The Lucky Star is Sweet and Wild

Chapter 261: Mission

"Miss Gu..." Wuming didn’t know what to do, scratching the back of his head in embarrassment as he looked at Gu Nian, "Please... don’t make it hard for me, the master said, if you don’t accept it, I shouldn’t go back!"

He didn’t want to be left alone!

Gu Nian thought for a moment and decided to take the key.

Even though deep down she knew that Nan Jin Yu must have said it on purpose.

Only then did Wuming breathe a sigh of relief. Afraid that Gu Nian would change her mind, he quickly said, "Miss Gu, I’ll be off now."

After speaking, he walked over to the horse nearby, mounted it, and left.

Gu Nian watched the direction he left for a long time before turning back and opening the door.

The small courtyard remained the same; the snow had melted, the peach trees were bare, and Gu Nian could vaguely see the scene of Nan Jin Yu sitting under the tree drinking wine.

Walking through the small courtyard, Gu Nian opened the study. The books in the study were not taken away, ink on the desk still wet, with a letter pressed under the paperweight.

Gu Nian went over, opened the envelope, and saw the contract for the Hundred Flavors Inn.

The copy meant for Nan Jin Yu, he left it behind.

Even though she knew he didn’t need it, she still felt a pang of sadness.

Does this mean he has completely severed ties with her?

The wooden box in the drawer under the desk was still there. Gu Nian’s pupils shrank suddenly, and she hurriedly opened the box. The silver notes were not as many as she first saw, but roughly estimated, there were about forty to fifty thousand taels.

Gu Nian picked up these silver notes, feeling very conflicted.

Did he forget to take them, or did he intentionally leave them for her?

She wasn’t short of money now.

Nan Jin Yu’s room was just the same; even his clothes were still there, as if he had just gone out and not left.

When Gu Nian left, she took the silver notes with her, as no one was living here temporarily, and who knew if there might be some thieves trying to take advantage.

However, she didn’t plan to keep these silver notes.

When Nan Jin Yu returns, she would give them back to him.

When Gu Nian returned home, Mrs. Jiang asked her, "Did Young Master Nan really leave?"

Gu Nian nodded, then returned to her room, but still couldn’t lift her spirits.

In the space, the rice grains in the field were heavy, and a large plot of bright red chili peppers grew beside them, all picked by Gu Nian using her telekinesis.

Afterwards, she did not rest, instead using the convenience of the space to grind all the chili peppers into chili powder.

As soon as it was dawn, Gu Nian got up.

Without even having breakfast, she took Cuihua and went up the mountain.

Er Zhuzi was already cleaning the pigsty, and upon seeing them, he hurriedly greeted them.

Gu Nian interrupted him and asked, "Do you know where I can buy vegetable oil?"

The so-called vegetable oil refers to plant-based oils.

Cuihua didn’t know about this, but Er Zhuzi thought for a moment and said, "I know, there’s an oil mill in the next village over, they have sesame oil, peanut oil, and bean oil. You can buy it with silver, but most people trade food for it."

After Er Zhuzi mentioned the prices, Gu Nian thought it over and decided it would be more economical to trade food for it.

So, Gu Nian assigned a task to Er Zhuzi and Cuihua to go and buy some vegetable oil.

The amount of lard was not large, making hotpot base required a lot of oil, so if they could secure a suitable source of vegetable oil, they wouldn’t have to run around to different meat stalls for lard in the future.

Gu Nian stored a lot of harvested grains from the space at Nan Jin Yu’s side, letting Cuihua and Er Zhuzi load them up to exchange for oil.

This scene, once again, made many people envious.

Because Nan Jin Yu’s small courtyard was in the village, transporting out the grain could not avoid the villagers’ eyes. They all thought it was left for Gu Nian by Nan Jin Yu, and naturally couldn’t help but feel jealous, wishing it was them who received such good fortune!