"Hello, village chief. My surname is Lu. I'm here to find a family in your village whose surname is Ji."
The village chief rubbed his hands on his pants, then shook hands with the girl, wondering what her relationship was with Gu Lingxiao. For him to bring people over, the relationship must be quite significant.
“There’s only one family in that village with the surname Ji. I’ll take you there!” Village Chief Yuan said enthusiastically.
"Thank you for your help," Gu Lingxiao said.
“What are you saying? If you hadn’t led people up the mountain to rescue him back then, my son might not even be alive today!” Village Chief Yuan said with a smile. “My daughter-in-law is pregnant again recently, and this time I want a granddaughter.”
Gu Lingxiao said, "Then I wish you all your dreams come true and that you have both a son and a daughter."
"Thank you for your kind words!" Village Chief Yuan said with a smile.
Lu Zhixia followed behind them and gradually learned what had happened through their conversation.
Gu Lingxiao once led a team up the mountain to rescue the villagers. Any villagers he knew would greet him warmly, and he would respond in kind.
After a long journey, we finally arrived at our destination. Through the gate, we saw a spacious courtyard with four rooms inside.
The people in the courtyard were working in the field in the corner, squatting on the ground harvesting vegetables.
"Old Ji!" Village Chief Yuan called out to the people in the courtyard.
Hearing someone shout, the door to the house was pushed open.
Lu Zhixia saw the old man selling bowls come out with a smile, wearing brand new clothes, and his whole demeanor was different.
"It's me, old man!"
When Old Ji saw the girl who bought the bowl that day, he let out a loud "Aww!" and immediately went over.
"You've finally arrived! I've been waiting for you these past few days!"
Seeing that they really knew each other, Village Chief Yuan said, "I have to go to the fields to work. You two chat first!" Turning to Gu Lingxiao, he said, "I'll be having lunch at my house today. If you don't come, you'll be slapping me in the face."
Gu Lingxiao was speechless, and could only say...
"Then let's have a simple home-cooked meal, without any extravagance. There are only two of us."
"No problem, I'll go back and tell them I'll cook a simple home-cooked meal." After saying this, Village Chief Yuan left with his hands behind his back and a smile.
He couldn't possibly prepare a simple home-cooked meal. He killed the rooster in the house, and there was some smoked bacon that he could take out. He could also have his wife make some dumplings.
In short, they had to have a lively meal. After they finished rescuing people, a group of villagers couldn't stop them, and the team left without even having a bite to eat.
I've been feeling guilty, and today I finally have the chance to treat everyone to a proper meal. How could I possibly do anything casual!
Old Ji watched the village chief leave, sized up the young man before him, suddenly slapped his forehead, and then began to speak eloquently.
"Captain Gu! It's you! How come I didn't recognize you right away!"
"You know me too?" Gu Lingxiao didn't recognize the person in front of him. There were quite a few people in the village, and he couldn't possibly remember everyone.
"Of course I know you! I was standing at the back that day and only saw your face, but I didn't have a chance to shake your hand," Old Ji said with a smile. "Thanks to you and your men who went up the mountain to rescue them, you are a great benefactor to our whole village!"
"Let's skip these words and get down to business!" Gu Lingxiao said.
Old Ji nodded in agreement, then turned to look at the woman buying the bowls. A thought flashed through his mind, and he instantly realized that their relationship was unusual.
Even if they weren't husband and wife, they were still very good friends; otherwise, Captain Gu wouldn't have come along.
"Come on, come inside with me and look at the things."
So they followed them into the house and found that although it was messy, it was tidy, and everything was placed in an orderly manner.
They followed them into the main house, which wasn't very big, maybe eight or nine square meters at most.
Old Ji took off his shoes and climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed). He then went to the kang cabinet in the corner, looked out the window to make sure no one was around, and then opened the door. He took out a jar, held it in both hands, and placed it on the kang.
“I usually hide things here, and I have to check them every night before I go to sleep. That day I took one out, and there were still seven left inside.”
Gu Lingxiao frowned slightly. He now understood that Lu Zhixia had come to buy antiques; he had previously thought she was there to buy medicinal herbs.
After the jar was opened, seven bowls were taken out, their bright red color very beautiful.
"It's part of a set with that bowl; there are eight bowls in total!"
Lu Zhixia took a closer look and found that it was indeed almost identical to the previous bowl.
How much are you planning to pay for these bowls?
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