Besides Grandpa Gu, Grandma Gu, Gu Xin, and Cheng Huaijin are all experts, so they have nothing to fear even without any entourage.
Four people rode in one carriage, while another carriage carried Cheng Huaiyu's urn and some blankets and pillows for the journey.
July is almost here, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter. Luckily, they know how to make ice and have put ice basins in the carriage, which makes it quite cool.
It used to take half a month to travel from Kuncheng to Qingzhou Prefecture, but now that the road has been repaired, it only takes a maximum of nine days to reach the destination.
They arrived in Qingzhou Prefecture on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, which was Gu Nian's birthday.
"Grandpa and Grandma, I forgot to ask. My sister is turning twenty today. Has her wedding date with Brother Xue been set yet?" Gu Xin asked after the carriage entered the city.
"It's settled, it's set for December this year. Your Uncle Xue and Aunt Xue have already gone back to Beijing to make preparations," Grandpa Gu said with a smile.
Previously, it was thought that the two children would get married in Kuncheng, but now it seems that it is not necessary. Gu Shouxin has completed the task given to him by the emperor ahead of schedule and his family will soon return to the capital. So the two families discussed it and decided to set the wedding date in the twelfth lunar month.
"It's almost the twelfth lunar month, less than half a year away. Luckily I asked, I need to prepare gifts for my sister and Brother Xue!" Gu Xin slapped her forehead and said.
"Grandpa, be careful!" The carriage suddenly jolted, and Cheng Huaijin helped Grandpa Gu up.
Gu Xin lifted the carriage curtain and looked outside: "Uncle Zhang, what's going on?"
The driver's surname was Zhang. The Gu family all called him Old Zhang, and the younger generation would call him Uncle. He was wounded on the battlefield and retired. He originally worked for the Peng family, but later Grandpa Peng introduced him to Grandpa Gu as a driver. He was quite skilled at driving.
Old Zhang replied, "A woman suddenly tripped and fell in front of us. She was rushing over too fast, so..."
"Oh, it's nothing, I'll go down and take a look." Gu Xin said, then turned to her grandparents in the car and jumped out.
A middle-aged woman dressed in brocade robes, with her hair neatly combed but without any hair ornaments, was lying on the ground in front of the carriage.
Gu Xin stepped forward to help her up, checked her pulse, breathed a sigh of relief, and asked the people gathered around, "Everyone, do you know this auntie?"
A kind person said, "Young lady, this is the second wife of the Li family. She often frightens her horse in the street. There's something wrong with her. You can take her to the Li family restaurant to find the eldest daughter of the Li family."
The kind person pointed to his head as he spoke.
Gu Xin was taken aback, then asked, "The Li family? Is that the..."
"Shh!" A kind-hearted person raised a finger to stop Gu Xin from speaking. "That's right, it's the Li family. Madam Li the Second was sent back from the capital and has been taken care of by Miss Li ever since. The Li Family Restaurant is just straight down this street, and then..."
How could Gu Xin not know where Li Family Restaurant was?
She picked up Madam Li, looked around, and seeing no one coming forward, carried Madam Li into the carriage.
She didn't recognize Madam Li. Madam Li looked much older than she had a few years ago, her face was very pale, and her eyes were closed, so Gu Xin didn't recognize her at first glance.
"Is it Yusheng?" Grandma Gu looked at Madam Li and sighed.
"Okay." Gu Xin nodded, asked Grandma Gu to help lay the person down, and then leaned out to give directions to Old Zhang.
"Huh?" Suddenly, Mrs. Li sat up abruptly, saw Grandpa Gu and Grandma Gu, and exclaimed, "Uncle Ye, Aunt Gu?"
"Aunt Luo, you recognized my grandparents? Then look at me, do you still recognize me?" Gu Xin sat down next to Madam Li and said excitedly.
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