MTLNOVEL 43: Wanting to Hire Craftsmen
When Gu Mengyao spoke about the new home, her face carried an expression of hope and satisfaction. Her vibrant eyes seemed to radiate light, making Gu Yu feel very comfortable as he looked at her.
His original intention in earning silver was simply to improve their current destitute living conditions.
And raising Gu Mengyao, her brother, and himself to be plump and healthy would be the best outcome.
Since he had already kept Gu Mengyao by his side, Gu Yu had categorized her within his inner circle. Although Gu Yu’s previous image had been one of careful calculation, he wasn’t an extremely stingy person—it just depended on what the money was being used for.
Besides this, Gu Yu was also a person with strong possessiveness.
He didn’t allow others to touch his things, nor would he tolerate his people being bullied by others.
Once, a toy airplane displayed in Gu Yu’s room was deliberately damaged by his visiting cousin. When his cousin proudly taunted him, Gu Yu immediately pinned his cousin to the ground and slapped him several times across the face, hitting so hard that even his own hand hurt.
Although his cousin’s face later swelled up like a pig’s head, and Gu Yu was beaten with a stick by his father, Gu Yu didn’t regret it at all.
If such a thing happened again, he would still act the same way.
Since then, that cousin who had been slapped by Gu Yu would recall, every time he saw Gu Yu, the smile that had appeared at the corner of Gu Yu’s mouth and the cold gaze directed at him after the stick had fallen on Gu Yu’s body.
He was so terrified that the cousin never visited Gu Yu’s home again.
After transmigrating to ancient times, due to his frail body, Gu Yu felt that his temper had improved considerably… otherwise, when he saw Li making a scene at the door, he would have already kicked her.
However, it was precisely because of the sudden transmigration and the terrible circumstances that Gu Yu seemed to mature overnight, knowing that the approach he used in modern times wouldn’t work here at all.
In this feudal ancient era, committing a crime could mean beheading.
So in the future, he would need to use his wits rather than being too impulsive. As they say, a gentleman’s revenge can wait ten years!
Besides, Gu Yu estimated he wouldn’t need to wait ten years. While he wouldn’t necessarily take revenge immediately, he also wouldn’t delay too long.
Thinking about these things, Gu Yu looked at Gu Mengyao’s little face and chuckled, thinking that she would be his person in the future, and he couldn’t let others bully her.
When Gu Mengyao heard Gu Yu’s laughter, although he hadn’t clearly stated the reason, his gaze made her heart flutter with panic. Her cheeks flushed red, and she dared not meet Gu Yu’s eyes again.
Gu Mengyao suddenly realized that Gu Yu was truly handsome, especially now—he looked extremely attractive.
All the men in the village combined couldn’t match Gu Yu’s good looks.
Admittedly, while Gu Yu was indeed handsome, Gu Mengyao’s exaggerated comparison also had to do with her psychological changes over the past couple of days.
In any case, Gu Yu was her husband, so he was the most handsome man.
“My body has already recovered now. After resting a bit more, I’ll go to town to gather building materials and find craftsmen to quickly build the new house.”
“Find craftsmen?”
Later, when discussing serious matters, after hearing Gu Yu’s words, Gu Mengyao tilted her head in confusion and looked up at Gu Yu, not understanding.
Why did they need to specifically find craftsmen to build a house? In the countryside, building a house involved finding a few nimble villagers, providing them with lunch each day, and the house could be built in less than half a month.
Even if they planned to build a wall around the new home, it would only take a few more days of work.
“Yes, now that we have money, we should build a house with gray brick tiles.”
“A house with gray brick tiles? Plus the wall, will we have enough money? If not, I…”
“I have forty-four taels of silver here, enough to build both houses. Don’t worry about money; what I can spend, I can earn back… You just stay at home obediently and recover from your injury. Don’t think about going hunting in the mountains again. I’ve rested enough now, it’s time to set off.”
Hearing Gu Mengyao wanting to bring up hunting in the mountains again, Gu Yu immediately cut her off. Then, to prevent her from persisting, Gu Yu got up from the bed, put on his shoes, and told Gu Mengyao he was going to town.
After firmly pressing Gu Mengyao onto the bed and instructing her to rest and heal, Gu Yu finally walked out of the house.
After walking for a while, Gu Yu looked around to make sure no one was nearby, then changed direction and secretly headed toward the mountains.
Now that his spatial storage had expanded, if he encountered a wild boar again, he would definitely teach it a lesson!
The vindictive Gu Yu wouldn’t admit that he was just seeking revenge; instead, he claimed he was planning to get more wild prey to sell for a good price, so that Gu Mengyao wouldn’t always look as if the family was about to starve, worrying endlessly.