Chapter 415 416. Comparison
Gu Wenheng had explained everything he needed to say in the past few days. Before leaving, he hugged both children, shouted "let's go", and stepped into the carriage first.
Gu Benluo was more sensible and wanted to break free from the wet nurse and climb onto the carriage. However, with his small body, there was no way he could break free from the wet nurse and Qingzhu and the others who were already prepared. He could only purse his lips in grievance, not shouting or yelling, and let his tears fall down in strings.
Jin Qianqian didn't care about the sadness in her heart at this time, and quickly hugged the child to comfort him, "Daddy should go prepare our new home first, and when the weather gets warmer, we will bring brother with us."
This was also the safest time they had discussed before. Winter was about to come, and it was not wise to travel with two children, so they decided to set the time after the beginning of spring.
"But I want to go with Daddy," Gu Benluo said with a look of grievance.
Jin Qianqian could only half-kneel down and look him in the eye. "Daddy has something important to do. Mom will take you back to Gaoling Village in a few days. Then Luo Luo will have many playmates."
This was also part of her plan. Instead of spending the Spring Festival alone with her children in Beijing, it would be better to return to Gaoling Village and enjoy a peaceful life.
"Really?" Gu Benluo still remembered his grandmother who loved him. With his little friend hanging around, why would he still think about his daddy who he had been crying and asking to follow?
Gu Wenheng was so angry that he almost laughed in the car. This kid rebelled very quickly. In order to not let him feel reluctant, he didn't even dare to lift the car curtain.
The guards took turns driving the carriages. This time, two carriages were used. In addition to loading some necessary items, a few seats were left empty so that everyone could have some time to rest.
Compared with the dozen or so guards here, the other three adults seem a little weak.
It seemed like they had made an appointment. Each of them brought with him not only a personal servant but also two guards.
When the carriage gradually went away, the families of the other three households came over to say goodbye to Jin Qianqian.
Having just experienced a separation, everyone had no mood to build relationships, so they just said goodbye and went their separate ways.
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After Gu Lehuan sent Jin Qianqian and the others back home, he began to work in a hurry.
Although his courtyard only had three rooms, he tidied it up carefully.
These days, not only did I re-lime the interior walls, I also rebuilt the kitchen stove and prepared the pots and pans, and the home now looked presentable enough.
Today was originally the day to exchange the birth certificate, and in order to see his seventh uncle off from the capital, he didn't dare to speak up and cause trouble even if he was in a hurry.
He picked up the load beside him and prepared to go to the grocery store to get some goods before starting today's work.
As soon as he walked out of the door, he was stopped by Dazhuang.
"Da Zhuang?" Gu Lehuan was a little surprised when he saw him coming, "But is there something wrong with Miss Xu?"
Da Zhuang shook his head, "The girl asked me to come over and take a look. I heard that Lord Gu was sent to Lucheng as the prefect. Is this true?"
It's not their fault that they are not well-informed. They basically keep their doors closed to visitors every day. They got this news because the old woman accidentally heard it when she went out to buy something today.
Gu Lehuan, "I just sent my seventh uncle out of the city today, just for this matter?"
Seeing that he didn't seem to be worried about anything, Da Zhuang couldn't help but ask, "Lucheng is so dangerous now, aren't you worried?"
Gu Lehuan imitated Gu Wenheng's tone and said, "So what if you worry? Can it change anything?"
Da Zhuang, "..."
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"Madam, didn't we check before? The families of the adults are all good. Why did you only bring so few people?" Seeing that there was no one around, Qingmei couldn't help but ask.
Jin Qianqian coaxed the child all the way back, and the sadness of parting also subsided.
"Those are old families, some of which are already in decline and are supported by the last bit of ancestral property."
At this point, Jin Qianqian glanced at Liu Qingmei and said, "If our family hadn't made some income in recent years, we wouldn't be able to afford to support so many guards.
Look at Lord Ning, who is the same age as the master, and he is still renting a house. With that little bit of money, it would be extremely difficult for him to buy a house in the capital.
If it weren't for the fact that the master took over the place of assignment this time, which made everyone avoid him, I guess many people would have been jealous. Three years as a clean magistrate, 100,000 silver coins, is not a joke. "
Liu Qingmei was secretly amazed when she heard this. It turned out that there was such a big difference between officials and non-officials.
"Madam, Manager Hu wants to see you." Qinglan lifted the curtain and quickly closed it to prevent the cold air outside from coming in.
Jin Qianqian felt a hint of chill, and her heart tightened again. If she went on a long journey at this time, her senior would definitely suffer.
No matter how well prepared you are, it still feels like it’s not enough at this point.
"Madam, do you want to see him?" Seeing that Jin Qianqian did not respond, Qinglan asked again in a low voice.
Jin Qianqian came back to her senses and said, "See you, but are you waiting in the side hall?"
It would be better to do something more at this time to distract herself. She even saw worry in the eyes of these girls.
After calming down, he smiled at the girls and said, "Let's go! Let's quickly deal with the things in Shangjing, and then we can go back to Fuxian and have a good and leisurely New Year."
When I walked to the side hall, Jiang Zhongfu was already standing outside waiting, followed by Xu Dawang.
He had already consulted Jin Qianqian two days ago. He had made up his mind to follow Jin Qianqian to Lucheng in the spring.
However, matters in the capital cannot be left unattended. Xu Dawang, who usually serves as his deputy, has been studying for such a long time and is more familiar with the relationships in the capital than others. He will slowly hand over this matter to him.
"Madam, Manager Hu is waiting for you inside." Jiang Zhongfu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his wife coming. She seemed to be in good spirits. He hurried over and lifted the curtain.
"Why are you in such a hurry? What's the big deal?" Jin Qianqian walked into the side hall and saw Hu Dong already standing there waiting for her.
"It's so cold today, shouldn't you stay in your room and grow some weight?" Jin Qianqian couldn't help muttering as she looked at Hu Dong, who hadn't changed much.
Hu Dong smiled and said, "I've been stuck in my room all day, and I'm almost sick. I want to discuss this with my wife today. I think I can work and recuperate at the same time."
Jin Qianqian laughed and scolded, "What a fool you are, others are eager to have a rest, but you take the initiative to jump out and find work for yourself.
If you take care of yourself peacefully, I won't mind if you're lazy. I even hope you'll be lazy even more so that I can exploit you for a longer period of time."
Hearing Jin Qianqian talking about exploitation so confidently, everyone around was amused.
(End of this chapter)
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