Chapter Eighty-Five: He Really Likes Sister Xia Tian
With Xia Tian’s skills, Gu Yu successfully obtained the items.
Not only the purse but also two other items, which made Gu Yu cast a look of admiration towards Xia Tian, causing Xia Tian’s small face to blush, and she immediately felt very useful.
After that, Gu Yu first opened the purse and found that besides some silver, there was only a token less than a palm’s size, with a large “Tang” character on it, which made Gu Yu very satisfied.
This token might come in handy in the future.
After inspecting the purse, Gu Yu picked up the silver hairpin and wondered why the thief had a woman’s accessory on him.
Could it be a special hobby…
Gu Yu thought about the man with the black mole-covered face, who had made a coquettish gesture and almost made him want to vomit.
He quickly drove the terrible thought out of his mind, and then Gu Yu guessed if this silver hairpin was a hidden weapon?
Thinking of this, Gu Yu didn’t even look at the last remaining square iron box, deciding to wait until he got home to look at it, which would be safer.
If there was danger, he would immediately flash into his space.
The words “Tang Sect Hidden Weapon” were already deeply ingrained in Gu Yu’s mind, making him not dare to treat it as a child’s play.
Otherwise, his life might be over!
“You did well this time, let’s go pick up Qingheng.”
“Mhmm.”
Gu Yu put the items into his arms, then turned and said to Xia Tian, and the two of them continued to walk towards Qingshan Academy to pick up Gu Qingheng.
When Gu Qingheng walked out of Qingshan Academy, he saw Xia Tian and almost couldn’t believe it, pinching his thigh. As the pain surged, Gu Qingheng immediately knew it was real!
Sister Xia Tian was here to pick him up!
He was so happy.
Immersed in joy, Gu Qingheng subconsciously blocked out everyone except Xia Tian. At this moment, only his Sister Xia Tian was in his eyes, and he completely ignored Gu Yu who was standing beside him, and instead grabbed Xia Tian’s hand and hurried home.
Ever since Xia Tian kissed Gu Qingheng, Gu Qingheng felt that Xia Tian was his wife.
Although they hadn’t registered at the yamen like his sister and brother-in-law, it was also because they were too young. In two more years, he would definitely marry Sister Xia Tian!
He would definitely marry her, he couldn’t always be with his brother-in-law. Little Sister Xia Tian was so nice to talk to, she was interesting and could chat about gossip, he really liked Little Sister Xia Tian!
Unlike when they came, on the way back, Gu Qingheng and Xia Tian’s chatter never stopped, which made Gu Yu smile helplessly, thinking that these two children played quite well together.
However, he didn’t raise a little wife for his brother-in-law, did he…
Thinking of this, Gu Yu quickly drove away the bad thoughts in his mind, thinking that this was the age of innocence and unspoiled purity, and his adult thoughts were too wicked, always thinking in impure directions.
Then, after returning home, Gu Yu quickly went into the room, ready to experiment with the Tang Sect hidden weapons!
Gu Yu was now both curious and puzzled about the items found on the Tang Sect disciples, wishing he could quickly know the difference between the two items and if they were as powerful as the legendary hidden weapons!
Silently, they could take the lives of enemies.
With such anticipation, Gu Yu began to experiment in the room, and the result was…
Gu Yu looked at the silver hairpin in his hand. After trying several times, when he twisted the tail end, the decorative part of the silver hairpin suddenly opened to the sides, and then a sharp little knife popped out.
With the silver hairpin’s ordinary appearance, the sudden pop-out of a small knife was indeed unexpected.
And because the man with moles was a man, the silver hairpin was not useful, so it was put away, but he didn’t expect Xia Tian to steal it…
Afterwards, Gu Yu took out the square iron box and continued to try to open it.
It didn’t take much time, and Gu Yu easily opened the iron box.
However, unlike its mysterious appearance with strange patterns, the iron box was actually very ordinary… Even the contents were nothing special, just a few black pills and a few silver notes.
Gu Yu glanced at the silver notes. These added up to only a few hundred taels, which even he, who had stolen the entire fortune of the Wang Clan from the capital, found unappealing, thinking it was like a drizzle, truly too little.
However, no matter how small a fly is, it’s still meat!
In summary, apart from the Tang Sect token, there were no other gains this time.
After investigating the stolen items, Gu Yu read a book in the room for a while, and then when Gu Mengyao said it was time to eat, he quickly went out of the room to help serve dishes and set the table.
Although the design of the silver hairpin hidden weapon was clever, its appearance was too ugly, and it was something taken from someone else, so Gu Yu didn’t want his little wife to wear it.
If he had the opportunity in the future, he would have a skilled craftsman from the Tang Sect recreate one, making sure it was both beautiful and practical.
Or… since he was idle anyway, he could learn iron forging and casting later on…
“Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, I just went around the village with Sister Xia Tian, guess what I heard!”
“What could it be, news from the Old Yang family!”
“Hehe, brother-in-law, you’re as smart as ever!”
“Hmph, who do you think your brother-in-law is? Alright! If you want to say it, just say it directly, so you don’t keep everyone in suspense here.”
While eating, when Gu Yu heard Gu Qingheng’s words, he couldn’t help but give his brother-in-law a white glance and then asked Gu Qingheng to speak directly!
Because the village chief had come to visit yesterday, Gu Qingheng knew that something was happening with the Old Yang family. So, as soon as he finished school today, he quickly took Xia Tian to wander around the village to gather more information and news.
Then, from the mouths of people chatting at the village entrance, Gu Qingheng learned about the subsequent developments.
It turned out that after Yang Zhiwen injured his brother Yang Zhiwu, he also injured himself. Although the wound looked very terrifying, it did not pose a threat to his life.
However, Yang Zhiwen had blown things out of proportion.
After the village chief failed to mediate, he could only force Old Man Yang to divide the family with Yang Zhiwen.
Even if Old Man Yang disagreed, now that things had reached this point, it was impossible to turn back… If he didn’t divide it, who knew if Yang Zhiwen would strike again one day, perhaps at Old Man Yang and Madam Li.
Thinking of this, Old Man Yang, after his initial reluctance, did not stubbornly resist until the end and instead nodded under the village chief’s persuasion, agreeing to Yang Zhiwen’s family division.
However, Yang Zhiwen had to leave with nothing and pay ten taels of silver in filial piety money every year.
Upon hearing that he had to pay ten taels of silver a year, Yang Zhiwen, even with his injuries, couldn’t sit still. He directly went to the main house and told Old Man Yang that if he really wanted to force out Yang Laosan and have one fewer son, then he should grant his wish today.
After speaking, Yang Zhiwen directly slammed into the wall next to him. If someone hadn’t stopped him, there might have been bloodshed on the spot.
This made the village chief wonder what to say to Old Man Yang.
He had already forced one person to death, and now he was even going to force his own son to death?
With the village chief present, Old Man Yang naturally couldn’t make exorbitant demands. Finally, it was set at one tael of silver in filial piety money per year, and no more than that.
Regarding the village chief’s behavior of helping Yang Zhiwen, Old Man Yang felt very awkward, thinking that his own son, what was wrong with asking for a little more money, did the village chief need to interfere?
However, before Old Man Yang could retort, the village chief directly stated that if he did not agree, the Yang family should move out of Yang Family Village immediately, to avoid causing further trouble and headaches for him.
Upon hearing that the village chief’s words were not false, Old Man Yang finally quieted down, but he stubbornly haggled and raised the filial piety money to two taels of silver a year. If they didn’t agree, he wouldn’t divide the family, even if they were driven out of the village!
At this moment, Yang Zhiwen seemed to see through Old Man Yang’s true intentions and didn’t say much. He directly nodded to the village chief, saying that even if he paid two taels of silver a year, he would accept it.
As long as he could leave the Yang family…
Seeing this, the village chief sighed. Since both parties agreed, he couldn’t say anything more, but he asked the Yang family to first hand over the rations for Yang ZhiShuang’s family for six months, so that they wouldn’t starve.
Thus, the Yang family’s farce finally ended.
When Gu Yu heard that Yang ZhiShuang had finally separated from the family, he was a little surprised, after all, when Yang ZhiShuang had come to find him before, he still looked so helpless.
Gu Yu thought it would take a long time, but he didn’t expect Yang Zhiwen to go so far as to use a knife to divide the family.
He wondered how Yang Zhiwen’s family had been treated by the Old Yang family during this time…
“Brother-in-law, I think the Yang family will soon be ruined.”
“Oh? Why do you say that?”
“Originally, the Old Yang family was also envied by the villagers. After all, all of Old Man Yang’s sons were young and strong, and except for the second son, they were all good at making money. They said that Old Man Yang was so blessed to have so many good sons… But now, it’s all ruined by Old Man Yang and Madam Li, and the family is about to fall apart.”
“That’s what he deserves. He had good fortune but didn’t enjoy it. Take the matter of Yang Zhiwen’s family division, it’s not right to let Yang Zhiwen leave with nothing, and he initially demanded ten taels of silver! For a farmer, even one tael of silver is not easy to earn, let alone… in Yang Zhiwen’s current situation where he has nothing, starting from scratch. Old Man Yang is like a blood-sucking leech, wanting to suck every drop of blood from his own son.”
Then, upon hearing his brother-in-law say that the Yang family was falling apart, Gu Yu couldn’t help but smile contemptuously, thinking that Old Man Yang and Madam Li were birds of a feather, truly worthy of being husband and wife.
Even if Yang Zhiwen had thought of showing filial piety to Old Man Yang before, after this incident, it was unlikely that things would go back to the way they were.
“Hehe, brother-in-law, do you know why Old Man Yang was so greedy and demanded so much silver?”
“?”
“I heard that it’s because Qingshan Academy in town didn’t accept Yang Shun, and Yang Shun, in his anger, decided to study at the academy in the prefecture, but it required a large amount of silver, which almost emptied the Yang family’s coffers. Yang Zhiwen’s insistence on dividing the family is also because of this!”
Just as Gu Yu thought Old Man Yang was a muddled old fool, Gu Qingheng then said something mysterious that made Gu Yu fall silent.
For a younger son, turning the entire family into a money-making tool, this Old Man Yang is not muddled at all, but rather very cunning.
But, was it worth it?
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I’m so sorry, yesterday the strong wind blew down the power pole, and the community shut off the power together to cooperate with the repair work…
