Chapter Sixty-Four: Trap Results
The conflict between Widow Lin and Madam Li concluded with Madam Li gaining a slight advantage.
However, this matter was not going to end so easily.
But none of this had anything to do with Gu Yu. Listening to it now was merely to satisfy Gu Qingheng’s desire to talk.
As Mengyao Gu entered the house to call both of them for a meal, Gu Yu quickly washed up and then ate breakfast with Mengyao Gu and her brother.
If he woke up any later, Gu Yu felt he wouldn’t even make it for breakfast!
At the dining table, Gu Qingheng was once again animated, his vivid words making Mengyao Gu laugh heartily.
When Mengyao Gu laughed, it wasn’t exaggerated; her lips simply turned upwards slightly, revealing two adorable dimples.
Her eyes also curved downwards, and her appearance was incredibly charming.
Breakfast passed in such a joyous atmosphere. After Gu Yu had eaten his fill and was contemplating what to do next, Mengyao Gu tugged at his sleeve, her expression looking somewhat serious.
“Yu, come here for a moment.”
After saying this, Mengyao Gu didn’t bother with Gu Yu and directly walked out of the house.
Seeing Mengyao Gu suddenly so serious, Gu Yu, unaccustomed to it, followed her. After walking around the courtyard, Gu Yu finally understood why Mengyao Gu was like this.
After a night’s time, the traps buried in the courtyard had become messy. At intervals of a few steps, sharp bamboo spikes could be seen covered in dried bloodstains.
Gu Yu counted and discovered that there were at least over a dozen people who had come to their house last night.
These people were truly audacious!
Were other people’s homes like a park?
They could come and go as they pleased. It was lucky for them that these bamboo spikes hadn’t crippled their feet.
“Yu, I was thinking earlier that the perimeter wall of the new house didn’t need to be built, but after this, I think the wall needs to be raised.”
“No need. The wall I originally wanted to build was already high. If it’s any higher, it would look out of place. If you’re worried about safety, it’s no big deal to order a batch of iron nails from the blacksmith and embed them directly on the wall. Let’s see who dares to come.”
“That’s fine too.”
Hearing Mengyao Gu talk about raising the perimeter wall, Gu Yu did not nod in agreement. It was one thing to be a little higher than other houses in the village, but any higher would not be good.
Moreover, one cannot guard against thieves forever.
It was just that the place they were currently living in was too dilapidated. Once the new house was built, if anyone dared to jump into the courtyard again, they wouldn’t be able to escape.
Just getting injured by stepping on a trap would make it impossible to climb out.
When he caught one person, Gu Yu would directly send him to the ancestral hall in the village. If the punishment was not enough, Gu Yu would then send him to the yamen in town.
In any case, it would serve as a warning to others.
“Yaoyao, are you home?”
Just as Mengyao Gu and Gu Yu were discussing the wall, a female voice suddenly called out.
When Gu Yu looked over in confusion, he saw a young girl in her teens standing outside the courtyard. She had the simple appearance of a rural girl, unlike Jiao’e Lin who painted her eyebrows.
When she saw Gu Yu look at her, the girl immediately became nervous, not knowing where to put her hands and feet. Her expression was flustered, as if she had encountered a difficult situation, making Gu Yu immediately feel that she was not to be trifled with.
Even if she wasn’t here to cause trouble, she was here to bring trouble!
“Yang Cao, why are you here?”
“I… I just came to see you.”
Upon seeing Yang Cao, Mengyao Gu’s expression showed a hint of surprise, and then she asked.
When the elder Gu of the Gu family was still alive, Mengyao Gu and her brother lived a life without worry. At that time, Mengyao Gu was good-looking, had a good temper, and was very generous with her friends, not being stingy at all, so the children in the village loved to play with her.
Yang Cao was one of them.
However, as the Gu family’s life became increasingly difficult, Mengyao Gu’s former little friends all left one by one.
The few who remained also had little contact with Mengyao Gu because she had to go up the mountain to hunt every day, leaving her with no time to connect.
Therefore, Yang Cao’s visit now made Mengyao Gu very puzzled as to why she had come.
