Bai Suihe saw Gu Kaiyuan return angrily and hurriedly poured him a glass of water.

"Upset again."

Gu Kaiyuan gulped down the water in two swallows, finally easing his parched throat. This Gu Family was truly inhumane; he ran up and down, and they didn’t even offer him a glass of water.

"For now, things have stabilized; let’s see what they say today."

Gu Kaiyuan knew what Bai Suihe was waiting for and recounted everything that had happened in as much detail as possible, "Don’t show yourself today; wait until they’ve finished talking, and I’ll take you over then.

After all, they’re all elders, and we’ll have to get along in the future."

Bai Suihe nodded knowingly. They would need to take advantage if they wanted to live well in the days to come.

And knowing the kind of people the father and son of the Gu Family were, Bai Suihe was not surprised they were scheming against him like this.

The book recorded that the original owner followed along at that time, but as soon as he kneeled, several of the clan’s grandaunts helped him up. Gu Baijiang’s dirty schemes were thwarted by these straightforward people.

Bai Suihe did not want to get others into trouble and certainly didn’t want to make things difficult for the Gu Family clansmen.

"Do you think we should find a chance to send them something?" Bai Suihe thought of the predicament of the Gu Family clansmen and couldn’t help but ask.

"Later, I’ll quietly send them some silver notes; there’s no need to send things." Gu Kaiyuan knew Bai Suihe had secretly added many items to their supplies these days, but these things would eventually be consumed, and bringing them up again would be too obvious.

Bai Suihe shot him a look, "Do you really think they’ll take your silver notes?"

"But in the previous life..."

"Back then, they had no choice. The reason Gu Baijiang was so generous was that our Bai Family gave them ten thousand silver notes, and he merely gave out a thousand. Solving his problem with that was nothing to him.

Your great uncle, even if he doesn’t consider himself, has to think about the whole family. With this silver, they can safely reach the place of exile, and maybe even establish a new business." Bai Suihe analyzed, "If you were in your great uncle’s position, what would you choose?"

What choice would Gu Kaiyuan make? He would probably also take the silver notes.

"Does your father have so many silver notes right now?"

Gu Kaiyuan shook his head. Unless Rong Ruiyuan stepped in again, but given his current predicament, he probably wouldn’t be that generous.

Bai Suihe said, "Anyway, the silver notes in the box were taken from your father; find a way to return them to the clan."

Bai Suihe was not short of silver at this moment, and gifting what you’ve received is also a good deed.

Gu Kaiyuan had no objection, "Just giving it to them like this, they might not accept it. I’ll find another opportunity then."

As night fell, they reached the next campsite, which was better than before, near a stream.

This was great news for everyone, as the accumulated dirty clothes could finally be washed properly.

Dongmei and Chunxiang also gathered all the dirty clothes. Zhuang Datou and Huang Pingguo laid a cloth over a stone slab, took down the small cabinet from the carriage, and set up tea and snacks so Bai Suihe could enjoy the scenery and food.

"This Third Young Madam of the Gu Family sure knows how to enjoy herself. Look at the kind of life she’s living, and look at us?"

"Alright, stop being sour. If you had the ability, you could have your family support you like this."

"Do you guys think those two girls and two men really got rid of their slave status?"

"Didn’t they show everyone their household registration and travel passes? Can those be fake? Even if they’re real or fake, what can you do?"

Those speaking sourly instantly fell silent. Indeed, what could they do?

Couldn’t they see the Gu Family couldn’t solve this dilemma, unable to gain any of the significant benefits? What could outsiders like them do?

Despite this, people’s gazes continued to inadvertently sweep over Bai Suihe. This was not exile. It was more like a noble lady on an autumn outing.

Bai Suihe heard it but didn’t respond. He’d heard such remarks numerous times and instead focused on the stream before him and the small fish occasionally leaping out of the water, suddenly feeling inspired.

"Gu Kaiyuan, what do you think of us going fishing?"

As for mourning and abstaining from meat, it didn’t seem so strict here; as long as they didn’t hold a red celebration, it was fine.

After all, they were heading to Lingnan, and gradually there would be more water; plenty of fishing tools were prepared.

Especially fishnets and fishhooks, quite a few were prepared.

Gu Kaiyuan naturally had no objections, and among so many things, a few small fishhooks would not stand out.

"You wait here, and I’ll go cut some bamboo."

Bai Suihe obediently nodded, but once Gu Kaiyuan left, he found a grassy spot, picked up a stick, and started digging.

"Miss, what are you doing?" Dongmei noticed, dropping her laundry to run over.

"It’s nothing, just digging the soil to see if we can find some worms."

Dongmei, hearing the word ’worm,’ took two steps back in fright, "Miss, why are you looking for those things?"

Although worms don’t bite, they are soft and creepy to look at.

"I remembered I bought some fishhooks earlier and thought about trying to catch some fish whenever we encounter water, so we can have an extra dish today. I read in a book that worms are bait for fishing. Of course, if we find loach, that’s even better."

Bai Suihe cast his gaze toward the riverbank, wondering if digging in the moist soil there might turn up loach.

In later times, this method of fishing was prohibited, but no one cared here and then. Catching fish was king.

"I’ll have Datou and the others dig," Dongmei envisioned a scene in her mind: the delicate and frail young lady, tugging at a worm with both hands as if in a tug-of-war.

She immediately felt chills all over and quickly dismissed the thought from her mind.

"It’s alright, I’m just passing the time. You should go; if we do catch fish, Miss will cook you all a special dish today." Bai Suihe nearly patted his chest in assurance but caught himself at the last moment, his hands covered in soil.

"Miss, if you need anything, just call us," Dongmei said, still not entirely assured, her eyes flitting across the freshly dug earth.

Bai Suihe gave a dismissive nod, fully focused on the ground beneath his hands because he had found a worm hole, a find soon to come to fruition.

Was he afraid of them? Of course, he was, but there was no need to touch them directly; finding them meant he could use a stick instead of his hands.

Before long, he located his first worm, perhaps due to the proximity to the water; the soil here was rich, and the worm was quite large, the size of his little finger.

Initially, he was confident, but seeing the actual thing nearly made him scream.

But never underestimate a woman’s determination; once committed to a task, nothing stands in her way.

Fear only lasted a moment, quickly overcome by determination. Picking up two twigs from nearby, he courageously clipped onto the worm. Watching it squirm ceaselessly, Bai Suihe took a deep breath. See, it wasn’t that hard after all.