Chapter 99 News
After a long table of dishes was prepared with great effort, Mengyao Gu breathed a sigh of relief when Gu Yu nodded in satisfaction.
As long as Gu Yu found it delicious, her previous efforts were not in vain!
In the future, she would make even more delicious food!
The unparalleled divine power had been with her since birth, but cooking skills required learning. To help Gu Yu recover his health, Mengyao Gu felt it was worth specially learning to cook.
However, when she heard Yan Min’s words, Mengyao Gu’s face showed embarrassment, unsure how to reply.
Even if Yan Min hadn’t come today, she would have cooked this meal.
She wondered if her words would discourage Uncle Yan…
Mengyao Gu thought a lot, but Gu Qingheng was different. Relying on his young age and childish honesty, he directly told Yan Min the truth.
Gu Yu, hearing this, showed no particular reaction, but the upturned corners of his mouth clearly indicated his good mood.
This Yan Min really thought of himself as a big shot. Did he hear that! This was made by the little wife for him, and it had nothing to do with anyone else!
Thinking of this, Gu Yu picked up a piece of chicken with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth. It was really delicious!
After knowing that the rich feast before him was unrelated to him, Yan Min silently picked up his chopsticks and began to eat.
What else could he say… They were a loving couple, and now he just needed to eat!
In this way, lunch ended in a peaceful atmosphere. After clearing the table, everyone except Gu Yu began to recall the matter of Er Tou Wang hiring people to seek revenge, which still had no outcome.
Since they hadn’t come for such a long time, had there been any accidents in the meantime that prevented them from coming?
Yan Min was particularly puzzled because when Er Tou Wang came looking for him this morning, his aggressive demeanor did not seem like he would easily give up.
Could it be that Mengyao’s husband did something?
Thinking this, Yan Min’s gaze flickered over Gu Yu several times before immediately moving away.
Impossible, he was overthinking.
What could such a thin and weak little boy like Gu Yu do, who could neither carry anything on his shoulders nor hold anything in his hands!
Could it be that Wang Hu, Er Tou Wang’s cousin, was afraid to do bad things again because he was counterattacked after trying to rob someone in town a few days ago?
While Yan Min was racking his brain, Mengyao Gu and her brother believed that Gu Yu must have done something in secret.
Given Gu Yu’s personality of “if others hit me once, I must hit them ten times and kick them as well,” he would absolutely not allow Er Tou Wang to bring people to run amok above their heads.
However, Mengyao Gu thought that her husband had quite a few secrets.
Compared to her divine power, Gu Yu’s secrets might be even more shocking.
“Uncle Yan, there’s nothing else going on now, aren’t you going home?”
“I’ll stay here for a while longer and leave in the afternoon.”
“It’s fine, you can go! I’m still here at home, and I absolutely won’t let Mengyao and Qingheng get into trouble.”
“With you here, I’m even more worried.”
“…”
Seeing Yan Min always staying at home, Gu Yu was also a bit depressed.
He could directly chase away Madam Li, who shamelessly came to freeload, with a broomstick, but… Yan Min was currently staying at the Gu family’s home out of concern for the safety of Mengyao Gu and her brother.
In other words, Gu Yu had previously “seen” that Er Tou Wang had brought many people.
If these people came directly to the Gu family, Yan Min would definitely be beaten half to death while protecting Mengyao Gu and her brother.
However, it was precisely because Yan Min had such a death-defying resolve that Gu Yu found it difficult.
After all, Yan Min was kind-hearted and did not have malicious intentions.
But now, the trouble brought by Er Tou Wang had long been resolved, and Gu Yu was thinking of… going to town today to buy ingredients and tools for making sugar!
“Uncle Yan, we’re really fine. Isn’t Aunt Chunhua still sick? You should go home and take care of Aunt!”
“Alas, she’s fine, you’re more important right now.”
Mengyao Gu also knew about the news that Yan Min’s wife was sick, so when Gu Yu returned to her side, she no longer wanted to trouble Yan Min to stay there.
In the end, their own family matters had to be resolved by themselves.
After hearing Mengyao Gu’s words, Yan Min’s expression revealed a hint of bitterness, and then he shook his head at Mengyao Gu, indicating that it was fine.
However, judging by his sad demeanor, it didn’t seem like he was fine.
Gu Yu had long been annoyed by Yan Min being a third wheel, and he refused to accept money, so he could only try to deal with it through medical treatment.
Although Gu Yu knew nothing about medicine, he had the recovery spring water in his space.
Although the effect of the recovery spring water was not very good, it should still have some effect on Yan Min’s sick wife.
It was just how to get the spring water out.
As for the martial arts manuals that appeared on the altar in his space, Gu Yu still hadn’t figured out a suitable reason to take them out, and now it was the same with the spring water.
However, people came up with their own methods.
So, Gu Yu quickly came up with a method of taking shortcuts. He first found an excuse to slip out, then took the pears he bought in town that morning into his space, and then directly threw them into the fountain to soak.
Although he couldn’t directly give the spring water, maybe letting the pears absorb some of its efficacy would have some effect.
Currently, this was the least likely method to attract anyone’s attention.
Although Gu Yu wanted to thank Yan Min for his protection of the Gu family, he would not expose his secret because of him and let others focus their attention on the Gu family.
This was the best method that was not conspicuous and could help Yan Min.
Afterwards, when Gu Yu brought the cloth bag containing the pears into the house, Yan Min had already been persuaded by Mengyao Gu and her brother, and no longer insisted on staying there.
Gu Yu took the opportunity to hand over the pears, asking Yan Min to take them back for his wife to eat.
Coincidentally, Gu Yu also mentioned that he heard that eating more pears when sick could help recovery.
Watching Yan Min’s retreating back, Gu Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
Words had been spoken, and things had been done. As for what Yan Min would do after returning, it was no longer Gu Yu’s concern.
After that, Gu Yu first informed them that Er Tou Wang would not appear, and then said he was going to town to buy ingredients for making white sugar, telling Mengyao Gu and her brother to stay at home obediently.
Thus, shortly after Yan Min left, Gu Yu also set off towards town.
Once the idea of making sugar was decided, Gu Yu became a little impatient.
Since he was idle anyway, he might as well try it out.
The wild game he had sold earlier left Gu Yu with a lot of silver, and he still had a fifty-tael silver note that had not been cashed. If he kept it, he would have to pay safekeeping fees to the bank after a while.
Gu Yu did not have that much spare money, so it would be better to find an opportunity to cash in the silver note.
The village was very close to the town. When Gu Yu arrived in town, because his physical strength was good now, he did not experience symptoms such as chest tightness, shortness of breath, or dizziness. He was also full of spirit.
This was the boundless vitality that a young and energetic person of his age should have!
“Hey, hey, have you heard! Something big happened this morning!”
“What happened? I saw that the atmosphere in town was quite strange, and I vaguely sensed it, but… they looked like they were holding back laughter, so it shouldn’t be anything bad!”
“It’s not necessarily a bad thing. Do you know Wang Hu in town?”
“That little bully? Wasn’t he taught a lesson a few days ago for teasing the magistrate’s niece? What happened again!”
As soon as Gu Yu arrived in town, he immediately heard news about Wang Hu.
Upon hearing this, Gu Yu did not rush away, but slowed his steps and approached the people who were talking.
After all, he was the “culprit.” Because the scene was too bloody earlier, he hadn’t thought of checking the scene.
Now he could hear about the subsequent developments from others.
“They say he brought a group of people to seek revenge, but before he could get there, he suddenly encountered a big black bear on the road!”
“My goodness! Can black bears suddenly appear on the road? Did it run down from the mountain? If so, I can’t leave town recently.”
“Who knows, anyway, the news released by Wang Hu is like this… He said that he encountered a black bear, and then with one swipe of its paw, it killed some of them and injured others. The most tragic was a man named Er Tou Wang! Because he was already injured and his legs were not agile, he was directly smashed in the head by the black bear.”
“Stop, stop, stop, don’t say anymore, I’m going to vomit.”
“Hehehehe, I heard that Wang Hu was chased by the bear and cried for his mother, and he was even injured in that place. When he returned to town, he was carried back unconscious. The bloody appearance was really terrifying.”
“That place?”
“It’s that place! Hahaha, now Wang Hu’s father’s grandson is out of luck!”
“If you ask me, he deserves it! Who made him so arrogant and domineering? Losing that thing as a man is also retribution.”
As the few people spoke, they exchanged knowing smiles when they mentioned Wang Hu’s injured part. And those who didn’t understand at first immediately understood after hearing others’ explanations.
So, it turned out he had injured a man’s vital part.
Gu Yu listened with great interest, thinking that retribution came so quickly.
Let that lecherous Wang Hu harm innocent girls again, and now his tools were confiscated… Maybe this time he wouldn’t survive and would even lose his life!
Very satisfied with the outcome of this matter, Gu Yu did not stay there any longer, but turned and walked towards the market.
The raw materials needed for making sugar were sugarcane and sugar beet. It was best to buy sugarcane now.
The yield of sugar beet for making sugar was not as high as that of sugarcane.
Fortunately, Gu Yu’s luck was good, and there was a batch of sugarcane that had ripened in advance, but the price was really expensive.
Sugarcane at twelve wen per jin, how much sugarcane juice could be squeezed out?
However, because no one bought too much, Gu Yu directly cut the price to ten wen per jin and bought twenty jin of sugarcane.
After putting the sugarcane in the basket on his back, Gu Yu then went to buy the tools needed for sugar production.
Fortunately! In the pottery shop, there were indeed the “Wa Liu” needed for sugar production. Here, it was used to separate dregs.
“Wa Liu” was a funnel-shaped pottery basin, and this tool was needed as an auxiliary when decolorizing the sugarcane juice.
Next, it was time to go home and make sugar!
