On the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, Gu Nian, along with Gu Xin and Gu Si, and her men, went to find General Peng.
She was going to take the cement to General Peng to have a look.
Let the Peng family see it with their own eyes, and then let them try pushing it after it dries.
As a result, on the 28th, General Peng came directly to the yamen to see Gu Nian.
Gu Nian then embarked on a new experiment, entrusting the matter directly to Gu Xin and Gu Shouxin, asking them to discuss it with General Peng.
Discuss the price and how to use it.
Gu Xin sat to the side listening, occasionally sharing her thoughts.
General Peng meant that all three city walls should be repaired, and asked Gu Nian if they could mass-produce them.
Gu Shouxin directly asked General Peng for the men. As for the money, he didn't ask for it, but he hoped that General Peng would join him in petitioning the court to approve a batch of money for them to build a road from Cizhou to Kuncheng.
General Peng naturally agreed, and said that he would not take credit for it, but that it was all for the Gu family, especially Gu Nian.
General Peng was still remarking that, with this, it was only natural that the Gu family would produce a princess.
Gu Shouxin smiled. With his daughter Niannian's abilities and the personalities of those two in the palace, she would definitely be a princess when she returned to the capital.
Immediately, the two discussed having a batch of cement transported back so that the emperor and his officials could see it for themselves, which would allow the silver to be approved more quickly.
As General Peng was leaving, he couldn't help but say, "Lord Gu, I am very much looking forward to Kuncheng three years from now!"
Gu Shouxin: "My family will certainly live up to your expectations, General!"
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On the 30th of the twelfth lunar month, Princess Jinghe and Gu Hui returned from the camp to celebrate the New Year, bringing He Sanniang with them.
This girl has become familiar with Gu Hui and Princess Jinghe, and she's quite shameless. She was lonely spending the New Year alone, so she insisted on coming along.
The others who were alone didn't have her thick skin, and they weren't familiar with Gu Hui, Jinghe, or the princess.
On New Year's Eve, Gu Xin was sullen all day.
In the past two Chinese New Years, Yuanyuan would join in writing and pasting couplets, hanging lanterns, and playing with them.
This year, only Grandma Xiao is here, not Brother Yuanyuan.
A few days ago, she went to see Cheng Huaiyu and asked the Peng family when the old general, the great general, and all the junior generals, including Lu Zheng, would be returning.
They all said they didn't know.
Gu Xin ran to the main gate of the yamen alone and sat on the stone steps. She thought she would wait and see if Brother Yuanyuan would come back.
No one passed by the government office; the street was deserted.
In this scene, she suddenly felt a void in her heart, a strange discomfort. She didn't yet understand that this feeling was called longing.
A cold wind blew by, and Gu Ren, with her short legs, came out of the lobby: "Third Sister, is the Cold Wind drink good?"
Gu Xin was taken aback, then pinched Gu Ren in an annoyed tone: "Renren, are you making fun of me drinking cold air?"
Gu Ren threw himself into Gu Xin's arms: "Third Sister, let's go back, it's cold!"
Gu Xin stood up and made him stand up as well: "I want to wait for Brother Yuanyuan a little longer, in case he makes it back in time?"
Gu Ren: "He's on a mission! And he doesn't even know we've arrived in Kuncheng."
Gu Xin squatted down to meet Gu Ren's gaze: "Renren, your third sister thinks you're exceptionally sensible, unlike other children. You're like a little adult. Tell me, why are you so smart?"
Gu Ren: "...I'm naturally gifted. There's nothing I can do about it. My parents are too stupid, so I have to be smarter!"
Gu Xin laughed and held Gu Ren's slightly cold hand: "Alright, you're very talented. But you're still just a mortal like everyone else. Your chubby little hand got cold so quickly! Let's go back."
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