Gu Zhang quickly apologized to the store owner and pulled the old lady out: “Mom, if you can’t bear it, don’t eat it. If you don’t like us eating, don’t watch. Don’t make trouble when you are away from home!”

The old lady pointed at Gu Zhang and trembled all over: “I’m making trouble? You, do you dislike me? Should money be spent like this?”

“You spent more than 1 silver in one meal, but you don’t allow me to say anything!”

“You are wasting money. Sooner or later, this family will be ruined by you!”

Xiao Cao looked at the old lady and said softly, “Grandma, don’t you like noodles?”

“The noodles are so delicious. You ate them all and even drank the soup. Why are you still angry?”

Gu Fei couldn’t help but turn her back and giggle.

Xiao Cao was a treasure.

The old lady looked at Xiao Cao and was so angry that she couldn’t speak. She couldn’t argue with a three-year-old child. She was either old or confused.

Gu Zhang quickly signaled Gu Qing to help the old lady get in the car. He was also very troubled by his mother. Alas, he shouldn’t have taken over this hot potato.

The old lady’s face was livid as she was carried by Gu Qing and Gu Erlang and put on the mule carriage. The group hurried to the east city gate.

It was not yet noon, so only the village chief’s family was waiting at the city gate.

When Gu Fei’s mule carriage arrived, the village chief’s family was eating white flour buns.

Suddenly, seeing Gu Zhang and Gu Fei, the village chief hurriedly stuffed the white flour buns into his arms.

Gu Fei laughed.

People in this era didn’t know if they were afraid of being poor. They were reluctant to eat even if they had money. They were afraid of being seen by others when they ate something good.

Gu Zhang also laughed: “Village chief, don’t hide it. Why are you afraid of being seen eating a white flour bun?”

The village chief smiled awkwardly: “I, my children are greedy, there nothing I can do, there is nothing I can do.”

As he was talking, the eldest aunt’s family also came over.

Juhua and Tieniu got out of the car, their lips were shiny.

Auntie Liu joked: “Oh, what good food did this family eat?”

Juhua smiled heartily: “Grandpa took us to a restaurant to eat meat.”

Auntie Liu smiled and said nothing.

She also said that she would take the children to a restaurant first. After all, they had been living in the open air every day. It was not easy to get to the city, so they should have a good meal.

But the old man was reluctant to give up. After much persuasion, he finally gritted his teeth and bought a few white flour buns, giving each person half a bun.

Auntie Liu turned around and glared at the village chief fiercely: “You old man, you are so stingy.”

Soon, several families arrived one after another, and Uncle Ma also came with a bag on his back and a wine bag in his hand.

Gu Zhang was just worrying about why the son of the county magistrate hadn’t come yet, when a carriage came from afar, and the driver was Chen Hu.

The carriage stopped, and Gu Zhang said to the vague group: “This is an acquaintance of mine. He will travel with us on the way.”

Chen Hu and Zhang Ze quickly jumped out of the car and greeted everyone.

Su Chen, who was sitting in the carriage, just lifted the curtain and glanced at everyone.

Uncle Ma looked at the carriage curtain with a flash of light in his eyes and said meaningfully: “It’s okay to go together, but from now on, I’m afraid there will be no inns to stay in. I don’t know if you can stand it.”

Before Chen Hu and Zhang Ze answered, Gu Zhang asked: “Why are there no inns along the official road?”

Uncle Ma shook his head: “Of course, there are inns along the official road, but I just got the news that Xishan County and Hedong County are in chaos, and most inns dare not open. From now on, we can only rest in the wild, and we have to find water along the way. Life would be difficult!”

He thought about it and added: “You can stay in the official post, but we ordinary people don’t have the qualifications to stay there.”