"When did you prepare these things?" Qiu Yan knew that Gu Qian had been in the military camp and had no time to prepare such trivial matters.
Gu Qian tightened his grip on Gu Xiaoran and replied with a smile, "It was purchased in Huaiyuan a couple of days ago."
Actually, he wanted to prepare more, like beds and screens.
However, these things were difficult to make, so he waited until Baiyang's house was built before making the purchases.
Qiu Dayu prepared a room to store the betrothal gifts.
With the betrothal gifts returned to their place, the courtyard, which had been noisy at first, became warm and inviting.
Once things calmed down, Qiu Dazhi glanced at Qiu Yan, who was chatting and laughing with Gu Qian not far away.
He felt a little awkward and got up to leave.
"Fourth Uncle." Qiu Ling'er called out to him, the little girl's sweet voice soothing Qiu Dazhi's uneasy heart.
Qiu Ling'er: "Stay for dinner."
Qiu Dazhi looked at Qiu Yan again, and when he saw Qiu Yan nod at him, he replied, "Okay."
Looking at the people in the courtyard, Zhu Juan and Xia Minmin started a fire to cook.
"Zhu Juan, what does my cousin's fiancé do?" Xia Minmin was meeting Gu Qian for the first time today and was very curious about his identity because of his generous spending.
She had been in contact with Qiu Yan for a month and had noticed the difference in her cousin.
As Zhu Juan added firewood, she replied, "Soldiers are quite extraordinary."
Xia Minmin recalled the soldiers from her village, "Doesn't that mean they're separated more often than together?"
"If the man I like could care about me like this, I would be happy even if we were apart most of the time." Zhu Juan genuinely envied Qiu Yan and Gu Qian, and that's what she thought.
As Zhu Juan and Xia Minmin began their conversation, everyone finally noticed that...
There was a strange girl in the house.
When others saw Xia Minmin, they only thought she was a farm girl that Qiu Yan had invited to do chores for her.
But Qiu Dayu was different.
His eyes lit up the moment he saw Xia Minmin.
That look in her eyes made Zhao Yuanyuan feel jealous.
Without hesitation, Qiu Dayu approached Xia Minmin and began to greet her. "Miss, which village are you from? I've never seen you before."
Zhao Yuanyuan's expression changed slightly. She used to help Zhu Juan with cooking.
She asked in a low voice, "Zhu Juan, who is that girl?"
"Master's cousin..."
"Cousin?" Zhao Yuanyuan pondered the word "cousin" carefully. In her mind, a proverb came to mind: "Even the richest man in the mountains has distant relatives."
This was the first time so many people had come to Qiu Yan's house; the Li family's ranch was in serious trouble.
Shortly before the luncheon, Qiu Yumei and her family of four also arrived for a meal.
Today is Yan Yan's engagement banquet, how could her aunt and uncle not come?
However, the shop is too busy, so they can only come over when they have free time.
The special luncheon was attended not only by the villagers, but also by Gu Qian's betrothed entourage, as well as Zheng Hong and a group of government officials.
Zheng Hong and Qiu Dafu were very close, and at the luncheon, Zheng Hong sat directly next to Qiu Dafu.
"Brother Qiu, it's been a long time. What have you been busy with these days?"
He hadn't had time to get close to Qiu Dafu along the way, but now he could finally talk to him.
"I repaired the government office for the prefect in Huaiyuan."
"Repairing the government office?"
"As you know, Lord Xu's government office has been damaged in many places."
"This prefect, you saved him, and he actually..." Zheng Hong stopped there, noticing that Zhao Shan, Li Zheng, Qiu Dayu, and Qiu Dazhi at the same table were all looking at him with inquisitive expressions. He stopped talking and began to raise his glass in a toast.
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