Chapter 57 A Meal at a High-end Restaurant
Countless delicious dishes suddenly emerged in the old lady's mind, but considering her limited money, she could only sigh helplessly and said, "Eat whatever you have. It's up to you."
Gu Yuexuan responded gently. After Tu Subo secured the sack on the car board with a hemp rope, she lifted her skirt and jumped lightly onto the car.
Tu Subo gently pulled the reins in his hand and reminded him, "Hold on tight."
"Let's go."
With the mule cart as a means of transportation, the time it takes to go out is greatly shortened. However, Tu Subo did not go directly to his original destination, but drove towards the farther county town.
Seeing this, Gu Yuexuan asked in confusion: "Why don't you go to town?"
Tu Subo said in a deep voice, "I asked Brother Hu, and he said there's no place like the one you're looking for in town. We can only go to the county seat."
"Are all the things you brought ready?"
Gu Yuexuan gently pressed the thick banknotes in her arms, and said in a voice as low as a mosquito's buzz: "Everything is ready."
"Is it really reliable to ask someone to send the things back? Will my mother and brother be able to receive them safely?"
Tu Subo waved his wrist, causing the mule cart to speed along the bumpy road. He said calmly, "There are special messengers in the county who are responsible for delivering items. Generally speaking, they will not make mistakes."
As soon as he finished speaking, he couldn't help but turn around, his eyes lingering on Gu Yuexuan for a moment: "Why did you suddenly think of transporting supplies to Shengjing?"
He knew that Gu Yuexuan's biological mother did not have an easy life in the Gu family, but no matter what, she was the legal concubine of the Gu family who raised a pair of children, and she would not fall to the point where she needed support from Gu Yuexuan who was thousands of miles away.
However, Gu Yuexuan told him last night that she planned to ask someone to send some silver to Aunt Xiao.
Did something happen in Shengjing?
Gu Yuexuan rested her chin on her palm, sighed, and said helplessly, "Two days ago, when I went to the village alone to buy vegetables, I ran into the messenger who delivered the goods for me last time at the village entrance. He told me that the latest news is that my mother was punished by the lady for some reason. She has been ill for several days and has been deprived of her monthly allowance for half a year."
People who have not personally experienced the hardships of living in a large mansion find it difficult to imagine Aunt Xiao's current situation.
But when Gu Yuexuan searched the original owner's memory, she found that the content was quite scarce. When she saw the gift that Aunt Xiao had sent from afar, she couldn't help but feel overwhelmed.
That person was already living in poverty in the mansion, but he gave all his private savings to Gu Yuexuan at once. Now that he fell ill, what could Gu Yuexuan do?
She was thousands of miles away and unable to provide assistance in person. The only thing she could think of was to take out some silver from her own pocket and try to send it to Aunt Xiao.
However, she was not familiar with the current method of delivering letters, nor could she find someone trustworthy, so she placed her hopes on Tu Subo.
But Shengjing and Fangling are far apart. Even if the silver could be delivered to Aunt Xiao, it would be a long time later. She didn't know whether the money could really solve her urgent needs.
Tu Subo's fingers, gripping the reins, curled slightly, his brow furrowed. "Did that person reveal any other information to you?"
Gu Yuexuan shook her head dejectedly, "He doesn't know more about the situation, but my mother is definitely having a very difficult time right now."
To be exact, she never seemed to have a truly happy day.
Noticing her lack of energy, Tu Subo paused for a moment and said gently, "Don't panic. It's been some time since this news arrived. It's very likely that by the time you hear about it, the condition there has already improved."
Gu Yuexuan responded tiredly with a weak "hmm." After arriving in the county town, Tu Subo took her straight to the post station, where many messengers gathered.
She was led to the table where the list of items to be entrusted was written. Tu Subo stood at the counter. After a moment's thought, he whispered to the clerk, "Can I borrow your paper and pen?"
In the chaos of the house being ransacked, Gu Yuexuan quickly took out two thousand taels of silver notes from the dowry box and hid them carefully without leaving a trace.
Considering the inconvenience of delivering it through others, she generously took out five hundred taels of silver notes and planned to send it back to Shengjing.
When she finished filling out the form and walked out of the post station, Tu Subo handed her an envelope with a wax seal. "I have an old friend in Shengjing and I'm trying to get in touch with him. I'd like to take advantage of your favorable wind and help me deliver this letter as well."
Delivering one more letter would only cost five taels of silver. Gu Yuexuan, with a huge sum of money in her pocket, nodded and agreed without hesitation.
After leaving the post station, Gu Yuexuan couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
Regardless, she had done her best.
Tu Subo turned to look at her, his voice unconsciously softening: "You left in such a hurry that you didn't even have time to eat breakfast. You must be hungry, right?"
Gu Yuexuan wanted to shake her head, but Tu Subo said, "Eat something first. After you're full, you can deal with other matters."
Although the county town is not as prosperous as Shengjing, it has improved significantly compared to the small town.
There were all kinds of small stalls in the streets and alleys. Tu Subo parked the mule cart loaded with charcoal blocks aside, looked around, and his eyes fell on a restaurant with a conspicuous sign and looked quite high-end.
Gu Yuexuan followed closely behind him and entered the restaurant. When the waiter came to serve the dishes, she winked exaggeratedly, with a hint of playfulness in her tone: "You did this on purpose, didn't you?"
Are you planning to rip me off just because I'm rich now?
Tu Subo heard a hint of joking in her tone. He lowered his head slightly, rubbing the edge of the teacup with his index finger, imitating her movements. He covered half of his cheek with his left hand and chuckled softly, "Indeed, your wallet is the fattest. Why not treat me to a sumptuous meal?"
Gu Yuexuan covered her purse with her hands, pretending to feel pain, and said in an exaggerated tone: "Oh, I can't afford this, I can't afford it."
"If the bill isn't settled later, you'll have to quickly follow the waiter to the kitchen and wash the dishes yourself. I won't worry about you."
Before he could finish his words, the waiter who had just been mentioned slowly approached with a heavy tray. Facing the empty table, he was in a dilemma and looked embarrassed.
He heard it clearly.
This couple who look quite prominent are actually short of money!
The young waiter was nervous, his eyes wandering between Tu Subo and Gu Yuexuan. Finally, he couldn't help but ask, "Sir, do you really want to order your dishes?"
Poor guy, it’s not too late to regret now!
Gu Yuexuan laughed so hard that she was shaking and could hardly breathe.
Tu Subo held his forehead and sighed softly: "Go ahead."
Xiao Er just put down the tray in her hand and turned to leave, but she heard Tu Subo say in a serious tone: "It's okay, if washing the dishes is not enough to pay off the debt, I can also help chop firewood."
"Just enjoy your meal. If the restaurant detains anyone, they'll only detain me. I'll try to get you out safely."
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