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Gu Qing couldn’t help but also cry when he saw his sister crying. How wronged his sister had been in the Marquis Mansion over the years.

He didn’t know before that in the past few days, a delicate little girl had been slapped, thrown into jail, dragged on the stage, and sold. What kind of punishment was this for a delicate little girl?

Gu Zhang touched Gu Fei’s head, and his eyes were a little moist: “It’s all father’s fault. If I didn’t get sick, you wouldn’t have been sold.”

“From now on, you don’t have to do anything at home, just think of it as my compensating you.”

“Also, from now on, if you want to get married, you can get married. If you don’t want to get married, I will support you for the rest of your life.”

“Waa-” Gu Fei cried even more sadly. Her father was so kind. She wanted to take out the rice, flour, and other delicious food in the space to improve their family’s life, but she couldn’t. She could only eat cornmeal pancakes.

“Waa-”

Poor me, I can only continue to eat cornmeal pancakes.

The father and son were crying happily in the room. Gu Erlang opened the door and came in, startled: “What’s wrong? Does sister’s wound hurt again?”

Gu Fei raised her head and looked at him with tearful eyes, “No!”

“Then why are you crying? Crying makes me feel panicked.” Gu Erlang patted his chest.

Gu Qing wiped away his tears and looked at him sideways: “Why did you come here?”

It was annoying, he ruined the good atmosphere.

Gu Erlang understood the look in his eldest brother’s eyes and felt aggrieved, “The meal is ready, Mom asked me to tell you to eat!”

Gu Fei sniffed and stretched out her hand: “Second brother, help me up.”

Gu Erlang hurried over and helped Gu Fei get off the bed.

The dining table has been set in the main room.

Gu Fei guessed wrong. The staple food was not cornmeal pancakes, but cornmeal batter.

Also, some pickles and boiled wild vegetables are on the table.

Gu Fei sat down with a frown on her face. She wanted to eat rice and braised pork. Waa—

Mrs. Chen felt a little embarrassed when she saw Gu Fei’s face, “Fei’er, these are the only things we have at home. There isn’t even a drop of soup left from the chicken at noon. I will ask your eldest brother to buy some meat tomorrow. When he comes back, I’ll cook it for you alone.”

Mrs. Chen’s words were generous, but her heart seemed to be bleeding.

The family has no money. Not only, they don’t money, but their land has also been mortgaged. How will they live in the future?

Gu Fei quickly smiled and said: “Mom, no need, these are very good. There is a drought this year and many families can’t eat. It’s good that our family can have food.”

Mrs. Chen nodded: “That’s right. If not a drop of rain falls, people will not be able to survive!”

Gu Fei picked up her bowl of cornmeal batter, picked a chopstick, and put it into her mouth, swallowing it with difficulty.

This corn flour was not as finely ground as later generations, and the coarse particles irritate your throat when you swallow it.

Gu Fei’s throat has been raised in the Marquis Mansion.

In the Mansion, even the servants do not eat this kind of food. They only ate white rice and white flour steamed buns, but there were no good dishes.

Gu Fei took a mouthful of cornmeal batter and a piece of pickle. It was a difficult meal.

Gu Zhang looked at his daughter and fell silent.

He was bragging just now that he would raise his daughter all her life, but her daughter obviously can’t eat such coarse food, and he, as a father, can’t do anything about it.

He thought sullenly, he had to go to the city with his daughter tomorrow and find some work no matter what. He will work hard to earn money and support his family first.

After eating for a while, Gu Qing suddenly said: “I went to the city to buy food today, and the price has gone up again.”

The whole family stopped their chopsticks to look at him. Gu Qing sighed: “The price of food has been rising since spring. And now, it has tripled, but I think it will rise even further!”

While Gu Fei was worrying, a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old opened the curtain and came in.

Gu Fei looked towards her, and the girl was also looking at her.

This girl was wearing a madder red coarse cloth and skirt. She has a delicate appearance and a slender figure.

Li Chunhua smiled at the girl, turned to Gu Fei, and said: “Sister-in-law, don’t you recognize her? She is your uncle’s daughter, named Xing’er.”

Gu Fei was still searching for things related to Xing’er in her memory. Xing’er covered her mouth and laughed: “I heard from my mother, Xiao Fei, you were beaten, and you are covered in wounds.”

Gu Fei looked at her strangely: “Why are you laughing? I was beaten, but you are so happy?”

Xing’er was startled and let go of her hand covering her mouth: “That’s not true. Grandma always said that you went to the Marquis’ Mansion to enjoy the blessings. Now it seems that you are not enjoying the blessings but suffering.”

Gu Fei nodded: “Well, I have suffered, otherwise why would I come back?”

Xing’er bit her lip and asked: “I heard that young ladies from wealthy families wear silk and satin every day and eat delicacies from all over the world. Is it true?”

Gu Fei: “Well, almost.”

Xing’er came here to ask what kind of good life Gu Fei lived in the city, especially in the Marquis’ Mansion, what she ate, what she wore, and what she used. Her Grandma said all day long that Gu Fei was sold to the Marquis Mansion to enjoy the blessings. She had good food, good clothes, and monthly money, which was much better than at home.

Her biggest wish was to be sold too into the Marquis’s mansion.

But her mother refused, saying that she was going to be a slave, which was not a good thing.

She originally thought that Gu Fei would be wearing silk and jewelry like the ladies in the city. But when she came over to see her, she was not only wearing her sister-in-law’s old clothes but she was also injured.

Her jealousy has disappeared. Her Mom was right, being a slave was not a good thing.

Xing’er couldn’t help but feel happy, all the vague inferiority complex before had disappeared.

How could Gu Fei know what a little girl was thinking? She was thinking about the problem with her eyes closed.

No matter how bad things were here, it was still better than the end of the world, where the ground was full of zombies.

But in the next few days, the North would become hell, and the only way was to leave the North and go to the South.

But how will she convince her family?

It was hard to leave the homeland. It was not just a few matters of words. Their family’s fields, house, and relatives were here. Leaving was equivalent to abandoning everything. Starting from scratch requires a lot of courage and determination.

Li Chunhua and Xing’er sat for a while and then left. At dinner time, Gu Zhang and his son had not come back yet. They were waiting for the rice to be cooked at home.

The whole family craned their necks to look. It was already dark when the father and son came back.

Mrs. Chen took the bag of grain from Gu Qing’s hand and hurriedly entered the kitchen house with Li Chunhua to cook.

Gu Zhang walked into the room carrying baggage and took out a document from his sleeve: “Daughter, your household registration has been done. From now on, you will no longer be someone else’s slave. You will be a good citizen.”

Gu Fei nodded, identity and household registration were important no matter in any era. In ancient times, without household registration and road guidance, it was impossible to go out.

Gu Zhang carefully put away the household registration and then unpacked the bag. “Dad bought you two pairs of clothes. I don’t know if you like them or not.”

He took out the clothes underneath. He was wearing a muslin jacket and skirt with white floral flowers on a blue background. The upper coat was apricot yellow, and the lower skirt was light green. It looked very fresh.

Gu Fei agreed with her father’s aesthetics and nodded vigorously: “It looks good. I’ll wear it when I’m healed.”

Gu Zhang received his daughter’s approval as if he had received some kind of praise. He rubbed his hands happily and said: “Actually, this is all your own money.”

Just as he was talking, Gu Qing also came in: “Sister, I asked for you, they said that the female relatives of the Pingyang Marquis Mansion have joined the Jiaofang House.”

“What?” Gu Fei suddenly stood up from the kang and pulled open the wound on her back. She couldn’t help but groan in pain.

“Ah? Oh, okay, okay.” Mrs. Chen’s heart was pounding. She poured a few spoonfuls of chicken soup and put the chicken legs into the bowl.

As if in a dream, the family picked up their chopsticks and started eating.

After taking two bites, Gu Qing couldn’t help it anymore and looked at Gu Fei: “What’s going on with this chicken?”

Gu Fei took a sip of the delicious chicken soup and said happily: “It’s okay, it’s just a trick I learned from an Old Taoist Priest. This pot of chicken has always been there, but you can’t see it.”

The whole family nodded: “So that’s it.”

In the past, when they visited temple fairs, they had also seen a magic trick. The thing disappeared and then came out again. It must be the same thing.

Only Gu Zhang stared at the bowl in the middle.

He could see clearly that the bowl was a little closer to where it was before, and the chicken soup was still rippling slightly. This was not a magic trick!

Seeing that Gu Zhang was still dazed, Gu Fei knew that he might have noticed something.

But she was not too worried, she knew her family’s character.

She smiled at Gu Zhang: “Father, don’t be in a daze, let’s eat.”

“Oh, okay.” Gu Zhang then picked up the chopsticks and picked up the rice bowl.

While eating, Mrs. Chen started to chatter: “Eldest, you have to go to the city to buy food in the afternoon. There is no food for dinner at home today.”

Speaking of entering the city, Gu Fei thought of the second young lady again and wondered if she was still in prison.

She has to ask her eldest brother to get some news later.

As soon as Gu Fei finished chewing the chicken drumstick, another drumstick fell into her bowl. Gu Zhang looked at her eagerly: “Eat more, so your injury will heal faster.”

Just as Gu Fei was about to start eating, she saw Xiao Cao in Li Chunhua’s arms, biting her fingers and looking eagerly at the chicken drumsticks in her bowl.

The little girl’s big eyes were full of desire for meat.

Gu Fei felt soft, picked up the chicken legs, and put them in Li Chunhua’s bowl: “Let’s give it to Xiao Cao to eat.”

Li Chunhua quickly took the chicken leg back and said: “You can’t. Sister, you are injured. You should eat something good. Xiao Cao is still small and cannot digest too much food.”

Gu Fei looked helplessly at the chicken leg in the bowl. This family was too down-to-earth.

She put the chicken leg into Li Chunhua’s bowl again, “Stop pushing them around, give them to Xiao Cao, I can’t eat anymore.”

Li Chunhua glanced at her parents-in-law and saw that they were both silent. She then carefully tore off a piece of meat and put it in Xiao Cao’s mouth: “This chicken leg was given to me by my sister-in-law. Xiao Cao must remember to thank your Aunt.”

Xiao Cao mumbled to Gu Fei while chewing the chicken: “Thank you, Aunt.”

Gu Zhang looked at Gu Fei with relief. Although his daughter had been in the duke’s mansion for eight years, she had not changed at all. She was still the filial and sensible child.

After eating, Gu Fei went to lie down on the bed again.

Not long after, she heard someone whispering outside.

“Father, I have no money in my hand. What will I do to buy food now?” This was Gu Qing.

Gu Zhang sighed: “Don’t be in a hurry for food. I asked Erlang and Sanlang to go up the mountain to see if they could find something to eat. The money in my hand has to go to the Yamen to handle your sister’s registration and settlement. 2 taels of silver may not be enough.”

“Okay, Father. Let’s leave quickly.”

Gu Fei felt anxious after hearing this. There must be food in her space. When she went to the supermarket warehouse to move supplies, she didn’t take a closer look. The entire warehouse was packed into the space.

Although the warehouse was not big, there was no shortage of basic things such as rice, flour, and oil.

It was just that this food cannot be taken out of thin air.

She still has to buy some.

Gu Fei was afraid that Gu Qing and Gu Zhang had left, so she raised her voice and shouted: “Brother, come in, I have something to ask you.”

Mrs. Chen stood up and looked at Mrs. Qian with a pleading look on her face: “Sister-in-law, we are all one family, can you just give me a few days of grace? I will go back to my parents’ house tomorrow and borrow some money to pay you back.”

Mrs. Qian snorted: “Speak with human language!”

“Then the day after tomorrow, if you don’t pay back the money, let’s see if I demolish your house!”

She rolled her eyes and saw the chicken pot placed in the table’s center. She stretched out her hand to pick it up: “I’ll take this chicken and treat it as interest!”

Gu Fei almost went crazy wanting to eat chicken. She thought Mrs. Qian was wasting her time and the chicken soup was almost cold. Seeing Mrs. Qian’s sinful hands reaching for the pot of chicken, Gu Fei couldn’t help it anymore and grabbed the chopsticks and beat Mrs. Qian’s wrist: “Put it down!”

Mrs. Qian felt pain and immediately retracted her hand.

She turned to look at Gu Fei fiercely, and raised her hand to slap her: “You damn girl, you are such a rebel, how dare you hit an elder?

Gu Sanlang, who was beside Gu Fei, rushed over and grabbed Mrs. Qian’s wrist with a fierce expression: “Auntie, Xiao Fei is injured. If you want to hit people, just hit me.”

Mrs. Qian was so angry. Not only she can beat such a wench, but she still has someone to protect her.

Is this Third Son so crazy?

She tried hard to break free from Gu Sanlang’s hand. Gu Fei slapped the table and said: “Okay, it’s just 1 tael of silver. I’ll pay you back.”

Gu Fei slowly bent down, took out a piece of broken silver from her shoe, and placed it on the table.

Mrs. Qian’s eyes lit up, and she immediately rushed forward and grabbed the silver on the table.

People in the room looked at Gu Fei, while Gu Qing asked: “Sister, where did you get the money?”

Gu Fei said casually: “It’s my monthly money. I hid it in my shoe before.”

Wouldn’t it hurt if she hid it in her shoes?

Everyone has this question, but no one asks.

When Mrs. Qian got the money, her eyes shone, and she looked at Gu Fei from head to toe: “Xiao Fei, you must have made a lot of money. You can earn 1 tael per month. You worked there for 8 years, you must have saved a few taels of silver, right?”

Gu Fei said calmly: “I only received a commission for the first-class maid last year. My monthly salary was not this much before.”

She stared at the chicken on the table and said: “Auntie, I’m hungry, so I won’t gossip with you. You should go back and eat quickly.”

Gu Zhang didn’t want his precious daughter hungry, so he hurriedly said: “Eat quickly. Xiao Fei is hurt, but he can’t be hungry!” He picked up his chopsticks, aimed at the chicken drumsticks, and was about to give it to Gu Fei.

At this time, Mrs. Qian, who had been standing by the table, stretched out her hand again: “I’ll take the chicken away. This chicken is the interest as agreed!”

Who agrees with you?

It took less than an hour from the time they borrowed the money to the time they paid it back. But she wanted the chicken as the interest? The loan shark was not as ruthless as her!

Gu Fei was angry, no one can stop me from eating chicken today!

She didn’t think much for a moment. In a blink of an eye, she put the chicken pot on the table into the space.

Mrs. Qian reached out her hand, but she grabbed a space.

What about the chicken?

Mrs. Qian was dumbfounded.

The whole family was also dumbfounded.

Xiao Cao was stunned, but then stretched her neck and bent over to look under the table.

“This, why is the chicken missing?” Mrs. Qian was speechless.

She didn’t blink her eyes, but a large pot of chicken disappeared under her nose.

She has never encountered such a thing in most of her life. Isn’t this a ghost?

Mrs. Qian’s face turned pale, she looked around in horror and ran away quickly.

As Mrs. Qian stepped out, Gu Fei took the chicken out of the space and placed it firmly in the center of the table.

Li Chunhua exclaimed: “Ah, why did this chicken come out again?”

The family stared at the center of the table, dumbfounded.

Gu Fei calmly picked up the bowl and said: “Mom, scoop me some chicken soup first.”