Chapter 333 334. Long Teeth
Gu Wenheng finally waited for a new round of rest and finally taught all the eunuchs who followed him to learn mental arithmetic.
"So you don't have to go to the palace anymore starting tomorrow." Jin Qianqian asked while teasing Gu Bencan while hugging him.
Gu Wenheng also breathed a sigh of relief, "No need to go to the palace. I don't know what happened during this period of time. Whether it is tea or food, they are so exquisite that I am a little shocked. I asked the young eunuchs and they said that they were all sent from the harem.
I have tried everything these days but still can't figure it out. Even the eunuchs seem to have their mouths zipped shut and refuse to reveal a single word."
"It's a bit too blatant to give it as a gift. Could it be the emperor's intention?" Jin Qianqian didn't think that the concubines in the harem would dare to give gifts to a man outside the palace so blatantly.
Gu Wenheng shook his head. "I quietly asked the old master's followers. The old master usually eats some simple meals in the palace. It is impossible for him to prepare so many fancy dishes."
What shocked him the most was that every day was different. This was not the treatment he deserved in his position.
Jin Qianqian, "This is a bit strange. I just arrived in Shangjing not long ago, so it's impossible for me to know anyone in the palace."
Besides, the little prince is still in his infancy, and it is even more impossible for him to win over the officials. What's more, they are not that confident yet. With Gu Wenheng's current official position, people probably don't even take him seriously.
"If you can't figure it out, forget it." Gu Wenheng reached out to touch the child's head, but unexpectedly, the little guy held his hand tightly. "If he really had other purposes, he would show up by himself."
At this time, Gu Bencan grabbed his hand and tried to put it into his mouth. Gu Wenheng didn't dare to use brute force to break free, and let the little guy succeed.
Seeing that his fingers were already covered with saliva, Jin Qianqian slapped his hand fiercely, "You are such a fool as a father. How could you let your child bite your hand?"
Gu Wenheng, "I just washed my hands, so if he wants to bite, let him do it. He must be growing teeth, so he wants to find something to grind them."
Jin Qianqian carefully opened his mouth and found that his gums were indeed a little white. "I hadn't noticed it before. I'll go make some teething sticks for him later."
Gu Wenheng calculated the date in his mind, "Second brother and his family should have arrived home by now, right? I just wonder how they will accommodate them?"
Jin Qianqian, "I guess they will let them temporarily live in the old house of my eldest brother. Given the second sister-in-law's personality, the other sisters-in-law will definitely not welcome her.
As for our house, even if they have ideas, they can’t get past my mother.”
"In fact, Gu Lao Er should be the one who values brotherhood the most among the brothers, but he has been suppressed by Wang Shi for many years, and he has no say in many things."
Gu Wenheng still has the memories of his original body, and can remember that on several occasions it was this taciturn second brother who secretly gave him copper coins so that he could buy some paper and pen.
"I feel it all," Jin Qianqian only felt the joy of meeting relatives from the Gu Lao Er father and son, unlike the others who all felt some calculation.
Because of this, Jin Qianqian asked housekeeper Fu to prepare everything so thoroughly before leaving, and also gave Gu Yuanmu two hundred taels of silver notes, so that at least he would have a foundation to settle down when he returned.
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With the confidence given by Jin Qianqian, Gu Yuanmu and his family finally returned to Gaoling Village.
Seeing the escort company's convoy entering the village, the villagers who were tidying up their fields by the roadside immediately gathered around.
Looking at the familiar face, Gu Yuanmu, a 1.8-meter-tall man, had tears in his eyes.
"Guo Lao Er, you're back?" Liu Chunsheng blinked his eyes to make sure he had not made a mistake, then he looked at their group of people.
I didn't expect that the Gu family would also become wealthy and even use horse-drawn carriages. What kind of feng shui does the Gu family have? How can they produce so many capable people?
"Chunsheng? We are back. Can you tell me where my parents live?"
Liu Chunsheng pointed to the road ahead and said, "Go straight ahead, it's the third house in front. But the old lady is probably not at home at this time. She should be in the center of the village cleaning the ancestral hall."
"Ancestral hall?" Gu Yuanmu had doubts in his mind and asked directly.
"Every household in the village has sent people back to welcome their ancestral tablets. Your father also went back a few months ago, saying that he wanted to move the ancestral tombs here as well." Liu Chunsheng pointed in the direction of the village center. "There is your Gu family's new ancestral hall. Clan leader Gu should be personally cleaning it there now. You can find it by going over there."
Gu Yuanmu thanked him again and again before walking in the direction Liu Chunsheng pointed.
Looking at this village which is better than his hometown village near the mountain, Gu Yuanmu felt like he was dreaming and couldn't take it all in.
Especially those brick and tile houses, it seems that the Gu family has really risen.
"If we had known that these people would have such an easy life, why did we run away?" Wang Caiyue gritted her teeth. "At that time, everyone was hiding it, but it made us suffer."
"Shut up," Gu Yuanmu felt even more embarrassed when he saw the escort giving him a strange look. "It was your idea to go to Shangjing at that time. Don't push this onto others now."
"you……"
"Who are you looking for?" Mrs. Song, who was cleaning the area in front of the door with her maid, looked at them, and some of them looked familiar to her.
"Excuse me, is this Gu Dashi's house?" Gu Yuanmu called out Gu Dashi's name. Chunsheng had just said that his parents' house was here.
"That's right, but the old man is not at home now. May I ask who you are?"
Upon hearing that these people were servants, Wang Caiyue raised her head and said, "We are their second son and his family. We are exhausted from the journey. Please take us inside to rest."
Mrs. Song also knew that the master's second master was living outside, but this was not enough for her to take the risk of welcoming him into the house.
"I'm really sorry, I didn't know you guys were back, but I'm just a servant and can't be the master of the house. Please wait here for a moment, I'll have someone go find the old lady and bring her back."
"Are we going to come here to randomly recognize our relatives?" Wang Caiyue snorted, "Don't you see that so many of our masters have come here in a hurry? You actually let us stand here?"
"Mom, please say less!" Gu Lehuan now only wanted to see his relatives as soon as possible, and didn't want to show off his power here with his mother.
"Who am I doing this for? You..."
"Oh my, I was wondering who it was. It turned out to be our second sister-in-law. She scolded everyone around mother as soon as she arrived. She is so shameless!"
Liu Liu was bored at home all day and was strolling around the village with her girl. When she saw some movement at her mother-in-law's place, she came over to join in the fun. Unexpectedly, they turned out to be some old acquaintances.
(End of this chapter)
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