Future plans
In the past, she had only heard the word "wolf" from the refugees about the uprising... But that child had clearly never been to school, so it was possible that he had misheard the accent of his hometown.
Now, the Gu family crest, with the addition of the Lang character...
Thinking of this, Song Tiaotiao's heart moved, and his eyes flashed: "Could it be Brother Cheng Lang?"
Gu Chengjue's eyes were filled with mixed emotions, his eyelashes trembling slightly as he lowered his gaze. "I have never seen their leader. But I have carefully examined the flag, and the pattern is almost the same as the jade plaque that my eldest brother used to carry."
Children born in the Ning Wang Mansion all carry a jade plaque engraved with the family crest and name.
When Song Tiaotiao was young, she had seen Gu Chengjue's jade pendant hanging around his neck. However, she didn't know when the jade had disappeared.
Now, the person Gu Chengjue in the book had waited for years without ever seeing his return may finally be found. Song Tiaotiao looked into Gu Chengjue's face, but saw an unprecedented complex emotion in it.
The joy of regaining what was lost hidden in the corners of his lips, the fear of missing out in his slightly furrowed brows, the determination to fight for it in his eyes...
In the clear and warm flower breeze, the two of them tacitly kept each other's silence and walked forward side by side.
After a long silence, Song Tiaotiao looked at the clear blue sky, glanced at Gu Chengjue, and asked softly, "Chengjue, what are your plans for the future?"
Now, if Brother Cheng Lang could survive, the Yu Gu family would be overjoyed. But if it was really Gu Cheng Lang who carried the Gu family crest and started an uprising in Northern Xinjiang, the Yu Gu family would be in a dilemma.
Gu Chengjue returned this time to suppress the bandits, but after the army suppressed the bandits, the next arrangement would inevitably be to liquidate these insurgents who were regarded as rebels.
The accusation of treason against the Gu family was originally a false accusation by a traitor and was completely unfounded. In the book, Gu Chengjue went to great lengths to clear General Gu of the accusation, and ultimately, he completely replaced the imperial court, finally clearing General Gu's name.
Restoring Prince Ning's good reputation was Gu Chengjue's greatest obsession after his family was destroyed and he was left alone in the world.
And Gu Chenglang, who was ambushed while protecting his family during exile and fell off a cliff and his life and death are unknown, may be his inner demon.
The two sides are obsessed with each other, it is really heartbreaking...
When Song Tiaotiao thought of this, her brows couldn't help but frown slightly.
Seeing this, Gu Chengjue's eyes, mirroring the blue sky, shifted slightly downwards. He pondered for a moment, then finally let go of the last bit of his heart.
He looked at Song Tiaotiao steadily and responded with the final answer in his heart: "Tiaotiao, I will give an explanation to the Ning Palace."
Song Tiaotiao looked at Gu Chengjue's dark eyes, as if she understood something, but she said nothing more.
In the next few days, Song Tiaotiao went to the restaurant during the day and returned to the farm in the evening.
Gu Chengjue, however, seemed to have completely quelled the bandit threat. His next journey, the time between departure and return never exceeded three days. As time passed, their time apart became shorter, and their time together longer.
During the day, apart from the time they spend together at the restaurant making special dishes, they also take a break from their busy schedules, sometimes supervising the branch, and sometimes going to other places to see the sights together.
In the evening, they returned to the farm hand in hand, one guarding the farmland with Song Xiaobai, while the other continued to develop a prescription with new progress.
The livestock pen also needed to be tended to. Recently, the newly born piglets in the pigpen had grown plump and white, and several females in the cattle and sheep pens had successfully conceived. The chicken coop produced a sufficient number of eggs daily, not only providing protein for a family of five, but also more than enough to send to the grocery store.
The little rabbit pair, Bai Xue and Mo Mo, have now become the heads of the rabbit clan.
As spring arrives, they return from their rabbit cages to the embrace of the land.
Today, as they move through the grasslands, in addition to the newborn litter, there are many panda-colored rabbits following closely behind.
When they see Gu Chengjue, they will cleverly surround him, like an ink-wash garland, lying between Gu Chengjue's legs.
But if he meets Song Tiao Tiao, he will be like a boiling little dumpling, rolling around in her skirt and following her closely.
They move around everywhere in the morning, at noon and in the evening.
And at night, they were finally able to return home.
As always, Zhao would stand in front of the courtyard gate, with a gentle smile in her eyes, and hand them a warm lamp.
But if you look deeper into those eyes by candlelight, you will see a bit of indescribable loneliness.
When Song Tiaotiao saw this, she couldn't help but start paying attention to the different aspects of Zhao's daily life.
In the past month, Gu Zhao's schoolwork has become increasingly busy, and he has rarely returned home.
As the farm and livestock pens were now taken care of by hired workers, she would be advised to rest before she had even started working for a while.
Song Tiaotiao had a clue in her mind, and one day, she hinted at the issue during a heart-to-heart talk with Zhao.
The answer that came out of Zhao's mouth was roughly consistent with what Song Tiaotiao had expected.
Now, because she usually takes care of household affairs and leads a fulfilling life every day, she suddenly has a long-lost free time, but she feels a little lost in her heart.
But there are many ways to fill life, and Song Tiaotiao wants to find a way that Zhao likes best.
For example, Zhao has beautiful handwriting.
While Song Tiaotiao was thinking about a solution, Village Chief Zhang from Muye Village came to talk to Village Chief Li about the recent situation in the village and invited Song Tiaotiao to go with him.
Song Tiaotiao had just been invited into Village Chief Li's house by someone sent by Village Chief Li when a hearty and cheerful laugh came from far away.
Before seeing the person, I heard his voice: "Song girl, thanks to your method, our Muye Village is now completely transformed. You have truly benefited the people here."
Before Song Tiaotiao could respond, the door of Village Chief Li's house was wide open.
As soon as the smiling faces of the two village chiefs came into view, Song Tiaotiao was invited into the house amidst the laughter.
During this time, the two village chiefs were extremely enthusiastic. Even if Song Tiaotiao put her hands together, she could hardly hold the meat crisps and dried meat that Village Chief Zhang handed over one after another, and the fresh fruits that Village Chief Li handed over one after another.
Song Tiaotiao's hands were constantly filled with food, and her mouth was never idle. She humbly responded to Village Chief Zhang's praise and thanked the two village chiefs for their hospitality.
Even though Village Chief Zhang had poured out all the praises he had learned in his life, he still refused to let the atmosphere with Song Tiaotiao's presence become dull.
He first talked incessantly about the feeding methods for her, and then went to the yard to point out a group of strong livestock that had just been brought in. At the end, Village Chief Zhang seemed to be afraid that there would be nothing else that could express his joy, and half-jokingly said that he wanted Muye Village and Songbai Village to be united forever, and it would be best if they could be merged into one village.
Village Chief Li stroked his long beard, his kind eyes lowered slightly, "Why not start by co-founding a village school?"
Village Chief Zhang's eyes flickered upon hearing this. He pondered for a moment, then looked at his old brother and nodded deeply. "The children from our two villages have a long way to go to school, and many have given up on learning to read and write. If we can work together, we can avoid much of the hardship and obstacles along the way. If you're interested, I'll get started when I get back."
Hearing this, Song Tiaotiao smiled and gradually led the topic to discussing the selection of the teacher.
Village Chief Zhang laughed heartily, "Don't worry, Miss Song. From my perspective, Brother Li is the best choice for the teacher, considering both his talent and moral character."
Village Chief Li smiled but shook his head. He looked at Song Tiao Tiao and said, "Brother Zhang, if I were the only one teaching in this village school, most of the children who come to study would be boys. Wouldn't a smart girl like our Tiao Tiao be left in the dust?"
Village Chief Zhang glanced at Song Tiaotiao and nodded in approval, "Brother Li, what you said is very reasonable. However, where can we find such a talented and learned female teacher?"
Seeing the topic fall into silence for a short time, Song Tiaotiao chuckled softly: "I actually have a very suitable candidate in mind, but I need to make inquiries before I can respond to the two village chiefs."
Village Chief Zhang and Village Chief Li smiled at each other, clapped their hands and said, "That's great! If this can be accomplished, we can wait any longer."
After receiving such an answer, Song Tiaotiao made up her mind. After returning home and finding the four treasures of the study she had bought from a Northern Dynasty merchant a few days ago, she went to find Zhao who was watering the flowers in the yard.
Zhao lowered her eyes and looked at the things Song Tiaotiao handed her. She chuckled and said, "Didn't you and Cheng Jue just make a set of brushes, inkstones, paper, and inkstone for Zhao'er a while ago? Why did you buy a new set now?"
Song Tiaotiao smiled faintly: "This was bought by Cheng Jue and I for my mother-in-law."
Hearing this, Zhao was stunned. The smile in her eyes was gradually covered by confusion: "For me?"
Song Tiaotiao's eyes flickered slightly, and she nodded, leading her to sit at the wooden table in the courtyard. "Actually, I've wanted to do this since the day Grandma wrote the peach charms. Every time Grandma writes, a different kind of joy emerges from her body. I can tell that Grandma likes calligraphy."
Zhao's long eyelashes trembled slightly, feeling the faint red heat around her eyes. In the end, she didn't look up at Song Tiaotiao: "So, every time you see Zhao'er practicing calligraphy with me, you always hand me a brush. Is that because of this?"
Hearing the tremor in Zhao's voice, Song Tiaotiao gently stroked her shoulder: "Yes, everyone says that you should cater to people's preferences. Now that I know what my mother-in-law likes, I want to make her happy."
Hearing this, Zhao's beautiful eyes flickered with tears: "Tiao Tiao, I really don't know how to thank you for your thoughtfulness..." At this point, she took a deep breath with tears in her eyes and choked with sobs.
Seeing this, Song Tiaotiao felt really sorry for her and tried to comfort her with gentle words for a long time. When she saw the gentleness in Zhao's eyes, she felt relieved and gently pushed the inkstone in her hand towards Zhao.
She smiled faintly, spread out the paper for Zhao, and then handed her a brush. "Mother-in-law, please write a few words for me... Just write your name, okay?"
When she was in Beijing, Song Tiaotiao had never heard of Zhao's full name.
In the few banquets where Zhao could be seen, the noble ladies who respected her would call her Princess Ning, while those who disliked her would secretly call her "Daughter of the Zhao Family."
In the book, she is Gu Chengjue's mother who suffered a lot and died in a foreign land after being exiled.
Therefore, even though they had been together day and night for a long time, Song Tiao Tiao only knew her last name but not her first name.
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