Chapter 181 Life Wisdom
Gu Mingda listened to Brother Shen's crying and couldn't help thinking that if a family really waited for an unreliable person like Brother Shen to save it, then it would not be far from being ruined.
Gu Mingda asked, "Are you sure you want to go back to the capital?"
When Brother Shen heard this, he was immediately surprised: "Uncle Gu, why do you ask this? I'm already on the boat, do I have to get off at another pier? After all, I finally got rid of the servants..."
"Did your parents urge you to leave Beijing at the beginning?" Gu Mingda asked.
When Brother Shen heard this, he said, “I want to go to Linzhou for fun. My father doesn’t care, but my mother doesn’t want me to leave the capital. It was only after I asked her repeatedly that my mother reluctantly agreed to let me go out for fun.”
Gu Mingda was certain after hearing what Brother Shen said that this guy was not sent out of Beijing by his family to avoid disaster.
“But I do miss my parents a little bit. No matter how fun it is outside, it is not home after all.” Brother Shen sighed.
Gu Mingda asked Niuniu to give the pills to Zhang Yunniang who was lying in the inner room. After sending his daughter away, Gu Mingda talked a lot with Brother Shen.
Brother Shen seemed to be a little wary of outsiders, but this wariness could not withstand the old fox's words at all.
While Niu Niu was coming in and out, Gu Mingda had already used his tricks to portray the image of a lazy young man who had no goals and no ambition. The most important thing for him all day was to have fun. With his brainless appearance, he did not seem to be a bad guy.
Brother Shen almost revealed his identity several times. If he met someone who was interested, he would probably be able to detect his true identity from his flaws, but Gu Mingda only wanted to make sure that he was harmless and did not dig deeper into his identity.
Gu Mingda guessed that Brother Shen's seasickness medicine should have been made by an imperial physician, and the family that could have the imperial physician prescribe the medicine must not be of low status.
"Uncle Gu, I have an unreasonable request." Brother Shen said hesitantly.
Gu Mingda raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "Do you want to borrow money?"
Gu Mingda was ready to lend him money. Brother Shen had previously blocked the old Taoist priest for them at the dock. This was out of good intention. Although it was still unknown whether the old Taoist priest was an enemy or a friend, Gu Mingda still appreciated Brother Shen's kindness.
Brother Shen had tears in his eyes: "It's not a loan, but Uncle Gu, are you really willing to lend me money? We have never met before, and I didn't expect you to trust me so much."
Gu Mingda nodded.
Brother Shen couldn't help but feel a little ashamed. After all, there was some water in his words just now. He deliberately concealed his background. He felt that he was not very honest.
"I'm not asking for a loan... Can I go to the capital with you? I can work! I can help you take care of the children and move things! As long as you can get me to the capital safely, I will reward you handsomely! One hundred taels of silver, no, one hundred taels of gold! Is that okay?"
Brother Shen made this request, and he was risking his life. If he really met someone who didn't respect him, he might really treat him like a servant.
But Brother Shen had to do this. After all, there were all kinds of people on this ship. He was afraid that he would not be able to keep the money he borrowed. After staying in the lower cabin for a day and a night, he finally understood that when you are alone, bringing people with you is sometimes more important than bringing money.
It was clearly the bed he bought, but because the other party had more people and more power, they just snatched it away.
When he was away from home, he felt that he had to take advantage of the situation. If he stayed with this family, at least he could be guaranteed to have enough food to eat.
Before Gu Mingda could reply, Niuniu suddenly rushed out of the house excitedly and said to Gu Mingda excitedly: "Dad, Mom took the medicine. I waited for a while and she said she felt much better! It's really a miracle drug!"
When Brother Shen heard this, he immediately said proudly: “Of course this medicine is useful, this is the old doctor’s family secret recipe, and ordinary people won’t help him make it!”
When Niuniu heard this, she walked up to Brother Shen and bowed solemnly.
"Brother Chen, thank you so much! Niuniu will pay for the medicine!" Niuniu said and started to take out money from her pocket.
Brother Shen waved his hand and said, “It’s just a few pills, how can I still take your money? Take it back now!”
Niuniu sighed when she heard this and said, "Brother, you won't take the money. I don't know how to thank you."
Gu Mingda watched the two people arguing, and suddenly had an idea, saying: "Brother Shen, we will help you pay for a superior room. There is a vacant room next door. The superior room comes with three meals a day. It's a way to thank you for helping my wife get seasick. How do you do it?"
This arrangement could solve Brother Shen's dilemma, but Gu Mingda's loss was relatively large, after all, he actually took out the money.
Brother Shen looked surprised: "Superior room with food and accommodation? Really?"
After experiencing the pain of hunger, whether or not he can have a full meal is very important to Brother Shen.
Gu Mingda chuckled and nodded.
Brother Shen sighed, "If I hadn't listened to the old Taoist priest and told him to go to Beijing like an ordinary person, I wouldn't have bought a big bunk bed to sleep in. If I had just rented a good room, even if I lost my wallet, I wouldn't have gone hungry."
"Uncle Gu, please pay for me first, and I'll pay you back when we get to the capital!"
Gu Mingda said: "It's just a small matter, why do you have to be so polite? If you really want to ask for money, don't I have to pay for your medicine too?"
After hearing this, Brother Shen didn't dwell on the matter any more, but secretly decided in his heart that when he arrived in the capital, he would definitely repay this family well.
Gu Mingda added: "The ship will dock in Tongzhou. You can just follow our carriage to Beijing and we will take you home."
Gu Mingda said this to arrange the last kilometer of Brother Shen's return to the capital.
Brother Shen was naturally very grateful.
Soon, Gu Mingda found the steward on the ship and rented the room next door.
Brother Shen finally no longer had to smell other people's foot odor and sweat, and the ordinary and simple room became extremely comfortable in his eyes.
"There's actually a door lock. I can close the door from the inside so no one can get in. I can also lock the door when I go out so no one can steal my things!"
Brother Shen was amazed at everything he saw.
He was always surrounded by servants when he traveled, and rarely had to worry about locking the door, preventing theft and the like. He had almost no life experience. He suffered a great deal this time, and he would not be able to sleep well at night if he did not lock the door.
Gu Mingda looked at him and suddenly felt something was wrong: "Where's your bag? Didn't you pack your luggage? Don't you even have clothes to wash and change?"
When Brother Shen heard him ask about this, a mask of pain instantly appeared on his face: “I…I ran onto the ship with my servants on my back. They didn’t pack my luggage, and I didn’t know what to bring…”
Gu Mingda didn't know what to say for a moment. At least the other party's otherworldly appearance proved that he was really a young man from a wealthy family.
Niuniu, who was standing by, tilted her head, as if imparting life wisdom, and said, "Brother, don't you know how to pack your luggage? Niuniu can teach you. Pack different luggage according to the length of time you're away. If you're away for a long time, you can only bring one or two sets of clothes..."
Listening to the little girl's soft voice, Brother Shen was so ashamed that he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Gu Mingda originally wanted to stop Niuniu from continuing to talk, so as not to make Brother Shen feel uncomfortable.
Unexpectedly, after the initial discomfort, Brother Shen behaved very humbly. He squatted down and looked at Niuniu at eye level, and said, "I remember it. If you run away behind the servants again next time, I will know how to pack my luggage."
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