Gu Zhang pondered for a long time, wondering whether he should agree or not when he suddenly saw Gu Fei coming out of the pharmacy.
He said to Zhang Ze: “I’ll discuss this with my daughter.”
He pulled Gu Fei aside and told her the story.
Gu Fei blinked: “Dad, I think it’s okay.”
“Do you know who this young man is? He’s most likely the son of the county magistrate.”
“Didn’t you want to hire someone from the escort agency a few days ago? The guards of the county magistrate’s family must be good, and we know their origins. Besides, they must not be short of money, and they won’t be jealous of our little food. If they go with us, wouldn’t it be like we have two more free guards?”
Gu Zhang was a little surprised: “Is it the son of the county magistrate? ”
Gu Fei nodded: “I have seen the lady who was with them that day. She is the wife of the county magistrate.”
“However, Dad, since they have not revealed their identities, I think we should pretend that we don’t know.”
Gu Zhang nodded slightly his head: “If they don’t say, I won’t ask. It’s best to pretend that we don’t know.”
“The county magistrate is also a rare good official. For this reason, we should protect this young son.”
Su Chen lay on Chen Hu’s back and watched Gu Zhang and his daughter whispering to each other.
He couldn’t understand why a grown man would discuss things with a little girl.
Just as they were thinking, the two turned around and walked over. Gu Zhang smiled and said: “It’s good to go together. We can take care of each other on the way. The families that came out together agreed to meet at the East City Gate at noon. If you want to leave, don’t be late.”
Zhang Ze was delighted: “Thank you very much, uncle. Let’s go buy a carriage and meet you at noon.”
The Gu family strolled around Tongcheng again and bought some vegetables. When passing a big door, Gu Fei said: “Dad, there is an escort agency here.”
Gu Zhang looked up and saw a plaque hanging on the door with the words Zhenwei Escort Agency written on it.
Gu Zhang couldn’t help asking the old man who was guarding the door: “Sir, do you accept escorts to Donghai County?”
The old man waved his hand: “No, there is no manpower, and the masters in the escort agency have been sent out.”
Gu Zhang had no idea at all.
At this time, in a room in the backyard of the escort agency, Uncle Ma had just finished writing a secret letter, in which he wrote down everything Gu Fei had done during this period, trying not to mix personal emotions, so that it would be helpful for the prince to make an accurate judgment.
After writing the secret letter, Uncle Ma sealed it with wax and handed it to the manager of the escort agency, who had his channels to deliver the secret letter to the prince.
The Gu family never thought that Uncle Ma was in the escort agency. After asking a few questions, they left. It was almost noon. It was not easy to cook in this city, so the family found a restaurant that looked inexpensive and ordered a bowl of knife-cut noodles for each person.
Lian’er originally refused to eat, saying that she would just eat steamed bread, but Gu Fei insisted on ordering a bowl for her.
The brothers of the Gu family were not full after one bowl, so they asked for another bowl each.
Gu Zhang finally paid the bill, a bowl of noodles cost one hundred copper coins. Their total bill cost one silver coin.
When the old lady heard the words “one silver coin”, her body shook a few times, as if she was about to faint.
Before she walked out of the store, she cursed: “This store is too unscrupulous, a bowl of noodles for a hundred coins, I have never seen such a thing in my decades of life!”
The store owner glared at the old lady: “If you don’t have money, don’t eat. What are you talking about, do you know the price of white flour right now?”
“If you shout again, I will beat you up!”
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