Chapter 2 News of the Gu Family
If Gu Yu’s personality changed too much, as if he had become another person, according to ancient feudal thinking, he might be tied to a shelf and burned to death as a ghost or monster.
Gu Yu, who transmigrated from modern times, did not come to experience being burned to death by fire, so he had to integrate into ancient life as soon as possible.
Fortunately, this is just a rural area. Apart from some trivial matters, other things are not too complicated. If he had transmigrated into a large manor, dealing with various scheming and mind games, Gu Yu would definitely have a harder time disguising himself.
This was also because the previous owner of Gu Yu’s body was very taciturn. After he transmigrated, although he didn’t talk much, no one suspected anything.
And now, Gu Yu’s cheap dad had also died, giving Gu Yu even more reason to be silent.
“Besides Old Third Yang dying from crashing, his son marrying into the Gu family is not an easy matter either!”
“Oh, Auntie Wang Er, quickly tell us. The Gu family has always lived at the foot of the mountain, far from the village, and they don’t interact much. We don’t know the specific situation of their family.”
“Speaking of the Gu family, they are also pitiful! As outsiders in our village, it is said that they fled to Yang Family Village during a famine. However, they had a good skill in hunting, which allowed them to earn some silver. But later, the eldest son of the Gu family went up the mountain to hunt and did not return for several days. Afterwards, some brave people went up the mountain to search and found a lot of blood in the deep mountains. It is said that the Gu family’s husbands were carried away by a big cat.”
“My heavens! I didn’t know this. I didn’t expect Auntie Wang Er to be so knowledgeable!”
“Of course, I know a lot of things. If I don’t say anything else, I know who is having an affair, who is beating their wife, and so on!”
“Alright, alright, hurry up and continue talking about the Gu family!”
When Gu Yu heard everyone discussing the Gu family, he couldn’t help but listen attentively. After all, he didn’t know much about the family he had married into.
He had only transmigrated yesterday, and in just one day, Gu Yu couldn’t get much information.
What’s more, until now, Gu Yu hadn’t even seen the shadow of anyone from the Gu family.
Although Gu Yu had a wife, after he woke up, the dilapidated thatched cottage was bare. Even if a thief came, it would be a wasted trip.
This was also the reason Gu Yu came to this side of the village. He originally wanted to find someone to ask about the situation. He didn’t expect a group of gossipy women to be discussing matters of the Gu and Yang families, which saved Gu Yu the trouble of asking others.
“After the head of the Gu family was carried away by a big cat, his wife cried and cried all day, and died a few years later. Only his two children were left to live hard. The elder one is named Gu Mengyao, thirteen years old this year, and the younger one is named Gu Qingheng, only eight years old.”
“Oh dear, I originally thought that Old Third Yang marrying his child into the Gu family was a good thing, but I didn’t expect it… Isn’t this harming his own child?”
“Yes, even the two young ones from the Gu family might starve to death one day. Now, with the addition of Old Third Yang’s son, they probably won’t even make it through this winter.”
“Alas, Old Third Yang’s name has already been crossed off the Yang family’s genealogy, and his son has directly married into the Gu family and changed his surname. Even if he starves to death in the future, it will have nothing to do with the Yang family, and he will probably not receive any help from the Yang family.”
“Hmph, help? The Yang family didn’t even do anything when their own son crashed to his death, let alone when his surname was changed… These little fellows can only pray for themselves and hope that this winter is not too cold!”
Hearing this, Gu Yu’s lips curled up involuntarily, thinking how unlucky he was.
As soon as he transmigrated, he became a son-in-law who married into his wife’s family. Later, he found out that the house was bare, and the relatives of the Old Yang family were cruel and malicious. There was also no hope from the Gu family.
Moreover, his body was too frail. He panted after walking a few steps, like a sickly person, which made Gu Yu even more unhappy.
