Gu Lingze rode his horse to the side of the prisoner's carriage, looked at Magistrate Tan and said, "Your Excellency has suffered a lot. Thank you for your letter. Your Excellency has been very kind to my whole family."

Zhao Chengmo also followed, drew his sword and cut the chain directly, then helped County Magistrate Tan down.

There was a sudden burst of cheers from the people; it seemed that Magistrate Tan was very popular among the people.

County Magistrate Tan clasped his fists and expressed his gratitude to the people lining the road on both sides. His eyes were slightly red and he felt mixed emotions.

At this time, Tan Leming finally rushed over, saw that his father was safe and sound, and hurriedly thanked the two of them.

"We should be the ones to thank you, and we should apologize for being so careless that we frightened Magistrate Tan."

Bai Xiangyu looked at the happy scene here and couldn't help but become more anxious. At this time, the person he sent to find the imperial envoy also came back and told him that the residence had been deserted and there was no one in sight.

Bai Xiangyu's head made a 'boom' sound and he collapsed to the ground, muttering to himself, "It's over, it's over."

Gu Lingze told County Magistrate Tan that the imperial envoy was a fake and had no power to appoint or dismiss court officials, so he remained County Magistrate Tan.

After resolving the issue with County Magistrate Tan, Gu Lingze and the others returned home and found that Xu Mingyan had also arrived.

Everyone gathered in the main hall, ready to listen to Gu Lingze finish what he wanted to say in the morning.

So Gu Lingze told everyone about his plan to open a restaurant in the capital. In order to avoid making things too complicated, he didn't mention the matter of franchising the stores. Now the main thing was to let everyone decide whether to go to the capital with him or not.

The Xu family naturally had nothing to say. Just as Gu Lingze said, Xu Mingyan would become an official in Beijing in the future, and it would be impossible for the two families to be separated forever.

Brother Wu and his family had nothing to say. As long as they had a craft shop, they could open it anywhere, so they readily agreed to go to the capital.

Doctor Li and Woodcutter Zhou were a little hesitant. Both of their families had no children and they were too old to be afraid that going with them would cause trouble. However, after Aunt Tao's active persuasion, they agreed.

Only Shopkeeper Qiu and his family were left. After all, Yunlai Restaurant was his hard work over the years, and now it had been destroyed again.

Seeing him hesitate, Gu Lingze said, "Why don't we call it Shixiangzhai anymore? How about calling the new restaurant Yunlai Restaurant?"

No one had any objections, but Shopkeeper Qiu said no, "This is our shared restaurant, how can we call it this name? It's not appropriate, not appropriate."

Gu Lingze's eyes lit up, "So, Manager Qiu, you agree to go with us?"

Shopkeeper Qiu was stunned for a moment, then looked at everyone's expectant faces, smiled, and nodded solemnly.

In the end, everyone was happy about opening the restaurant. Everyone was excited and had many aspirations for the future. But the happiest people were Wu Rui, Jinzi and Lingzi. The three of them jumped up and down and regained their former liveliness.

Aunt Tao announced that she would show off her skills and cook a table of delicious dishes in the evening, so she asked Uncle Xu to go to the county town to buy ingredients. The task given to Zhao Chengmo was to hunt some game in the back mountain, and Gu Xiuyi decided to go with him.

Before the two of them set off, Gu Lingze told Zhao Chengmo that if they saw any unusual herbs or plants, they should bring them back to him one by one. Zhao Chengmo nodded and turned to go to the back mountain.

Gu Lingze, together with Aunt Tao and Mr. Xu, threw all the Zhao family's belongings out of the house. He didn't understand why the Zhao family, who already had a house in the county town, wanted to take over his farm.

As a result, Aunt Tao told me that Zhao Hongcai had become completely addicted to gambling in the past few months, and he was in debt again. This time, he didn't have the marriage money from Zhao Chengmo to pay off his debts, so he had to sell the house.

After hearing this, Gu Lingze gave up the idea of ​​settling the score with the Zhao family and just threw the things away and let the matter go.

After lunch, Gu Lingze would walk around the door from time to time. When Aunt Tao saw him, she and Mr. Xu just smiled at each other. They were all experienced people, so how could they not understand what Gu Lingze was thinking.

Gu Lingze became more and more depressed as he waited. He should have gone up the mountain with Zhao Chengmo and his elder brother. He had never hunted before.

When Zhao Chengmo and Gu Xiuyi came back, they saw Gu Lingze sitting at the door from afar. Gu Xiuyi couldn't help but glare at Zhao Chengmo and walked faster than him.

"Lingze, are you waiting for big brother here?"

Gu Lingze smiled awkwardly, "Yes." He agreed, but couldn't help but glance at Zhao Chengmo.

Gu Xiuyi couldn't help but laugh. When did he become as childishly jealous as Gu Feirui?

"Go home quickly, you haven't had lunch yet."

When Aunt Tao saw them coming back with their hands full of prey, she asked them to wash their hands and she went to the kitchen to cook a few simple dishes for them.

After Zhao Chengmo and Gu Xiuyi had eaten their fill, they began to count the prey.

There were really a lot of them, five fat wild rabbits, seven mountain pheasants, and even a wild boar. Fortunately, this wild boar was not big and was still young, which was the most delicious time.

Gu Xiuyi raised the thing in his hand, and Gu Lingze's eyes lit up immediately, "Brother, where did you get this from?"

"I was lucky enough to find it on the mountain. It was almost dead when I came across it. I think it's dead now."

Gu Lingze held the cage and looked at the pangolin inside, his eyes curved with smile.

After all, pangolin scales are precious medicinal materials, especially when they are wild. They are very effective in treating external injuries and can also eliminate rheumatism, promote blood circulation and reduce swelling.

"Thank you, brother."

When Zhao Chengmo saw that Gu Xiuyi liked the things he brought back very much, he silently took out another basket and handed it to Gu Lingze.

Gu Lingze looked into the basket and could immediately hear the sound of his own heart beating "dong dong dong" in his chest.

He carefully reached into the basket and took out the grass.

"Gynostemma pentaphyllum grows in the fields, growing on vines. Its leaves are like small blue leaves, short and thin, with serrated edges."

It was as if a replay was turned on in Gu Lingze's mind as he recalled the description of Gynostemma pentaphyllum in Compendium of Materia Medica.

In ancient times, people roasted it and made tea. One tael of it was more valuable than ten taels of gold because drinking it had great benefits for the human body.

Modern science has conducted thorough research on its effects, and Japan even calls it the "herb of immortality."

Because it has more than a dozen functions such as improving human body's resilience and immunity, and anti-aging.

Moreover, the one picked by Zhao Chengmo is of the highest quality and is priceless in the world.

Gu Lingze was rarely so excited. He took a few deep breaths, looked at Zhao Chengmo and asked, "Is this for me?"

"Yes, it's for you." He put the rabbit on his waist for fear of crushing the grass.