HLnovel Chapter 234 The Guest Escaping from Disaster 2
Chapter 234 The Guest Escaping from Disaster 2
Gu Wenxuan didn't mind helping Mu Hanzhi take care of his family for a while, so that he would owe her and Bai Jingzhou a favor of some size.
After all, Bai Jingzhou has made up his mind to pursue a career in politics, and Mu Hanzhi has a direct connection with the future ruler of the world.
Their friendship wasn't that deep, so Gu Wenxuan didn't expect him to go to great lengths to help Bai Jingzhou.
She only hoped that Mu Hanzhi would consider the fact that his family had saved his brother and now took in his stepmother and brother, and when Bai Jingzhou needed him and he happened to be there, he would say a few good words for Bai Jingzhou in front of that person, so that Bai Jingzhou's career could go more smoothly.
Bai Jingzhou shared the same idea. When he heard Gu Wenxuan say that he could make his own decision, Bai Jingzhou immediately said to Mu Jingzhi, "Brother Mu hopes that you and your aunt can stay in Jia Village for a while."
Mu Jingzhi nodded, twisting his sleeves nervously, "If you don't mind the trouble..."
Bai Jingzhou patted him on the shoulder and said, "We are so happy to have friends coming from afar, so why would we find it troublesome? It's just that our current situation is special and the accommodation conditions are not good. I'm afraid your aunt and you will have to suffer a little."
Mu Jingzhi waved his hands vigorously, "It's nothing. To be honest, we even stayed in a dilapidated temple on the way."
Although he grew up in luxury, he was not the kind of arrogant person who could not endure even the slightest hardship. As Bai Jingzhou said, the current situation was special and he could not be so particular.
Bai Jingzhou's expression softened. He asked Mu Jingzhi and his mother, "My family has several empty yards, and there are also independent farmyards with no one living near my home. I wonder which one you and Jingzhi would like to live in?"
Mu Jingzhi's mother was still clueless as always. She said nothing and just stared at her son.
Mu Jingzhi thought for a moment and said, "Let's live near your home."
His brother is not around and his mother is useless, so he can only try hard to learn to make decisions on his own.
Bai Jingzhou nodded, "Then I will take you to choose a house now."
Although it is called "selection", in fact, the only thing you can choose is the location of the yard. The layout of the yards is exactly the same, so there is no need to choose at all.
Mu Jingzhi really didn't choose very carefully. He quickly selected two farmhouses that were connected to each other in the area closest to the Bai and Gu families. "Is this place okay?"
Bai Jingzhou nodded, "Of course."
Gu Wenxuan glanced at the large group of people in the Mu family and said, "Isn't it enough for you to live in just two courtyards?"
Mu Jingzhi raised his hand and pointed at the guards and attendants he brought with him, "Only two of them will stay. The others will go to find my brother tomorrow."
This time, Mu Jingzhi only brought a teenage boy to serve him, and his mother also only brought a maid who knew some martial arts. Together with the two guards who would stay to protect them, they would only leave six people here.
If it weren't for the fact that a wealthy family like theirs had so many requirements and it wasn't appropriate for his mother, a widow, to live under the same roof with two guards and a servant, he wouldn't have asked to occupy an extra yard.
Gu Wenxuan nodded, "Then I'll ask someone to help decorate the house."
Mu Jingzhi, his mother and the people they brought with them all looked haggard. Gu Wenxuan guessed that they must have been getting up early and going to bed late, and living in fear all the way.
No matter how many nice words you say at this time, it is better to let them settle down as soon as possible, have a good meal and sleep in a safe place.
Thinking of this, she left Bai Jingzhou here to accompany Mu Jingzhi and his mother, and she ran back home to call for help.
The task of cooking was entrusted to Li and others, who were asked to ask Gu Xing and other female relatives who were on good terms with them to come and help, and to prepare enough hot meals and soups for Mu Jingzhi and others as soon as possible.
She called Jia Yuelan, Bai Jingxin, and a dozen patrol team members including Bai Jingshan, Ning Qirui, and Fang Youfu.
Their task was to help Mu Jingzhi and others prepare pillows, bedding, cloth, needles and thread, tables, chairs, benches, cooking utensils and tableware, teapots and teacups, food, salt, vegetables, dried vegetables, meat, frozen fish, firewood, etc.
Gu Wenxuan was not stingy. She opened the warehouse and gave copies of everything she thought Mu Jingzhi and others might need.
As for whether the other party could really use the things they gave, or whether they would dislike the poor quality of the things they gave, Gu Wenxuan had no control over it.
They sent things to Mu Jingzhi like a constant stream, and Mu Jingzhi and his mother kept saying "Enough, enough" and "We'll take this ourselves."
Seeing that there was only gratitude on their faces, and no hidden dislike or criticism, Gu Wenxuan felt better immediately.
She said, "What you brought is yours, and we have to show our hospitality as hosts."
Bai Jingzhou also said: "Yes, if you are missing anything later, remember to come to us as soon as possible."
Mu Jingzhi and his mother thanked them repeatedly, but they did not intend to trouble Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan too much.
Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan also knew that they would be embarrassed to always look for them, so they had decided to come over from time to time.
Mu Jingzhi had no idea what the two were thinking. He suddenly saw the mule that Fang Youfu was leading, and pointed at it with a curious look on his face and asked Bai Jingzhou, "That... isn't a horse, right?"
Mu Jingzhi's mother also looked over when she heard the voice, "Isn't it?"
"It's not really." Bai Jingzhou explained with a smile, "That's '驘', but we country folk prefer to call it '马穆'."
Mu Jingzhi was very interested, "What is a mule?"
"It is a kind of livestock born from a male donkey and a female horse, and its appearance is between the two. Because of its great strength and endurance, it is very suitable for farming, pulling carts, and carrying heavy objects. The name mule is based on this feature of it."
"It also has a close relative called '駃騠', which is the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey. It is smaller than the '驘' and has relatively weaker endurance and strength. We country folk call this kind of animal a '驴牡'."
Mu Jingzhi listened with great interest. He dared to guarantee that even his brother Mu Hanzhi, a well-travelled and knowledgeable businessman, had never seen such a rare livestock.
(Mu Hanzhi: Sorry to disappoint you, I have only seen these two kinds of livestock.)
The Mu family had a large number of guards and servants, and Gu Wenxuan did not have that many ready-made pillows and quilts for them to use. Fortunately, she had no shortage of firewood, cloth, cotton and other things. She asked someone to make pillows and thin quilts for her temporarily, and the hot kang, plus the thick cloaks brought by the Mu family's guards and servants, were enough for them to have a good sleep despite their exhaustion.
Although the meals prepared by the Gu family were not sumptuous, they were very affordable. The servants ate pork belly stewed with sauerkraut, spare ribs stewed with dried eggplant, chicken stewed with dried mushrooms, bone and radish soup, and large steamed buns made of two-grain flour, with large portions and more than enough for them.
In addition to pork belly stewed with sauerkraut, spare ribs stewed with dried eggplant, chicken stewed with dried mushrooms, and bone and radish soup, Mu Jingzhi and his mother also had three other stir-fried dishes: scrambled eggs with leeks, cold spinach, and stir-fried pork slices with black fungus.
The staple food is white flour buns and white rice prepared by the Gu family. It depends on which one they like to eat.