Chapter 13 Something is Fishy!
“Brother-in-law, why do you always eat candy! The candy at home is almost all gone, aren’t you afraid of getting cavities!”
“I don’t eat that much!”
“You don’t eat that much! This month you’ve gone through how many jars, plus the ones you sneak by yourself, you’ve practically turned into a candy jar.”
Spring turned to autumn, and in the blink of an eye, a year had passed.
During this time, no major events had occurred, and there had been no more wars in Linfeng Kingdom. The civilians lived and worked in peace and happiness.
The Gu family was no exception. However, Gu Yu’s frequent candy-eating behavior recently had caught Gu Qingheng’s attention. He wondered what was wrong with his brother-in-law.
He used to dislike sweets, so why did he suddenly love them so much?
Something was fishy!
“Brother-in-law, stop resisting and tell me what’s going on! I’m so curious!”
“Why are you so curious about everything? It’s much more useful to read more books than to ask these questions.”
“I’ve read quite a lot! Even Director Qingshan said I’m a genius!”
“In that case, let me lend you my Medical Scripture!”
“Uh… I’d rather not. I don’t want to read such boring books. Anyway, with you here, I can just tell you what medicinal powder I need, hee hee!”
“…”
Hearing Gu Qingheng’s words, Gu Yu was speechless for a moment, thinking that his younger brother-in-law was truly a treasure!
However, Gu Qingheng was indeed very remarkable. At such a young age, he had read many books, and his knowledge reserve was almost as vast as Director Qingshan’s.
Thinking about that cheat-like memory, it was truly enviable.
“Alright! Since you’re so curious, I’ll tell you… a year ago, remember the matter concerning the Witch Priest’s subordinates that I resolved? I also found a treasure bell in the mountains, called the Soul-suppressing bell.”
“I remember! Brother-in-law, didn’t you use that Soul-suppressing bell to kill many men in black? It’s a pity that the leader named Li Hong escaped, and the rest of them were all killed by you.”
“There’s no helping it. The mountains are quite vast, and I can’t specifically search for them just to catch them! However, this Soul-suppressing bell is really useful. Just by shaking it gently, anyone who hears the sound will fall into an illusion and won’t be able to resist at all.”
“I already know about the Soul-suppressing bell. What does that have to do with you always eating candy?”
When Gu Qingheng heard about the events of a year ago, he wore a confused expression, not understanding why his brother-in-law was saying all this.
That was such a long time ago!
And now, he was very curious about why Gu Yu loved eating candy so much!
“Wait until I finish! Although the Soul-suppressing bell is very useful, it also has a side effect.”
“Side effect?”
“Yes, based on my summary, it consumes a large amount of sugar in the user’s body. That’s why I’m frantically eating sugar to replenish what I’ve used.”
“So that’s what it is. Then, brother-in-law, you shouldn’t use that bell anymore. It would be bad if something unfortunate happened!”
After hearing the reason for eating candy from Gu Yu, Gu Qingheng’s little face showed a hint of seriousness. His subsequent words made Gu Yu unable to help but smile slightly, thinking that he hadn’t doted on his younger brother-in-law for nothing!
He was so thoughtful!
“Otherwise, I won’t be able to get any medicinal powder. What a terrifying prospect!”
“…”
“Also, if I get scolded by my sister again in the future, I won’t have my brother-in-law to take the blame. What will I do then!”
“Actually, there’s something even more terrifying, and that is… I’m going to beat you up right now.”
Afterward, listening to his younger brother-in-law’s words, Gu Yu’s mouth twitched. He then picked up a branch from the ground and was about to teach Gu Qingheng a lesson!
When Gu Qingheng saw Gu Yu walking over quickly, he wasn’t stupid. He immediately shouted for his sister to save him and started running around the courtyard with Gu Yu. The two of them were quite happy playing.
“What are you two up to so early in the morning? Come and have breakfast.”
Later, hearing Gu Qingheng’s cries, Gu Mengyao walked out of the room. Seeing the two of them playing, she couldn’t help but shake her head, thinking that they were already a year older, why were they still like children!
Especially Gu Yu, he was already fifteen years old this year!
At fifteen, other people’s children already had two children…
Thinking this, she looked at Gu Yu, who had Gu Qingheng’s neck in his arm, and sighed again, wondering when her little husband would finally become more aware.
She was already sixteen!
“Yu, stop fooling around. It’s time to harvest the grain today! The weather hasn’t been very normal lately, so it’s best to harvest it early!”
“Okay, I’ll go after breakfast.”
After hearing Gu Mengyao’s words, Gu Yu nodded at her, thinking that the family’s thousand acres of fertile land had good planting yields.
Over the past year, not only had his age increased, but the land cultivation that Gu Yu was very concerned about was also progressing well.
In fact, it had even made Gu Yu a major grain producer in Lian Town.
Several more warehouses had been built near the Gu family’s home specifically for storing the harvested grain. Many bosses of rice shops in the vicinity had come to Gu Yu to wholesale grain.
Although it was only a small income, Gu Yu felt quite satisfied… after all, it was grain produced from his own land.
Even though Gu Yu had never planted it himself…
But that didn’t hinder Gu Yu’s passion for the land!
…
After being urged by his little wife, Gu Yu didn’t hesitate any longer. He found the village chief and went to harvest the crops together to count the grain, and then they could start harvesting.
Gu Yu was very serious about his land, which made him also concerned about the planting team. Those who wanted to slack off naturally couldn’t escape Gu Yu’s surveillance. He caught them one by one and suppressed them with iron-fisted methods.
Afterward, the dismissed people were scorned by the villagers, especially their village’s squad leader, who was furious and wanted to deal with these people properly.
Because he had a relationship with the village chief, dealing with them was convenient. He could simply ask the village chief to make things difficult for these people.
The reason he was so angry was that after someone was dismissed, the squad leader from the same village had to have points deducted.
And if their score reached a certain level, they could become a captain…
“Village Chief, this batch of grain will be finished by tomorrow. When it’s time for the next sowing, I’ll have to trouble you again.”
“No problem, no problem. I have to be worthy of the wages you give me. I, this captain, earn quite a lot of money!”
After the village chief and Gu Yu inspected the land together, the two were also returning to the village. While talking on the road, the village chief couldn’t help but sigh, thinking about how much money he was earning now!
Compared to the young people working in town, it was five times as much!
Such generous wages made the village chief very motivated. He was very busy and fulfilling every day, making him look ten years younger.
Gu Yu also had a lot less trouble thanks to the village chief’s help, so he was extremely satisfied with this kind of mutually beneficial relationship.
“Village Chief, the well at my house is still bubbling! The water is too dirty, it’s undrinkable!”
“Yang Dazhuang, your well hasn’t been like this since yesterday, and it’s still not fixed!”
“No, that’s why I asked you to come and see what’s going on!”
At this moment, when a villager came over and Gu Yu overheard their conversation, his heart suddenly gave a jolt, and he had a bad premonition.
Bubbling well water, this kind of thing was not common!
