Chapter 40: A Christmas Tree Hung with Gifts
“Stall owner, give me two jin of meat.”
“Alright! Please wait.”
To investigate the situation, Gu Yu could only endure the pain of losing money and spent one tael of silver. After the butcher cut a piece of lamb that was clearly less than a jin, Gu Yu rolled his eyes inwardly, thinking, did this guy think his eyes were blind?
However, this was not the time to say these things, but to chat with this stall owner.
Gu Yu had quite a lot of meat in his space. This time, when he left, he could sell some in the capital, so that his wife wouldn’t have to go up the mountain to hunt again, causing the meat in his space to pile up like a mountain…
Just by looking at the prices in the capital, this meat could sell for a good price.
“Stall owner, I came to the capital to visit relatives this time. I didn’t expect things to be so expensive… Why is that?”
“Young man, aren’t things expensive where you’re from? Things are selling very expensively in the capital now. After this meat is sold, I don’t even know if I can buy the next batch!”
“The situation is so serious after the Earth Dragon appeared! The town I’m in is still okay…”
“What! Which place is that! Tell me too, I’ll go buy pigs there.”
When Gu Yu said that his hometown wasn’t too affected, the butcher couldn’t help but rejoice. Then he repeatedly asked Gu Yu where his home was, thinking that he might be able to buy a few pigs and make a profit by reselling them, wouldn’t that be wonderful!
However, upon hearing that Gu Yu said it was Lian Town, the butcher sighed helplessly, knowing that the pigs couldn’t be bought.
Lian Town was not close to the capital.
Besides, with a group of robbers outside, he didn’t know how this seemingly very thin young man came to the capital…
“Alas, it’s also thanks to your great fortune that you didn’t lose your life on the way… I don’t know much about the situation in Lian Town, but the capital is very clear about it! Since the Earth Dragon appeared last time, the areas around the capital were violently shaken, causing many houses to collapse and many people to die. The scene was truly terrifying.”
“I don’t see anything wrong with the capital?”
“That’s natural. After all, the capital is where the Son of Heaven resides, so the Earth Dragon dare not be presumptuous and can only choose to harm nearby villages and towns.”
As the butcher spoke, he didn’t forget to bow towards the Imperial Palace, with an admiring look on his face. It seemed he had been successfully brainwashed.
Afterwards, when Gu Yu heard that there was no useful information, he didn’t continue to stay there and chat with the butcher. Instead, he walked forward, ready to find more stall vendors to understand the situation.
Thus, Gu Yu bought a pile of things with his arms full after buying a little here and a little there.
Of course, Gu Yu also obtained a lot of information.
Now, he could head back.
Thinking of this, Gu Yu walked towards the Gu Residence. Carrying things in his hands made it extremely troublesome, making Gu Yu regret not bringing a servant to help him carry some things, so he wouldn’t have to carry them all by himself…
Although Gu Yu had a very magical space, under the circumstances of many people and watchful eyes, he couldn’t put the things into his backpack. He could only carry them with both hands, his knuckles turning white, which made him even more uncomfortable.
And that wasn’t all.
When the surrounding people’s gazes fell on him, Gu Yu felt like he had become a Christmas tree hung with gifts. Everyone’s eyes were red with envy. If it weren’t for the patrolling soldiers around, they would have rushed to rob him long ago.
This made Gu Yu quicken his pace and quickly return to the Gu Residence.
After handing all the things to the butler of the Gu Residence, amidst the butler’s delighted expression, Gu Yu quickly returned to his own room and lay down on the big bed to rest.
It seemed he hadn’t rested enough yesterday, and he was still tired today!
Lying on the bed, as Gu Yu was thinking about these things, he also took out a cup of spring water from his space and drank it down in gulps, only then did he feel much better.
Originally, he thought that with his current physique, he should be able to recover quickly.
But now, it wasn’t as smooth as he had imagined, forcing Gu Yu to rely on the efficacy of the spring water to recover quickly.
He didn’t know… if it was because the space hadn’t been upgraded in time that made Gu Yu feel that his body had regressed a bit…
However, it wasn’t serious, and it could last until two years later!
And the effect of the space spring water was very good. When Gu Yu sat up from the bed, the fatigue also disappeared, making him full of energy again.
Then, Gu Yu fell back onto the bed, lying there comfortably and lazily.
Lying there uncomfortably was really annoying, it was much more comfortable like this…
“Brother-in-law, why are you still lying down! It’s almost lunchtime, haven’t you rested yet?”
“It’s lunch so soon?”
“Of course, Brother-in-law, you woke up late again! Hurry up… Huh? Brother-in-law, you’ve already put on your clothes, why are you lying down again?”
Just as Gu Yu was lying there comfortably, Gu Qingheng’s voice sounded from outside, making Gu Yu turn over in annoyance, thinking that he could never lie down again whenever his younger brother-in-law came!
What’s the matter again?
As Gu Yu was guessing what happened, Gu Qingheng seemed to have discovered a new continent. Looking at Gu Yu’s clothes that he had already put on, he widened his eyes in surprise.
His disbelieving look made Gu Yu even more depressed.
He wasn’t that he hadn’t gotten out of bed until now, he just took a break to rest after returning from investigating outside.
“It’s lunchtime so soon?”
“Yes! Earlier, when I was chatting with my father, the butler suddenly knocked on the door. When I opened the door, he happily said that the mansion had a lot of fresh ingredients, so lunch could be more sumptuous this time.”
“The fresh ingredients you mentioned are what I bought.”
“Brother-in-law bought them? I didn’t know that. When I heard the butler say there was good food today, I came to find you for a meal. Maybe I didn’t hear… Alright, alright, hurry up and get up to eat!”
Upon hearing that the ingredients were bought by Gu Yu, Gu Qingheng was surprised for a moment. Then, after thinking for a moment, he immediately guessed that Gu Yu had gone to the streets to inquire about news and brought back the ingredients along the way.
Regardless, they could have a feast today.
After hearing his younger brother-in-law’s urging, Gu Yu didn’t continue to lie on the bed. Instead, he turned over and got out of bed, rushing out the door first, which made Gu Qingheng stunned for a moment, then he realized that his brother-in-law had run away stealthily!
“Brother-in-law, you’re too unfair, you ran away by yourself first!”
“Heh heh, whoever arrives first is the first~ Qingheng, if you surpass me, I’ll give you two bags of itchy powder.”
“You better not regret it!”
