As Ouyang Qing spoke, she unfolded the folded paper.
This piece of paper has been stored for who knows how long; it's already yellowed.
The painting depicts a girl in her early teens, dressed in armor, with her hair tied up high, riding a warhorse, holding a red-tasseled spear, with bright eyes, looking very imposing.
The Gu sisters blinked. You have to admit, they really do look somewhat alike!
How amazing! If they weren't absolutely certain that Cai Xiaolian had carried her for ten months and given birth to her, and that their mother had only given birth to two daughters, they would definitely have thought that she was their sister.
Grandma Gu paused for a moment, then remained silent.
Gu Nian reached out and touched the paper, then confirmed that the date was definitely not faked; the painting must have been done at least thirty years ago.
That means the Ouyang mother and daughter weren't specifically trying to deceive them by copying their portraits.
There's no reason to call it a lie.
No matter how powerful the Goddess Kingdom is, it has no way to find a mother and daughter like this in one night to approach them and use their scheme against them.
At this moment, General Peng arrived with the token.
He asked Old Lady Ouyang with some excitement, and then confirmed that the token was indeed the one carried by the spy who had been sent out twenty years ago.
He then took out a roster and flipped directly to the name of the spy.
He asked a few more questions, which Old Lady Ouyang answered fluently.
General Peng felt that the Gu family was truly a lucky star for Kuncheng. Indeed, if the Gu sisters hadn't proposed this cooperation, the mother and daughter would never have caught their eye, and the Peng family would never have known if those spies were still alive.
The plaques have been returned. General Peng plans to find a mountain to bury these spies who sacrificed their lives abroad. Since their remains are not here, he will bury the plaques instead.
Old Lady Ouyang also made her own request: she and her daughter needed a place to live in Da Zhou. She hoped that the Peng and Gu families could find a good young man for her daughter, as long as he was good to her daughter, regardless of his wealth or poverty. She did not want him to marry into her family, but he had to agree to one condition: one of their children must take her surname.
The surname of Ouyang's mother's father must be inherited in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
General Peng agreed without hesitation.
As for accommodation, to show her sincerity, Old Madam Ouyang chose to live in the countryside. Her daughter's gold and silver jewelry making is top-notch, something she taught her from a young age. Gu Xin also agrees with this, as they usually buy directly the designs made by Ouyang Qing.
Therefore, the mother and daughter are not short of money at all.
In fact, they had already exchanged their silver notes in Kuncheng last year so that they could buy a house outside the West Gate in the future.
Then, Ouyang's mother and Ouyang Qing began to tell Grandma Gu and Gu Xin about their daily lives in the Goddess Kingdom.
Ouyang Qing also drew the route she usually took to enter and exit Shennv Mountain.
Gu Nian had only been listening for a short while when Huo Yanyu ran over and said that the Baili family's caravan had arrived, and Baili Sixteen was also there.
Gu Nian then left the inn to search for Baili Shiliu.
As she walked, she thought to herself that Baili Shiliu probably wouldn't agree as easily as Ouyang and her daughter. She should observe for a couple of days first. If they didn't cooperate, she would have no choice but to kidnap them.
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That evening, when the grandfather and grandson returned home, they saw a motorcade in front of the yamen (government office); it was Uncle Gu returning.
The officials are unloading the goods.
When Uncle Gu saw the grandmother and grandson, he ran up to them happily: "Mom, what a great harvest this time! There are passion fruit and lemons that you like! I picked out the best basket for you. Have your second sister-in-law make you some tea, it will last you a long time!"
Grandma Gu nodded: "You came back alone? Where are Prince Kang and Duke Cheng'en?"
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