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

Chapter 121. Heartache
Gu Kaiyuan took out all the silver notes and counted them; there were exactly 1,700 taels of silver notes.

“It seems that the Third Prince’s side wasn’t cleaned up properly last time,” Gu Kaiyuan didn’t think that more than a thousand taels was a small amount. Five taels of silver could support a large family for a whole year for an ordinary family, so this was an astronomical figure.

“I think the Third Prince probably sent a round number,” Bai Suihe guessed that Gu Baijiang should have given money to the other two branches of the family, which was indeed a case of preferential treatment.

Gu Kaiyuan closed the box. "Since both of my older brothers have these, we'll reluctantly accept them."

Bai Suihe picked it up and placed it on the cabinet next to her, saying, "I've got my expenses covered for the rest of the trip."

"I'll go buy more things tomorrow morning. There will be fewer and fewer post stations in the future, so it's always good to have extra supplies."

Bai Suihe said, "Let Zhuang Datou and the others handle these matters. We need to continue to keep a low profile."

……

The next morning, Gu Kaiyuan got up first and started bustling around with Zhuang Datou and the others.

They put all their luggage on the carriage and then went to the post station to buy some food.

Just as they finished loading everything into the car, the Gu family members came downstairs with dark faces.

"Father, why don't we report this to the authorities?" Gu Kaichen clutched the silver in his chest, which ached slightly.

That's really something, Dad. With so much silver, if he had given some more to him and my older brother, it wouldn't have all been taken by someone else.

Now things are looking up. I was just thinking I could finally have some easy days, but I never expected to go back to the way things were before.

"Report to the authorities?" Gu Baijiang stopped and glared at him. "You're the one reporting it?"

“I’ll go, I’ll go,” Gu Kaichen immediately said loudly, “With so much silver, not reporting it to the authorities would only benefit others.”

"Kaichen, stop causing trouble here," Gu Kaiping said impatiently. "What are we now? The government won't care about this."

We also need to report to the authorities. Can we stop and wait until the thief is caught?
Instead of complaining here, we should hurry up and prepare more supplies. I just asked the innkeeper, and it's going to be many more days before we reach the next post station. I didn't see many people buying things this morning.

“I’m not in the mood for this now,” Gu Kaichen muttered under his breath. “With so many silver notes, if we give those escorts some benefits, we can even afford to ride in a carriage.”

Looking at the people coming and going around him, Gu Baijiang felt that they all looked like thieves.

"You two brothers, stop arguing. We'll take this loss. You should also keep an eye out for anyone who's been spending money recklessly lately. Don't let me find out, or I'll make them pay."

Leaving behind these words, Gu Baijiang probably felt that he, a grown man, had lost face by not properly safeguarding the silver notes, and went straight back to the carriage.

When he saw Gu Antong already sitting in the carriage, he asked, "Are you cured?"

Although she was his own granddaughter, Gu Baijiang still felt a bit disgusted with her. He was worried that she might catch a cold and pass on her illness to them.

Liu Yun had been taking care of him all night and looked rather pale. Now that her father-in-law was asking, she quickly perked up and replied, "Father, the fever has subsided, but the doctor instructed that I should take the medicine for a couple more days to consolidate the treatment."

Gu Baijiang said, "Remember to prepare plenty of medicine and don't be stingy with your money."

Thinking of the silver notes Gu Kaiping brought back last night, Liu Yun's expression relaxed considerably. "Father, don't worry, I'm going to find the doctor from yesterday to get some extra medicine to keep on hand. I just don't know what kind of medicine I should prepare."

"Make sure to prepare a lot more, and remember to prepare some wound medicine and fever reducers." After Gu Baijiang finished speaking, he leaned against the corner and closed his eyes. He had been out all day yesterday, and he needed to rest well today.

Liu Yun dared not say anything more, told Gu Antong to rest well, and took the silver and ran directly to the post station, where she found Doctor Huang and bought several more doses of medicine.

These medicines were really expensive, costing her several taels of silver. But remembering what Kaiping had said yesterday that the family would never lack money again, she gritted her teeth and went to the stall next door. She bought thirty meat buns.

As the eldest sister-in-law, and with her mother-in-law no longer around, she has to support the family.

I'll have to mention it to my father-in-law later; someone still needs to take charge of this household!
As Gu Kaiyuan went in and out, he also encountered members of the Gu family.

But both sides seemed to have reached a tacit understanding and pretended that the other did not exist.

Those who wanted to see more drama stopped paying attention after witnessing this scene.

The convoy moved slowly forward. Ming Peifeng watched this scene quietly and said with a hint of sarcasm, "He really doesn't act until he sees the benefits. The master has already made his stance clear, and he's still putting on airs. He's simply clueless."

"Lord Ming, what's next?"

"Of course we must continue to protect them; Lord Gu's life is very precious."

After saying that, he turned and left, went downstairs, and got into the carriage that was waiting there.

Little did they know that not long after they left, several more groups of people were following closely behind.

The next two days were peaceful. During his rest, Gu Kaiyuan borrowed swords from Liu Pingkang and the others. Each time he returned from the mountain, he had some spoils. Apart from keeping some for himself, he gave everything to Liu Pingkang and the others.

Having received the benefits, all the guards helped cover it up, so the whole team was unaware that Gu Kaiyuan and his group were living a very comfortable life.

"Are the animals on this mountain so easy to hunt?" Guo Baozhu asked, looking longingly at the back mountain while gnawing on a rabbit leg.

"What are you dreaming about? You can't catch these animals without some skill."

Even the old hunters I knew never had such a haul when they went into the mountains. Gu Kaiyuan must have something special about him. Liu Pingkang sipped his pheasant soup. If it weren't for those men in black causing trouble, this trip would have been incredibly pleasant.

"But how could the Gu family not know that he has such abilities?"

"This is their family matter, but you all better keep your mouths shut and don't let anyone know." Since you've received a favor from them, of course you have to clean up their mess.

The escorts nodded repeatedly. They weren't stupid; if the Gu family found out, they would surely want a share of their prey.

Moreover, they had witnessed the conflict between Gu Kaiyuan and the Gu family, and had long since sided with Gu Kaiyuan.

……

The food on Bai Suihe's table was also plentiful, including braised rabbit, stewed pheasant, and stir-fried muntjac meat.

The muntjac that Gu Kaiyuan caught this time wasn't very big, so he didn't share it with Liu Pingkang and the others.

They cooked most of it for this meal, and the remaining half was salted by Dongmei and the others so they could use it tomorrow.

"Miss, are you sure you don't need to send some over there?" Dongmei whispered in Bai Suihe's ear.

After all, they are the son-in-law's family. No matter how unhappy the young lady is, she should at least show some appreciation.

Bai Suihe said, "Your son-in-law has the final say on matters concerning the Gu family. Hurry up and pack the food for Datou and the others, or it will get cold."

Dongmei and the others refused to eat at the same table with them, saying that there was a difference between master and servant and that they could not overstep that distinction.

Bai Suihe couldn't reason with them, so she could only go along with them.