Following his direction, Gu Yundong saw a few familiar faces.

After thinking carefully, he recalled the identities of these people from his memory— they were from the Gu family.

Gu’s father had four sons and two daughters. His father, Gu Dajiang, and his eldest sister, Gu Dagui, were born to his original wife. The second uncle, third uncle, fourth uncle, and Gu Xiaogui were born to the remarried Zhao.

Gu Dagui married into the neighboring village. Before the famine, Gu Dajiang went to find them and asked them to leave together. However, Gu Dagui couldn’t bear to leave her eldest daughter, who was already married, and decided to stay with her daughter and son-in-law.

Gu Xiaogui married into the town, and her husband’s family conditions were good. They had a small shop in town to support themselves, and they even owned a mule cart. With such conditions, she naturally didn’t want to accompany the people from her maiden family who could only rely on their legs.

What if they needed to use their mule cart on the road? What if they needed food and had to rely on them? Wouldn’t they suffer a loss?

As for the fourth uncle, he was only eighteen years old this year and hadn’t married yet. Moreover, when he was born, because his head was too large and Zhao was much older, it was almost difficult to deliver him. Moreover, there were already two biological sons in front, so he wasn’t favored by Zhao.

Instead, Gu Dajiang and Gu Dagui, who had grown up, had been taking care of him all along, so his relationship with them was actually better.

When Gu Dajiang disappeared on the road, the fourth uncle took on the responsibility of taking care of their family. Therefore, Zhao found him even more unpleasant.

In order to prevent him from causing trouble, Zhao deliberately sent the fourth uncle away, taking the opportunity to drive their family away.

So, originally, there were only the second uncle, third uncle, and their families present. I wonder what the situation would be like after the fourth uncle went back.

But Gu Yundong couldn’t care too much. He still had to take care of Yang and his siblings, and couldn’t afford to focus too much on other things.

However, she didn’t expect to meet Gu Xiaogui at the city gate, but the whole Gu family didn’t show up.

Gu Xiaogui’s maiden name was Gu Qiuyue. Probably feeling the intense gaze, she turned her head and saw them. With just one glance, she frowned.

Then, her eyes turned around, looking around them. Perhaps not seeing Gu’s father and the others, she quickly turned her head away, pretending not to recognize them.

Gu Yundong sneered softly. She didn’t want to acknowledge her either.

Let’s think about how to enter the city.

However, while she wished for mutual unfamiliarity and peace, the other party didn’t want it as she did.

Soon, a child walked over, standing in front of them with his head held high, saying arrogantly, “My mother said, you should leave quickly and stop embarrassing yourselves here. With your ghostly appearance, you can’t possibly be allowed into the city.”

This little girl was Gu Qiuyue’s daughter, seven years old this year. Because they lived in the town, she had always had a strong sense of superiority since she was a child, especially in front of their family. Every time she went to the Gu family, her gaze towards them was full of disdain.

Her eyes turned around, finally looking at Gu Yundong, “But if you beg me, I might consider taking you alone. But you have to follow me as my servant, serving me tea and water. From now on, serve me well, and I’ll give you half a coarse bun every day.”

The latter part of her words was obviously added by herself. She had long wanted to have a servant to wait on her. On the road, she had encountered people selling children, saying such nice words like they could endure beatings and scoldings, just give them a bowl of water to drink.

But her parents said it wasn’t cost-effective to buy now. They still had to take care of the food and drink on the road, and they would buy one for her when they arrived in the city.

Now, weren’t they about to enter the city? And there was a ready-made one.

Gu Yundong looked at her triumphant expression and silently took out the knife hidden in his sleeve…