"Um."
Lu Yan responded, but her eyes fell on a roof outside the inn.
Over there is Mr. Song’s residence.
In this era, most houses were bungalows. Building a second floor like this inn was rare. This was a good opportunity for Lu Yan, as he could clearly see the general structure of the Song Mansion from the window.
Lu Yan stared at the yard in the distance, wondering where the family hid their money.
However, don’t think that the Gu family has always been praising Song Jiao’e and thinks that the Song family is rich.
But the size of this house is just a two-story courtyard.
Based on Lu Yan's knowledge of this family, they probably didn't even have a basement. Lu Yan then looked towards the storage room at the back, guessing that all the Song family's belongings were probably piled there.
When it was completely dark, Lu Yan and Gu Linbei sneaked out of the inn.
An County at night is not as noisy as during the day, but it is also not as quiet as before.
This time, Lu Yan and Gu Linbei didn't choose to climb over the wall, but instead went directly to the back door of the Song family's house. Lu Yan raised his hand and knocked on the closed back door.
"Who is it?"
The people in the room seemed to be disturbed from their sweet dreams by the sudden knock on the door, and there was a hint of dissatisfaction in their voices.
Lu Yan pinched her nose and said casually, "I."
She covered her voice, so the other party naturally couldn't hear who the person in front of her was.
So, he walked over cursing and opened the back door directly.
Without waiting for the other party to react, Lu Yan raised her hand and hit him on the neck. After the cursing servant lay down, Lu Yan pulled Gu Linbei to hide under the corner of the wall in the backyard.
After making sure that no one was coming, Lu Yan and Gu Linbei started to walk inside.
Mr. Song’s mansion was not that big, and Lu Yan had already inquired about the situation of Mr. Song’s mansion at the inn at the beginning, so he seemed to be familiar with it now.
While the two were searching, the old Gu family was in chaos.
Song Jiao'e opened the door behind the chicken coop with a look of panic on her face. This was usually an empty room of the old Gu family, but the Song family had sent a lot of things here before, and with Song Jiao'e's overt and covert hints, they had stored a lot of food here.
However, when Song Jiao'e saw the scene in front of her, she was completely dumbfounded.
Because the house that was originally filled with things is now empty.
It was so clean that not even a mouse was left, which was something Song Jiao'e had not expected.
She immediately exclaimed and called Mrs. Gu directly: "Mom, what's going on?"
The place where grain is stored is usually empty, but it is clearly locked by Old Lady Gu with two big padlocks.
This scene made the entire Gu family look pale and unbelievable.
"Mom, you've always had this key. You should explain it to us."
The one who spoke was Wang Zhaodi.
Ever since the family split up, the second son's wife has never worked.
The rest of the sisters-in-law became the targets of exploitation. Therefore, Wang Zhaodi was also unhappy with Old Lady Gu.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the Gu family turned their attention to Old Lady Gu.
Old Mrs. Gu's scalp was tingling from being stared at by everyone, and she couldn't explain herself even if she had a mouth full of words.
Her face was pale.
Especially when he saw Old Man Gu coming over, he stammered several times but couldn't say a word.
As a result, the village was extremely lively that night.
The village chief and all the clan members followed over. When they saw the empty house and the crying old lady Gu, they were all stunned.
"God damn it, this is going to kill our whole family."
"We are going to flee the famine tomorrow. We have no food. What are we going to do on the road?"
Old Mrs. Gu burst into tears, and the other members of the Gu family also looked unhappy.
However, this incident happened at this time.
After listening to the Gu family's narration and learning that Old Lady Gu had the key, the villagers looked at her with strange eyes.
"Brother, there's no sign of the lock being pried open. I'm afraid..."
Village chief Zhou's face was full of helplessness, but the meaning of his words was self-evident.
"It can only be embezzlement."
Before Village Chief Zhou finished speaking, a villager helped him finish his words.
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Gu stopped crying, and the others' faces were filled with anger.
Old Mrs. Gu wanted to explain, but everyone's eyes on her changed.
Lu Yan and Gu Linbei had no idea that the Gu family was in chaos. At this moment, they had already packed up the things belonging to the Song family.
Lu Yan dared to guarantee that when they set off tomorrow, not even a mouse would be left in Mr. Song's house.
The two returned to the inn overnight. When Lu Yan saw the warm bed, she couldn't help but fall on it.
"Are you going to sleep?"
Thinking that they would be leaving tomorrow to escape the famine, Lu Yan lay down immediately.
Gu Linbei looked at her and thought his wife was going to do something exciting. But when he met Lu Yan's serious eyes, Gu Linbei's face flushed.
It was obvious that he was thinking too much, and Lu Yan had no other intentions at all.
Especially since Lu Yan couldn't help but add, "We're leaving tomorrow. It'll take at least two or three months to escape the famine. Sleeping in a bed won't be a luxury anymore."
Although the wooden beds of this era are not as good as the Simmons mattress that Lu Yan slept on in his previous life, it is probably good enough to sleep on it.
"You go to sleep first." Gu Linbei looked outside and said, "Once the city gates are locked, we will rush back."
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