Chapter 247 Stealing food from the greenhouse

When Gu Lianshan returned to the courtyard, it was already the end of the night. Except for his third uncle who had been waiting for him to come back, Gu Tang and Gu Ping'an had already fallen asleep.

Seeing that the man had returned safely, the uncle breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Did you drink too much? Your daughter told me that I must ask you about it in detail when you come back."

"I didn't eat much." Gu Lianshan approached the old man and asked him to look at him carefully. "My daughter warned me several times, so how could I dare to eat more? I only drank five cups. No matter who offered a toast, I refused them all."

"That's good. There is hot water in your room. Wash up and go to rest quickly. You must be very tired after working all day. Fortunately, this matter is over."

"It's not that easy. I'm afraid there will be more trouble." Gu Lianshan told his third uncle that Wei had tried to hide her return.

Then he continued, "After this incident, my eldest sister-in-law's temperament changed drastically. I heard from the clan members that the mother and son talked in the house for a long time. Tianbao is a boy who can't keep secrets, so he must have told his mother everything that happened at home.

When I came back just now, I could tell from the tone of her voice that she must have known about the eldest brother's plan to marry someone else.

I heard from the tribe that my eldest sister-in-law didn't cry or make a fuss, and she was talking and laughing when she met people! Tell me, which woman would remain silent after hearing that her husband is planning to marry someone else?

In my opinion, she might be up to something bad! Now she is not allowed to make her return known, so wait and see, there will be trouble!"

After hearing this, Third Uncle actually changed his opinion of Wei: "A mother is strong. If she can be strong for the sake of the child this time and suppress your parents and your eldest brother, it will not be a bad thing."

"You never know, my sister-in-law might actually be able to accomplish something! She has money in her hands! And she has her son to support her. Just for the sake of money, my brother and his men will give in sooner or later."

"That's not necessarily true. Your parents have money in their hands. If Wei Shi uses money to threaten them, I'm afraid it may not work."

The third uncle knew a little about his second brother and Feng, and the old couple must have hidden some silver.

Especially Feng, she used to be a servant in a wealthy family, and later redeemed herself. She must have a lot of money hidden in her hands, but her life was a little hard because she supported two scholars at home.

But when it comes to family assets, his second brother and Feng must have hidden quite a bit.

Wei wants to use money to suppress them, but this may be difficult.

It would have been fine if he hadn't mentioned this, but once he did, Gu Lianshan immediately looked very proud: "The old lady and the old man don't have any money left!"

His daughter was really capable. The old couple had hidden their family fortune for decades, but she took it all away!

Third Uncle glanced at him and said, "What's the matter? Did you secretly touch the silver?"

"You think too highly of your son. How could I have that ability? It's your..." When the rest of the words were about to come out, Gu Lianshan reacted instantly. He promised his daughter not to tell this.

He chuckled at his uncle and said, "I can't tell you. I promise... I can't tell you. Anyway, I can't tell you."

Third Uncle's heart moved. For some reason, Gu Tang's figure appeared in his mind inexplicably, and he had a vague guess in his mind.

She looked at Gu Lianshan twice, waved her hand and told him to go back to the house: "Okay, since you can't tell me, I won't ask any more questions. Go back to your room and sleep. Will you go to the inn tomorrow?"

"Yes, I will. Tomorrow I have to go and tell the tribe members not to spread the news that Wei has returned. I also have to go back to the village. I cannot tell anyone else about this, but the tribe leaders and elders must know about it."

"Since you have to get up early, go back to bed early."

"well!"

Gu Lianshan responded and turned to go to the west room.

The stove in the room was burning brightly and it was very warm. There was a kettle next to the stove, and steam was still coming out of the spout and lid, which showed that it had been burning for a short time.

On the floor near the wall, there were high stools, washbasins, foot basins, and half a bucket of cold water.

Gu Lianshan washed his face first, and then soaked his feet in hot water after a tiring day.

Before I finished soaking my feet, I felt so sleepy that I couldn't open my eyes. I forced myself to dry my feet, then rolled into bed with my eyes closed.

As for the foot washing water, it is still there. I just don’t have the energy to use it tonight.

He slept too late and drank a few cups of wine. The next morning, Gu Lianshan was awakened not by himself but by his third uncle.

Yawning, he put on his clothes and shoes, and looked at the foot washing water on the ground that had not been poured out yet, and Gu Lianshan sighed.

The first thing to do when you wake up is to pour water for washing your feet.

He picked up the basin, opened the door and poured the foot washing water outside. He glanced at the east wing inadvertently and his eyes widened immediately.

Under the east wing corridor, two puppies, one yellow and one black, were strolling happily, barking from time to time.

Gu Lianshan put the basin on the ground, rushed into the house and asked his uncle, "Dad, why are there two puppies in the east wing of our house?"

"Your daughter bought them yesterday, one yellow and one black, one male and one female." Third Uncle was making tea. As he spoke, he stirred the tea leaves in the kettle with chopsticks, filling the whole room with the fragrance of tea.

Hearing that it was his daughter who bought the dogs, Gu Lianshan was puzzled: "Why did you think of buying a dog? And you bought two at once!"

"Yesterday I went to see the clan leader, and Tang insisted on going with me. Later on the road we met a shop selling puppies, and your daughter decided to buy some, and she ended up picking out two to buy."

Well... this is indeed something his daughter can do.

Gu Lianshan left the house again and went to the east wing to see the two puppies.

The two puppies became familiar with this place and bravely ran out of Gu Ping'an's house and played under the eaves.

When Gu Lianshan came over, they were so scared that they ran into the house.

“Don’t run away?” Gu Lianshan squatted down and stretched out his hand, “suck, suck, suck…” towards the two puppies.

After hearing what Gu Lianshan said, the puppies became even more frightened. They ran back into the house and dared not come out again.

Gu Lianshan was not giving up and wanted to break into Gu Ping'an's house to catch those two puppies.

Just as I was about to stand up, Gu Ping'an's voice suddenly came from behind me.

"Dad, what are you doing?"

Gu Ping'an looked puzzled and walked forward, looking at him constantly.

"Nothing, I just wanted to tease the dog your second sister bought." Gu Lianshan pointed to Gu Ping'an's house, "As soon as I opened my mouth to call, the two puppies ran into the house very quickly."

"I just bought them yesterday. They are not familiar with the house yet and are very scared of people. Please don't tease them. The more you tease them, the more scared they will become! If my second sister finds out, she will definitely make trouble with you."

When it comes to Gu Tang, Gu Lianshan restrains himself a little: "If you don't allow me to tease you, then don't tease me. But don't tell your second sister about this."

Gu Ping'an was too lazy to pay attention to him and asked him what he wanted to eat for breakfast.

"Is there any mutton soup left from last night? If so, then come and get a bowl of mutton soup with Dad. After we finish eating, Dad is in a hurry to go out and do some work."

Gu Lianshan touched his stomach and missed the mutton soup he had yesterday.

Gu Ping'an nodded: "There is mutton soup and a lot of mutton. I'll go to the kitchen and light a fire to heat it up for you?"

"Go ahead." Gu Lianshan waved at his son, telling him to go quickly.

Gu Ping'an glanced at him, and seeing that he really stopped teasing the two puppies, he happily went to the kitchen.

When I got to the kitchen, I took off the lid of the pot, stirred the frozen mutton soup in the pot with a spoon, then lit the stove and started to stew it slowly.

After a while, the ice in the pot melted, and as the temperature of the mutton soup rose, the aroma was aroused again and floated out through the wide-open door of the kitchen.

After cooking for about a quarter of an hour, the mutton soup was finally hot.

Gu Ping'an stood at the kitchen door and shouted towards the main room, asking his father and third uncle to come over and drink the mutton soup.

A bowl of mutton soup early in the morning can warm the whole body. He has to save a bowl for his second sister.

After dinner, it was already three quarters past three in the morning. Gu Lianshan did not dare to delay any longer and hurried out of the yard on the ox cart.

The person that Third Uncle went to see off closed the gate after the person left.

Gu Ping'an was in the kitchen, gnawing on a lamb spine while waiting for his third uncle.

After a while, my third uncle came in from outside.

"What is my father doing again?" Gu Ping'an put down the lamb spine and asked curiously.

You were about to come back yesterday, why are you out again? Don't you think it's cold outside?

"Your aunt is back, and your father has to go back to the village with her today." Third uncle said casually without giving details.

"When are we going back to the village? The winter fair is over, and it's time for us to go back to the village."

Now that every household in every village has returned, the entire Bei'an city seems much emptier.

Logically, they should go back.

When talking about returning to the village, Uncle San suddenly remembered something.

"Previously, a rich young man said that your second sister saved his life and that he would come to visit you formally after the winter fair is over. Now that the winter fair is over, I don't know if that man will still come."

After Third Uncle said this, Gu Ping'an also thought about it, "It's hard to say. They were willing to come before, but they may not be willing to come now."

"It's better to wait for two more days. What if we leave and they come?"

There's nothing to do at home anyway, so it's okay to stay a few more days.

"I'll go ask my second sister when she wakes up." Talking about this now aroused Gu Ping'an's curiosity. He was very curious about the rich young man.

I've heard from his father before that the rich boy might not be very smart.

He has never experienced it before and really hopes to meet someone.

In the backyard, Gu Tang also woke up, but he continued to stay in bed and did not get up.

However, Gu Tang was not the only one in the room. Agou, who had come last night, came again early this morning.

Gu Tang covered his head with the quilt, not wanting to see him.

Agou didn't realize that he was being disliked again. He stood beside the bed and bent over to talk to Gu Tang.

"I'm going to see the yard later. Do you want to come with me? It's not far from here. I bought a horse and a cart. You can sit in the cart and let the horse pull you. How about that?"

Gu Tang: …………

Don't want to pay attention to him.

I told him a long time ago that because of the kidnapper incident, I was now forbidden to leave the yard alone. Even if I went to the street to buy something, the whole family had to go together, or let Gu Ping'an go to buy it.

I clearly told him about this, but why is he asking again now?

What's up?

He knows that he can't get out, but he's deliberately envying me?

Without waiting for Gu Tang's reply, Agou did not get discouraged and changed the subject.

"Last night you told me to wait a few days before visiting you, but you didn't tell me how many days I should wait. After thinking about it, why not set the date of the visit as tomorrow?"

This time, Gu Tang poked his head out from under the quilt and replied impatiently, "Okay, okay, okay! Tomorrow is tomorrow!"

Agou nodded happily: "Then it's settled, let's set it for tomorrow."

Gu Tang covered his head with the quilt again, showing with his actions that he did not welcome him at this time.

Agou didn't mind Gu Tang's action at all. Instead, he picked up the small jar he brought with an expression as if he was presenting a treasure.

"What do you think this is?"

He removed the stopper from the jar, and instantly a scent of meat wafted out of the jar.

The fragrance was so overbearing that even Gu Tang could smell it while hiding in bed.

Unable to resist his curiosity, Gu Tang lifted the quilt covering his face, and at first glance he saw Agou holding a jar in his hand.

"What's this?"

"Dried eggplant!" Ah Gou was delighted as if he was presenting a treasure. "This is a delicacy I copied according to the recipe you gave me. Those little beggars said it was delicious! It was so delicious that I could swallow my tongue!"

Hearing the word "eggplant fish", Gu Tang sat up suddenly: "You really made it?!"

"Why did you sit up so suddenly? It's too cold, be careful not to catch a cold." Agou hurriedly put the jar on the small table beside Gu Tang's bed, took the fur coat from the foot of the bed, and put it on her himself.

"I'll do it myself! Bring the jar over here for me to see!" Gu Tang snatched the clothes and put them on casually.

"Don't worry, don't worry. I brought the things with me. They are specially given to you."

Agou had a very good temper. He helped Gu Tang put on his clothes, and then brought the jar to Gu Tang.

"Is this the eggplant fish?" Gu Tang widened her eyes and took a deep sniff. The fragrance instantly made her drool.

"Yes, I copied the recipe you gave me one by one. I peeled and diced the eggplant and fried it in chicken oil..."

"Wait a minute!" Gu Tang interrupted him, "Where did you find eggplants in the middle of winter? This is not the 21st century, this is ancient times, how can there be eggplants in the middle of winter?"

“There are also eggplants in winter. I went to Cheng’s house last night. They have a greenhouse where they grow a lot of vegetables. I went in for a walk and saw the eggplants.

They are not big, but there are enough of them. I picked them all and made half of them into preserved eggplant for you, and hid the other half in the vegetable cellar. When you finish this jar of preserved eggplant, I will use the remaining eggplants to make more for you. "

"You went to the Cheng family again?" Gu Tang clicked his tongue, "You are fleecing the wool... At least change a family, don't always bring trouble to the Cheng family."

They have already dug up the Cheng family's secrets, so for now they should stop going to the Cheng family.

As the saying goes, if you walk too much at night, you will encounter a ghost sooner or later.

If the Cheng family keeps losing things, they will probably invite a few experts to come to their house to take charge. But two fists can't beat four hands, so it's better to be careful.

Agou was not worried about these things. He told Gu Tang not to worry, everything would be fine.

"We want to hire an expert to guard our house, but the price is very high. I'm afraid the Cheng family can't afford that much money now."