NOVEL NEXT 63: The Village Is About to Explode!
A dreamless night passed, and daybreak arrived in the blink of an eye.
Even though two days had passed since his transmigration to ancient times, Gu Yu’s biological clock still hadn’t adjusted.
Of course, it might have something to do with how ancient people liked to rise early… Anyway, every time Gu Yu opened his eyes, Gu Mengyao had already gotten up and even prepared breakfast.
Today, just as Gu Yu was groggily climbing out of bed, Gu Qingheng suddenly burst into the room with an excited expression. His large eyes sparkled with gossip, making Gu Yu guess that… Gu Qingheng must have gotten some first-hand news again.
As for what gossip it was, Gu Yu could guess a bit.
However, he’d better let his young brother-in-law speak now, lest he burst from holding it in.
“Brother-in-law, the village is about to explode today!!!”
“What happened?”
“Madam Li and Widow Lin got into a fight in the village. They say they fought until their clothes were disheveled and several strands of hair were pulled out… Then I inquired around and found out that yesterday evening, Yang Shun and Lin Jiao’e were caught meeting secretly for an affair. So early this morning, Widow Lin brought Lin Jiao’e to Madam Li’s door to demand an explanation. I heard she wanted to marry her daughter to Yang Shun.”
Sure enough, as soon as Gu Qingheng opened his mouth, he was talking about the Yang family’s affairs.
Gu Yu had anticipated this.
Of course, Gu Yu deserved some credit for this… However, if Yang Shun and Madam Li hadn’t tried to use Lin Jiao’e to harm him, Gu Yu wouldn’t have come up with such an underhanded trick.
Those who harm others end up harming themselves.
As the old saying goes, fortunes rotate.
This time the rotation landed on Yang Shun via Lin Jiao’e, and Gu Yu wanted to see how it would all end.
“Widow Lin wants to marry Lin Jiao’e into the Yang family, but leaving aside Lin Jiao’e’s bad reputation, just based on her family’s situation, it’s impossible. Madam Li has placed all her hopes on Yang Shun, wanting to find him a young lady from an official’s family as a bride!”
“Brother-in-law is right. When Madam Li heard Widow Lin’s words, she immediately chased her away with a large broom. But Widow Lin isn’t easy to deal with either. She sat down right outside the Yang family’s gate and began wailing, crying that her daughter’s chastity had been ruined by Yang Shun. Even Lin Jiao’e beside her cried nonstop, almost crying until she fainted!”
“……”
Gu Qingheng spoke excitedly, his childish voice becoming animated as he told these stories, making Gu Yu somewhat unable to look directly at him.
How had he not noticed before that this little fellow was such a gossip!
Perhaps because Gu Qingheng didn’t have a good impression of Madam Li and Widow Lin, when describing the battle scene between these two women, his animated expression couldn’t be more delighted.
He just regretted not being there on the spot; otherwise, clapping his hands in joy from the sidelines would have been even more satisfying.
“Widow Lin’s wailing attracted all the idle villagers, and finally Old Man Yang couldn’t stand it anymore, so he directly threw Madam Li out to deal with Widow Lin outside the door.”
“And then?”
“I must say, the old ginger is indeed spicier! As soon as Madam Li came out of the courtyard and stood beside Widow Lin, she directly let out a loud ‘waaah’ cry. Then, as she collapsed to the ground, she slapped her thighs while crying about how miserable her son’s fate was, being ruined by a little vixen. Her pig-slaughtering cries frightened even Widow Lin. In the end, unable to outweep Madam Li, Widow Lin slunk back home.”
Listening to Gu Qingheng’s narration, Gu Yu could almost imagine how lively the scene must have been, no wonder this little fellow was so excited. Perhaps new gossip would emerge from Yang Village this afternoon.
However, Old Man Yang was truly heartless. When Widow Lin came to make a scene, he actually made Madam Li go out alone to resolve it.
Yang Shun was Madam Li’s son, but wasn’t he also Old Man Yang’s son?
And even though Lin Jiao’e was there, the person involved, Yang Shun, didn’t even show his face. It’s fortunate that Madam Li’s favoritism toward him was so extreme, it had almost reached her maternal grandmother’s home…