I'm nothing like the naive person I was back then.
Dazhu asked curiously, "What if we cause a huge mess?"
"Of course I have to run away. Stealing money from home, do you really expect me to wait for them to find out? How stupid would that be? If it really comes to that, Dad will definitely beat me to death..."
Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Erzhu spoke his mind.
Chen Xian: This child is really too filial.
Then, lowering his voice, he said, "Alright, I know where he went. Now the three of us will take turns following him. I'll go with the old man selling fried dough sticks on the first main street."
"Dazhu and the second main street, to where they sell ma hu (a type of rice noodle soup),"
Erzhu went directly with him to the pawnshop.
"good."
The two teenagers seemed to be doing this for the first time, and their expressions were slightly excited.
Soon, more than an hour had passed.
The second assistant, Chen Xian, and the third assistant gathered together.
"Father, you're right. That guy really did go to the pawnshop. When he came out, he kept his right hand over his chest and looking around cautiously, like a thief who had stolen something..."
Chen Xian replied with a smile, "Well done! Let's eat first. We'll be busy as evening approaches..."
The three of them arrived at the congee stall.
I ordered a dozen or so pan-fried buns with chives and vermicelli, half a fried pancake, and three cups of wheat kernel yeast sold next to it.
...
Family-oriented.
Gu Er seized an opportunity when the cook wasn't looking and poured all the mushroom juice from the water bag into the mushroom and pork rib soup.
Quickly put it in the pot and stir it.
Then they gathered five or six water bags together and quietly left.
When the cook came in, he suddenly scratched his head, "That's strange, I was just thinking of getting something..."
I couldn't think of it for the time being, so I simply stopped thinking about it.
The aroma of pork rib and mushroom soup is wonderful...
I unconsciously swallowed my saliva.
It smells so good!
It's delicious. Hmm, why does the soup in the pot look like there's a lot more left?
I thought it was just my imagination...
Cover the pot and turn up the heat to try and make the ribs more tender.
The longer it cooks, the more you can smell the aroma of mushrooms and meat.
Weiwei sighed, "Second Young Master, where did you find these wild mushrooms? They're so fresh and tender... more fresh and tender than any mushrooms I've ever cooked before, and the flavor is so rich."
...
Not long after, Gu Junshan and Gu San returned from the cloth shop, looking exhausted.
The Gu family members were already waiting quietly for him, with a table full of dishes.
The First Madam smiled and said, "Master, you're finally back! Today, Erlang went to the mountains and hunted wild rabbits and pheasants, as well as picked wild mushrooms. We've been waiting for you..."
The second wife smiled broadly.
He hasn't come out since the lockdown was lifted.
She was afraid that she might do something to upset Gu Junshan.
Be cautious and meticulous.
Gu Er smiled ingratiatingly: "Father, Third Brother, hurry up and wash your hands and eat."
Gu Si rushed forward and acted coquettishly, while Gu Junshan, looking tired, replied perfunctorily, "Alright, alright, Second Brother, you've worked hard today."
Looking at the large table of dishes.
Especially the aroma of wild rabbits and pheasants, and the pork rib and mushroom soup.
My appetite wasn't very good to begin with, but suddenly I felt a strong urge to eat.
Gu San smiled broadly. "Second Brother, you've worked hard today."
Gu Er's face was beaming with a warm smile.
"What hardship I'm going through is nothing. I just have a bit of energy to mess around with. It's not as much trouble and effort as what you're putting in!"
After washing his hands in the copper basin, Gu Junshan dried them with a towel.
He said calmly, "Alright, enough with the gossip, let's sit down and eat!"
A few words.
The Fourth Young Master moved extremely quickly.
First, he found a rabbit head that had been cut into four pieces, and showed a smiling face: "Daddy, eat first, this thing is so delicious, so fragrant."
"The fourth one is so good."
For a moment, there was an unusual silence at the table.
Gu Junshan thought about his recent business dealings and decided he needed to talk to his family about it.
So he instructed Rubo to send all the servants and stewards far away, since the family business was in such a mess, which was not something to be proud of.
I don't want others to know too many details.
Gu Junshan beckoned Ru Bo to sit down and eat.
The First Madam coughed softly a few times.
"The kitchen left some food for Ruguo."
The old butler was slightly embarrassed.
Perhaps he ate too quickly, because the Fourth Young Master choked.
The second wife quickly served him a bowl of mushroom soup.
The fourth young master reluctantly took a small sip.
"Mother, I don't want to. I want to eat meat, why would I want to drink soup?"
I've only taken a small sip.
Her small eyes showed a slight hint of doubt. "Hmm, the soup today is quite delicious, very fragrant and flavorful."
Everyone at the table was smiling.
Even a tiny child knows the deliciousness of food?
This has only fueled everyone's curiosity.
So everyone present served themselves a bowl of soup.
Gu Er looked at his mother, took a small sip, hesitated slightly, then looked at the First Madam before drinking the soup spoonful by spoonful...
He still didn't say anything.
"That bastard Furen definitely has a swindler behind him. I heard they specifically recruited a group of young men to introduce ready-made clothes to women. Those strong young men practically glued themselves to the women..."
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