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

Chapter 294, 294. The Visitor
Bai Suihe sat down as well, "Have you found that person yet?"

Gu Kaiyuan shook his head, "There wasn't a trace along the way, and even if there were, they were all covered by snow."

I had planned to venture deeper into the mountains this morning, but I unexpectedly encountered two wolves. It took a lot of effort to deal with them, but I was already quite disheveled, so I had no choice but to return.

As for the two wolves we killed, their fur was badly damaged, so we let the two villagers take them back.

"Anyway, you've already done your best," Bai Suihe didn't care about these little things, but she didn't want Gu Kaiyuan to risk going into the mountains again. "In this cold weather, the chances of survival are slim. Even if he survives by chance, it won't be easy for just a few of you to find him in the deep mountains."

“I know all of this. Those two men came back with tears in their eyes. They probably had already given up in their hearts.”

Moreover, after descending the mountain, they repeatedly expressed their gratitude, without mentioning anything further.

Hearing this, Bai Suihe felt a little heavy-hearted; the lives of ordinary people were more difficult than he had imagined.

"After spring arrives, let's take care of these nearby mountains first. I've heard there are a lot of snakes here, so for our safety when we live here in the future, we should clean them up properly."

Gu Kaiyuan said, "I'll bring people up the mountain when spring comes."

"Those two families probably don't only have one son, right?"

Ancient productivity was quite impressive; often, a family would have many children.

“They all have several sons,” Gu Kaiyuan said, chatting with them frequently along the way. “But the children are still young. They were raised with great difficulty, only to be lost again. For them, each son represents a strong laborer and is a great loss to the family.”

Bai Suihe pursed her lips, "I'll contact them again after I start work in a while."

Hopefully, another miracle will happen.

Although such hope is slim, it is still hope.

Gu Kaiyuan had been running around on the mountain all night and was so exhausted that he couldn't hold on any longer. After finishing his meal, he leaned against the warm kang (heated brick bed) and fell asleep immediately.

Bai Suihe covered him with a blanket before going out, her pregnant belly protruding.

For the next two days, no miracle occurred. Tian Laogen and his family accepted that their two sons had died young and erected cenotaphs for them on the mountain.

The snow here isn't heavy, but it's been falling on and off for several days, and it's almost up to our knees. At this time, most people stay home quietly, not only to rest but also to conserve some food.

As darkness approached and another day was drawing to a close, there was another knock on the door.

Bai Suihe assumed it was just someone from the village who had come looking for her and didn't take it seriously.

Immediately afterwards, Zhuang Datou stood in the courtyard with a joyful expression, loudly announcing to Bai Suihe, "Miss, the people sent by Madam have arrived."

Bai Suihe was leaning against the kang (a heated brick bed) and turned to stand up, but then the little one in her belly protested, and she realized that she had pulled her belly.

Bai Suihe touched her belly somewhat guiltily, "Mother wasn't paying attention for a moment."

The baby reminded her in a sweet, childish voice, "Mommy, it's a bit crowded in here. You have to be careful, or I'll feel pain too."

Bai Suihe immediately looked distressed and said, "It's all Mother's fault. I will definitely be more careful next time."

The mother and daughter didn't exchange more than a few words before Gu Kaiyuan personally led his men in.

Bai Suihe stood in the corridor and found that there were quite a few people there, about twenty of them, of all ages. Good heavens, is this really necessary? When she married into the Gu family, she didn't have this many servants. And because of the land, she had to arrange for some of them to stay on the estate.

"This servant greets Miss... and greets the son-in-law."

"This servant greets Miss... greets Master."

Bai Suihe said, "You've had a long journey. Let's talk about this later and make sure you're all settled in first."

"Dongmei, take them downstairs to rest."

Fortunately, the courtyard we had prepared was large enough, with a row of more than a dozen rooms in the front yard, which was sufficient to accommodate them.

The young lady was so kind, but they couldn't just sit back and relax. An old nanny who was leading the group stepped forward and said, "Miss, it's alright. We haven't suffered much on our journey with the escort agency, and we had a good rest at the inn yesterday."

Now, let this old servant introduce everyone to you.

Seeing that they all insisted, Bai Suihe let them have their way, but she still asked Chunxiang to quickly make some ginger soup so that everyone could warm up first.

"This old servant was part of the lady's dowry. Over the years, I have been helping the lady manage the estate outside and rarely return to the manor, so the young lady does not recognize this old servant."

This old servant's surname is Pang, and everyone calls me Granny Pang.

As she spoke, Granny Pang, as if she had been prepared, pulled out a roster from her bosom. "This is the registration of all the people who came this time. Also included here are everyone's indentures."

Chunxiang took it and handed it to Bai Suihe. She opened it and looked at it. The records were quite clear. Everyone's age and special skills were all listed on it.

Granny Pang then introduced them, "This is Li Dazhuang. He is very strong and a good farmer. This time, his whole family has come. This is his wife, Li Huangshi, and his three sons, Li Dao, Li Jian, and Li Fu."

Upon hearing the name, Bai Suihe couldn't help but take another look. This large family, apart from Li Huangshi, consisted entirely of strong men who looked quite young. Moreover, since there were no women among them, they were probably all unmarried.

Little did they know that Li Dazhuang had his own ulterior motives for choosing to travel such a long distance to follow them.

There was nothing he could do; his three sons had huge appetites. Whenever the family had a little money, they would feed it all to them, and even that wasn't enough to fill them up, let alone get them married.

They worked under the lady and were treated very well, but apart from filling their stomachs, there was really nothing left.

I heard that if I came here and followed the young lady, not only would my monthly salary be doubled, but I would also receive a large reward.

With this money, we can also help our three sons get married, so they won't be bachelors at such an old age.

"This is Wu Dayuan's family. This is his wife, Wu Zhangshi, his eldest son, Wu Li'an, his eldest daughter-in-law, Wu Linshi, his daughter, Wu Xiaocui, and his youngest son, Wu Liquan."

"This is Song He, his wife Song Liu, his daughters Song Laidi and Song Pandi, and his son Song Yaozu."

Bai Suihe glanced at the two girls, who stood there somewhat timidly, indicating that they were not valued at home.

"This is Zhou Xingshun, his eldest son Zhou Youjin, his wife Zhou Heshi, and this boy is their child Zhou Ping'an. The second son is Zhou Youyin, whose wife Xiao Heshi also gave birth to a son Zhou Pingkang and two daughters, Zhou Lanlan and Zhou Yuanyuan."

Granny Pang finished introducing everything in one breath. If Bai Suihe hadn't been holding the list, she really wouldn't have been able to match the names up.

(End of this chapter)