Chapter 126: Young Master-in-law is Too Wicked!
When Magistrate Bai fainted without a sound, the surrounding government soldiers were fortunate enough to catch him, preventing him from falling to the ground in a humiliating manner.
Afterwards, the crowd began to panic, wondering if there were any assassins! If so, they had to run quickly.
Gu Yu took this opportunity to directly grab his young wife’s hand, quickly get into the carriage, and urge Xing Zhi and the others to leave quickly… If they were late, once people recovered from their panic, they would swarm forward again, delaying their time to go home!
After hearing Gu Yu’s words, although Xing Zhi still wanted to watch the excitement, he knew he couldn’t defy Gu Yu’s orders. Therefore, he whipped the horse’s buttocks and drove the carriage away quickly. He would come back to watch the excitement after sending Gu Yu and the other two home.
However, after seeing the magistrate faint without a word, Xing Zhi really suspected if their young master-in-law had made a move… But, did their young master-in-law have a grudge against this magistrate? However, looking at the way the young lady spoke to the magistrate, it didn’t seem like it! Or was it just to leave here… If that were the case, the young master-in-law was too wicked! Although Xing Zhi also felt that this was quite convenient.
“You’ve worked hard all the way. When we get back, remember to say hello to my father-in-law for me.”
“Young master-in-law, don’t worry! We’ll take our leave then.”
When Gu Yu and the others returned to their home in Yang Family Village, several carriages arriving in the small Yang Family Village immediately attracted the attention of the villagers who had nothing to do, and they followed the carriages.
And when the carriages stopped at the Gu family’s door, although some villagers already had a guess, they were very confused… What kind of influential relatives did the Gu family have? Why did they bring so many things every time they came back? It was truly enviable! If they had such relatives, they would have been overjoyed long ago!
As the villagers were thinking this, Gu Yu and Xing Zhi had finished talking. After all the things in the carriages were moved into the courtyard, Xing Zhi and his men quickly left.
Xing Zhi was initially very worried about the young lady and the young master-in-law insisting on living in Yang Family Village, as their master really wanted to reunite with his children… However, during festivals or holidays, the young lady would also go to the capital. Although this was not as good as seeing each other every day, it was much better than not seeing each other for one or two years. He also had to be responsible for the safety of the young lady and the young master-in-law, and not allow them to have any accidents on their return journey! Moreover, he was always responsible for the pick-up and drop-off tasks. This was a sign of the master’s trust in him. If he messed it up, he would have no face to see the master! However, now that he had sent the young lady and the others home, he should quickly go to the town entrance to see the excitement. He hoped it hadn’t ended yet.
“Oh my god! So many things! These young ones from the Gu family are truly blessed!”
“Who says not! Look at the village, which family can compare to the current Gu family? Old Man Yang must be regretting it so much that his intestines have turned green!”
“Alas, who would have thought that the Gu family, after losing their parents, would have such influential relatives! We all thought they wouldn’t be able to survive the cold winter, but this is the Nth winter, and their lives are getting better and better.”
“Comparing people can make you angry to death!”
“We also helped the Gu siblings before. Can’t we ask for some benefits now? Can’t the Gu family forget their fellow villagers after becoming prosperous!”
“Hmph, with Gu Yu there, would you dare to go? If you ask for one tael of silver, he can take ten taels of silver from you.”
“…”
“Yes, I didn’t realize it before, but thinking about Gu Yu’s actions in the past two years, he’s like a changed person. Sometimes it makes me feel scared, I’m afraid of being stared at by his poisonous snake-like gaze.”
After watching Xing Zhi and the others leave, Gu Yu didn’t want to say anything about the sounds of discussion around him. He just thought about the land rewarded by the emperor and felt that he still needed to find the village chief. With a thousand mu of land, if he wanted to plant it… even if Gu Yu worked himself to death, he couldn’t plant it all alone. He still had to hire people. And Gu Yu didn’t want to trouble himself too much with hiring people, so he would just go to the village chief. In fact, going directly to the magistrate would be the best solution… However, he had just drugged Magistrate Bai, and Gu Yu didn’t want to see him so soon, fearing that Bai Wangzhi would extort him. Magistrate Bai Wangzhi was not an upright good official, but a character who was both righteous and evil. Just the matter of Gu Yu drugging him, this guy would definitely not be angry, but would clap his hands and laugh in his heart, knowing that Gu Yu owed him a favor. In human society, everything else is easy to repay, but a debt of gratitude is hard to repay. Therefore, if Gu Yu were to visit now, he intuitively felt that he would be fleeced. It would be better to wait a while!
“Mengyao, Qingheng, you two go rest first. I’m going to find the village chief to talk about hiring people.”
“Yes, don’t come back too late. You must rest in time after the tiring journey.”
“Okay.”
Thinking about these things, after Gu Yu finished talking with Gu Mengyao, he casually took a few boxes of pastries from the courtyard and hurried towards the village chief’s house, preparing to discuss the matter of hiring people properly. And the onlookers, after seeing Gu Mengyao and her brother close the courtyard door, as if they hadn’t seen enough excitement, now seeing that Gu Yu didn’t go in with them, they couldn’t help but follow him with curious faces, wanting to see what he was going to do. As a result, when Gu Yu arrived at the village chief’s house, he had a large group of people behind him. If an uninformed person saw it, they might think Gu Yu was there to cause trouble.
“Gu Yu, when did you get back?”
“Just got back. These are gifts I brought from the capital. Please accept them.”
“Oh, you’re here, why bring gifts!”
With such a big commotion outside the house, the village chief certainly couldn’t continue to sit inside. As a result, when he came out and saw Gu Yu, his expression couldn’t help but show surprise, wondering when Gu Yu had returned! The Gu family had left the village for a while, making the village chief think they wouldn’t come back. Unlike the other villagers, the village chief knew that Gu Qing was not dead, so he also knew that Gu Mengyao and the others claimed to be looking for relatives, but in fact, they were looking for Gu Qing. Having a father who became a deputy general, anyone would choose to stay in the prosperous capital! To be honest, the village chief also envied the Gu family. When he was young, he was also an ambitious scholar who wanted to make great achievements in the capital through the imperial examination. However, reality was not like that. His failure to pass the imperial examination made him have to return to his hometown helplessly, marry a rural wife, and live out the rest of his life. However, the Gu family had no such concerns. But seeing Gu Yu appear before him today, the village chief felt that what he thought was probably wrong. He took the gift that Gu Yu handed him, and then looked at the group of people stretching their necks to watch behind Gu Yu. The village chief didn’t say much at this time, but welcomed Gu Yu into the house.
“Village Chief, to be honest, I’ve come to ask you for a favor.”
“What is it?”
“It’s like this! Not long ago, my wife was appointed as a Cavalry Lieutenant by the Emperor, and was rewarded with a thousand mu of land. So, I want to ask the village chief to hire some people to help me farm…”
“Wait, Cavalry Lieutenant???”
When Gu Yu arrived at the village chief’s house, he directly stated his purpose without beating around the bush. However, before Gu Yu could finish, the village chief interrupted with a look of surprise. It was nothing special when he was listening just now, but after hearing that Gu Mengyao had become a Cavalry Lieutenant, the village chief’s expression became a little unusual. Then, upon hearing about the reward of a thousand mu of land, the village chief had to interrupt Gu Yu’s words. Now, the matter was not as simple as hiring people! It was about when Gu Mengyao became a Cavalry Lieutenant! In Linfeng Kingdom, could women hold official positions?
“Ah? You don’t know yet, Village Chief? Maybe the news hasn’t arrived yet. It’s not a big deal. It’s just that my wife went to the battlefield and defeated the enemy thoroughly. After winning the war, the Emperor granted her an official position and land.”
“Ah! Didn’t you go to the capital to find Gu Qing? How did you end up on the battlefield?”
“This, sometimes it’s hard to explain… Anyway, it has become like this now, and it’s not bad.”
Then, upon hearing the village chief’s words, Gu Yu couldn’t help but shake his head helplessly, indicating that things were not under their control. Before, Gu Yu didn’t want his young wife to go to the battlefield to take risks. However, later developments were no longer about whether they wanted to go, but whether they had to go. In such a situation, if he still held opposing opinions, he would be the one to suffer… Moreover, Gu Mengyao also liked leading troops in battle, so Gu Yu no longer opposed Gu Mengyao going to the battlefield. Instead, he was thinking about how to maximize their interests! This way, it would be worthy of Gu Mengyao’s risks on the battlefield. After all, humans are one of the animals with strong adaptability, so Gu Yu was not too entangled. Anyway, as long as it was not an unsolvable situation, Gu Yu didn’t want to manage too much. His wife had already grown very strong! Even now, she still wanted to “push him down” every day…
“If you want to hire people, I have a good idea of reliable people in our village. However… you just said you have a thousand mu of land. In that case, I’m afraid our village people are not enough! How about this, I’ll go ask the old fellows from the neighboring villages and see what they say.”
“Okay, then I’ll trouble the village chief.”
“It’s nothing, it’s nothing. It’s truly a blessing for our Yang Family Village to have a Cavalry Lieutenant! Later, if you and Qingheng also achieve success in the imperial examinations, it will truly shock the entire Lian Town!”
“Haha, that’s still a long way off.”
Seeing that Gu Yu didn’t seem to want to talk further, the village chief didn’t continue to question him, but instead thought about going to town later to inquire about what had happened. How did this little girl Gu Mengyao become a Cavalry Lieutenant??? And after Gu Yu finished talking with the village chief about hiring people, he didn’t stay any longer. After saying a few words, he left the village chief’s house.
With the matter of hiring people resolved, Gu Yu felt relieved. He thought that once the thousand mu of land were planted with crops, the scenery would surely be beautiful! Although he had seen such a scene before, now that these lands were his, it felt even more satisfying.
