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

Chapters 541 and 542. Choice
Huang Pingguo's situation was more troublesome, since Lü Cuihua was really difficult to deal with. It took a lot of effort for the two of them to escape.

On the way back, Huang Pingguo couldn't help but bring up Huang Ping'an's plans, expressing some worry, "I'm afraid my mother will do something foolish. What if they really hire a matchmaker?"

"What's there to worry about? Madam won't agree to this marriage. But you really need to talk to your brother. Being arrogant isn't a good thing; it might bring trouble to the family."

“I know all of this, but my mother makes all the decisions at home.”

And she dotes on my younger brother the most; you can't say anything to him.

Huang Pingguo waved her hand, "I was just thinking of telling Madam about their naive ideas beforehand, so as not to ruin Zisu's reputation."

“That should be mentioned,” Zhuang Datou said without objection, “It’s good to be on the safe side.”

The two chatted about their families' affairs the whole way. When they were almost at Tian Village, Zhuang Datou reminded them again, "In the future, don't tell your family everything about our two families. We've worked so hard to get to where we are today, and we can't let their greed ruin it."

You should be able to see that no matter how much you give, they will not be satisfied, so why not set rules early on?

Otherwise, they'll come back with a vengeance after a while, and then you won't be able to live your life anymore."

Out of brotherhood, Zhuang Datou spoke earnestly and patiently.

He was also afraid that Lü Cuihua would continue to cause trouble. Although Zhuang and Huang were two families, they were clearly bound together and would advance and retreat together, which would also affect him.

“I’ll listen to you from now on,” Huang Pingguo said hesitantly.

“Don’t listen to me, listen to your wife,” Zhuang Datou quickly waved his hand. “This time we’re the ones who have wronged them. We’re family after all, so let’s just bear with it.”

They were well aware that their wives were being taken advantage of at home, but since they were all on the mountain during the day and hadn't faced so much hardship directly, they hadn't paid much attention.

Dongmei and Chunxiang had also mentioned it to them. At the time, in order to maintain family harmony and not want to cause any trouble, they all asked them to be more tolerant.

Once the cart entered the village, the two stopped talking and drove the oxcart to the cowshed before telling Gu Kaiyuan about their plans.

Gu Kaiyuan, "What are your thoughts? Will you continue to manage things here or move to another place?"

Gu Kaiyuan wanted to see how the two of them would choose.

In truth, he hoped to transfer these two people far away, ideally so that their families could never find them again.

He couldn't stand it if he didn't vent his anger on that shrew who was even thinking of hurting his wife and daughter.

“I want to go somewhere else,” Zhuang Datou said without even thinking.

As for Huang Pingguo, he didn't ask any questions, hoping he would be more clever this time.

Huang Pingguo hesitated for a moment, then said, "Sir, I also want to change places. I don't mind if it's a little hard or tiring."

"So what are your plans for the houses and land here?" Gu Kaiyuan didn't want to argue with those two families about these things later.

“These are all assets that cannot be given to Dongmei and the others; we need to ask them about them.”

Gu Kaiyuan was fairly satisfied with Zhuang Datou's answer.

Turning to look at Huang Pingguo, Huang Pingguo quickly added, "I'll listen to Chunxiang." Gu Kaiyuan raised an eyebrow at them. If they had had this idea earlier, none of this would have happened.

"Then you two take a rest and discuss it properly. Once you've decided, we'll make the arrangements for you." Gu Kaiyuan had come back because of these messy things they had to deal with, so of course he wanted to get them sorted out as soon as possible.

The lady and Gu Xingyang were still waiting for news, so she sent them away and returned to the backyard.

Several bowls of ice had been placed in the room, making it much cooler as soon as you entered.

“At least they still have some conscience,” Bai Suihe said after hearing Zhuang Datou and the others’ decision. “It’s good to go somewhere else. We’ll keep those big estates and let them manage them. But they don’t have indentures, so you should write one for them.”

Bai Suihe is now adapting to local customs, and with the indenture in hand, he is no longer afraid of these people betraying their master.

She trusted Dongmei and Chunxiang, but she was still wary of Zhuang Datou and his group. Even if she didn't sign a contract of servitude, she would still draw up a contract to prepare for the worst.

Gu Kaiyuan had the same idea. He had left people in Tiancun to be managers because they still had their own people there, and Zhuang Datou and the others would not dare to have any disloyalty. But if they were moved to a remote place, it would be a different story.

Things went smoothly from there. Early the next morning, Zhuang Datou and the others drove a horse-drawn carriage to pick up Dongmei and the others.

Dongmei and Chunxiang no longer want to be close to those two families and have decided to move to another place.

Bai Suihe didn't say anything and agreed without hesitation. He gave them the same price and took back their houses and farmland. Now that the steward was coming up, he would have a place to stay.

“But with your bellies so big right now, it’s not suitable for you to travel long distances. Let’s stay in the county town for a while first,” Bai Suihe said, looking at their large bellies.

“Madam, you’ve sent us to the estate. It’s not far from here; we can get there in less than a day. We can take our time on the road.” Dongmei was a little stubborn and didn’t want to trouble her madam any further.

“You have to listen to me on this matter. You’ll be unfamiliar with the place and the people there, and you probably won’t even know where the midwives are.”

Bai Suihe said firmly, "This time, listen to me. Stay in the county town for now. Having a baby is no joke; you can't be careless in the slightest."

Zhuang Datou also knew the hardships women endure during childbirth, and immediately echoed his sentiments.

Huang Pingguo followed suit, and so the decision was made. The two went home and tidied up a bit. There wasn't much to tidy up, except for the large table and wardrobe that they couldn't move. Everything else had already been packed up and taken away by the other two families.

They don't know when those two families will come looking for them again, but they probably can't hold out for much longer.

After all, a family needs a lot of things to start from scratch. Once they start buying things, both families will feel the pinch, and in the end, they will still try to take advantage of them.

After packing their things, seeing that it was still early, they simply borrowed a carriage and went directly into the city.

Bai Suihe and his group decided to stay in the village for a while longer. Since they had come all this way, they might as well go into the mountains a few times to see if they could collect some rare herbs.

Tokyo
Gu Antong couldn't even remember how long it had been since she had stepped out of this courtyard. She kept the windows tightly closed inside the house.

She endured the summer like this, sweating profusely every day, but nothing could make her lose weight.

She couldn't even remember how long it had been since Rong Ruiyuan had last visited her courtyard.

At first, the imperial physician would come to examine her almost every day, but recently he hasn't come anymore, which is what worries her the most.

How can I recover if there's no doctor available...?