He could completely control everything else around him, but he couldn't control his own heart.
If everything else hadn't been exactly the same as in his previous life, he would have doubted whether it was a nightmare or a real experience.
Watching his receding figure, Lu Zheng clenched his fist.
"Young master, you're here! I've been looking for you everywhere! Master wants you to go back for lunch, saying he's got some fresh food and pastries!" At this moment, a servant-looking man ran over, wiping his sweat, and said.
This servant boy is named Jixiang. He is a servant boy in the Zhou family. After Lu Zheng came over a few days ago, Jixiang was assigned by his maternal grandfather to take care of him.
Over the past few days, Jixiang has gradually figured out some of her young master's personality traits. In short, he loves to ride horses and go out for fun, and he stays up very late at night.
Today, he wasn't paying attention, and his young master went out on horseback again. He searched for a long time before finally finding him.
"There are pastries too?" Lu Zheng frowned.
Shouldn't there only be food?
He remembered that in that year, his maternal grandfather obtained sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn from foreigners. After growing them, he found that the yield was enormous and presented them to the capital. This allowed him to gain the emperor's favor and escape the Lu family's ancestral home.
Could it be that because he was reborn, his maternal grandfather gained something extra?
"Yes! Pastries. When the second steward went to order pastries from Hongdouzhai, he found a small stall and bought some. It's said to be very delicious, even better than the pastries from Hongdouzhai!" Jixiang explained.
"Okay, I understand." Lu Zheng nodded, glanced again at the backs of the Gu family members who were about to disappear around the street corner, and turned to leave.
Jixiang followed his gaze, but saw nothing.
The young master is really strange; he can get absorbed in anything. Alas, his young master is so pitiful. He was sent to the ancestral home by his stepmother. He never knew how to resist before, but this time he finally knows to run to the master's side.
The master only has one grandson, the young master, and no other descendants. The young master, for some reason, never comes back to visit the Lu family's ancestral home in Yuzhou Prefecture.
But now everything is alright, the young master is back.
Ji Xiang followed behind Lu Zheng, thinking as she walked.
...
Gu Shouxin finally stopped feeling that gaze.
That young man, whether friend or foe, is currently unknown; he has never appeared in either Cai Xiaolian's memories.
But the boy looked familiar; could it be Nian Nian?
Gu Shouxin couldn't help but glance at Gu Nian, who was laughing and joking. Nian Nian didn't have the original owner's memories, which might be surprising since the original owner knew that young man.
Gu Shouxin didn't think of Gu Xin, since this was only the second time Gu Xin had left the village, and it was impossible for her to know anyone outside the village.
Also, Gu Xin looks to be at most seven years old, so the boy must be at least fifteen or sixteen!
Therefore, he only felt that he met Gu Nian when she went to town to sell embroidery, but he was not sure.
The family of four bought some eggs, meat, and rice. Gu Nian was overjoyed to have also found some ginger. After buying everything, the family drove the oxcart back home.
They didn't eat lunch in town. Everyone agreed that nothing they could afford tasted as good as Gu Nian's cooking. Others might taste better, but they didn't have enough money, so they didn't want to waste it.
After returning home, it was already past noon, so Gu Nian rolled up her sleeves and started making lunch.
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