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

Chapter 254 254. Drinking
When we reached the Lingnan area, the temperature did rise a bit, but the rain never stopped, making it extremely difficult to even stop for a meal.

Liu Yun's rash, which had finally subsided, has recurred.

She feels unbearable pain and itching all over her body every moment, but there is no way to relieve it.

"Mother, just bear with it a little longer. Where are we supposed to find medicine for you right now?" Gu Antong saw that she was constantly scratching herself and was feeling particularly uncomfortable, so she quickly turned her head away after saying that.

"How do you know we can't find it without even asking?" Liu Yun was in so much pain that she even wanted to scrape off her skin with a knife to see if that would ease the pain, but unfortunately, she was afraid of being tickled and even more afraid of being in pain.

"Who would want to come near us?" Gu Antong pointed into the distance. "Everyone keeps their distance from our family. Nobody wants to have anything to do with us. Who are we supposed to go to now?"

"Mother, I know you're feeling unwell, but we have medicine for colds, but who's going to spend money to prepare medicine for your skin condition?"

She had already used up all the medicine she had bought before, but who knew that the rash would come back after it had subsided.

“Sister-in-law, I think you shouldn’t make things difficult for An Tong,” Xu Yulan also quietly moved away from Liu Yun. “Why don’t you ask your brother to boil more water for you? Maybe taking a bath a couple more times will help.”

Out of consideration for their shared gender, Xu Yulan felt that this was already a well-intentioned suggestion.

Liu Yun, “…” Relying on Gu Kaiping is not as good as doing it herself.

So she grabbed Gu Antong and her brother and made them help with the work.

Since Fan Meibao became Gu Kaichen's concubine, Xu Shuanghong and her daughter have been under the control of the second wife. Now, only Xu Yulan can order them around, and the mother and daughter do not align themselves with them.

In fact, Gu Antong knew that several assassination attempts were aimed at her, and Fan Meilin dared not approach her at this time, wishing he could stay far away from her.

Gu Kaiping was completely unaware of all this; he was now constantly by Gu Baijiang's side. "Dad, why don't you tell me the location secretly? What if something happens..."

Gu Baijiang ignored him. This was his last trump card, and he wouldn't tell anyone unless absolutely necessary.

"When the time comes, you'll know," Gu Baijiang said coldly. "Why hasn't the food been ready yet?"

"That Liu woman isn't feeling well; she's covered in red rashes, so I didn't ask her to cook. I'll go and urge her now."

Knowing that he had failed again, Gu Kaiping did not dare to linger and could only leave.

Seeing that Xu Shuanghong and her daughter were still busy there, while Xu Yulan was sitting on the side pointing and gesturing, she went over and said, "Second sister-in-law, Father is already urging them to hurry up with their work."

Xu Yulan immediately raised her voice and said, "Did you all hear that? How can you three do anything? You're so slow and can't even do the smallest thing right. I really don't know what use you three idle people are..."

Gu Kaiping ignored their conflict; once the task was assigned, his mission was complete.

Xu Shuanghong and her two daughters also harbored resentment in their hearts, feeling that Xu Yulan was treating them like servants.

Since they started working for the Gu family, they haven't had a single good day. Their once fair and delicate hands are now rough and have some small scars.

"You two sisters, stop looking so sullen and hurry up and bring the food over. This family isn't ruled by Madam Xu."

"Mother, why don't we leave? Let's run far away and find a place where no one can find us." Fan Meibao was almost crying. She had endless work to do all day long, and she was also harassed by Gu Kaichen. It was driving her crazy.

“Yes, Mother, so many people come to assassinate us every day. We can’t always be so lucky.” Fan Meilin also had second thoughts. They wanted to live a good life, but they also needed to be lucky.

"Don't worry, these days won't last long," Xu Shuanghong said leisurely.

The two daughters were disappointed, but life had to go on like this. After setting out the food, Xu Shuanghong made an excuse to go out for a while. When she returned, she was carrying a pot of wine.

"mother……"

Fan Meilin looked nervous. She knew without asking where the wine came from. Her mother still couldn't help but go to find the contact. They had agreed beforehand that they should not expose themselves unless absolutely necessary. If something unexpected happened, they might still have a way to escape.

“We have no way out,” Xu Shuanghong said, putting the wine jug in the corner while tidying up her things.

"But how can this be explained?"

The wine that Xu Shuanghong kept in the corner was something the Gu family had prepared themselves, and Gu Baijiang would occasionally take it out for a drink.

The continuous bad weather dampened Gu Baijiang's spirits, but she knew that people couldn't endure being frustrated for long.

"I see there's only half a pot of wine in there. Can you help me cover it up?"

Fan Meilin and Fan Meibao didn't dare to ask any more questions and immediately hugged the blanket to shield each other.

The wine jug that Xu Shuanghong had brought back earlier had been quietly discarded in the roadside bushes.

"Mother, are you really going to...?" Fan Meilin's expression was complicated, but she couldn't bring herself to speak to stop her.

"..."

Sure enough, after finishing his meal that night, Gu Baijiang didn't go back to rest immediately. Instead, he took out half a pot of wine and poured himself a small cup.

The Gu brothers only glanced at it before going back to rest.

It's not that they don't want to drink, it's that even if they asked, Gu Baijiang wouldn't allow it.

"Baijiang, why are you drinking like this? How about I fry some peanuts for you to go with your drinks?"

"And peanuts?" Gu Baijiang didn't remember them buying these before.

“We don’t have any here, but I saw that Zhou Gang and the others bought some. I can go and exchange some with them.”

Gu Baijiang originally wanted to say no, as he still had some grudges with Zhou Gang, but he didn't want to lose face over some food.

"Then bring some noodles over," the words were on the tip of her tongue, but they came out like this. Every time she drank alone, it just didn't taste right. If there were some peanuts, it would have a good flavor.

"Okay," Xu Shuanghong said quickly, and actually got her half a pound of peanuts in return. She put them in the pot to dry-fry, sprinkled some salt on them, and the aroma came out in no time.

"With limited resources, this is the only way we can do it," Xu Shuanghong said, holding a plate and sitting down next to Gu Baijiang.

"Your skills are really good," Gu Baijiang said, picking up a peanut and popping it into his mouth. The crispy texture made his eyebrows droop. He liked this snack with his drinks.

"If you don't mind, Baijiang, you can make these fried peanuts with your hands." After saying that, Xu Shuanghong picked up the wine pot and poured him more wine. "It's a pity that I get drunk as soon as I drink, otherwise I would like to have a drink with you."

It is said that "a beautiful woman is more gentle under the lamplight." At this moment, in Gu Baijiang's eyes, Xu Shuanghong looked exactly like the girl he first met that year. Her eyes were a little dazed, but he quickly came back to his senses and said as if possessed, "What does it matter? If you're drunk, go to sleep. Have a drink with me."

(End of this chapter)