Chapter 189: 122 Adventures in the Empty Sky (First Update)_2


    Gu Jiao nodded with a smile: “Okay, I’ll listen to you.”


    Just a few wordster, they arrived at the mansion. Gu Jiao was more than satisfied with it.


    As the two were about to enter, a carriage came from the other end of the alley and stopped in front of their house.


    The coachman tightened the reins and jumped off the horse, asking the duo, “Excuse me, is this Xiao Jieyuan’s home?”


    Xiao Ling took a look at the emblem on the carriage; his eyes slightly chilled.


    Gu Jiao asked: “What happened? Is there something wrong?”


    The coachman cordially exined, “It’s like this, our manager heard that Xiao Jieyuan was in the Capital City and had me bring some items over. The winterse early here, so next month we should start burning coal. The carriage is full of top-quality silver coal. There are also some materials and cotton stuffing, all very warm. Should I bring these items directly into your house?”


    Gu Jiao nced at Xiao Ling.


    Xiao Ling’s expression was as cold as a knife.


    Gu Jiao told the coachman, “No need, we have enough silver coal, and we don’t need any cotton-padded bedding. Please take them back to your manager.”


    The coachman hesitated, “But Manager Liu said…”


    “There are no buts. If we ask you to take them back, you take them back.” Gu Jiao responded indifferently, then she and Xiao Ling entered the house and closed the gate.


    Eventually, the coachman left.


    Gu Jiao looked toward Xiao Ling and said, “We just moved here yesterday. Only the coachman from the Marquis’s Residence and Zhang Bao knew our address. Manager Liu is very well-informed.”


    Xiao Ling responded indifferently, “We don’t need to pay him any mind.”


    With that, he turned around and went to organize the books in the study room.


    Gu Jiao touched her chin.


    Could it be that someone was keeping an eye on them?


    Who would dare to stare at her people?


    The coachman drove his carriage out of the alley and arrived at another corner where Manager Liu waited.


    “How did it go?” Manager Liu asked.


    The coachman responded, “The young master didn’t ept it.”


    Manager Liuughed, “This young master is more stubborn than I imagined.”


    The coachman asked, “Should I inform the Marquis?”


    Manager Liu smiled softly and said, “No need, there’s no need to bother the Marquis with such a trivial matter. Just wait and see; he’ll soon realize how hard it is for schrly families to make a living in the Capital City. When that dayes, he will obediently return to the mansion.”


    As expected, the elderlydy and the others slept until noon. When Gu Jiao and Xiao Ling entered the courtyard, Gu Yan and the other three were listlessly squatting by the well to wash.


    There was a public well in the nearby hutong, but there was also a well in the mansion, which saved them the trouble of fetching water from outside.


    The rice porridge in the kitchen was ready. Gu Jiao reheated the steamed buns and stir-fried a te of bamboo shoots with fungus and a te of green vegetables with bean sprouts, as well as arge portion of chives with chicken eggs.


    As Xiaoshun could not eat chicken eggs, Gu Jiao prepared a small pot of tender tofu soup for him separately.


    Although Xiaoshun’s food was all vegetarian, the presentation and dishware were more exquisite than the other dishes. Thus, Gu Jiao made it look as if it was unaffordable.


    Xiaoshun proudly showed off his dish, although none at the table were actually envious, they all pretended to be.


    After eating, Xiaoshun proudly went to wash his own rice bowl.


    It was a habit he had developed living in the temple; washing your own bowl.


    No one else was idle either. The elderlydy went to husk corn while Gu Yan sat down to assist her. They were the two who were least suited to manualbor and used to being pampered. Yet they still willingly shared the burden of household chores as much as possible.


    Xiaoshun went to chop firewood.


    Xiao Ling cleaned the kitchen, and Gu Jiao tidied up the two courtyards.


    Her n was to use one courtyard for growing vegetables and raising chicks and puppies, while the other courtyard would be used for the family’s activities. In the backyard, there was an osmanthus tree, which Xiaoshun could use for his training.


    Gu Jiao took a hoe and went to the front courtyard to till the soil.


    Xiaoshun came over with the chicks, “Jiaojiao, I’m taking the chicks out for a walk!”


    “Good,” Gu Jiao nodded, “Don’t go too far.”


    “Okay!” Xiaoshun replied.


    When Xiaoshun used to take chickens for a walk in the countryside, he would walk from the head to the end of the vige. Havinge here, he decided to walk from one end of the alley to the other.


    Gu Yan’s puppy was rather envious, it also wanted to go out for a walk.


    Unfortunately, its master was toozy andid down on the rattan chair after husking the corn.


    The puppy wagged its tail and happily followed Xiaoshun.


    Xiaoshun, with his seven chicks and a puppy, strolled to the end of the alley and was about to turn back, when two beggars nearby fixed their eyes on his puppy.


    The puppy was no longer the month-old puppy it had been; it had grown a little fatter. Its round and plump look made it seem particrly tender.