After binding the loving mother system, I was so bad

Back in Woye Town, I lay on the warm bedding. It was a little chilly in that late autumn and early winter night, but not that cold.

Gu Nanxi thought she would fall asleep as soon as she lay down on the bed, but she didn't expect that she would still not feel sleepy until the moon was high in the sky.

Gu Nanxi put on his clothes and tiptoed to open the door without waking up the sleeping Lumei.

The moonlight was bright, shining on the thatched roofs, and the whole town was quiet and a little deserted.

The county government office is small and cannot accommodate so many people.

Fortunately, what Woye Town had the most was thatched houses. Fu Mingyuan and Boss Li took most of the soldiers to find another place to live, leaving only a team of guards to protect Gu Nanxi.

"Is there something on your mind, General?"

Wang Bushi wore a loose robe, and his waterfall-like black hair was tied into a simple bun with a hairpin. He looked elegant yet lazily, completely different from his cold and heartless appearance during the day.

Gu Nanxi picked up a big-bellied pot from the kitchen and found two ceramic bowls.

The two of them sat down in the pavilion in tacit understanding.

Gu Nanxi filled two bowls of cold tea and pushed one in front of Wang Buxi: "How long have you been in Woye Town?"

Wang Buxi picked up the tea bowl generously: "Thirteen years."

The roof of the pavilion was also made of thatch, with a hole in it. The moonlight shone through the hole into the small bowl, reflecting the moon's shadow on the cold tea.

Gu Nanxi's voice was soft and gentle: "What was Woye Town like when you first arrived?"

Wang Buxi's expression was slightly confused: "Paper money is everywhere, the whole city is in mourning, everyone is like a bereaved parent, rushing to wear mourning clothes for the God of War Gu."

The year he came was exactly the year that God of War Gu died in battle.

He had seen the people of the city so grief-stricken for the God of War Gu that they wished they could die in his place.

At that time, he thought, a real man should be like this! Being an official to this extent, this life is worth it!

Gu Nanxi: "Is the town also as dilapidated as it is now?"

"No. Not to mention that everyone lived and worked in peace and contentment, but everyone could find a roof over their heads, a job, and support their families. At that time, Woye Town was the richest military town on the border."

Gu Nanxi sighed, full of regret: "Fate plays tricks on us."

Wang Buxi drank a bellyful of cold tea: "It's not fate, it's man-made disaster! The year that Yongchang Hou became the commander, he attacked Woye Town! With man-made disasters and military disasters, isn't Woye Town so miserable?!"

There seemed to be a fire burning in Wang Buxi's eyes as he looked at Gu Nanxi with as firm an eye as a soldier going to die.

"General, you owe this to the people of Woye Town! Your husband extorted money from the people and left them hungry! Your own father made the people defend the military town forever, and these fools actually kept their promise with their lives!"

"General, you owe them this! You should give them a stable life, a happy land, and a prosperous world!"

After saying that, Wang Buxi walked into the house without looking back. His back looked desolate and lonely, like a stone on the Gobi Desert that had been beaten by wind and rain, with traces of wind and sand, but standing there.

"What does it have to do with you? How can it be your fault?!" Lumei had woken up long ago and did not dare to disturb their night talk.

Gu Nanxi let out a long sigh. She originally thought that after the siege on the border was lifted, she could continue to act like she did in Kyoto.

But the place was devastated, and the original novel simply said that if the border was breached, it would mean the destruction of one's family and the death of all relatives and friends.

Responsibility and conscience, these two words are the shackles imposed on Gu Nanxi.

She wanted to give up, she wanted to go back and live a happy, carefree life in Kyoto.

But she can't!

Everywhere she looked was purgatory.

Wang Buxi's words made it even more impossible for her to deceive herself.

"What a bad luck! I'm going to be trapped and die at the border." Gu Nanxi wiped his face with a bitter smile.

If you want to continue living a bad life, you have to train your subordinates to be like the three siblings of the Su family.

Forget it, forget it. If I work hard for another one or two years, I can continue to live a wonderful life!

Although he advised himself like this, Gu Nanxi still cursed the young emperor and all the people who recommended him to go to the border in his heart!

I just want to be lazy, who cares?! Everyone can't stand seeing me having free time!

With this worry and cursing in his mind, Gu Nanxi actually slept soundly.

The next morning, Gu Nanxi took Lumei and the guards and wandered around the town.

The people in Woye Town only eat two meals a day. There are few breakfast shops on the street, and most people cook at home to save money.

Gu Nanxi squatted at the south gate, observing the pedestrians entering and leaving the city gate. Most of them were dressed as farmers, carrying fruits and vegetables to sell in the city.

The guards at the city gate were quite friendly. They did not deliberately overturn the farmers' baskets or smash the vegetables.

But there are very few large caravans. Logically speaking, the journey would be shorter if they went west from Woye Town. But for some reason, the caravans did not go this way.

After squatting until his legs were numb, Gu Nanxi sat on the ground and chatted with the woman who had set up a stall next to him.

"Ma'am, what are you selling?"

The woman skillfully rolled the paste mixed with wild vegetables into balls and put them in a wooden steamer to steam: "Wild vegetable dumplings. Two for one penny. Would you like one, young lady?"

Gu Nanxi was not wearing armor today and was dressed simply, so the woman obviously did not recognize her identity.

"Have some."

Seeing that business was booming, the woman's smile became more genuine. She strung two balls of wild vegetables together with a piece of straw and handed them to Gu Nanxi.

These wild vegetable dumplings are bitter and irritating to the throat.

Gu Nanxi had to chew it a few more times in her mouth until her lips were almost numb from the bitterness before she dared to swallow it.

When a patrolling soldier passed by the stall, he picked up two dumplings, stuffed them into his mouth, and continued patrolling.

Gu Nanxi frowned: "They didn't give any money."

The woman looked at Gu Nanxi and said with certainty, "You are from outside the city, right? These soldiers never pay for breakfast."

"Aren't you angry?"

Customers came to buy vegetables one after another, and the woman kept busy: "Don't be angry. They can't get paid, but they are still guarding the town. It's just one or two vegetable dumplings, what's there to be angry about? If it weren't for them, I wouldn't even have the chance to go out of the city to pick wild vegetables."

Seeing that the woman was too busy to talk, Gu Nanxi changed places and continued shopping.

Woye Town is really poor, and there are only a few people in the town who can afford to wear silk and satin.

But this Woye Town is poor but open-minded. There is no petty theft or bullying.

"What a strange town." Lumei had never seen people like this before.

Gu Nanxi wanted to know more about Woye Town, so she stayed here for a few more days.

Gu Nanxi's elite soldiers plundered the grassland and got rich spoils. In the past few days, they used the stolen silver to go shopping in Woye Town!

After eating roasted lamb for so many days, I really miss this meal from my hometown!

For a while, the entire Woye Town was busy for these one thousand people, and one could vaguely see the shadow of its former prosperity.

Just like that, the news of Gu Nanxi's return to Woye Town could no longer be concealed!