NOVEL NEXT 64: Results of the Trap
The battle between Widow Lin and Madam Li ended with Madam Li winning by a slight margin.
However, this matter wouldn’t end so easily.
But these things had nothing to do with Gu Yu. Listening to it now was merely to satisfy Gu Qingheng’s desire to speak.
As Gu Mengyao entered the room to call the two for breakfast, Gu Yu quickly took the opportunity to wash up before joining Gu Mengyao and her brother for the morning meal.
If he woke up any later, Gu Yu felt he would have missed breakfast altogether!
At the table, Gu Qingheng was once again gesturing wildly, his vivid descriptions making Gu Mengyao laugh.
When Gu Mengyao laughed, it wasn’t exaggerated. Her lips just curved upward slightly, revealing two adorable little dimples.
Even her eyes curved downward, making her look absolutely endearing.
Breakfast passed in this joyful atmosphere. Just as Gu Yu was thinking about what to do next after eating his fill, Gu Mengyao tugged at the corner of his clothes, her expression suddenly serious.
“Ah Yu, come with me for a moment.”
After saying this, Gu Mengyao didn’t wait for Gu Yu but walked straight out of the house.
Seeing Gu Mengyao suddenly so serious, Gu Yu felt somewhat uncomfortable as he followed behind her. After walking around the courtyard, Gu Yu finally understood why Gu Mengyao was behaving this way.
After a night, the traps buried in the courtyard had become disordered. Every few steps, one could see dried blood stains on the sharp bamboo spikes.
Gu Yu counted and found that last night, at least a dozen people had come to their home.
These people were truly arrogant!
Did they think other people’s homes were public parks?
Coming and going as they pleased—it was already lenient that these bamboo spikes hadn’t crippled their feet.
“Ah Yu, I was thinking before that the wall around our new house wasn’t necessary, but after this incident, I feel we need to make the wall higher.”
“No need. The wall I planned to build is already high. If it’s any higher, it would look out of place. If you’re worried about safety, at most I’ll order a batch of iron nails from the blacksmith and embed them in the wall. Let’s see who dares to come then.”
“That works too.”
Hearing Gu Mengyao’s suggestion to make the wall higher, Gu Yu didn’t agree. It was one thing for it to be slightly higher than other households in the village, but making it even higher wouldn’t be good.
Besides, one couldn’t guard against thieves forever.
It was just that their current residence was too dilapidated. Once the new house was built, if anyone dared to jump into the courtyard, they wouldn’t be able to escape.
Just stepping on a trap and getting injured would make it impossible to climb back out.
At that time, if they caught someone, Gu Yu would send them directly to the village ancestral hall. If the punishment wasn’t enough, Gu Yu would send them to the town’s government office.
In any case, it would serve as a warning to others.
“Yao’er, are you home?”
Just as Gu Mengyao and Gu Yu were discussing the wall, a female voice suddenly rang out.
When Gu Yu turned his head curiously, he saw a girl in her teens standing outside the courtyard. She had the appearance of a simple country girl, looking quite different from the type who painted their eyebrows and eyes like Lin Jiao’e.
When she saw Gu Yu look over, she immediately became tense, not knowing where to put her hands and feet. Her facial expression was also flustered, as if she had encountered some thorny issue, making Gu Yu feel the visitor was up to no good.
Even if she wasn’t looking for trouble, she was bringing it!
“Yang Cao, why have you come?”
“I… I just came to see you.”
When Gu Mengyao saw Yang Cao, her expression showed surprise before she spoke up to ask.
When the Gu family’s eldest was still alive, the siblings had lived without worrying about food and clothing. At that time, Gu Mengyao was pretty, had a good temper, and was very generous to her friends, not stingy at all, which made all the village children love to play with her.
Yang Cao was one of them.
However, as the Gu family’s situation worsened, Gu Mengyao’s former girl friends left one by one.
The few who remained also had little contact with Gu Mengyao because she had to go hunting in the mountains every day and had no time to socialize.
So now, Yang Cao’s visit left Gu Mengyao very puzzled about her purpose.