Chapter 191 Entering Beijing
Gu Mingda was stunned when he heard this.
"Could it be that he joined later?" Gu Mingda guessed.
Sun Jiaxing still felt uneasy and said, "I can't explain it clearly. Should I ask others?"
Old Lady Gu said directly: "You think too much. Whether they were there from the beginning or joined later, the masters who paid for it must know better than anyone else."
When Sun Jiaxing heard this, he immediately stopped thinking and said, "Aunt, you are still experienced. That's right, the person who paid the money should remember it better than anyone else. After all, this person is a real 60 taels of silver, they will not be willing to give it away in vain."
Everyone stopped thinking about it. Gu Mingda continued to accompany Xie Xingchuan on the deck to keep watch, while Old Lady Gu and others walked back.
When Zhang Yunniang returned to the room, she happened to hear laughter coming from the house.
Niuniu's laughter was full of laughter. She kept asking Brother Shen: "Brother Shen, is it true? There are really snow-white deer in Beijing? And black and white bears?"
Brother Shen said: "Of course, I will never lie to you. When we get to the capital, I will take you to see it."
Seeing that her daughter was in a good mood, Zhang Yunniang gradually relaxed.
However, when Gu Zhao heard this, he immediately plunged in like an arrow.
"Brother Chen, tell me too, I want to listen!" Gu Zhao said impatiently.
Even Old Lady Gu pretended to sneak into the room casually, with her ears perked up, and it was almost written on her face that she wanted to listen as well.
Zhang Yuniang shook her head helplessly, but she and Liu Xiaoru went into the room and listened.
The ship sailed smoothly and arrived at Tongzhou Wharf without any obstruction.
Some of the young and strong men who followed Wang He got off the boat at the midway pier, and now the remaining half have decided to follow Wang He to make a fortune.
Although Sun Jiaxing believed Wang He's identity, he still had some doubts in his heart. Gu Mingda saw what he was thinking, so after deliberately approaching him several times, he had some ideas.
"This man has calluses on his palms, he must be someone who has practiced martial arts for many years." Gu Mingda said.
Sun Jiaxing's heart rose to his throat when he heard this.
Gu Mingda said: "According to this man himself, he is from Guanglin Prefecture. His family was well-off when he was young, and his family sent him to learn martial arts. Unfortunately, he encountered a strong man, and his family fell into poverty, so he had no choice but to go to Beijing to seek refuge with his relatives."
"He does speak with the Guanglin Prefecture accent, and he knows a lot about Guanglin Prefecture's customs and practices."
Sun Jiaxing was completely relieved after hearing that. He had just experienced an incident with pirates and had escaped death. He would think too much when he encountered the slightest abnormality.
"Brother Gu, I was petty-minded. Fortunately, I never said this out loud." Sun Jiaxing said with emotion.
Gu Mingda comforted him, "Being careful is a good idea. There is nothing wrong with you thinking this way. If this person has a clean background, he can be used."
"Brother Gu, what do you mean by that?" Sun Jiaxing asked.
Gu Mingda explained, "Although this boy is from the market, he is very methodical and knows the rules. He is from the same hometown as us, so we are naturally closer. If there are any inconvenient things when we arrive in the capital in the future, we can let him handle them."
After hearing this, Sun Jiaxing looked thoughtful and said, "What Brother Gu said does make sense."
The Sun family is a prominent local family, but they do not have deep roots in the capital. Wang He is in the market and well-informed. If he gets any useful news in the future, he will naturally tell them first.
All they had to do was to provide Wang He with a little protection. Wang He planned to behave according to the rules in Beijing, and they were not afraid that Wang He would hold them back.
If this person behaves unruly, they are just from the same hometown anyway, so it would be simple to just give up Wang He.
By the time they got off the boat, Wang He and his brothers were already actively helping the two families move their luggage.
Wang He was smart and good at dealing with people, and he was good at speaking to Old Lady Gu. After talking to her for a while, he made the old lady laugh till she was overjoyed.
"I felt close to you as soon as I saw you, aunt. I didn't understand why before, but now I understand that you are very much like my mother." Wang He said sincerely.
Old Lady Gu said quickly, "You look like you're only in your early twenties. Your mother is only about forty at most. I'm almost sixty. How can I be like her?"
Wang He was immediately surprised and said, "Aunt, I thought you were only forty years old. Who could have known that you are almost sixty?"
Old Mrs. Gu was even happier when she heard this, and she found Wang He very pleasing to the eye. After learning that Wang He's parents had both passed away, she couldn't help but feel more pity for him, and her expression became even more loving.
Tongzhou is only half a day's drive from the capital, so the Gu and Sun families rented a carriage to enter the city.
After Old Lady Gu got on the carriage, she couldn't help looking outside and said to her family, "This young man has a sweet mouth. He will definitely make a lot of money in Beijing in the future."
Zhang Yuniang said, "Mother likes him. Invite him to our house for dinner more often in the future. You can even adopt him as your godson."
Mrs. Gu was tempted when she heard this, but she quickly said, "Forget it. Adopting a godparent is a big deal. We should think about it again."
The old lady had experienced a lot, so she could naturally tell that the other party was so attentive only for the sake of Gu Mingda and Sun Jiaxing, and not because he really liked her as an old lady.
Niu Niu tilted her head, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Zhang Yunniang asked, "My dear, what do you want to say?"
Niuniu didn't like hiding things from Zhang Yunniang, so she leaned over to her mother and whispered, "Mom, that's obviously a sister, why do you all say it's a boy?"
When Zhang Yunniang heard this, she was immediately shocked.
When she thought back carefully, apart from being shorter, Wang He's figure, appearance and voice seemed to be no different from those of a man.
"Are you serious?" Zhang Yuniang asked.
Niuniu nodded vigorously and said, "Niuniu won't be wrong."
Old Lady Gu at the side asked, "What are you two talking about? Tell me."
Gu Zhao also looked at his mother and sister with curiosity.
Niu Niu was about to speak but was stopped by Zhang Yuniang.
"Mom, it's nothing, just some childish talk." Zhang Yunniang said.
Zhang Yunniang thought that if Wang He was really a girl, she must have had her own reasons for going out as a man. Old Lady Gu and Gu Zhao were not tight-lipped people, and if she told them rashly, it might cause trouble.
Old Mrs. Gu didn't ask any more questions. She just lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked out.
Tongzhou is the gateway to the capital, and is always bustling with people whenever ships dock. Today, the streets are bustling with people.
Old Mrs. Gu felt that her eyes were not enough. She didn't rest for a long time. She just lifted the curtain and looked out along the way, all the way to the gate of the capital.
The carriage slowly stopped.
The driver said, "Madam, Madam, young masters and young ladies, please wait a moment. I don't know what day it is today, but the city gate is packed with people. I guess you will have to wait for a while."
As soon as the driver finished speaking, a very arrogant voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Get out of the way, everyone, the carriage from Duke Xian's Mansion is coming, everyone get out of the way!"
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