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

Chapter 151. Solution
Gu Baijiang only wanted to handle things well today and stop the Gu clan from being so aggressive, but he didn't expect that there would be more onlookers than his group when they arrived.

Before Gu Baijiang could say anything, his two sons behind him began to back down. If they were to repeat themselves in public, wouldn't they lose face?

"Gentlemen, we'd like to deal with some family matters. We hope you'll all give us the courtesy of not crowding around here." Gu Baijiang brazenly cupped his hands in greeting and began to shoo the crowd away.

"Lord Gu, you're being far too domineering. Don't you see we're settling in here? Look at all this stuff."

If you have any secrets, you can talk about them somewhere else. Who wants to listen to your family's messy affairs?

"Yeah, you're the only one who makes so much trouble every day."

"I ate too much today, so I'm going for a walk to digest."

If you're going to make an excuse, at least come up with a better one. Aren't you tired after walking all day?
"I think the scenery here is beautiful..."

"I'm here to see my husband's older sister..."

Having their spectators exposed, the people who were watching the spectacle were embarrassed and began to retaliate.

Helpless, Gu Baijiang could only say to Gu Li, "How about we move over and talk?"

Gu Li sat there decisively, showing no mercy to Gu Baijiang, saying, "There's nothing we can't tell outsiders; at least we have a clear conscience."

Gu Baijiang's face froze. The Gu clan members could be upright and honest, but he was afraid.

Only he knew how dirty his background was. He regretted all these years of fighting for power and profit. Even if he was dissatisfied with his family, he should have given them some benefits. This damned peasant is like a mad dog, why is he going to keep biting him?

However, he was no longer the Vice Minister of War and had no right to drive these people away. He didn't see the escorts who had rushed over, and they were just standing by watching the commotion without stopping them.

They are now very unpopular among the exiles and dare not offend these people again.

"Grandpa, I know that my father and I have done some things wrong, and we don't dare to ask for your forgiveness. We want to do more than just make amends..."

Before Gu Kaiping could finish speaking, Gu Baixi shoved him aside, saying, "How dare you, a junior, interrupt when your elders are speaking? Have you and your father wasted all the years you've spent studying?"

“Third Uncle,” Gu Kaiping knew who this person was, of course. That year, when he went back to the village with his father to pay respects to their ancestors, this third uncle had taken him around for a few days.

"It's really rare that the eldest son of the Gu family still recognizes me, a poor elder. Anyone who didn't know better would think that your branch of the family sprang from a crack in a rock, with no ancestors or relatives." Gu Baixi was practically pointing at this family and scolding them for betraying their ancestors and forgetting their relatives.

"Alright, third brother, stop wasting time talking to them. Let's hear how they want to compensate us first." Gu Baihe may look down on Gu Baijiang, but this isn't something their family can decide. There are so many clansmen involved. If they can get some justice, it will be a way to recover some of their losses.

"We pooled our money and managed to give everyone one hundred taels of silver," Gu Baijiang said, taking the silver from Gu Kaiping and placing it in front of Gu Li.

One hundred taels of silver, and each person was only compensated with a little over one tael, which immediately enraged the Gu clan.

Is this small amount of silver enough to compensate for the losses suffered by these twenty-odd households and more than eighty people?

There's not even enough land for the house's foundation. What a joke!
“This is your sincerity,” Gu Li said, looking down at the surface of his shoes.

“Uncle, I know this money can’t make up for everyone’s loss, but you should also know that our family was also raided. This was all raised by relatives and friends.” Gu Baijiang wanted to throw a handful of silver notes in the other man’s face, but he was short of money. This was really the amount they could afford to give.

“We don’t want the silver, we just want our house and land back. We supported your education back then, but we didn’t get anything in return. Now you’ve cheated us so badly. What do you take us Gu family for with just a few dozen taels of silver?”

“Yes, chieftain, we demand that he compensate us for our land and our houses…”

"..."

Gu Baihe received a look from his father and then reached out to stop everyone from making a fuss. "Everyone, please don't be anxious. Trust me, my dad will give you a satisfactory answer."

"Baijiang, you are the most studious person in our entire Gu family. Back then, everyone helped you. Do you acknowledge that?"

Gu Baijiang nodded, "I admit it, if it weren't for..."

Gu Li didn't want to listen to his self-justification, and then asked, "But since you were promoted, you haven't helped or supported the family in the slightest. Do you admit that?"

Under those meaningful gazes, Gu Baijiang suddenly felt an immense weight on his shoulders. "I admit it."

"Over the years, your family has never come to your door or said a bad word about you. Do you acknowledge that?"

"I think."

At this moment, a series of hisses came from the surroundings, and everyone was looking down on Gu Baijiang.

"Now your entire family is implicated, you've lost your home, and you've become a sinner. Do you accept that?"

"I admit it." Gu Baijiang couldn't hold back any longer and knelt down in front of Gu Li. The Gu family members behind him also knelt down in unison.

"Fine, since you've admitted to all of this, then tell me, aren't you ungrateful?"

Gu Baijiang said, "Uncle, there's a reason for all this. I can explain it to you slowly later..."

"I don't understand those complicated ideas of you scholars. As the head of the Gu clan, I just want to lead my family to live a peaceful and stable life."

But you've ruined all of that. With those one hundred taels of silver, you've bought off the futures of so many families and children, leaving them homeless and forced to flee their homes to Lingnan. Can those one hundred taels of silver really settle so many families down?

Even 100 taels of gold wouldn't be enough; this is a slap in the face to the entire Gu family.

As for the claim that he had no money, Gu Li clearly did not believe it. If Gu Baijiang didn't have any, could the Third Prince behind him not have any either?

"Grandpa," Gu Kaichen felt that these people were simply pushing their luck, "This is just one hundred taels of silver, that's all."

I advise you not to push your luck...

There were also several dozen taels of silver he had contributed, which he hoped these peasants would refuse so he could snatch them away.

Gu Baijiang knelt over and smacked him hard on the back of the head. "You bastard, how dare you talk to your great-grandfather like that?"

I'm still alive, when will it be your turn to make decisions about the family?

He's here to solve problems, not to escalate conflicts. How could Gu Kaichen be so brainless?
Gu Kaichen covered his head and said, "Father, don't you understand? No matter how much you give, they will never be satisfied. So why put up with this?"