Gu Erlang glared daggers at Ms. Qian.
Gu Zhang tightened his grip, guiding the old woman forward. "Mother, I borrowed this cart and have to return it tomorrow. If you want to go to your cousin's house, I'll hire a different one for you."
'Go to your cousin's house? When did I ever say that?'
Fearing further complications, Gu Zhang and Gu Erlang didn't wait for the old woman to speak. They hustled her into the adjacent courtyard and settled her onto the kang bed.
With the show over, the crowd of gawkers at the gate muttered a few last comments and dispersed.
Mrs. Chen quickly helped Gu Fei to her feet. "Good heavens, with this kind of commotion day after day, how will your wounds ever heal?"
Mrs. Chen and Li Chunhua helped Gu Fei into the house, stopping short when they saw a young lady on the kang. "Wh-where did this girl come from?"
She had been in the backyard picking vegetables and hadn't seen the girl come in at all.
