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

Gu Xingyang blinked her innocent big eyes as she watched her parents' actions, "Mommy, why are you doing this? Why don't you just go in directly?"

Gu Kaiyuan finally seized the opportunity, grabbed Gu Xingyang, and began to tell her about the dangers she might encounter if she went in rashly.

Gu Xingyang really wanted to tell him that she had sensed there was no danger here, but seeing Gu Kaiyuan teaching her common sense, she silently swallowed her words.

Oh well, let her dad lecture her if he wants. He's her dad, so she can just listen.

Keep what's suitable, and let the rest go in one ear and out the other. But as I listened, my eyelids started to feel heavy. Oh well, I'll take care of my parents anyway, so I'll just get some sleep.

Gu Kaiyuan was getting into his story when he noticed Gu Xingyang's head tilted back and her mouth wide open. "...She's asleep already?"

Bai Suihe held back for a long time, but still couldn't help but laugh out loud, "You've turned this into a lullaby."

The child is too young to understand these things; we'll teach them gradually later.

Gu Kaiyuan, “…” Madam, do you want to hear what you’re saying? Are you lying through your teeth?

"Madam is right. The child is still young and needs to sleep more to grow. We should try to keep her at home as much as possible so she can sleep more." Don't indulge her; you should always take her out.

Bai Suihe smiled but didn't respond. It seemed that the father and daughter had developed a strong rivalry, and they would have this kind of fight every few days. She still wouldn't take sides.

Gu Kaiyuan carefully wrapped the blanket up and handed it to Bai Suihe, saying, "You and the baby wait upstairs. I'll go down and see what's going on."

Bai Suihe said, "Then be careful. If you're not sure it's safe, we'll back out."

If they don't go check on them today, neither of them will be able to sleep when they get back. Bai Suihe knows her own limitations. Gu Kaiyuan is skilled and can back down if they encounter danger. As for her? Forget it, she should just listen to him and not hold him back.

Gu Kaiyuan went inside for a while and soon came out with a heavy expression. Seeing his expression, Bai Suihe's heart skipped a beat. "Is something wrong inside?"

Gu Kaiyuan pursed his lips. "There's nothing wrong with it. There's too much stuff inside. Let me show you around first."

Bai Suihe followed him into the dark room, where Gu Kaiyuan had already lit the candles hanging there. The entire dark room was brightly lit, illuminating the boxes of jewels that had been opened and made them sparkle.

The gold, silver, jewelry, jade, and precious stones inside were just casually piled up in the boxes, without even being categorized.

This is clearly the result of accumulating little by little; I wonder where it was found from.

It is evident that these were all donated by different owners, so it is unclear whether they were given voluntarily or under duress.

“It’s clearly abnormal that a mere magistrate in a border county could accumulate such wealth.” Gu Kaiyuan pointed to the boxes in the corner. “They’re full of gold and silver.”

Bai Suihe went over and took a look, and understood why Gu Kaiyuan's expression had been so heavy just now. This was not something a small county magistrate could have.

"Where did he get all this money? Lingnan doesn't seem like such a wealthy place."

"There are two paths: either they are secretly engaged in maritime transport, or they are colluding with officials and bandits."

Bai Suihe casually picked up two pieces of jewelry, both of which showed signs of having been worn. "It's probably a case of collusion between officials and bandits."

Gu Kaiyuan nodded. "I don't know how many people have suffered." Although he didn't have a saintly heart, he couldn't help but feel angry when he saw this scene. He didn't know how many families had been ruined by the gold and silver treasures piled up here.

"If we buy this house, will there be a lot of trouble later?" Bai Suihe now felt that these things were a bit too hot to handle, and even keeping this house would be a disaster.

"You put these things away first, and I'll figure out how to clean up the mess."

Bai Suihe said, "That's not that easy. Why don't we leave this place as it is and pretend we didn't find anything?"

As for taking the things and then reselling the house, Bai Suihe really couldn't do something like that.

"You take these things first, I'll handle the rest." Gu Kaiyuan also felt this was a hot potato, but they had no way out now.

The matchmaker at the brokerage firm knew he bought the house, but the only saving grace was that the house hadn't been transferred to his name yet. They had arranged to go and get the deed done tomorrow, but now it seemed that the deed couldn't be done.

“This can’t be hidden from others at all,” Bai Suihe shook her head, not immediately complying. “As newcomers to the city, we’ve already attracted attention as soon as we arrived, and you’ve bought so many properties and shops…”

If he were the magistrate who was beheaded, and he had already been beheaded, then leaving this place unaccounted for would be leaving a way out for his family.

They probably already have a backup plan. It might not be long before someone comes and investigates, quickly finding their way back to them.

"Put your things away, and we'll go find some more soil to fill this place up." Gu Kaiyuan knew that whether they took these things or not today, they would be watched.

Since that's the case, let's all have a go.

Bai Suihe's space can play a significant role at this time, transporting sand that they wouldn't be able to find even if they dug three feet into the ground.

As for causing them trouble, once they are on guard, the outcome is still uncertain.

Bai Suihe said nothing more and cleaned up the things inside. She could have drawn some soil from the hillside in the space, but she couldn't bear to part with any of the plants and trees inside. The two of them then went to the neighboring courtyard, another place they had bought before.

Bai Suihe placed her hand directly on the ground and collected all the soil she could gather into her spatial storage. She repeated this process until she felt she had collected enough, at which point she stopped. However, this left a small pit in the backyard.

"I'll have someone come and clean it up later, and we'll use this place as a fishpond from now on."

Bai Suihe looked around the small backyard. How could anyone live in such a place if it was used as a fishpond? Even if it were to be sold, probably no one would want it.

"How about we build a cellar? That would make it easier to move around in this yard." Bai Suihe looked at the huge pit, the result of her hard work, and said, "We can't just waste it like this."

If a fishpond is built, the courtyard will be ruined. Besides, wouldn't it attract more attention if a perfectly good family built such a large fishpond in such a small courtyard?

“Okay, I’ll find someone to handle it later,” Gu Kaiyuan also felt that building a cellar was more reliable and practical than building a fishpond.

The two dared not delay. Carrying the sleeping Gu Xingyang, they returned to the small courtyard. Bai Suihe slowly released the soil that had been collected earlier, trying to fill every corner completely until it was perfectly sealed before she stopped, satisfied.

Gu Kaiyuan fiddled with it for a while, and finally managed to move the large water vat that had been placed outside the kitchen. The mechanisms on it were then forcibly removed. (End of Chapter)