Chapter 107 Get up and go back to sleep
"She won't be deserted."
The door curtain was lifted, and the man's voice was swept in with the cold wind, like sharp icicles.
"Who, who is it?" Mr. Gu looked sideways and saw Mu Nanzhao walking in quickly.
He was wearing that black cloak, with unmelted snow still on his shoulders.
The coldness on Gu Xixi's face disappeared instantly, and she smiled and asked, "Why are you here?"
He had to go out for something urgent today, and didn't expect to come back so early.
Mu Nanzhao treated Mr. Gu as air and didn't even give him a glance, "If I didn't come, I'm afraid you would suffer."
Gu Xixi couldn't help but smile secretly, and her mood improved a lot. "It's cold outside, come over and warm up."
Mu Nanzhao took off his cloak and hung it on the rack next to the kang. He leaned over and sat next to Gu Xixi, and handed her a silver hairpin in the shape of a broken plum branch.
"You asked me to go to the city to buy some household items. I thought this hairpin would suit you, so I bought it as well."
Gu Xixi took it and looked at it carefully. She saw the small mark of Treasure Pavilion below the plum blossom on the hairpin and immediately knew where he was going today.
"I like it, help me put it on."
Mu Nanzhao really picked up the hairpin.
He first pointed at the position on Gu Xixi's head, and finally put it on, then looked at it carefully. "Don't move, let me see."
The two of them acted so oblivious to the people around them that Master Gu, who was left aside, felt deeply insulted.
He said angrily, "Don't try to sow discord as an outsider like you."
"We are talking here, grandpa and grandson. How can Xixi suffer any harm?"
Gu Xixi was originally smiling, but upon hearing this, her eyes turned cold and she turned to Master Gu and said:
"He is an outsider, so what are those who come uninvited?"
Master Gu was so angry that he wanted to die, "I...you!"
But the lessons learned from Uncle Gu and Old Third Gu are there, so Uncle Second Gu is not a reckless man after all.
He thought about how he had lowered himself to visit a grandchild.
If we fall out at this point, we won't get any benefits we want.
It is also obvious what the fate of those who went against Gu Xixi will be.
So we still have to coax this girl and try our best to have a good relationship with her.
Master Gu forced himself to suppress his anger and patiently advised, "Xixi, I am doing this for your own good."
"You are your father's only daughter. When you get married, you can't be without a family."
"A woman cannot live without the support of her family."
"I'm different from your great grandfather and the others. I will stand on your side from now on."
Gu Xixi smiled and said, "But I don't like to trouble others."
She intentionally emphasized the word "others".
Mu Nanzhao's posture was lazy, but his eyes were sharp as he looked at Master Gu.
"Didn't I tell you that she never has to worry about being deserted by her friends?"
"This is her own home. All the family members she cares about are here. What does it have to do with others?"
Mu Nanzhao directly ordered him to leave, "Please go back."
As soon as Mr. Gu stepped over the threshold, Aunt Zhang slammed the door behind him.
Master Gu looked back at the closed door.
He spat in anger but didn't dare to make any sound.
Rather than resentment, he felt more unwillingness in his heart.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Mr. Gu was certain that Gu Xixi would come to pay him New Year's greetings.
However, he waited at home for a few days, but Gu Xixi didn't come.
Second Master Gu understood that Gu Xixi wanted to put him in the same line with First Master Gu, and he was completely unwilling to move.
He also heard that many people in the village went to Gu Xixi's family to wish them a happy New Year.
The little girl who was once despised has become a popular girl. It can be seen that everyone is thinking of the same good thing. How can Master Gu not be anxious?
There was no way. Gu Xixi refused to hand him a ladder, so he could only find one himself.
I had thought that after meeting today, I could use the ladder to come down and reconcile with Gu Xixi.
Unfortunately, it failed!
but……
Master Gu secretly made up his mind. Everyone in the village had the same idea anyway, so he had to follow them even if he had to beg them for mercy!
The benefits are so great and so tempting! It's worth it even if it means fighting shamelessly!
This time when Mu Nanzhao left the village, he did go to the Meng family.
The hollow plum blossom hairpin was custom-made by Gu Xixi herself. After hearing her description of the style, Madam Meng hurried to make it.
However, Mu Nanzhao also brought back a letter this time.
A letter from the capital.
The letter was written by He Jinglan.
In order to keep it secret, the letter was first enclosed in official documents and then sent to the Northwest Army camp.
Then it was received by Meng Chengping, who found time to send it back to Meng Mansion in Qingtian County.
Aunt Zhang brought a pot of good tea.
Gu Xixi drank tea and read the letter, smiling from time to time.
He Jinglan said she knew Gu Xixi liked to listen, but it was a pity that she left in a hurry last time and didn't have the chance to tell her more about the wonderful things about the Lantern Festival in the capital.
So this time she wrote a total of six pages of letter paper.
The first two pictures show what delicious food and fun things are available on the streets during the Lantern Festival, and what styles of lanterns were popular last year.
Gu Xixi has always loved these customs and people.
It has been a long time since she traveled far after entering the book. He Jinglan's writing is excellent, and reading it makes people feel as if they are actually there.
When Gu Xixi was reading the letter, Mu Nanzhao was leaning beside her.
Occasionally drink a sip of tea, occasionally look up at her.
When she turned to the third piece of letter, Gu Xixi's eyes suddenly widened.
She looked down quickly, then glanced at Mu Nanzhao with a complicated expression as if she was trying to hold back a smile.
Mu Nanzhao asked sharply, "What did she plan for me in her mind?"
As he said this, he reached out to grab the letter paper.
Gu Xixi dodged and her expression became very serious, "No."
Seeing Mu Nanzhao didn't believe it.
Gu Xixi generously handed over the letter and said, "My little girl is writing to express her feelings. Are you sure you want to read it?"
This made Mu Nanzhao feel uncomfortable.
He had no choice but to turn his back and take a nap.
Gu Xixi continued reading the letter, and at first it was difficult for her to hold back her laughter.
But when she saw the last two photos, the smile disappeared from her face...
The light snow stopped for a while in the evening, and heavy snow fell again late at night.
Before going to bed, Gu Xixi looked at the flying snowflakes and suddenly became interested.
She slipped into the kitchen and took out the jar of sorghum rice cake that Chen Dafu had given her.
Then he lit the small stove and heated a full pot of wine.
Put a broken wheat flour bun next to the small stove and wait for it to slowly bake until golden brown while drinking. It should be crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and can barely be used as a dish to go with the wine.
After Gu Xixi arranged all this, she went to knock on the door of the west room.
"Hey! Are you asleep?"
In order to avoid waking up the others at home, Gu Xixi could only lower her voice and said, "It's snowing heavily, let's get up and drink some wine and enjoy the snow!"
"Oh, you can't drink. I'll drink and you can enjoy the snow. There's also a delicious midnight snack."
Finally, there was a slight movement in the house.
Mu Nanzhao opened the door, his eyes were sharp, and it seemed that he had not fallen asleep yet.
"Given your alcohol tolerance, you still want to drink?"
Gu Xixi smiled, "I just want to drink a little to warm myself up, how about you give me some light?"
Mu Nanzhao followed Gu Xixi out.
Seeing the steamed buns on the stove, he was silent for a moment, "Is this what you call a delicious midnight snack?"
Gu Xixi smiled without any guilt, "Yes."
"Mr. Mu, who is too beautiful and dares not go out on Lantern Festival night... please take a seat."
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