Gu Nian woke up from her sleep, and the sky was already bright.
She got up, dressed, and went outside, only to see Lin Sanshui with a large backpack on his back and a rabbit in his hand, ready to leave.
"Dad, where are you going? Didn't you say you were going to go into the mountains with us?" Gu Nian looked at his gear in bewilderment, as it didn't seem like he would be back soon.
Lin Sanshui then remembered he hadn't mentioned to the children that he had to go to town today. "Niannian, I forgot to tell you yesterday, I have to go to town today and bring your older brothers back. So I can't go with you into the mountains. We'll go together tomorrow, okay?"
Gu Nian's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she ran over to tug at Lin Sanshui's sleeve, "Dad, I haven't been to town yet. Can I go with you and take a look?"
The original owner's memories were mostly of their hard life as a mother and children, with little useful information, having never been to town before.
Gu Nian wanted to see the town; only by understanding the world could she realize where she should start her journey to prosperity.
Though the space is good, the human heart can be deceitful and untrustworthy, she never planned to expose herself.
Lin Sanshui was going to town for official business, bringing a child along would only cause him trouble!
He wanted to refuse right away, but as he looked down and saw Gu Nian's face full of anticipation, somehow, his refusal turned into agreement.
Gu Nian was thrilled, but Lin Sanshui was stiffened.
Gu Nian eagerly shouted towards the main house, "Mom, I'm going to town with Dad to bring big brother and second brother back!"
"Alright, be careful on the road," Mrs. Jiang pondered, usually, the children's dad was most annoyed when having to take children along during errands, disliking their slow pace and interference.
This time, why would he be willing to take Niannian, especially on such a long journey to town.
Suddenly, Mrs. Jiang couldn't help but laugh.
Having more sons seems ordinary, even the children's father prefers daughters more.
Lin Sanshui planned to walk there alone, but now with Gu Nian added, he was carrying a rabbit and couldn't hold her, the ten-mile distance to the town isn't near, so Lin Sanshui decided to take a mule cart.
The driver was Old Man Wang from the neighboring village, in his forties or fifties, making a living from this, charging one cent per person, two cents round-trip, not too expensive.
Lin Sanshui quickly handed over two cents and helped Gu Nian onto the cart.
Several others were already seated on the mule cart, Gu Nian had to squeeze onto Lin Sanshui's lap, held steady by his arm to prevent falling.
She had transformed into a child, so she had to act like one, Gu Nian couldn't be fussy and had to comply.
However, this compliance was only temporary.
Gu Nian wiped off the sweat from her forehead, secretly making a firm decision.
In the near future, if not buying a mule, she would at least buy a cow or donkey cart herself, so she wouldn't have to squeeze with others.
"Oh, is this the little bride Three Brother found for the child? She looks quite pretty, but why isn't she at home with her future mother-in-law learning to manage household chores, why is a child going to town?" The speaker's surname was Zhang, known as Mrs. Zhang, Little Niu's mother, and a notorious gossip in the village.
Gu Nian coldly glanced at Mrs. Zhang, ignoring her.
Talking to people like her not only lowers one's own level but explaining things sometimes only makes them messier.
But Lin Sanshui was displeased, "Sister-in-law, it's better to watch your speech, don't spill out indiscretely, Niannian will be raised as a dear daughter in our family, not as a child bride."