Became a vicious male mother

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chapter267

The yard has undergone some changes in the past few days.

You often hear people praising so-and-so.

Gu Xinglan was lying in the courtyard sunbathing when, just a wall away, two servants started talking.

His place is remote, so he can overhear different things happening around him every day.

This time, some strange and supernatural events occurred.

For example, if the person responsible for cleaning the ancestral hall accidentally falls into the well and drowns, and the body is swollen from being soaked in water, and the fall happened at 3 a.m., would anyone go to the ancestral hall at 3 a.m.?

Two days ago, while clearing the wasteland, they found a gold box hidden inside. It was full of gold and silver jewelry. No one knows who hid it. Dozens of people were found and all of them were fired, including the Third Master's servants and several other servants from other houses.

Hearing the rest, Gu Xinglan became drowsy and fanned herself with a palm leaf fan.

Aside from going to pay his respects in the morning, he does nothing else but use the internet password given to him by Li Jianbai and browse his phone on 2G speed.

Speaking of which, when I visited Li Jianbai's courtyard last time, he had already tacitly allowed me to cook there every morning, noon, and evening.

He didn't go over today, after all, Li Hetai was going to be sleeping in separate rooms from him starting today.

I can't even see him anymore; this whole yard is now his territory.

Gu Xinglan sighed listlessly, feeling utterly bored.

"Oh, and there's more. There's a new young master who I heard has already outshone the second son's children. He's been studying every day now, learning things he can't even understand. He even entered the main branch's courtyard yesterday. Tsk tsk."

"I think he's the next one, almost certainly!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Xinglan opened her eyes.

"Who was he calling again? Li Hetai!"

"Oh, it's from the first wife's family."

"Didn't you go out and start your own business?"

"You don't know anything. This whole family is sickly. If one of them is healthy, he'll have to go out and make his way in the world. I heard he's doing a great business."

“Then why don’t we take everyone out? People are dying every few days. It’s fine for the collateral relatives, but it’s the main relatives who die. I think there’s something wrong with the ancestors’ graves.”

"This is considered good. Haven't you seen everyone eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist prayers every day? They're practically monks now, and things are only starting to get better."

"..."

The more Gu Xinglan listened, the more she stretched her ears out, until she was pressed against the wall, her face serious.

"Alright, alright, let's go! We still have things to do."

Finally, I heard this sentence, and then the gate to the courtyard rang.

"Mr. Gu!"

He called out twice from outside the door.

Gu Xinglan quickly opened the door, her eyes sparkling.

"We're going to town today. Didn't you say you wanted to go?"

Jiangtong Town is not far from this village; it's just a 20-minute drive down the mountain.

Not a single car could be seen passing by on the main road.

“The express delivery stations are only in the town; the deliverymen don’t deliver the packages to the villages.”

The driver had a round face and was named Li Zhuang. Gu Xinglan called him Brother Zhuang.

"Brother Zhuang, why is there no one in this village?"

Before getting into the car, Gu Xinglan recalled the empty alleyways and dilapidated houses she had just left the Li family mansion.

“This village is from the last century. Generation after generation has passed away, and no one has lived here for a long time. Besides, the surrounding area is all barren mountains. No one invests in it, and the local area has no money. If we don’t develop this place, let alone develop tourism.”

Zhuang Ge was cheerful and outgoing, quite different from the gloomy people in the Li family courtyard.

Gu Xinglan couldn't help but laugh and chime in, "I didn't expect Brother Zhuang to know so much about this."

"That's right. I've been working here since I was a kid, and now I'm almost thirty. It's time for me to go to the city, find a wife, and spend the rest of my life with her."

Gu Xinglan's doubts were stirred by these words.

It seemed that there were hardly any couples in the Li family courtyard. Perhaps it was because he was new to the place. Gu Xinglan couldn't understand the intricacies of the relationships between the eldest, second, and third wives and so on.

Logically, one only needs to be married to own a house.

The eldest son, Li Taihe, is married; the second son's situation remains uncertain; and as for the third son, Li Jianbai's courtyard is completely empty, lacking even the most basic necessities for a straight man...

Sigh, last time he helped clean up, he only realized after everything was spotless that the only thing that could be considered humane was that romance novel.

Perhaps my body is too weak.

Gu Xinglan couldn't help but think of her emaciated body from her previous life.

Seeing Li Jianbai now, pale as paper, isn't it like seeing yourself in your past life?

The town became much more lively once the car arrived.

Jiangtong Town is only connected to the outside world by a train station and a highway, where you can also buy tickets to take the train to and from Wushui.

Before entering the town, there is not only a train station but also a school.

It's a little past eight in the morning now, and looking through the fence, you can see children running around excitedly.

"I still need to buy some things. Just meet at the car at 12 o'clock." Li Zhuang patted Gu Xinglan on the shoulder.

That's a really strong grip.

Gu Xinglan watched the other person leave, then turned and walked away. Of course, he would go to the internet cafe first.

There's only one internet cafe in town.

As soon as Gu Xinglan opened the glass door, the smell of smoke hit her face, making her chest feel tight.

The internet cafes in Wushui are divided into several areas by partitions, including smoking areas and non-smoking areas, to meet the needs of various customers. There are also soundproof private rooms upstairs, and even a free tea bar.

But here in Jiang Tong's place, there were no barriers, just rows of computers, shouting, laughing, talking, all sorts of sounds, the smell of cigarettes, alcohol, instant noodles, you name it.

It was even more exciting than the bars in Wushui. Gu Xinglan hadn't even reached the front desk when she was already in a daze and began to experience the feeling of being separated from her body.

No, did he fuck you all the way to the Spider Cave?

A sea of ​​black heads; looking over, there were quite a few children.

"It's five yuan per hour for regular bookings, and three yuan per hour for overnight bookings. Showers and disposable toothbrushes are not provided and will be charged separately. Monthly bookings depend on the private room: 400 yuan for a single person, 350 yuan for three people, 300 yuan for multiple people, and 200 yuan for the main hall. Free showers and two packs of instant noodles are provided."

The receptionist was smoking with one hand and clicking the mouse with the other. The light from the computer screen reflected off his glasses, so he was probably playing a farming game.

"Just one hour."

A clear male voice rang out; it wasn't the hoarse voice of someone who had been smoking for ten years, nor was it weak and feeble; it was simply pleasant to listen to.

The pronunciation is so clear that it can be heard very clearly even in such a noisy environment. It sounds like the kind of voice someone would use on TV.

The person at the front desk immediately stood up.

For those who only book for an hour, he basically doesn't even lift the key; he just takes the money in one hand and the key in the other.

Then I saw the person in front of me.

The receptionist inexplicably took the key to a good camera spot.

"Excuse me, do you sell face masks here?" Gu Xinglan asked, having some difficulty breathing.

Looking at those hundreds of people, it seemed like everyone had a cigarette lit up, with smoke swirling around them, creating a creepy, spider-like effect.

"Yes, here you go."

Gu Xinglan was taking out change from the unopened blue face mask.

"No, no need, it's free. Since this is your first time, if you come back next time and subscribe for a month, I'll give you three more days free."

"Thank you." Gu Xinglan smiled as she took the mask and quickly put it on.