Chapter 1100: Strange Great Rock Village

Gu Yundong could not help but frown when she heard the news.

Gu Yundong did not know how her uncle was doing in Great Rock Village. Heyuan County was too far away, and her uncle did not even have any relatives. Especially in a situation where half the village was filled with people of the same clan, it was very easy for him to be wronged. When the time came, he would not even have anyone to talk to.

Just look at Gu village back then, her father could not even split up the family.

Especially since Uncle was an outsider to them.

Most importantly, the Chang Clan and the Zhou Clan had a bad relationship now. What if Uncle was implicated in the future?

Therefore, Gu Yundong wanted to move Youngest Uncle Gu’s household register to Yongfu Village. However, she did not know who the chief of Great Rock Village was, whether it was the Chang family or the Zhou family. Would they make things difficult for them?

When the waiter heard her ask about the village chief, he quickly said, “The village chief of Great Rock Village is not surnamed Zhou or Chang. He’s an old man with the surname Xu and is from another city. Back then, no one from the Zhou Clan or the Chang Clan was willing to let someone from the two clans be the village chief. This benefited him. However, this Village Chief Xu is only in name. He can’t control the Zhou Clan or the Chang Clan. Other than when the county office has an announcement or if they need him for something, he’s not very useful.”

When Gu Yundong heard this, she was slightly relieved.

The next morning, she went to Great Rock Village with Shao Qingyuan.

Fortunately, Great Rock Village was not too far away. When they arrived, it was just noon.

As they had heard from the shop assistant about the situation in Great Rock Village the day before, the two of them could not help but be more cautious when they visited.

When they arrived at the entrance of Great Rock Village, they got off the carriage and asked the coachman hired from the county city to help take care of it. Then, they walked into the village.

Compared to Yongfu Village, Great Rock Village was a little bigger. However, the road was not too flat, and the houses were shorter and older.

That made sense. The two clans had fought for many years and were not united. It would be strange if the village was good.

It would be much happier to have an old village chief in Yongfu Village who was dedicated to the benefits of the villagers and worked hard for them.

The two of them walked and looked around. They passed by three to four houses, but they did not see a single person.

Where did everyone in this village go?

Moreover, it should be lunchtime, but the chimneys of these houses were not showing smoke?

The two of them looked at each other and quickened their pace.

Fortunately, they soon saw a figure. Two people walked over. They were two women, one old and the other young.

The old woman’s face darkened. As she walked, she scolded the young woman, who should be her daughter-in-law.

“Then why did you join in the fun about the Chang and Zhou families? Do you think our family’s life in the village is too peaceful? You still go out at this hour and don’t even cook lunch at home. How can I have a daughter-in-law like you? I’ll get your boss to teach you a lesson later.”

The young wife looked aggrieved. She lowered her head and quickened her pace. Soon, she ran into a courtyard.

Seeing that the old woman was about to enter, Gu Yundong hurriedly took a few steps forward and asked, “Aunt, may I ask how to get to Zhou Jingui’s house?”

Zhou Jingui was the uncle of Xiaoni that Mother Su had mentioned. He should be the head of the family now.

The old woman stopped in her tracks and looked up at Gu Yundong and his wife in surprise. “Who are you?”

“We heard that Zhou Jingui is familiar with the mountain roads. My husband wants to go into the mountains to hunt, so we want to hire him to lead the way for us and ask some questions. Please point us in the right direction.”