Following Sun Jian's instructions, the two of them began to wrap all 91 potatoes in mud, leaving 9 unwrapped. Sun Jian asked Zhou Wan'er to steam them, so that Gu Zijian and Chu Qingcheng could taste them when they returned.
As darkness fell, Gu Zijian returned to the village with a full load of prey.
Three hares, two pheasants, and a gray lynx grandson.
Such a harvest, in the present day, is equivalent to the weekly earnings of those hunters.
Just like when Sun Jian returned with his catch during the day, Gu Zijian was surrounded by villagers all the way to his doorstep.
These villagers were mostly refugees or displaced people; locals were at least a minority. They were all dressed in tattered clothes, their coarse cloth garments covered in dirt and patches.
They all swallowed hard, hoping to get some food from Sun Jian.
As soon as Gu Zijian entered the house, he smelled the aroma of potatoes and quickly unloaded the game and headed to the kitchen.
"Purple Sword is back? Quickly eat a potato to fill your stomach, it's just cooked, be careful it's hot."
Upon seeing Zi Jian enter, Sun Jian initially wanted to give her a big hug, but seeing the girl's shy expression, he quickly changed his posture and took a steamed potato from the wooden cage and handed it to her.
"this……"
"This is a kind of grain called potato. It's delicious! Eat up!" Zhou Wan'er said, munching on a soft potato, as she quickly shared what she had learned that day with Gu Zijian.
Taking a bite, the aroma filled the air, the rich starch flavor tantalizing the taste buds, almost making Gu Zijian cry with excitement.
"Eat slowly, there are three for each person, that's plenty, you'll be full."
Sun Jian watched the two women chew heartily with tenderness, and even thoughtfully handed them a ladle of water.
Seeing that the area outside the low earthen wall was filled with a small number of villagers and refugees who had no land to cultivate, Sun Jian knew that Gu Zijian had almost finished the task and now all that was left was to wait for Chu Qingcheng to return.
"Oh no! Oh no! Everyone, make way! Make way!"
The harmonious scene was shattered by a loud shout coming from outside.
Looking out the door, I saw my neighbor, Old Jiang, limping and covered in dust, anxiously squeezing through the crowd and shouting into the house.
"Where did Sun Jian go? Is Sun Jian here?"
"What's wrong?"
Sun Jian felt as if he had been electrocuted and rushed out of the house. Looking at Old Jiang, who was covered in wounds, he immediately had a bad feeling.
"Oh no...this is terrible!"
Perhaps because he was running too fast, Lao Jiang fell several times along the way, his face covered in dust and bruises.
"What happened?"
Why hasn't Sister Chu returned?
Zhou Wan'er and Gu Zijian also hurriedly came out of the house and looked around. Apart from the refugees at the door, they did not see any familiar figures.
"Chu Niangzi and I had already exchanged the grain and were about to borrow two donkey carts to head back from town, but we never expected to run into Sun Hu and a few constables on patrol halfway there. They insisted that our fish were stolen..."
"Just...just..."
Sun Jian grew increasingly anxious as he listened, and grabbed Old Jiang by the collar, demanding, "What are you talking about?!"
"They said they saw you stealing fish with their own eyes, and insisted that the fish were of dubious origin. They took Lady Chu back for interrogation, and no matter how I tried to stop them, it was no use!"
Old Jiang was so anxious that he kept stamping his feet.
"What!"
"You fucking..."
When Sun Jian heard that his wife had been detained, he was so angry that he wanted to slap Old Jiang across the face.
Although he had only been in this world for a short time, Chu Qingcheng had given him a different kind of warmth and tenderness. Moreover, she was his legal wife. How could he not be anxious upon hearing such terrible news?
"What utter bullshit about stealing fish! We caught those fish ourselves!"
"You! Isn't your uncle working in the yamen? How could he let that beast Sun Hu take my wife away?"
“My uncle works in the government office, but he doesn’t have any real power! Fortunately, Sun Hu still cares about my uncle, otherwise I wouldn’t even have had the chance to tip him off.”
Old Jiang was on the verge of tears, and it was easy to see from his expression that he felt extremely guilty.
Sun Jian gave him such a good job, and he didn't want to end up like this, but he had no choice in the matter.
"I understand, all of this is that beast Sun Hu's revenge."
Sun Jian clenched his fists fiercely, his ruthlessness beyond words.
I originally thought that no matter how lawless Sun Hu was, he would still care about my status as the head of the yamen runners. Even if he was going to harm me, he would do it on the day of grain collection in about twenty days. But I never expected that he would dare to do it in just a few days!
Whether in his past life or this one, family has always been Sun Jian's Achilles' heel. Since Sun Hu dared to provoke him so, he must make him pay a hundredfold price to repay the debt.
"I'm going to the yamen. You all take good care of the family."
Sun Jian gave the order and was about to leave.
But to his surprise, Zhou Wan'er blocked his way.
You can't go.
"Why can't we go?" Sun Jian frowned.
“You’re worried about your husband’s accident, right? It’s alright, I’ll go with him and protect him.” Gu Zijian stepped forward immediately.
"My lord, if you want to condemn someone, you can always find a pretext! That corrupt official dared to abduct a woman in broad daylight; he's determined to make trouble for our family. Let's go directly to the yamen and take her away. The magistrate will surely give us justice!"
Gu Zijian has a chivalrous heart, and since this happened to her own sister, she felt even more obligated to intervene.
"Calm down first; acting impulsively will only make things worse."
Zhou Wan'er continued to block the two of them.
“Think about it. Since Sun Hu dared to forcibly take people to the government office in broad daylight, it means that he has already set a trap and is waiting for you to fall into it. If you blindly make a scene at the government office, you will truly fall into Sun Hu’s trap.”
"..."
After listening to Zhou Wan'er's words, Sun Jian gradually calmed down and began to think things through.
He took a closer look at the Great Zhou princess before him, whose simple attire could not conceal her graceful figure and stunning beauty.
It has to be said that although this girl is usually lazy and gluttonous, she is clearly quite steady when it comes to important matters.
If it weren't for her, I might have fallen into Sun Hu's trap.
Did she just call herself "husband"?
You must have heard me right, right?
It's really not easy to get these three girls to call him "husband".
It seems that these three women have now truly accepted their husbands' status.
But Chu Qingcheng was still in prison at the moment. Although Sun Jian was happy, he couldn't afford to flirt with her while he was away.
He began to formulate a plan in his mind.
Gu Zijian paced anxiously to the side. Zhou Wan'er, seeing Sun Jian deep in thought, patted Gu Zijian's shoulder and said softly, "Don't worry, our husband is no ordinary person. We must believe that he will definitely find a way to get Sister Chu back from the yamen."
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