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

Chapter 645 646. Calculation
Even though Fan Meilin was unwilling to accept it, he eventually realized that it was the best choice.

Moreover, marrying into the county magistrate's family meant having someone to rely on in the county and being able to take charge of one's own household immediately. You couldn't find such a good marriage anywhere else, so in the end, she agreed.

The county magistrate generously presented a dowry of one hundred taels of silver, and Gu Baijiang, as agreed, directly gave the mother and daughter fifty taels of silver. With this money, Fan Meiling married into the county town in a grand and dignified manner.

At the time, Liu Yun and the others were saying behind Gu Baijiang's back that he was poor but generous, and that giving him ten taels of silver would be enough, and that he could use the rest to buy more land.

It must be Xu Shuanghong whispering in her ear again, otherwise how could she have found such good families for both of her daughters?
Xu Shuanghong was very grateful at the time and served Gu Baijiang wholeheartedly, treating the Gu family as her own and doing housework without hesitation.

But this wonderful thing only lasted a month before dragging Xu Shuanghong from heaven to hell.

Seeing Fan Meilin run back covered in injuries, he realized that Gu Baijiang had pushed his daughter into a pit of fire.

The county magistrate's family is so well-off, why couldn't they find someone in the county seat? Why didn't they think of that back then?

So this is something everyone knows: ever since that young master injured his foot, his personality has become twisted.

Because he was spoiled since childhood, it started as just minor squabbles, but later he took torturing people as an outlet for his anger. The maids and servants in the house don't know how many times he abused them.

If it weren't for the county magistrate's warning, who knows how many more tragedies would have occurred.

The county magistrate couldn't bear to keep his son locked up, nor could he allow him to bully the maids and servants, so the boy actually turned on his own family.

The county magistrate's family was driven to desperation by all the troubles, so some people suggested that they should let him get married first, hoping that he would become more sensible after getting married.

The other sons were naturally happy to see it happen. They now have their own families, and if they continued to live with such a pervert, who knows if their children would suffer as a result?

The family discussed it and decided not to be stingy. They not only bought him a small courtyard but also a small shop so that he could move out immediately after getting married. As for what would happen in the future, his wife would take care of him.

However, the original inhabitants of the county all knew about their family's situation, and no matchmaker dared to take their case, so the matter was delayed.

They had considered looking in the countryside, but felt that their family was superior and that it would be a laughing stock if those peasant girls entered their home, so they gave up the idea.

Gu Baijiang heard the news from somewhere, which led to the scene of him arranging marriages for his two stepdaughters.

There was no pit at Fan Meibao's house; the main purpose was to lure Xu Shuanghong and the others into it.

All of this was exactly as he had predicted. Xu Shuanghong and the others thought that they were only after a small dowry and had even sincerely helped them find two good families.

The matter was already settled. Fan Meilin only enjoyed a few good days before falling into a miserable life after returning to his parents' home.

She finally managed to escape back home after the other person was drunk and covered in injuries, and went to her mother to cry and complain.

Xu Shuanghong was shocked. This was different from what they had investigated. They had also gone to the county town to inquire.

"Why would they tell you the truth? What are we in now? Who would want to offend the county magistrate?"

Xu Shuanghong and her daughter went to confront Gu Baijiang, but Gu Baijiang still looked innocent, saying, "I only told you about them at the time. The specifics were still decided by you. Besides, didn't you investigate back then? How could I find out what you couldn't?"

These words left the mother and daughter speechless. Gu Baijiang continued, "It's common for couples to bicker and fight. Don't come back so often."

If you offend the county magistrate, who will care about your family's future good fortune?
"While it's still early, you should hurry back, apologize sincerely to them, take good care of your husband, and try to have children for them as soon as possible. Then everything will be alright."

At this point, the mother and daughter realized they had been tricked. Just as they were about to confront Gu Baijiang, the entire Gu family came out and stared at them menacingly, so the mother and daughter dared not move.

It wasn't even dark yet when the county magistrate arrived with his men. After exchanging a few polite words, they dragged and pulled the man away.

Since that day, Xu Shuanghong would go to the county town to see her daughter every few days, and each time she would come back with tears in her eyes.

From then on, Xu Shuanghong stopped caring about the Gu family's affairs, eating whenever she could, but never lifting a finger to do any work.

If Liu Yun and the others had any objections, Xu Shuanghong would go crazy, going around the village saying that they were unfilial and that the two daughters-in-law wanted to kill their mother-in-law.

This made the Gu family both angry and anxious, fearing that she would ruin her reputation and affect their two children's future imperial examinations, so they stopped paying attention to her.

Life went on like this, bumping along the way. Sometimes Xu Yulan and the others felt sorry for Xu Shuanghong and were also glad that she had given birth to a son, otherwise, would she have also been schemed against by Gu Baijiang?
Back to the present, when Gu Baijiang heard them mention Xu Shuanghong, he said with a cold face, "Relying on her is not as good as you working harder yourselves. An Wei and the others still need the support of the county magistrate's family. You should be aware of that."

As long as Xu Shuanghong is in the Gu family, Fan Meilin and the others will not be able to escape.

Moreover, Fan Meilin had given birth to a grandson for the county magistrate a few days ago. Although he was in poor health, he was still helping them carry on the family line. The last time I visited, the county magistrate even gave me a special reception.

Xu Yulan and the others stopped talking and dragged their tired bodies into the kitchen.

The food was quickly prepared, and the meal was served as soon as the porridge was put on the table, but the place was already full of people.

These people are nowhere to be seen when they're working, but they're more eager to eat than anyone else.

Xu Shuanghong picked up her own bowl and chopsticks, filled them up first, and started eating without paying attention to their expressions.

And you know what? Ever since these two women took over the kitchen, their cooking skills have improved day by day, and they're much better than the pig feed they used to give them.

After finishing his meal, just as he was about to throw down his chopsticks and leave, Gu Baijiang called him back, "I have something to do today, so sit down and listen."

Xu Shuanghong sat down with a cold face. Ever since Gu Baijiang schemed against her and her daughter, she had never given him a kind look.

But this old bastard always shamelessly insists on sharing a bed with her. If it weren't for her two daughters, she would have ended this filthy man.

"Dad, what's wrong?" Gu Kaichen picked up a small splinter and used it to clean his teeth. Since living in this rural area, he had become more and more carefree.

Gu Kaiping was also a little curious. He had been locked in his room copying books every day. Could it be that there was something he didn't know about these past few days?
Gu Baijiang glanced at his two grandsons, who were sitting properly, then looked at his two sons and felt a displeasure. "Sit still, both of you. Anwei and the others brought news today..."