Chapter 10 Sarcasm
It was too early to say anything definitively. Only by seeing the corpse with his own eyes could Gu Yu arrive at a conclusive result.
Afterward, they traveled in silence. Worried that the situation would develop for the worse, the group quickened their pace. Led by Wang Xiaohua, they soon arrived near Yang Cao’s house.
At this time, regardless of whether they had anything to do at home or not, all the villagers ran over to watch the commotion, curious as to why Yang Cao had suddenly committed suicide.
However, after thinking that Yang Cao’s father had already died, only Yang Cao’s mother and Yang Cao, two women, were left to rely on each other, and their future life would be extremely difficult.
The situation in Yang Cao’s family was different from the Gu family’s. Mengyao Gu, at least, had the skill to hunt and earn money. Moreover, with Gu Yu marrying into the Gu family, they had managed to maintain their reputation, so their small life was now flourishing, even making many people in the village secretly envious.
As for Yang Cao’s family now, only two women who were too weak to even hold a chicken were left. Let alone anything else… just the village ruffians, who came to harass them whenever they pleased, would be enough for these two women to endure.
“Oh, aren’t these the three from the Gu family? Why are you here at this time? Don’t tell me you’re feeling guilty because someone died!”
“What does the Gu family have to feel guilty about? Yang Cao hanged herself because she couldn’t think things through. Don’t blame the pillow for not being able to sleep, and then blame the Gu family?”
“You don’t know about this. When Yang Cao’s father went missing on the mountain, Yang Cao went to the Gu family to seek help, but they completely ignored the matter and kicked Yang Cao out! If Mengyao Gu had agreed back then, Yang Cao’s father might not have died.”
“That’s right! Gu family’s little girl is truly heartless. She can even take down a wild boar, but why won’t she even help when villagers go missing on the mountain? She’s truly cold-blooded.”
“Save the urgent, not the poor. When you were poor, others didn’t help you, and then you chose to ignore them when they were in urgent need? A person lives in this world, and it’s better to be kind, lest they truly live like an orphan.”
“Tsk, tsk, you all are so sour. How old were the Gu family children? To ask a teenage girl to go up the mountain to rescue someone? You really have the nerve to say that. And now you’re blaming others for everything, I can’t even stand watching from the sidelines.”
“Hmph, Gu Yu is an ungrateful wretch. He received so much care from the Yang family for so many years, and he’s unwilling to even give a few taels of silver. I don’t know how many years such an unfilial fellow can live. It would be best if thunder struck him, specifically to kill this little beast.”
“Pfft! Madam Li, you really have the nerve to say that. They have nothing to do with your Yang family now, so even if they were to be filial, it wouldn’t be to you!”
As soon as the Gu family members appeared, they immediately became the focus of everyone’s attention. As whispers began to spread through the crowd, the voices became as noisy as a vegetable market.
Among them, Madam Li and Widow Lin, mother and daughter, were particularly active, buzzing around the crowd like flies, fanning the flames.
Gu Yu had experienced such things before, so no matter what others said, he maintained his original expression without any changes.
On the other hand, after hearing these words, the Gu Mengyao sisters’ faces immediately sank, and they clenched their fists tightly, gritting their teeth in anger.
These people were really bored, deriving pleasure from slandering others?
Fortunately, not everyone was bad. Some people in the crowd spoke up for the Gu family, which made the Gu Mengyao sisters’ expressions a little better. They then stopped looking at the gossiping crowd and continued to walk forward.
The important matter was pressing.
The sudden hanging of someone in the village was already a significant event, and the Village Chief, Yang Hong, naturally could not be absent. He had come to investigate the scene early on.
When Gu Yu arrived, he saw the Village Chief pacing back and forth in front of Yang Cao’s house with a stern face and his hands behind his back. His brows were knit together in a worried frown, making his face look very distressed, which was quite pitiable.
Previously, Gu Yu had felt that Yang Hong was unlucky to be the village chief of Yang Family Village, but now he seemed even more unlucky.
While having dinner at home, such an incident suddenly occurred. After the Village Chief rushed to the scene, it would probably be difficult to resolve. After all, someone had died in the village, and they would have to report it to the yamen in town.
The premise was… that the cause of Yang Cao’s death was not clear.
If she had really hanged herself, there would be no need to trouble the government. Yang Cao’s mother would just have to prepare the funeral for Yang Cao.
However, how much could a little girl like Yang Cao have been distraught to hang herself? Not only Gu Yu was puzzled, but even the Village Chief felt that something was not normal.
He had a feeling that there was something fishy going on…
“Why are you here? Hurry up and leave. If the bad luck of the dead people spreads to you, you won’t have a good year.”
“Village Chief, I heard that Yang Cao hanged herself at home. I feel something is strange, so I came to take a look.”
When the Village Chief saw the three from the Gu family appear, his brows furrowed even more. He then spoke in a slightly heavier tone, but without malice.
Gu Yu saw this and naturally had to explain, lest the Village Chief thought they were just there to watch the fun and exacerbate the situation.
“What’s strange about it?”
“I saw Yang Cao alive and kicking around a few days ago, so why did she suddenly hang herself today! There wasn’t any sign. I feel it’s not normal. Coincidentally, my eyes are quite sharp, and I might be able to spot some clues, so I thought I’d come to help…”
“Ah! Your Gu family is really bullying people too much. After seeing our family head die, now my daughter is dead, so you’ve come to gloat!”
Just as Gu Yu was talking to the Village Chief, a middle-aged woman suddenly rushed out of the house. Her eyes were full of hatred as she looked at the three from the Gu family. Holding a pair of sharp scissors, she rushed directly towards Gu Mengyao.
From her appearance, she intended to stab her face with the scissors.
This made Gu Yu sneer. He didn’t panic and flee immediately. Instead, as Yang Cao’s mother charged forward, he directly wrapped his arm around Gu Mengyao’s waist and stepped aside a few steps, dodging the scissor attack.
Coincidentally, Gu Yu extended one foot and tripped Yang Cao’s mother.
Want to stab his little wife’s face? He’d try it himself first!
However, after Yang Cao’s mother fell, the scissors in her hand also slipped and fell to a place very close to her. This scared Yang Cao’s mother so much that her face turned pale, and she couldn’t get up from the ground for a long time.
Gu Yu looked coldly at the fallen Yang Cao’s mother. Even though she had just lost her daughter, it was not a reason to commit murder.
Everything must be reasonable… Let’s not mention anything else. Yang Cao hanged herself from the rafter. Could the few children from their Gu family easily lift a person up there?
Although Gu Mengyao was naturally strong, only Gu Yu and Gu Qingheng knew about this secret, and no one else knew.
So, didn’t they use their brains to think?
Gu Yu rolled his eyes helplessly to the sky. After Yang Cao’s mother fell, he didn’t step forward to add insult to injury. Instead, he held his little wife and dodged to the side.
He didn’t come here today to make enemies, but to prevent this unwarranted fire from burning them. Seeing Yang Cao’s mother’s hysterical demeanor now, it seemed he had come at the right time.
Moreover, there were quite a few people watching the show around.
Seeing the schadenfreude in the eyes of some of them, Gu Yu felt no anger at all. Instead, he slightly raised the corner of his mouth, feeling that he must find the real murderer today.
Even if Yang Cao really committed suicide, he had to find out the cause of her death and let these people see what this was all about.
Otherwise…
Gu Yu thought that if he couldn’t get a result today, given that they had refused Yang Cao’s request for help earlier, and with some malicious people in the back, their Gu family would probably be targets of universal condemnation in the village from now on.
“Wang Lianfang, what do you want? Even if your daughter is gone, you can’t take it out on others! If you dare to make another move, I’ll escort you to the yamen in town.”
“Village Chief, my Cao’er was killed by these black-hearted people. She was so young, how could she have been so distraught!”
“Hmph, if that’s what you say, then after I go back today, if I’m in a bad mood, I’ll hang myself. Then, you’ll be the murderer who killed me?”
The Village Chief, perhaps considering that Yang Cao’s mother was too emotional, didn’t say much. Just mentioning the yamen made her obediently quiet down. After getting up from the ground, she immediately started crying and wailing, complaining about the injustice.
Hearing this from beside him, Gu Yu finally couldn’t help but retort sarcastically.
He didn’t have the good temper of others. Not making a move directly was already suppressing himself. If he didn’t fight back with his words, others would really think he was a soft egg made of mud.
“Back then, when my Cao’er came to your door to ask for your help, I can understand you being timid and afraid to agree, but why did you have to say those harsh words to her, wuwuwu, my poor Cao’er!”
“I say, auntie, although I know you are in pain from losing your daughter, you shouldn’t just put the blame on my Gu family! We were timid and afraid? Don’t you ask your conscience, who would be so shameless as to ask a teenage child to go up the mountain to save someone? If there is such a person, then their heart is black through and through, and even dogs wouldn’t eat them. Moreover, where does this leave the adults in the village? Or rather… in your daughter’s heart, my wife is so amazing, and all the strong men in the village are eating for free?”
“……”
“Also, when Yang Cao left our house, we didn’t say many harsh words to her. In the end, she glared at us and left. Moreover, if we had said harsh words, why would Yang Cao have died only now? How distraught must she have been? It’s been over a month, and she still can’t figure it out?”
As soon as Gu Yu spoke, it was like a continuous stream of artillery fire, directly choking Yang Cao’s mother speechless, leaving her unable to refute.
Furthermore, Gu Yu not only spoke about Yang Cao and the Gu family but also involved the onlookers from the village, making everyone’s faces change color, thinking that the Gu family’s son was truly formidable, his small mouth almost squeezing people to death.
Originally, Yang Cao’s request for help from the Gu family was not very appropriate. Now that Gu Yu had brought it out into the open, it was a direct slap in the face to some people.
After all, some people who were watching the fun and not afraid of making trouble were inciting the fire to burn hotter. Now, Gu Yu had said that the men in the village were inferior to Gu Mengyao, and they could not refute it, which made people feel indignant.
Not only was there anger towards Gu Yu, but also towards the deceased Yang Cao.
You say that with so many people in the village, why did she have to find the brats from the Gu family? Now Gu Yu had seized the handle, making the village men inferior to a young girl who hadn’t even reached her full growth, which was embarrassing to say.
Subsequently, Madam Li and Widow Lin, the main instigators, as well as the others who had just spoken sourly, were all looked at with strange eyes by the crowd, secretly thinking that something had gone wrong.
This time, they had capsized in the gutter.
