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

Chapter 74 074. In the wilderness
"The Bai family is truly a merchant family, and they are the best at currying favor with the powerful." Gu Kaiping said in a solemn tone, "When Mr. Bai came to us, he also promised a large dowry, but secretly, it was actually for our entire Gu family.

I had hoped that Mrs. Bai would be more sensible and offer it to me with both hands, so that our family's life would be easier.

Who knew that Bai was like a block of wood, reluctant to let go.

You see, her mother sets rules for her every day, but she can't understand them. She is obviously stupid.

This is why my parents are becoming less and less fond of their family. The third son is not ambitious and his wife is like this, so they are really disappointed.

Kaiyuan doesn't know what's wrong with him now, he actually dares to shout like that. You better stay away from him from now on, or you'll get your parents' wrath out on you."

"As expected, my eldest brother is highly valued by father and knows much more than me." Gu Kaicheng continued sarcastically, "Don't worry, I definitely won't go to Kaiyuan."

Gu Kaiping lowered his eyes. This was also stupid.

That ox cart must have been sent by Mrs. Bai. People are biased, so the Bai family must put the Bai family first.

He didn't know how difficult the journey ahead would be, so he still had to find a way to build a good relationship with Gu Kaiyuan and see if he could gain any benefits from it.

I feel a little regretful. I should have asked An Liang to give up his position just now, so that I wouldn't be in such a passive position now.

"Brother, you go ahead and do your work. I'll go talk to Yulan. I really can't walk anymore." Gu Kaiping was still thinking about something. Gu Kaichen threw the rope into his hand and ran to the back.

"Yulan, I really can't walk anymore. Come down and let me go up."

"But I can't walk either," Xu Yulan was unwilling to move. It was so comfortable up here, who would want to get down and rub their feet?
"Come down quickly, don't let me do anything," Gu Kaichen said unhappily, "I'm not discussing this with you, I'm informing you.

I've let you sit here for so long, you should be content. From now on, we'll take turns."

Xu Yulan was about to refuse, but Xu Huizhen had already retracted her foot from in front of her. "Yulan, you're in good health, but you should take better care of Kaichen. If he gets sick, it will be even more troublesome."

"Okay then," Xu Yulan reluctantly slid down from the oxcart. Gu Kaicheng immediately jumped on and began to massage Xu Huizhen's feet. "How's the strength, mother?"

"You," Xu Huizhen was very pleased. Although the second child was not as calm as the eldest, he was more filial.

There are not so many post stations outside Shangjing, and it may take several days to come across one on the way.

Everyone was destined to sleep outdoors in the wilderness that night, and Liu Pingkang and the others were already used to it.

They were escorting prisoners. Even if there were villages, people would not be willing to accept people like them whose backgrounds they didn't know. If they could find a dilapidated temple to stay in along the way, it would be a pleasant surprise.

We came to a bend in the mountain and found a flat area near the concave mountain. There was a strong atmosphere of life here. It seemed that many exiled teams had settled here in the past.

"Everyone find a place to make a fire. You'll stay here tonight." The escorts began to give orders loudly. These people were staying in the wilderness for the first night and would definitely cause trouble, so they cracked their whips very frequently.

"How can we live here?" Many people were dissatisfied. They had lived in dormitories before, and they accepted it, but what kind of place is this? There's not even a place to shelter from the wind and rain.

It’s so cold at night now, isn’t this going to kill them?

"Who do you think you are now? What qualifications do you have to negotiate terms here?" Guo Baozhu swung the whip in his hand directly at the person who spoke. After everyone was completely quiet, he sneered and said, "I tell you, this is still good.

In the future, there may not even be a mountain to shelter you from the wind, let alone encountering wind and rain. You will have to overcome these problems by yourselves.

If you are capable, you will be able to reach Lingnan safely. If you can't hold on, that's your life.

If you want to avoid the cold at night, get moving quickly and collect some firewood before it gets dark. "We don't need to teach you these things, right?" Bai Suihe asked Gu Kaiyuan, "What do you think of these escorts? They don't look that bad."

Although he said that there was no need to teach them, he still reminded everyone to collect firewood to give them a heads-up in advance.

"We're all just trying to make a living, how bad can we be?
But they are responsible for escorting prisoners, and if they are a little bit arrogant, they will not be able to control them.

You see, they took the money and did the work, which is enough for us."

Gu Kaiyuan really didn't care whether these escorts were good or bad. As long as they didn't make things difficult for them and gave them some convenience, he didn't mind giving them more money. Anyway, this was the thing they had the most right now.

"That's right," Bai Suihe handed his hand to Gu Kaiyuan, and the two got out of the car.

Zhuang Datou took the cow to feed the grass, Huang Pingguo went to collect firewood, and Dongmei Chunxiang took out the dishes that had been prepared earlier.

"You sit here, I'll go and help," Gu Kaiyuan found a clean and stable stone and asked Bai Suihe to sit on it.

"Do you want to go to the Gu family and take a look?"

"What's so interesting over there? They will give me food if I go there." Gu Kaiyuan helped to move down the simple stove and picked up the bucket to get water.

"Son-in-law, please let us do it." Dongmei hurriedly stopped him. How could she let the master do these things?

"It's okay, I've been sitting for a long time and it's a good time to stretch my body.

You two should keep an eye on your young lady here and don't let anyone disturb her rest."

"Don't worry, uncle, we will take good care of the young lady.

Why don’t we let Datou fetch some water later?”

Gu Kaiyuan waved his hand and left, then went straight to Ma Zhi, "Master Ma, where can I get water here?"

Although he knew it, he still had to pretend that he knew nothing.

"Walk along this mountain wall, there is a small stream ahead." Ma Zhi was very kind to this generous host.

Thanks to the Bai family, after this trip, the family can improve their lives and maybe even save some money.

"Thank you very much," Gu Kaiyuan bowed and walked in the direction he pointed.

Ma Zhi looked at his back as he left, smiled and shook his head. They were all family, but the gap between them was really big.

Besides, with the Bai family as his support, even if this person goes to Lingnan, he will probably live a much better life than ordinary people, at least better than them.

"Ma Zhi, come here and share the food." A bailiff shouted.

Although many people purchased some food at the post station, they still had to distribute their daily rations.

There were also some people who had no one to see them off and had no money, so they had to rely on their own rations, so they still had to have a few steamed buns every day.

"Coming," Ma Zhi responded and trotted over. If they finished the task early, they could have a good rest.

(End of this chapter)