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

Chapter 171. Delivering Gifts
This time, the Gu family did not ask Liu Pingkang and his group to book separate rooms, but instead obediently stayed in the dormitory with everyone else.

Everyone else knew the reason, and they were somewhat resistant to the Gu family. No one knew whether Gu Baijiang, this unlucky guy, would bring trouble to everyone.
This isn't something they can change just by raising objections. If they dared to speak up, even without their families objecting, the guards' whips would fall first.

The Gu family learned their lesson this time and bought a lot of thick blankets and warm clothes. But with so much stuff, there will be fewer seats in the train carriage.

"Dad, why don't we follow the third brother's example and stock up on more oilcloth?" Gu Kaiping saw that many people were buying oilcloth, and the price was not low. At first, he was a little reluctant, but now he felt that he would lose out if he didn't buy it.

"Yes, the carriages can't accommodate so many people. If it rains, it will be terrible." Now that he knows he has family wealth, Gu Kaichen feels more generous.

It seems that the temperature drops significantly every hour, and it's been gloomy and rainy all day. They're leading the oxcart, and their clothes are already soaked through.

"Oh right, I also need to buy a few raincoats," Gu Kaichen sneezed, "I think I've caught a cold, I need to go buy some medicine."

Gu Baijiang: "We keep buying more and more of this stuff, and there's still a long way to go. What are we going to do?"

Not only does it take up space, but the money is also dwindling. Is he really going to lower himself and ask Ming Peifeng for more money?

Thinking about the two hundred taels of silver I gave my uncle last time, I felt a little stingy and reluctant to take it out, afraid that he wouldn't support this area again.

On the contrary, thanks to Ming Peifeng's two hundred taels of silver, he was able to see that the Gu family had bought quite a few things today.

Little did they know that Gu Li and his group were buying practical items. Even so, given their large family size, two hundred taels of silver was about right.

“But these are all necessary purchases,” Gu Kaichen wanted to ask the old man where he had hidden the silver, but considering their current situation, it was not easy for him to retrieve it, so he gave up.

"If we don't have raincoats to keep out the wind and rain tomorrow, and we two brothers get sick from the cold, it will cost even more money to buy medicine."

“Father, my second brother is right. We really need this oilcloth. You see, there are fewer and fewer post stations along the way. If the weather gets colder, it’s impossible for all of us to squeeze into the carriage.”

Moreover, the insulation in the carriage is really poor. Our family's lives are precious; we can't afford to lose more money just to save a little bit.

Hearing his two sons talking back and forth, Gu Baijiang could only wave his hand and say that he would figure out a solution himself.

The two brothers exchanged glances. It seemed their father had a source of income, which was well hidden. No wonder he could produce silver notes twice.

At the same time, she made up her mind that she must make Gu Kaiyuan leave this house, and she should call him back less often, so that her father would not think of him anymore.

Gu Kaiyuan didn't care about their scheming. He took the silver notes Bai Suihe gave him, glanced at them, and handed a few back. "With the two hundred taels of silver given by the Third Prince, Grandfather and the others won't have a hard time. I just heard Huang Pingguo say that they have already bought warm clothes. I'll buy them some oilcloth and prepare an oxcart for them to transport goods, which will be enough."

“They’ll still need to eat and drink along the way,” Bai Suihe wasn’t being overly compassionate, but rather thinking that they would need these clansmen to help them get rid of the Gu family in the future, so naturally they needed to be on good terms with them first. “There are elderly people and children in the group, so we can’t let them eat the few steamed buns that the escorts give out every day.”

I noticed their shoes were very thin and already had holes; they were rushed away from home without having time to prepare anything.

"You could also buy them some thicker boots."

After Bai Suihe finished speaking, she stuffed the silver note back into her hand, patted her belly, and said, "Anyway, we don't need this little bit, so let's just consider it as accumulating good fortune for the child."

Thinking of the elderly and bewildered children, Gu Kaiyuan still accepted the silver notes and led his men downstairs.

It's true that things at this post station are expensive, but he didn't plan to let Zhuang Datou buy them outside. Liu Pingkang and his group also get a cut of every purchase made at the post station, so there was no need to strain the relationship between the two sides over such a small amount of money.

The shopkeeper was practically calculating, this was his biggest customer of the day.

"A sturdy oxcart, for a fee of eighty taels."

"Two sheets of oilcloth, ten pieces; thank you for your kind offer of thirty taels."

"Fifty pairs of leather boots, thirty taels of silver in return."

If it doesn't fit, you can come back anytime to exchange it.

"A total of 500 catties of coarse grains and miscellaneous grains, and a gift of 83 liang."

"Straw raincoat..."

……

"Honorable guest, I've already calculated the price for you. It's 325 taels in total. Since you've bought so much, I'll give you a few water bags as a gift. Once you've paid, I'll have my assistant load the cart for you."

Gu Kaiyuan readily paid the bill, then went over to supervise the waiter as he loaded the goods onto the truck before heading towards the dormitory.

Because the clansmen disliked the Gu family, they did not choose to share a large dormitory room.

Gu Li was a little surprised by Gu Kaiyuan's arrival. "What brings you here again? Your previous matter wasn't resolved so quickly..."

"Grandpa, the weather is getting colder and colder. Have you thought about how to proceed?"

Gu Li frowned. Now that the weather was getting worse, it was no longer like before when they could hide at home and rely on the heated kang to escape the cold winter.

He didn't know Gu Kaiyuan's intention. "Country folks don't have many rules; they just live one day at a time."

“I know you’ve suffered a lot, Grandpa, and you don’t care about this little bit, but the elderly and children may not be able to handle it,” Gu Kaiyuan said sincerely. “I’ve prepared some things for you, Grandpa, and I hope you won’t think it’s too little.”

Gu Li said, "I heard you're living off your wife now, so you don't need to worry about us anymore."

These few days were enough for them to find out everything about the Gu family, but in the mouths of these jealous people, Gu Kaiyuan was portrayed as a weak man who was afraid of his wife and relied on her.

"This is also Suihe's idea. There are many elderly people and children here, so this is just a small token of our appreciation. There's not much else to offer."

Gu Baihe hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping himself. They had bought so many things today. Although they were used to farm work, it was already difficult for them to carry so many things. Now Gu Kaiyuan was buying them more supplies. It was difficult to accept or not to accept them.

"Where are the items? What are they?" Gu Baixi felt that since the items had already been bought, the post station would definitely not give them back. "If they are light items, each household can get some, and it shouldn't be a problem if we grit our teeth and bear it."

Gu Kaiyuan said, "It's already in the backyard. I'll take you to see it so you don't get it mixed up when we're busy tomorrow."

Moreover, with so much stuff, it would be best if they sent people to guard it in shifts.