Chapter 18 Aunt Xiao Brought a Package
Xi Lanfang's eyes turned red at the sudden ridicule and she lowered her head.
Gu Yuexuan remained calm, instead revealing a hint of sarcasm: "The country bumpkins are certainly different from the Tusu family, but at least their ancestors left behind a few acres of fertile land, while the Tusu family has nothing."
We have fallen into this shabby place. No matter how noble our status is, we must be able to fill our stomachs!
Yu's face flushed red, veins bulging on her forehead. Before she could display her authority, Tu Subo interrupted, "I've asked someone to find a job for her. I'll be leaving at dawn tomorrow. My mother needs to take care of the children, and Xuanxuan is ill and shouldn't be working. Starting tomorrow, let someone else take charge of the kitchen."
Objectively speaking, the daily task of cooking porridge is quite light in terms of the cooking burden.
However, who would be willing to do it himself when the master has been accustomed to being served for a long time?
Facing the silence of the crowd, Tu Subo added calmly, "I won't be able to return home until nightfall."
The implication of this statement is clear - if you don't want to endure hunger, you have to cook for yourself.
After all, not eating for three to five days is not life-threatening.
The dining table suddenly fell into silence. Gu Yuexuan's face was pale, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and she sighed secretly.
Tu Subo is ready to work hard to make a living, but others are still unable to move?
With so many able-bodied adults, are they really pinning their hopes on Tu Subo alone to support their entire families?
I have never seen such a shameless person!
Gu Yuexuan really had no appetite. The half bowl of porridge in her hand seemed to have turned into a lead block, stuck in her throat and making her feel suffocated. Even when she returned to the stable which had just been renovated and was of a small size, she was still uneasy, as if she was shrouded in heavy worries.
As the sun was setting and the night was getting darker, Tu Subo stepped into the hut, holding the medicine she was taking steadily in his hands.
Shortly after the meal, he began to boil the medicine.
"Come, take your medicine."
The holes in the roof have been patched, and the ventilation holes on the four walls have been carefully sealed with tarpaulin, so there is no need to worry even if it rains tonight.
Gu Yuexuan held the medicine bowl with both hands and took a deep breath. After the medicine entered her stomach, she felt like a sweet candy in her mouth.
She chewed the candy and asked out of curiosity: "Where did you get this candy from?"
"When I go out to buy medicine, I buy it when I see it on the road."
Tu Su Minxu and Tu Su Yunxi were each given a candy to lull them to sleep peacefully, and the remaining candies were carefully wrapped in a paper bag only the size of a fist.
Tu Subo gently placed the bag of candy next to Gu Yuexuan, his tone calm but full of care: "Keep this candy and eat it next time you take your medicine. Tomorrow before I go out, I will boil the medicine in advance. You just need to take it and go to sleep peacefully. If no one is lighting a fire to cook, you don't have to worry about it."
Gu Yuexuan nodded slightly, and saw Tu Subo skillfully spread a few wooden boards on the ground, then covered them with a layer of soft straw, and then lay down to rest.
In this simple little house, the only place that could be called a bed was the small area where she was sitting cross-legged, and the space was extremely narrow.
"Sister-in-law, Tu Subo prepared this delicious meal just for your eldest family, yet you dared to enjoy it all by yourself? Aren't you afraid of feeling bloated and uncomfortable from overeating? Isn't this behavior extremely selfish?"
Xi Lanfang has a gentle personality, but even the weakest person desires to protect their own flesh and blood.
She recalled Tu Subo's conversation yesterday, mustered up her rare courage, and said firmly, "Bo'er went out to fight before daybreak. How could he have enough time to take care of so many people?"
"Why do these people, who use their hands and brains, have to rely on him alone?"
It might be bearable in the short term, but if it goes on like this for a long time, wouldn't it make Tu Subo exhausted and even endanger his life?
Others may not feel sorry for her, but as a mother, her heart is full of worries!
Yu puffed out her chest and wanted to argue, but at that moment, a voice happened to ask outside the door: "Is Gu Yuexuan here?"
"Gu Yuexuan lives here?"
Gu Yuexuan?
When Gu Yuexuan heard someone calling her name, she jumped up and walked out of the door. Facing the face she had never seen before, she was very surprised: "I am Gu Yuexuan, what's wrong?"
The visitor was wearing a black coarse cloth robe, had an ordinary appearance and looked unremarkable.
However, the moment he caught a glimpse of Gu Yuexuan, a bright smile immediately broke out on his face, as warm as the spring sun.
"Miss Gu, your family in Shengjing asked me to bring you some things. Please come and inspect them yourself!"
Shengjing?
As soon as these two words were spoken, everyone in the room immediately poked their heads out to look over here.
Gu Yuexuan secretly felt something was wrong and rushed forward to ask, "Who asked you to deliver it?"
The man in black took the package off his shoulder and handed it to her, explaining, "This was sent by Concubine Xiao from the Yongchang Earl's Mansion. There's an inventory inside the package. You might want to take a closer look."
Gu Yuexuan weighed the bulging package in her hand and stood there in a daze for a moment. After a while, she remembered who the Aunt Xiao he was talking about was.
That was the original owner's biological mother who was neglected in the Yongchang Earl's Mansion.
When she was forced to marry off, Aunt Xiao seemed to have been imprisoned for pleading for her, and they haven't seen each other since then.
Strange, why did he find this place?
Gu Yuexuan opened the package with trembling hands, and on top was a list.
Two sets of thick cotton jackets, two sets of change of clothes, and two pairs of shoes with exquisite craftsmanship and fine stitching.
Yu stared expectantly for a long while, only to see the package opened and a few cloth clothes and embroidered shoes come into view. She couldn't help but curl her lips in disdain: "I thought it was something precious, but after coming all the way here, you only brought back a few shabby clothes?"
The material of these clothes is not really of high quality, and compared with the attire of the villagers, they do not look very noble.
Seeing this, everyone who was originally excited frowned in disappointment, turned around and went back to their rooms.
Gu Yuexuan held the clothes in her hands, feeling that they were heavy, as if carrying some special emotions. She couldn't help but ask slowly, "Auntie, did you have anything to tell me?"
The man sighed and waved his hand, saying, "You know exactly what Madam Xiao is up to. She doesn't have any say. She just asked me to pass on a message, telling you to take care of yourself and not to catch a cold or go hungry."
As soon as he finished speaking, he glanced around inconspicuously. After confirming that no one was noticing them, he quickly pulled a small wooden box from his sleeve and gently tucked it under the pile of clothes. He lowered his voice and said, "Aunt Xiao specifically warned us that everyone in the Tusu family has ulterior motives. Although the help she can provide is really limited, please be vigilant and don't be too naive."
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