The Eldest Aunt took Gu Fei’s hand: “How can I thank you?”

Gu Fei smiled: “No need to thank me. I’m afraid that if the peppers can’t be sold, the Eldest Aunt will scold me.”

The Eldest Aunt waved her hand and said firmly: “How can it be possible? The dish with peppers is so delicious, it can’t be sold. Someone will rush to buy it.”

“By the way, your Eldest Uncle has tanned the rabbit skin and four wolf skins for you, you can take them back.”

The Eldest Aunt hurriedly called the eldest daughter-in-law Zhaodi to get the skins.

Gu Fei took a wolf skin and looked at it. The fur was soft and fluffy, without any peculiar smell.

“The eldest uncle’s craftsmanship is excellent.”

Gu Fei held several skins, took out two taels of silver from her arms, stuffed them into Zhaodi’s hand, turned around, and ran away.

The Eldest Aunt saw it, took the silver, and chased after her: “You kid, why give us silver? Take it back quickly. Besides, you don’t need so much.”

Gu Fei ran very fast, shouting as she ran: “Aunt, don’t chase me. If I fall, it’s your fault.”

The Eldest Aunt sighed, watching Gu Fei run away, turned back and sighed to her daughter-in-law: “This girl is really honest and never takes advantage of others.”

Gu Fei ran home quickly.

Mrs. Chen was so fond of several wolf skins that she touched them again and again: “This thing is good. I heard that if it is made into a mattress, you won’t feel cold at all when you sleep on it, and it can also cure rheumatism.”

Gu Fei said with a smile: “Then make it into a mattress quickly for Dad and Mom to use. If you hurry up, it can be in time for the New Year.”

Mrs. Chen smiled but hesitated again: “This is not good. Your grandma is so old, and she hasn’t used it yet. How can your dad and I only care about ourselves?”

Gu Fei rolled her eyes: “Come on, Mom, if you don’t need it, give it to me, but don’t give it to grandma. It’s useless even if you give it to her. Why bother?”

Mrs. Chen shook her head: “It’s not that mom doesn’t want to give it to you, but you can’t sleep on it at your age. It’s easy for children to get hot when they sleep on it.”

“Then Mom, you use it herself.” Gu Fei said.

Mrs. Chen finally nodded: “Then I’ll use it.”

“When I was young, I took cold water during the confinement period and got rheumatism. This might help.”

*

Zhang Ze drove the carriage back to Prince Qi’s Mansion.

He carried two bottles of wine and hurried to Su Chen’s yard.

Unexpectedly, halfway through the journey, he saw Prince Qi and the young prince coming together. Zhang Ze quickly hid on the side of the road.

When Prince Qi passed by Zhang Ze, his nose suddenly twitched: “Hey, this is the smell of wine!”

He looked at the wine bottle in Zhang Ze’s hand and waved: “Give it to me, what kind of wine is this, so fragrant?”

Zhang Ze secretly said: Not good.

Prince Qi loved wine and the young prince loved horses. This was known to everyone.

If this wine gets into Prince Qi’s hand, would there be any left?

He kept a careful eye and handed over a bottle.

Prince Qi took the bottle, opened the lid, and took a deep sniff: “What a nice smell!”

The wine smelled so tempting. Prince Qi tried to hold back, but couldn’t help it. He put the bottle’s mouth to his lips and took a sip. After taking a sip, the aroma of the wine spread in his nose, and the mellow wine flowed down his throat as if flowing into his heart.

Prince Qi’s eyes widened in surprise, he said: “Good wine!”

“This wine is strong, but it’s not astringent at all, and it’s easy to swallow.”

He asked Zhang Ze: “Where did the wine come from?”

Zhang Ze lowered his head and replied: “The young master sent me to deliver a New Year gift to someone. This is someone’s return gift.”

Prince Qi stared at Zhang Ze: “Whose return gift is it? Why have I never received such a return gift? This wine is not ordinary, it’s stronger than the Jade wine tribute.”

Zhang Ze felt more and more bitter. It seemed that the wine could not be saved.

He could only say: “It was a family that fled from the famine in the north. Their surname was Gu. They said they got this wine by chance in their early years.”