By the time the rented ox cart arrived at Shangling Village, it was already late afternoon.
Sun Xian and Ye Zhiqiu had already gotten off the cart in town, preparing to catch another cart back. Gu Chengyu got off the ox cart with a large bundle and packages he brought from the county, and handed a toy from the bundle to Gu Wanhua.
Gu Chengyu and Mr. Gu entered the courtyard. Gu Chengyu intended to call out and tell his mother that they were back! But before he could shout, he heard a commotion coming from the inner courtyard of the Gu Family.
Gu Chengyu let Mr. Gu go in first, then he hurriedly placed the things he was holding into a small compartment in the study and, without arranging anything, rushed to the backyard.
