CHAPTER 174: CHAPTER 174: SHE REALLY IS VERY STRONG

As the old man and the girl were about to leave, the crowd gradually dispersed, leaving Mrs. Jiang and Gu Nian, carrying a large parcel, standing out.

The girl turned her blank eyes, and the moment she saw the girl, her eyes brightened instantly. She ran over to Gu Nian and said, "You... you want me, right? I can work."

Mrs. Jiang was frightened and quickly pulled Gu Nian, "We don’t buy people, sorry."

Saying this, Mrs. Jiang was about to leave.

However, the girl stubbornly followed Gu Nian without saying a word.

Gu Nian noticed this and had no choice but to pull back Mrs. Jiang to stop.

Looking back, it was clear that although the old man was somewhat conflicted, he did not stop the girl from following them.

If he wasn’t forced by circumstances, he probably wouldn’t be willing to throw away his daughter, Gu Nian thought.

"I can work." The girl stubbornly stared at Gu Nian, repeating only this phrase.

The girl didn’t look smart, silly even, but for Gu Nian, it felt like timely assistance.

"So, what kind of work can you do?" Gu Nian asked curiously.

The old man, seeing hope in sending his daughter away, hurried forward, saying, "This child can work. Don’t be fooled by her silly appearance. She can carry three sacks at once, and all the work in our field is managed by her alone."

If it weren’t for the inability to feed her, the old man would never be willing to give his daughter away.

"But if I take her, what will happen to your household’s work?" She wanted someone who could be used, and this silly girl seemed just right, not too clever requiring constant guarding.

However, she didn’t want to create trouble for herself.

Mrs. Jiang was frightened when she heard this, "Niannian, what are you talking about? Can our family really buy people?"

Besides, if buying someone, wouldn’t it be better to buy someone clever?

This girl looks dumb; what can she do at home? Won’t it be a bother?

Gu Nian smiled and rubbed Mrs. Jiang’s hand to soothe her.

The old man quickly replied, "Don’t worry about our family’s affairs. As long as you can kindly take in this child, we won’t come to bother you without reason in the future."

"Alright, I’ll take her." Gu Nian took out ten taels of silver from her pocket and handed it over.

This time, the girl was clever enough to quickly hand the silver to the old man, "Dad, use it to buy food."

"Ah, ah!" The old man took the silver with reddened eyes.

Watching the old man’s hurriedly departing back, Mrs. Jiang was somewhat furious.

A bit hesitant, she nevertheless reached out and pinched Gu Nian’s ear, "Niannian, didn’t you listen to what I’ve been saying? Can’t you get rid of this habit of meddling? We just saw off one Pandi, and now you’ve brought in another. Can we still live our own life?"

"Mom, mom, don’t get angry yet." Gu Nian quickly held Mrs. Jiang’s hand, explaining, "Mom, let go first and listen to me. I’m planning to start livestock farming on the hillside. You see my small physique, I certainly can’t do it alone, so I want someone to help with the work. This girl may not look smart, but she’s strong, definitely capable for work!"

Mrs. Jiang retorted, "They say she’s strong, but is she really? If she were truly that strong, she could go out and do something to support herself, and wouldn’t have to cling to others?"

Gu Nian was momentarily stunned, "Right, whether she’s strong, I haven’t seen it yet!"

"I am really strong!" The girl looked around, not finding anything to prove her strength, and simply focused on the heaviest person here, Mrs. Jiang. She went over and directly lifted her up, arms stretched straight overhead.

"Ah!!!"

Mrs. Jiang’s piercing scream once again attracted a circle of onlookers.