mesbooks Chapter 205 Why can't I sleep?
Chapter 205 Why can't I sleep?
With food and lodging provided, Honglin paid no heed to the warnings.
She didn't want to reveal her identity while out and about, especially since the identities of the four of them were not exactly respectable in the eyes of outsiders.
If this were to be exposed, it would bring no benefit whatsoever to the four of them.
After giving instructions to the four people, Lin Cai also told Sanhu and Huani not to let anything slip when they got back.
The two children, one big and one small, were very obedient, especially to Lin Cai. They would immediately nod at whatever Lin Cai said.
Although Huani was puzzled, she didn't ask any questions. She believed whatever Lin Cai said without any doubt.
Back at the Gu family home, Gu Dachui saw his wife return and immediately came out to ask where she had been.
Unexpectedly, he saw four women following behind him.
“Ni’er, who are they…”
“I found them on the road. I’ll make some more food for them because they’re hungry.”
Upon hearing this, Gu Dachui didn't ask any questions and immediately went to the kitchen. When Hua Ni saw him go to the kitchen, she followed him.
When Hua Niang saw the house in front of her, she was completely stunned. Wasn't this a village?
How could there be such a house? She had never seen a house like this in the county. How could there be one here?
"Grandma, is this your home?"
She approached Lin Cai and asked in a low voice. Lin Cai walked straight in, showing Hua Niang with her actions whether this was her home.
Not only Hua Niang, but also Hong Lin and the others behind her were stunned and found it unbelievable, because in their understanding, rural places like Gujia Village were not like this.
There will never be such a nice house, nor is it possible for one to exist.
But of all things, this house appeared right here, right in front of these women.
"Sister Hongmei, Sister Hongmei, such a big and beautiful house, how much money must it have cost?"
Hongxiu couldn't contain her excitement. She loved the house and wanted to own one like it. Hearing Hongxiu's question, Hongmei shook her head.
"You ask me? How would I know? Anyway, it definitely wouldn't be possible to build it without several hundred taels of silver."
Upon hearing "several hundred taels," Hongxiu gasped. How many years would she have to save up to accumulate several hundred taels?
Gu Dachui was very quick and efficient, and with Hua Ni helping him, he worked even faster.
Before long, more than a dozen pancakes were ready, and Huani also cooked some coarse grain porridge for them.
Although there is a lot of rice at home, it is all for our own family to eat, and we can't give it to outsiders.
Hua Niang and the others didn't mind at all. They ate pancakes and drank coarse grain porridge, and soon they were full.
Feeling the fullness in their stomachs, the four women finally felt alive again.
Honglin was so engrossed in sitting on the stool that she didn't want to move at all.
She was full now and felt lazy, not wanting to move at all.
They had finished eating, and there wasn't much pancake or coarse grain porridge left in their bowls. Just as they were about to put them away, a figure ran in from outside.
He grabbed the large bowl on the table and poured it directly into his mouth, because the bowl contained a little bit of leftover coarse grain porridge.
After finishing the bowl of porridge, he slammed it down on the table.
"Ugh, I'm starving!"
"Damn it, this place is no place for humans. I almost starved to death in just one day..."
Scarface sat in the chair, panting heavily. Gu Dachui looked at him, then at the empty bowl.
"Brother Mao, are you full? Would you like me to make you something else?"
"Hurry up and do it! How can you possibly be full with just a little bit of water?"
"You need to make me more; I haven't eaten for several meals!"
He went to town for a day and a night without eating, not because he didn't want to eat, but because he simply couldn't find anything to eat.
After leaving that night, he planned to return to his hometown village in the dark, but when he was halfway there, he suddenly found someone following him.
There was a Gu family in Gujia Village, and he himself would also settle down here in the future. He couldn't bring his people here, so he led the rest of his people through a series of twists and turns to another village.
The people behind him were probably convinced of his identity and followed him all night until dawn without stopping.
Scarface thought the other party would definitely stop chasing during the day, but to his surprise, the people behind him not only did not leave after dawn, but also intensified their pursuit.
And so, he led that person on a tour of all the villages connected to Longxing Town.
To avoid arousing suspicion, they also toured the entire Gu Family Village, but they didn't come this way.
Having finally shaken off the man, Scarface immediately ran back as fast as he could.
Gu Dachui cooked another big pot of food for Scarface and made several pancakes. After Scarface finished eating and was full, Gu Dachui started cleaning up the table.
While he was eating, Hua Niang and the others stepped aside, watching Scarface wolf down his food and swallowing hard.
"What should we do? What's he doing here? What if he exposes us?"
Honglin lowered her voice and asked Huaniang, who also didn't know what to do.
Hongmei and Hongxiu were also a little scared. They had both seen this person before, and he was quite fierce. All the girls in their courtyard were afraid of him.
Scarface was still eating and didn't notice Hua Niang and the others at all. When he finished eating and was about to go back to his room to sleep,
He stopped at the door, which startled Hua Niang and the others.
Seeing him turn his head, all four women turned their faces away, looking at the table and chairs but not at the doorway.
When Scarface turned around, all he saw were four backs of heads. He stared at them for a moment, feeling that they looked somewhat familiar.
Just as he was about to go over and take a look, Lin Cai walked over and said, "Didn't you say you were exhausted after a whole day and night?"
"You've eaten your fill, why don't you go and rest? Once you're rested, I'll take you to find the village chief."
Upon hearing this, Scarface immediately nodded. That's right, his most important task right now is to rest.
We'll buy that land and build a house after we've rested. As for the rest, none of that matters right now.
After everyone left, Lin Cai led the four women to her room: "Tell me, what's going on here?"
Honglin was very unceremonious as soon as she entered. Just as she was about to get into bed, Hua Niang stopped her.
Red Phosphorus swung his arm: "What are you doing?"
What are you doing now?
"Of course, I'll take a nap. What else can I do?"
Upon hearing this, Hua Niang quickly pulled the person back, gritting her teeth and saying, "Sleep? What do you mean, 'sleep'? Don't you know where you are? Is this a place to sleep?"
Hearing this, Honglin looked around the room, her gaze finally settling on the bed: "This is the room for sleeping. There's a bed there, why can't we sleep?"