Entering from the northeast gate, the northernmost part is Peng Family Army's northern camp, while the easternmost part is the residential area for ordinary people.
Because of the cold weather, apart from the yamen runners patrolling the streets, there were very few ordinary people around.
When the yamen runners saw the Peng family, they went up to greet them.
Madam Peng introduced Gu Shouxin, the newly arrived county magistrate, to the two yamen runners and asked them to bring him to the county yamen.
Then the two families parted ways there.
After turning two corners, walk onto the long street connecting the east and west gates, then turn left, and you'll reach the county government office.
The Gu family got off the carriage and looked at the house, which was even older than the old houses in the village, and felt a bit of a headache.
"Wang Cheng, Zhang Hu, you two inform the others to come to the yamen later! I have some instructions to give!" Gu Shouxin calmly said to the two yamen runners.
"Your Honor, there are only the two of us in the yamen, no one else," Wang Cheng said, quite ashamed.
The Gu family: "!"
Princess Jinghe was very surprised; she had never heard of a county government office with only two yamen runners: "Where are your county magistrate, registrar, and county lieutenant?"
Wang Cheng: "He was executed along with Magistrate Hu."
Gu Xin: "Were the other constables also executed?"
Wang Cheng: "That's right. It was only because my brother and I swore to never do anything like colluding with the enemy or betraying our country that we stayed behind."
Gu Shouxin said expressionlessly, "Then it's just the two of you! Come over here around Shenshi (3-5 PM)."
Then the family entered the government office, went in from the front, passed through the main hall, then to the second hall, and then into the inner courtyard.
The area is quite large, and it's clear that the Peng family sent people to clean it up after hearing the news; at least there wasn't much dust in the house.
Their group consisted of three maids, four servants, an old woman, and a coachman.
There's also Bai Ersi Liushi, who was brought by Gu Xin.
The Gu family isn't the type to spoil people. Since things have come to this, and there's nothing that can be changed, let's just accept it!
The family carried their belongings separately. Uncle Gu carried his, Zhang Shi's, and Gu Ren's things, while the girls and Enzi carried their own. Gu Shouxin carried his and Cai Xiaolian's things, and Grandma Gu carried the belongings of the elderly couple.
The layout of the inner courtyard is quite distinct, with a main house and side rooms.
The previous magistrate probably had many daughters, and he even built an embroidered pavilion in the inner courtyard, a small courtyard with a total of six rooms.
They had four daughters, plus Princess Jinghe, making a total of five, so that room was given to Gu Nian as a laboratory.
Although the house is old, it is very large, with a big garden where Grandpa Gu can tend to his flowers, and a pond where he can raise fish.
Although the Peng family had already helped tidy up once, Grandma Gu still asked the three maids and the old woman to clean up the area except for the bedroom again.
They do it themselves in the bedroom.
Grandpa Gu still felt a bit bitter. His son had become the top scholar in the imperial examination, but ended up in this kind of place. His status hadn't made his descendants' lives better; on the contrary, they were worse off.
Grandma Gu comforted him, "Brother Chuan, you have to trust Second Brother. He's got a plan. If you're really upset, once you've tidied up, have Xiaolian paint a picture and send it back. Just paint everything from where we came in through the main hall, one scene at a time. The Emperor knows what to do."
Grandpa Gu pursed his lips: "Yes, we need to make Xiaolian draw even more tattered. We also need to send a few people that the second son trusts over to be his assistants."
Grandma Gu smiled and said, "So, we don't know anything, let the knowledgeable people do it themselves. Let's just live our lives well, try to live a few more years, and see our children get better."
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