Spring comes to the desperate place

After lunch, Marquis Gu suggested that Gu Fengyue take the Song family for a tour around the Marquis' Mansion. Aunt Song stepped forward and pinched Grandpa Song lightly. Grandpa Song understood what he meant, cleared his throat, and politely declined Marquis Gu's suggestion.

"We appreciate your kindness, sir, but I have another request."

The benefactor spoke, and Lord Gu's eyes narrowed, motioning for Mr. Song to continue.

Grandpa Song was a little shocked, but thinking of his second son who was missing, he still said, "We would like to ask Lord Gu to help us find someone, our second son, Song Dahao. This is a letter he sent back to us in his early years. It has the Gu family emblem on it." Grandpa Song took out a yellowed piece of paper and handed it to Lord Gu.

Lord Gu took the letter and saw that his family crest was indeed printed on the letter paper.

"This kind of letter paper is from many years ago. My family has not used this kind of letter paper since my father died on the battlefield ten years ago."

"Ten years ago? Isn't that the year we received this letter?"

Now it was the turn of the Gu brothers to be surprised. The battle between Old Marquis Gu and the Turks ten years ago could be said to be a lose-lose situation. Old Marquis Gu killed the Turkic Khan, but died of his injuries after returning to the barracks. Thinking about it now, the two brothers felt like they were dreaming.

"These are all old things from ten years ago. It may be a bit troublesome to look for them. But don't worry, Mr. Song. Since your son is also a member of my Gu family army, I will try my best to find the whereabouts of Song Erlang."

After getting Gu Fengyun's guarantee, the Song family felt relieved. With Lord Gu's power, it would definitely be better than them searching around like headless flies.

Gu Fengyun put away the letter and asked Gu Fengyue to take them for a walk in the yard, while he went back to his study to work. Gu Fengyue still had some difficulty walking, so he just took the Song family for a walk in the garden. The Song family felt relieved and now they were also interested in touring the lush garden.

Yes, it was lush and green. There were no rockery or clusters of flowers, and not many flowers were blooming at this time of year, but fortunately there were many green plants in the yard. The Song family was amazed when they looked at the plants they didn't recognize.

Song Chunlin was skipping along in front. To a modern man like him, these plants were very common garden features. Moreover, in his opinion, the Gu family's garden was far inferior to the Su family's garden. It could only be said that this yard was full of wildness, with all kinds of plants growing freely and full of vitality.

Song Dazhuang smiled and said, "Young Master Gu's yard is very nice."

Gu Fengyue scratched his head, he and his brother didn’t understand these things either. They just dug up some plants they liked and planted them casually. Whether they would survive or not depended on fate, but most of them grew well.

At this moment, Song Chunlin suddenly stopped. He stood in front of a clump of short plants. Although the fruits were small and flat, he could not mistake the leaves. They were peppers! They looked like the most primitive peppers, with no signs of being domesticated by humans.

Gu Fengyue saw him squatting in front of the pepper and thought he wanted to eat the fruit, so she quickly went over to stop him: "The juice of this thing is poisonous. It will hurt and swell if it touches your skin. Just look at it, don't pinch it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Chunlin's eyes sparkled with excitement. He quickly grabbed Gu Fengyue's hand and asked him sincerely: "Brother! Can you give me a few plants?"

Gu Fengyue opened his mouth wide and looked at the child in front of him. It was not the first time that he was called brother since he was a child, but for some reason, Song Chunlin's call of "brother" made him feel itchy in his heart, as if something was ready to break out of the ground. When he was not paying attention, he nodded gently at Song Chunlin.

After getting his consent, Song Chunlin cheered, turned around and asked the servant who had been following them for a shovel. He wanted to take the peppers back to his home.

The Song family was frightened by his action, and in the end it was Aunt Song who held the child down.

"Silly boy, our family hasn't even bought a house, where can you plant the seeds after you dig them up?"

Song Chunlin then remembered that his family had not bought a house yet. Although he had land, if the peppers were planted outside, how could he replace these peppers with the finger-peppers in the space?

It seems that buying a house is still the top priority, preferably one with a large yard, so that he can legitimately plant some plants that are not available here.

Thinking of this, the Song family no longer had the heart to go shopping, so they suggested going to the dental clinic and finding a house to move into first.

Gu Fengyue was a little puzzled: "Is it because living in the villa is uncomfortable? But what are the servants doing to neglecting me?"

The Song family waved their hands again and again, "Of course not. The courtyard has a high bed and soft pillows, which is naturally comfortable. But it is a courtyard of the Marquisate after all. No matter how comfortable it is, it is not as good as our own thatched cottage. What is it called?"

"I know, I know!" Song Chunsheng raised his hand excitedly: "It's better to have your own doghouse than to have a golden or silver nest."

Song Dazhuang laughed and scolded: "This stinky boy!"

Gu Fengyue was relieved to hear this answer. It was indeed inconvenient to live in a house that was not his own, so he raised his hand to call the servant: "Go, call the dental shop staff and ask him to choose a few long and flat houses. They should have larger courtyards and spacious rooms, preferably two-story houses."

The Song family looked at each other in bewilderment. They didn't even need to go to a pawnbroker? They were indeed a wealthy family. They didn't even need to go to a pawnbroker to buy a house.

Soon the people from the pawnbroker arrived. It turned out that the housekeeper had given instructions long ago. When everyone moved to the front hall, the manager of the pawnbroker had already picked out several suitable houses.

The Song family was a little undecided about such a big thing as buying a house, so Gu Fengyue suggested that everyone go and take a look at the house in person so that they could make a decision as soon as possible.

The first house chosen by the pawnbroker was not far from the capital, right in the middle of the capital and Changping. It took only two incense sticks of carriage ride to get there. However, the surrounding area was rather desolate, and the nearest house was a hundred feet away. The good thing was that the yard was big enough and the house was spacious.

Song Chunlin was very satisfied with this, but Song Dazhuang felt that this place was too remote and there was no well in the yard. If he wanted to get water, he had to walk a long way to fetch water, which was not very convenient.

So everyone moved to the second house, which was much more lively. It was right in Changping Town, separated from the busiest street by an alley. The two-entry house was only half the size of the first one, and there was still no well in the yard. If you wanted to get water, you had to go to the big well area not far away to fetch it. Although it was still inconvenient, it was much closer than the first house.

For the Song family, who had experienced drought, having a well at home was more attractive than a large yard. After learning that they could not dig a well in the yard, the Song family eliminated this one.