alright? Are you still my sister? Gu Jinxiu put down the urine bucket and said to Matchmaker Lao, "Go back and tell Village Chief Sun, and those with such intentions, not to think that I am easy to bully, wanting to use me to control my family’s workshop, don’t even think about it!" "Also, don’t think about arranging my marriage. I have already vowed to mourn for my clansmen who died on the road fleeing famine for three years. If I break this vow, not only will I, Gu Jinxiu, die from my intestines bursting, but the family of the man who marries me will also suffer a violent death. So, I will not discuss marriage for these three years, those who wish to propose, just forget it." "Sister Xiu, Xiao Yu, his mother, are you all okay?" Gu Dashan, hearing the commotion, rushed over with Old Zhu and others, armed with wooden sticks. Gu Jinli said, "Father, we’re fine." It’s just my sister, she flipped out. Gu Dashan breathed a sigh of relief: "As long as you’re fine." He then wielded the wooden stick, threatening to hit Matchmaker Lao: "Where did you come from? Get lost quickly, if not, I’ll kill you!" Matchmaker Lao didn’t need Gu Dashan to drive her away; she had already started walking away, crying and cursing at Village Chief Sun: "Sun, you old thing, you think to buy my life with four taels of silver, if I don’t tear you apart, I won’t have the Lao surname!" "Matchmaker Lao, what the hell kind of job did you drag us into? We almost lost our lives," the two drumming boys covered their noses, complaining to Matchmaker Lao. Remembering how the Gu Family’s daughter hit people, they started feeling pain again. "How would the old woman know this family was so fierce? We’ve all been deceived by Village Chief Sun, we can’t let him off, let’s find him. If he doesn’t compensate us for our medicine, let him rest in peace!" Matchmaker Lao, not from a nearby village and not under the jurisdiction of Village Chief Sun, not afraid of Village Chief Sun, led the two drumming boys to Beigou Village to settle accounts with Village Chief Sun. Third Grandma looked at Gu Jinxiu and said, "Sister Xiu, how could you say such words?" She’s already fifteen; in three more years she’ll be eighteen, an old maid by then, how could she talk about marriage? Gu Jinxiu kneeled down and said, "Third Grandma, father and mother, it’s my fault for not informing you before speaking out, but I don’t want to be a burden to the family." She knew she wasn’t skilled enough to help the family, but she could never allow herself to become a tool for others to control her family. Even if she remained unmarried her entire life, she wouldn’t let those with ill intentions succeed. Gu Jinli said, "Third Grandma, my sister did well, we can’t allow others to bully us and just respond weakly, can we?" Ms. Chu chimed in, "Xiao Yu is right, Sister Xiu has always been too gentle, allowing others to think they can bully her. Now with this incident, let’s see if they still dare to consider approaching Sister Xiu for marriage." Ms. Chu was very satisfied with Gu Jinxiu’s behavior today. Earlier, she had disagreed with Luo Wu coming to Dashan’s family to propose marriage, not only because she feared Luo Wu couldn’t protect Gu Jinxiu but also because she feared Gu Jinxiu was too weak to make decisions in difficult situations. If she really married Brother Wu, and he wasn’t home when trouble came, she could be bullied to death. Now, seeing Gu Jinxiu explode, she felt relieved, as Sister Xiu also appeared capable of handling adversities. "Sister Xiu, you did nothing wrong, such an old devout woman deserves a harsh lesson, come on, get up," Ms. Chu helped Gu Jinxiu up, not allowing her to kneel any longer.