A husband found in the village? I bought a regent for a penny!

Gu Xixi shook her head, finding the drunkard utterly inexplicable.

Stone's face lit up as he ate, "Sister Xixi, this quail is so delicious, the meatballs are delicious too, and the rice smells so good!"

Gu Xixi nodded, "Yes, it's delicious, everything is delicious."

After a while.

Stone tilted his head in confusion, "Sister Xixi, why is your face so red?"

Gu Xixi waved her hand: "Nonsense! I'm not drunk!"

……

The rain was pattering softly. When Gu Xixi opened her eyes, a sharp pain shot through her temples, and she winced and gasped for breath.

"It hurts!"

Why does my head hurt so much?

The calico cat heard its new owner wake up and nimbly jumped onto the bed, nuzzling against her hand.

Gu Xixi touched it a few times, then suddenly realized, "Little Flower?"

She clearly remembered eating at a restaurant, so how did she end up in her own bed?!

The door opened, and Aunt Zhang came in carrying a bowl. "You actually know what a headache is?"

“When you came back yesterday, I asked you something and you didn’t know anything, you just kept singing.”

Gu Xixi broke out in a cold sweat, "What song...did I sing?"

Aunt Zhang stirred the hangover soup in her bowl, trying to recall for a moment, "Hmm, what's this 'Tianya' and 'My Love'? I've never heard of this song, but it's quite nice."

Gu Xixi: "..."

This is all because of the reflexive memory she developed while working at karaoke bars!

Aunt Zhang continued to nag, "You're still an unmarried girl. Even with Xiao Chen around, you can't drink like this outside."

"Luckily, Xiao Chen was quick-witted and didn't let anyone see him when he returned to the village."

Gu Xixi looked down at the pattern on the quilt, feeling utterly hopeless.

So she was really drunk?!

She frowned and pondered for a moment, then figured out the crux of the problem.

She used to have a high alcohol tolerance, but now Gu Xixi has a low tolerance for alcohol.

Gu Xixi took a deep, painful breath; she had been careless.

Aunt Zhang handed the already warm hangover soup to Xixi.

"This is a recipe from Old Jiang. Drink it and lie down for a while, and your headache will go away."

Gu Xixi downed the whole bowl of hangover soup in one go, then got dressed and headed outside.

Aunt Zhang asked from behind, "Aren't you going to sleep? What's the rush?"

"Find Chen Fang." Gu Xixi left these three words and pushed open the door to go out.

Aunt Zhang smiled with satisfaction, "The young couple's relationship is getting better and better, I reckon we'll have some good news in our family next year!"

As I entered the courtyard, I suddenly heard the cry of some kind of animal.

Gu Xixi turned her head and was stunned again.

In the west room, Mu Nanzhao was writing something.

Seeing Gu Xixi storm in without knocking, he stopped writing and asked, "What is it?"

Gu Xixi sat down beside her. "I'm asking you, what exactly happened yesterday?"

What happened after the meal at the restaurant?

"And where did that mule under the eaves come from?"

Mu Nanzhao said, "Your behavior is still quite good when you're drunk."

Gu Xixi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Mu Nanzhao continued, "You knew you had to pay with money, but you insisted on going to the mule and horse market. You picked out the mule yourself, and you bargained with that brat until the owner had to sell the mule to you while crying."

"Finally, you said you were tired, so you lay down on the cart and said you wouldn't go to the nursery today."

"But you didn't forget what you promised Stone. Tell him you have a big plan involving him, and that you'll go see him in a few days and discuss hiring him for work then."

By the time Mu Nanzhao finished speaking, Gu Xixi had no strength left to speak.

She finally understood why people say that what's most frightening isn't your own drunken outburst, but having someone help you recall everything in detail after you've sobered up.

Mu Nanzhao, however, seemed quite intrigued. "What is your grand plan?"

Gu Xixi stood up and waved her hand weakly, "My head hurts, I need to sleep a little longer."

"Also, before the village school is officially built, you should rest at home more and not always rush to do chores."

Mu Nanzhao found it amusing at that moment, and seeing her like this, he felt it wasn't enough, so he asked with a smile:

What about your mule?

A moment later, Gu Xixi's voice drifted in from outside, "Wait until I've had enough sleep~ wait until the rain stops~~ then I'll build it a shed~~"

Gu Xixi slept until the afternoon.

The old doctor's hangover remedy worked very well; her headache was gone, and she felt energetic all over.

Now we need to build a shelter for the new mule, and hmm, we also need to think of a name.

The rain has stopped for the time being, but the sky is still terribly overcast.

The mule under the eaves is gone, and a small wooden shed has been added to the east side of the gate, against the wall.

The gate in front of the wooden shed was locked, and the mules were grazing peacefully inside.

Gu Xixi thought she was still drunk and rubbed her eyes.

Aunt Zhang suddenly came over, grabbed Xixi, and pulled her away, saying, "You're finally awake! Let's hurry, we can still make it!"

Gu Xixi asked, puzzled, "What do you mean, 'in time'?"

Aunt Zhang said, "Of course, it's about officially opening the village school and officially inviting the first teacher of Huachidu Village."

Just as she was about to step through the gate, Gu Xixi hurriedly pointed to the small wooden shed, "This is..."

Aunt Zhang said, "Xiao Chen was busy all morning, and just as it was finished, Lao Qian came to hire people. I was the one who put the mule in and added hay for it."

He actually built it without saying a word, Gu Xixi thought to herself, and then asked, "Where is Master?"

Aunt Zhang laughed and said, "He originally didn't want to go out in public, but Xiao Chen insisted that he go with him, saying that the elders in the family should be there to witness. Lao Qian and the others also agreed."

“I used to think that Xiao Chen was very arrogant and couldn’t get along with anyone. Now it seems that I misunderstood him. He’s just cold on the outside but warm on the inside.”

……

Along the way, Aunt Zhang kept praising Mu Nanzhao.

Then, talking about the grand spectacle of the village inviting a fortune teller today, he said, "Old Qian really values ​​our little Chen."

It turns out that today is a rare auspicious day recently, and the period from noon to late afternoon is also auspicious.

Although it was a last-minute event, Old Qian still brought several of the most respected elders in the village and personally delivered four kinds of gifts at noon, dressed in new clothes.

After washing their hands with clean water and bowing three times, Lao Qian and the others solemnly and respectfully invited Mu Nanzhao to the local temple.

Gu Xixi laughed and said, "It's a pity, I didn't see what his expression was like at that time."

Aunt Zhang smiled too, "He's still the same as always, you can't tell if he's happy or unhappy."

The two hurried to the local temple.

The worship ceremony has ended. This is to inform the local deities that Huachidu Village now has its own schoolteacher. Please bless the village school, the teacher, and the children.

The school gate and several windows were surrounded by layers of villagers.

When Sister-in-law Qin saw Gu Xixi and Aunt Zhang, she quickly waved, "Aunt Zhang, Xixi, come over here, I've saved you a seat!"

"Please make way, Mr. Chen's family has arrived."

Everyone laughed and moved to make room for Gu Xixi and Aunt Zhang to squeeze to the front.

Someone chimed in, "The children's headmistress is here, who would dare refuse?"

Amidst the laughter of the crowd, Gu Xixi's ears burned, but her expression remained calm. "That's not true yet."

When she looked into the school, she was stunned. So this is what he looked like as a teacher...