Chapter 4: You just let it slip, didn’t you!
Gu Yu told Gu Qingheng what he was thinking, which made him almost lose his color.
“Brother-in-law, these men in black won’t really come to the village, will they! After all, they injured Chen Gouzi a few days ago, aren’t they afraid of us dealing with them?”
“Chen Gouzi was injured because he asked these people for money… even if they hit someone, they have a legitimate reason.”
Listening to Gu Qingheng’s words, Gu Yu smiled and shook his head, indicating that these men in black had done nothing wrong, so they could come whenever they wanted.
Moreover, the farmers in the village were no match for the men in black, so the men in black were not afraid at all.
However, there was no need to worry about that now.
At this time, these men in black had not yet found what they were looking for, so they would not move against the people of Yang Family Village for the time being, and they were not in mortal danger.
Gu Yu did not want to intervene now, and would wait until the men in black revealed their true colors to decide then!
“Is Gu Yu at home?”
However, just as Gu Yu was thinking this, the village chief’s voice suddenly sounded outside the door.
This gave Gu Yu a bad premonition.
The matter of the land had already been resolved, so if the village chief came to the door now, was it because of those men in black?
Had they really come to the village so quickly?
With these doubts, Gu Yu walked to the yard entrance, and after opening the large door, he was met with the village chief’s troubled expression.
His brows were deeply furrowed, as if he had encountered something difficult to resolve, which was troubling him immensely.
Ever since the village chief took on the additional role of planting team leader, he had been in a cheerful mood every day, and Gu Yu had not seen the village chief with a worried expression for a long time.
“Village Chief, what brings you here?”
“Gu Yu, is your wife at home?”
“No, she went shopping in town with her little sister friends. What’s wrong?”
“The men in black that Chen Gouzi mentioned that day have come to the village.”
The village chief first asked where Gu Mengyao was, and after hearing that Gu Mengyao had gone to town, his expression became even more troubled.
Originally, the village chief had come because Gu Mengyao knew martial arts and had even served as a deputy general in the military camp. If they could invite her to the village, the people of Yang Family Village would be emboldened and would not be afraid of those men in black.
However, who would have expected… Gu Mengyao not to be at home.
This made the village chief think of the men in black still in the village, and his head began to ache, thinking that troubles were appearing one after another, which was really a headache.
“Oh my god, it was just as brother-in-law guessed.”
“Go play somewhere else, you’re everywhere.”
At this moment, after hearing the village chief’s words, Gu Qingheng’s eyes lit up, and then he looked at Gu Yu with admiration, feeling extremely worshipful of his brother-in-law!
Everything he said was completely right!
As Gu Yu shooed away his younger brother-in-law, who was clinging to him like a koala bear, the village chief on the side suddenly had an idea upon hearing this.
Even if Gu Mengyao was not here, the extremely clever Gu Yu could still help!
“Gu Yu, that…”
“Village Chief, I know what you want to say! You don’t need to worry too much. Those men in black won’t harm you. They probably just want to buy some supplies. You should try to satisfy their requests, and as for the price, you can ask for more as a running errand fee.”
“Is… is that okay?”
“They don’t dare to make too much of a scene right now, and they’ve been in the big mountain area. They probably haven’t found anything, so they’ll be staying here for a long time… Don’t worry, they won’t dare to do anything to Yang Family Village.”
Before the village chief could even ask for help, Gu Yu waved his hand, indicating that he already knew what the village chief wanted to say.
Afterward, as he listened to Gu Yu’s words, the village chief couldn’t help but hesitate, wondering if Gu Yu was right…
However, he couldn’t hesitate at this moment, so he decided to follow Gu Yu’s advice!
Thinking of this, the village chief nodded to Gu Yu and then hurried back to the village to discuss the matter of purchasing supplies with the group of men in black.
“Brother-in-law, didn’t you say that after the group of men in black found what they were looking for, they might kill everyone in the village? Why didn’t you tell the village chief!”
Watching the village chief’s retreating back, Gu Qingheng looked at Gu Yu doubtfully, wondering why he didn’t say it.
According to Gu Qingheng, they should not have any contact with these men in black.
This way, they would not be threatened by the men in black.
“Telling the village chief would only make him worry for nothing. Even if Yang Family Village had no contact with this group of men in black, once they found what they were looking for, they would not let the people of Yang Family Village go. So, it’s better to make some money while we can.”
“…”
Gu Qingheng had a speechless expression on his face upon hearing Gu Yu talk about making money, clearly not expecting to hear such a statement.
However, the fact that they would kill the people of Yang Family Village even without contact did cause Gu Qingheng some concern.
Although Yang Family Village had not left him with a good childhood impression, the thought of so many innocent people in the village being killed was quite upsetting.
“Don’t worry, I won’t let the villagers die. It’s just that… if I kill these men in black now, there will be no news of the treasure they are looking for. I have to wait until they find the item before I make a move to rob them… cough cough, make a move to save the villagers so that they are not in mortal danger.”
“Brother-in-law, you just let it slip, didn’t you!”
Afterward, as if knowing what Gu Qingheng was worried about, Gu Yu spoke, offering a guarantee.
However, Gu Qingheng knew that his brother-in-law meant to seize the spoils of the criminals.
Fine, as long as the villagers didn’t die innocently.
His brother-in-law was acting in the interest of heaven.
“Don’t pay too much attention to it. Those men in black haven’t been found yet. I think it’s still a long way off! You should focus on your studies, otherwise your sister will nag you again.”
“Brother-in-law, you’re talking about me! Now, when I teach you at night, you can’t even answer the questions. If I tell my sister, hehe…”
“You dare!”
Originally, Gu Yu wanted his younger brother-in-law not to get involved, but upon hearing Gu Qingheng mention studying at night, Gu Yu really felt a headache!
If it were before, Gu Yu could keep up with the lessons even without listening attentively.
However, as Gu Qingheng learned more and more, Gu Yu had to listen with all his might just to barely keep up.
As a result, Gu Yu became even more unwilling to study.
But every time Gu Mengyao thoughtfully came to deliver late-night snacks, Gu Yu would deflate like a punctured ball and could only continue to listen to Gu Qingheng’s lectures.
If Gu Yu were to participate in the imperial examinations now, he felt he would definitely stand out and rank among the top few!!!
In other words, Gu Qingheng had now reached the level where he could participate in the imperial examinations!
However, due to his young age, Gu Yu and Director Qingshan had unanimously decided to let Gu Qingheng participate in the imperial examinations when he was fifteen years old.
After the age of fifteen, Gu Qingheng would have matured a lot and would be ready to enter the government as an official.
