Chapter 418 No One Believes
The mule walked fast and soon left Zhao Dabao far behind.
Lu Jing turned around and said, "Is this the old bachelor that everyone is talking about?"
"He's just a lazy scoundrel. Can you trust his words?"
Gu Xixi paused for a moment before speaking, "He didn't have any connection with Gu Tiezhu in the past."
"It's just a reminder for us to be careful of Gu Tiezhu. There's no need to consider whether he can be trusted."
"only……"
She paused, her expression a little serious, and said, "I haven't considered it properly yet."
When I got home, Aunt Zhang and Shitou had been waiting at the door for a long time.
Seeing his car from afar, Shitou immediately ran over, "Sister Xixi, why is Sister Jingjing back so late!"
Gu Xixi said with a smile, "There was a lot of farm work today, and we only left after we finished it, so we are late."
"Have you eaten?"
Shitou grinned, "Of course I haven't eaten yet. I will definitely wait for you to come back and eat together."
The mule cart came to a steady stop. Gu Xixi got off the cart and looked at Aunt Zhang apologetically, "I kept you waiting for a long time."
"If I come back late in the future, you guys can eat first."
Aunt Zhang refused, "How can that be possible!"
She took the things from Gu Xixi's hand and said as a matter of course, "If you people who work hard outside can't eat fresh meals when you return home, what's the point of me cooking at home?"
Gu Xixi smiled, held Aunt Zhang's shoulders and said, "You are the most useful. Our whole family depends on you for food."
"I'm just worried that you'll keep waiting for me and get hungry after dinner time."
When Shitou saw the cart full of winter melons, his eyes lit up.
"Sister Xixi, why did you pick so many?"
Gu Xixi responded, "If you want to eat, pick one yourself."
Shitou cheered, gathered all his strength and picked up the youngest one, then staggered into the yard.
Aunt Zhang turned around and reminded, "Soak it in a basin of water and let it cool down first, and then eat it after dinner!"
"Otherwise, you will just eat sweet fruits and not have meals!"
The three of them moved the remaining winter melons into the yard.
Gu Xixi said, "The cellar is cool, let's save five for later consumption."
It is not like later times, when from late spring to late summer, you can see people selling watermelons everywhere on the streets.
Now even Gu Xixi cannot achieve watermelon freedom.
The whole family shares a big winter melon every time, and it is very satisfying to eat.
The goal of eating every day, every meal, and whenever you want is still a long way off.
It will take about ten days to harvest the next batch of melons, so I'll keep five for myself for now and take it slow.
There are still eight melons, and Gu Xixi said she plans to send them to Beijing.
Aunt Zhang nodded and said, "You were taken care of by the He family when you were in the capital. You should give them more."
"I'll wrap it in a few more layers later to prevent it from getting damaged on the road."
After everything was tidied up, Gu Xixi noticed that mosquito-proof window screens and screen doors had been installed in each room.
Shitou took credit a little proudly, "I changed it with grandma this afternoon!"
"Mosquito repellent bags have been placed in the room and mosquito nets have been hung on the beds. Sisters, please wait and see if you are satisfied."
Lu Jing smiled and pinched Shitou's face, "Satisfied, you are so considerate, I am satisfied without even seeing it."
Apart from the mosquito net, it was the first time that Lu Jing saw such a strict arrangement.
She looked closely at the screen door in the main room and was amazed. "What a great thing!"
"The door frame is nailed with mesh screen to form a separate door. It is ventilated and cool in the summer, and mosquitoes are not afraid of flying in."
Lu Jing looked at Gu Xixi without hesitation, "It's something you came up with, right?"
Gu smiled happily.
For dinner, Aunt Zhang made steamed cold noodles. It was the method that Gu Xixi had taught her, and Aunt Zhang succeeded on her first try.
Cut the cucumber into shreds and the tomatoes into dices, pour the seasonings of garlic juice, spice salt water, rice vinegar, etc. on top and mix well.
Although for Gu Xixi, the seasoning is not authentic.
However, due to the limited types of ingredients, we can only do this for now.
After taking a shower in the hot evening, I eat this bowl of soup and feel relaxed.
While cutting the winter melon after dinner, Gu Xixi told the story of Gu Tiezhu pretending to be crazy.
"I didn't want to tell you so as not to make you worry. I was inconsiderate."
Apart from An Qinghe who had already returned to Yunling, only Aunt Zhang and Shitou were left in the family who were still unaware of the situation.
Gu Xixi looked at the two of them and said, "I've thought about it and I should explain it to you clearly."
"Don't go to places with few people recently. When you go into the mountains, you must go with a few people."
"Same goes for Shitou. Play with everyone during the day and don't walk around the village alone after dark."
She paused, "But don't worry, I will resolve this matter as soon as possible."
Aunt Zhang and Shitou both nodded.
Shitou picked out the largest and most central piece of the melon and handed it to the old doctor first.
"Sister Xixi, Sister Jingjing, you two are so mean."
"You didn't bring me along for this good thing, and you wanted to hide it from me."
He was also wondering why Sister Xixi suddenly didn't ask him to go out that night. It turned out to be this reason.
Aunt Zhang glared and said angrily, "It's no good having stinky dog shit on you!"
"Don't get involved, little kid!"
Shitou grinned foolishly and continued to eat the melon.
It seems that this matter has been turned over.
However, no one noticed that the little fellow's eyes were rolling around, and it was obvious that he had other ideas in mind.
Notices regarding the Regent have been posted all over the Northwest.
The discussion was so heated that Gu Xixi was always stopped and joked with when she walked around the village in the past two days.
"Xixi, the regent's fake name is also Chen Fang."
"Our Mr. Chen hasn't been back for a long time. Could it be that Mr. Chen is the regent?"
Others also laughed and said, "It just so happens that Xixi also has the last name Gu. I think Xixi is the girl from the Gu family that everyone envies!"
Everyone laughed.
They all said, "As the saying goes, if one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit. If we are really that lucky, everyone in our village will be Mr. Chen's acquaintances, and the relatives and friends of the Regent!"
"Our Xixi is so good, I think she is more than qualified to be the regent!"
Gu Xixi knew that everyone had no ill intentions and just came together for fun.
So he laughed and said, "That's right, I'm also looking forward to Chen Fang's transformation."
"One day he returns to our village with the prince's procession, and all the officials from the entire northwest accompany him. I can also take advantage of his power to show off my power."
Everyone burst into laughter again.
Some people laughed so hard that they fell on top of others, and some laughed until they cried.
Lv Jing followed Gu Xixi and walked away, saying, "Look at them, they are laughing so happily."
"Northwest, Chen Fang, a woman named Gu, a live-in son-in-law, such obvious clues, no one doubts them?"
Gu Xixi was extremely calm, "It's normal. Who made me so different from the Miss Gu in the rumors?"
As beautiful as a fairy, kind and gentle, proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting?
hehe.
Lu Jing looked up at the sky and sighed, "I really want to see what expressions they will have when they find out the truth."
Gu Xixi said, "We will go into the city to look for the caravan tomorrow."
"Go to the government office and look for Jiang Mingyuan again."
Tea trees can be transplanted in early autumn, and there is not much time left, so the site selection for the tea garden must be done as soon as possible.
Two days later, Gu Xixi took the Qingtian County Government's carriage to the provincial capital.
Jiang Mingyuan rode a horse beside him.
This time, he was the one who made the connection to go to the government office to meet the prefect.
He said to Gu Xixi through the window, "I heard that a distinguished person came to the government office, and his whereabouts are mysterious."
"We need to be more careful on this trip to avoid bumping into this person."
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