Chapter 432 433. Excitement

That night, the Gu family tossed and turned, and finally made it to dawn. Gu Yuanjin and Gu Yuanshui personally led their men to the county town.

They also ran in as soon as the city gate opened.

When Butler Fu saw them coming, he immediately looked at them in surprise, "Master, Fourth Master, why are you here so early?"

Gu Yuanjin raised his head to look at the sky which had just risen. "My sister-in-law and the others haven't woken up yet? Has Old Seven returned?"

Butler Fu immediately guessed their purpose from their solemn expressions and the questions they asked.

He smiled and replied, "My Lord, my wife and children are coming back to spend the winter.

As for the master, he is now the prefect of Lucheng and is on his way to take office.

We should have sent someone back to inform them yesterday, but the city gate was closed not long after we entered.

I was planning to go back to the village early this morning, but I didn’t expect the two gentlemen to come.”

Gu Yuanshui instantly became excited, "Old Seven was sent out so soon? Didn't he say before that he might have to wait until after the New Year? He didn't even send us a letter, making us worry for nothing."

Gu Yuanjin also laughed, "This is a good thing. I didn't expect that the Seventh Elder is so capable. He has become the chief official of a city in such a short time."

Seeing how happy they were, Butler Fu swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

Although the place where the master takes office is dangerous, there are so many people he is bringing out this time, so there shouldn't be any big problems, right?

After receiving the news, Jin Qianqian quickly got up, washed, and went to the front yard to meet the Gu brothers.

"Brother, Fourth Brother came so early, he probably hasn't had breakfast yet, right? I'll ask Butler Fu to prepare it, and we'll go back to the village together after dinner."

Gu Yuanjin said, "Sister-in-law, stop busying yourself. Our family just wanted us to come over because they were worried that you would come back suddenly and that something might have happened.

Now that everything is fine, we should go back. Our family is still waiting for news from us.

You have worked hard on this journey, and now the weather is cold, let the two children rest for a while, and the fourth child and I will go back to the village first."

After saying that, he dragged Gu Yuanshui out without caring whether he was willing or not, "Let's go back quickly and tell mother about this great news."

Jin Qianqian looked at the figures coming and going in a hurry, and asked Butler Fu curiously, "What is this play being sung so early in the morning?"

Butler Fu expressed his guess, and then looked at Jin Qianqian carefully, "I didn't tell the old man and the others about the current situation in Lucheng."

Jin Qianqian was silent for a long time before she said, "Let the people in our house pay more attention and try not to tell our family about the situation in Dailu City."

"yes."

“Qingmei, have someone go check if the two young masters are awake. If not, wake them up and have them have breakfast before returning to the village.

Qingzhu, go get all the gifts prepared earlier, and ask the kitchen to buy some more food."

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Gaoling Village

Li Cuicui and the others had been waiting at the entrance of the village since Gu Yuanjin left. Many people in the village got the news one after another and gathered around out of curiosity.

"No news yet?" Gu Sanbu also looked worried.

Gu Lejia, "Third Grandpa, it's not that fast. The city gate is probably just opened at this time."

Gu Sanbu saw so many people gathered here and thought it was inappropriate, so he simply drove them away, "You are all gathered here, go do what you need to do."

“…”

Everyone could see that the old patriarch was not as calm as he appeared to be, and no one dared to confront him. After comforting Li Cuicui with a few words, they dispersed in groups of three or two.

Gu Sanbu still had some difficulty walking, so he found a stone nearby and sat down next to it.

Song Xiuniang hid in the crowd, and seeing so many people so nervous, she couldn't help but feel a little happy in her heart.

In her opinion, it would be best if Gu Wenheng offended the dignitaries and was demoted. That way, she would see how Jin Qianqian would be able to show off in the future.

Wang Caiyue's gloating expression yesterday was reversed, and her brows were furrowed at this moment.

After a night of reflection, coupled with the beatings of Gu Lexi and Gu Yuanmu.

She also understood how important an official position was to a family.

If it weren't for the support of the Gu brothers, the seventh brother would probably have lost their livelihood.

They didn't get any dividends, but after coming back for so long, she knew that only if her brothers were well, their family would be well.

Although he wanted to get more, he didn't want to see the Gu family return to its previous predicament.

Someone shouted "Here they come", and everyone could hear the sound of the cow wheels.

Seeing the people standing at the entrance of the village, Gu Yuanjin flicked the whip in the air a little more, and the old ox also quickened its pace, and soon arrived in front of everyone.

Seeing everyone’s solemn expressions, Gu Yuanshui and Gu Yuanjin were all smiles.

Seeing their two smiling faces, the Gu family members relaxed a little, which meant that everything was fine.

"Boss, tell me what happened? Why did you come back suddenly?" Li Cuicui didn't care about all that. She just wanted to get the news from her son.

Gu Yuanjin, "Mom, good news, great joy, our seventh son has been promoted to prefect.

"Does the prefect know? He is several levels higher than the county magistrate."

Gu Yuanshui was not to be outdone, "The Seventh Brother has already taken office, and the Seventh Brother's wife and children are preparing to spend the winter in Fu County. They are thinking about coming back, so they didn't send anyone to deliver the letter in advance."

"This is the blessing of our ancestors," Gu Sanbu stood up excitedly, frightening Le Xi and others who were standing nearby and quickly walked over to support him.

"I must be dreaming!" Li Cuicui pinched her arm. Before, Lao Qi was an official in Beijing and was said to have only handled some paperwork.

The old woman had no idea what was going on. Besides, most of the people in Beijing were officials of the first or second rank, so she didn't think her son was anything special.

But she still knew the prefect, who was the most important official in the city and was in charge of a lot of people.

"Mom, this is absolutely true. I dare not joke about this." Gu Yuanshui walked over to support the old lady, "Yesterday, it was because the time when the seventh brother's wife and his family entered the city was just when the city gate was closed. Even if we didn't go this time, they would have come back soon.

While it's still early, let's quickly have someone clean up Seventh Brother's wife's yard and light up the kang."

Gu Yuanshui successfully diverted the old lady's attention this time, "Yes, it's time to heat up the kang, otherwise the two little darlings will be cold when they come back.

"My eldest daughter-in-law, please have someone kill a chicken and make some chicken soup, and cook some noodles for our Cancan later."

When she saw Wang Caiyue, she walked right past her and said, "Third brother, fourth brother's wife, have someone go to the village to get more vegetables. Otherwise, there will be too many people traveling with us, and the little bit we have in our own vegetable garden won't be enough.

"Fifth brother's wife, go check on the quilts in Seventh brother's house to see if they are still usable. I don't know if they have any musty smell after such a long time."

(End of this chapter)