Chapter 74 Opening a Small Shop 3
At this time, the subordinates thought of a solution.
"Go to the back door and run up the mountain. It seems our village is not safe anymore."
Gu Leyou had no choice but to follow Lu Yan holding the child.
The three of them left in a hurry without even having time to say goodbye to their subordinates.
During the escape, Gu Leyou said, "Why don't we go back to Gujia Village? Everything was fine before we left the village. It seems we have no choice but to go back."
Lu Yan said, "We can't go back. We have come such a long way. If we go back, we will be discovered by those people and it will bring trouble to the village. My father-in-law, mother-in-law and brother-in-law will also be in danger."
When she thought of her family, he gave up the idea of returning to the village.
It seems that the only way is to find a place on the top of a hill and build a thatched hut to live in.
If they continue like this, they will probably spend all the money they have saved along the way.
As they passed a small hill, they heard the woodcutters say.
"There was a thatched hut on this mountain. Someone lived there a year ago. But the person left and never came back. I saw it when I went up the mountain to collect firewood. I don't know if anyone lives there now. You can go there and take a look."
"Okay, thank you, big brother."
So the family of three followed the eldest brother's guidance and came to a very steep mountain. The mountain was surrounded by mountains on all sides and the road was very difficult to walk on. It took them a lot of effort to get up.
What the parrots saw was indeed a thatched house. After they pushed the door and walked in, the furnishings inside really brightened their eyes.
Gu Leyou exclaimed: "There really is everything in there, we can stay here temporarily."
Lu Yan nodded.
The next day, when they went down to the foot of the mountain to buy things, they heard someone there saying.
"Do you know? The reason why no one dares to go to that mountain is because wild beasts often appear there. It is very dangerous. A man with a strange temper lived on the mountain before, but he never came back after he left. Do you think he was eaten by a wild beast?"
"So that place is also eerie and scary. Generally, few people go up there. Even if they do, they have to turn back halfway."
Lu Yan and Gu Leyou looked at each other, their hearts sinking, but now they had nowhere to go, so they could only bite the bullet and stay in this thatched hut for the time being.
After returning to the mountain, Lu Yan began to reinforce the doors and windows, and also set up some simple traps around to prevent attacks by wild beasts. Gu Leyou was tidying up and cleaning the house, trying her best to make this temporary home warmer. Although the child did not understand the adults' worries, he was well behaved and occasionally made the two of them laugh, adding a bit of warmth to this difficult situation.
After failing to find any trace of Gu Leyou's family of three for more than half a month, the group went back to report to the eldest prince.
"Your Majesty, we were ordered to investigate, but the family of three seemed to have sensed something and fled without a trace. I have sent people to continue the investigation, and will tell Your Majesty when we have news."
"No need to check. Maybe you saw it wrong. I saw General Zhenyuan and the third brother's son with my own eyes. I saw him fall off the cliff with my own eyes. How could he have survived such a high cliff?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, but I have to remind you that they say that if they are alive, you must see the body. If you have not seen their bodies with your own eyes, you cannot be sure that they are really dead."
After being reminded, the eldest prince realized that maybe what he said was right and there might still be a chance of survival.
"Then you must conduct the investigation secretly and don't alert the enemy. If you have any news, come back and report." The eldest prince instructed.
"Yes, sire."
It is said that Lu Yan and the young master were forced to the edge of a cliff, and he had no choice but to jump off the cliff with his child in his arms.
But they fell into a haystack by a stream below the cliff and fell unconscious, and were rescued by a kind-hearted person.
When they woke up, kind people told them: "You are lucky, you only suffered minor injuries."
Lu Yan thanked the kind-hearted man and later gave him some silver.
After they had stayed at a kind-hearted family's home to recuperate for a while, they left and came to Gujia Village with their child. However, before that, he created a fake identity.
This is the only way to live a good life with your children.
So the people in Gujia Village still think that Lu Yan is an outsider hunter, a man with a child and his wife has died.
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The days go by.
Gu Leyou and his family of three live in the mountains and occasionally go down to buy some things at the foot of the mountain.
Lu Yan also reclaimed a piece of land next to the thatched house and planted some vegetables.
Life is simple but happy.
The wind was a little strong that night, and in the middle of the night, the child developed a high fever.
This made the couple feel very guilty.
Gu Leyou was so distressed that she burst into tears.
In the middle of the night on the mountain, they couldn't call a doctor, so they could only use physical cooling methods to try to lower the child's temperature. Fortunately, the child was quite resilient, and by the second half of the night, the child's temperature had dropped and he was no longer having a fever.
At dawn, Gu Leyou took the child to see a doctor.
The doctor prescribed several doses of medicine for the child and told Gu Leyou, "Remember to boil and give it to the child every morning and evening. The child will be well in two days. The child is weak, so you parents must be extra careful, otherwise I am worried that the child will not grow up safely."
After hearing what the doctor said, Gu Leyou looked at the child in her arms again. She felt very distressed because the child had been listless for the past two days.
After leaving the clinic, they didn't dare stay in the market for long.
He immediately returned the same way he came and returned to the thatched cottage on the mountain.
Lu Yan also came back from hunting.
The children had meat to eat today.
Gu Leyou relayed what the doctor said to Lu Yan.
After Gu Leyou coaxed the child, she covered him with a quilt, then walked out quietly and came to the dining table to talk to Lu Yan.
"Lu Lang, this child is very fragile. He can't stand being with us in the open air. Otherwise, we should take the child back. At worst, we can explain the matter to Lord Su. He should protect us."
"No, we've already come out. If we go back and bring trouble to the villagers, we'll be guilty. Instead of that, it's better for our family of three to stay outside. This way, we won't bring danger to our relatives at home, and they can live in peace." Lu Yan advised.
"Then I have another idea. That is to find a way to contact the child's father and see if the child's mother's family will find a way to protect the child. Otherwise, the child will always suffer with us. If one day the child's body can't bear it, it will really be the end of the child's life. I'm a doctor, I know this very well." Gu Leyou said worriedly.
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