Gu Er's confinement period passed quickly.
On this day, Gu Er was dressed neatly and smartly, and with a smile on his face, he suddenly spoke to Gu San who was walking towards him.
"Second brother, where are you going?"
Gu Er was enthusiastic, with a gentle and sincere smile on his face that made people feel like they were bathed in a spring breeze.
As he spoke, a mask of guilt and pain appeared on his face.
"Third brother, we've just been confined to our quarters, so we're planning to ride a horse into the mountains to see if we can hunt some game."
My third brother and father have been worrying too much about the business lately, all to make up for the mistakes I made. I feel really depressed and resentful about it.
Gu San looked at his smiling second brother, and despite it being daytime, he suddenly felt a strange chill.
He comforted him, saying, "Father, don't blame yourself too much. The enemy is cunning. Even I was deceived by them, wasn't I?"
Gu Er smiled and stared at him, saying, "Is that so?"
Gu San was puzzled. "Yes."
As he left, Gu Er patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Third brother did a good job."
Gu Junshan returned from outside and, seeing Gu Er, scolded, "Where have you been again?"
Gu Er lowered his head and said, "Father, I was wrong. I'm going to hunt some wild game to help everyone recover."
"Get lost."
Gu Er clenched his fists, smiled ingratiatingly, and left.
A corner of the courtyard.
The First Madam and the Fourth Young Master stood together.
The First Madam smiled and said, "My son, it really is the ancestors of the Gu family who are protecting you. Originally, I thought that the Second Son was too strong, and that my son and I might not be able to beat him."
All I can do is try my best to make you please your father.
Now it seems that fools are unfit to lead the Gu family. The second son has almost completely ruined the Gu family's foundation, and his trust in your father has been completely exhausted.
Gu Er mounted his horse, his expression suddenly hardening.
His gaze was icy.
He went to the grocery store and bought a tinderbox, a small earthenware pot, and five water sacs.
We headed straight for Dawushan, east of the county seat.
During one of his hunting trips, he heard people at a small restaurant run by farmers talk about several kinds of wild mushrooms that tasted excellent.
But that mushroom is poisonous.
Examples include yellow boletus and white amanita.
Eating a little less will not cause diarrhea, but of course it's fine.
Gu Er felt that his family members had been working too hard lately, whether it was his father or his brothers.
Everyone needs to drink some delicious mushroom soup.
Take some time to nourish your body.
What bad intentions could he possibly have?
He wandered through the mountains and forests, venturing into the undergrowth and near rotten tree roots, and actually found quite a few fresh porcini mushrooms and white amanita mushrooms.
With a smile, he carefully cleaned the white amanita in the stream, thoroughly washing away the grass roots and mud three times.
Put water in the earthenware pot, then add chopped yellow boletus and white amanita mushrooms, and so on.
To ensure his family could enjoy the deliciousness of the mushrooms, he thoughtfully cooked five or six pounds of mushroom soup, afraid that everyone would miss out on the flavor.
After cooling, pour it into a water bag.
He kicked the pottery jar into the stream...
Back in the city, I bought three wild rabbits, three pheasants, and three to five pounds of fresh shiitake mushrooms.
He instructed the cook to prepare the meal.
The cook glanced at the ingredients in Gu Er's hands and said with a smile, "Second Young Master, you've worked hard."
Gu San waved his hand, "These are all things I painstakingly gathered in the mountains. Quickly clean them up and try to make a soup with the mushrooms; it'll be incredibly delicious."
"Okay, okay."
Gu San changed his clothes, glanced around furtively, and seeing no one, slipped inside. He began to carefully examine the drawers, bed frame, and even the floor tiles, trying to pry them open to see what was inside.
Why isn't it there?
Where are the house deed and land deed?
During this period of time, Gu Junshan and Gu San have been busy with business matters at the store.
Gu Er sat calmly in the rattan chair.
His gaze swept over the ancient books on the bookshelves... Among them were the Gu family genealogy, some old account books, and some diaries that Gu Junshan usually kept.
He pondered the words Gu Junshan had spoken.
[The Gu family's generations of hard work and ancestral precepts forbid them from leaving Lushang County...]
Gu Er quietly walked to the bookshelf and reached out to pull out the tattered family genealogy book...
...
After Chen Xian finished eating, the group returned to the courtyard.
Chen Xian suddenly asked his son beside him, "Eldest son, if you want to take revenge on someone, how many days does it take?"
Dazhu thought for a long time and then chuckled dryly, "I don't know. Maybe in three or five days, or maybe after those few days, I'll forget about it."
Erzhu smiled and said, "Does Father mean that Gu Er can't swallow this insult and might make a move in the next few days?"
Chen Xian: "Maybe. We have nothing else to do, so let's change our clothes and go stake out the Gu family's gate."
The three of them were putting on makeup, dressed in coarse cloth clothes, and each wore a tattered straw hat.
Chen Xian and his two companions quietly waited at the entrance of the Gu family's residence.
It continued until the sun was about to set.
Gu Er rushed out of the house in a hurry, looking around as if something very important had happened.
There's definitely not anyone around.
They went straight to East Street.
Chen Xian was slightly taken aback.
Erzhu smiled and said, "Father, it seems that Gu Erlang really can't hold his temper! He didn't even spend a single night with him!"
Chen Xian lowered his voice and said, "Second brother, if you made a mistake and your family scolded you, what would you do?"
Erzhu calmly said, "It depends on how big the matter is. If the mistake is minor, I will pretend it never happened. As long as no one knows, I will eat well, sleep well, and study well."
Chen Xian was slightly taken aback. Why are kids these days so complicated?
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