Chapter 452 Being Targeted

Mu Nanzhao glanced at Shi Tou who was sleeping soundly, then naturally reached out and held Gu Xixi's hand in his palm.

"It's hot!" Gu Xixi smiled and said angrily, but did not try to break free from him.

"When you return to Beijing this time, has that matter... been settled?"

Mu Nanzhao hummed, "The general direction has been determined, but many details still need to be considered."

Gu Xixi understood that the marriage would bring more benefits than disadvantages to the great cause and it was inevitable.

When entering the village, Lu Jing saw that the sky in the east was already covered with dark clouds, and shouted, "It looks like it's going to rain heavily. We have to hurry! Hold on tight and sit tight."

Gu Xixi responded and gently shook Shitou awake.

Lai Fu is more sensitive to climate change than humans.

There was no need for Lu Jing to pull the reins hard, Lai Fu started running hard.

When I was almost home, a strong wind started to blow, and at first, sparse raindrops as big as beans fell down.

Several people quickly got off the car, unloaded the car, led the mule, and ran into the yard, all in one go.

As soon as I rushed under the eaves, the sound of rain came down on the earth behind me.

Gu Xixi covered her wet hair and turned around, only to see that the sky and the earth were covered with white rain curtains.

Seeing such a rain in the hot summer makes people feel refreshed and can't help but smile.

Aunt Zhang heard the sound of a mule mixed with the sound of rain in the house, and quickly opened the door to see.

"You're back?"

She saw Mu Nanzhao and said again, "You're back."

Gu Xixi came into the room and saw Xiaohua, and asked, "Aunt, is my master back?"

Aunt Zhang said with a smile, "Your master didn't go out today. He was in the backyard turning over and drying his herbs."

"Just now I saw that it was going to rain, so I went to the backyard to tell him."

"He gave me this and said it was for you."

Aunt Zhang could barely read, so the prescription was folded neatly.

Gu Xixi opened it and took a look, then looked at Mu Nanzhao.

The two returned to Gu Xixi's room.

Gu Xixi sat at the desk and dipped her pen in ink, "You are worthy of being my master."

"It may seem like only one herb has been removed and two more have been added, but when these are combined, the medicinal taste will not be so strong."

Mu Nanzhao is not a doctor and does not understand these things. "What do you mean?"

As Gu Xixi wrote, she said, "If you make this medicine into powder, you can mix it with spices and burn it, or add it to food with a slightly strong flavor, and you won't taste anything strange."

"The most important thing is that the efficacy of the drug is more stable than what I prepared."

Mu Nanzhao looked down and found that Gu Xixi had simply copied the prescription written by the old doctor exactly as it was.

The handwriting...is still so horrible.

Mu Nanzhao habitually ignored Gu Xixi's words and asked, "Just give it to me directly, why bother with this?"

Gu Xixi struggled with the brush and said, "No."

"Even if it won't cause any trouble in the future, I can't let Master get involved."

After she finished copying, she burned all the prescriptions written by the old doctor.

Mu Nanzhao picked up the prescription and asked, "Aren't you afraid of getting yourself into trouble?"

Gu Xixi raised her head and asked back, "Do you leave any traces behind when you do things, which may cause trouble for you in the future?"

Mu Nanzhao said, "Of course not."

Gu Xixi asked again, "Even if something goes wrong, will you push me out to take the blame?"

Mu Nanzhao frowned, "Absolutely impossible."

Gu Xixi smiled and said, "That's right, I have nothing to worry about."

…

Gu Xixi chose a cloudy and cool day to go to the tea garden again.

There are less than three days left until the original completion date.

Mu Nanzhao never interfered too much in Gu Xixi's business, so he sat under the shade of a tree and offered to watch over the mule and the cart.

There are many people on the construction site and the traffic is complicated, so it is indeed easy to lose things.

Gu Xixi let Mu Nanzhao stay, but only reminded him to drink more water as it was hot, and left him a small bag of crispy candies.

Lu Jing always felt a little nervous in front of Mu Nanzhao.

After they walked away, she breathed a sigh of relief and then dared to joke, "The Regent temporarily took over the job of coachman for me. Who would believe it if I told anyone else?"

"When I left, I didn't dare look at him for too long, for fear of shortening my life."

Gu Xixi chuckled, "You are becoming more and more talkative."

However, Mu Nanzhao seemed to be getting more and more adapted to the life of a countryman.

Gu Xixi and Lu Jing first took a tour and found that the project was progressing as expected.

It should be completed within fifteen days.

However, just as Gu Xixi paid the supervisor for the food expenses for the remaining few days and was about to go home, Jiang Mingyuan arrived.

Beads of sweat hung on his forehead and he walked hurriedly.

"I heard that you were here, so I came over immediately. I have something to tell you."

Seeing that he was hot and tired, Gu Xixi apologized, "Since you have something to do, why don't you send someone to call me over?"

"I am sorry to trouble you to leave all your work behind and come here."

Jiang Mingyuan smiled and said, "It's okay. I came here by carriage. I just walked too fast and I feel a little hot."

He paused and got straight to the point, "This matter is a bit complicated. It's a private matter, but it's also mixed with public affairs."

"The local clan meeting will be held the day after tomorrow. You must have received the notice."

Gu Xixi nodded, "Yes, I got it."

She is now the youngest member of the local Gu clan and the only female head recorded in the family tree.

A clan meeting is held every year after the summer harvest.

One is to celebrate, and the other is for the leading figures in the tribe to gather and discuss past and future events.

This year, the tribesmen used the new method taught by Gu Xixi to grow wheat and got an unprecedented bumper harvest.

Of course, clan gatherings must be held with extra grandeur.

Therefore, Gu Xixi, the person in charge, received the notice half a month ago.

Ask her to arrange a time in advance and be sure to attend.

The location is still in Tianshui Village, where the largest number of people with the surname Gu gather.

The specific time is two days later.

Gu Xixi looked at Jiang Mingyuan and said with a smile, "Compared to me who was just here to do something."

"Master Jiang is now the only close relative of the Gu family who is an official. He should be an invited guest, right?"

Jiang Mingyuan smiled helplessly, "Stop teasing me."

"I did receive an invitation, but I have to leave for the capital city on business tomorrow."

"The focus right now is not on me, but on..."

He looked around and lowered his voice, "The elders and several people in charge already know that the tea garden is your business."

"What they mean is that they want the Gu family to get involved as well."

Gu Xixi frowned, "Do you know how they plan to participate?"

Jiang Mingyuan said, "We haven't reached a unified idea yet. Some want to send people to the tea garden, some want to invest money to get a piece of the pie. Some people are more ambitious and want to be responsible for transporting, buying and selling tea in the future."

As Gu Xixi listened, a sneer appeared on her lips.

After Jiang Mingyuan finished speaking, Gu Xixi said firmly, "Impossible."

"Doing business with relatives is a big taboo."

"What's more, these people have their own thoughts. If I ask them to participate, will they listen to my instructions or truly obey me?"

Jiang Mingyuan nodded, "I know you have the right idea."

"This hole really can't be opened."