"Madam, I have already set up several large grain and oil shops in Shengjing. As per your instructions, I have also purchased a courtyard on the outskirts of Shengjing to use as a warehouse."
"How much food have you prepared?"
"Not much, only 10,000 stones."
His wife asked him to save up 40,000 shi, but he has only saved a quarter of that so far.
Gu Yunran frowned. Ten thousand dan of grain was indeed not enough, but he didn't have that much silver at the moment and couldn't buy that much grain.
"I'll think of something else."
Chen Mo retreated, and Zhu Ye was surprised: "Madam, why did you ask the Chen family to buy so much food?"
Although the Lu family is not rich, they don't have to worry about food and clothing.
Gu Yunran hissed, "Keep your voice down, there's going to be a locust plague soon."
Although she had already told Mu Qianchen the news and asked him to be more cautious, it was not foolproof.
She still had to make sufficient preparations. She could not finish all the food she stored for her family. However, her grandfather was stationed at the border. If the northern barbarians invaded again at this critical moment...
Gu Yunran didn't dare to think about it.
In the previous life, grandpa was defeated because of insufficient food supply. In this life, she will never allow such a thing to happen again.
Zhuye was surprised: "There will be a locust plague."
Taohua took off the headdress on Gu Yunran's head and said, "Madam, please take a nap."
"good."
The power of household management has been handed over, and Gu Yunran is happy to have some free time and can finally take a good nap.
In her previous life, she had been married to the Lu family for twenty years and had been a slave for twenty years. Not to mention taking a nap, she didn’t even have enough sleep. When she was busy, she only slept for two hours a day.
He looked much older at a young age, and eventually became ill and disabled due to exhaustion.
Gu Yunran slept all afternoon. Lu Qingzhou came back in the evening. He came to see Gu Yunran several times, but Taohua blocked him out. Taohua said, "Madam is taking a nap and won't see anyone."
Without giving Lu Qingzhou any face, he directly closed the courtyard door and locked Lu Qingzhou outside.
Gu Yunran sat up from the bed: "Taohua, you did the right thing."
"Madam, you don't know how dark the Fourth Master's face is... But it's so satisfying." Zhuye wiped Gu Yunran's face with a wet towel.
"Does this make you feel better?" Gu Yunran smiled.
It’s far from enough.
Taohua: "From the anxious look on Fourth Master's face, I know he must be here to talk to Madam about something."
Zhuye curled her lips, a little annoyed: "It's really true that no one comes to the temple for no reason."
Of course Gu Yunran knew why Lu Qingzhou came to see her, but she would never agree. At this time, Lu Qingzhou should be making trouble for his mother.
Baomo Hall.
Madam Lu almost collapsed in anger: "What did you say?"
"Fan Mei Niang secretly replaced Zhi'er's medicinal ingredients and killed him."
Lu Qingzhou lowered his head: "Yes."
"Humph! I told you not to marry a country girl, but you refused to listen. How are you going to defend her this time?"
Lu Qingzhou frowned, his face full of displeasure: "Mother, it is indeed Mei Niang's fault this time."
After a pause, he continued, "But Mei Niang was also worried and confused. The herbal medicine was indeed bitter. Zhi'er vomited it all after drinking a little. She was also worried about Zhi'er, so..."
"So, without knowing anything, he secretly switched the child's medicine and killed him."
"If you don't know, you might think she's a stepmother who deliberately poisoned her own child."
Lu Qingzhou was very angry: "Mother, please don't talk nonsense. Mei Niang is not that kind of person. You will know her true nature after spending more time with her."
Madam Lu snorted, "I don't know what kind of magic potion she poured into you to make you bewildered."
"Well, since the child is gone, let's send her back to the countryside."
Lu Qingzhou pursed his lips and thought for a long time before speaking: "Mother, although Mei Niang didn't mean to do it, it was her fault that Zhi was killed. She has been sentenced."
"That's perfect."
"Mother, please beg her." Lu Qingzhou suddenly knelt down.
Madam Lu was stunned: "What are you doing?"
Aunt Zhao hurried over and helped Lu Qingzhou up: "Fourth Master, please get up quickly. We can discuss anything."
Lu Qingzhou smiled and looked at Madam Lu: "Mother, do you agree?"
Madam Lu's face turned cold: "What if I don't agree?"
"I am an unfilial child. Mother will never have grandchildren again."
"You!" Madam Lu was so angry that she almost swallowed her breath. Madam Zhao hurriedly rubbed her back, "Madam, don't be anxious."
"The Fourth Master was just speaking in anger."
"I'm serious."
Old Madam Lu looked at her son and for a moment she seemed not to recognize him. How could her most proud son be so foolish for a country woman?
However, seeing Lu Qingzhou's firm attitude, she could only give in: "Well, there are ways to rescue her. Go find Yun Ran."
Lu Qingzhou was a little embarrassed: "Is the only way to do this is to go find her?"
She was still mad at him and didn't want to see him at all.
Mrs. Lu saw Lu Qingzhou's dilemma and gave him an idea: "Someone from the Gu family just said that Yun Ran's mother is sick. You can take her back to see your mother-in-law."
Lu Qingzhou understood, and he smiled and said, "Thank you, mother!"
After saying that, he ran away.
Until Lu Qingzhou's figure disappeared at the door of Mobao Motang, Zhao Ma sighed: "The Fourth Master is really becoming more and more opinionated. Old Madam, are you really planning to let Miss Fan enter the mansion?"
"Don't even think about it!" Madam Lu's face suddenly darkened. She slammed the table and said, "We took her in because she gave birth to a grandson for the Lu family. Now that the grandson is gone, what else do we need her for?"
"Sooner or later, an ignorant and foolish woman will harm Qingzhou."
"It's not easy for my Lu family to get to where we are today. We absolutely cannot keep her. When Qing Zhou gets tired of her one day, I have a hundred ways to make her disappear."
There was a sinister look on Mrs. Lu's wrinkled face.
Her husband died early, and a woman raising three sons and a daughter in the countryside would have starved to death long ago without any skills.
Gu Yunran was drinking tea in the yard when the door outside rang again.
Taohua frowned: "Madam, it's the Fourth Master. Otherwise, I will send him away."
"Let him in."
If she didn't let him in, he would keep bothering her, and she just happened to have something to tell him.
"yes."
Taohua went to open the door. Lu Qingzhou glared at her fiercely, but Taohua was not afraid of him at all. She snorted coldly and left.
"What's the matter? Just tell me directly." Gu Yunran asked straight to the point.
Lu Qingzhou clenched his fists and spoke after a long while: "I'm sorry, I came here to apologize to you."
"What are you apologizing for?"
Gu Yunran picked up the teacup, stirred the tea leaves in the cup with the tea lid, listened casually, and had no emotional fluctuations towards Lu Qingzhou.
Even looking at him for one more second makes me feel disgusted!
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