I was a stepmother in ancient times, and I led my whole family to wealth.

Chapter 182 Gu Yongliang Extorts People

When Gu Yongliang saw her ask this, he straightened his back and said righteously, "We don't want much. You can compensate my Gu family with the formulas that were sold to the Lin and Sun families, and this matter will be over. Otherwise, this matter is not over."

Dongfang Jin...

So that's what it was all about? Trying to extort her?

There aren't even windows, let alone doors. You're dreaming!

That old bastard, he's not just greedy, he's incredibly greedy.

[He probably has conjunctivitis!]

During this period, the Lin family and the Sun, Xu, and Fourth Aunt families have made quite a bit of money.

No matter how tightly you cover it up, there will always be times when it leaks out.

Their behavior is appalling; it seems they've been planning this for a long time.

"Want the recipe?"

Gu Yongliang could no longer hide the greed in his eyes. Granny Gu and Ye Shilan stopped crying and helped each other to their feet.

Gu Yucheng looked at Dongfang Jin with longing.

They also wanted that business; he had heard that the sesame paste was in short supply at several restaurants in the county.

A few days ago, he went with his wife to visit her daughter at her parents' home and secretly swapped a bottle of sesame paste with a neighbor's.

When that item was brought to the Yue family, it received high praise from everyone there.

Later, his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law also made it once, but the result was not only extremely bitter, but also contained sand.

Half a basin of sesame seeds was wasted, and in the end, the mother-in-law fed them to the pigs.

There was also the braised meat from the Sun family. When he sent his son to the private school, he also bought some from Ping'an Restaurant. It was just a few pieces of large intestine, and it cost ten coins.

But that stuff was really delicious.

Later, he bought a set of large intestines, and his mother and wife washed them several times, but they still couldn't clean them properly.

Later, the large intestine was boiled in water several more times, but it still smelled terrible, so in the end we didn't get to eat it.

Thinking of his father's conversation with Granny Gu, he realized that even if they didn't make the recipe themselves, they could make a lot of money just by selling it.

Gu Yaohui said that one unit would be sold per prefecture, at a price of one thousand taels per unit, so...

Thinking about it, the strange feeling of guilt she had towards Gu Chenglin vanished.

Dongfang Jin sneered, "Ha, maybe in your next life!"

She would give away anything that was being coveted by others, but never to the Gu family.

Look at these greedy faces, like they're starving and thirsty! So ugly!

Gu Yongliang was so angry that his breathing became rapid, and his eyes were bloodshot, just like someone with conjunctivitis: "You you you..."

Lin Li realized what was happening just as the clan leader was asking Dongfang Jin for the prescription.

This is probably a trap set by the Gu family and Gu Yongliang long ago.

He said that the Gu family hadn't made a fuss lately, and they were just sitting there quietly.

Then there's Gu Yongliang's grandson, Gu Ping'an, who frequently visits his house to ask about his grandson's studies.

You should know that the two of them attended the same private school, although they were not in the same class. However, their relationship at the private school in the past two years has not been as close as it is recently.

Now it seems his intentions aren't so simple. At home, Gu Ping'an behaves very politely, but I never expected him to be like this outside... It seems this is his true nature.

No wonder his wife said that Gu Ping'an was a scheming child who always tried to get her grandson to go to the oil mill.

So they came to steal his secret recipe.

Gu Yongliang, you can even exploit your ten-year-old grandson now.

No wonder his own siblings haven't come back all these years, and the younger generation doesn't associate with his family at all; they probably already know what kind of person he is.

Sun Xing and his wife looked at their children and were relieved to find that they only had minor injuries and torn clothes.

At this moment, Yang Zhu slapped his eldest son on the back and said loudly, "Let's see if you'll still be lazy in the future. If you had used the same energy you had when you bullied your own brother, you wouldn't be in this mess today."

Look at Shi Tou's injuries. Is this what you meant by protecting him?

Her words contradicted what Gu Yongliang had said next.

"Mother, that man's kung fu is better than mine."

When Yang Zhu heard him say that, she raised her voice even higher and angrily shouted, "Let's see if you'll still be lazy in the future. You're always eyeing what other people have. Is that yours?"

Your mother always told you, "What's yours, you should take; what's not yours, don't even think about it."

Dongfang Jin: "..." Third sister-in-law, this question is way off topic?

But she likes it, and her third sister-in-law is great.

Sun Xing: "..." Wife, what did my son take?

However, when he looked at Clan Chief Gu, his eyes were full of mockery.

Lin Lizheng: "..." Sun Xing's family, this veiled insult is too obvious.

However, Cheng Lin's friends are quite good; even his family members are very supportive.

“Mother, I didn’t take anything from anyone else,” Sun Qingzhuang said, feeling incredibly wronged. He couldn’t understand what his mother was saying.

Sun Qingdong fawned over his mother, saying, "Mother, the things we have were all given to us by Brother Jingye."

We all know that we should never take what doesn't belong to us.

Dongfang Jin...

That kid's clever; I'll reward him later.

Lin Lizheng...

That kid's clever, too bad he's not his grandson.

Thinking about it, he looked at his grandson and thought, "Hmm, not bad. Standing there, I can see his shadow."

Clan Chief Sun and Clan Chief Xu also arrived at this time. When Yang Zhu saw them, he stopped talking and pulled the children to stand aside.

But when he looked at his eldest son, his face was full of disgust.

Sun Xing also looked at his eldest son with disdain. His younger son had already realized what was happening, but the boy was still quietly arguing back.

When Dongfang Jin saw them coming, she went up to greet them.

Both families are busy right now. They've bought up all the chickens and ducks from the nearby villages. Now, the young men in these families are going out in pairs to collect them from a bit further away.

In ancient times, the roads were difficult to travel, and sometimes they would be gone for two or three days before returning.

The women were not only busy braising meat, but also had to take care of the vegetables, and cold air had to be kept out of the house.

Since they tasted success at Ping An Restaurant, these families have added many more wooden boxes to their homes to grow vegetables.

These two elderly people have been taking care of the children since they have nothing else to do, but this has also brought them some joy, as they occasionally bring their respective younger relatives to visit each other.

As soon as they arrived, they heard Gu Yongliang say such shameless things, even though they had already heard about what had happened at home.

I thought it was just a matter between the children, but I didn't expect that Gu Yongliang, the clan leader, would also join in the commotion.

Gu Yongliang looked at Dongfang Jin with a fierce look in his eyes and said in a sinister tone, "If you don't give me the prescription, you'll have to pay me back. You beat up a member of the Gu family, so it's a thousand taels for each of them."

Granny Gu: "Clan Chief!"

That won't do, it's only a small amount of money.

His youngest son said that when he has a holiday, he will go on a study tour and take the prescription with him to sell along the way.

After a round of shopping, it should be worth at least ten thousand taels of silver.

Dongfang Jin... this guy must be desperate for money!

This person's eating habits are truly appalling.

"Right? He wasn't like this when I first met him. Back then, he still possessed the dignity and benevolence of a clan leader."

“It hasn’t been that long since we last met, but this man has such a fierce face. His mean-looking features make him seem more like a married couple with Granny Gu,” Dongfang Jin said involuntarily at the last sentence.

Although her voice was soft, it was heard by Sun Xing and his wife, who were closest to her, as well as the Sun, Xu, and Lin families who arrived later, and Lin Lizheng.

This includes Gu Yucheng, who was watching his son with mixed feelings.

Upon hearing Dongfang Jin's words, his neck involuntarily turned to look at his father.

That's when he realized that his father was different.

When did his father become like this?

Is this still his father who always had a kind face?

What a strange feeling.