The pretty widow is addicted to money, and the little wolfdog asks for a hug

From now on, he will follow the boss and work hard! Maybe he can become a general in the future!

It takes several days to cross the Black Cloud Mountain and return to Tuniu Village.

Before setting out, Gu Qinghuai wrote a letter and asked Baishou to send it back to Gu Heng, asking Gu Heng to ask someone to build ten more large thatched huts on the one thousand acres of land.

Two or three mud brick houses had been built, but they were still not enough for the prisoners to live in.

After receiving the letter, Gu Heng immediately recruited people in the village. Because the weather was extremely cold and there was heavy snow, Gu Heng offered a high wage of two hundred coins a day.

When the young and strong men in the village heard about it, they all rushed to help.

In the end, it only took three days to build ten extra-large thatched houses, each with a large bunk bed that could accommodate a hundred people.

Gu Qinghuai bought the cheapest coarse cloth clothes and bedding from the system.

These northern barbarian soldiers are her hard laborers, she can't let them freeze to death.

Deep in the Black Cloud Mountain, Baishou found a large cave, and Gu Qinghuai led the team to stop and rest.

The cave was very large. Gu Qinghuai and his group of fifteen people, twenty-two women and eight children were all at the bottom of the cave. Two hundred horses were gathered on the east wall of the cave, and eight hundred northern barbarian captives were gathered on the west wall of the cave.

There were several fires in the cave, making it warm and cozy.

The big iron pot on the fire was boiling with hot porridge. For dinner, each person had a bowl of hot porridge and two meat buns.

Gu Qinghuai and the fifteen men and the women and children ate first, and then they ate after the eight hundred captives.

As for the two hundred horses, Gu Qinghuai planned to secretly buy some high-quality fodder from the system at night when everyone was asleep, and then quietly release it into the herd.

During the meal, Zhen Nu took the initiative to help serve the rice. After serving the rice, she handed it to Qi Yuanxiu in a very attentive manner, "This master, please have some porridge."

Qi Yuanxiu glanced at her, did not take the bowl she handed over, and just said lightly, "I am only 23 years old now, and I will be 24 after the New Year."

After saying that, he stood up, walked to the big pot calmly, scooped a bowl of porridge for himself, and started eating.

Gu Qingshan and the six brothers of the Cui family blushed as they tried to hold back their laughter.

Mu Liu smiled and pinched Boss Cui.

Shao Cuihuan and her daughter also covered their mouths and laughed.

Cui Shishi and her husband were so immersed in their own world that they didn't notice.

Gu Qinghuai was sitting on the side eating porridge leisurely, and of course she saw what Zhen Nu did.

However, she felt that the woman just wanted to pursue the life she wanted. If she could catch the man of her dreams with her real ability without using any dirty tricks, she would not interfere.

However, she had a good eye for people, but could not see herself clearly.

Zhennu didn't expect that this young, elegant and graceful man was only 23 years old.

Maybe he grew a big beard and looked a few years older.

Zhennu looked at the other men again. The young man in blue was gentle and handsome, and he looked to be only about twenty years old. She knew she was out of her league.

The honest and simple middle-aged man was tall and handsome, but it was obvious that he was a farmer, and she didn't want to marry a farmer.

Among the other six men, four looked older, probably in their forties or thirties, and only two looked relatively young.

But they are too big and strong and not good-looking enough.

There was another man who was the husband of the tall and strong woman.

Zhennu blushed, sighed slightly, and sat down with the women with her bowl of porridge.

Wonton and Dounu looked at each other, shook their heads and said nothing.

The other women also looked at Zhennu with complicated expressions.

Zhennu couldn't care less about so many things. She had to find a good way out for herself as soon as possible.

She doesn't want to suffer anymore in the second half of her life, she wants to enjoy life.

Only by marrying into a good family can she live a good life. She is still young and if she takes care of her body, she should be able to have another child.

After dinner, Gu Qinghuai asked Yun Nu to call all the women over.

In order to support Gu Qinghuai, Cui Shishi stood behind her majestically with her arms folded across her chest.

Her fat face made the women shrink back and dare not move.

Gu Qinghuai glanced at the twenty-two women. The youngest was the one who brought porridge to A Ren Ge. The others looked thin and old. It seemed that they had been tortured badly in the Northern Barbarians.

Gu Qinghuai said in a gentle voice: "Aunts, sisters, at the beginning, Xiao Shitou only promised to bring you back to Daxia safely. Considering that you have nothing and it is freezing cold, he asked me to bring you out of Black Cloud Mountain safely. So, after leaving Black Cloud Mountain, you will have to make a living on your own. All the food expenses during this period will be regarded as my support for you, and you don't need to return them. In addition, when you leave, I will support each of you with 500 coins so that you can make the transition. I am not an official, and I think I have done my best for you."

When the women heard this, their faces all changed.

"Thank you Madam Gu for your generosity. If there is a future, Yun Nu will definitely repay you for saving my life." Yun Nu bowed to Gu Qinghuai with a sincere attitude.

Yun Nu wants to go home. Although she was willful when she was young and hurt her father and brother, she believes that her father and brother will not abandon her.

What's more, she needs the help of her father and brother to find her son.

Dou Nu looked at Yun Nu, then at the other women, and suddenly knelt in front of Gu Qinghuai, begging in a pitiful voice: "Madam Gu, Dou Nu is willing to sell herself as a slave and follow you. Dou Nu is 31 years old this year, and can cook, wash clothes, sweep, and do farm work in the fields. As long as Madam Gu gives Dou Nu a place to live, and allows Dou Nu to have enough food and warm clothes, Dou Nu is willing to serve the master like a cow or a horse!"

As Dou Nu knelt, the other twenty women also knelt down and asked Gu Qinghuai to buy them as slaves.

They knew that they were too old to sell themselves to prostitutes, and they would not make much money. Moreover, with such a shameful past, many families were unwilling to buy them.

Although this Madam Gu in front of me is not a passionate and loud person, at least she is not a pushover and is also very generous when it comes to food.

Gu Qinghuai smiled faintly: "If I need slaves, I would rather spend more money to buy young and strong ones from the pawnshop. I will lose money if I buy you. Besides, even if I buy you out of kindness, you may not be loyal to me. The servants in my house must be loyal to their masters."

In fact, Gu Qinghuai could accept them and put them in the one thousand acres of land, and be responsible for cooking for the prisoners and supervising their work.

But a little kindness can turn into a great resentment. Even if she accepts them, she needs to let them know that it is they who ask her to take them in, not that she needs them.

Dou Niang immediately said, "Madam Gu, don't worry. We will work hard to sell our death contracts! And we will be loyal to you! If we do anything to let you down, you can punish us!"

"Yes, Madam Gu, we can do any job as long as we can have enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear!" another woman also pleaded with tears on her face.

"Madam Gu, our children can also help with things!"

Yun Nu couldn't bear to see the women begging so hard, so she advised, "Madam Gu, they are all very hardworking, not afraid of dirty or tiring work, and can endure hardships. If you need them, you can stay."