Chapter 106 Watch It If You Want
The atmosphere of today's banquet was very good. Even Gu Xixi drank three small cups of wine. Only Mu Nanzhao didn't drink a drop of wine.
He should be very sober.
But Gu Xixi didn't see any reluctance on his face, not even a hint of sympathy.
Until Gu Qingye’s back walked farther and farther away, and finally merged into the night and could no longer be seen.
Mu Nanzhao noticed that Gu Xixi had been staring at him, so he turned to her and asked, "What's the matter?"
"You..." Gu Xixi just opened her mouth, but suddenly felt that there was no need to continue asking.
Then he smiled and asked, "What kind of fillings do people eat during the Lantern Festival in Beijing?"
Mu Nanzhao was stunned, "Why did you think of asking this?"
Gu Xixi looked up at the night sky and smiled longingly, "I heard from Jinglan that there is no curfew on the Lantern Festival in the capital, and the people of the whole city are having fun together. The streets are full of fireworks and bright lights, and it is gorgeous and beautiful like a dream?"
Mu Nanzhao was silent for a moment, then said in a muffled voice, "I don't know."
Gu Xixi looked at him in surprise, "You have been an official in the capital for many years, how could you not know?"
Mu Nanzhao said, "I have never been out for the Lantern Festival, so I don't know."
Gu Xixi had a question mark on her forehead, "Why?"
"It's such an interesting spectacle, everyone would want to go out and join in the fun. Especially since you were once a young man, how could you sit still at home during the Lantern Festival?"
Mu Nanzhao pursed his lips and looked away, "Yes, I should go take my medicine."
Gu Xixi watched him walk away, frowning in confusion. His reaction just now was... guilty?
The next day, before daybreak, it started snowing again.
Corn-shaped snow particles fell densely and accumulated in a thin layer on the ground.
Two sedan chair bearers carried a half-worn red silk sedan and quietly left Huachidu Village on the snow.
Gu Qingye was sitting in the sedan chair, holding only a small bag of clothes in his hand.
At this time, most people in the village were still asleep. No one joined in the fun or congratulated.
There wasn't even anyone to see the bride off.
In the afternoon, Gu Xixi put down a bottle of water that had been clarified and separated from the soil, picked up the hot water bottle and breathed a sigh of relief.
The first step of what the Northwest Army entrusted her to do finally produced results.
Without modern equipment, the soil samples she brought back could only be analyzed layer by layer using traditional methods.
In addition to the fatal disadvantage of being saline-alkalescent.
The soil is loose, with low compaction and moderate original fertility.
The overall composition is relatively suitable for growing grains such as wheat, corn, and sorghum.
Taking into account the local climatic factors, the winter is too cold to grow winter wheat.
So the final choice should be...
There was a knock on the door. Aunt Zhang leaned against the door and asked quietly, "Xi, are you still busy?"
Usually when Gu Xixi was busy with her work behind closed doors, Aunt Zhang would be careful not to disturb her.
So Aunt Zhang must have something going on when she came here at this time.
Gu Xixi returned to reality and said, "It's okay, Auntie, come in."
Aunt Zhang flashed into the room and closed the door, "Your second grandfather is here."
Gu Xixi frowned in confusion, "Why is he here? Did he say anything?"
Aunt Zhang said, "He just said he missed you and came to visit."
Gu Xixi was speechless.
There were a lot of guests in the past few days, but not a single one was named Gu.
Seeing that the New Year was almost over, someone of Mr. Gu's generation actually came to visit in person again.
As she stood up to clear the table, she asked, "Besides Second Grandpa, who else is there?"
"No more." Aunt Zhang shook her head and said unhappily, "That's why this matter is difficult to handle."
"We didn't go to pay New Year's greetings this year, and he didn't bring any grandchildren with him, he just came alone."
"It seems like we don't know etiquette!"
Gu Xixi groaned and said, "It doesn't matter. Let's see what he has to say."
When Gu Xixi had conflicts with Grandpa Gu and the third uncle Gu's family before, Second Uncle Gu seemed to be trying to mediate, but in fact he was still on the side of Grandpa Gu and the third uncle Gu.
So the reason why Gu Xixi didn’t go to pay New Year’s greetings was not because of negligence.
But she had already made up her mind not to have too much contact with these people.
When leaving, Gu Xixi whispered to Aunt Zhang, "Change to a pot of tea, the cheapest can of tea leaves, and put a few less leaves in it, don't waste it."
Aunt Zhang covered her mouth and laughed secretly, "Okay!"
In the main room, only Shitou was sitting on the kang helplessly, chatting with the guests.
Seeing Gu Xixi coming in, Shitou was as if he had been pardoned, "Sister Xixi!"
Gu Xixi smiled and waved at him, "Didn't you make an appointment with someone to go out and play? Go now."
Shitou understood, "Oh, yes, I'll go find Gou Wa!"
He was just talking to that old man and it was boring to death, so he ran away quickly!
Gu Xixi smiled and saluted to Second Master Gu, "The roads are slippery on a snowy day, why did Second Master come here by himself?"
A hint of discomfort flashed across Mr. Gu's face. "I haven't seen you for a long time. I just came to see you."
He looked at it as a joke and said, "What? You don't welcome Second Grandpa?"
"No where." Gu Xixi sat leisurely on the edge of the kang.
She poured a cup of tea, placed her hands in front of Mr. Gu, and then stopped talking.
Since the old guy said he was just here to take a look, then just take a good look.
As soon as Mr. Gu finished his cup of tea, Gu Xixi immediately filled his cup with it.
So Mr. Gu drank three cups of light tea in a row, which made his stomach full.
Seeing the teapot's spout coming towards him again, he quickly pushed it away, "Don't pour it."
Gu Xixi was obedient. She said "oh", put down the teapot, and continued to stare at Master Gu.
Finally, Master Gu couldn't hold it in anymore and coughed dryly, still keeping a stern face for fear of lowering his status.
"The conflicts between you and your third uncle's family, and your great grandfather, have nothing to do with our two families, right?"
Gu Xixi smiled and nodded, "Yeah."
Seeing that Gu Xixi's attitude was lukewarm, Second Master Gu could only continue, "Actually, Second Master loves you in his heart."
"It's just that in the past, I was stuck in the middle and had to be fair."
Gu Xixi sneered in her heart, is that what you call being fair? You are taking sides.
When Mr. Gu saw that Gu Xixi didn't say anything and still had a smile on her face, he thought she believed it.
So he continued to praise the elders and said, "You had a great harvest of corn last year, and your reputation has spread to other villages."
"All those relatives and friends came to me and asked me to ask you, how can you produce so much corn?"
Gu Xixi hasn't spoken yet.
Gu Erye said, "I know you are busy, so you don't have to bother. Just tell me and I will write it down and tell everyone later so that everyone will remember your kindness."
At this point, Gu Xixi couldn't help but put a sneer on her face.
"I haven't said anything yet, and you've arranged it for me?"
Master Gu opened his mouth to speak, but Gu Xixi interrupted him, "It's better for everyone to remember me."
"Or did you hear that I have a secret recipe, and not only do you want to use it yourself, but you also want to do it as a favor?"
"You! What are you talking about!" Master Gu stuttered and his face turned red.
Gu Xixi looked indifferent and picked up the teacup. "I'm not like some people. Of course I speak human language."
Now Mr. Gu had to be sure that Gu Xixi was really serving tea and chasing the guests away.
He immediately became angry and said, "Xixi girl, do you want to be deserted by everyone?"
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