Reborn I want to be a giant

Chapter 8 Out of the City
The fourth prince was also looking at Zhang Wanqing. He smiled slightly on his previously indifferent face, but when he caught a glimpse of the little furry head below, he became restless and irritable.

Looking forward to the stars and the moon, I finally look forward to the opening of the banquet.After the dancer came up, everyone at the banquet relaxed, without the restraint they had before.On the other side of the male guest, someone stood up and toasted each other.Weng Qimin bowed and crawled to Gu Changyan's side, muttered a conversation on the phone, then crawled back, and after a while crawled over to say a few words, Gu Changyan felt tired for her.

In the middle of the journey, Gu Changyan came out to greet, Zhou Nanny and Xi'er were finally able to go out to serve, and when Gu Yanqing saw his sister get up, he also found a name to go out.

"Is it cold?" Gu Yanqing covered his sister's little hand.

"I used some food and it's warming up." Gu Changyan also shook him back.

"The elder sister and the second elder sister had a quarrel earlier, it was not a small matter, after you go back, you just don't know what father asked." Gu Yanqing was speaking with her.

Gu Changyan nodded. Anyway, she really didn't know what happened, as long as those two worried people didn't draw fire on her. "Brother, you are still young, don't drink too much." According to her concept, children should not drink alcohol.

Gu Yanqing lowered his face, "Understood."

"Third Sister Gu, Third Sister..." Weng Qimin's voice came first before anyone else arrived.

Little Fatty ran over slowly, looked at the faces of the two brothers and sisters in surprise, "It's exactly the same."

"Brother Gu San, I'm Weng Qimin, you can call me Sister Weng just like Gu San Sister."

Gu Yanqing was stunned for a while, then saluted, "Hello, Sister Weng."

Gu Changyan pinched Weng Qimin's face lightly, and joked, "Hello, Sister Weng."

Weng Qimin didn't annoy her either, and asked, "Is my face easy to pinch?"

"Very comfortable." Sincerely.

Weng Qimin thought for a while, "Okay, from now on, apart from my father and mother, I will only pinch you."

"Why does my sister like to pinch people's faces?" Gu Yanqing did not forget that he was also a victim.

Gu Changyan ignored his protest, "Let's go back, it's cold outside." Late autumn is really cold.

After returning to the banquet and sitting for more than half an hour, Gu Changyan sent the female officer to bid farewell to the Crown Princess. The Crown Princess sat close to her, smiled and nodded slightly at her, and Gu Changyan turned to the Fourth Prince again, and walked silently. After saluting, he left the banquet hall accompanied by the female officer.It was only now that Zhao Yanran had a clear look at the other person's appearance. Although he was only ten years old, his face was still a little immature, but he had a good foundation and his appearance had gradually grown. It was just that well-behaved attitude that really made him not like it.

Gu Changyan, who had already left the meeting, didn't care what Zhao Yanran thought, the problem she had to solve now was how to go back.Gu Changyu had already left one step ahead, riding in her and Gu Yanqing's carriage, leaving behind the carriage that Gu Changyu had come in. The horse was fed something and couldn't get up because it was lying on the ground.Gu Changyan was really angry. If there was a problem with Gu Changyu's carriage, he could have announced it in advance. Everyone would ride in one without crowding, but they wanted to monopolize someone else's carriage and go back on their own.

Fortunately, Gu Yanya also came out. He was going back to the Imperial College. After learning that the car of the third brother and younger sister was used by Gu Changyu, he let them get into his own car, sent them back to the government first, and then returned to the Imperial College.But the problem came again, all three of them went out with their entourage, and one car couldn't hold so many people.

"You guys go back first, and it's the same with my classmates." Gu Yanya smiled and asked them to get in the car first.

Seeing that the little brothers and sisters were hesitant, Gu Yanya explained: "Something happened to your second sister, and you can deal with it if you go back earlier."

The two brothers and sisters stopped insisting and got into the car one by one. Cheng Fei, who was accompanied by Gu Yanqing, sat outside and drove with the driver.

Back at the Mujin Courtyard, Nanny Jin and Tweety came up to her and waited on the two little masters to wash and change their clothes.Xi'er went to inquire about Gu Changyu's affairs, and Gu Yanqing also sent his brother Cheng to drive back to Prince Rui's Mansion to see if Gu Yanya was still there. If not, he would go to the Imperial College to confirm that the other party had returned safely.Once he was busy, he had already turned on the lamp.

As night fell, the rain outside became heavier, and the only sound of dripping water was the only sound in Jingyi's Hibiscus Courtyard.

Xi'er pushed open the door of the study, and while changing the tea for the two young masters, she talked about what she had heard.At the moment, Gu Zheng and Aunt An are both in Liangxia Courtyard, and I don't know what they are talking about, but Gu Changxi only came back half an hour ago. The little girl said that their carriage was tampered with, and it was Miss Zhang from the Right Prime Minister's Mansion who brought it back in person. of.After Gu Changxi came back, she also accused Gu Changyu of occupying Gu Yanqing and Gu Changyan's carriage without authorization, causing them to come back in an outsider's car, fearing that their reputation would be damaged.

Gu Changyan opened his mouth halfway, speechless.Why did Gu Changxi never do some homework before harming someone?Their brother and sister were obviously riding in the car of the second young master Gu Yanya, so why did they become "outsiders" and their reputation was damaged.So what is it that Gu Changxi only came back in an outsider's carriage?
"Aunt Tang can talk." Gu Changyan said lightly.

"Ah...what's the matter." Gu Yanqing pulled out the full paper and put it aside, and continued to write the next one.

Early the next morning, Madam Hu came over and invited them to the Jingzhong Hall. Gu Zheng had something to say.

The two brothers and sisters still dressed slowly before going out. When they arrived at the Jingzhong Hall, they found that everyone was quite neat, and Gu Yanya had returned.After saluting to Gu Zheng, the two stood aside. If it was before, Aunt An would definitely want to trample on them again, but today her face is really ugly, obviously she has no time to bully others.

"Chang Yan, what did you do in Prince Rui's Mansion yesterday?" Gu Zheng's tone was a bit harsh.

"Returning to father, Changyan and all the noble girls first enjoyed the scenery in the viewing tower, then went for a walk in the forest with Ms. Brother came back together." Gu Changyan replied like a running account, without any cadence.

Gu Zheng was a little dissatisfied, "How can you stay out of it when such a big incident happened to your eldest sister and second sister?"

Gu Changyan looked at Gu Zheng blankly, wondering if this father is sick?
"What happened?" she asked innocently.

Gu Zheng wanted to speak, but he held back after thinking of something, calmed down and asked, "I heard that the carriage broke down, how did you come back?"

Gu Changyan was really annoyed this time, and his face became uneasy, "Father, Changyan didn't see the carriage he was riding in earlier. You can ask the second sister for the specific reason. Changyan and the third brother came back in the carriage of the second brother. As for Chang Yan didn't know what happened to the eldest sister and the second sister at the Fourth Highness's birthday banquet yesterday."

Gu Zheng frowned, why Gu Changyan's answer was different from Gu Changyu and Gu Changxi's.He turned to his second son, "What do you say?"

Gu Yanya stepped forward, "Father, what the third sister said is true. As for why their car is not there, my son doesn't know."

Gu Changxi on the side rolled his eyes contemptuously, while Gu Changyu's eyes were red and swollen, Aunt An glared at Gu Changxi angrily, and Aunt Tang looked at her son worriedly.

Gu Zheng looked at the open-minded three children, waved them to go back first, and didn't intend to ask any more questions.And just now Gu Changyan's tone was already a little stiff, he was really worried that the child would say something earth-shattering, after all the eldest daughter and the second daughter were discussing marriage, if Gu Changyan said something unpleasant again, it would be reported It's a big deal to get out.

Gu Changyan stopped before going out, and turned his head to look at Gu Changyu steadily. Gu Changyu didn't dare to look her directly, and hurriedly wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief to cover up his panic.

"Go, check it out." As soon as he stepped into the study, Gu Yanqing explained to Brother Cheng and Brother Cheng Fei.

However, Gu Changyan was not affected by the previous incident, sat down to grind and continued to draw samples of wine utensils.She originally planned to use glass or glazed products, but she backed off after inquiring. First of all, glass is very rare at present. There are only a few finished products on the cargo ships of overseas merchants, and colored glazes are monopolized because of the craftsmanship, so the cost is extremely high. A wine set is more expensive than her shop.In the end she chose thin porcelain, which is relatively light and has a slight transparency under the light, which is already quite good.Fortunately, although this kind of craftsmanship is in the hands of several big families, it is not rare, and the price is affordable for her.

In addition to thin porcelain, there are also bamboo, wood, and copper ones, which are matched according to different wines.Because of the limitations of materials and craftsmanship, she can only focus on the appearance.

On the other side, the wooden barrels, jars and cane sugar that were prepared before are now complete, and the warehouse is also tidied up.She led Nanny Jin, Nanny Zhou and Nanny Li from the kitchen to brew fruit wine.Considering that she doesn't want too many people to know about it for the time being, she can only work harder and try her best to do it herself.This meal of hard work took six days.

Looking at a warehouse full of wine barrels and wine jars, she felt a sense of accomplishment.At this time, Gu Yanqing had also finished writing the script.

"Weng Qimin's post said that we were invited to visit her village for a few days." Gu Changyan laughed for a while looking at the crooked lines. Needless to say, it must have been written by the little fat man himself.

"In the outer city?"

"Ah."

"If my sister wants to go, I'll go and talk to my father right away."

Gu Changyan hesitated for a while, but finally nodded.Gu Yanqing and her have grown up so much that they have never been out of the city except to worship their ancestors. Weng Qimin's post is an opportunity. She wants to use this trip to visit the two Zhuangzi she bought earlier.Right now the tavern is almost ready, and she doesn't want to waste the free time.

Gu Zheng has contacts with civil servants, but for such an important position as Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, the friendship between them is nothing more than a nod, so instead of rejecting Weng Qimin's post, he asked Aunt Tang to help prepare for the trip, and told Gu Yanqing and Gu Changyan has to do his duty outside, don't exceed the rules, and be tolerant in everything.

The autumn rain in the capital was not over, and Weng Qimin led a seven or eight-year-old child and stood outside the gate of Duke Liang's mansion, waiting for his brother and sister.

"This is my younger brother Weng Fan."

"Let's go, it's going to rain." Weng Fan shook Weng Qimin's hand awkwardly.

Gu Changyan asked Xi'er to take out a snack box from the cage on his carriage and hand it to the siblings, "This is the fudge I figured out by myself, you can eat it on the road."

Weng Qimin opened the food box and found that there were colorful and transparent candies in the shape of animals, which were beautiful and fun.Weng Fan stood on tiptoe to look at the contents of the food box, looking very curious and cute.

It had been rainy for days, and the roads in the outer city were not easy to walk, especially up to Zhuangzi, where there were muddy roads one foot deep and one foot shallow. It took a long time to see the tenants' houses on Zhuangzi.After walking like this for more than an hour, they entered the house of the Weng family.A group of people wandered around for a long time, and they were all a little tired at the moment.

The guest room was tidied up yesterday, and the ground dragon was burned, so it was very warm.After tidying up, Gu Changyan asked Xi'er to take out all the gifts she brought.There are snacks made by the big kitchen in the house, famous tea from Gu Zheng's private library, and fresh ingredients that Gu Changyan asked Gao Sheng to buy.These things can be said to be in the favor of Weng Qimin.

She used these ingredients to make a hot pot that night.

Gu Changyan's cooking skills are very average, but he is still very good at making hot pot.Because she loved to eat hot pot in her previous life, she ate hot pot twice a week on average, but what should I do if it is unhealthy to eat waste oil outside, so I can do it myself.At first, I bought ready-made hot pot soup, and later learned to make it myself.Considering that Weng Qimin and Weng Fan are not very old, they should not be able to eat spicy food, so today she made clear soup hot pot.

Let the cook in the house cook a pot of broth first, then stir-fry Gao Shengwei with the ingredients they bought in the city in advance, add the broth and boil again, pour it into a small pot, and set it on the charcoal stove.A variety of common fresh meat slices on the market are arranged on a plate, accompanied by two large pots of mixed fruit tea.

"Today is too late, next time I will make some beef balls and buy some shrimp and crab." Gu Changyan rinsed a chopstick of mutton and put it into Weng Qimin's bowl.

Several maids wanted to come forward to help, but Gu Changyan stopped them, saying that eating hot pot is more interesting by doing it yourself.Weng Qimin was stuffed comfortably with a mouthful of meat, Gu Changyan did whatever he wanted, and waved his hand to tell all the servants to go out to eat his own, as long as he left someone to wait outside the door.

"It's delicious..." Weng Qimin, who felt his chubby belly, wanted to eat again, but he was really full, and he was particularly entangled.

Weng Fan eats a lot, and even a pot of fruit tea went into his stomach.

The children were so full that they couldn't rest, so they held an umbrella and walked along the circle of cauliflower fields outside the house to digest their food.Gu Changyan also learned that there is a hot spring on this village, and the spring was surrounded by the Weng family, and at the same time, it attracted a stream into the house.That's good, Gu Changyan plans to try making hot spring tea eggs.At this time, Weng Fan has become a follower of the Gu brothers and sisters, and he firmly believes that as long as he follows them, he can have delicious food.

After a tiring day, cold and rainy, after the walk, the big guys went back to the house early to wash and rest under the service of their servants.

(End of this chapter)