Chapter 186: Suspicion of the source, cannot be said
Gu Shuo looked at it again and again, opened his mouth and took a bite. It had a sweet taste and excellent flavor.
He dared to say that this was the most delicious fruit he had ever eaten in his life, and it tasted several times better than any fruit from Yuzhou.
Gu Lao's eyes widened, and he raised his hand and slapped him on the back of the head: "Why did you eat it? I couldn't bear to eat it, you little bastard."
Gu Shuo took another bite against the wind. It was crisp, sweet, fragrant, and a little bit sour. It was the best, absolutely the best among all fruits.
but……
"You stinky boy, you're still eating it! That was given to me by a little girl..."
"This fruit is not from the palace." Gu Shuo suddenly spoke.
Gu Lao paused as he was about to raise his hand to slap someone: "Isn't it from the palace?"
"I am in charge of the imperial merchants. All fruits, vegetables, brocades and silks in the palace are sent to the palace by me with money allocated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. There is no such exquisite fruit."
"Maybe you remembered it wrongly?"
"No doubt about it. The appearance and taste of this fruit are unmatched, not only in Kyoto City, but also in the entire Beili."
The Gu family has been in business for generations and has never been to the four countries. He knows the specialties of each city very well, and there is no place in his memory that grows fruits like the one just mentioned.
Even the popular Yuzhou fruits cannot compare to it, so where else in Beili can produce it in abundance?
Upon hearing this, Mr. Gu took the half fruit from Gu Shuo's hand, took a bite, and his expression immediately became strange. It was indeed delicious.
It’s not that he hasn’t eaten Yuzhou fruit before. Although it’s good, it’s far inferior to the one in his hand.
"Then...where did that little girl get it from?" Mr. Gu has been in business for many years and is a shrewd man. He can tell which fruit is popular in which place with just one bite.
He was so happy to get the fruit that he didn't care about anything else.
Now that I've heard about it and have taken a closer look, I find that the quality is indeed higher than that of ordinary fruits.
Gu Shuo was speechless. Thinking about how she had casually taken out the Yin-Yang Mutual Generation before, a huge wave rose in his heart, and a guess also emerged in his mind.
After thinking it over for a long time, Mr. Gu realized that he had the same idea as Gu Shuo, and his expression changed immediately.
"It's unspeakable, unspeakable. What kind of fruit is this? It's just a normal apple." Old Gu looked a little panicked.
"Yeah." Gu Shuo nodded.
"Gu Shuo, you must swear, swear that you will never tell anyone what happened today." Old Gu grabbed him.
"Grandpa, I will never tell you."
"No, you have to swear, you must swear." Old Gu didn't believe anyone at this time. The matter of the mutual generation of yin and yang had just happened. If Guozi caused trouble again, the little girl would definitely become the target of public criticism.
Gu Shuo didn't expect the old man to be so protective of him. He felt relieved and raised three fingers. "I, Gu Shuo, swear that if I tell anyone about what happened today, I will die a miserable death. Grandpa, you can do this now, right?"
"You must remember your oath." Only then did Mr. Gu let go.
Gu Shuo straightened his clothes and asked, "Do you want me to take you home?"
"No, I'll go to the restaurant for dinner later, and then I'll stay at the General's Mansion tonight."
"...Grandpa, be calm and don't go to the general's mansion for no reason. Marquis Xiang Ming will throw you out with his bad temper again." Gu Shuo had a headache. The scene of the old man being thrown out last time was still vivid in his mind.
"If I throw her out, I can just go back. Anyway, I just want to stay with that girl. It doesn't matter what else I do." Old Gu was delighted one second, and then sighed the next: "Ah, but for some reason, that girl has been wary of me and the Gu family since the first time we met. It seems that our Gu family hasn't done anything to her."
(End of this chapter)
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