Chapter 13 Going to Town
When Gu Yu woke up, Gu Mengyao was no longer beside him.
He stretched lazily on the bed, then slowly got out of bed, put on his shoes, and walked outside.
Not only was the thatched hut rundown, but the bed he slept on was also extremely hard, not to mention the thin quilt on the bed. If they had to rely on these to get through the winter, their family would surely freeze to death.
“Brother-in-law, where are you going?”
“Just wandering around. How long has your sister been gone?”
“Three hours.”
“…”
In ancient times, a day was divided into twelve shichen, and two modern hours were equivalent to one ancient shichen.
As for himself, who slept for six hours, Gu Yu felt like he was about to turn into a pig demon.
If he napped too much, he definitely wouldn’t be able to sleep at night… However, perhaps it was because his body was too weak.
Fortunately, it was only a little past four o’clock. It took less than half an hour to travel from the village to the town, so there was still time to go to town.
“I’m going out for a walk. If I’m back late, you don’t need to look for me. I’ll come back on my own.”
“Brother-in-law, did you hit your head? Why are you like a different person? You even told me specifically when you went out.”
“Don’t worry, I’m not stupid. Your sister won’t become a widow.”
“…”
After speaking a few words with his cheap younger brother-in-law and informing him of his whereabouts, Gu Yu directly stepped towards the village entrance.
He was originally a person with a cold personality. He wanted to cultivate feelings with Gu Mengyao simply because they were going to spend a lifetime together. If there were various problems, it would be troublesome for Gu Yu.
However, the eight-year-old younger brother-in-law was not in Gu Yu’s plan.
So, maintaining a superficial relationship was fine. At least, Gu Yu would raise him until he grew up and got married.
Walking forward slowly, Gu Yu was quite grateful to the women in the village at this time. Although they were all nagging about trivial matters, they did provide a lot of information about ancient times.
For example, Gu Yu now knew that there were often ox carts carrying people at the village entrance, and it cost one copper coin per ride. The service stopped at 6 PM.
Because Yang Family Village was very close to the town, many people walked to town, saving a copper coin. Unless they were carrying a lot of heavy goods, they would take the ox cart for convenience.
If conditions allowed, Gu Yu also wanted to walk to town.
However, his current body was not up to it. If he really walked there, he might even faint on the way… Fortunately, Gu Mengyao had given him some copper coins as pocket money before, so Gu Yu didn’t lack money to ride the ox cart now.
“Gou Dan, going to town?”
“Yeah, just taking a stroll.”
After giving the coachman one wen coin, Gu Yu found a corner of the ox cart and sat down. He originally planned to close his eyes and rest, as he would inevitably have to use his wits and strategy upon arriving in town.
He couldn’t take the usual route if he wanted to sell his wild game at a good price.
Moreover, Gu Yu planned to find a stable customer base to avoid the problem of unsold goods being kept on hand in the future.
Although the space could preserve them, Gu Yu would only feel at ease when everything was converted into silver.
However, the current Gu Yu wanted peace, but others did not think so.
Even if Gu Yu avoided them, some people would still approach him… Like Auntie Wang Er, who was speaking now, was also an acquaintance.
Auntie Wang Er had a simple image, appearing as a憨厚 village girl, but her constantly moving eyes revealed that she was not as simple as her appearance.
When Gu Yu was gathering information in the village, Auntie Wang Er’s name was well-known.
If there was any news in the village, asking Auntie Wang Er would definitely give you the answer. If she didn’t know, she would find out the next day.
If she were in modern times, she would be a qualified gossip reporter.
However, because of her strong tendency for gossip, her husband often beat her. But a leopard can’t change its spots, and Auntie Wang Er had no intention of changing.
In fact, she was proud of her ability to understand gossip from inside and outside the village, and she often spread news everywhere when she was idle.
Fortunately, she didn’t talk nonsense, so she didn’t get into too much trouble. However, every family has its own trivial matters. To prevent their family’s scandals from being widely publicized, the villagers subconsciously became alert when they encountered Auntie Wang Er.
