The county magistrate's daughter only wants to farm

"This is the capital city..." Gu Yin murmured with emotion.

The several-meter-high city gate tower, with its flying eaves and brackets, carved beams and painted buildings, fully demonstrates the grandeur of the imperial city. The red lacquered gate under the city tower, with its metallic copper nails scattered around, is heavy and simple.

The entire city gate was shrouded in the bright afternoon sunlight, as if it was coated with a layer of golden light.

The carriage drove into the main street of the capital, and Gu Yin lifted the curtain to admire the bustling scene of the capital's streets.

This place is worthy of being the economic and political center of the Daji Dynasty. Its level of prosperity is far beyond that of Ning County.

On both sides of the street, there are not only various shops selling jade and gold shops, rare curios, calligraphy and paintings, silk and clothing, but also various fortune tellers, medicine vendors, paper-cut vendors, and even acrobatic performances. There are countless people coming and going to stroll and shop.

The carriage gradually passed through the busy streets and reached the end of the street where there were relatively few people. Gu Yin suddenly pointed at a shop and asked, "Brother, what does that shop sell?"

She seemed to see something different.

Gu Chenshuo followed the line of sight and said, "That one, it sells birds of prey like hawks and falcons."

"There are actually people selling eagles?" Gu Yin asked in surprise.

"Yeah, but there's probably only one like this in the whole capital, and few people will buy it."

"why?"

"Expensive. Birds of prey are not easy to tame, and they are basically bought for hunting. Ordinary people don't have any use for them."

"So that's how it is." Gu Yin said suddenly, and then continued to pester Gu Chenshuo for other information.

However, Gu Yin did not notice the people in another carriage that passed by their carriage.

Xie Ling pulled the curtain to look back in disbelief, then turned to Ning Xue beside him to confirm, "Am I seeing correctly? Was it the county lady who was in that carriage just now?"

Ning Xue frowned, and asked in confusion, "It's her. Why did she come to the capital?"

"Could it be because of the prince?" Xie Ling's eyes suddenly widened, and he covered his mouth in surprise, "She chased me all the way from Ning County to the capital? How shameless!"

Ning Xue's eyes flashed with displeasure, but she said softly, "Maybe we guessed wrong? Isn't Mr. Shi in Ning County? I heard that they often meet..."

"Besides, the prince has been back in Kyoto for almost a year, and I haven't heard that she has come to visit him."

Xie Ning snorted coldly, "She is greedy for more, she is such a disgrace to us girls. If I could meet the prince, I would definitely expose her ugly face!"

Gu Yin was completely unaware of the discussions behind her. She was standing in front of a black lacquered door at this moment, looking up at the plaque on the lintel - Gu's Residence.

The house doesn't look very grand, but in the capital city where every inch of land is valuable, having such a house is already quite good.

Gu Chenshuo led Gu Yin into the main gate. The doorman saw them and said in surprise, "Third Master, Fourth Miss, you are back! The master and the mistress have been waiting for you. I will go in and inform them."

After saying that, he ran inside.

Gu's house was a three-story house. The two walked through the front yard and came to the main hall.

From a distance, Gu Yin could hear several words like "you're back" coming from inside.

When you walk into the main hall, you will see two gray-haired old men sitting at the top.

"Sister, kneel down and kowtow to grandpa and grandma." Gu Chenshuo pulled Gu Yin to kneel down and bowed, "Grandson and granddaughter pay their respects to grandpa and grandma."

"Get up, get up, come forward and let grandma see you." Grandmother, Mrs. Gu, raised her hand slightly and looked at the two of them with a loving gaze.

The two stood up and walked in front of Old Madam Gu, with Gu Yin being held by her hand tightly.

Grandfather sat by the side, his face serious, but his eyes also showed a trace of barely perceptible relief. He stroked his beard and asked, "Is Yin'er really well?"

Madam Gu gave him a reproachful look and said, "You old man, your eyes are really blurry. Look at the clever look in Yin's eyes. Do you still need to doubt her?"

Gu Zheng was choked for a moment, and decided not to argue with the old woman, so he asked about Gu Chenshuo's studies instead.

Madam Gu asked Gu Yin to sit next to her with pity, and said with emotion, "I thought you would be stupid and dumb for the rest of your life, but you didn't expect that you would be fine after a trip to Ning County. It seems that place is destined for you. I would have taken you there sooner..."

Hearing this, the first lady who looked dignified and calm sitting at the bottom smiled and comforted, "It's better to go at the right time than to go early. Old Madam, you also said that it is fate. If you go too early, you may not have this opportunity."

"That's right. I am greedy." Madam Gu smiled gently, then she thought of something and asked hurriedly, "Yin girl, do you still recognize the people at home?"

Gu Yin adhered to the principle of "the more you speak, the more mistakes you make" and "the less you speak, the fewer mistakes you make" and did not speak unless necessary from the moment he entered the room, and he had been secretly observing the situation inside the room.

When asked this question, she quickly shook her head and nodded, saying, "My brother told me, but..."

Gu Yin could only make a rough guess.

"Hehe, it's okay. Come, let me introduce you." Old Madam Gu patted her hands, pointed at the woman who had just spoken, and said, "This is your aunt."

"Yin'er meets my aunt, Yang."

"Good boy, this is a gift from your aunt, wear it." Yang took off the bracelet on her hand and put it on Gu Yin's hand.

Gu Yin was not expecting this and was caught off guard. She turned to look at her grandmother.

"This is the first time you've returned home after waking up. Just accept your aunt's kindness." Old Madam Gu said with a smile.

Gu Yin felt as if her heart was filled with spring, a smile appeared in her eyes, and she knelt down to salute, "Thank you, auntie."

Then Madam Gu introduced her to her second aunt, her eldest aunt's second sister, her second aunt's third sister, and her second aunt's fifth sister who was only ten years old.

"Your uncle, second uncle and eldest brother have not resigned yet. You will be able to see them when they return from work in the evening."

"Your second brother and fourth brother are both studying in the academy. They can only come back when the academy is on holiday."

Madam Gu explained one by one.

Gu Yin glanced at his grandfather and asked in confusion, "Grandfather, don't you have to go to work today?"

"He took a special leave in the afternoon and came back." Old Madam Gu said with a mischievous smile.

Gu Yin nodded in understanding. She knew they were coming back and had been waiting at home. It seemed that the grandfather that her brother had described as being straight-minded and uncaring was not entirely trustworthy...

The family chatted in the main hall for half an hour before Gu Yin was able to return to her room.

My grandfather's three sons had all started their own families, so they separated early on, but they all lived together.

Fortunately, the house is quite big, and after the separation, each family has a small yard, so there won’t be much conflict.

After spending half an hour together, Gu Yin had a general understanding of the situation at home.

They don’t have a strong financial background, nor do they have any extraordinary family members. They are just one of the many small official families in the capital.