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

Chapter 303. Silver
Tian Chunmei arrived at the Gu family's residence with two maids. She was almost scared away by the smell and the corpses lying in the yard. It was the few taels of silver in her arms that gave her courage. She grabbed her two daughters and followed closely behind Fan Meilin, trying her best not to look or ask anything.

Seeing the Gu family members lying haphazardly in the yard, they quickly stepped over them. When they saw Fan Meibao's miserable state, they all gasped in horror.

His upper body was soaked in blood, while his lower body was a mess of filth...

"Hurry up, carry her away quickly, I need to get my sister a clean set of clothes."

Yu Daya gave her a disdainful look. These were still her own sisters; she shouldn't act so disgusted.

However, they understood the principle of "if you take someone's money, you have to do their bidding," so they endured the unpleasant smell and carried the person out, one end of the body and the other end.

Tian Chunmei smelled the odors around her, her eyes darting about. She knew who was in charge of the household, and soon spotted Gu Baijiang huddled by the fire. "Um, do you need any help cleaning up here?"

These words were like heavenly music, especially since Xu Yulan and Liu Yun nodded repeatedly, "Thank you for your trouble..."

"But I can't work for free. I can help you clean the room. How much silver are you going to give me?"

Fan Meilin just made a generous donation, which is more money than his whole family could earn in a year. If they could earn another sum, they could buy two acres of poor land and have enough to eat in the future.

"We'll give you one or two taels of silver," Liu Yun thought he was being very generous, but who knew that Tian Chunmei would turn around and leave.

"Two taels of silver..."

Seeing that the other party did not stop, he could only shout loudly, "Then tell me how much silver you want before you help?"

"It should cost at least five taels of silver. We can also have my husband help carry these people at the gate a little further away."

"Here's five taels of silver for you to find a place to bury them." Gu Baijiang just wanted to get back to a peaceful life as soon as possible, so he readily agreed.

“With so many people, how big of a pit would we have to dig?” Tian Chunmei shook her head. “This money is only enough for me to help you clean the house. You can see how stinky this house is. If we don’t clean it, you won’t be able to sleep at night.”

"You should report these people to the authorities, since someone has died."

Tian Chunmei is fine with heavy or dirty work, but she's also afraid. After all, several lives are at stake, and she doesn't want to be mistaken for an accomplice.

"Do you believe I can just go to any village and find someone, and they'll do it for a tael or two of silver?"

Tian Chunmei chuckled and said, "You make it sound so easy. Now go and find out if anyone dares to come near you."
If my family weren't so poor that I absolutely had to earn this money, I would stay far away from you, so as not to get involved with you.

The Gu family realized that from last night until now, it seemed that no villagers had come to inquire about anything, except for the village chief.

By the way, where's the village chief? They can ask the village chief for help.

“We can go find the village chief,” Gu Kaichen stood up and tried to walk out, but after taking only a few steps, he ran back towards the outhouse.

"Fine, take it," Gu Baijiang said, though he wasn't entirely sure himself. After all, these commoners were terrified of death and might not dare to come over.

He tossed her a silver ingot and said, "Remember to clean it thoroughly inside and out, or you'll have to pay double back."

Seeing the large silver ingot in her hand, Tian Chunmei smiled so broadly her eyes disappeared. "That's for sure, I'll definitely clean it up for you."

She turned to leave as she spoke, but Liu Yun quickly called out to her, "Where are you going?"

"Of course I'll go back to get the tools. Don't worry, I'll dig up the entire floor of your room, and there won't be a single trace left." ...

Bai Suihe quickly learned of the Gu family's return. She had been disturbed from her sleep by these people the night before and only fell asleep after dawn. She had just woken up.

"Are they alright?" Bai Suihe had heard Granny Pang talk about the effects of the medicine last night and was now very interested in making medicine.

"It's alright, she won't die," Granny Pang brought in the special meal she had prepared for pregnant women, which was specially cooked according to Bai Suihe's constitution.

"Let's not talk about them for now, let's eat first," Granny Pang said, setting out the food. "These are all specially prepared by this old servant. Please see if they suit your taste."

Bai Suihe took the bowl and chopsticks, and her eyes lit up as soon as she tasted the food. "Granny, this is so delicious!"

This Granny Pang is a treasure! She's skilled in medicine and medicine making, and her cooking is amazing. She's practically perfect.

"I'm glad you like it, Miss," Granny Pang said, helping to serve the food as she saw Bai Suihe eating non-stop.

After Bai Suihe put down her bowl and chopsticks, she helped her walk around in the yard.

"It's not snowing," Bai Suihe said, looking at the sky. "I thought it would snow for days."

"No, such rain and snow are rare in Lingnan. Once or twice a year is already quite unusual."

However, this place has abundant rainfall, sometimes lasting for more than a month. When spring arrives, all sorts of snakes, insects, and rodents will appear, and that will be a real disaster.” Following this, Granny Pang began to explain the local climate, trying to make Bai Suihe forget about the Gu family.

She knew this matter wouldn't last long, but something so disgusting, she wanted to delay it as long as possible.

Sure enough, after the two of them walked around for a while and returned to their room, Bai Suihe asked about the Gu family.

Of course, Granny Pang knew that Bai Suihe was more curious about the effects of the medicine. Lin Wei had secretly followed her to the county town and told her about it vividly when he returned. Granny Pang was just repeating what she had heard and trying to omit some details, but even that was enough to make Bai Suihe feel disgusted.

"Granny, besides this medicine, do we have any other fun medicines? I want to learn how to make them, is that okay?"

“I do have some harmless medicine, but we’ll have to wait until you finish your postpartum confinement, Miss.” Granny Pang insisted on this point.

"However, studying pharmaceuticals is very tedious and arduous..."

Bai Suihe is very interested in this now and is full of confidence. She has overcome the difficulty of the college entrance examination, so what is she afraid of?
"Don't worry, Granny, I will persevere. If I can't persevere, I definitely won't mention anything else again."

I also value your skills and am counting on you to teach them to me without reservation.

After Bai Suihe finished speaking, she bowed solemnly and said, "Granny, I want to become your disciple."

Granny Pang quickly helped her up. "Miss, this old servant dares not accept such a great gift. I can never repay the great kindness of the madam in this lifetime. If I can teach you something, it can be said that this old servant's skills have not been wasted."

"Miss, please don't mention the matter of becoming an apprentice; it's an insult to this old servant."

Bai Suihe failed to persuade Granny Pang, and no longer dwelled on the master-disciple relationship. She solemnly promised, "Granny, since you refuse to let me become your disciple, then I will take care of you in your old age. Is that alright?"

A look of emotion flashed in Granny Pang's eyes. Although the madam would not mistreat her, the young lady's words clearly touched her more.

(End of this chapter)