Gu Xiaoxi had followed Hong Xiaoni to Great Rock Village to seek refuge with her uncle.
However, the Zhou family did not welcome them. A niece they had never seen before had suddenly come all the way to their house to be taken care of. She had even brought Gu Xiaoxi along. Wasn't that causing trouble?
However, the Zhou family had a sworn enemy in the village, the Chang family. Gu Xiaoxi and Hong Xiaoni were both refugees. At that time, the Imperial Court had special treatment for refugees. If the Chang family made an issue out of this matter, wouldn't the Zhou family be in trouble?
Hence, the Zhou family left Hong Xiaoni and Gu Xiaoxi behind.
At that time, Gu Xiaoxi had not given up on looking for Gu Yundong's family. Hence, she did not plan to stay in the village at the start.
He thought that if the Zhou family treated Hong Xiaoni well, he would temporarily entrust the Zhou family to take care of her. If not, he would take Hong Xiaoni with him.