Chapter 216: It’s safer to stay away
Gu Xiaoxi opened the letter, which was a farewell letter written by Chen Qinian, saying that their family left Bugu County for Jiangcheng yesterday.
"Where is Jiangcheng?" she asked Mrs. Tan.
Mrs. Tan replied, "It's a long way from here to Jiangcheng. We have to go through Laiming County and Tongci County, and it takes half a month by carriage."
"It's safer to stay farther away!" Gu Xiaoxi felt that the Chen family's choice was right.
She turned her head to look at Mrs. Tan and said, "The Chen family has moved to Jiangcheng. Bring me a pen and paper and I'll write down their address for you.
If you are sure to leave, then go to Jiangcheng. When you get there, please give Chen Qinian a letter for me. He will take care of you."
"Xiaoxi, what about you?" Mrs. Tan asked anxiously.
"We have a large family, so we'll see what happens. If we really don't have time to run, we can head into the mountains."
I hired two more security guards yesterday who are skilled in martial arts, so you don't have to worry. Remember, put up the notice today before the situation outside escalates.
If you ask why you're so anxious, just say a relative told you there's a business in Jiangcheng that they want you to take over." Gu Xiaoxi quickly came up with an excuse for Mrs. Tan.
After hearing this, Mrs. Tan's eyes turned red. She excitedly held Gu Xiaoxi's hand and was speechless for a long time.
"Don't worry, Mrs. Tan, we will definitely meet again. Go get some paper and I'll write it down for you.
"If someone takes over today, give them all the dried tofu so they can make some money," Gu Xiaoxi advised.
Um!
Mrs. Tan choked up and went to the next room to get paper and pen.
After buying this shop, they moved here, but the house over there was not sold and is temporarily vacant.
Even if this place is sold, they will not have to worry about having no place to stay at night.
Gu Xiaoxi wrote the transfer notice and asked Mrs. Tan to post it. She also wrote a letter to Chen Qinian, asking him to take good care of the couple.
After finishing all this, she went to help at the shop in front and asked Mrs. Tan to pack up the things first, take what could be taken away, and move the things that could not be taken away back to the house where they lived before.
If I don't fail here, I'll find a chance to come back and sell that house.
This place is too close to the border town, which is really troublesome.
Gu Xiaoxi felt that even if they didn't move out now, they would still have to take everyone away once things were more stable.
I wonder what Jiangcheng, chosen by Chen Qinian, thinks?
She will ask Ying Si later, maybe he can know something about Jiangcheng's situation.
Mrs. Tan first called her husband to the backyard and told him Xiaoxi's suggestion.
Brother Tan agreed immediately and asked his wife to pack up quickly while he went to the front to continue working.
However, not long after the notice was posted, someone came to the door.
The person who came was none other than the owner of Mao Ji Tofu.
He had dreamed of buying this store, but he didn't dare to do it because of the relationship between the Chen and Jiang families.
Because of this matter, he lost his appetite and was almost going crazy.
So he asked his servants to keep an eye on this place every day.
I came here immediately after seeing the notice they had posted about selling the shop.
When Gu Xiaoxi saw that it was this guy, he knew that he had found his scapegoat.
She deliberately said to Brother Tan: "Brother Tan, I have an appointment with a patient. I will come back later."
After saying that, she winked at Ying Si and turned to go to the backyard.
Mrs. Tan, who was packing up, heard that the owner of Maoji Dried Tofu had arrived and said with some displeasure, "I really don't want to sell to that kind of person."
"Mrs. Tan, you can't be picky at this time. It's good enough to have a sucker. You can go to the front and ask for a hundred taels of silver, not a penny less, and that guy will give you the money." Gu Xiaoxi also inquired about the owner of Mao Ji Tofu. Although he can't be compared with Mr. Jiang and the Chen family, he is definitely rich.
Mrs. Tan thought it made sense when she heard it. Only a fool would choose to buy a shop at this time.
And the one who was taken advantage of was none other than the owner of Mao Ji Tofu.
"Okay, I'll go now." She dusted off her hands, washed them and went to the front yard.
The result was just as Gu Xiaoxi had expected. Mrs. Tan followed the same rhetoric Xiaoxi had given her before, and the other party immediately took out one hundred taels of silver.
But the condition was to keep the dried tofu, which made Mrs. Tan a little hesitant. She asked Ying Si to ask Gu Xiaoxi if it was feasible?
Gu Xiaoxi thought that if she wanted to stay, she could just stay. Even if she didn’t, people would secretly send someone to buy it.
So, before noon they sold the shop.
There was no need to take anything from the store away. While Brother Tan and Ying Si went to transfer the ownership, Gu Xiaoxi and Sister-in-law Tan moved the things in the backyard that could not be taken away to the old house.
After Brother Tan and Ying Si came over, they drove the carriage out of the city.
After arriving outside the city, Gu Xiaoxi sent the two of them to a carriage, which she booked for them to reach Laiming County.
When they arrive in Ming County, they can rest for a while and then take another carriage to continue their journey.
"Xiaoxi, I don't know what to say." Mrs. Tan burst into tears. She never expected to meet such a nice girl who treated her better than her own family.
"I've already said it, the fact that we get along is fate, don't worry, this fate won't stop here.
Keep these with you for protection, and remember not to show off your wealth." Gu Xiaoxi said, then took out two daggers and handed them to the couple.
Why……
Mrs. Tan and her husband took the dagger and put it in their bag, then reluctantly got on the carriage.
After watching the carriage leave, Gu Xiaoxi and Ying Si did not go to buy food, but drove the carriage into the city to buy another carriage to take back.
On the way, Gu Xiaoxi asked Ying Si about the situation in Jiangcheng. Jiangcheng turned out to be a good place.
Since Chen Qinian and the others chose Jiangcheng, they could also go to Jiangcheng before the situation becomes too serious.
However, there are many of them and they need to be properly arranged.
The two of them each drove a carriage back home. Gu An felt something was wrong when he saw Xiaoxi buy an extra carriage.
After Gu Xiaoxi came back, he asked his eldest brother and others to call people and gather several families together to discuss countermeasures.
At this time, Gu Xiaoxi called everyone over, and everyone was nervous.
Gu Xiaoxi and others have arrived and told everyone about the situation in the city.
Patriarch Gu and Gu Yunju all knew the Chen family in the county town, but they didn't expect that Chen Qinian was the third young master of the Chen family.
I heard that the Chen family moved to Jiangcheng, which shows that the situation here is indeed not very good.
"Xiaoxi, what are your plans?" asked the old patriarch Gu.
Gu Xiaoxi expressed her thoughts: "This place is too close to the border town, it is indeed unsafe.
I think we should follow the Chen family and move to Jiangcheng.
I have a good relationship with the Chen family. When we get there, they will take care of us. We can try to do some business. As long as we are not lazy, we will have no problem supporting ourselves."
After hearing Gu Xiaoxi's words, several families fell silent.
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