The two of them looked serious, and Du Lan and Gu Youan also became nervous, although they had already guessed that Xue Yan was about to confess Gu You'an's life experience, and after hearing Xue Yan's words again, Du Lan couldn't help but be taken aback.

The eldest son of King Shuo, the son of Shuo, the heir of King Shuo? He turned out to be a royal person, no wonder his background was hidden so deeply.

King Shuo is the most valued son of the first emperor, a battle between the government and government, almost destroyed the Shuo Palace, and later the first emperor pacified the dispute between the prince, and finally the Shuo Wangfu was preserved, but the King of Shuo and the rival prince were both defeated, and the strength was hit hard.

It was that civil strife that Old Man Gu was entrusted by King Shuo to take his two-year-old son back to the countryside to avoid pursuit.

Implicated in this matter, there is also General Chen's family, success or failure is only in an instant, when General Chen also made the worst plan, Mrs. Chen was pregnant at the time, and escaped from Shengjing City overnight with her two-year-old son and henchman.

Speaking of this, even Chen Jingting, who is usually the happiest, was silent, he did not witness the bloody storm, and later heard the people talk about the civil strife, he still felt frightened, and his mother often whispered in his ear how his father was brave and good at fighting, and finally won, and he was extremely proud after listening to it.

Gu You'an's face was unwavering, and he casually grabbed a handful of soybeans and threw them into his mouth to chew, "Quack!" Quack! ”

It's like listening to a book, and I don't pay attention to it at all.

Du Lan looked at him worriedly, the more people showed that they didn't care, the more they cared, she stretched out her hand and held Gu You'an's tightly, and comforted her: "Are you okay?" ”

Gu Youan smiled sadly, "It's okay, isn't my grandfather and I just to avoid the war, it's good!" ”

Hearing this, Du Lan's heart tightened, he said this in disguised blame for King Shuo's stability, and did not send anyone to look for him? Let him live in the poor Gu Zhiping's house with Old Man Gu, he was cold-eyed, tortured by illness, unable to eat and dress, and lived a precarious life.

Does King Shuo know all this?

"Lord Shizi, you have suffered hardship. Lord Wang, he actually cares about you very much, otherwise he wouldn't have taught you the book "Internal Strength and Heart Method", not to mention, he has never given up looking for your whereabouts. ”

Gu Youan smiled bitterly, too, weren't Xue Yan and Chen Jingting sent by him.

"I'm fine, Brother Xue doesn't have to explain too much, he has his own troubles, I understand that going back with a broken body like mine will only drag him down, maybe that's why Grandpa never planned to send me back."

"Master Gu loves you like a grandson, you can't misunderstand him like this." Xue Yan couldn't bear to say.

Gu Youan lowered his head in shame, his grandfather treated him as his own, and he understood this. But grandpa didn't send him back, it was also for his sake, after all, returning to Shengjing was facing danger and danger, and he knew that grandpa was definitely good for him.

Du Lan didn't want to poke Gu You'an's heart, so he shook his head lightly at Xue Yan, and Xue Yan was immediately silent.

"Xianggong, I think the prince must care about you, otherwise why would he let Brother Xue, who is proficient in medical skills, come out to look for you." Duran comforted softly.

Gu Youan smiled, and a trace of bitterness overflowed from the corners of his lips.

Du Lan suddenly remembered the official media woman she had seen in the county government cell, she left this matter behind her after returning from the county government cell, she was very strange, why did the official media woman know Gu Youan's whereabouts, but she didn't come to look for it, didn't she want to meet the little master?

Impossible, she obviously cares about Gu Youan, what is she doing in the county government alone?

Du Lan was puzzled, and asked Xue Yan suspiciously: "Brother Xue, do you know that the official media wife of the county government is You'an's nurse?" ”

Xue Yan nodded solemnly: "I went to the cell to save you that day, and she covered me to capture Bai Wangyuan's daughter as a threat." She has good skills, presumably it is precisely because of this that the prince chose her to be the nurse of the prince to protect the safety of the prince. ”

Gu Youan turned his head to look at them in a daze, and a vague figure vaguely appeared in his mind, but he was still young at that time, and after many years, he really couldn't remember her appearance, but the feeling of warm motherly love always accompanied his heart.

"Her name is Begonia, and I call her Aunt Tang." Gu Youan muttered, looking into the distance with vacant eyes.

As you know, he fell into memories.

After a moment of contemplation, he looked up, "I'd like to meet her when I have time." ”

Duran was the first to agree with both hands, "Well, I think she'll be very happy to see you." ”

She had already dealt with Aunt Tang in the cell last time, and she knew that Aunt Tang was eager to see Gu Youan.

Xue Yan spoke out to dissuade him: "Don't get excited, let me go to the Yamen to inquire first, and it is safer to ask her to meet in the Shilixiang Restaurant, after all, the Yamen is not a place where we can go." If you go secretly to be seen, it is easy to be violent and reveal your identity. ”

Gu Youan squeezed out a smile: "Brother Xue is not used to calling my son, so let's call me You'an." ”

"That was before, now you know your background, we are different from each other, how can your subordinates call you by your name." Xue Yan looked serious.

Chen Jingting smiled and said, "Why don't we call him Gu Gongzi before the prince returns to Shengjing?" It's also a sign of respect. ”

"Hmm." Gu Youan nodded, no matter what, with his current power, he is not worthy of the title of the son of the world, so he has to work harder, and he can protect himself and everyone at a critical moment.

Xue Yan stood up: "Okay, it's not too early, Jingting and I will leave first, you guys are tired from going up the mountain, rest early." ”

Chen Jingting grabbed a handful of fried soybeans and said goodbye to Duran and Gu Youan.

Gu You stood up peacefully and looked at Du Lan apologetically: "Lady, you can rest alone tonight, and I will go to Brother Xue to rest tonight." ”

Duran smiled and waved at him, knowing that he was a diligent and motivated man, especially knowing his identity, he would definitely practice martial arts knowledge more diligently.

The moment they were sent away and the courtyard door was inserted, the smile on Duran's face gradually disappeared, she clearly felt the little loss in her heart, and said that she would compensate him tonight, and she would be alone in the empty room tonight, this kind of loneliness was really uncomfortable.

At dawn the next day, Duran was woken up by Xu Cui'e's screams like a pig on the other side of the courtyard wall, presumably the bloody pig's trotters she threw over scared Xu Cui'e a lot.

After a night's sleep, Duran felt relaxed and stretched his waist, Duran dressed and cooked, and after cleaning up, he gathered many villagers.

Since Gu Chunyan married the second son of the Xu family, the villagers have been invisibly divided into two factions, one is envious and jealous of Du Lan, but they are against Gu Zhiping's family. One faction is close to Duran and wants to follow Duran to earn a little money to support his family.

No, Duran gave an order, and half of the villagers came, standing outside Duran's house, waiting for Duran to give them a piece of the pie.

Duran introduced the mountain pepper in his hand to the big guy with a smile on his face: "Folks, I will send some mountain pepper to your hands, you have read carefully, this thing is a seasoning, you go up the mountain to pick, and when you come back, I will settle it for you at five cents per catty." However, you need to be careful when going up the mountain, I met a wild boar on the mountain yesterday, but fortunately I ran fast. You'd better go in groups to avoid danger. ”

After hearing this, everyone sighed and muttered where is the wild boar on the mountain? It's weird.

But Duran woke up, they all heard it, but why don't they do it if they can make money, no one can't get along with money, and the risk is worth it.

Everyone threatened to go up the mountain to pick mountain pepper, the villagers were enthusiastic, Duran was also very pleased, she shouted at the top of her voice: "Folks, be quiet, listen to me, what I want is mountain pepper, not leaves and branches, everyone has to pick it clean when they are on a bad day." ”

The villagers responded: "That's nature, that's nature." ”

The villagers cheered and went home to carry the basket, and Aunt Zhang was about to go up the mountain, but was stopped by Duran.

"Aunt Zhang, don't go, stay and help me, when you take back the pepper, there are many things to do."

Aunt Zhang nodded happily, "Done!" I'll just stay and help. ”

In the evening, the villagers came back, everyone returned with a full load, Du Liang helped to weigh and keep accounts, Zhao was responsible for distributing money, Zhang Damiang was responsible for cleaning up the peppercorns, and the people in the small courtyard were very busy.

When the villagers received the copper money, they smiled from ear to ear, but they didn't expect that the mountain pepper could still be sold for money, which was simply a treasure blown by the wind.

In the evening, Du Lan cooked dinner, the villagers in the yard were almost gone, Du Liang stayed at the table to settle the accounts, Aunt Zhang was still cleaning up the pepper, and Zhao went into the kitchen.

She was embarrassed to ask about Duran, but out of concern, she still asked in a low voice: "Lan Lan, you bought mountain pepper for five cents a catty, and the price was too high?" ”

Du Lan grinned and glanced at Zhao proudly: "Mother, don't worry, I make this mountain pepper and sell it for fifty yuan a catty, except for the wages and materials, I will make seven or eight times the net profit." ”

Zhao's eyes widened in disbelief: "This thing is so expensive?" If other seasoning suppliers know about it and make it into seasonings, won't they compete with you to lower the price? After all, this thing grows on the mountain, and someone sells it cheaply or makes money. ”

What Zhao said is not unreasonable, but Duran is sure, except for whether others will make seasonings, even if it is made, he will not be able to sell it at a low price.

Duran explained confidently: "Mother, this mountain pepper is different from soy sauce, vinegar, oil and salt, not every dish puts this thing." And even the amount used for cooking is very small, which is destined to have very little sales of mountain pepper. He sells it cheaply, and he only makes a few dollars a year, which is not enough to pay the labor. ”

Saying this, Zhao was more relieved, "In this way, people go to great lengths to sell, and it is not worth it if the selling price is low, so no matter how much you sell or how little you sell, you still sell it expensive." ”

The days passed like this, a few days later, Duran collected dozens of catties of mountain pepper, the villagers followed Duran to taste the sweetness, and hoped that Duran's business would be bigger, and then they could also follow a little light, and it was best to become a long-term worker of Duran's family, and guarding the family could not only have an extra income, but also not delay farming, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

One day, Xu Hening came to Du Lan's house in a carriage, and Old Man Gu invited him into the house.

Xu Hening was wearing a moon-white gown, the style and color of this dress were very similar to the one she and Gu Youan went to the tailor shop in Luo'an City, and at first glance his figure was really similar to Gu Youan.

The difference is that Gu You'an has a fair face and dresses with a more elegant temperament. And Xu Hening has been doing business all the year round, his skin is naturally shiny, and he is clean and capable, generous and decent, set off by moon-white clothes, but in Duran's opinion, it seems too deliberate, which makes her unconsciously feel a sense of distance in her heart.

In contrast, Gu Youan still feels more cordial, she knows that this is her psychological trouble, after all, Gu Youan is the pillow person she gets along with day and night.

"Duran." Xu Hening smiled unnaturally, always feeling that Du Lan's looking eyes made him feel uncomfortable, because this dress was specially selected by him to wear.

It seems that he still lost to Gu Youan, and a trace of sourness welled up in his heart.