58: Commotion
Quickly shaking off the onlookers behind him, Gu Yu headed toward the small river near Yang Village.
It was early evening, and after finishing dinner, men from each household came out for a stroll, while women gathered by the riverside to wash clothes and gossip.
Seeing many women washing clothes by the river and exchanging gossip, Gu Yu’s face immediately broke into a meaningful smile.
Then, he took out a wild rabbit from his spatial storage and walked toward where the women were.
“Oh my, isn’t this Goudan? What brings you here today?”
“That rabbit in your hand is so plump! Your family can eat meat again today, how nice.”
“Are the mountain animals easy to catch? Why do we always see you delivering meat to the old Yang residence? That grandmother of yours, not to be rude… but even a stone in a latrine smells better than her. You should stop going over there to get scolded.”
“That’s right. Goudan, you’re a married man now. Don’t send everything out. Look how thin your little wife is. If you don’t nourish her properly, she won’t be able to give birth to chubby sons in the future.”
“Hahaha, Goudan is still so young, and you’re already telling him to have sons. How shameless!”
“Who are you talking about! You’re the shameless one! Don’t think I don’t know—weren’t you fourteen when you had your son, you little girl!”
As the saying goes, one woman is as noisy as five hundred ducks. Now, the voices of a group of women were even livelier than a duck farm.
Gu Yu hadn’t expected these women to be such chatterboxes, but for the sake of his plan, he had to endure it.
“Sigh, all you aunties, I know… after all this time, my heart isn’t made of stone. Being hurt so many times, I had to wake up. I just went to the old residence, and my grandmother kept the wild chicken but drove me out. However, maybe my luck is good. This rabbit, I caught on my way back from…”
As Gu Yu was speaking, once all eyes were on him, with a thought, he released Yang Shun and Lin Jiao’e from his spatial storage directly into the small river, creating a loud “splash.”
When the sound of water rose, the women’s attention immediately shifted from Gu Yu to the river.
As a result, they discovered that in the small river where they had just been washing clothes, a man and a woman suddenly appeared, embracing each other and splashing about in the water. Their clothes were soaked through, clinging to their bodies and revealing curves and certain indescribable parts.
How degenerate the world had become, embracing like this in broad daylight!
“Oh my, isn’t that the youngest son of the old Yang family, Yang Shun? How did he suddenly fall into the water embracing a young woman? Could they have been caught while having an affair?”
“How could they have an affair in the water?”
“You don’t know about this—they wanted some excitement! I’ve heard that some people like to be seen, and they even like to be watched while doing that thing!”
“How do you know everything…”
“Of course I do. But I must say, this woman looks very familiar.”
“Isn’t that the little slut from Widow Lin’s family? How did she end up with the Tongsheng scholar Yang Shun? Now Widow Lin has gotten herself a good son-in-law.”
“Tsk, tsk, indeed a good son-in-law.”
Seeing that his plan had succeeded, Gu Yu immediately retreated from the scene, leaving the lively riverside behind.
For what would happen next, Gu Yu could guess even without watching.
It would simply be a case of a dog biting a dog, both getting bloody mouths.
Widow Lin wasn’t easy to deal with, but was Li? Yang Shun was her precious treasure. If he really had to marry Lin Jiao’e, it would probably make Li miserable.
After all, Li had been hoping that her son would become a high official and marry the daughter of a wealthy and powerful family.
The water level in the small river wasn’t deep, but Gu Yu had suddenly thrown the two from his spatial storage. Caught unprepared, their clothes were completely soaked, and their embracing posture was quite an eyesore.
In this feudal ancient era, this level of intimacy was already considered improper between men and women.
If the male protagonist Yang Shun didn’t marry Lin Jiao’e, then as an “indecent” woman, Lin Jiao’e would be pointed at and gossiped about for the rest of her life.
Of course, Yang Shun’s future path in the imperial examinations would also be affected by this.
After all, “all occupations are inferior, only studying is superior.” How could Yang Shun, as a scholar, bully a woman!
The integrity of a scholar couldn’t be compromised by just anyone.