Carrying the little lucky star, leading the villain on the road to exile

Chapter 109. Talent
The procession stopped, and with the faint shouts coming from ahead, Bai Suihe pursed her lips. "Doesn't it sound like your son-in-law's voice?"

Dongmei and Chunxiang's expressions both turned serious. "It sounds like it. Has something happened to the Gu family again?"

Bai Suihe: "Probably. Let Zhuang Datou go and take a look."

They weren't far apart, so Bai Suihe couldn't possibly ignore it. She had already discussed it with Gu Kaiyuan beforehand, and they needed to maintain appearances.

Zhuang Datou hurriedly ran forward, and by the time he reached the Gu family's house, he was covered in sweat.

Gu Kaiyuan couldn't help but give a thumbs up. His mother-in-law truly had a discerning eye and had found such a talented person.

"Young master, Miss sent me to ask why we stopped just now?"

Gu Kaiyuan said with a hint of sadness, "Go back and tell your young lady that my mother has passed away."

"They're gone, the old lady is cured." Zhuang Datou wiped the sweat from his forehead, not daring to say anything unlucky.

“My grandmother is dead,” Gu Anwei said, not daring to approach the carriage, but still staying by Gu Kaiyuan’s side.

Hearing Zhuang Datou say that, he couldn't help but correct him.

Zhuang Datou: "...How could this be? Everything was fine when we delivered the things before?"

Zhuang Datou looked utterly incredulous. "Is this a mistake?"

Gu Kaiyuan said, "Go back and tell your sister that my sister-in-law and the others are afraid of offending my mother, so they asked her not to come over, since she is pregnant."

"Do we really need to be so particular about these things?" Zhuang Datou was secretly delighted, but his face was full of worry. "After all, this is Miss's mother-in-law. It wouldn't be good if Miss didn't show up, would it?"

"There's nothing I can do about it, it's my sister-in-law who's making the decision," Gu Kaiyuan said, satisfied with Zhuang Datou's cooperation. He decided to go back and have a serious talk with Suihe, and to give this person an important position in the future.

"Then I'll go back and tell Miss. But if there's anything I can help with here, just let me know. I may not have much else, but I'm strong enough."

Gu Kaiyuan nodded gratefully to him, "Then thank you very much. I may not be able to leave for the time being, so your young lady will have to rely on you to take care of her."

"It's only right. Madam Bai has been kind to us, so of course we should help her if we can."

……

After receiving approving glances from those around him, Zhuang Datou finally withdrew from the scene.

"Third Uncle, is there anything we need these servants to help us with?"

“Anwei, your third uncle has something to teach you.”

Although they respectfully address your third aunt as "Miss," their status has long since ceased to be that of servants.

Your third aunt had already freed them from slavery. Zhuang Datou is Dongmei's husband, and their status is even higher than ours now. You mustn't say things like that again.

They are commoners, and we are prisoners.

They've helped us a lot these past few days; we should be grateful.

Gu Anwei was somewhat unconvinced, "But even so, they were still servants before..."

"That's because we used to have status and position, but what do we have now? We're prisoners." Gu Kaiyuan didn't expect that after so many days, Gu Anwei would still look down on those who helped them.

Gu Kaiyuan's words were like tearing away all pretenses. Even though Gu Anwei was unconvinced, he didn't refute it. However, in his heart, he felt that his third uncle was utterly useless. He had to be subservient to a former servant and still speak to them politely.

Even if those people weren't servants of the Gu family, they were still servants of the Bai family. Uncle San was still their master, so why should they fawn over him?

The Chen family members following behind also breathed a long sigh of relief.

"That old woman from the Gu family is finally dead," Chen Dafu said. He had been covering his mouth and nose with a handkerchief these past few days because the smell was too unpleasant to smell when the wind blew over.

“I told you before, let’s stay away from them, or go ahead, but you wouldn’t listen.” Madam Chen was also full of complaints. “Now that they’re dead, what’s the use of saying all this?”

You need to restrain yourself and not reveal anything in front of the Gu family.

"Do you need to teach me this?" Chen Dafu saw Zhuang Datou run away and shut up. After Zhuang Datou had run far away, Chen Dafu said, "What do you think the Bai family is thinking? They actually ignored the Gu family and only took care of the Bai family's daughter?"

"Who knows? After all, it's their business," Madam Chen said, looking at her daughters-in-law. Back then, their family was poor and hadn't thought about finding a merchant for their son.

In retrospect, the decision at the time was correct. Merchants are profit-driven, and when faced with disaster, they will certainly prioritize their own survival.

However, these daughters-in-law did not come from very high social standing; most of them were daughters of scholars. They would not only not ask them for favors, but they would also not help them.

For this exile, each household only brought a few taels or a dozen taels. How much use could that be?
This family is so stingy that they don't even dare to ask for a snail cart. If it weren't for the fact that she and her daughter-in-law have been farming in the village all these years, they wouldn't have the strength to make such a long journey.

“I think Madam Bai is quite clever,” Madam Chen thought for a moment and then said, “If we only give money, with so many people in the Gu family, Madam Bai probably wouldn’t even have a long seat in the carriage.”

Thinking about the commotion the Gu family had caused these past few days, Chen Dafu nodded. "What you said makes some sense. I just don't know how deep Xu Huizhen's wound was. How could she have died in just a few days?"

I hadn't heard that the wound had worsened before, how could it have gotten so suddenly?

“I visited him before,” Mrs. Chen said thoughtfully. “At that time, although he wasn’t in very good spirits, he could still chat with me for a few minutes.”

The journey wasn't very fast, nor was it bumpy, which was quite puzzling.

Do you think it's possible that "prolonged illness tests the filial piety of even the most devoted children"...?

Chen Dafu glanced back at his children and grandchildren following behind him, then gave Madam Chen a warning look. How could he say such things so carelessly?

“Look at me, Lord Gu was in the carriage at the time, he would definitely not allow this to happen.”

Chen Dafu smiled mysteriously and did not answer Madam Chen's question.

Seeing his expression again, Madam Chen pursed her lips and simply slowed down, walking with her daughters-in-law. Being a little further away, the smell wouldn't be so strong.

Tonight, they will be spending the night in the wilderness again. Liu Pingkang is familiar with this road, and the places he has chosen are all places where they have camped before.

After making arrangements for everyone, he went directly to the Gu family.

Approaching Gu Baijiang, he directly pulled out a register from his pocket. "Is it confirmed that Gu Baijiang's wife, Xu Huizhen, has passed away? If so, have our people check it."

The Gu family pulled back the curtain, and Xu Huizhen, pale-faced and lifeless, lay quietly in the carriage.

"Boss, the person is no longer breathing." The escort confirmed this after several checks.

Liu Pingkang glanced at it, circled it on the roster, and marked the cause of death and date.

"Take advantage of the fact that it's not dark yet and get it done quickly. If you don't have any tools, you can borrow some from me."