Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Gu Erzhu set out on August 20th, but no matter how fast he ran, he still didn't get home until the end of October, which happened to be the period of the monthly examinations in the county school.

Gu Wenxuan was not at home, and even Zhou Banxia, ​​who was already three months pregnant, was abducted by him to live in Qingyang County, and missed the warm welcome perfectly.

When Gu Wenxuan returned home from the county school, he learned that his father had returned directly to Qinghe Village from outside the city gate. It was too late for him to rush back to Qinghe Village.

It’s not that the city gates are closed and I can’t leave the city, nor is it that I can’t go home because the monthly exam has not yet ended, or that I have something urgent to do and can’t leave for the time being.

In the winter in the north, not only does the laziest sun set almost at 3 p.m., but the wind is also terrifying and so cold that it is inconvenient to travel at night.

The reason why Gu Wenxuan was able to lure his wife into the city this time was that he used the excuse that he had to stay in the city for at least ten days or half a month to take the monthly exam, and he succeeded.

Not only his mother, but also his father-in-law and mother-in-law were always worried. He promised everything well, but ended up worrying about the return of his wife and children during these ten days or half a month.

Especially his wife, she was so distressed that she ran to the county town with him to live without saying a word, taking advantage of the good weather, sunny day and light wind at noon.

At this hour, it would be impossible for his twin-breasted wife to return to Qinghe Village. With such gloomy weather, it might be dark before she even gets on the road.

Even if we go back, it doesn't mean we will be warmly welcomed. At least we will be scolded. Fortunately, riding a horse is much faster than taking a carriage.

Gu Wenxuan immediately asked Zhiming to rush back to Qinghe Village on behalf of him and his wife, and tell his father to wait for him to bring his wife back the next day.

Zhou Banxia smiled but didn't say anything the whole time. After Zhiming left, she smiled and said, "Do you believe that our parents will definitely tell us not to rush back?"

"letter!"

When Zhiming comes back tomorrow morning, he will most likely report to the master and ask you, the second young master, to finish your work first and then accompany the second young mistress home.

Or, after his father has a good rest for a day or two, his mother and the whole family will come to the city to stay for a few days.

After all, before the couple left on this trip, not only the younger sister, but also the eldest sister-in-law said that when Dad came back, she would bring the two children to live here for a few days.

His mother loves her daughter-in-law very much. Besides, the house here is spacious, so the nephew doesn't have to worry about waking up his wife if he cries a little.

"It is indeed possible that what you said is true. My family will come here." Zhou Banxia nodded to show that she agreed with Gu Wenxuan's guess. "That's even better. We can stay here for a few days. If we need anything, we can just go to the street and buy it. Then we can move in after we go back together."

"Yes, everything has been sorted out at the manor, and we are just waiting for Dad to come back and take charge of the move-in. We will have a warm winter this year.

I wonder if Mr. Zhao San separated from our father on this trip, or if they returned to the county together. Did the Zhao family send anyone to say anything in the afternoon? "

The two houses were not far from each other, and could even be said to be very close. The Zhao family's house was just diagonally across the street.

When Mr. Zhao's wife and daughter-in-law learned that she was here, they would come to visit her from time to time, or send the housekeeper or the maid to bring her some things.

There is also the wife of Manager Wang at the end of the street, and the wife of Gu Yangqing from the coach inn in the south of the city. They also come to visit every other day in the afternoon.

This is also the reason why Gu Wenxuan asked Zhou Banxia to stay here for a few days. He was studying in the county school and was not worried that his wife would be bored at home alone.

"In the afternoon, yes, they sent a steward to deliver a piece of beef, just like Manager Wang did. I was in the backyard garden at the time, and Dahua received them. They said that a cow from a mountain village happened to fall into a ditch, so they went to the government office early in the morning to file a case and sent it to us to taste." Zhou Banxia thought for a while, "Third Master Zhao should not have returned to the county with my father, otherwise the steward of the Zhao family must have mentioned to Dahua that their Third Master had returned."

Hearing the cow fall into the ditch, Gu Wenxuan subconsciously ignored Zhou Banxia's next few words, "Why didn't I receive the news? It's impossible!

I have already made it clear with the people in charge of registration in the government office that as long as the beef is not diseased, I will take as much as you can save for me, no matter how expensive it is—"

"Wait." Zhou Banxia just took a sip of warm water and almost choked, "Who said there is no, we even bought a lot of beef bones.

Could it be that you didn't meet Dahua when you entered the door? When you went to the county school after lunch, the county government servants came to look for Dahua. "

"That's what I told you." Gu Wenxuan couldn't help but laugh, "If there's an ox to be slaughtered, I'm also a small three yuan, how could our share be missing?

Dahua probably didn't have time to tell me. I heard that our father came back directly to the village, so I came to find you first. How many pounds does it weigh, not counting the beef bones?"

"Speak slowly, don't get excited."

You can't blame him for being excited. It's really hard to eat fresh beef these days. Every cow is strictly controlled from the time it is sold to the time it is bought.

Every cow has to have a home and cannot be bought or sold privately, nor can it be slaughtered without reason. Even if a cow dies of illness, it must be reported to the government for verification before it can be slaughtered.

It was not so bad in the past. When beef was not available, there were still mutton, venison and roe deer meat. But now his wife is pregnant, and just because she doesn't say it doesn't mean she doesn't crave beef.

If he can't find fresh beef, he really has to buy a few and let one of them die suddenly, so that his wife won't be able to eat beef when she wants to.

"Did you tell anyone that I wanted to eat beef? I heard from Dahua that the two families sent nearly 30 kilograms of beef. Shopkeeper Wang sent 20 kilograms, and the Zhao family sent 10 kilograms.

And then add the 50 or 60 kilograms of beef we bought, there are 90 kilograms here, plus beef bones and ribs, enough to eat for the whole winter."

Gu Wenxuan thought that it depends on how you eat it. If he gave you some beef jerky to grind your teeth, there wouldn't be much, but it would be enough to temporarily stop you from eating it.

When it snows and the snow is heavy, there will be some oxen that unfortunately died. Otherwise, where would the wealthy families and big restaurants get so much fresh beef for people to taste?

As for privately looking for someone who has a newborn calf in the backyard of a villa, don't make a fuss, it's too dirty, don't think about it, "Okay, how are we going to eat beef tonight?"

"Tomato beef brisket soup, potato beef brisket, and beef balls. I have already given the order." Zhou Banxia swallowed subconsciously and couldn't help laughing.

Silly wife, you are so satisfied! "Just these three?" Gu Wenxuan touched her hair with amusement, "Don't worry about not finishing them and wasting them, just make a small plate of each."

"These three are good enough, and there are other dishes I like. I can eat them slowly and change them up. It's good. Dajiang is staying at the county school tonight and won't be able to come back?"

"Almost. Although the monthly rankings haven't been announced yet, he should have done well this time. He's in a good mood and said he wants to compete with Senior Cheng and the others in chess."

"...You tortured me so badly." (End of this chapter)