Chapter 1538: Chapter 1538

Chapter 1538: Chapter 1537: Waiting for an Opportunity to Act

Gu Baofu was a bit confused.

Mrs. Zhang, grabbing Gu Baofu’s ear, scolded: “Think about it, today we, husband and wife, secretly learned the money-making methods from that couple Laotian. Isn’t that a way to become rich?”

Mrs. Zhang indulged in her beautiful dream and was very pleased with herself. Perhaps this one time, she and Gu Baofu might also be able to buy houses, lands, and shops. By then, they too would prosper just like them.

Upon hearing Mrs. Zhang’s words, Gu Baofu thought it over and felt that Mrs. Zhang made a lot of sense. Thus, Gu Baofu no longer restrained himself, and after exchanging a glance with Mrs. Zhang, he decided to follow her plan and secretly observe what new profitable methods that couple had come up with.

Gu Baofu and Mrs. Zhang sneakily lingered nearby. The workers were all busy with their tasks, and no one noticed Gu Baofu and Mrs. Zhang. With so many workers around, Gu Baofu and Mrs. Zhang did not dare to sneak into the ice cellar. They thought of finding a gap, and when no one was paying attention, they would sneak in together.

There was a tree nearby. Now the entire village was blanketed in white, and even the grove was covered with snow. Wrapped in cotton clothes, the couple hid behind a mound of snow. At first, it was bearable, but as time passed, both of them started to shiver from the cold, especially Mrs. Zhang, whose lips had turned black and purple from the cold.

Gu Baofu was no better off, his feet frozen stiffer than blocks of ice. “It’s too cold. How much longer do we need to wait before we get a chance to go in?”

Gu Baofu looked at Mrs. Zhang impatiently, and she twisted his arm harshly.

“All I asked is that you squat here and wait for a while, and you’re already losing patience? You’re indeed not meant for big accomplishments. What’s a little suffering and freezing? Once we learn their money-making methods, won’t we have loads of silver flowing into our pockets?”

Mrs. Zhang’s scolding silenced Gu Baofu, who quietly continued waiting for the people fixing the ice cellar at Gu Ya’s house to leave. Gu Ya and Su Yunjin, the couple, had no idea that today Mrs. Zhang and Gu Baofu had sneaked into their ice cellar.

Zuixiang Restaurant had a business deal to discuss, brought by someone from Yangcheng. That person owned a restaurant, maintaining five or six restaurants of various sizes in Yangcheng.

Hearing that the fruit wine brewed by Zuixiang Restaurant owned by the Su Yunjin family was uniquely delicious, the shopkeeper specially came to the town to discuss cooperation with Gu Ya. Gu Ya went to the town, busied himself for a while, finalized the cooperation with the shopkeeper, signed the contract, and after completing all the matters, he sent the shopkeeper from Yangcheng off and then returned home from town by horse carriage.

These days, Gu Ya wasn’t too busy; he would take time out at noon to come home and have lunch with Su Yunjin, like he usually did.

When Gu Ya entered the house and saw the dishes on the table, he immediately frowned slightly.

“Yunjin, haven’t you eaten yet?”

Su Yunjin naturally nodded, “Husband, I was waiting for you!” As long as Gu Ya would come back at noon, Su Yunjin would wait for him.

Gu Ya was stunned for a moment, then a trace of guilt flashed across his face. He had already eaten outside, during his business talk with the shopkeeper from Yangcheng.

“Yunjin, don’t wait next time. If I’m not back, you should eat first.” Gu Ya walked over to his little wife, tenderly holding her small hand. Just at that moment, a sudden voice came from outside, “Madam, young master, something terrible has happened, there’s trouble with the ice cellar!”