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

He Lizheng certainly knew why his wife and daughter were acting like a troublemaker, but, after all, they were his wife and daughter, so he couldn't say too much in front of others.

So, he smiled awkwardly, with a guilty look on his face, "My Lord, I'm really sorry for making you feel wronged. I will definitely talk to them. The mother and daughter are just a little narrow-minded, but they don't have any bad intentions."

Gu Qinghuai smiled and said, "Uncle He, please just call me Xiaohuai. You will always be my elder, so there's no need for us to be so formal."

"Okay, Xiaohuai," He Lizheng nodded and smiled.

Gu Heng also came over, patted his shoulder and said, "Forget it, it's just the kids quarreling, just explain it clearly, it won't affect our drinking. Come on, don't you want to see the horses in the stable? I'll take you there!"

He Lizheng sighed and apologized, "I'm in a bad mood today because of the disturbance caused by the mother and daughter. Brother Heng, how about I treat you to a banquet when you go to the imperial capital some other day? Let's stop today."

Gu Heng was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, you have to pack your luggage, and you have a lot of things to do, so I won't keep you here today. I hope you have a safe journey."

He Lizheng also pursed his lips and patted Gu Heng on the shoulder.

When He Li was about to leave with Luo's mother and daughter, Gu Qinghuai suddenly remembered something and asked, "Uncle He, there is a new 'Luo's Tofu' opened in Qinghe County. Is it yours?"

Luo's face changed drastically.

"Luo's tofu?" He Lizheng looked puzzled, "Our tofu shop is called 'He's', and it's the only one in the county."

"The only one?" Gu Qinghuai frowned. "That's not right. Some time ago, I went to the county town and saw a Luo's tofu shop in the north of the city. It's not opened by you, so who is it?"

Of course Gu Qinghuai knew who it was, but she had told He Lizheng at the beginning to protect the tofu recipe and not let anyone else know.

Mrs. Luo received benefits from her but was not grateful. Instead, she always felt that she owed their family.

She had no good intentions towards such people.

If she didn't make things clear now and He Lizheng found out later, Luo would definitely frame her and say that she was the one who spread the tofu recipe.

He Lizheng hesitated for a moment, then his eyes suddenly fixed and he looked at Luo angrily, "Tell me! Did you tell your family about the tofu recipe?"

Luo twisted her hands together nervously, hesitating, "My mother's family is too... too poor, and my nephews don't have money to marry—"

"Pah!" He Lizheng slapped Luo in the face and shouted, "The tofu recipe was given to our family by Xiao Huai! She was kind-hearted and wanted to help our family. Without her permission, you have no right to give the recipe to outsiders! If you tell your family about the tofu recipe, won't your sisters-in-law tell their families? If it continues like this, what can we make from our tofu business?! If you care so much about your family, you might as well not get married and stay at home as an old maid! Why did you marry me?!"

Luo covered her painful face and said angrily, "Aren't we going to the imperial capital? Let's give Qinghe County to them. They are not outsiders."

"Not an outsider?" He Lizheng sneered, his expression full of sarcasm, "Have we eaten a single meal from their family over the years? Which family would accept gifts from relatives during the Chinese New Year but not even give them a meal? Only your good family! Don't you usually give enough to your family? If it weren't for your family, would You'er have had such a hard time paying the tuition in the early years? Remember, you have your own family now!"

Mrs. Luo felt a little guilty and shouted angrily, "He Maoshi! Do you really have to slander my family in front of outsiders?"

"Slander? What I said is all true!" He Lizheng yelled, "Your family is full of lazy people who like to drink. It's their own fault that you can't find a wife! As a mother, you don't care about your own children, but you care about others!

When we get to the capital, You'er will have to take the imperial examinations. He will need money to manage official affairs and maintain personal connections. If the tofu shop doesn't make money, what will happen to You'er's future? How will our family live? Do you know the prices in the capital? How can they be compared to those in Qinghe County? You are such a shallow-minded fool! "

Luo looked embarrassed and was choked to the point of being speechless.

He Jinrou glared at Gu Qinghuai and said angrily, "It's all your fault. You deliberately tried to sow discord between my parents! You deliberately made them quarrel!"

Gu Qinghuai didn't even look at her.

He Lizheng was so angry that he raised his hand again and said to He Jinrou: "Shut up!"

Gu Qinghuai said to He Lizheng sincerely: "Uncle He, when you arrive in the imperial capital, you must open a tofu shop quickly to seize the opportunity. Otherwise, once there are too many tofu shops, it will not be so easy to make money."

He Lizheng nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I'll remember it. Thank you Xiaohuai for the reminder."

The tofu shop was the family's livelihood after they arrived in the imperial capital, so it was of course very important.

He Lizheng took a deep breath, turned around, bowed apologetically to Gu Heng and the others, then pulled Luo out of the yard.

Gu Qinghuai, Gu Heng and Zhao Ying looked at each other and walked towards the inner courtyard.

Zhao Ying sighed, "It seems that the He family is getting further and further away from us.

"There's nothing we can do about it. In life, some relationships are always there, while others gradually fade away. It's human nature," Gu Heng comforted.

Two days later, He Lizheng and his family officially set out on the journey to the imperial capital.

The villagers all went to the village entrance to see him off.

Although He Lizheng has not made any great achievements in these years, he is an upright person and has left a good impression on the villagers.

Seeing the envious looks on everyone's faces, Luo and He Jinrou were filled with pride.

From now on they were no longer country folk, but officially became citizens of the imperial capital, living in big houses and wearing silk and satin.

However, He Lizheng's family's move to the imperial capital did not have much impact on Tuniu Village, and everything remained the same.

Gu Qinghuai opened another military factory, recruited many refugees as workers, and specialized in producing clothes, shoes, socks and food for the soldiers.

In the coldest month of winter, when the weather was extremely cold, the soldiers of the Northern Frontier Army all received a short down jacket, woolen trousers, woolen cotton shoes, and dog-skin hats. No soldier was frozen to death that winter.

All the soldiers knew that all these were the changes brought to them after the young general took charge of the Beilu Army.

The soldiers in Beilu trusted Qi Yuanshuo even more, and they trained to be powerful. Chang Heng, Chang Ziyan, Li Jianjun and others waited and sent out secret guards one after another, but none of them could deliver the message.

They were forced to stop only when no more secret guards came to find them.

Now, they huddled together, hungry and cold, and their days were like years.

Some soldiers thought it was a waste of food to keep them alive, so they suggested killing them all.

Qi Yuanshuo thought about it and found a job for them. He asked them to clean toilets. Whoever didn't work hard would not be given any food.

These former military aristocrats used to feel nauseous when they first approached the toilet, but after a period of training, they were able to clean the toilet.