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Outside the window, the rain was loud, and there were still two or three servants keeping vigil. After returning home, Gu Xin opened the folding window at the head of the bed, in the faint heavy rain, the sound of water beating plantains, only to see that in the rockery facing the yard, there was an orange night light, and the rockery actually used this orange lamp to pretend to be the sun, and the soft white needles pretended to be clouds, creating a kind of mountain scenery of clouds and sunrise.

Gu Xinzheng could see the gods. I also saw that on the back of the rockery, there was a small building in the shade of the mountain, and even the building was equipped with orange lanterns. Looking at it from another angle, the original sunrise mountain scenery has become a sunset mountain scene at dusk and dusk, and thousands of homes are lit up. And the ancient city carved in mud sits in this rockery, which is even more exquisite and ingenious.

One mountain with two views, day and sunset. Gu Xinzhong sighed slightly, worthy of being the home of the five-grade official eunuch, in the end, he is also an official, even the ordinary county lord can sit on an equal footing, and even the rockery in the garden at home is so exquisite!

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door outside, and Gu Xin invited him in to take a look, and it turned out to be Gu Yanyan. Gu Yanyan brought a bowl of green bean and lotus seed soup, she walked over with a smile, and while blowing the lotus soup, she sat on the edge of Gu Xin's bed. "Brother, come and have a taste!" Gu Xin got up and tasted the sugar soup, and was full of praise, "It's delicious, it's not bad compared to Xiaocui!" Xiaocui takes care of her daily life, and her cooking skills are superb.

Gu Yanyan laughed, "Xiaocui, she is really powerful, and the ingredients used to cook porridge are very accurate." Gu Yanyan's tone changed, "But Xiaocui listens to her mother's words on weekdays, and she also has to cook it for her subordinates, saying that it is to increase her reputation in the hearts of servants." And my porridge is only available to you. My hand will not be lower than that of Xiao Cui. ”

Gu Xin was surprised, "Then why didn't you cook it for me before?" ”

Gu Yanyan didn't answer, put down the porridge, and stared at Gu Xin. Then she bent down and propped up her hands, and while Gu Xin was not paying attention, she lay on Gu Xin's pillow. She and Gu Xin looked at each other, and touched Gu Xin's chest with her hand, with a hint of love in her eyes. "My own father and mother left my name and gave me the surname Gu. Providence taught me to come to the Gu family again, this valley, Gu, the two words are also similar in sound, this is the fate in the underworld. ”

Gu Yanyan paused, and her eyes moved away from Gu Xin's face, "But for many years, although my mother and father have treated me like a daughter, I am still surnamed Gu in the end." ”

Gu Yanyan took out a sachet with fine stitches from his arms, and the stitches and threads on it were extremely fine: an old turtle was lying in the clear pool, and there was a golden boy and a girl picking lotus flowers by the pool, and her demeanor was intimate. With the delicacy of this sachet, I'm afraid I won't be able to get it without a few months of hard work. Gu Yanyan stuffed the sachet into Gu Xin's palm, "This is a gift from my sister to my second brother, if I lose it, I will cry." After that, Gu Yanyan didn't give Gu Xin a chance to reply, she pressed her chest, got up neatly, and left without looking back.

Gu Yanyan left. Gu Xin slept on the bed, and after a long time, he suddenly let out a long sigh, "God, are you playing with me?" "Even in the Fengyue Sect, there are no women who come to post it upside down! In general, no!

First is Xiaocui, then Gu Yanyan, and even Gu Yanyan is still his own sister-in-law!

Gu Xin looked at the sachet in his hand, where is this sachet an ordinary sachet, it is clearly a token of Gu Yanyan's love! Who is he, how could he not understand the meaning of Gu Yanyan, Gu Yanyan just said, "But for many years, although my mother and father have treated me like a daughter, I am still surnamed Gu." Isn't it just telling him euphemistically that she has no blood relationship with him, and the relationship between her and him is not brother and sister, but the kind of relationship between men and women!

Determined to be in love, that is, she is in love, the sun and the moon are rotten, and they will not change again.

Gu Xin buried his head in the pillow, chattering and muttering constantly. What" The princess burst into tears, and the emperor smiled. "What" has been like this for hundreds of years, like this for hundreds of years, Gu Xin, why don't you have a long memory. ”

In a daze, Gu Xin fell asleep. That night. The master of the Gu family, Gu Xin's father, and Gu Shupang of the Wupin River finally returned home. Gu Shupang went into the room and looked at Gu Xin, and when he saw that Gu Xin was asleep, he was relieved of his strength.

Su Bailing's temperament is ruthless, she is not as vulgar as other twisting her ears, she twisted Gu Shupang's old face into the hall on the spot, obviously she was still teaching Xiaocui what "women's way" to abide by, but she scolded Gu Shupang by herself, and the scolding was so bad that she didn't leave any feelings between husband and wife.

"You're a dead thing, your son is going to be gone, and you're still going out to help the disaster? Is your official hat important or is your son important? "If it weren't for my son's great fortune, you would have cut off your children and grandchildren!" Gu Shupang couldn't help but say, "Don't I still have an eldest daughter and a little boy Gu Mingshui!" Su Bailing crossed her waist and glared, "Shut up!" ”

Master Gu of Wupin became an angry little daughter-in-law, so she could only keep her mouth shut obediently.

It wasn't until Su Bailing was tired of scolding that Gu Shupang said in a low voice: "Where am I for my official hat, I am for the victims!" ”

Su Bailing was still angry, Gu Shupang's face gradually sank, and he said a shocking thing: "Woman! You don't know how much this rain has done! Baoyun, Qingtang, Guanyao, the entire three counties were flooded! This time, half of the seven counties in Jiangzhou were flooded, how much responsibility do you say I have to bear for this river! ”

Su Bailing's expression changed drastically, and she exclaimed: "All three counties have been flooded?!" Didn't you say that there was only Baoyun? ”

Gu Shupang sighed, "The water of the Baoyun River has risen, and the terrain of Qingtang and Guanyao counties is lower than that of Baoyun, how can they not be flooded together!" Fortunately, this is called a natural disaster, and I tried my best to save the water for the first time, and the county magistrate has already handed over a written order to the above, explaining the situation of the natural disaster, and I must be embarrassed in the end. It's a pity that this time it is said that thousands of people will be drowned, and the fertile land will be destroyed! How many people are gone! ”

Su Bailing was silent.

Gu Shupang continued: "I thought about it, you understand what kind of character I have. I plan to sell some of the land and real estate first, plus the savings I have saved over the years, and use them to buy batches of rice to cook porridge, and when the rain is light, I will open a few soup kitchens for the victims everywhere to cover their stomachs. I don't have to drive for too long, and when the appropriation from the imperial court comes down, I will send a disaster relief messenger to take over, and I will be benevolent and righteous. ”

Su Bailing listened and pushed Gu Shupang, "Master, sooner or later you will lose your family!" Let's make it clear first, if you want to spend money to open a porridge shop, I won't stop you, but you are not allowed to open too much, at least you have to leave some money for your family! My father has worked hard all his life to buy these family properties, and you can see how much you have lost over the years! ”

Su Bailing's father is named Su Xiu, a well-known rich man in Baoyun County, Su Xiu has no children in his life, and the family property will of course be given to Su Bailing after his death. Therefore, the Gu family is not only the home of the official eunuchs of Wupin River, but also a well-known rich family in Baoyun County. How rich is the Gu family? Just from the fact that Gu Xin directly got a separate courtyard of his own and lived alone after he became an adult, it can be seen that the Gu family's money is indeed one of the best in the county.

What's more, Gu Shupang's river official position, don't look at the only five grades, it is actually a fat difference. The merchants who transport goods along the river all the year round, and the passengers, often have to pay some silver money to Gu Shupang every winter, summer, and festival. Just these filial piety money is actually enough to take care of the daily expenses of the whole family. Coupled with the court's Yulu and the seasonal silver of local officials, this five-grade official alone has an income of 10,000 taels a year!

Gu Shupang saw that Su Bailing promised to pay for the disaster victims to open a porridge shop, and his face was a little more smiling, "It's still my lady who is sensible, with a knife mouth and a tofu heart, I am so blessed to marry such a good saint as you!" ”

Su Bailing's eyes were resentful, "What about the lady, you haven't called me like this for many years?" Su Bailing said solemnly: "And there is something I have to tell you." ”

Gu Shupang listened quietly, and Su Bailing said: "The concubine I found for Xin'er is dead, and I want to put her brand in the ancestral hall and give her a name." Alas, although she has not really become a person of my Gu family, it has long been an ironclad thing, I heard that she still desperately protected Xin'er that day, and Xin'er survived from the hands of the big demon by luck, we can't bear others! ”

Gu Shupang's face was slightly gloomy, both sad and dissatisfied with Hua Hong's death: "Madam, someone Hua Hong's eldest daughter, you are so sure that people want to be my son's concubine even if they die?" My son is not an emperor, how can he be so precious! ”

Su Bailing said: "Do you understand or I understand!" You are a person who never leaves home all day long, where do you know the thoughts of other people's rainbows? I'll tell you, one night I couldn't sleep, so I sneaked up to see my letter. Passing by the room where Hua Hong slept and finding that the door was not closed, I only glanced inside, and saw Hua Hong quietly holding Xin'er's clothes, already like herself! Flushed! ”

Gu Shupang stood up suddenly, shocked, "When?!" ”