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

Chapter 147. The Stream
When Bai Suihe saw Gu Kaiyuan return in a huff, she quickly poured him a glass of water.

"I've been bullied again."

Gu Kaiyuan finished the water in two gulps, which relieved his thirst. The Gu family was really inhumane; he was running around, but they didn't even offer to pour him a glass of water.

"Things are stable for now, let's see what they say today."

Gu Kaiyuan knew what Bai Suihe was waiting for, so he recounted everything that had happened in as much detail as possible. "You shouldn't show your face today. I'll take you there after they've finished their negotiations."

After all, they are all elders; we'll be spending more time with them in the future.

Bai Suihe nodded knowingly. If they wanted to have a good life in the future, they still needed to take advantage of the situation.

Moreover, knowing who the Gu family father and son were, Bai Suihe was not surprised that they would scheme against her like this.

The book records that the original owner also went there at that time, but as soon as he knelt down, he was helped up by several women from the clan. Gu Baijiang's dirty schemes were thwarted by these simple and honest people.

Bai Suihe didn't want anyone to be a scapegoat, so of course she wouldn't join the Gu family in making things difficult for them.

"Do you think we should find an opportunity to send them some things?" Bai Suihe finally couldn't help but ask, thinking about the Gu family's situation.

"I'll secretly send them some silver notes later, but don't bother sending any other supplies." Gu Kaiyuan knew that Bai Suihe had been secretly adding things to their supplies these past few days, but these things would be used up sooner or later, and it would be too late to take them out again.

Bai Suihe rolled her eyes at him. "Do you think they'll accept your silver notes?"

"But in the previous life..."

"That's because they had no choice. The reason Gu Baijiang was so generous was because my Bai family gave him 10,000 taels of silver notes, while he only gave 1,000 taels. For him, that was enough to solve the problem, and it was no big deal."

"Even if your great-grandfather didn't think of himself, he had to consider the entire family. With this money, they could safely reach their place of exile, and perhaps even rebuild their family fortune," Bai Suihe analyzed to him. "If you were in your great-grandfather's position, what would you choose?"

What will Gu Kaiyuan choose? He will probably accept the silver note.

"Does your father have that many silver notes right now?"

Gu Kaiyuan shook his head. Unless Rong Ruiyuan intervened again, but given his current predicament, he probably wouldn't be so generous.

Bai Suihe said, "Anyway, the silver notes in the box came from your father, so try to give them back to the clan."

Bai Suihe is certainly not short of money right now, so using someone else's money to help someone else is a perfectly acceptable thing to do.

Gu Kaiyuan had no objection. "If we just give it to them like this, they probably won't accept it. I'll find another opportunity later."

As night fell, we arrived at our next campsite, which was better than the previous one, being closer to a stream.

This is great news for everyone, as all those dirty clothes that have been piling up can finally be washed properly.

Dongmei and Chunxiang also found all the dirty clothes. Zhuang Datou and Huang Pingguo found a cloth and laid it on a stone slab. They also took down the small cabinet in the carriage and set out tea and snacks so that Bai Suihe could enjoy the scenery and food.

"That third young mistress of the Gu family really knows how to enjoy life. Look at the kind of life she lives, and what about us?"

"Alright, stop being so sour. If you were able, you should ask your family to help you like they do."

"Do you think those two girls and those two men really escaped slavery?"

"Didn't they show everyone their household registration and travel permits before? Even if they were real, what can you do about it?" Those who were making sarcastic remarks immediately shut up. Yes, what could they do?
Even the Gu family couldn't break this deadlock, and they couldn't even get a share of this huge benefit. What else could these outsiders do?

This happened all the time, yet everyone's gaze would always seem to drift towards Bai Suihe. This was hardly an exile; it was more like a female member of an official family on an autumn outing.

Bai Suihe heard this but ignored it. She had heard similar comments many times before. Instead, looking at the stream in front of her and the small fish that occasionally leaped out of the water, she suddenly felt a surge of interest.

"Gu Kaiyuan, what do you say about us going fishing?"

As for abstaining from meat during mourning, it doesn't seem to be so strict here; as long as you don't hold any weddings or celebrations, it's fine.

They've come all the way to Lingnan, where the water flow will gradually increase, and they've prepared plenty of fishing gear.

We prepared quite a lot of fishing nets and hooks, in particular.

Gu Kaiyuan certainly had no objection, and among so many things, a few small fishhooks were inconspicuous.

"You wait here, I'll go cut some bamboo."

Bai Suihe nodded obediently, but after Gu Kaiyuan left, she found a place with lots of grass, picked up a stick, and started digging in the soil.

"Miss, what are you doing?" Dongmei, seeing this, forgot about washing clothes and rushed over.

"It's okay, I'll dig a bit and see if I can find any earthworms."

Upon hearing the word "earthworm," Dongmei took two steps back in fright. "Miss, what do you need that for?"

Although earthworms don't bite, their soft, limp appearance can be quite frightening.

"I remembered that I bought a few fishing hooks before. When I came across a place with water, I thought I could see if I could catch a few fish so that we could have an extra meal today. I read in a book that earthworms can be used as bait for fishing. Of course, it would be even better if we could find loaches."

Bai Suihe turned her gaze to the shore, wondering if she would find any loaches while digging in the damp soil.

This fishing method would be prohibited in later generations, but back then no one cared; catching fish was the only thing that mattered.

"I'll have Da Tou and the others come and dig," Dong Mei thought, a picture flashing through her mind: a delicate young lady, holding an earthworm in both hands, playing tug-of-war.

She instantly felt a chill run down her spine and quickly shook the thought out of her head.

"It's alright, I'm just killing time anyway. You go ahead and try. If you can really catch some fish, I'll show you my skills today." Bai Suihe almost patted her chest to guarantee it, but luckily she saw her hands covered in mud at the crucial moment.

"If Miss needs anything, just call us," Dongmei said, still somewhat worried as she looked at the dug-out soil.

Bai Suihe nodded perfunctorily, her eyes fixed on the ground beneath her hands, for she saw earthworms crawling through holes and knew she was about to reap a harvest.

As for whether she was afraid, Bai Suihe was of course afraid, but since she didn't need to reach out to touch it, she could use a stick instead of her hands once she found it.

Soon, she found the first earthworm. Perhaps because it was near the water, the soil was very fertile, and the earthworm was quite large, about the thickness of her little finger.

She was full of confidence at first, but when she actually saw the real thing, Bai Suihe almost screamed.

Don't underestimate a woman's fighting power; if she wants to do something, there's nothing she can't do.

The fear only lasted a short while, and she quickly overcame the difficulty. She found two more small sticks and bravely picked out the earthworm. Watching the earthworm wriggling around, Bai Suihe took a deep breath and thought, "See? It's not that hard after all."