Blissful Days After Widowhood

    Lu Xu's calf was short and pampered, and he couldn't walk when he reached the gate of the palace.

    Fortunately, Gu Ye's carriage was parked at the gate of the palace, and he lay down when he got into the carriage.

     Lying all the way to the door of Shiweitian, Lu Xu came slowly, not to be hugged by the guards, he followed behind Gu Ye and Feng Yu, stepped on the pedals and came down .

    Gu Ye asked the guards to hide as usual and stayed outside, and then took Feng Yu and Lu Xu into the restaurant.

    It was the afternoon market. Although the business of the restaurant was not as good as before, it was still full of people.

    The shopkeeper Zhou was greeting the guests. When he saw Gu Ye and the others coming, he asked the maid to go to the elegant house on the third floor to invite Gu Yin down.

    "Running home at noon, is this greedy again?" Gu Yin went downstairs with a smile, and when she saw Feng Yu, she raised her eyebrows and smiled again: "The original It was Ah Yu who came, but I misunderstood."

    Gu Ye pretended to be angry and muttered: "I was greedy when I came back. When I saw Ayu coming, my mother was so happy. What is this? cry?"

    Gu Yin raised her hand and gestured to hit him, "Where did you learn this nonsense?"

    Gu Ye hugged his head exaggeratedly to avoid.

    At the back, Gu Yin was about to have someone call Ge Zhuer down, when Gu Ye grabbed her and said, "Mother is not busy, not only the two of us, but also a little tail."

    He pursed his lips towards his back, Gu Yin looked behind him with a strange expression, then looked at him again.

    Gu Ye looked back and found that there was no one behind him.

    He ran out of the store again to find Lu Xu, the little tail.

    Lu Xu didn't follow him to eat at all, and was attracted by the small stall selling all kinds of food and gadgets at the door.

    Because it is not far from Shiweitian, it is still within the protection range of the guards, and because Shiweitian is a place where Gu Ye often comes and goes, people nearby have already been carefully checked, so don’t worry The street vendor would be bad for them, so no one came out to stop him.

    Lu Xugang asked the owner of the sugar man stand to draw him a big carp.

    Lu Xu saw Gu Ye looking for people everywhere, and he was about to go after picking up the carp. The stall owner immediately stopped him and said carefully, "Little Master, you haven't paid the money yet!"

    "What silver coins?" Lu Xu tilted his head in confusion, and then saw that other people around the stall would give copper coins in exchange for buying things at the stalls. That thing was something he had never seen before, so he took it. He took the jade pendant tied around his waist and asked the stall owner, "Can I give you this?"

    Lu Xu was still wearing the clothes of the palace, and the pattern of palace satin and gold thread was very intimidating. The stall owner had seen many dignitaries in the capital, and he had already judged his noble status by his clothes. So when he took the candy man and was about to leave without paying any money, the stall owner had to be careful when he stopped people.

    And now the jade pendant that Lu Xu has unwrapped is even more incredible. It is carved from a whole piece of suet jade, the whole body is milky white, and there is no variegation.

    Such a jade pendant, let alone a sugar man, can buy a whole street of small stalls.

    The stall owner waved his hand again and again and said he didn't dare, and said, "It's fine if you don't bring any money, I don't dare to accept such a good jade pendant. It's even if I invite the young master to eat."

    Lu Xu licked the sugar man, and really couldn't understand why this man didn't want his own jade pendant. His jade pendant looked much more beautiful than that kind of copper coins!

    But the other party said they would invite him to eat, Lu Xu didn't ask any more questions, and ran to Gu Ye's side.

    "Look! My big carp!" Lu Xu proudly licked several mouthfuls in front of Gu Ye.

    But after a few sips, Lu Xu didn't want to eat it. He felt that this candy man was a little bitter, and it was not as delicious as the candy in the palace.

    The things he usually doesn't want are stuffed to the nanny and the palace maid to deal with. Now that there is no one around, Lu Xu has a sore hand and throws it on the ground.

    Gu Ye immediately stopped him, with a bit of anger on his face, "What did we just learn this morning, you were sleeping there, didn't you listen at all?"

    In the morning, Mr. Wen just taught them the first and second part of "Mercy for Agriculture".

    Agriculture is the foundation of society. As a prince, it is naturally difficult to be sympathetic to the people.

    This actually doesn't need to be taught by anyone. Gu Ye grew up outside, so he can understand it deeply.

    It was Lu Xu. When he was born, Emperor Zhengyuan, who was the King of Righteousness at that time, already had the chance to win.

    So this lesson was actually prepared for him by Mr. Wen and the others.

    "I didn't sleep, I listened!" Lu Xu argued, and recited both poems.

    I didn't expect this kid to really listen to the class, Gu Ye's anger subsided a little, and he said: "Then you can memorize it yourself, 'Who knows that the food on the plate is hard work'. This candy man Even if it doesn't suit your taste, you can't just throw it away."

    Lu Xu was even more confused, "This is not a 'dish in a plate', and it is not a grain."

    Gu Yeren is not too big, so he was asked to teach Lu Xu, but he didn't understand.

    Just as Gu Yin came out, she laughed when she heard this: "The sugar used by this sugar man is called maltose, which is made of rice and malt after saccharification. Rice and malt are you You should know that it is food."

    Lu Xu still didn't understand, but after so many explanations, he would look stupid if he asked more, he seemed to understand and said: "Anyway, it means that this is also food, Mr. something to cherish, right?"

    Is it the child of Emperor Zheng Yuan?

    Gu Yin nodded again and again, and praised her sincerely: "Your Highness is so smart, that's the reason."

    Before going to Wenhua Hall for class, Emperor Zhengyuan told Lu Xu to listen to the words of Mr. Wen and others.

    Even Feng Guifei privately told him not to disobey Mr.

    So Lu Xu held the Sugar Man again, and didn't say anything about throwing it away.

    Afterwards, Gu Ye asked him again: "Where did you come from, the sugar man, did you bring the money? Or did the guard give it for you?"

    Lu Xu shook his head, "That person asked me to eat."

    He pointed to the stall owner selling sugar man not far away.

    Gu Ye thanked him in the past and handed over a dozen pennies.

    "You're welcome, the five cents is enough." The stall owner had set up the stall outside Shiweitian for a long time, so he knew Gu Ye, he only counted five cents , and the rest are returned to Gu Ye.

    Lu Xu followed behind him like a little tail, took a copper coin and looked at it repeatedly, "This is silver money, better than my jade pendant?"

    Seeing his innocent and ignorant appearance, the stall owner explained kindly: "The little boy's jade pendant is worth a lot of money like this, enough to buy hundreds of candy men, so I dare not Yes. It's not that the little boy's jade pendant is not good."

    Lu Xu was even more puzzled, "You give me a candy man, and I can give you a jade pendant worth hundreds of candy men, how much is it?"

    "This, this..." The stall owner was questioned by him. He can't directly say that I see your wealth and honor, and you must be from a prominent background.

    Gu Yin came over, and then whispered to him: "There is a saying, 'A gentleman loves money, and he takes it in a proper way.' Eat as much food as you can. So it's as much as it should be."

    The stall owner laughed more and more when he heard this, "I don't dare to call me a 'gentleman', Mrs. Gu really smashed me."

    Afterwards, Lu Xu went to the stall next to the clay figurines. Seeing his strange energy, Gu Yin didn't stop him. She just went over to greet the nearby stall owner and put Lu Xu's account on the account. Go down to your own restaurant, and then go to the shopkeeper Zhou to settle the money.

    Waiting for Lu Xu to visit the stall, Gu Ye frowned and said to his mother, "He is very annoying, are all children so annoying?"

    Gu Yin couldn't help laughing out loud, "You have your birthday next month, you're not even seven years old, and you still call other people's children one by one?"

    Gu Ye scratched his head and smiled, then said, "Then I wasn't so annoying when I was a child, right? I cry again and keep asking."

    Gu Yin recalled for a moment, then smiled and said, "You don't cry much, and you don't ask. But..."

    But it's a letdown!

    So now when Gu Yin recalls the time when she first adopted Gu Ye, all she can think of is going out to find him or waiting for him to come back for dinner at home.

    The mother and son were talking, Lu Xu still held the sugar figurine in one hand, the clay figurine in the other hand, and a few oil paper bags in his arms, returning home full of rewards.

    Gu Ye looked at it and said: "You buy so many things, how do you eat in a while?"

    Lu Xu ate Roujiamo and Braised Rou Biscuits in the morning. When he was shopping for other things, he ate the tail of the "carp" and was no longer hungry.

    He shook his head and said, "I don't want to eat, I want to play!"

    Gu Ye took him out of the palace, which is equivalent to taking this hot little potato into his hands.

    If this were someone else's child, and said he wanted to play with him, Gu Ye could think of dozens of ways to enhance his relationship with him.

    Although Lu Xu is his younger brother, he was born by Concubine Feng, and he is still a little crying bag.

    Gu Yin said, "I'm going to the suburbs of Beijing, do you want to go with me?"

    Gu Ye gave his mother a strange look, meaning why did he really take him out to play?

    Gu Yin raised her head towards the third floor of Shiweitian and raised her chin.

    Gu Ye immediately understood, and put this Lu Xu away so that Feng Yu could meet with his mother in peace!

    He then replied: "That's right, I haven't been outside for a long time. The weather is really good today, and it's suitable for riding horses and putting paper kites."

    Lu Xu's eyes lit up immediately, without waiting for them to continue, he walked to the side of the carriage and urged him to set off.

    Gu Yin called for someone to come out to pick up the things on Lu Xu's body, and after explaining a few words to the shopkeeper Zhou, she took the two children and left in a carriage. The guards who were hidden in the dark naturally followed.

    Taibai Street is about half an hour away from the suburbs of Beijing.

    Lu Xu also asked his cousin why he didn't go? Let Gu Ye say that Feng Yu rarely takes a vacation, and he just wanted to rest and was fooled.

    Afterwards, Lu Xu looked at the lively scene along the street with the lathe, and everything he saw was very fresh, so he couldn't even think about Feng Yu.

    The sun in the early spring shone warmly on Lu Xu, and after a while, he felt sleepy again, lay down and fell asleep.

    Gu Ye didn't eat lunch, he was eating the snacks that Gu Yin brought out, when he saw him falling asleep, he lowered his voice and asked: "He fell asleep, do we let the carriage go around a few times? , I turned back and said that I have been there, and he missed it when he fell asleep, okay?"

    Gu Yin explained in a low voice, "I have something to do when I go out of the city. Besides, although he is young, he doesn't look as stupid as you when you were young. What should he do if he fools him like this?"

    Gu Ye said that too, so he didn't make any further suggestions.

    Gu Yin did not leave the main city too far, she went to Shuiyun Village. That is where Wei Sanniang and the big and small Suns lived.

    The former Wang family bought some fields in Shuiyun Village.

    Gu Yin went to sign the deed with the tenant on behalf of the Wang family this time. By the way, I also checked to see if there was anything new to collect.

    Arrived outside Shuiyun Village, the carriage just stopped, the village chief, Wei Sanniang and the men from the big and small Sun families were waiting to greet him.

    Gu Yin saw them after getting off the carriage, turned her head and asked Lu Xu to stay in the carriage first, for fear that he would be frightened by the disabled person.

    But Lu Xu didn't listen to her at all, jumping down on the pedals before Gu Ye.

    Seeing all these people, Lu Xu didn't have stage fright at all, but jumped in front of the man from Wei San's mother's house and curiously touched his wooden wheelchair.

    The man lost his legs and used to be able to go in and out of the house and only crawl on the ground.

    The wooden wheelchair is still inconvenient for Gu Yin, so she asked someone to order it.

    Although the wood is not the best, it is really practical, and the principle is very simple, so that even if the wheelchair is worn out for a long time, Wei Sanniang can directly find someone to do it again.

    "Why are you sitting on a chair like this? Why does this chair carry two...things like that on the carriage."

    Lu Xu didn't know it was called a car wheel, so he asked Wei San's family in a milky voice.

    It's not surprising that Wei San's mother's family first said that his leg was broken, and then he turned the wheelchair's wheel to demonstrate to him, saying that he could move it by himself.

    Lu Xu then asked, "Then why do you have no legs?"

    Wei San's mother's family is not in the way.

    Gu Ye was afraid that Lu Xu would say offensive words again, so he took him aside to play.

    The ridges in early spring are no longer barren. Many farmers are busy in the fields. After the seedlings are planted, little frogs and little voles also come out.

    Gu Ye caught a little frog for him to play with.

    Gu Yin saw that the guards were by their side, so she ignored them and went on to do her own thing.

    Afterwards, she signed the deed, collected some mountain goods, and then returned to the village entrance to see Lu Xu pulling Gu Ye and asking questions.

    Gu Yeren was almost dumbfounded by his question. From what the crops in front of him are, what farmers are doing in front of him, and when will these crops become the usual meals, he explained that frogs are What, what is a vole.

    Seeing Gu Yin coming over, Gu Ye felt like a pardon, and said with a headache: "Mother's things are done, right? Let's go quickly."

    Gu Yin looked funny, took out the handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead. When Lu Xu saw it, he followed Gu Ye familiarly, sticking out his little head.

    Gu Yin wiped away the sweat for him, and the man from Wei San's family brought the paper kite he had just returned.

    This paper kite is just made of bamboo pulp paper and bamboo strips.

    But this is the only time he heard Lu Xu's mention, and asked Gu Ye to say that he should put the paper kite, why not let it go? Gu Ye explained to him that there was no paper kite selling here, so he made it immediately.

    So no matter the style, the thought alone makes people very moving.

    Lu Xu's eyes lit up as soon as he saw Zhiyuan, then he pulled Gu Ye's sleeve and said, "Silver, silver!"

    He hasn't forgotten what he learned today, and he has to give money to people and things!

    Then without waiting for Gu Ye to answer, he trotted to pick up Zhiyuan, and said to the man from Wei San's family, "This is on my brother's account!"

    Now that Lu Xu got the paper kite, he was more reluctant to leave, so he ordered a guard and put it away with him.

    The village chief invited Gu Yin and Gu Ye to sit down in the pergola by the field.

    Although the pergola is small, it also has a low table with benches, which is much better than standing.

    Gu Yin chatted with them and asked them how their living conditions are now.

    The village chief replied: "Draging Your Majesty's blessing, dividing the land for the wounded soldiers is equivalent to giving us a job. Now there is a good man like the lady, who buys the land and rents more than others. As long as you are not lazy, you will not be short of food!"

    Gu Yin hurriedly said that the village chief was polite, "It's just a 20% reduction in rent, it's just a little effort."

    The British government really does not rely on this little land to rent for food. The purchase of these properties is purely because Wang thinks that the money is kept at home, and it is used to make the best use of it.

    "The little things that are not worth mentioning to Mrs. may save the lives of farmers like us!" The village chief stood up and saluted.

    Gu Yinzhen is not used to thanking her so much, and although she has reduced the rent, when she receives things, the other party appreciates her generosity, and the amount of money she gives is not enough. Riga added all kinds of extras, and offered to keep all good things for her next time. In fact, it is a matter of mutual benefit, not her unilateral benevolence.

    She looked away, and happened to see some oblong and low wild vegetables growing on the edge of the field.

    Gu Yin recognized that this was a tartar dish, also called chrysanthemum dish, and the flavor was very unique. Best for cooking rice.

    The village chief noticed her gaze, and immediately said, "Does Madam think this wild vegetable is fresh? If you are old, let me put some back on Madam."

    The village chief is also a wounded soldier who retired, and seeing that he is older than the military, and everyone else is disabled, Gu Yin is so embarrassed to let them work on their own whims, so she Busy to say no.

    Gu Ye got up and said, "I'm going to help my mother dig!"

    Then grab the **** and basket from the pergola and go.

    Gu Yin and the past wanted to help together, and Gu Ye said: "Mother and I said how to dig it, don't touch it again."

    Gu Yin made two points.

    Besides Lu Xu put the paper kite for a while and felt bored. Seeing Gu Ye go to the ground, he shoved the paper kite into the guard's hand and followed.

    And in the past, Lu Xu was very careful, for fear that he would step on the crops—he had seen with his own eyes how the farmers worked hard, so he was afraid that he would ruin the work of others results.

    And he really listened to Mr. To cherish food!

    Gu Yin and Gu Ye both noticed his careful little steps and laughed together.

    Not long after, two children, one big and one small, dug out a whole frame of tamales.

    Of course, it was mainly Gu Ye who dug it. Not long after Lu Xu dug, his attention was attracted by the earthworms in the mud, and he went to play with earthworms.

    Both of them were stained with mud and became little mud monkeys.

    Gu Yin playfully helped them dust off the soil and wipe their faces, and asked them to go to the carriage to rest first.

    The guards at the back helped to move the goods into the village. Gu Yin had to pay the money for the Tacai. Gu Yin didn't force it any longer.

    Before dusk, Gu Yin took Gu Ye and Lu Xu back to Shiweitian.

    Feng Yu and Ge Zhuer stayed for an afternoon, and when they saw the mud monkeys, they couldn't help but burst out laughing.

    Gu Ye pretended to be annoyed and said, "I'm so embarrassed to laugh! If it wasn't for..."

    If it wasn't for Feng Yu, he would have thought of a way to get rid of this little crying bag!

    Feng Yu understood and hurriedly smiled and thanked him.

    It was late, so logically it was time to send the children home, but Lu Xu kept shouting that he was hungry, thinking that he did not eat dinner after leaving the palace, and just received a basket of towers Vegetables, Gu Yin said to cook for them to eat.

    The three children followed Gu Yin into the kitchen.

    Remove the roots and old leaves of the fresh cabbage, wash and chop, then fry in a frying pan until soft.

    When the rice is cooked and the pot is lifted, the refreshing fragrance will blow.

    Even Feng Yu, who ate a lot of fresh things at Shiweitian this afternoon, couldn't help swallowing.

    Not to mention Gu Ye and Lu Xu, their stomachs were rumbling.

    Gu Yin gave them a bowl, and then put a spoonful of lard in their bowl, and let them eat it with a spoon.

    Although the steps are simple, the paella is refreshing, the bacon is fragrant, the meat is good, the salty, fresh and soft. Then mix in the fragrant lard, it is so delicious that you want to swallow your tongue!

    The three of them didn't even bother to go out, they just found a small bench and a small table in the back kitchen and sat down to eat.

    Soon, Feng Yu and Gu Ye finished eating first. They didn't need anyone to help them, so they went to the pot to add rice.

    Lu Xu also finished eating. Seeing them like this, he immediately went over to add more food.

    Gu Yin stopped him, touched his hard belly and said, "You can't eat any more, you're already full, right?"

    If this is in the palace and Lu Xu is stopped when he wants to eat, it will definitely cause trouble.

    But later he heard Gu Yin explain softly: "If you eat too long, your stomach will hurt."

    Lu Xu frowned and thought, as if he really had a stomachache.

    Gu Yin took his small bowl, "This thing is actually very simple, it can be made in the palace, I will bring you all the ingredients, and if you want to eat, let someone make it for you ."

    Lu Xu stopped crying and nodded with a smile.

    Seeing that Gu Ye and Feng Yu were still serving meals, and there was no one else beside them, Lu Xu pulled Gu Yin's sleeve and let her go to her ear, and then asked her softly, "I see you Very good, why does my mother-in-law call you a bad person?"

    Lu Xu stayed with Gu Yin all afternoon, Gu Yin was very kind to him, and even cooked for him, and people in Shuiyun Village also said she was a good person, Lu Xu hid this Questions have been hidden for an afternoon.

    Gu Yin laughed, this little guy really can't hide his words!

    Gu Yin is not blindly fooling the children's parents, but now she tells Lu Xu the difficult words, and he doesn't understand either.

    So she thought about it, and then explained: "Like the two kinds of food that your brother brought today, Roujiamo and Braised Rou Biscuits, although they are similar, they are completely different. You can't eat because of The difference between them is to say that one is good and the other is not, right? Humans are also like this, although they are all human, they are also different…”

    Lu Xu nodded in understanding.

    When Gu Ye came over with his rice bowl, he heard Lu Xu and his mother say, "Then you are Roujiamo..."

    "Your mother is Roujiamo!" Gu Ye said without thinking.

    Lu Xu shook his head seriously, and said no, "My mother is a sesame cake."