LGHTNOVELBOOK 57: One Scheme After Another
Now that he knew the location, Gu Yu didn’t linger in place any longer.
After finding Yang Shun’s room according to the directions, Gu Yu poked a hole in the paper window and looked inside.
Seeing Yang Shun practicing calligraphy earnestly, Gu Yu directly placed him into his spatial storage.
Having captured his target, Gu Yu had no reason to stay, especially since a good show was about to unfold!
However, just as Gu Yu was about to leave, Yang Jiaojiao came out supporting Li.
Li, a small old woman with bound feet, walked surprisingly fast—even Yang Jiaojiao with her small feet could hardly keep up.
The small feet mentioned here truly were three-inch golden lotus bound feet.
Since Gu Yu had transmigrated here, apart from seeing young ladies with bound feet in town, he hadn’t really seen women with bound feet in the countryside.
Li had previously worked as a maid in a wealthy household, which explained her bound feet. But for Yang Jiaojiao, a country girl, to have bound feet as well—Li’s determination to marry her into a wealthy family was extremely strong!
Otherwise, in the countryside, which man would want to marry a wife who couldn’t carry anything on her shoulders or in her hands? Wouldn’t that be like bringing home a grandmother?
“Oh my! You little beast really came! What, did you come to see if you’ve angered your grandmother to death? Yang Zhishuang, that ungrateful wretch! If I had known his son would turn out so worthless, when I gave birth to him, I should have drowned him in the chamber pot, rather than raise a non-human little thing who now comes specially to anger me.”
Sometimes, Gu Yu really admired how this small old woman Li could curse like a shrew, one scheme after another.
Her loud words not only cursed Gu Yu but also included his father who had died by crashing into a wall.
Even tigers don’t eat their cubs, yet Li couldn’t even compare to a beast.
“Old Lady Li, I don’t have time to waste with you here. I just came to tell you… if you want to make it impossible for yourself to stay in this village, then continue with your underhanded schemes. We’ll see who suffers in the end.”
“What have I done! You little turtle is quite arrogant. What, I could beat you to death today without consequences, yet you still dare to threaten me?”
“The emperor who breaks the law is punished like a commoner. Are you more powerful than the emperor? Kill me? Look in the mirror first and see who you think you are.”
While speaking, although Gu Yu wore a cold smile on his face, his eyes firmly watched Li’s expression.
When he mentioned “underhanded schemes,” Gu Yu clearly saw Li’s eyes shifting constantly.
Her attitude of raising her voice to hide her guilt made Gu Yu certain that Lin Jiao’e’s plan to extort silver from his family was definitely connected to Li.
Hmph, since Li was so “concerned” about her grandson… then Gu Yu would return the favor by transferring this concern to Yang Shun!
With this thought, Gu Yu didn’t continue to entangle with Li and left the Yang residence amid the shouting of Li and Yang Jiaojiao.
As a result, some people who were still waiting outside the Yang family gate to watch the drama heard Li’s cursing and then saw Gu Yu walking out “pathetically.” Some even consoled Gu Yu with a few words, nearly making him laugh out loud.
He hadn’t suffered any loss from this visit, but Li and Yang Shun might not be so fortunate afterward.
Sometimes, the villagers were quite interesting.
Fortunately, Gu Yu’s facial expression didn’t change much. As people’s words of comfort arose, he timely put on a sad expression before leaving the place.
His desolate and pitiful retreating figure made everyone shake their heads and sigh, all saying that even though the old Yang family had produced a scholar, they lacked virtue.
Even if their own grandson had married into another family, he came with gifts to visit, showing great filial piety… yet they drove him out while keeping the large wild chicken—how shameless.
When Gu Yu entered the old Yang residence, many people had seen the large wild chicken he was carrying.