Female supporting roles rely on food to save themselves

Chapter 28
Gu Xiang turned around and went to ask Lao Du for leave.

Huotouying is worried about letting her go back alone (Zhou Dong, a strange boy, is not considered a person in the hearts of the big guys). Although the military camp is not far from Guzhuang, due to the famine in the past few years, many The refugees turned into bandits and hid in the mountains. The young girl's house wandered around, it was like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth.

Lao Du went to find a carriage by himself, and asked Ah Feng to bring out two bags of grain and half a leaf of mutton from the warehouse.

"It's cheap for us to buy these, and you will pay forty cents to Guchu later."

Old Du smiled kindly, "By the way, let Ah Feng, the old dog and the others escort the little lady for a ride."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and told Ah Feng and the others: "Good life, take care of you Gu Chu, don't come back for now, wait for Gu Chu's visit to relatives to be over, and then bring him back to me properly. Be careful on the way, don't go out error."

Ah Feng and the old dog responded in unison.

Gu Xiang smiled, and moved her silver box into the carriage. There were three small silver ingots in the silver box, one tael each, and she stuffed the remaining five taels at the bottom of the box. Did she value the few taels of silver more? Firstly, she needs money to start a snack business, and secondly, even though eight liang of silver is not much in the military camp, it is a huge sum of money in Gu's family, Lu Bai is easy to make trouble.

However, she could bring more things she needed, so she went to the warehouse to find two new quilts, four sets of cotton clothes, and some leather cloth. Also cheap.

Zhou Dong watched Gu Xiang stuff things into the car, with a calm face, but secretly speechless in his heart.These days, cotton can be called a rare treasure, much more expensive than silk and hemp, and ordinary people can't even see it, that's why Zhou Dong can recognize the rarity of this thing because he works as an official in the county government.

He couldn't help but look at Gu Xiang again.

People in the village spread rumors that the third lady of the Gu family went to the Yongyi Army and other places alone, and she didn't know what kind of torture she would suffer.

It's a pity to be kind and humane, and it's not uncommon to gloat over others' misfortune.

While his parents sighed at home, they were also very thankful, and they often said in private that fortunately the two families' engagement was just a tacit understanding, and they hadn't gone out of their way.If this marriage is really decided, even if their family can regret the marriage, it will not look good on their face.

Before that, Zhou Dong didn't care much about getting married. In his opinion, he could marry any woman as his wife, and his parents wouldn't find him a bad one anyway.

But after seeing Gu Xiang, his parents asked him to see other people, but he started to feel awkward.

The girl I was looking for again was to be blown into a flower by the matchmaker. After all, she was not as good-looking and temperamental as Gu Sanniang, and Zhou Dong thought he was loyal, just because Gu Sanniang was "invited" to be a cook in the Yongyi Army. He couldn't help but feel a little bit reluctant to let go of the marriage that was about to be discussed.

Looking back on honestly going to the Yongyi Army to send a letter home, he volunteered to succeed Gu Laoshi and come back to life, also wanting to see Gu Sanniang again in person.

But he walked into the brave army barracks nervously, and when he was led into the kitchen to meet Gu Xiang, he suddenly discovered that the villagers, as well as him, seemed to have made a mistake.

The young lady of the Gu family obviously has a high status in the military camp.

Zhou Dong lowered his head slightly and looked at Gu Xiang from the corner of his eye.

Gu Xiangli stood on the stone steps in front of the kitchen door, explaining things softly, while a group of soldiers surrounded her, standing respectfully and obeying orders.

"The pickles in these tanks should be eaten quickly, and the rest should not be touched. I will deal with them when I come back. The marinade I boil has to be boiled once a day, and the fire cannot be stopped. Mr. Du, please help me watch over it."

Old Du Liansheng agreed, with a kind face on his face: "I saw it myself, such a good marinade must not be spoiled."

Maybe it's because I'm in a good mood just after receiving the payment, or maybe it's because the ingredients are fresh. The marinade that Chef Gu made the day before yesterday tastes hundreds of times better than the old one.

In the past, the vegetarian meat stewed in old marinade and high soup could eat the teeth of big guys, but now it is replaced with new ones. It is almost like throwing in some wild vegetables, and you can eat three big pancakes.

Ever since Chef Gu boiled the marinade, Old Du had been listening to the rustling noises outside the kitchen at night. Obviously, the smell of the marinade made the soldiers eager to move, so they would sneak over to have a look from time to time.

Seeing that they walked back and forth, at least frightened the few wild cats and dogs that were always wandering around trying to steal food, so he didn't say anything.

After Gu Xiang explained the matter, he greeted Zhou Dong and got into the carriage. Before he left, Li Sheng hurried over with a small box.

"Little lady, the Duke of the Kingdom knows that you are going back to your hometown to visit your relatives, so he ordered you to present me with some earthen ceremonies, which is considered a kind gesture."

Gu Xiang was stunned for a moment, and was about to decline, but these were rewards from the top, and there were so many people around, so he might make the Duke look bad if he refused.

After she hesitated, Li Sheng had already stuffed the box into the car.

Old Du smiled and said, "Okay, let's go early, Ah Feng, drive carefully."

Ah Feng nodded, and lightly supported Zhou Dong's arm: "Brother Zhou, can I just trouble you to ride on the shaft with me?"

Zhou Dong got into the car in bewilderment, and he was still thumping in his heart when he walked all the way—even the Duke of the State gave the third mother of the Gu family an earthen ceremony?How much face does San Niang have in the army?
He was a little uneasy at this time.

Did his parents quarrel with the Gu family because of the failure of the marriage, but it was somewhat awkward. The two families have been getting along a little uncomfortable these days, and there are a lot of gossip in the village these days, so he doesn't know if his mother has Follow blindly.

The mountain road is rugged with eighteen bends, and the mountain wind makes people's cheeks hurt.

Gu Laoshi and Jiang Shi sat in the yard chopping firewood, and the other washed clothes, both of them were a little absent-minded.

"I wonder if Boy Zhou delivered the letter? Did Sanniang ask him to send a few words back?"

Jiang sighed, "Tell me, when the child was in front of me, I didn't feel much care, but this time, I really, really... hey!"

While chatting, I heard a few young people outside yelling loudly: "Uncle Gu, the third lady is back."

Mrs. Jiang hurriedly stood up and looked into the distance, and sure enough, she saw a carriage approaching the entrance of the village. The boys in the village swarmed around and ran after it, and Mrs. Gu and his wife were also surprised.

It was a carriage, and the horses pulling the cart were all reddish-red, and they were in good health. Even if the country people couldn't judge horses, they could recognize animals. From this point of view, they were good animals.

The carriage slowly stopped in front of the gate of Gu's house. Ah Feng jumped out of the car and opened the door for Gu Xiang. The old dog raised his arm with special eyesight and let Gu Xiang get out of the car with his arm.

The sun was shining, his daughter's face was red, her teeth were white, her eyes were beautiful, and her hands were slender. Although she didn't wear makeup, she was graceful and graceful, with a beautiful appearance.

Jiang's heart was pounding.

Gu Xiang smiled: "Father, Mother."

Immediately, Jiang came back to her senses, her face beaming with joy, she quickly took Gu Xiang's hand and led it back to the house, rubbed it for a long time and couldn't bear to let go, then drove Gu Laoshi out to let him boil water for the child to wash.

"Change your clothes quickly and relax."

After Gu Xiang washed up, changed into homely clothes, drank a cup of hot water to warm his stomach, and then prepared to visit his grandfather and grandmother next door.

At this time, Ah Feng had helped unload all the luggage from the car, and piled up half of the yard in various ways, causing many people to watch outside, clamoring and discussing for a while.

As soon as Gu Laoshi and Jiang Shi went out, they were also taken aback by the cartload of grain and bedding.

(End of this chapter)