Gu Zhao also got a glimpse of the changes in the capital from the correspondence with Song Ze and others, and Gu Zhao said it was a good thing.

The annual gifts he prepared for his family and friends have been sent to the capital, and the letters and annual gifts from the capital have also been sent over. After opening the home letter written by Gu Yao, Gu Zhao raised his brows in surprise after reading it. Yan Mu, who knew Jiang Yunhu's identity, came over to look at it: "What did this girl write in her letter?"

Except for Gu Yao, the marriages of several other nieces who are not young have been booked. Gu Yao also told Gu Zhao one thing in the letter, that is, Song Ze's marriage is also scheduled, which is not in Song Ze's letter at all. Mentioning it, Gu Zhao couldn't help thinking, is Song Ze shy?

"Song Ze is getting engaged."

Yan Mu was also surprised: "Is he really going to get engaged? With which girl?"

Gu Yao's letter was very detailed, and Gu Zhao was very happy to read it: "Speaking of which, this fate was formed because of running a newspaper. That girl is also a talented woman who has read poetry and books since she was a child. Since the imperial court released the newspaper, This girl contacted a few like-minded people in private and even started a women's tabloid, because of the newspaper, this girl had contact with Song Ze, probably because of this, they saw each other right."

Yan Mu was also happy to hear it: "It's such a fate. Aunt Song must be very happy this time. When will they get married? Can we rush back to drink his wedding wine in time?"

"The time has not been set yet. When the marriage is really settled, Song Ze will definitely write a letter." Gu Zhao is happy for Song Ze. Since the official partner was separated by that girl Gu Zhen, Gu Zhao sees that Song Ze has not gone. Considering the important issues of marriage, I worried whether he was influenced by me, and I felt sorry for Song's mother in my heart, so it's all right now.

And from Gu Yao's description, it can be seen that Song Ze and the woman fell in love with each other because of their similar interests, rather than following their parents' order absolutely.

But now that Song Ze's lifelong affairs are about to be resolved, Gu Yao doesn't care about her affairs at all. What can Gu Zhao do? She can only sigh and let her alone. It is enough for her to live a very prosperous life without relying on anyone, not to mention that she is still a good friend of Princess Yongfu, let alone worry that she will be bullied by others.

Gu Zhao wanted to let Qi Yunfei and Gu Ren go back to reunite with their families at the end of the year. They both had wives and children, but they decided to stay with Gu Zhao after careful consideration. It wasn't that Gu Zhao was too lonely, but that Gu Zhao There is a shortage of people on the sidelines, and their successors have not yet been trained, so the operation of the workshop cannot be separated from them.

On New Year's Eve, two tables were set up in the back house of the yamen, and the cooks brought by Mrs. Li were busy from morning to night, making full use of the ingredients they could find, and sending them to the rotating servants in the front yamen. a table.

Although not in the bustling capital city, everyone still had a good meal. In addition to eating wine, they also played small games during the banquet. There were some elegant and vulgar ones, such as pairing and throwing pots. Anyway, they played all the games they knew Once again, Mrs. Li couldn't bear it long ago, and she left the table early and went back to rest with her mother, but she kept smiling, and she didn't feel that there was anything less here than in the capital.

Gu Zhao and the others made a fuss until after midnight, so it was considered to be the New Year's Eve.

Gu Zhao drank a lot of wine at night because he was happy, and was helped back to the room by Yan Mu in the end. Everyone didn't think there was any problem in entrusting Gu Zhao to Yan Mu to take care of him. He drank very little, and it was Gu Zhao who took care of him before, but now that Yan Mu is more mature, it's his turn to take care of Gu Zhao.

"Brother is happy tonight?"

"Yeah," Gu Zhao blushed, looking at Yan Mu with sparkling eyes, "Aren't you happy, Mu Mu? You see, I came to such a remote place in Yaochang Mansion, but there are still so many relatives and friends willing to accompany me. I have overcome difficulties together, whether it is mother, or Ren'er, second brother Qi, younger brother Yang, or brother Peng, Mrs. Peng and Master Fan, they are all because of me. They, I think this life is not in vain, this life has not been in vain."

Yan Mu's heart was sour, brother counted all the others, why didn't he mention him?Leaning in front of Gu Zhao's face, he asked, "What about me?"

Gu Zhao stretched out his hand to touch Yan Mu's face, it was very slippery, and it felt so good, he couldn't help pinching it a couple more times, and Yan Mu's face turned red when he took the initiative to come up to him, Yan Mu said in his heart that his brother is really a little villain , will play tricks on him.

Gu Zhao giggled twice: "Of course the wood is different from top to bottom, do I still need to talk about it? They will spend it with me this year, but it may not be the case next year, but the wood will be different every year." Welcome the New Year with me, we agreed to cut off our sleeves together."

Yan Mu's breath tightened suddenly, what brother said meant the same as what he thought, did brother finally figure it out?

He helped Gu Zhao to the side of the bed and sat down, held Gu Zhao's face and said, "Brother, do you know how to cut off the sleeve?"

Gu Zhao pushed the boy's face away, and waved a finger: "Boy, do you underestimate me, Gu Zhao? Let me tell you, if you underestimate me again, I will kill you on the spot, hee hee. "

After saying this, Gu Zhao fell backwards with a thud, while Yan Mu lost his mind because of Gu Zhao's words, and his heartbeat was disordered. When he looked at Gu Zhao again, he found that Gu Zhao was lying on the thick soft cloth Under the soft quilt, there was already a light snoring sound while holding the quilt.

Fall asleep now?Looking at Gu Zhaohong's flushed face, Yan Mu had the urge to bite Gu Zhao awake, but in the end she could only grit her teeth helplessly. With a doting smile on her face, she took off her brother's boots and coat, Come to warm water to wipe his face, hands and feet, otherwise my brother would sleep uncomfortably, and finally fed him a few sips of water, and after cleaning myself up, I hugged my brother in my arms contentedly.

Gu Zhao who got up the next day had no memory of what happened after he was drunk last night. Anyway, the person who took care of him was Wood, so he didn’t have to worry about anything. Although there were many relatives and friends, the person who made him feel most at ease in the world was Wood.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, he couldn't be allowed to stay in bed, because someone came to the yamen to pay New Year's greetings to him early in the morning. On the first New Year's day in Yaochang Mansion, he would take to the streets to have fun with the people.

Sending away a wave of people who came to pay New Year's greetings, Gu Zhao remembered a good thing, which he carefully prepared years ago, and still kept it.

"Just wait, I have something good to share with everyone."

Gu Zhao turned around and went back to the house, took out a package wrapped with oil paper, after unpacking, there was a smell of spiced spices, and then looked at the things inside, one by one.

Many people were deeply impressed by the sunflowers that Gu Zhao regarded as treasures before, but later Gu Zhaozhen put away those big flower disks with great care. Aren't these grains of things just the seeds in the flower disks.

When Gu Zhao was tossing this thing, even Li Shi didn't know it very well. He stir-fried it in the kitchen by himself, and hid it in the room after the heat dissipated.

Li Shi asked curiously: "Is this the sunflower seed? Can it be eaten?"

"How do I eat this?" Several other people came up and asked.

"Come, come, grab a handful and taste something new. See how I eat it. Put the upper and lower teeth in my mouth to smash it open, and then eat the kernels inside."

So on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Gu Zhao took people to kowtow melon seeds in the back house of the yamen, and Li Shi tasted something new, but the others became more and more interested as they kowtowed, as if this thing could be addictive. .

"This thing is good, it can pass the time very well, and it is also good for entertaining guests during the New Year's festival."

"Yes, this taste is also well adjusted. The more you knead it, the more addictive it becomes. Did Mr. Gu save the seeds? Can we sow a variety of sunflower seeds after spring?" Master Peng is very interested in these sunflower seeds.

After knocking a lot, Gu Zhao clapped his hands and didn't continue knocking. That's all. After knocking, he had to wait for new sunflower seeds to come down before he could enjoy himself: "Yes, I saved half of the seeds for seeds. After the beginning of spring, I will find a place to plant it. This sunflower is the second arable cash crop I found for Yaochang Mansion. The first is the rubber grass. Sunflowers, like rubber grass, are suitable for growing in dry climates. "

What other people can say is that they can only admire his good eyesight. He recognized this rare thing in Zhuangzi at a glance, and he also wanted to promote it in Yaochang Mansion.

Yan Mu put her own portion back into her purse and put it away for her brother to eat later. Seeing that her brother kept so much, he looked reluctant, and he would not be able to eat until the second half of the year. let's go.

As for why Gu Zhao was able to recognize the sunflower and knew that the seeds were edible, Yan Mu had no intention of pursuing it at all. Gu Zhen's fate was strange enough. He knew very well that Gu Zhao had a similar fate, but with Gu Zhen is different. Gu Zhao seems to be born with it, knowing many things that others do not know, such as soap, cement, glass, and this sunflower, and there may be many other things in the future. He just needs to protect Gu Zhao. up.

Yan Mu slipped the purse into Gu Zhao's hand without any trace, then took his hand and said, "After cracking the sunflower seeds, let's go out for a stroll, it must be very lively outside."

"Yes, mother, let's go out together."

"it is good."

They didn't know what it was like during the New Year in Yaochang City, but when they walked on the street and saw everyone smiling, they would laugh along with them.

Many people had kowtowed at the gate of the yamen before, but when they saw Gu Zhao coming out, they wanted to kowtow to him again. Gu Zhao hurriedly stopped them, saying that today is not a big or small, and everyone should have a good time.

There are also many programs on the street today, which are jointly organized by the yamen and merchants in the city, such as the juggling, which attracted many children to cheer, and even the adults couldn't help but stop and watch.

Some programs are unique to the local area and cannot be seen in other places. Even if they knew it in advance, Gu Zhao and the others watched it with great interest. Then they ate snacks at a small stall outside at noon. They drove several stalls and ate them all. Supported.

Of course, the brothers and sisters of the Yan family can come out to let the wind go on such a happy day. The two brothers and sisters sat on the teahouse watching the lively scene outside, and suddenly their eyes widened at the same time.

"Brother, it must be Mr. Gu, the magistrate."

Boss Yan hurriedly said vigilantly: "Little sister, you..."

Yan Ya quickly waved her hand: "Brother, don't talk nonsense, my ears are almost callused by my father's reading, and besides, I can understand now, this magistrate is a person who can only see from a distance."

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