Chapter 72 Opening a Small Shop 1

Gu Leyou felt a little sorry. She said, "You joined the army at the age of 15. After years of hard work, you finally became a general. But then you were accidentally involved in court disputes. Now you can only be an unknown junior. What a pity."

"It's not a pity. In fact, if I had been a general for a long time, I would also yearn for this kind of ordinary life. I was very happy during those days in Gujia Village."

Gu Leyou felt quite guilty when talking about this.

She said, "You and your child were living well in Gujia Village. If I hadn't been so ignorant, the villagers wouldn't have been suspicious of me when I broke into the forbidden woods last time, and we wouldn't have had to leave our homeland and come here to get into danger again."

Seeing that she was blaming herself again, Lu Yan comforted her and said, "As long as we are careful, we can always live in peace."

The two of them smiled at each other and could only take things one step at a time.

That day, Lu Yan found a job at the Qingxi Town Wharf.

The owner of the dock saw that he was a stranger and asked, "Where are you from? Why did you come to our remote place?"

"People who fled here because they couldn't make a living in their original hometown said it's a good place." Lu Yan didn't want to say anything more to the boss, so he just made up an excuse.

That evening, when he returned home after moving goods to the dock, Gu Leyou had already prepared dinner.

He gave today's wages to his wife.

"What kind of job did you find? You actually earned a tael of silver. It's incredible."

"I was moving goods at the dock. I'm stronger than them and was moving more things, so the boss gave me a little more silver to make up the total of one or two taels," Lu Yan explained.

After washing his hands, he sat at the dining table, and Gu Leyou served him a bowl of rice.

Gu Leyou said to him, "I have also found a job to make a living working in a clinic not far from here. The old doctor there is sick and the clinic is about to close, so I want to go there to help the patients."

Lu Yan put down his chopsticks and said to her earnestly: "It's not easy for us to make a living here, so you should stay out of the spotlight and stay at home to take care of the children. I can do it by myself. If you really don't trust me, I will go hunting in the mountains. There will be no danger in the forests."

This is an extraordinary period for both of them. If they were to show up in public and be noticed by someone with ulterior motives, then their family of three would be in danger.

"I'm in Qinghe Hall not far from here, so there shouldn't be any big problems." Gu Leyou said.

"I really don't know, but you better be careful."

The eldest prince in the capital received secret reports from his spies in various places.

"Your Majesty, I received a secret report that a young couple with a child came to Qingxi Town, not far from us. The man seems to be General Zhenyuan, and the child seems to be the son of the Third Prince."

"Is your report accurate? I handled that matter personally. That child cannot be alive. Could you have made a mistake?"

The eldest prince frowned and paced back and forth in the hall, full of doubts in his heart.

"Go and investigate! This matter is of great importance. If he is really the son of General Zhenyuan and the Third Prince, he must not be allowed to stay. Back then, the Third Prince plotted a rebellion and usurped the throne, which almost shook the foundation of our dynasty. I thought the bloodline had been cut off, but now something like this has happened."

The spy took the order and left, but the eldest prince stood there for a long time with a sinister look in his eyes. He and the Third Prince had fought openly and secretly for many years in the court, and he had gone to great lengths to bring him down. Now he would not allow any changes.

Back in Qingxi Town, Lu Yan goes to the dock to move goods every day. Although he is tired, he feels at ease. Gu Leyou also started to see patients at Qinghetang. With her superb medical skills, her reputation grew within a few days, and people came to see her one after another.

But the couple always remained vigilant and kept an eye out for anything unusual around them every time they went out or came home.

A few days later, several strangers came to Qinghe Hall, and they were masked. Gu Leyou took their pulses one by one, looked at them very vigilantly and asked: "You are weak and weak, you must have been in a fight just now, and you all have injuries."

The masked man in the lead answered: "Indeed, we were seriously injured while trying to save people. We heard that you are a great doctor, so please treat us."

Gu Leyou thought his accent didn't sound like that of a local, so she was still very wary.

However, in line with her duty to save lives and heal the wounded, she still treated them.

During their treatment, Gu Leyou heard shocking news.

"Boss, I don't understand. We fought so hard for His Majesty, but what did we get? All we got was injuries? He even asked us to investigate General Zhenyuan and the Third Prince's son, but we were still ambushed by the Third Prince's former subordinates and ended up in such a mess."

Gu Leyou didn't stop moving his hands and heard everything clearly.

I plan to go back and tell my husband to be prepared, as it seems that this place has been uneasy lately.

After she finished treating these people, she gave them some instructions.

"Your injuries have been treated. Remember, take good care of yourself these few days. When it's time to change the dressing, you can find any clinic to change it for you. Don't let the wound get infected."

After healing the wounds, several men in black thanked Gu Leyou.

"Thank you for the life-saving needle, young lady. We are very grateful. If you can use us in the future, please let us know."

After the men in black thanked them, they paid the money and left.

After they left, a young apprentice in the clinic said, "Sister Leyou, you really shouldn't be nosy and think about their IQ. They look like desperate people. Who knows when they will lose their lives."

This is what Gu Leyou answered.

"We are doctors, and it is our duty to save the dying and heal the wounded. If we leave a patient alone, we would be unworthy of being human. Besides, I can't just watch them get seriously injured and do nothing."

The apprentice boy said, "Sister, you are too kind. Haven't you ever thought that these people are desperate criminals? If you save them, you will bring trouble to yourself. You have a family too. Do you want your family to be frightened with you?"

After being reminded, Gu Leyou finally realized that this was the truth.

But she was a doctor and she couldn't just stand by and watch people die, so she had no choice but to save these people. In the end, she could only take things one step at a time.

When I got home in the evening, Lu Yan had already returned from his work.

She told Lu Yan everything she had heard from the man in black today, and asked worriedly, "What should we do next? Should we leave here again? Because it's not safe here anymore."