Chapter 75 Dou Dizhu+
After dinner, because they had slept for too long before, the four people were spirited and probably couldn’t sleep directly tonight.
Being bored, Gu Yu looked at the number of people. The Gu family trio plus Xia Tian, a total of four people, it was enough to play Dou Dizhu.
Ancient entertainment activities were too few, making it impossible to play anything. It was too boring to just sit and chat…
Thinking of this, Gu Yu didn’t hesitate any longer. He directly found paper, folded it, re-thickened it with paste, and finally drew patterns with a brush.
After some effort, Gu Yu made the simplified version of the playing cards and then explained the rules of Dou Dizhu to the other three.
When everyone looked eager to try, under the candlelight in the room, they soon started the first game of Dou Dizhu in ancient times.
Card games were simple and easy to understand, and it was fun to play without being able to stop.
However, as Gu Yu played, he suddenly found helplessly… truly, if you teach your apprentice well, you’ll starve your master. As newcomers, the other three were a bit clumsy at first, but after getting familiar with the rules of Dou Dizhu, they immediately became very good.
Among them, especially Gu Qingheng, relying on his ability to remember everything he saw and good luck, he won every hand afterwards, making him so happy his eyes almost curved into crescents. Gu Yu, on the other hand, was grinding his teeth in anger but couldn’t say anything.
What else could he say? His brother-in-law was a natural cheating artifact…
After playing cards for a long time, time passed quickly. When the candles on the table were almost burnt out, Gu Yu finally put down the cards and sent away the reluctant Gu Qingheng and Xia Tian, urging them to rest early and restore their biological clocks to normal.
However, Gu Qingheng was addicted at this time. He only left, holding Xia Tian’s hand, after Gu Yu promised to play again in the future.
After seeing the two leave, Gu Yu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had finally driven away Gu Qingheng, the cheating artifact. Otherwise, if he stayed here, he would have no chance to win at all!
Gu Yu was also thinking of playing a card game with a bet with his little wife… For example, whoever lost would take off a piece of clothing.
“Yu, should we rest too?”
“No, Qingheng and the others are young and need to rest early. It’s fine for us! Mengyao, I’ll teach you another way to play cards called Pull the Train.”
“Pull the Train? What is a train?”
As Gu Yu sat back down at the table, Gu Mengyao had already changed to a new candle, making the room brighter.
Seeing that she looked energetic and clearly not sleepy at all, she didn’t want to go to bed so early.
So, as she spoke, Gu Mengyao looked at Gu Yu with some hope. Gu Yu couldn’t help but smile slightly, thinking that since the lightbulbs had been driven away, he and his little wife couldn’t go to sleep so early.
There were many types of card games. Four people had their ways of playing, and two people also had their ways of playing.
However, when Gu Yu said the words “Pull the Train,” Gu Mengyao looked at him with confusion, not knowing what the train Gu Yu was talking about was.
Could it be a car on fire?
“A train is a means of transportation in my world, similar to horse-drawn carriages or oxcarts, except that these are pulled by livestock, while trains are different, using machines and energy… Speaking of these, Mengyao, you don’t understand, do you feel bored?”
“No, after all, it’s the world you come from, Yu. I’m happy you can tell me about these things! Moreover, I really want to understand what modern times are like and how different they are from Linfeng Kingdom!”
“Well, I’ll continue…”
As Gu Yu was explaining to Gu Mengyao, he suddenly thought that Gu Mengyao was an ancient person and had never even seen modern high-tech. Even if he said a lot of things, Gu Mengyao wouldn’t understand at all, and might even get more and more bored the more she listened.
However, Gu Mengyao later smiled and shook her head at Gu Yu, expressing that she really wanted to know what the world Gu Yu had lived in was like!
Although there was an insurmountable gap between modern times and ancient times, because of Gu Yu, Gu Mengyao was willing to actively learn about the mysterious and unknown world.
She wanted to know what Gu Yu was like in the past and what kind of life he had lived…
Unlike Gu Yu, who transmigrated, he had always lived in Linfeng Kingdom with Gu Mengyao and her brother, and later gradually integrated into life there, understanding everything about Gu Mengyao and her brother.
However, Gu Mengyao knew very little about Gu Yu.
Because he came from another world.
Even though Gu Yu had openly admitted that he had transmigrated, he had said very little about modern times.
As the two became closer and closer, this made Gu Mengyao feel a pang of sadness in her heart, wanting to know more information about Gu Yu… Coincidentally, this allowed Gu Mengyao to seize the opportunity. Now, she could get Gu Yu to talk about it willingly.
Gu Mengyao wanted to actively understand modern times, and Gu Yu did not refuse. Afterwards, he stopped playing cards and began to tell Gu Mengyao about his life in the modern world.
Gu Yu had always thought that although Gu Mengyao and her brother were calm about his transmigration, based on his previous observations, Gu Mengyao firmly believed in ghosts and monsters…
With this understanding, Gu Yu dared not talk too much about modern things, lest Gu Mengyao and her brother feel uncomfortable.
However, it seemed today that Gu Mengyao did not dislike him talking about modern things.
Thus, with the speaker happy and the listener attentive, the candle flame on the table flickered, casting a warm light on their faces, creating a warm and harmonious picture.
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“Mengyao, should we go back?”
“Yes, after I returned from the battlefield this time, I planned to take you and Qingheng back to Yang Family Village after arriving in the capital. We’ve delayed quite a bit for the Mid-Autumn Festival this time… Fortunately, I put all the flowers in the yard into the space before leaving, otherwise, they would have all withered when we returned.”
“Then let’s tell Father-in-law after we see him later! We have to go back early, and Qingheng also needs to study.”
As Gu Yu had arranged in advance, after the two washed up in the morning, the servant had already placed breakfast on the table. While they were eating, Gu Yu suddenly brought it up.
It had taken a considerable amount of time to come to the capital this time. Originally, they just wanted to celebrate the festival, but they didn’t expect too many accidents along the way, which caused them to be delayed.
Now that the matter had been resolved, Gu Yu was eager to go back. Even though the capital was very prosperous, it couldn’t compare to their small home in Yang Family Village, which made him feel more comfortable!
He even missed the villagers at the village entrance, who gossiped every day.
Fortunately, Gu Mengyao had the same intention and did not plan to stay in the capital for long. So, after dinner, they first went to find Gu Qingheng and Xia Tian and told them about their decision to return to the village. Gu Qingheng immediately looked dejected, thinking that he would finally return to the academy to study!
In the past, Gu Qingheng thought the academy was quite good, at least he had classmates to bully. But now, after meeting Sister Xia Tian, Gu Qingheng wished he could stay with her all the time. What was the point of studying!
However, Gu Qingheng also knew that this idea was unlikely, so he could only nod to Gu Yu and Gu Mengyao, indicating that he understood.
Ah, farewell to the leisurely capital life.
The monotonous life of studying was about to begin again.
While Gu Qingheng was depressed about continuing his studies, Gu Yu and Gu Mengyao continued to walk towards Gu Qing’s residence.
Yesterday, after they woke up, it was already very late. So, after learning from the servant that Gu Qing had returned long ago, they did not disturb him again.
Now that they were about to leave the capital, they had to inform Gu Qing.
“What! You’re leaving the capital? How long has it been? Anyway, you have nothing to do in Yang Family Village, so stay in the capital for a while longer! At least, it’s not too late to leave after the Emperor’s reward arrives.”
“No, Father-in-law, we’ve overstayed our welcome this time, and there are many things to attend to at home in Yang Family Village. Staying in the capital any longer would be a delay.”
“Yes! Dad, we’ve been here for a long time, and it’s time to go back! As for the Emperor’s reward, you can take it first, Dad! We’ll come see you next time, it’s not like we won’t visit you again.”
After meeting Gu Qing, Gu Yu directly stated his intention. As expected, Gu Qing looked displeased, clearly not wanting them to leave the capital.
However, Gu Yu’s intention to leave was very firm, and Gu Mengyao also spoke at this time, making Gu Qing finally sigh helplessly, thinking that he could only agree now.
There was no way, Gu Mengyao’s ability to be close to him again was an unexpected development. After all, given Gu Mengyao’s stubbornness, Gu Qing thought it would take a long time to persuade her.
Not to mention that Gu Mengyao and her brother were now very good to Gongsun Feifei and had no intention of opposing her. The result of harmony in the family made Gu Qing extremely satisfied.
It was just that they were unwilling to move to the capital and always wanted to return to Yang Family Village, which made Gu Qing very dissatisfied.
However, Gu Qing thought that after Gu Qingheng passed the imperial examination, he wouldn’t have to live in Yang Family Village anymore, and then it would be time to develop in the capital, so he couldn’t rush now…
“Alright! But you must come again next time!”
“Yes, we will definitely come.”
After seeing Gu Qing relent, Gu Yu and Gu Mengyao were also very happy. They stayed with Gu Qing for a while longer, and finally, under Gu Qing’s prompt, they were asked to leave quickly.
Leaving now would save them from becoming more reluctant.
However, before Gu Mengyao and her group could get into the carriage, Gu Qing and Gongsun Feifei sent people to bring a lot of things. The quantity was so large that another carriage was needed to barely fit them.
This made Gu Mengyao very helpless, but she couldn’t refuse. So, she had to let Xing Zhi and the others set off, and the group headed back towards Lian Town.
