Chapter 97: Sweet-talked!
The black bear’s combat power was simply off the charts. Gu Yu could imagine how fierce the ‘battlefield’ was just by listening from behind the trees.
For a moment, apart from the black bear’s roars and the people’s screams and wails, there was no other sound.
This made Gu Yu decide that this black bear would not be killed.
He would keep it in his space as a final weapon, and when he encountered danger, he would directly throw the bear out…
He believed that this bear was even more powerful than those experts and could definitely turn the tide.
After waiting for the sounds to gradually subside, Gu Yu did not have the black bear clean up the ‘battlefield’. He found an opportunity and took the black bear back into his space, then hurried home.
The scene was too bloody, and Gu Yu did not want to delay lunch. So, after knowing that he had severely taught these people a lesson, he did not want to stay here to look at them any longer.
If he were discovered, it would be trouble.
As for the road to the town, a black bear suddenly appeared… With such a major event happening near the village, he believed that the news would spread like wildfire.
Since he had made preparations long ago, Gu Yu was not worried about Mengyao Gu and Gu Qingheng getting into trouble. However, with Yan Min involved, it was a bit difficult.
Judging by Yan Min’s hurried arrival to deliver the news, he was somewhat useful and not a desperate villain.
Moreover, he knew the Gu siblings… Well, it was useless to think about these things now. He would see when the time came!
Gu Yu pondered in his heart, his footsteps not stopping. In a short while, he arrived at the village entrance. At this time, no one should have discovered Er Tou Wang and the others yet, so the news of the black bear injuring people had not spread in the blink of an eye. It would take some time.
However, when Gu Yu arrived at the village entrance, he suddenly remembered the two hooligans in town who had made lewd remarks to Jiao’e Lin.
Before, the two of them were beaten black and blue. He didn’t know what had happened in between.
“Oh, isn’t this Gou Dan?”
“Auntie Wang Er! Why aren’t you at home cooking? What are you doing here?”
Gu Yu saw Auntie Wang Er at the village entrance, hands behind her back, looking very satisfied, as if she had already obtained specific gossip. This made him walk over and then ask.
He figured Auntie Wang Er must already know what happened to those two.
Recently, there had been many troublesome matters happening around. Gu Yu felt that it was best to clarify some things to avoid getting implicated later and suffering misfortune for no reason.
Those two hooligans were looking for Jiao’e Lin, but Jiao’e Lin had previously collaborated with Shun Yang and Madam Li to scheme against Gu Yu.
However, in the end, Gu Yu directly counterattacked, isolating himself and letting the two parties fight each other.
Therefore, he had to ask clearly now.
“My meal was done long ago. Your little wife is truly virtuous. Today, she chased after me and asked me for a long time how to cook. I was so bothered. I’ve never seen such a diligent young girl learning to cook.”
“Hehehe, Mengyao is very virtuous.”
But who knew that what Auntie Wang Er said next was about Mengyao Gu diligently learning culinary skills for him.
This made Gu Yu’s slight frown relax, and a smile immediately appeared on his face, casting aside all the annoying things that happened in the morning.
His little wife was truly good!
Before, it was only to prevent Mengyao Gu from stuffing the entire ginseng into his mouth. Gu Yu had said that eating more good food might help him recover his health. As a result, Mengyao Gu directly went to Auntie Wang Er to learn cooking skills!
This transmigration to ancient times with a bonus wife was not a loss!
“Auntie, when I came to find Mengyao this morning, I saw two unfamiliar men at the village entrance. They seemed to have been beaten up by the villagers. What’s going on?”
Temporarily suppressing the joy in his heart, Gu Yu had not forgotten his purpose.
After asking his question, Auntie Wang Er’s smiling face stiffened, and then she sighed and shook her head before telling Gu Yu about those two hooligans.
“When your wife came to find me this morning, I was at home and didn’t go out, so I missed it. But I heard from others… those two men were Jiao’e Lin’s old flames. They came today because they heard that Jiao’e Lin was getting married. They said sarcastically that they wanted to get back what they had given Jiao’e Lin before.”
“Besides hairpins and rouge, there was even ten taels of silver! We don’t quite understand what’s going on with this, but Widow Lin and her daughter insisted that these two were looking for trouble. Under the shouting, they led the men in the village to beat those two severely.”
“However, things didn’t end there. Seeing that the villagers were shouting about reporting to the officials, perhaps those two men got scared. One of them actually took out a pink bellyband, saying that Jiao’e Lin had given it to him before. This caused a huge uproar, and everyone was shocked!”
“Gou Dan, you didn’t see it! At that time, those people from the Old Yang family also came out to watch the fun. When they saw that bellyband, Old Man Yang and Shun Yang’s faces turned as black as the bottom of a pot. However, Madam Li inexplicably became proud and even incited the crowd, wishing the matter would escalate further… She didn’t consider that Shun Yang and Jiao’e Lin’s matter was not yet resolved, and Jiao’e Lin had such a scandal of secretly sleeping with other men. In the end, it was also a disgrace to their Old Yang family!”
Once Auntie Wang Er started talking, she couldn’t stop.
And Gu Yu heard the whole story from Auntie Wang Er’s words. He rubbed his chin, not expecting things to develop to this point.
Now, Jiao’e Lin probably wouldn’t be able to marry into the Yang family.
Alas! What a pity, these two were a match made in heaven.
However, after the incident of Shun Yang and Jiao’e Lin falling into the water, Shun Yang was still the one at a disadvantage… Even if they used Jiao’e Lin’s unchaste behavior now, they couldn’t produce any evidence.
Just by looking at Auntie Wang Er’s excited expression, Gu Yu guessed that Jiao’e Lin did not admit to the bellyband.
Although most people present believed it, there was no mark on Jiao’e Lin’s bellyband. As long as she denied it to death, others would not force her to identify it through extreme methods.
After all, this was not being caught in adultery. Things that no one saw were all speculation and did not count.
However, even if Jiao’e Lin could not marry into the Yang family in the end, given the personalities of Widow Lin and her daughter, the Yang family would probably not get less of what they deserved.
“What happened after that? I saw that everyone had left, and the matter had been resolved!”
“Yes, those two men were directly driven away as rogues. The Old Yang family then asked to renegotiate with Widow Lin. See! It’s almost noon, and the result is out. I just inquired that Widow Lin directly asked for thirty taels of silver as compensation for her daughter’s damaged reputation.”
“Did the Old Yang family agree so readily?”
“How could they! You know Madam Li. Asking for thirty taels of silver is like digging out her flesh. However, in the end, Old Man Yang directly made the decision and gave thirty taels of silver to Widow Lin, and asked the neighbors to be witnesses, stating that all previous matters were settled.”
What Auntie Wang Er said afterwards indicated that Shun Yang and Jiao’e Lin’s matter had indeed turned out as Gu Yu had guessed.
The thirty taels of silver taken from the Old Yang family would probably make Madam Li unable to sleep tonight.
But who told her to deserve it!
She had to scheme against him, Gu Yu…
After learning what he wanted to know from Auntie Wang Er, Gu Yu did not stay any longer. He made an excuse to rush home for lunch, thus avoiding Auntie Wang Er’s enthusiastic retention.
Although Yang Shun and Jiao’e Lin’s matter had been resolved, Changlin Wu and Yang Cao’s father were still a problem!
If Gu Yu had known that Changlin Wu’s life was so tenacious, he would have walked further into the deep mountains and left him directly in a tiger’s den, saving him from coming out to cause trouble again.
With Changlin Wu’s petty nature, Gu Yu believed that he would definitely come to trouble the Gu family again.
As for the reason, Changlin Wu had an accident while scheming against Mengyao Gu with Yang Cao’s father. Moreover, he had long since sensed that Mengyao Gu was different from ordinary people, but he just didn’t know the specifics.
Changlin Wu was different from Shun Yang. Gu Yu had put Shun Yang into his space, and Shun Yang only thought that he had been drugged by Jiao’e Lin and was dizzy, not remembering what happened.
Jiao’e Lin was not very concerned about suddenly appearing by the small river. She was only concerned about whether she could marry a man with a promising future, as this was the most important thing.
Changlin Wu, as an old hunter who had been hunting in the mountains for many years, naturally wouldn’t ignore the strangeness of suddenly appearing in the deep mountains. After careful consideration, he would probably connect it with the secret that Mengyao Gu had deliberately concealed, and ultimately harbor resentment towards the Gu family.
Fortunately, Changlin Wu was already injured. After losing an eye and breaking a leg, he was not a great threat. He just needed to guard against him playing dirty tricks from behind.
Gu Yu thought about these things and stepped over the dilapidated courtyard gate of the Gu family, walking towards the thatched cottage.
At the same time, Gu Yu planned to try cooking a meal while waiting for the Gu siblings to return home.
Since Mengyao Gu had secretly gone to learn cooking skills from Auntie Wang Er for him, he couldn’t do nothing.
Although he couldn’t do the overly complicated ones, he could handle simple meals.
Probably…
“Brother-in-law, you’re back so late! Sister stewed a chicken today; it was super fragrant, completely different from what she made before… Even Xiaobai was drooling. No wonder people say foxes like to eat chicken.”
“Squeak!”
“Qingheng? Why are you home? Is your sister busy in the kitchen? Weren’t you told to hide with Yan Min? Why are you back!”
When Gu Yu heard Qingheng’s voice coming from the room and then saw him appear, Gu Yu was greatly surprised and then asked continuously.
By the end of his sentence, his face had darkened, and he emphasized his words.
The Gu siblings were simply fooling around!
Although Mengyao Gu possessed divine power, when facing so many people brought by Er Gou Wang, anything could happen. Therefore, hiding was the safest approach.
He dared to deal with Er Tou Wang and others because he had his space as a guarantee, which made him so bold… But what guarantee did Mengyao and the others have!
“Brother-in-law, Sister and I discussed it. We believe you can handle it, so we’re not worried at all. But if you came home and didn’t see anyone, wouldn’t you be heartbroken!”
“What would I be heartbroken about…”
“Anyway, Sister and I are on the same boat as you, Brother-in-law. Don’t think about shaking us off, and we won’t abandon you.”
Gu Yu felt that his brother-in-law’s mouth was probably coated with honey today.
Why did his words sound so comforting!
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