Heavy?

Yu’s steps suddenly paused, and he quickly walked over to Yu’s side, saying, “Right, that girl before she left told me to check the bamboo basket. Have a look?”

Yu and his son exchanged glances, then they put down the bamboo basket and opened the clothes covering it.

The next moment, they saw a strange cloth bag inside.

Yu had a guess in his mind. He pushed aside his son, quickly opened the cloth bag, and saw inside were bags full of sweet potatoes and potatoes.

The three of them gasped in shock, and Yu quickly closed the cloth bag, trembling, and covered it back with the original clothes.

“…Dad.” Yu’s son swallowed hard. “This is from that girl…”

“Shh.” Yu glanced around, seeing that no one noticed, then let out a sigh of relief. “The girl is repaying me for kindly giving her the message. She’s clear about gratitude and grudges. We’ll accept it, but let’s not make a fuss. We’ll thank her properly later.”

Father and son nodded repeatedly, their eyes slightly shining. “Dad, now that we have these, we can go to Wanqing Mansion.”

“Yes, let’s go to Wanqing Mansion.” Yu smiled, no longer wearing the dim and bleak expression from before. Although these supplies would only last for about seven or eight days, they would surely find more food on the way to Wanqing Mansion.

The three quickly confirmed their route and began to head towards Wanqing Mansion.

However, they all had a doubt in their minds—when did that girl stuff the food into their bamboo basket?

Gu Yundong and the Yu family grandson had already left the city gate, and just as they had left, a few sneaky men quietly arrived at the place where Gu Yundong had rested before.

However, there was no one there anymore.

After searching around for a while and not finding anyone, one of them grabbed the collar of a young man and demanded, “Where are they? Didn’t you say your niece and nephew were here?”

The young man, called Fu Ming, was Gu Qiuyue’s husband and currently wore a resentful expression. But facing the fierce man, he immediately spoke in a flattering tone, “Mr. Qian, I didn’t lie to you. They were really here. My niece is only three years old, and my nephew is only five. They are both good-looking. You can take them back and train them well. They will definitely make money for you in the future. The eldest one is thirteen and is already grown. Let’s look around here and nearby. They must be around.”

Mr. Qian and his men were all thugs from the Qin Lou Chu Guan in the city. They knew that there were many refugees outside the city at this time, and there were also many cases of child trafficking. Some people would even sell their own children for a few sweet potatoes.

Mr. Qian had already acquired quite a few young boys and girls, all of them good-looking. By nurturing them well, they would have great uses in the future.

Knowing this, Fu Ming listened to Gu Qiuyue’s instructions and thought about selling his niece and nephew to Mr. Qian, allowing him to bring their whole family into the city. His niece and nephew were both good-looking, and there were three of them, which was enough.

Mr. Qian said that they preferred people with clear backgrounds, those from poor backgrounds who wouldn’t cause trouble. They didn’t want any future problems.

Didn’t Gu Yundong and her siblings fit the bill? So what if Gu Yundong had a dagger? It was just for intimidation. Faced with Mr. Qian and his men, they would have no choice but to let themselves be sold.

But now, where were they? Could they have gotten the news in advance?

Just as they were thinking, Gu Qiuyue hurriedly ran over. “I saw Gu Yundong and them going that way. Hurry, let’s go after them.”