Chapter 76 Return to the Village
After leaving the Gu Residence, everyone was about to head to Lian Town from the capital. However, Gu Yu quickly realized that he hadn’t said goodbye to Chengfeng Shan and Maoyuan Tang. It wouldn’t do to just leave the capital directly like this.
So, the carriage turned, heading towards Chengfeng Shan’s residence.
Afterward, Gu Yu explained the situation to a surprised Chengfeng Shan, stating that after the Mid-Autumn Festival, his family would also be returning to Yang Family Village and would not be staying in the capital for long.
Upon hearing Gu Yu’s words, Chengfeng Shan immediately nodded, assuring him not to worry as he would pass the message to Maoyuan Tang later.
Due to the special circumstances of Maoyuan Tang’s family, he couldn’t sneak out often, or he would face the severe beating of his father. This made Maoyuan Tang very helpless, as he was determined to surpass others in solving cases to impress his father, Yaowen Tang, and avoid being thought of as uneducated every day.
Gu Yu had visited Chengfeng Shan a few times, so he knew some about Maoyuan Tang’s situation. Seeing that his brother was still in distress, Gu Yu expressed his sympathy.
Therefore, before leaving this time, Gu Yu prepared some deodorant pills for Chengfeng Shan to take to Maoyuan Tang, hoping to offer some support.
After bidding farewell, Gu Yu got back into the carriage, and then the group headed towards the city gate. This time, they were truly leaving the capital!
“A Yu, the matter of the Luoluo Kingdom envoy being murdered has been resolved, but I remember… you were still appointed by the Emperor as an assisting official to help the Vice Minister of Dali Temple investigate the case. Is it really okay to leave the capital directly like this? Won’t it cause trouble?”
“No, my assisting status has long been voided. Before, it was to let me investigate the case with the Vice Minister of Dali Temple, but then there was an incident. After Xu Wang confessed the crimes of the Wang Clan, the Emperor was furious and directly summoned the Vice Minister of Dali Temple to scold him. As for me, because I was a temporary worker, I escaped it.”
“Why scold the Vice Minister of Dali Temple? There were too few clues in the envoy’s murder case, so it’s normal not to be able to find anything! If we hadn’t gradually unraveled step by step, and if we hadn’t encountered the murder case of the Xize Town local tyrant before, we probably wouldn’t have learned from the alliance that the mastermind was the Wang Clan.”
“The Emperor wants results, not the process. He gave time and manpower to investigate, but the results were not as effective as the rumors in the capital. Naturally, the Emperor would be angry and feel that his expectations were wasted.”
On the carriage, as soon as Gu Yu sat down, Mengyao Gu raised a question with confusion.
Gu Yu then smiled and explained, which finally made Mengyao Gu nod in understanding, grasping the reason.
However, knowing that Gu Yu leaving the capital would not cause trouble, Mengyao Gu no longer thought about it and was full of anticipation to return to Yang Family Village to restore normal life.
Seeing Mengyao Gu’s expression at the moment, Gu Yu guessed her thoughts. Gu Yu also had vague expectations about returning to Yang Family Village.
After experiencing many things in the capital, only Yang Family Village offered the most ordinary life!
Thus, with a strong desire to go home, after several days of rushing, the group finally returned to Yang Family Village.
It was evening, and many villagers were out for a stroll.
Several luxurious carriages suddenly drove by, naturally attracting the attention of many villagers in Yang Family Village. Then, as they followed to watch the excitement, they couldn’t help but widen their eyes upon seeing the carriages stop in front of the Gu family’s house.
Later, when they saw Xing Zhi and others unloading a lot of good things from the carriages, it made people exclaim even more, wondering where the Gu family had found their fortune!
How could they bring back so many things after just one trip out!
Finally, even the Village Chief was alerted.
However, because the Gu family did not want to cause a sensation in the village, and Gu Yu did not want to be bothered by visitors in the future, they did not announce that Qing Gu had become a Vice General.
They simply explained to everyone that their relatives were too enthusiastic, not only extending their stay for some time but also giving them many gifts upon departure. Then, they took the opportunity to introduce Xia Tian, stating that she was a distant relative who had come to seek refuge.
After hearing Gu Yu’s explanation, the villagers finally nodded with satisfaction.
In fact, no matter what Gu Yu said, as long as he gave an explanation and resolved the villagers’ doubts, it was enough.
As for whether they would be envious or jealous… the Gu family was now different from before and no longer the same as ordinary villagers.
Not to mention, both Gu Yu and Gu Qingheng were already Tong Sheng. They were so capable at such a young age, and they would achieve even more in the future.
Therefore, it was better to build good relationships in advance.
As the onlookers dispersed, the Gu family members were exhausted from the journey of the past few days. After Xing Zhi and the others bid farewell, Gu Yu and the other three tidied up and went to rest early.
The next day, the Gu family members had regained their spirits. After breakfast, Gu Yu did not let his younger brother-in-law rest for a few more days and directly sent Gu Qingheng to Qingshan Academy.
Along the way, Gu Qingheng had a look of distress on his face, clearly unwilling to attend school so early.
In this regard, Gu Yu, having attended school in modern times, naturally understood Gu Qingheng’s dilemma but knew he had to go, especially after indulging himself recently. He needed to resume his academy life as soon as possible.
Therefore, after personally watching Gu Qingheng enter the academy, Gu Yu considered his task completed. Just as he was about to return, he saw the bustling market and remembered the scene of buying flowers for Mengyao Gu.
Subsequently, Gu Yu did not rush back but walked towards the market.
Although it was already autumn, there were many flowers blooming in this season, and they were of various colors and exceptionally beautiful.
However, fresh flowers had a very short shelf life. Gu Yu thought that if he had time later, he would make some dried flowers, which would be very nice to have in the house during winter.
“Hey, hey, hey, do you know! Old An’s grocery store has been making big waves recently, causing quite a stir!”
“What? Oh, oh, you’re talking about that new daughter-in-law who just got married, right? I originally thought Old An’s stinginess was already bizarre enough, but I didn’t expect the bride’s family to be even more formidable.”
“Haha, that’s exactly what I’m talking about! Old An’s foolish son married a beautiful wife. It was supposed to be a good thing, but who knew his wife’s family was not to be trifled with? After learning that Old An’s family tricked them into marriage, they immediately brought a group of people to Old An’s house to demand an explanation.”
“I know about this, but I don’t know the details. Hearing you say it, you clearly know what happened, so tell me quickly, I’m so curious!”
Later, while Gu Yu was selecting flowers, the voices not far away attracted his attention.
Especially the mention of the Old An family made Gu Yu recall… Before they went to the capital for the festival, Jiaojiao Yang had gotten engaged to a family surnamed An.
For this reason, he and Mengyao Gu had even gone to the village to prepare wedding gifts!
After not returning for a while, he didn’t expect Jiaojiao Yang to be married already.
It was too fast…
After selecting a pot of purple flowers and paying, Gu Yu walked towards the people who were talking, wanting to hear the aftermath.
Because the two people speaking quite loudly attracted many onlookers, who also had curious expressions, clearly very interested in what had happened to the Old An family.
The speakers, upon seeing so many people gathering around, did not seem bothered. Instead, they became even more excited, as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and continued to narrate.
It turned out that before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Old An family wanted Jiaojiao Yang to marry in early.
They claimed to want to solemnize the marriage early, but inwardly, they feared unforeseen circumstances if there was a delay.
As long as Jiaojiao Yang married in, any regrets later would be futile.
The Old Yang family originally disagreed with marrying Jiaojiao Yang so early, but Jiaojiao Yang herself was willing. Later, she even instigated Madam Li to help, and after a lot of tantrums and appeals, she finally married into the Old An family as she wished.
Subsequently, even though the carriage that came to pick up the bride was old, with the large red flowers adorning it, it still carried a sense of joy, and Jiaojiao Yang did not dwell on it too much, only wanting to marry her beloved quickly.
After Jiaojiao Yang got into the carriage, the dowry from the Old Yang family was also loaded onto the carriage.
Old Yang’s Father and Madam Li were extremely fond of their youngest daughter. They gave her a generous dowry and did not skimp, which made all the daughters-in-law of the Yang family’s eyes turn red with envy, thinking how generous their in-laws were.
Afterward, with a burst of drumming and banging, when Jiaojiao Yang arrived at the Old An family, the simple wedding ceremony was no different from a village wedding, not at all matching the wedding scene Jiaojiao Yang had imagined countless times.
After all, it was a town, so it should have been more luxurious!
However, later, when a man’s hand reached out and held Jiaojiao Yang’s hand, the newlywed Jiaojiao Yang immediately became shy, and did not think further. After the worship, she was sent to the bridal chamber.
However, the groom did not accompany the guests outside drinking but stayed in the bridal chamber. This made Jiaojiao Yang, who had read the booklet beforehand, know what was about to happen!
Thinking of her beloved’s handsome face, Jiaojiao Yang felt exceedingly happy, thinking that even if the women in the village had cultivated eight lifetimes of good fortune, they would not be as fortunate as her!
As for Mengyao Gu, who was always praised by the villagers for having a good husband, Jiaojiao Yang scoffed at it. She thought that Gu Yu was just an insignificant person from the Yang family. Even though he had changed now, nothing had changed in her heart; he was still the same person who barely survived and almost starved to death.
Back then, if Third Master Yang had not directly proposed to separate the family, Gu Yu would not have left the Yang family.
Even though they had separated and severed ties, Gu Yu still had the blood of the Old Yang family in him. Yet, when they prepared wedding gifts before, he dared to fob her off with cheap items. He truly deserved to be taught a lesson!
As Jiaojiao Yang pondered these things, after a long wait, she became impatient. She wondered why her husband hadn’t lifted her veil yet and shared a wedding cup with her?
At the same time, the sound of splashing water in the room made Jiaojiao Yang increasingly suspicious!
In doubt, Jiaojiao Yang raised her hand and lifted a corner of the red veil. She saw that Old An’s eldest son, Ye An, had taken off his pants and was urinating everywhere like a village dog, coupled with a crooked mouth and drooling, which immediately startled Jiaojiao to scream!
Who was this man? How did he get into the bridal chamber!
This was not her Ye Lang.
Thinking this, Jiaojiao Yang quickly tried to open the door to leave, but it had already been locked from the outside.