Chapter 126: The Hongmen Banquet
When Uncle Zhou saw Shen Jinan leading such a good horse over not long after, he was so surprised that he was speechless.
"Uncle Zhou, you take the carriage back and I'll ride back on horseback."
Shen Jinan's eyebrows curved, and her bare hands stroked the Snow Dragon Colt's fur, and the Snow Dragon Colt snorted happily.
After Uncle Zhou agreed, Shen Jinan jumped onto the horse, leaned over, and gently patted the Snow Dragon Colt's head.
The snow dragon colt neighed in unison, then spread its hooves and ran out.
Shen Jinan gripped the reins and used the skills given by the system to the maximum. She felt like she was almost merging with the Snow Dragon Horse. The whistling wind blew past her ears, lifting the black hair behind her ears.
In just an incense stick of time, Shen Jinan rode his horse to the doorstep, and the sound of reading aloud came from the yard.
It was Gu Yanqing teaching the children in the village. She understood what was going on, slowed down her movements, dismounted, and led the Snow Dragon Colt to the trough in the backyard.
But the horse trough was too small and could only hold two horses at most. Shen Jinan felt that he should add another floor to his house. Now that the Chinese New Year was approaching, he might as well wait until next spring.
As for the two chestnut horses, let Uncle Zhou put them in their horse trough, and Shen Jinan will just pay them some more wages.
After settling the Snow Dragon Horse, she clapped her hands and pushed open the gate. Gu Yanqing, wearing a dark robe, stood with his hands behind his back, his face somewhat serious.
It turned out that the children were being called upon to recite a text, and they didn't dare to breathe, for fear that they would be hit.
As soon as Shen Jinan entered the door, the children's eyes naturally shifted to her. When Gu Yanqing looked at her, there was a bit more tenderness in his eyes.
"Hello, Master's wife~"
The children extended their voices and greeted politely.
Shen Jinan waved his hand with a smile, a gentle look on his face.
Many children are still closer to Shen Jinan. After all, she is beautiful and gentle, and speaks softly to them, which is much better than Teacher Gu, who often has a stern face.
"My wife is back. Go back to your room and rest. get out of class will be over in an hour."
Gu Yanqing took a few steps forward and looked at Shen Jinan with gentle eyes.
Shen Jinan responded, but turned and went to the kitchen.
An hour later, a sweet smell wafted from the kitchen. Gu Yanqing put down the text in his hand and told the students to review the knowledge when they got home.
"Children, please leave in a moment. Mistress has made some snacks for you."
Shen Jinan came out of the kitchen with a big food box in his hand and a smile on his face.
Gu Yanqing no longer cared about the students and quickly stepped forward to help Shen Jinan carry the food box.
The food box was placed on the table and opened layer by layer. Inside were a wide variety of snacks made into the shapes of various small animals. The sweet aroma tempted every child's heart.
“So beautiful.”
Xiao Min from Mrs. Zhou's family swallowed her saliva and looked at the pink flower-shaped snacks on the white plate with sparkling eyes. She turned her head and looked at Huanhuan enviously.
"Huanhuan, I'm so envious of you. Your mother is so amazing."
Huanhuan was originally very greedy, but when she heard this, she put her hands on her hips and became proud.
"My mother can cook anything delicious! She is the most amazing and beautiful mother in the world."
Hearing this, Shen Jinan was extremely happy. He touched Huanhuan's face and called to the children, "Okay, eat quickly. After eating, go home and review your homework."
Although the children were extremely greedy, they did not dare to reach out and take it because of the big Buddha Gu Yanqing standing next to them.
A pair of clear eyes looked at Gu Yanqing, and a rare smile appeared on Gu Yanqing's stern face.
"Eat it, this is Master's Wife's gift."
As soon as he said this, the children immediately took the cakes with smiles on their faces and started to gobble them up.
Sui Sui Huan Huan was enjoying the meal, and Shen Jin An reached out and pinched a piece of chestnut cake, and held it in front of Gu Yanqing's thin lips.
"Teacher Gu, this is a reward for you."
Her eyes were full of smiles, and her scallion-like fingertips were pinching the fragrant chestnut cake.
Gu Yanqing's Adam's apple moved, and he opened his mouth with an unclear expression to swallow the cake, but whether intentionally or unintentionally, his lips gently held Shen Jinan's fingertips, but he let go in just a moment.
Shen Jinan was stunned. Her fingertips seemed to still retain the soft and warm touch from before, and her face immediately flushed.
Gu Yanqing also coughed somewhat unnaturally.
The children didn't pay much attention to them and were concentrating on eating the pastries.
Finally, all the snacks on the table were eaten, and the satisfied children said goodbye to Mr. and Mrs. Shen Jinan with their small backpacks.
Shen Jinan was about to go back to the kitchen to prepare dinner, but unexpectedly, an uninvited guest came to the yard at this time.
He is one of Boss Liu's men, Ma Zi.
Ma Zi pushed the door open without any courtesy, and the look he gave Shen Jinan was not kind.
"Oh, Miss Shen is here, it's not a wasted trip for me."
Seeing that the person coming was Ma Zi, Gu Yanqing's face quickly turned cold and he clenched his fists.
"What are you doing here? Get out!"
His aura frightened Ma Zi, but when he thought about his boss joining forces with Master Cao, what was he afraid of Gu Yanqing doing?
"Hmph, stop pretending. Our village chief is willing to send me here to inform you, which is already a great kindness. Don't refuse a toast and then drink a forfeit!"
A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Ma Zi's turbid eyes. Shen Jinan thought for a while and pressed down Gu Yanqing's clenched fist.
"Brother Ma Zi, why don't you tell me why your village chief asked you to come to me?"
Shen Jinan's tone was calm, and it was impossible to tell what emotion he had. Gu Yanqing also resisted the urge to throw Ma Zi out, and calmed down to listen to what he had to say.
"The village chief said that he would invite Miss Shen and Master Gu to a banquet tonight. Come to the village to drink and eat meat together and write off the past grudges. But if you don't come, it means you don't take our village chief seriously!"
Ma Zi snorted coldly, and used the name of Boss Liu to show off his power.
"By then, you won't be able to teach or do business, and even living in this village will be extremely difficult!"
Hearing this, Shen Jinan's heart sank. It seemed that Boss Liu had already hired someone to secretly keep an eye on their family. Otherwise, Ma Zi would not know about her business and Gu Yanqing's teaching.
But if I go to the banquet this time, it will definitely be a Hongmen Banquet, and I might never come back.
But if she doesn't go, Boss Liu will take the opportunity to make trouble, and then the whole family will be in chaos. There are children at home, and she doesn't want them to panic.
After some thought, Shen Jinan responded in a deep voice, “Okay, I’ll go. We’ll show up at the gate of your village on time at the last moment of sunset, but I want your village chief to come and greet us personally!”
She spoke every word firmly, and Ma Zi had no choice but to agree for the sake of the mission and went back to the Thirteen Village to report.
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