Chapter 8: The Neighboring Child Cried from Craving
After Mengyao Gu’s brother made things clear, Gu Yu no longer cared whether Gu Mengyao and her younger brother believed him. He began to ponder how to make money.
Living off the land, relying on the bounty of the mountains and rivers.
If he wanted to make money, the big mountains around Yang Family Village offered plenty, with countless prey.
Furthermore, it was autumn, and the prey in the mountains were all at their fattest, and catching them could fetch a good amount of silver.
However, Gu Yu looked down at his slender wrists, as if they could snap with a gentle touch. He knew that hunting was simply not feasible for him.
As for doing business to make money, it required capital, and Gu Yu wasn’t confident he could succeed. Even though he had transmigrated, the protagonist’s halo might not fall on him.
Not to mention, he only had the spatial ability thanks to his wife.
Alas, he needed to go out more and understand the situation!
“Yu, it’s time for lunch.”
“Mhm.”
Just as Gu Yu was feeling troubled, Gu Mengyao’s voice sounded, causing Gu Yu to nod at her. He then followed her, heading towards the kitchen.
Earlier, when Gu Mengyao was preparing lunch, Gu Yu had wanted to help, but remembering he couldn’t cook, he’d only be a hindrance.
Moreover, in these feudal ancient times, the man of the house wouldn’t enter the kitchen.
Therefore, Gu Mengyao personally cooked. After cleaning the wild chicken, she chopped it into small pieces, added some seasonings, and stewed a pot of chicken that made one’s mouth water.
The aroma of this meat was so fragrant it could make the neighboring child cry from craving!
Compared to the skills of a master chef from a modern restaurant, Gu Mengyao’s stewed chicken couldn’t even be mentioned in the same breath. However, for Gu Yu, whose body hadn’t smelled meat in a long time, he was instantly captivated by the stewed chicken.
After taking several deep inhales of the chicken’s aroma, Gu Yu secretly thought that from now on, he would eat meat until he was sick of it every day!
Later, when Gu Mengyao placed the plates of stewed chicken on the table and brought out several steamed corn buns, Gu Yu couldn’t wait to start eating, wanting to comfort his hungry stomach.
“Alright, let’s eat.”
He had initially wanted to maintain some decorum, but Gu Yu found it unbearable. So, he dropped all pretense and simply said, “Let’s eat.”
From the moment he wasn’t allowed in the kitchen, Gu Yu had begun to understand the attitude of his wife and her younger brother towards him, and why it was.
Feudal ancient times had too many rules…
It was precisely because of this that the previous Gu Yu would give away his own things, and Gu Mengyao wouldn’t dare to say anything… This also made the current Gu Yu frustrated. If he hadn’t transmigrated, given the previous Gu Yu’s offensive behavior, his supposedly “cheap dad” who committed suicide wasn’t repaying a debt of gratitude but creating enmity.
After all, if he didn’t marry into the Gu family, the two younger ones could still eat their fill…
Therefore, Gu Yu knew that if he, the “head of the household,” didn’t speak, the three of them could stare at each other for half a day.
After speaking, Gu Yu picked up his chopsticks. The taste of meat in his mouth made him feel like he was floating.
Logically speaking, he hadn’t transmigrated to ancient times long ago, and it was impossible for him to crave meat like this. Such abnormal behavior could only be explained by the body’s instincts.
In other words, the previous owner hadn’t eaten meat for a very long time.
However, as he ate, Gu Yu realized something was not quite right.
The wild chicken in autumn was at its fattest. Gu Mengyao, to save resources, probably didn’t stew the whole chicken. Yet, there were still quite a few pieces of meat on the plate, but she kept eating the corn buns and didn’t touch the chicken.
Even Gu Qingheng was just gnawing on corn buns, his eyes fixed intently on the meat on the plate, his craving evident in his eyes.
Facing this situation, Gu Yu, who had transmigrated from modern times, sighed helplessly.
Then, Gu Yu directly picked up a piece of chicken with his chopsticks and offered it to Gu Mengyao.
He had managed to drain the chicken juice after picking it up, so it didn’t splash on the table.
But when Gu Mengyao saw the chicken extended towards her, her expression faltered.
After reacting, Gu Mengyao looked at Gu Yu somewhat nervously, not knowing what he wanted to do.
Although Gu Mengyao was the household manager, Gu Yu was the pillar of the family. Therefore, everything had to happen according to Gu Yu’s wishes. Even though Gu Mengyao had caught the prey, she couldn’t eat more than a bite.
Rural households were like this; even when Gu Mengyao’s parents were alive, it was the same.
Gu Mengyao had originally planned to eat the remaining chicken with her younger brother after Gu Yu was full, but Gu Yu’s current actions left her at a loss.
She didn’t know whether to open her mouth or not.
“Eat, I don’t really like it.”
Gu Mengyao looked conflicted, but Gu Yu didn’t care. As a modern person, he truly couldn’t stomach the male-chauvinistic behavior of ancient times.
Especially since Gu Mengyao was now contributing to the household by hunting, Gu Yu felt even more useless.
If this were modern times, he would be nothing more than a pretty boy living off of his wife.
So, when he saw Gu Mengyao’s moist eyes looking his way, Gu Yu gave her a reassuring smile. Gu Mengyao was stunned, and then, as if possessed, she opened her mouth.
Gu Yu took the opportunity to feed the chicken into Gu Mengyao’s mouth. Seeing his little wife with a bulging cheek, like a little squirrel, he found her incredibly cute.
He thought he had to quickly nurture his wife. Even now, with malnutrition, she was so beautiful. Once she gained some weight, she would probably be even more captivating.
