There was a moment of silence in the air. Gu Xiaomeng secretly swallowed the sweet-scented osmanthus cake in her mouth and licked her mouth with some lingering thoughts.
Gu Yan, who wanted to grab a piece secretly, withdrew his hand. Father Gu, who was smoking a cigarette, also raised his head. Mother Gu had just come out of the kitchen and was about to enter the door.
Yes, Mother Gu only gave her 20 copper coins today. It would cost her at least 100 copper coins to buy such a big bag of osmanthus cake. Where did she get so much money?
Everyone looked at Gu Li, with inquiry and suspicion in their eyes. The air seemed stagnant and their breathing could be heard.
Gu Li smiled and said, "The money I get from selling herbal medicines is not for the Shen family."
Gu Lun's handsome brows frowned slightly, and the expression on his face showed that he didn't believe it. How much is that herbal medicine worth? It's only 20 cents. How can you buy so many snacks?
Gu Yan seemed to have finally found a reason to despise her, and said sarcastically: "Who are you lying to? I don't know how much the herbs you collected can be sold for? It is indeed the temper of a young lady who cannot bear hardships. Although our Gu family is poor, We are so poor that we won’t eat anything from unknown sources!”
Gu Li suddenly turned to look at Gu Yan, her black and white eyes were calm and calm. Until Gu Yan started to dodge her eyes, she didn't say anything. She just put away the sweet-scented osmanthus cake on the table and turned back to the room.
Gu's mother walked in and said with a hint of blame: "Xiaoyan, even if Xiaoli took the Shen family's money to buy food, she still had good intentions. How could you, the elder brother, say this to her? I'll give it to Xiaoli later. Apologize."
Gu Yan, who had a bad temper, suddenly exploded: "I'm not wrong, why should I apologize? I'm not her brother, I don't have such a sister!"
Gu's mother sighed helplessly and wanted to comfort Gu Li herself.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
"It's the fourth and fifth brothers who are back. The fourth and fifth brothers are back from their uncle's house!" Gu Xiaomeng happily opened the door, "They must have brought good things!"
Gu's mother glanced at Gu Yan: "I'll apologize to your sister later."
Gu Yan stubbornly turned his head: "Unless I die!"
There were footsteps at the door of the small earthen house, and Gu Xiaomeng unexpectedly brought a stranger. He was tall, thin, with a beard, wearing civilian clothes and glasses. He looked like an old scholar, and his demeanor seemed a little eager.
Seeing Father Gu at the door, he asked eagerly: "Excuse me, does Gu Li live here?"
Father Gu looked up and saw the person coming. Although he was dressed in simple clothes, the materials were of high quality. He was obviously a gentleman from the city. He did not dare to neglect and quickly let him go to the back room.
Gu's mother walked to Gu Li's door, knocked on the door gently, and said, "Xiao Li, someone is looking for you."
Gu Li pushed the door open and went out. She looked up and saw the person coming, and was a little surprised: "Doctor Li, why are you here?"
When Doctor Li saw Gu Li, his eyes shone, and without asking anything else, he eagerly took out a small box from his arms, opened the lid and handed it to Gu Li, and said, "If you can't explain clearly today, I will I won’t leave!”
Gu Li looked at the carriage parked outside the hospital. Doctor Li came here at night. Seeing the ointment on his hand, Gu Li knew what the purpose of his visit was.
Gu's mother asked Gu's father nervously: "Did Xiaoli borrow the money from him? I don't know how much. How much money do we still have?"
"If you include our wages for the past two days, we should have 100 copper coins. I just gave some to Xiaochen. He also needs to pay for his exams." Father Gu also frowned, feeling a little worried.
After hearing what his parents said, Gu Yan glanced at the bearded Doctor Li again and couldn't help but said, "Am I wrong? I'm asking an old man to borrow money. Do you still want me to apologize? Let him come to your door." Now that I’m here, I won’t be able to hold my head high in the village anymore.”
Gu Xiaomeng said nothing. He felt that his beautiful sister would not do such a thing. There was no evidence for what the third brother said. The eldest brother said that there must be evidence to make judgments.
But Dr. Li pointed to the ointment in his hand and asked eagerly: "Classmate Gu Li, tell me if you sell this ointment, how you made it, and what medicinal materials you used. Tell me quickly. If you don't tell me, I won’t be able to sleep tonight.”
Dr. Li is a doctor in the small medical clinic next to the school. Usually, students in the school like to come to him to get some medicine if they have a headache or fever. At the same time, Dr. Li is a drug addict. Once he discovers any good medicine, he wants to know the formula. He is extremely talented. Most of the time, he can research similar medicines, but if he cannot research it, he will have trouble sleeping and eating.
If the ointment she made fell into the hands of Doctor Li, there would be no problem with him acting like this. The problem is that the ointment she made was only sold to those martial artists in the underground martial arts field. How did it fall into the hands of Doctor Li?
Gu Li had some questions, but didn't go into details. He said "Wait a moment" and went back to the house to write the recipe.
With a "pop" sound, the door to the small room closed.
The atmosphere in the entire living room suddenly became weird. Doctor Li stood there, looking down at the ointment in his hand. From time to time, he picked up a little and put it under his nose and smelled it carefully. There was a hint of appreciation and inquiry on his face, while the Gu family members all had different expressions.
Gu's mother glanced at Dr. Li, and then looked at Gu's father. It turned out that Gu Li made those herbs into plasters, so she sold them for more money and brought sweet-scented osmanthus cakes to her family.
However, they questioned her character. Thinking of this, several of them had a look of shame on their faces.
Gu Yan looked depressed and unconsciously rubbed He Xiaomeng's little head with his hand. Who would have thought that Gu Li, a young lady, could actually prepare ointment?
Gu Xiaomeng had a sad face as he was being ravaged by Gu Yan, but soon his eyes narrowed with a smile. He pursed his lips, the sweetness of the sweet-scented osmanthus cake still lingering in his mouth: "Third brother, I misunderstood my sister, and I want to apologize." oh."
Gu Yan responded casually with some annoyance: "I know, I know, you are the only one who talks a lot."
After a while, Gu Li came out of the room, holding a paper full of words in her hand, and said to Dr. Li with a smile: "Doctor Li, here is the formula. Come, I will give it to you."
She didn't believe that Dr. Li would get the ointment by himself. Someone must be adding fuel to the fire and giving the ointment to Dr. Li.
Gu Li is not worried that Dr. Li will leak out. Dr. Li is very tight-lipped. He has too many medicine formulas in his hands, and none of them have been spread out.
Gu Li is not afraid even if word spreads. The formula is a formula, and the effect will be different no matter who makes it.
With the bang of the door, Gu Li had already left with the old doctor, leaving only a room full of people staring.
"Squeak", the door of another room opened, Gu Lun came out of the room, and said calmly: "I'm going out for a while."
Gu's mother wanted to ask him where he was going, but Gu Lun had already opened the door and left.
Gu Li sent Doctor Li to the entrance of the village and walked back alone, frowning slightly. The ointment in Doctor Li's hand was given to him by Yun Yi. This master who claimed to be his senior brother seemed to pay too much attention to him.
Just as he was thinking about it, he inadvertently looked up and saw a slender figure standing in the moonlight. The young man's expression could not be seen clearly in the darkness.
