Chapter 268 Gu Yunrou got divorced?

Upon seeing Gu Xiang's gaze, the village chief, Mu Dasheng, and the others felt a chill run down their spines.

In the past few days, they have witnessed many scenes of people being separated due to resettlement outside Yunlu City.

Yunlu City does indeed provide settlement for displaced people; as long as they don't commit crimes, they can find a place to go.

However, if these people are from the same village or are relatives traveling together, they will be separated by household and assigned to different villages.

There was even a family with five or six sons who had not separated from the family, plus their daughters-in-law, grandsons, and granddaughters-in-law, totaling twenty or thirty people.

In the end, they were simply asked to separate their households.

The village chief understood that the reason people did this was to prevent the refugees from gathering and causing trouble.

Their Shanglin Village has more than 400 people, so everyone will definitely have to be separated.

Not wanting to put Gu Xiang in a difficult position, the village chief said directly,

"Butler Xiang, should we all be arranged separately?"

"That's alright, we have no objections. Although we can't be in the same village, we're all in Yunlu City, not far apart, so we'll still have a chance to meet. It's better than being scattered all over the country."

"Yes, Steward Xiang, although we really don't want to be separated, since we've come to Yunlu City, we'll abide by its rules. As long as we have a home, nothing else matters."

Our principle is to neither cause trouble nor be afraid of trouble.

As long as the indigenous people don't provoke us, we won't bother them.

"Butler Xiang, where have we all been assigned?"

Seeing that everyone was very concerned about this issue, Gu Xiang quickly shook his head.

"Don't worry, everyone. You can all go to Izumo Village without being separated, but..."

Gu Xiang looked at Village Chief Lin again.

"Although Izumo Village is not big, it was originally a village. Every village has a village chief. We are newcomers."

As the saying goes, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do." They already have a village chief; we can't just replace him with ours after we arrive. Therefore, when we arrived in Chuyun Village, Village Chief Lin couldn't remain the village chief.

Hearing Gu Xiang's words, the village chief breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh my! Village Chief Xiang, you scared me to death! I thought something terrible had happened, but it turns out it's just about the village chief. It's nothing at all."

I thought of this a long time ago. When we go to other people's places, we must respect their customs and abide by their rules. I'm too old to be a village chief anymore.

It would be better to stay home and farm peacefully in my old age. Don't worry, Steward Xiang, even though I'm no longer the village chief, I'm still their clan leader. If any of the people from our former Shanglin Village cause trouble, I will definitely teach them a lesson.

As long as I, Lin Dajiang, live, I can keep them in check. But you know our fellow villagers are kind and simple-hearted…”

Gu Xiang: "…………"

The village chief's words made him deeply realize the profound meaning of the saying, "All children in one's own family are good."

Upon hearing that they were going to have a home, not only the adults were overjoyed, but the children were also very happy, and they all surrounded Gu Xiang to express their gratitude.

Gu Xiang smiled and glanced at everyone.

"Alright, everyone, stop being so happy. Village chief, come with me to the clerk to register the exact number of people and then start packing. We'll set off in an hour. As for the household registration, the registrar in Pingchuan County will handle it for everyone."

We have a home now! Let's set off today!

The camp immediately sprang into action.

Several clerks sat under a shed not far away. They had just finished a round of work and were feeling a bit bored. They were puzzled to see a group of people who had been staying there for several days suddenly making a fuss. Clerk No. 1 frowned.

"What's going on? You've been keeping a low profile these past few days, what's wrong with this group today?"

Document Number Two raised an eyebrow.

"What makes these refugees so happy is probably that they have a home. I heard that this group of people rescued the prefect's younger sister."

Look, Steward Gu from the Prefect's Mansion has been coming every day these past few days. It seems the Prefect's Mansion values ​​them highly.

They seem so happy today, they must have somewhere to go.

Clerk Number One lightly nudged Clerk Number Two's arm and raised an eyebrow.

"They've arrived. I heard this person is from the old Gu family and has a good relationship with Steward Gu. They probably went to the capital with the eldest daughter of the Gu family after she married."

Document No. 1 muttered a few words under his breath, and Steward Xiang and the village chief also came up to him.

Since the people from Shanglin Village are going to Pingchuan County, all they need to do here is register where they came from, how many households and people there are, and where they are going.

It was done very quickly, in no time.

After the village chief and Gu Xiang had walked away, Clerk Number Two whispered furtively to Clerk Number One.

"I heard that the governor's sister is coming to Yunlu City for an extended stay."

"Long-term stay?" Clerk No. 1 was taken aback.

"A married woman going back to her parents' home to stay for an extended period? That's impossible, isn't it? Could it be that Miss Gu has gotten a divorce?"