Gu Zhong’s heart shuddered.

Yes, he wanted to have a son, firstly because he was afraid of being accused of having no descendants, and more importantly, he was counting on his son to support him when he was old and could no longer work.

This kid only cared about himself in everything and even dared to snatch his grandmother’s food. How could he be counted on in the future?

Gu Zhong stood up, dragged Bao’er away from Mrs. Qian, and slapped him hard on the butt: “I told you to be filial, not to snatch your grandmother’s food. You little bastard, you are lawless!”

Bao’er was beaten and screamed.

Gu Fei ate the noodles, listened to the voice, and said slowly: “The child is disobedient, most of the time he is spoiled, just give him a beating.”

At this time, Gu Zhong might have been ruthless, but Bao’er burst into tears, crying and shouting: “It was my mother who asked me to go, it was my mother who asked me to go, why are you beating me!”

Lanzhi held the bowl and laughed with her head down.

Although life was hard, she felt that this was much more interesting than the Marquis’s Mansion, which was dead silent all day long, and there was no such drama to watch.

Gu Erlang looked at Lanzhi and laughed foolishly.

Lanzhi accidentally met his eyes and hurriedly looked away.

After a while, she couldn’t help but sneak a glance at Gu Erlang, who was still looking at her and smiling foolishly.

Lanzhi turned her back and didn’t dare to look anymore.

Gu Fei saw the two people flirting but pretended not to see it.

She would not interfere in such matters. However, if the two like each other, that would be good too. Lanzhi would truly become her family.

At night, they slept on a large bunk bed, with Lanzhi on Gu Fei’s left, Mrs. Chen next to Lanzhi, Xiao Cao on Gu Fei’s right, and Li Chunhua next to Xiao Cao.

Although they could not be too particular outside, they still separated men and women, otherwise it would be too inappropriate.

The next day, Gu Zhang got up early and called Gu Qing, because he had to get up early to buy a mule carriage.

The two of them went for half an hour. When Mrs. Chen finished preparing the breakfast, the father and son drove back in a mule cart.

The other families were secretly envious. The second branch of the Gu Family must have a lot of money.

Sigh, people can’t be compared.

After dinner, they set out from Fuyuan Town. When they rested at noon, they met a caravan carrying food.

The mule cart was piled high with sacks, and seven or eight bodyguards were guarding the mule cart with knives in their hands.

The caravan saw the Gu family and stopped not far away to rest.

Gu Zhang took a steamed bun and ate it while the village chief went to inquire about the news.

The leader of the caravan was a middle-aged man in his forties. Gu Zhang walked over and bowed: “Brother, where did you get the food?”

The leading man looked at Gu Zhang and his friends with some caution, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the white flour bun in Gu Zhang’s hand: “Are you also from Lincheng?”

Gu Zhang nodded.

The leading man said: “This was transported from Huainan County.”

Gu Zhang smiled and said, “There is a lot of food in Huainan County, so it shouldn’t be expensive, right?”

The leader shook his head: “Why not?”

“There were heavy rains in the south this year, and several rivers were flooded, especially in Hanzhong County. At the end of June this year, there was a flood, and the Yunjiang River bank burst, flooding tens of thousands of acres of fertile land. The rice that was about to ripen was all soaked in water. There was a severe drought in the five northern counties. There was a shortage of food everywhere. The grain in Huainan County had to be sold to several northern counties, so now, the price has increased several times.”