They replenished their supplies of grain and vegetables in Cizhou, but unfortunately it was winter and vegetables were scarce.
It wasn't until the Gu sisters bought beans and sprouted them that we were able to eat vegetables.
After a hearty meal, everyone got back into the car and continued their journey.
They were moving as a family, carrying a lot of stuff—more than a dozen cars, most of which were filled with luggage.
When passing through the forest, General Peng told the drivers to be careful, as there were many wild beasts in the forest, and it was almost the twelfth lunar month, so the big guys in the forest didn't have much to eat.
Not far away, General Peng witnessed a scene that would be unforgettable for him.
The old lady of the Gu family, along with her eldest son, hunted and killed two wild boars. The five Gu siblings, along with Princess Jinghe, hunted two wild boars, while Gu Shouxin hunted one by himself.
His carriage was at the front, and before his two attendants could even lift a finger, the whole family had already taken care of him.
He finally realized that the Gu family only had the old man's two daughters-in-law and that chubby little boy who were somewhat weak. The gentle and quiet Sisi he had always thought of was actually a little girl who could hold a dagger and stab a wild boar without her hand trembling.
To avoid attracting more wild animals, they loaded the wild boar and sped up their pace.
Once you leave this forest, the view opens up to stretches of wasteland.
Uncle Gu was heartbroken: "If this whole place were planted with seeds, the harvest would be so good! Old Peng, is this place far from the county town? How long would it take me to get here to farm?"
General Peng: "...We're so close to the forest, aren't you afraid of the wild animals in the mountains?"
Uncle Gu: That's true.
Even after leaving this forest, it will still take six more days to reach Kuncheng.
Uncle Gu was heartbroken along the way. So much land, and it was all uninhabited. If he came to cultivate it, all of this land would be his, and he would definitely be the person with the most land in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The journey over the next few days took us through several villages. The houses in these villages were all built of stone, with wooden frames on top, covered with tiles, and mostly thatched.
Gu Xin sighed, "If the wind were stronger or the rain were heavier, would these thatched roofs be enough to provide shelter?"
Gu Hui said, "Therefore, some people will freeze to death."
Gu Xin pulled Gu Nian along, saying, "Sister, you said you wanted to forge something very sturdy. Let's find a place to forge it when we get to Kuncheng! Let's call all of Brother Meng's brothers from Baihua Village; some of them know how to make bricks. Father is now the highest-ranking official in Kuncheng; let's make sure the people live in better conditions!"
Gu Nian smiled and said, "I knew you were a worrywart. Everything's been arranged. They'll come over once they're ready, and Dad will send someone to pick them up once we find a place."
Gu Xin: "I haven't seen Meng Yan and Zheng Ling for so long. It's only been a few months, but it feels like a long time has passed."
Gu Shouxin and Cai Xiaolian discussed that they would only leave a portion of their people in Qingzhou to manage the estate and workshops, while the rest would be brought to Kuncheng.
He also asked the emperor for a group of craftsmen, including blacksmiths, house builders, carpenters, and so on.
The emperor was even teaching him to rebel, so of course he dared to ask for a blacksmith's job.
Every dynasty strictly controlled iron. Honestly, if the emperor hadn't taught him to rebel, he wouldn't have asked the emperor for it; he would have gone to find it himself.
This group of people will arrive after the Chinese New Year.
When they were still a day's journey from Kuncheng, someone from the Peng family came to pick them up.
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