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

Chapter 193. Returning
"Dad, what are you thinking about?" Gu Kaiping, who had just changed his dressing, sat down next to Gu Baijiang, feeling somewhat relieved that the cold weather meant his wound wouldn't worsen.

"I was thinking about your third brother," Gu Baijiang frowned, "Did your mother hire a martial arts instructor for you?"

Gu Kaiping shook his head, "Father, you know that I have been studying in schools and academies since I was a child, where I have been taught by teachers."

I've never heard of my mother hiring a martial arts master.

"Then where did your brother get his hunting skills?"

Six wild boars! You can't just hunt them and leave unscathed, let alone kill them.

"I have no idea about that, Father. As you know, apart from being at the academy and later becoming an official in the court, I rarely stayed at home. I really don't know anything about the inner quarters."

Thinking that there might be things in the mansion that he didn't know, he quickly called Liu Yun over.

Liu Yun was also confused. "No, Mother is in the inner quarters, and besides, we are not familiar with the martial arts generals. Where are we going to find Master Wu?"
However, my third brother is an adult and lives away from home, so we don't know what's going on with him. Could it be that the Bai family has hired a famous tutor?

After all, she, as the head of the household, knew exactly how much silver was in the mansion and how much silver was spent each time she went out. Gu Kaiyuan didn't use any other silver besides food, lodging, and transportation.

Liu Yun and the others were shocked when they heard that he had hunted several wild boars. However, the women were more thoughtful. If Gu Kaiyuan had such abilities, why would he hide them?
When they were attacked, Gu Kaiyuan acted as if nothing had happened.

She realized the problem, and of course, everyone else did too: "That unfilial son, if it weren't for him, your mother wouldn't have..."

Gu Baijiang blurted it out without realizing that he had said anything wrong, nor did he notice the strange looks from his two sons and two daughters-in-law.

Everyone knows the details, but no one has stepped forward to defend Gu Kaiyuan.

"Why don't we call our third brother back?" Gu Kaiping's eyes darted around. They had already encountered several groups of people in just two days, which showed how turbulent the road ahead would be.

If Gu Kaiyuan could stay with them, he couldn't just stand by and watch those robbers without helping them.

Thinking back, if Gu Kaiyuan had been there yesterday, his arm wouldn't have been injured.

"Brother, do you think they'd be happy to come back now?" Gu Kaichen sneered. He had learned his lesson from this before; that couple was no good.

Gu Kaiping ignored him and stared intently at Gu Baijiang. "We don't know how treacherous the road ahead will be. We also don't know if the Third Prince has sent anyone to protect us. Our whole family needs someone to rely on."

Gu Baijiang said, "What you said makes sense. We're family after all. How can we separate and make ourselves a laughing stock?"

Go tell that unfilial son that we should give them a seat on the bus. Bai, as a daughter-in-law, is really being unreasonable; how can she not consider her husband's family?"

Gu Kaiping, having received confirmation, happily replied, "Father, you are so considerate of your children and grandchildren."

"No, this car is only so big. If we leave a seat for my third sister-in-law, who will get off?" Xu Yulan didn't care about all that, because she knew that she would be the one to make the concession.

“Is this the time to worry about these things? Our family should be united right now, and we can’t let outsiders laugh at us.” Gu Baijiang said righteously, and when he saw Gu Kaiping get up to leave, he added, “Your third brother bought so much meat, have him send some over.”

Gu Kaiping chuckled and nodded, clutching his injured arm, and began searching for Gu Kaiyuan.

"Sister, do you think Uncle Three will come back?" Gu Anliang asked Gu Antong quietly.

Gu Antong shook her head. "If you were Third Aunt, would you come back?" Gu Anliang thought for a moment. "Probably not. There are people to take care of him there, and he doesn't have to do anything. If he really came back, he would have to work with Mother and Aunt."

"So, Grandfather and Father both thought too simply."

"Then why didn't you remind him just now?" Gu Anliang was puzzled. Wasn't this just letting his father suffer?

"If I told them, would they listen?" Gu Antong pouted; she had no intention of making a fool of herself.

And he also had his own little plans in mind, just in case his third uncle softened his heart.

After all, it was Grandfather who asked for it. If they could get Uncle and Aunt back, their lives would definitely be much better.

With the Bai family's help and the two maids and servants doing some heavy work, their family must be the most comfortable in the group.

"Sister, shall we go with Dad to take a look?"

Gu Antong thought for a moment and agreed, "Then let's go and see. If Uncle San agrees, we can help move things."

As the siblings talked, they quietly followed Gu Kaiping.

Seeing this, Gu Anwei quickly chased after him, shouting loudly, "Sister, cousin, wait for me!"

"Where are we going in this cold weather?" Xu Yulan stood up, unable to stop Gu Anwei at all, and could only anxiously call out from behind.

“It’s just the siblings getting along, don’t interfere,” Gu Kaichen said to Xu Yulan after only glancing at her. “You and your sister-in-law hurry up and cook the meal. We’ve been traveling all day and are starving.”

"You just ask for food, don't you know how to help?"

The little water you brought back was all used up just for washing rice.

"How much water can I carry by myself?" Gu Kaichen looked at Gu Baijiang. "Dad, you should also talk to my older brother and ask him to help with something."

His injured left arm isn't his right, so he can still help carry water.

"All day long I've been leading the oxcart and carrying things; even an old ox wouldn't be used like this."

"Alright, go fetch some water now, and you can relax a bit once the open source comes back."

Gu Kaichen pursed his lips and muttered under his breath, "Gu Kaiyuan isn't stupid. Why would he give up a perfectly good life to come here and suffer?"

"My brother's just using this opportunity to slack off; doesn't he really have any self-awareness?"

"Why are you making so much noise when I ask you to do something?" Gu Baijiang was getting impatient. Could you please keep your voice down? Everyone around can hear you. Don't you know the saying "airing dirty laundry in public"?
Meanwhile, Gu Kaiping asked many people before finally finding the Bai family's oxcart in the escort agency's convoy.

Seeing that the escorting vehicles from the security company were surrounding them, Gu Kaiping was puzzled. "The rest of the group wasn't in disarray before, so how did their oxcart end up here?"

Before he could even get close, he was stopped. "This is a key area for escorting goods. Unauthorized personnel are not allowed to approach."

"Brother, you've misunderstood. I'm here to see my younger brother and sister-in-law." Gu Kaiping's voice became much more respectful when he saw the two burly men blocking his way.