The fruit trees will yield benefits next year, coupled with the livestock from the farm, if carefully tended, even without the space I have as backing, it should still be better than farming!
Every word Gu Nian said, Dahu agreed to without exception, not at all thinking she was a child whose words could be ignored.
After settling these scattered matters, Gu Nian went to Lin Shui’s house.
Lin Jing’er was going to get married in two months, yet she had to leave at this time.
After all, having known each other, this cousin had taken good care of her, and even the shoes on her feet were made by her cousin.
Gu Nian left a dowry gift for Lin Jing’er, and when she was about to leave, Lin Jing’er asked her, "Do you have to leave?"
Gu Nian just nodded.
She was reluctant to part with this peaceful life, but she had already promised her brother, and at this point, even if she didn’t want to leave, her brother wouldn’t agree.
However, Gu Nian still felt a bit uneasy.
The Gu Bei she saw was vastly different from the brother in the original owner’s memory, so much so, that he didn’t seem like the same person at all.
Thinking of the things Gu Bei had done since their mother was drowned, it couldn’t be ruled out that his changes were due to the immense blow from the family’s drastic changes.
On the day Gu Nian left, the weather was bright and clear.
Lin Sanshui was also at home, yet Gu Bei did not show up from start to finish; it was still Gu Ming who came to fetch her.
Gu Nian departed amidst a wave of reluctance.
On the official road behind the village, a splendid carriage was surrounded by a group of riders, and Gu Bei lifted the curtain, revealing his head from inside, smiling gently at Gu Nian, "Sister, quickly come over!"
Only now did the brother, who smiled kindly calling her sister, converge with the image in her mind.
In an instant, Gu Nian also felt much closer to him.
With Gu Ming’s help, she boarded the carriage and sweetly said, "Brother, I thought I would have to wait until we reached the town to see you."
Gu Bei reached out, gently patting her head, his face showing a hint of emotion, "Girl, let’s go back to Fenglai Village once."
Though it was phrased as a question, the tone was very firm.
Gu Nian always felt that this sense of kinship carried something unusual, "Going back to Fenglai Village, for what?"
Immediately, she remembered the descriptions others had of Gu Bei.
Of course, such descriptions were never favorable for someone so young and bloodthirsty like him.
But Gu Nian understood his actions very well. Upon inheriting the original owner’s body, she also inherited all her emotions.
Thus, she too had felt the heart-wrenching sorrow when their mother was drowned.
If it weren’t for a resolute heart, she wouldn’t have followed her mother into the Daxi River.
Gu Bei’s voice was calm but his lips carried a smile, "Mother has been gone for a long time, yet didn’t even leave a body behind. We are her only ties in this world, as her children, we should go pay our respects."
"Oh." Gu Nian sighed secretly, the strange feeling in her heart still lingering.
"By the way, brother, what’s loaded in the carriages behind? Is it your luggage? Are we leaving right after paying respects to mother?"
Gu Nian suddenly remembered that when she came over, she saw two more carriages following at the rear, not very conspicuous, and not quite matching the solemnity of the entourage.
Gu Bei gazed at her with profound eyes that belied his age, "Be good, sister, I can’t tell you now, but when we arrive, you’ll know."