Uncle Gu then took the children to see the various fruits and vegetables he had grown.
Huo Junhao and Huo Yanyu were amazed; they had never seen so many fruits and vegetables before.
Gu Xin told them that these were seeds she got from Grandpa Zhou. They tried planting them at home but didn't eat much of them, so they saved all the seeds. This time, her uncle brought them over to plant.
Uncle Gu picked mangoes, dragon fruit, bananas and other fruits for the children.
The Huo siblings had eaten bananas before, but they had never eaten dragon fruit or mangoes.
They ate with great relish.
Uncle Gu explained his plan: he intended to find seeds suitable for planting in other parts of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Otherwise, he didn't know if the fruits he wanted to give to the emperor would be fresh even after being transported to the capital.
The last time he sent crickets to his old friends in Beijing, he talked about his past experiences with them. He didn't stop for twenty days on the road except for rest stops.
If these fruits are delivered in twenty days, won't they all spoil?
Gu Nian was very pleased; with her uncle studying the planting techniques, her life became much easier.
After having eaten their fill of fruit, Huo Junhao led the yamen runners to begin their work.
His plan was to personally inspect the city, the place where Gu Shouxin wanted to build the city, and he would leave the surrounding area to the yamen runners.
He was going to Linshan with Gu Xin and the others; he hadn't seen his older brothers for a long time.
After a busy day and a night's rest, the group set off for Linshan the next day.
Uncle Gu wasn't worried about them at all; Bai Er, Si Liu, and eighty others were with them.
Bai Er and Huo Junhao drove the carriage, with forty or sixty or eighty horsemen protecting them on all sides.
Four more trucks carrying fruit followed behind, all meant for the soldiers near the mountain. According to Uncle Gu, there was plenty; just remember to leave the seeds.
Apart from Huo Junhao and Huo Yanyu, who only knew a few simple moves, the three Gu sisters all had martial arts skills.
Moreover, since Grandma Xiao started collecting herbs here, she has also made several kinds of medicinal powders and pills for them. If they really run into trouble, it will definitely be someone else who gets into trouble.
So, Uncle Gu focused on his land and didn't forget to have the children tell Lu Zheng and Xue Qianyu that their uncle missed them too!
We set off on the third day of the Lunar New Year and didn't arrive at Linshan until noon on the sixth day.
Lu Zheng and Xue Qianyu were resting on a big tree, feeling bored, when they heard a noise and Lu Zheng sat up.
Xue Qianyu had already heard it.
"My hair and clothes aren't messy, are they?" they both asked in unison.
Then they couldn't help but laugh.
"Let's go, let's go down! I haven't seen Xinxin for half a year. You didn't even help me keep her here last time." Lu Zheng jumped down from the tree.
"If Second Uncle wants to leave, can I stop him?" Xue Qianyu rolled his eyes at Lu Zheng after landing.
“Let me tell you, I’ve known my second uncle for two years, and I’ve figured him out completely. If I were in his shoes next time, I’d definitely be able to keep him,” Lu Zheng said smugly.
"Heh, do you think Second Uncle is the same Second Uncle as he was two years ago? He's probably cursing us hundreds of times a day right now. I'm alright, but you're the worst. Xin Xin is so young, and you're such a beast!" Xue Qianyu sneered.
Gu Shouxin, far away in Kuncheng: You're wrong. Neither of you is special. You're both equally despicable!
"Let's go! You'll see when you have the chance. I'll show you how well I can coax Uncle." Lu Zheng wasn't going to argue with Xue Qianyu.
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