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

Chapter 293, Question 293: Worry
“Your father is also thinking about this family,” Liu Yun didn’t know what to say. Both sons were her children, and her son’s future was also very important.

"Don't worry, your younger brother will still need your support in the future, and your father won't ignore your situation."

Gu Antong fell silent. In any case, every time this topic was brought up, it would end up being left unresolved.

"Hurry up and eat a few more pieces. Wrap up the rest and save them for your younger brother later," Liu Yun finally decided not to reach for any more and started getting busy.

It's kind of funny that she used to look down on pastries but now can't bear to eat more than one piece.

For some reason, she thought of Bai Suihe again. Both were wives of the Gu family, but look at how well Bai Suihe lived. Was it because she had the help of her family?
This is probably only a small part of the reason. Although Gu Kaiyuan's behavior along the way has been ridiculed as being a freeloader and afraid of his wife, she also wants a husband like that.

They're both from the Gu family, so why is there such a big difference between them?

Gu Antong ate until she was half full, then looked at the stewed meat and dried vegetables in the pot with some disgust. "Mother, do you think Grandfather really doesn't have any money?"

Now they're actually sending their family to the mountains to collect firewood. Is the Gu family really that destitute?
"When the clan chief summoned your grandfather earlier, he probably gave him some silver..."

"That was a bottomless pit. Grandfather was really foolish."

“Your grandfather wasn’t confused; he was forced into this situation.”

He dared not gamble now. If he angered the tribe again, and the chieftain were truly ruthless enough to exterminate their entire clan, that would be a calamity for three generations of descendants.

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On this day, the Gu family, young and old, braved the cold wind and heavy snow to drag load after load of firewood from the mountain.

At first, the family was a little embarrassed, but when they saw that the other families were doing the same, especially Chen Dafu, whose whole family was involved, and even made a rule that everyone would be responsible for a piece of the mountain and no one should take it from them.

If we had picked up all the dead branches at the foot of the mountain, we would have had to go up the mountain.

Not to mention the difficulty, there are also many dangers in these mountains.

Anyway, we're all in the same boat now, so no one will laugh at anyone else. If we happen to bump into each other on the street, we'll stop to rest and chat for a bit.

"Don't talk to Chen Dafu," Gu Baijiang warned, having witnessed all of this.

"Lord Chen is a very good person. When I stopped to rest earlier, I couldn't even lift the load, and he taught me how to use a clever technique." Gu Kaiping asked, somewhat puzzled, "Father, did you have a conflict with Lord Chen before?"

"What conflict do I have with him? At most, it's just some verbal sparring." Gu Baijiang knew he had no powerful connections and was adept at navigating social situations in the court, so he dared not offend anyone easily.

“Since there’s no conflict, there’s no need to be wary of him,” Gu Kaiping breathed a sigh of relief. “I just chatted with Lord Chen for a while, and I found him to be quite wise; he can analyze many things very well.”

It's a pity I didn't know this before, otherwise I would definitely have gone to ask them for advice.

"What do you want to learn? But there is one thing you should learn from him," Gu Baijiang said sarcastically when he heard his eldest son praising someone in front of him, "You should learn from his stingy and money-grubbing nature."

"If you two possess even half of his true skills, then I, as your father, won't worry about you suffering losses in the future."

……

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Bai Suihe slept very restlessly that night, waking up several times in the middle of the night. Seeing that the end of the kang (a heated brick bed) was still empty, she felt not only worried but also somewhat disappointed.

It turned out that she had gotten used to Gu Kaiyuan's company without realizing it.

This place is deep in the mountains and forests, and luckily it is winter, so snakes, insects, rats and mosquitoes will hide away.

Thinking of future generations, how many city dwellers who want to return to nature and fantasize about pastoral idylls could actually stay in the countryside for long if they were allowed to return? Once spring arrives, Lingnan will be a paradise for snakes, insects, rats, and ants. By then, their pastoral dreams will probably be nothing more than a mirage, like trying to catch the moon's reflection in the water, and will ultimately succumb to reality.

Of course, if you have a strong financial foundation, then it's not a problem.

Hearing the rustling sound outside, Bai Suihe turned over and turned her head to the side. The sound made her even more unable to sleep.

In this cold weather, I wonder how Gu Kaiyuan is doing on the mountain?

Not being able to find them and not knowing how to come back is simply playing with their lives.

Living near the mountain, she often heard strange cries coming from the mountain after nightfall. Gu Kaiyuan said that there were many wild animals on the mountain, and when they had some free time, they would take people up the mountain to clean it up.

But this time I only brought Zhuang Datou and the other two into the mountains, and I don’t know if they can handle it.

Especially those two villagers, they'll probably only be a hindrance if something really happens.

Bai Suihe simply couldn't stay lying down any longer, so she had to quickly move into the space.

The aroma of fruit in the room gradually calmed her down.

She couldn't sleep for a while, and since there was no one here to restrain her, she simply made herself a hot pot, but once it was cooked, she had no appetite.

"I'm really quite ill," Bai Suihe cursed, then returned to her room. All around was still silent, so Bai Suihe simply lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed) and began to count stars in her mind.

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By noon the next day, Bai Suihe was thinking that if the person didn't return, she would have to ask someone for help.

Bai Suihe thought for a moment and was about to look for the Gu family members when she heard a knock on the door before she even left.

"It's the son-in-law!" Hearing the cheerful shouts coming from the front, Bai Suihe quickened her pace, and Dongmei and Chunxiang followed closely behind.

The previously closed door was now open, and Gu Kaiyuan stood there with Zhuang Datou and the others, all looking disheveled.

Seeing that they were covered in blood and their clothes were torn to shreds, Bai Suihe quickly stepped forward, "What happened? Are you injured?"

Gu Kaiyuan glanced at Huang Pingguo. This guy was really good for nothing and good for making things worse. He didn't realize that doing this would disturb Bai Suihe.

But now that it has happened, he can only teach her slowly later. He quickly took a few steps forward, stopped a few meters away from Bai Suihe, and said hurriedly, "Don't come near me. I'm not injured, but I'm soaked. Prepare some hot water for us first."

Bai Suihe then noticed that their clothes had frozen solid. "Quick, Chunxiang, go and boil more water."

Never mind all that, hurry inside. The kang (heated brick bed) has been kept warm.

After the three grown men finished cleaning up, they each ate a large bowl of noodles and finally felt better.

"How did you get so disheveled?" Bai Suihe asked with some concern.

"It's even colder up on the mountain than down here; the snow is up to our knees."

Gu Kaiyuan held the hot water in his hands; at least he could eat something warm, and his body slowly warmed up.

"The trees in the deep mountains were all frozen into ice, and slowly we became ice people too. We kept slipping and sliding as we walked, and that's how our clothes got torn."

"You can't go into these mountains until spring."

(End of this chapter)