I was a stepmother in ancient times, and I led my whole family to wealth.

Chapter 148 Dragon 2 Awakens

He said casually, "She's homesick. She's all alone in a strange world, she must be feeling a little scared and uneasy."

You also saw the world she used to live in, which is very different from yours.

And everything is different; she must be used to being free and unrestrained in that world...

However, it will definitely take time for her to adjust, and that depends on you.

If you treat her sincerely, she will adapt to life here.

Gu Chenglin fell into deep thought after hearing its words. Yes, it was all his oversight.

He felt... felt... that was a word he never wanted to mention.

He had experienced the feeling of impending death while fighting on the battlefield, but compared to his wife, he now felt that it was nothing at all.

Gu Chenglin took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. He would pay more attention to this in the future.

My wife must accept everything, accept reality. This is a new beginning, it's God's arrangement...

"I will be more careful in the future, thank you Ruyi."

Ruyi sensed the change in Gu Chenglin's aura and nodded in satisfaction: "You are husband and wife. Just remember that husband and wife are one. No matter how good your children are, the one who will accompany you to old age is your wife."

"Yes, thank you for reminding me."

After saying that, Gu Chenglin adjusted his mindset, took an old cotton quilt from the balcony, spread it on the ground, opened the refrigerator next to him, looked at the things inside, and reached out to throw all the neatly stacked items onto the ground one by one.

"Wow..."

As one wishes……

So violent?

But that's really a brilliant idea.

So when it pushed the door with something just now, was it acting like it was mentally challenged?

Could it be that as the Ruyi Realm shrank, its mind also stopped working properly?

Ruyi fell into self-doubt...

After a while, Ruyi followed Gu Chenglin's example, taking out everything she wanted before closing the door.

She tilted her head and looked at him: "Are you really going to set off on your own?"

Gu Chenglin didn't pause: "Yes, I'll be leaving for a while in a few days. I hope you'll be careful around here and protect your family."

"Don't worry, I've got it covered."

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The next day, Gu Chenglin left home early with Shen Qijun, and Long Er didn't wake up until almost noon.

When he sat up, he saw Jun Qirui leading three children in practicing calligraphy in the outer room.

Long Er sensed his surroundings and frowned: "Why don't I see Long Jiu and Eleven?"

When Jun Qirui saw that he had woken up, he poured him a glass of water and brought it to him: "You'll have to ask Jin'er about this."

He really didn't know that, and even if he did, he wouldn't tell.

Seeing his reaction, Long Er didn't want to argue with this pedantic scholar. He took the water and drank it down in one gulp: "Where is she?"

Jun Qirui glanced at the sky outside: "They're probably in the kitchen at this time."

"understood."

The three children glanced at Long Er secretly. When they saw him looking over, Gu Jingye and Gu Caiwei stood up and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Uncle Long Er."

Shen Qihui followed Gu Jingye's gesture and bowed to Long Er, saying, "Greetings, Uncle Long Er."

Ryuji...

Who is this guy?

He doesn't seem like a page.

"Ah."

Seeing his response, the three children returned to their seats and sat down to practice calligraphy.

Jun Qirui...

Who are you trying to impress!

Gu Jingye's heart was not at peace. Whenever these people came to his house, he knew they were there to ask his stepmother for things.

Thinking of what his father had told him, he looked longingly at the capital.

My uncle said that place is a gathering place for talented people, and also the center of power.

Although he didn't understand those things, he really wanted to go out and see the world.

So... does that mean he has to study really hard? To read a lot of books so as not to embarrass his mother?

It seems his martial arts skills have improved by an hour earlier than before. Thinking this, he concentrated on practicing his calligraphy.

Long Er looked at the person leisurely drinking tea and said, "There are still too few people in the family. There isn't even a servant to deliver messages."

Jun Qirui put down his teacup: "There isn't enough space at home."

Brother Chenglin's family is already conspicuous enough. If they start ordering servants around, this family will never have peace and quiet.

"Don't I see a lot of rooms?" Ryuji asked, puzzled.

Jun Qirui glanced at him: "Those rooms are all useful. Some contain Jin'er's things, some are storerooms, and a few have vegetables growing inside."

Moreover, Sister Jin said that this inner courtyard is not suitable for servants to live in; she is not used to being served.

Long Er got up, dressed, and got out of bed: "Even if we're not used to it, we need someone. This is so inconvenient. Besides, we should also start preparing Jing Ye's team."

Gu Chenglin is the master's cousin and the second young master of the Rongguo Duke's Mansion. Even if he hasn't revealed his identity yet and doesn't intend to return to the capital, he should still start making preparations.

Jun Qirui poured him a glass of water, pushed it in front of Long Er, and then pushed the pastries on the table over: "Wait a bit, we can build the houses around here next spring."

I suppose Brother Chenglin should be making preparations by now.

Ever since Eunuch Anxi arrived, the county magistrate has been coming over from time to time, and he has a vague feeling that something is wrong.

I'm afraid Brother Chenglin won't be staying in Lingwu Village for long.

"Brother, take the kids out to eat!" Jun Qixian's voice came from that moment.

Jun Qirui glanced at Long Er, stood up, and straightened his robes: "Jingye, Xiaohui, Caiwei, let's go have lunch."

"It's my uncle."

Shen Qihui perked up as soon as he heard it was lunchtime: "I wonder what we're having for lunch today?"

Gu Caiwei said happily, "My mother said there will be fried chicken legs for lunch."

Gu Jingye asked in surprise, "How come I didn't know?"

“I overheard it when my mother and Aunt Xian were talking about it.”

Gu Jingye frowned and said seriously, "You're not allowed to eavesdrop anymore."

Gu Caiwei looked at her brother, feeling somewhat aggrieved: "Brother, I didn't eavesdrop. I heard it when I went back to the kitchen to get a cup."

The young lady even asked me if I wanted to eat the big chicken leg or the small one. I said the big one because it has more meat.

Gu Jingye looked at his sister with a guilty expression: "I know, I misunderstood you."

Long Er then asked, "Chicken legs can be fried?"

Seeing his surprised expression, Jun Qirui said, "Let's go. With Sister Jin here, anything is possible."

Last time we even went up the mountain to dig for wild vegetables to make steamed buns; I still miss that taste.

Gu Caiwei said with a smile, "If you want to eat steamed buns, you can ask Aunt Xian. Didn't we dry a lot of purslane?"

The steamed buns with fatty pork belly are the best.

Jun Qixian stood in the courtyard and, upon hearing Gu Caiwei's words, teased, "Caiwei, you said that chubby meat is what boys like to eat, why do you like to eat it? Aren't you afraid of gaining weight?"

Gu Caiwei ran over and hugged Jun Qixian's arm: "Aunt Xian, that meat doesn't get stuck in your teeth, we all like to eat it."

"I really like it when Auntie makes it for you tonight."

Jun Qirui approached her and introduced her: "Little sister, this is Second Brother Long."

Jun Qixian bowed to Long Er and said, "Greetings, Brother Long Er."

Long Er nodded to her, and looking at the Jun siblings, he remembered when they first came here with Anxi, they all thought this house belonged to the Jun family.

Because the behavior of the three of them was more like that of masters than that of Gu Chenglin's family.

They learned about the brother and sister's ordeal only after investigating the family.

Thinking of the order given by the Lord, I wonder if that order has already reached Guanglin Prefecture.

Unbeknownst to them, the secret order had already arrived. Yao Wenlan, the prefect of Guanglin Prefecture, was Lu Yunqing's senior brother. Along with the secret order, a secret letter from their master also arrived.

Yao Wenlan held the letter his teacher had given him and read it over and over again.

The matter in Yongchang County is easy to handle; we can find a reason to eliminate them. But what about the tea the teacher mentioned?

His family's tea garden has been around for a long time, nearly a hundred years, and they have expanded the scale of planting. The tea-frying masters have a tradition of thousands of years. How could they possibly skip any steps?

It seems he still believes in the existence of such a thing. He went to Ling'an County to visit his junior brother first, as his teacher said his junior brother knew about it.

Thinking of this, Yao Wenlan shouted, "Someone come here..."

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