Chapter 137: Brother-in-law, what should we do!
“Is there something going on with the Old Yang family?”
“Heh heh, if nothing was going on, I wouldn’t have come to you!”
After Gu Qingheng returned to tell Gu Yu with suspicion, he couldn’t help but guess what Gu Yu’s relationship with Chen Gouzi was really all about.
Just knowing Chen Gouzi, Gu Qingheng knew that his brother-in-law couldn’t stand him. Now that he specifically came looking for him, was it related to the Old Yang family?
After all, Chen Gouzi’s family lived right next to the Old Yang family!
And after Gu Qingheng secretly eavesdropped, he discovered that things were indeed as he had guessed!
It really was because of the Old Yang family!
Since they had returned to Lian Town, Gu Qingheng had thought that the Yang family had calmed down because they hadn’t appeared, but he didn’t expect them to still be unwilling to give up!
However, his sister was now an official. What kind of ridiculous method had the Old Yang family come up with now!
“What is it, hurry up and say it!”
“A couple of days ago, I don’t know what Yang Shun went crazy about. After going out for a walk, he came back and was yelling in the courtyard, saying he wanted to kill your Gu family… I listened very carefully at the time, he really mentioned all of you, wishing he could carve a little person to curse you!”
“But for this kind of thing, you don’t need to come all the way here, do you!”
“Of course, it’s not just that. After Yang Shun threw a tantrum for half a day, when Old Yang’s Father returned and saw the messy courtyard, he was so angry that he couldn’t help himself. He directly beat Yang Shun with a stick, making him wail! I was so scared, I was afraid Old Yang’s Father would kill him! But, at this moment, Madam Li snuck out of the room and started crying and making a fuss, which finally made Old Yang’s Father stop hitting him.”
As Chen Gouzi was speaking, not only Gu Yu was anxious, but even Gu Qingheng, who was hiding and eavesdropping, was anxious!
Chen Gouzi, this person, really couldn’t grasp the key points when he spoke.
What was being asked now was what new trick the Old Yang family had come up with, who wanted to hear about Old Yang’s Father beating his son!
Although, after hearing that Yang Shun was beaten, Gu Qingheng felt a sense of relief…
“If you keep dawdling, I’ll deduct your silver.”
“Hey? No, no, no, I’ll say it directly! It was when Madam Li was comforting Yang Shun that Yang Shun, being unable to contain his anger, gave Madam Li the idea to come to your house today to throw a tantrum and roll around, letting the villagers see that your Gu family, after becoming officials, did not respect the elderly and were unfaithful to the Emperor’s bestowed official position.”
“Heh heh.”
After threatening him with silver, Chen Gouzi didn’t continue to dawdle but directly told him what had happened.
This made Gu Yu chuckle coldly when he heard Yang Shun’s plan. Afterwards, he reached out and took out one tael of silver, then threw it to Chen Gouzi. Chen Gouzi was overjoyed, quickly stuffed the silver into his embrace, and left the Gu family.
On the way home, Chen Gouzi thought… He had earned two taels of silver in just a few days, it was simply a windfall!
It seemed that he had to keep an eye on the Old Yang family at all times.
The Old Yang family was like a money tree!
“Come out, you’ve been listening for so long, do you have any good ideas to deal with them!”
After Chen Gouzi left, Gu Yu didn’t make any moves. He just said to the perimeter wall on the left, and then Gu Qingheng appeared with an angry expression, clearly very angry at the Old Yang family.
Compared to Gu Qingheng, Gu Yu was doing alright.
His smile had only turned a little colder.
“Brother-in-law, the Old Yang family is going too far! I didn’t think of dealing with them before, but they’ve become even more pushy… In my opinion, let’s just drive them out of the village! Just like that Lin Jiao’e and her mother, after they left the village, I felt that life had become much more peaceful.”
“Driving them out of the village also requires a reason. Otherwise, it will be your sister who uses her official position to threaten the civilians.”
“Ah? Then what should we do? We can’t let the Old Yang family keep coming like this. If they’re not annoyed, I’m annoyed just watching them!”
As Gu Qingheng spoke, he felt annoyed just thinking about the Old Yang family. Thinking about such a ridiculous family, it would be better to not have them at all!
Fortunately, his brother-in-law was a transmigrator. If it were the original Gu Yu… Gu Qingheng wouldn’t even dare to imagine such a possibility!
However, the Old Yang family couldn’t be left alone forever. Even if they blocked them this time, what about next time!
They were simply too disgusting!
“Young man, have some patience. Are you already annoyed? When you become an official in the future, you’ll find that… there will be even more things that annoy you! Life is not easy, so it’s better to farm like me and be a rich landlord.”
“Then I won’t be an official anymore. I’ll farm with you, brother-in-law!”
“Your sister will beat you to death.”
“…”
Hearing Gu Yu’s words, Gu Qingheng smiled cunningly.
But when he said he wanted to farm with Gu Yu, Gu Yu didn’t seem surprised.
On the contrary, the phrase “beat you to death” made Gu Qingheng deflate a little, thinking that his brother-in-law was becoming more and more formidable lately!
Strike the snake at its vital point.
He hit the mark!
If Gu Qingheng didn’t want to be an official, the first person he would be letting down would be his sister!
Now that their lives had improved, when they were struggling to eat and wear clothes before, his sister would rather hunt alone and take risks on the mountain than give him away.
This made Gu Qingheng remember his sister’s kindness for a lifetime!
Moreover, Gu Qingheng was not satisfied with his current status as a civilian. He had to become more capable to protect his family in the future.
“Brother-in-law, what exactly should we do!”
“Driving them out is definitely necessary, but it must be done seamlessly, so that no one can tell it was done by our family at first glance.”
“???”
“For small matters like this, I can solve them alone, but I can’t tell your sister. Otherwise, if she scolds me, it will definitely not work out.”
“Mhm, I definitely won’t tell my sister!”
Gu Yu was also annoyed by the Old Yang family.
But because of their nominal relationship, Gu Yu couldn’t openly deal with them.
So when he heard his younger brother-in-law say they should drive the Old Yang family out of the village, his heart moved. He thought that driving them out was too obvious, so let’s make them leave on their own!
As for how to make them leave, there were many ways.
The simplest would be to set a fire.
Just burn down the Old Yang family.
However, if he did that, Gu Mengyao would definitely nag him. So Gu Yu also had to think of a good plan to get away with it afterwards.
Moreover, he needed an alibi.
Otherwise, if he got entangled by the Old Yang family, all his efforts would be in vain.
What method should he use! He had an idea… Little Black had been getting more mischievous lately. This arson could be handed over to it, while the three of them would go to Lian Town to have a chat with Magistrate Bai and stay for a night. When they returned the next day, the Old Yang family would also be burned down.
At that time, no one would believe that a bear deliberately set the fire…
