Spring comes to the desperate place

The doctor saw Gu Fengyue stuffing several fruits into his mouth, and he reached out to pick them out, scolding him angrily: "My second son, how can you eat these fruits of unknown origin? What if they are poisonous?"

Gu Fengyue was caught off guard and had several cherry tomatoes snatched away by him. Hearing the doctor's words, she did not know whether to laugh or cry, and could only cover her mouth to prevent him from picking the fruit out of her mouth.

Song Qin also explained to him with a smile: "This fruit is delicious, not poisonous, and our whole family eats it." After that, she picked up one and fed it to Song Chunlin who was standing next to her. Song Chunlin bit the cherry tomato in one bite, and the sweet taste immediately burst in his mouth. After he finished eating one, he took another one for himself.

The doctor and Sixteen both widened their eyes. The doctor even took out the detoxification pills he carried with him, ready to detoxify them at any time.

However, after Gu Fengyue and Song Chunlin finished eating the handful of cherry tomatoes, nothing happened. There was no foaming at the mouth, no rolling of eyes, and Gu Fengyue even squinted his eyes in satisfaction.

Only the taste of cherry tomatoes remained in her mouth, without any bitterness at all. Gu Fengyue finally felt like she was alive again.

The doctor hurriedly took the pulse of both of them and found that everything was normal. Sixteen was relieved to hear this result.

Gu Fengyue: "We have been eating this fruit all the way and there is no problem. Don't worry." What he didn't say was that his body was almost healed and it would be fine even if he didn't take the medicine. But in order to reassure his brother, Gu Fengyue reluctantly drank the bitter Chinese medicine.

After everyone finished lunch, Sixteen asked Gu Fengyue when they would set off. Gu Fengyue looked at the people who were still in good spirits and asked, "How far is the nearest town?"

Sixteen said, "It's not far. If we ride fast, we can reach Jiqing County before noon. My uncle has a farm there, which is quite remote. He ordered the steward to clean it before we came yesterday. You can move in there now."

Gu Fengyue nodded in satisfaction, and walked to Song Dazhuang again: "Uncle Song, I'm sure you've heard it. Let's set off right away and try to arrive at the manor before noon."

Hearing that there was a place to rest, Song Dazhuang naturally had no objection. They packed up and set off directly. Sixteen had already picked a few people to go ahead and make arrangements. After those people had finished, they would go straight back to the capital to report.

Sixteen originally wanted to accommodate the Song family, but he did not expect that although the Song family's carriage was simple, the horses were well chosen and ran as well as their well-trained horses.

Of course Sixteen didn't know that the horses that had been drinking spiritual spring water for a long time, although it couldn't be seen from the outside, had physical fitness that surpassed many racing horses. Their speed and endurance were even better than the horses under their crotch. For the horses, just hurrying on the road was like taking a walk.

So after everyone rushed all the way, they arrived at the gate of the manor that Sixteen mentioned before noon.

Song Chunlin and Song Chunsheng both poked their heads out curiously. The Song family did not live in such a grand manor, so they did not even need to get off the carriage. They went directly in through the back door of the manor. After getting off the carriage, they found that there was a spacious stable next to it that could accommodate dozens of horses. Their group of people rushed in and soon filled up the stable.

Song Chunlin walked around the stable and quietly added spiritual spring water into the horses' water trough. The group of horses immediately crowded in front of the trough excitedly, scrambling to drink water.

The farmhand who was filling the stable with hay thought the horses were thirsty and didn't care, so he just filled the trough with the best hay.

The Song family was arranged to live in a small courtyard next to the main courtyard. Although it was a small courtyard, it was larger than the courtyard they had lived in in the provincial capital. It not only had east and west ear rooms, but also east and west wing rooms. Each room was spacious and bright. Grandpa Song and Grandma Song lived in the main room as usual, the brothers Song Chunlin and Song Chunsheng lived in the west ear room, and the Song couple and their youngest son lived in the east ear room.

According to Gu Fengyue, he could return to Beijing after resting for one night, but Sixteen and the doctor unanimously decided to let him rest for two more days before returning.

"Second Young Master and Uncle Song's family have traveled such a long distance, they must be very tired. Just rest for two more days. I have sent someone back to the capital to report to the Marquis. This place is only three or four days away from the capital. The Marquis also wants Second Young Master to take care of his health and travel slowly."

Gu Fengyue stared at Sixteen, but could not find any flaws on his face.

"My brother, what did he do in the capital?"

Sixteen bowed his head deeply, and there was no trace of abnormality in his voice: "No, the Marquis is fine. He was just unwell during the few days when you disappeared. After receiving the news that you were safe, he has recovered."

Gu Fengyue raised an eyebrow: "Really? My brother is weak, has his condition really improved?"

Sixteen responded in a low voice. Gu Fengyue knew that he couldn't get any more words out of Sixteen. After thinking for a while, he got up and went to the next yard. At this moment, the yard was full of laughter. Song Xiaobao woke up from his nap and found himself in a big yard. The curious baby was excited in his grandfather's arms, clamoring to go out and play. Grandpa Song couldn't persuade him, so he had to bring the kid to the yard, holding his arms with both hands, and let him slowly learn to walk in the yard.

Song Chunlin was holding a big strawberry in his hand, walking in front and teasing his younger brother. Every time Song Xiaobao was about to grab the strawberry, he would retract his hand and take a step back. He repeated this process over and over again. Song Xiaobao actually followed him and ran several steps, which made the rest of the Song family laugh.

Song Qin saw Gu Fengyue standing at the door at a glance, so she hurriedly got up and walked over, pulling Gu Fengyue in.

"Are you hungry, young master Gu? Eat some strawberries to fill your stomach first. These were picked by the two children on the mountain. There are only a few left. Eat them quickly. Auntie has washed them." As she said that, she handed the plate of strawberries on the table to Gu Fengyue.

Looking at the big red strawberries on the plate, Gu Fengyue couldn't help but reach out and pick one up. When he put the strawberry in his mouth, the rich strawberry aroma filled his mouth and he squinted his eyes in satisfaction.

After eating several strawberries in a row, Gu Fengyue finally remembered the original reason why he came here.

"By the way, Uncle Song, my men said we should rest here for two days before returning to Beijing, so I came here to ask for your opinion."

When Song Dazhuang heard what he said, he exchanged a glance with Grandpa Song, then looked at Gu Fengyue and said, "My family fled here from the northwest, and we didn't intend to settle down in the capital. I heard that this place is only three to five days away from the capital, so I wanted to ask if there is any land for sale here. If the price is right, it would be nice to settle down here."

Gu Fengyue felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. He didn't know how to tell Song Dazhuang that his brother had already prepared hundreds of acres of land to give to them.