Chapter 130 Waiting to see the joke of the Gu family
Li Yuan thought Gu Yuru had finally bowed to reality and was happy. "Yuru, we are husband and wife after all. What happened in the past is in the past. I will protect you and the children from now on."
"Li Yuan, can't you tell I'm being sarcastic?" Gu Yuru said disdainfully, "Do you think I'm the same as you? I'd abandon my family at any time. Even if I have to endure hardships in Ningxi Village, I'll stay with my family."
What's more, it's not certain who will suffer!
Of course, Old Lady Li didn't want Li Yuan to ask his mothers to come back. After all, there were few of them who could work and most of them ate. If they came back, they wouldn't be able to help and would only be a burden.
"Third brother, hurry up, the master has assigned the work. If you go too late, you won't be able to grab the good ones."
Li Yuan frowned, "Yuru, think about it carefully. We haven't settled our household registration yet, so there's still time. Just say a few nice words to the master, and we can still be husband and wife."
Li Yuan was certain that the Gu family would no longer have a good life after moving to Ningxi Village.
Gu Yuru walked towards the master without looking back.
The household registration was completed quickly. Since it was winter, all work except the work in the quarry was stopped.
All the adult men from both families had to go to the quarry to work, but the difference was that Li Fengzhu also had to go.
"The money for your food and drinks along the way is one hundred taels each. The more you work, the more you earn. Pay it back sooner and you can be free."
"One hundred taels?" Old Mrs. Li exclaimed in surprise.
"What? Something's missing?" the lawyer said with a forced smile.
Old Mrs. Li was so scared that she quickly shook her head. She dared to argue with the Gu family because she knew that the Gu family would not easily argue with her, but it was different for the people in the government.
Li Mumu wanted to say that the two guys in Baishi County were really evil. After coming here from Shangjing City, they couldn’t even spend ten taels of silver each. They made ten times the money.
But even if it was ten times, she could pay it back on the spot, but wouldn't that be equivalent to telling these corrupt guys that they still had money on them?
At least you have to pretend to do it.
When Mrs. Li heard that if there were more people working, she could pay back more of the fees given by the court for exile along the way, she said without hesitation: "Master, we still have two more at home."
As she spoke, she pushed Zhao and Sun to the front. Of course, the two were unwilling, but there was no other way. At least they could have food to eat in the quarry. With so many people at home, they were only given 50 kilograms of food in total, which was not enough to last for a few days.
The master registered the two people in the register, then looked at the Gu family, which had a larger population, and asked, "Is there anyone else in your family?"
Gu Mingyu stood up and said, "They don't need it."
Old Mrs. Li curled her lips. They were a bunch of lazy people who only had everything handed to them. Now they were still lazy here. They would suffer the consequences.
"That's it for now. When spring comes, the land in Guanzhuang can be cultivated, and more manpower will be needed at that time." said the lawyer.
After all, each person was given two mu of land, which was not enough for every household to eat. Every year during the spring plowing season, the convicts would fight over the land until they were bleeding, and some of them, whether they were civil officials or military generals, would even fight each other.
After saying this, he turned to the two yamen runners behind him and said, "Take them to their respective villages."
"Don't blame me for not warning you. Now that you're here, you're exiles. Behave yourself. Don't even think about running away, and don't even think about how you were once such a high-ranking official. The government will regularly send people to check on your homes. So put away your thoughts. Don't cause us any trouble, and don't make things difficult for yourself."
After the master finished his lecture, he left.
The two yamen runners first asked the two families to get food. No matter how many people there were, they only had 50 kilograms. But these 50 kilograms were not for free, and they had to pay back more later.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Liuzi reluctantly said goodbye to the Gu family. His eyes were red before leaving.
"Don't worry, old man. When I get back to the capital, I'll ask the brothers who are escorting the prisoners to bring it to you."
Old Master Gu waved his hand, "Please don't do that. You know the road to exile is full of dangers. I appreciate your kindness if you want to send it to me, but even if you really send it to me, it may not reach my hands."
"This... then I just want to repay you." Liuzi said at the bottom of the city.
Li Mumu looked at him with a smile, "Uncle Liuzi, we may meet again soon."
Liuzi thought that since he was exiled, it meant that he was disliked by the emperor. Unless there was a general amnesty, it would not be that simple.
But even though the hope is slim, he still hopes to see them soon.
Maybe he can escort the prisoners here next time?
"Alright, alright, brothers. If you didn't know better, you'd think you were a family. You've even developed feelings for each other while escorting a prisoner." The bailiff from Baishi County sneered, "Line up. I'll take you to Ningxi."
Liuzi knelt down and kowtowed to the Gu family as they turned and left.
The feelings he has for the Gu family are not just simple affection, but a debt of gratitude for saving his life several times.
The officers escorting them followed suit. The county magistrate disliked the Gu family women for having infectious diseases, but he didn't dislike them. Just as he was about to make a move on young Gu Lan, Li Mumu shouted, "Don't touch me, it's contagious."
The officer sneered, "I'll touch it!"
As he spoke, he continued to stretch out his hand, but Gu Lan did not tolerate him. Even though she was pregnant, she was still very flexible. She twisted his arm and knocked him to the ice, and stepped on his face with her foot.
"You dare to fight me? You little bitch, I'm not going to..."
Gu Lan smiled coldly and used some more strength, "Look at you, you are not good?"
"Ouch, ouch," the officer screamed, "I won't dare to do it again. I won't dare to do it again."
"The crime is not that of a married woman. Even if I have divorced my husband's family, I am not a criminal. How dare you tease a decent woman? Just try it yourself." Gu Lan said in a cold voice.
The officer touched his face, which still hurt. He was shocked by the martial arts of Gu Lan, a weak woman. The Gu family was indeed a family of military generals. If she was so skilled, wouldn't those men be even more powerful?
But at this time, his hands were extremely itchy. He scratched them desperately and soon they were scratched to pieces.
He looked at Li Mumu in horror. Li Mumu spread her hands and said, "I warned you, it's contagious."
The officer cursed in his heart, but he had to send the person there. He gritted his teeth and kept some distance from the Gu family to avoid being further infected.
The officers didn't dare to cause trouble anymore. Without the unlucky Li family, the Gu family talked and laughed as they walked.
The officer thought bitterly, laugh it off, they will know when they get to Ningxi Village.
Even if a person has two mu of land, it is useless, even if he has ten mu, because no seedlings will grow.
Moreover, this place is the most remote and farthest from the county town, so they will suffer in the future.
When it was almost dark, they finally arrived at Ningxi Village. The yamen runners deliberately let them go on their own, while he slipped away.
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