The next day, a boy came out of Suzhou City and ran all the way to Zhang Gong's house, saying that the shopkeeper of Zhenxiu Building Wei had something to discuss.

Zhang Gong changed his clothes, followed the young man into the city and went straight to the Zhenxiu Restaurant.

"It's such a hot day, you called me here in such a hurry, what's the matter?"

"Why are you in a hurry? How can I let you make this trip in vain." Wei Fugui greeted the young man to serve watermelon herbal tea, then waved him away, and then said: "Isn't this what you have always said that you want to go to Beijing? My master has also I want to go south. So I thought, if you just get together, I will inform the steward on the guard, and it will be more convenient for you."

"Oops," Zhang Gong stood up, clasping his hands together, "That's really a labor of love, old man!"

Wei Fugui glared at him, "If you are really caring, give me your barbecue recipe."

Zhang Gong laughed loudly, "How many times have I said, there is no recipe, just bake it like that. It is clearly the people in your kitchen who can't do it! Haha..."

"It's alright, alright, I won't tell you about these things," Wei Fugui waved his hand, took out a bunch of keys and a letter, "You don't have a place to stay when you go to the capital. It’s not easy to find. It just so happened that the master’s family built a village near the mountains and rivers in the south of Beijing. By the way, they built a few small yards in front of the village next to the village. Mine. It’s next to the lake, and it’s cool in summer. I’ll give you the key first, and you can stay there. As for the exact location, you can ask Ye Fu, the guard in charge.”

Zhang Gong stretched out his long arms, and took the keys and the letter, "Thank you for your kindness, brother, just mention it if you need it in the future. I, Zhang Gong, have always been a person who knows how to repay kindness."

Wei Fugui glared at him again: "Okay, we've known each other for a long time, why bother to say such kind words."

With a flash in Zhang Gong's eyes, he remembered the scene of ten people huddled next to the fire to keep warm in the thin tent many years ago in the snow.He immediately shook his head to stop himself from thinking about it, "This melon is so sweet, do you have any more? I'll bring some for A Yuan."

"How many? Think I'm the one who opened this delicacy restaurant! Just two, do you want it!"

"Yes, of course!"

……

Zhang Gong bought a mule in the city, carried the watermelon, and went straight to Lijia Village.

At the west end of the village, under the scorching sun, a dozen middle-aged men were busy building houses.The foundation of the Gu family's new house has been laid.

The arrival of Zhang Gong was warmly received by Gu Quan.

Gu Quan asked about Zhang Gong's plan.Zhang Gong replied: "It's just a few days, everything that needs to be prepared must be prepared."

"Hey, when the children grow up, they are all people with ideas. From now on, I need to ask Brother Zhang to remind him more." Gu Quan got up and bowed to Zhang Gong.

Zhang Gong hurriedly supported Gu Quan, "A Yuan is capable, just don't worry, even without Zhang Gong, A Yuan would still be able to go up. You gave birth to a good son."

Gu Quan smiled wryly and shook his head, he knew exactly what Gu Yuan looked like.In the past, he was stubborn and bored.It's all right now, not only the original problem is still there, but also a bold one has been added!That's getting more and more lawless.

Knowing that Gu Yuan was going to leave soon, Liu and Hong lit the lamps and boiled oil, and made two pieces for Gu Yuan, from summer clothes to winter padded jackets.They are all made of high-quality cotton fabrics bought by Gu Yuan, Liu is afraid that his son's clothes will not be well-dressed and people will look down upon them.

Gu Cheng also picked up his new bow and arrow, and took a few rabbits and pheasants to make bacon or jerky for Gu Yuan to eat on the way.

Recently, Gu Lin hides when he sees Gu Yuan.Without him, it is only because he is a "teacher" who taught the apprentices and starved the master to death.The three books in his own hands, since he taught Gu Yuan how to read, Gu Yuan has memorized them backwards, and he is still struggling to memorize the second one.

Once Gu Quan finds an opportunity, he pulls Gu Yuan to teach him, for fear that his son's lack of experience will be deceived by others.

Gu Xiu, a little girl, cooks and washes clothes by herself, keeping the house clean.

The prosperous scene of the Gu family made Gu Yuan deeply feel the joy of living among the crowd.

In the midst of busy work, as soon as I looked up, it was the second day of July.On this day, when the rooster crowed again, the sky was still blue and black.

Gu Yuan led the mule out from the backyard, with a large package on its back, and a large package tied to each side of the mule.

Just when he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, he heard a "creak", and Gu Quan walked out of the house with his clothes on. "Ah Yuan, it's not dawn yet. Why are you leaving so early?"

"That's right, it's not even daylight yet, so how can we see the road clearly?" Mrs. Liu walked around Gu Quan, went to the mule to check things, and tightened the straps of the package tightly.

Gu Yuan explained: "It's getting late, Uncle Zhang said that it's safe to go with the convoy of a big family, so let me start early so that I don't miss it."

"Well, it's better to go with the big family. That's fine, Dad won't keep you anymore, you can go now." Gu Quan patted Gu Yuan on the shoulder and sighed.

Liu's tears fell down, she turned her back and wiped them quickly, then turned her head, her eyes were red, "Don't worry about rushing, eat more food. You must listen to your Uncle Zhang's words." Don't be brave, take care of yourself first when you encounter danger. Remember to send a message to your family when you encounter a post station. If you can't get things done, don't wander around outside, go home early..."

Gu Quan tugged at her, "Okay, okay, let's see what you teach! Ah Yuan, you don't need to listen to what your mother said, just don't try to be brave. You have to listen. Be careful."

"En. I see. Parents, son is leaving first." Gu Yuan nodded and got on the mule.As soon as the legs were exerted, the mule started to walk away.

Gu Quan pulled Liu Shi and followed him to the gate of the yard, watching Gu Yuan's figure gradually disappear into the morning mist amidst the sound of mules' hooves.

"His father, why is my heart so twisted? It's not far away yet, I miss A Yuan." Liu stared blankly at the direction where Gu Yuan disappeared.

Gu Quan withdrew his dazed eyes, and covered it up, "What a big deal! It's not like he won't come back."

Similarly, Gu Yuan also felt a little sad about separation.

So far, I don't know how long it will take to come back.His father's face was exactly the same as his father's, and his nagging was exactly the same as his father's, which made him miss him.He was also moved by Niang's clever little scheme and duplicity of care.There is also the diligence and tolerance of the eldest brother, the cunning of the third brother, the obedience and understanding of the younger sister, and the cleverness and understanding of the grandmother...

I don't know if the rice seeds I left behind can grow food.And now that I'm gone, with my elder brother's half-baked archery skills, the family may be short of meat again.Although my younger brother is smart, he always fishes for three days and spends two days drying the net. When will he be more sensible?The younger sister also always works with her head down, and she has a froze temper and doesn't know how to rest.Dad's legs are still not healed, and the plaster is almost used up, I don't know if my mother is willing to buy it again...

Gu Yuan clenched the rein tightly, feeling the urge to turn back and explain.He smiled and patted the mule. After all, he controlled himself and continued to move forward.

There was a rattling sound in the woods on the side, and Gu Yuan shouted, "I want to enter the city, so don't follow me. You just wait for me in the woods in the south of the city, do you know the way?"

The clattering sound stopped for a moment, then changed direction and ran away with a clatter.Gu Yuan shook his head, feeling both amused and worried.Baifeng, the tiger, is really too playful.

Gu Yuan met Zhang Gong at Liujia Village, and the two entered Suzhou City just as the city gate opened.

Gu Yuan rode on the mule and turned north with Zhang Gong, "Uncle Zhang, which big family are we following?"

Zhang Gong replied: "It's Master Muye's family in Suzhou. They are going to Chuzhou and pass by the capital. We can just follow."

Master Muye of Suzhou, Ye Mansion, isn’t that the home of Shu’er?

Gu Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but look forward to it.

……

Ye Fu, Ye Yushu squinted his eyes and was put on outer clothes by four maids, combed his hair, stuffed it into the carriage, and then lay down to sleep.

Xiaohua and the other four maids shook their heads helplessly, and packed up the things they needed along the way, sorting them into different categories and putting them away one by one. .

Wei also tidied up, and bid farewell to Ye Kaiyang.

Ye Kaiyang: "Go early and come back early, my mother-in-law will be fine."

Wei Shi: "Master, don't worry, I will definitely go back early! Mother is always in good health, and she is probably the same as Shu'er at this moment. Maybe it's due to injury."

Ye Kaiyang: "Well, it must be fine! I'll send you off again."

The two walked hand in hand to the place where the carriages and horses stayed in the backyard.There stood five widened two-horse carriages, followed by eight small one-horse carriages.

The carriage stopped on a three-foot-wide masonry road between the backyard and the wall. At the end of this road, there was an outer courtyard just across the gate.

At this moment, the outer courtyard was also bustling with people, and Ye Fu, the steward of the guards, was holding a roster and calling names one by one.

"Has Mr. Xu come?"

"Here we come!" Xu Siqi hurriedly tied the medicine boxes to the horse.

A boy in gray came running over and whispered something in Ye Fu's ear.Ye Fu put away the roster and said solemnly: "Hurry up and stop whispering! My lord will come and see what it looks like in a while!"

Ye Fu rolled up the roster and walked to the gatehouse in the southwest corner, looked at the two people in front of him, and asked, "Are you the one that the guard said?"

"Exactly!" Zhang Gong cupped his hands and stepped forward, "My name is Zhang Gong, and this is my nephew Gu Yuan. This is a letter from Guanshi Wei."

Zhang Gong handed the letter that Wei Fugui had given him to Ye Fu, Ye Fu took it, opened it for a look, and felt relieved. "You wait at the corner gate first. The Patriarch is preparing. He will be leaving in about two quarters of an hour. I will send someone to inform you when the time comes."

Naturally, ordinary people can't enter Ye Mansion, so Zhang Gong nodded.When he turned around, he found that Gu Yuan was staring at the courtyard in a daze, so he pulled Gu Yuan's clothes, "What are you looking at? Even if you go into this high gate compound and turn three turns, what you see is the wall, What's so interesting about this? Besides, haven't you gone in once? Why, haven't you seen enough of the green brick road?"

Gu Yuan smiled suddenly, and sat next to him, "Uncle Zhang, who is going south in the Ye Mansion this time?"

Zhang Gong said: "How would I know this. You must not inquire about it. If you run into someone's misfortune and leave you and me halfway, it won't look good."

Gu Yuan couldn't restrain the joy in his heart, if only Shu'er was in it.I haven't seen him for more than three months, Shu'er won't forget him, right?I don't know if Shu'er misses him during these times, is he eating well, is he getting sick again?I don't know if he mentioned him to his parents, he must have not, he is so timid, and the rules here are so strict...

Gu Yuan thought a lot, wishing he could fly in from the wall with his wings.But he held back.Don't worry, Gu Yuan told himself secretly, when he goes to the capital to finish his work, he will come back to marry Shu'er!

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