Liao Qizhu said this and sighed, "My ancestors were from Lingnan. They fled to the north to escape famine a few years ago. After saying goodbye to you, I originally planned to return to the mountains of Lingnan and lead my brother's son to live a good life...

I happened to be passing through Jiaozhou at the time, and unexpectedly, by some strange coincidence, the Tu family found out that I could modify firecrackers and make gunpowder. They used my nephew to threaten me, and I was imprisoned for three years...

Speaking of this, Uncle Qizhu has one more thing to ask of you. Please go and see how my nephew is doing, whether he is dead or not. You and the others have not allowed me to see him, and I am worried...”

Gu Wei patted his shoulder and comforted him, "It's okay. The Tu family still needs him to threaten you, so they won't kill him easily."

Xu Xingzhi at the side continued: "The captives rescued from the Tu family are all in the big house behind the prefect's mansion. How about I go and take a look? Uncle Qizhu, could you please tell me the characteristics of your nephew?"

Liao Qizhu's eyes lit up and he quickly said, "His name is Maomao, he should be only eight years old, he has a round head and a birthmark on his wrist, thank you for your help!"

Xu Xingzhi nodded and walked out the door.

Here, Gu Wei considerately brought in a bucket of hot water and some tools for trimming beard and hair, then closed the door and pulled Xie Ling out.

Xie Ling said: "What about the clothes?"

Gu Wei patted his head and said, "I forgot."

Xie Ling took out a set of simple clothes from the space and asked Gu Wei to put it in through the window.

After a while, the door opened and a middle-aged man with broad eyebrows and a broad face walked out. He was neatly dressed, with regular features and a bright look. He must have been a handsome man when he was young.

Gu Wei smiled and said, "Uncle Qizhu is still as graceful as ever."

Liao Qizhu waved his hands. "It's incomparable. By the way, why are you in Lingnan? Shouldn't you be serving as your general in Mobei?"

Gu Wei picked out the key points and told Liao Qizhu what had happened along the way, and told him that his current identity was Zhou Shijing.

Liao Qizhu looked thoughtful, "So..."

After a pause, he said, "Shi Jin, I'll follow you. I don't have any other skills, but I can make some gunpowder and military equipment. You will definitely need me in the future."

Gu Wei frowned, "Uncle Qizhu, I know your ambition is not to fight on the battlefield. You only want to retire to the mountains. Don't force yourself."

Liao Qizhu waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "It's not forced. From Mobei all the way to Lingnan, I have seen too many people displaced and miserable. The world has changed a long time ago. Since I, Liao Qizhu, have this ability, I should contribute my part."

Gu Wei immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Uncle Qizhu."

Xie Ling waited until they finished talking before looking at Liao Qizhu, "Uncle Qizhu, you haven't eaten for a long time, you must be hungry. I'll go make you a bowl of noodles."

Liao Qizhu touched his stomach and smiled heartily, "I am indeed hungry. Sorry to bother my niece-in-law."

Xie Ling smiled, turned around and went to the kitchen to cook a bowl of noodles and brought it over.

Ordinary plain noodles, a poached egg, a few slices of green vegetables, and some green onions.

The soup noodles are dotted with golden oil and a few drops of soy sauce. The soup base is clear and the noodles are crisp and refreshing, which makes people's appetite just by looking at it.

As soon as it was placed on the table, steam rose up with the delicious smell of noodles, and Liao Qizhu's mouth was watering.

He said hurriedly, "I'll eat first."

He picked up the chopsticks, picked up a large piece of food and put it in his mouth.

He finished it in no time, even drinking up the soup.

He shook his head with a look of enjoyment, "It's so delicious. This must be the most delicious thing I, Liao, have ever eaten in my life."

Later, Liao Qizhu ate many delicious foods and visited many places.

But in his heart, all the delicacies from land and sea combined were not as delicious as the simple bowl of plain noodles that Xie Ling served him on this sunny afternoon.

"Still eating?"

Xie Ling asked.

Liao Qizhu touched her belly embarrassedly and said, "Then I'll trouble my niece-in-law."

Taking into consideration that Liao Qizhu had a big appetite, Xie Ling cooked a little more, but she didn't expect that it still wasn't filling enough.

She looked at Gu Wei who was standing beside her, "What about you? What flavor do you want?"

Gu Wei's eyes lit up, "How did my wife know that I wanted to eat too?"

Xie Ling covered her mouth. "I heard the sound of you swallowing your saliva just now. Tell me, what do you want to eat?"

Gu Wei tugged at Xie Ling's sleeve and said softly, "My wife is so kind. I'll go cook with you."

After saying that, the young couple walked towards the kitchen together.

Gu Wei is a head taller than Xie Ling and looks very big, but he keeps rubbing against Xie Ling, grabbing her hand like a puppy. Xie Ling helplessly raised her hand and knocked him on the forehead, and Gu Wei laughed even more happily.

Liao Qizhu looked at it and felt deeply moved.

That aloof and cold general finally had some worldly touch.

That’s great, that’s great!

After a while, two people came over with three bowls of hot noodles.

Liao Qizhu, Gu Wei, and Xie Ling sat at the stone table, eating noodles and chatting happily.

Liao Qizhu sighed inwardly.

Gu Wei, the young wife, looks weak, but she is open-minded. Her vision and knowledge are not inferior to men, and even better than many men!

Just at this moment, Xu Xingzhi came over with a half-grown boy.

The boy was pitifully thin, with a big, lonely head hanging on his thin neck, as thin as a reed stick. His eyes were almost popping out and were rolling around.

If you don’t know, you might think he is a beggar from somewhere.

Governor Yang has been very busy lately, so he naturally has no time to deal with these captives from the Tu family.

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