My spirit appeared on the road to exile, and I was treated as an ancestor.

Chapter 9: The Ancestors Step In to Teach Them a Lesson

Watching the people fighting each other, Lu Qing remained silent for a long time. A thought flashed through his mind: Could it be that the ancestors of the Lu family were taking action to teach them a lesson?

But he quickly dismissed the idea. His ancestors were like immortals, how could they possibly smash mud on people? Impossible, absolutely impossible.

Although her voice sounds like a little girl's...

The noise was deafening, and the officials, disturbed from their peace, came over cursing and whipping people, yelling, "What's all this commotion! If you don't want to rest, get out of here and go into the river!"

"Damn it! You're disturbing my peace and quiet!"

They didn't care who it was or who was being whipped; they would all hurl insults at each other to vent their frustration.

Not far away, watching this farce unfold, Gu Xingzhao gracefully withdrew, dusting off the mud from his hands. "We're all lying in the mud, how can anyone still feel superior?"

Lu Qing: "..." It really was someone who came before him.

Lu Xingyan, who had vaguely heard the sound, paused, then smiled.

After Gu Xingzhao finished smashing the mud, she remembered that the system had said before that she shouldn't attack people from the ancient world. She checked and found that the system hadn't given any warnings, so she was relieved and guessed that it probably only meant she couldn't kill them, and that other actions should be fine.

As she was thinking, she caught a glimpse of Madam Xu taking advantage of the commotion and the fact that no one was paying attention to her, and quietly left alone.

Gu Xingzhao then remembered that Madam Xu should be leaving with them, so she quietly followed... She saw Du Hangwu, the official in charge of the escort, waiting there with two officers.

Du Hangwu glanced at Madam Xu, "Follow this road, there's a carriage waiting for you."

After saying that, he turned to leave.

But Madam Xu called out to him, "My lord, please wait a moment. I have something to ask of you."

Du Hangwu frowned and turned to look at Madam Xu. "What is it?"

His tone was unfriendly. As a former soldier, he had no respect for people like Xu who deserted their posts and abandoned their husbands and daughters. Therefore, he was very impatient with her.

He guessed that this Mrs. Xu probably wanted him to take her ten-year-old daughter with her.

The higher-ups take the money, but they expect those below to clean up the mess. He couldn't stand this kind of thing. The atmosphere among the nobles in the capital was truly rotten. A higher rank can crush a person.

Suddenly meeting Du Hangwu's disgusted gaze, she lowered her head in fright, not daring to look any longer. This man looked fierce and menacing, carrying a large knife, the blade stained with the blood of countless people.

Madam Xu mustered her courage and said, "I am not leaving. I would like to ask you to pass on a few words to my family. Please tell them that as a mother, I cannot abandon my daughter and will not be able to fulfill my filial duties in the future. I ask for their understanding."

Upon hearing this, Du Hangwu was somewhat surprised, but he remained expressionless and said coldly, "Have you thought this through? If you don't leave tonight, you'll never be able to leave again."

Ms. Xu had already made up her mind: "I'm not leaving."

Gu Xingzhao originally came to check on Madam Xu, since Madam Xu left without a word, and the Lu family would probably be worried if they found out she was missing.

She thought she would tell Lu Qing after Madam Xu left so that he could let the Lu family know she was safe. However, she did not expect that Madam Xu came here not to escape, but because she was determined to stay and share the hardships with the Lu family. She wanted the officials to help her send a message back to the Xu family.

At this moment, Du Hangwu looked at Xu with newfound respect, saying, "I will have someone deliver your message to you."

Madam Xu was grateful, "Thank you very much, sir."

After Madam Xu left, the two officers beside her frowned, their faces filled with worry. "Boss, if Madam Xu doesn't leave and the matter isn't resolved, won't the higher-ups blame us...?"

Since this person hasn't left, the Xu family's money won't end up in the pockets of those higher up. Du Hangwu sneered, "Why don't you go tie her up and throw her back?"

Thinking of all the trouble that would follow, his face darkened. "I'm going to relieve myself. You guys keep an eye on these people, especially the Lu family. Don't let them cause any more trouble!"

"Yes."

After Du Hangwu left, the two muttered to themselves, "That Xu family is too stupid. If it were me, I would have run away long ago."

"Women's hearts are with men, I can understand that."

"You don't understand anything! Since ancient times, when husband and wife face great difficulties, they all fly away separately..."

The other person, not wanting to discuss the Xu family matter any further, changed the subject, "Why is it always convenient for the master? This is the third time today, isn't it?"

They're gone for ages, how can they be so lazy?

Gu Xingzhao covered her ears and walked away silently. She didn't want to hear any of this; the smell was too strong.

...

When Ms. Xu returned, the Lu family was looking for her.

When Lu Yang saw her, he breathed a heavy sigh of relief. "It's not safe in the wilderness. If you want to go, just let me know and I'll go with you."

Looking at her husband, Xu noticed the worry that was hard to hide in his eyes. Perhaps because of the current situation, she suddenly felt that Lu Yang wasn't so unpleasant after all.

"Mmm," she replied, handing back the food her husband had just given her. "I don't eat as much as you, you eat it."

Lu Yang stared blankly at the food his wife had given him for a long while before grinning and saying, "Good!"

My wife has always complained about my weight, but now she's actually letting me eat. She must be worried about me!
Song laughed from the side, while Lu Zhou looked at his younger brother with a disdainful expression but didn't say anything.

Seeing the family so happy and harmonious, Gu Xingzhao didn't tell Lu Qing about Xu's matter. She thought that Xu probably didn't want the Lu family to know, so she didn't need to say anything.

Gu Xingzhao stayed for a while longer. When she returned to the modern world, it was already 11 p.m. After taking a shower, she checked the existing items in the supermarket warehouse. Although there was no shortage of things like instant noodles and snacks, she still had to restock normally, since the supermarket also needed to operate.

It's November now, and winter will be here soon. Her supermarket doesn't carry things like warm clothing, so she'll have to buy those.

Since he didn't understand the climate in ancient times, if he waited until it got cold to buy it, the Lu family would have to endure several more days of freezing. If there was heavy snow, they might freeze to death with just a tattered prison uniform.

Gu Xingzhao roughly calculated that this batch of supermarket goods, plus other items he needed to buy, would cost nearly 30,000 yuan, while he currently had about 50,000 yuan in his bank account.

She suddenly realized that she hadn't made much money since opening the supermarket. After all, it was a small town with average customer traffic. Originally, she didn't have to worry about that, since she had no mortgage or car loan. As long as the supermarket didn't lose money, she could feed herself and her family without any worries. But now she had to support twenty-six more people...

Gu Xingzhao sighed; this was a huge pitfall.

That night, she posted on her WeChat Moments: "The sixth day of painless motherhood. Raising a child is not easy, and having a child requires caution."

...

When Gu Xingzhao woke up the next day, he went downstairs to buy breakfast. He thought that the Lu family probably hadn’t eaten meat for a long time. How could they not eat meat?
"Uncle Li, give me 26 servings of steamed pork jerky, to go."

Mr. Li, who was lying down reading a book, almost fainted when he heard her say that she wanted to buy twenty-six servings of dry steamed buns.

(End of this chapter)