Chapter 120 Different Feelings
Although Jin Sui refused to swear brotherhood with Gu Changxiao, he directly addressed him as "Brother Ji". The intimacy made Jin Sui feel that he had some ulterior motives.
Just like the big bosses in the future who have to make their employees the legal persons when they start their business. Is it so easy to be the legal person? I might go to jail for you! Jin Sui was still hesitating whether to stay in the border town after Grandpa Ling came and their identities were exchanged.
Now it's confirmed, let's go! We have to go!
Gu Changxiao's attitude either wants me to be a worker and work myself to death for him.
Or you want me to be Zhuge's military advisor and work myself to death for him! No! I've had a miserable life since I traveled through time, and now I can still get away and live a peaceful life with Grandpa Jin'an. If I get too involved with him and can't get away, I'll have to work for the rest of my life! She tried hard to make Gu Changxiao believe that she really had nothing to hide. After taking him to see the fish oil, she told him her suggestions for the development of subsequent fish oil firearms.
For example, in the battle of burning the border city, we set up an ambush in advance to lure the enemy into the city. This trick is only suitable for defending the city. If our army attacks, we can try to tie the fish oil bottle to the arrow.
We can improve the bow and arrow, and choose a sharpshooter like Black Tiger to shoot. The power of one arrow can cause chaos in the enemy army! "Black Tiger is a bit stupid. You must tell him clearly what to do, otherwise he won't be able to think straight.
But he is very loyal, obedient, strong, and good at archery. You must not despise him."
Jinsui knew that all of Gu Changxiao's old guards had unique skills. For example, the young man who captured Qingfeng was better at kung fu than Hanxing and Heihu.
She was afraid that after she and Gu Changxiao exchanged identities, Gu Changxiao would look down on Hei Hu and the others.
Gu Changxiao's heart skipped a beat when she told him what she was saying as if she was giving him a parting gift. What should I do to make Taoist Ji let down his guard and be willing to stay? "Brother Ji, don't worry. The Black Feather Battalion has been trained by you and can be of great use. How could I dislike them?"
"However, I see that they listen to you very much. If you can continue to instruct and teach them, I believe that the Black Feather Battalion will become a sharp division!"
Jin Sui laughed: "Now it is the elite division! At least it is stronger than the Yanzhou army."
"I don't know military tactics, so what can I teach? I learned riding a horse from Han Xing, and I also learned a few fancy moves and how to scare people with a knife from Hei Hu."
Gu Changxiao suddenly took out a book from his arms: "But this "Thirty-Six Strategies" is a very profound military strategy, and it was written by Brother Ji."
Jin Sui waved his hands repeatedly: "I didn't write it! I said that on purpose in order to sell it at a high price. It was written by a hermit, don't misunderstand me."
Seeing him trying to deny his own contributions, Gu Changxiao chuckled, "But everyone saw your fight against the Tartars."
Jin Sui even refused to admit it: "The battle was too crudely planned, causing countless casualties among our troops. Even I myself would have died at the hands of the Tartars if you had not arrived in time."
Gu Changxiao did not continue to argue with him, but turned the pages of the book and said, "I heard that the one you sold to Yan Jiu was ten thousand taels. What's the difference between it and this one?"
Jin Sui smiled and said, "There is no difference, except that a dedication was written on the title page and two more private seals were used."
Speaking of private seals, she said embarrassedly, "The private seal of 'Li Da Wuxian' was something I had no choice but to do. I didn't know your real name and was afraid that others would find out, so I could only bluff and deliberately use this method to fool people."
"If you don't like it, after we exchange identities, you can carve a new private seal and don't use this one anymore."
Unexpectedly, Gu Changxiao shook his head and said, "I like it very much!"
Jinsui: ...Are you out of your mind?
Maybe Jinsui's expression made Gu Changxiao a little embarrassed. He touched his nose unnaturally and said, "I mean, everyone seems to like this private seal very much. I heard that many people bought this book just for that private seal. I don't hate it, you can keep it."
He suddenly asked again: "What gift did you give to Yan Jiu? Can it be worth ten thousand taels?"
Jin Sui hurriedly explained: "It's not a private message. Don't worry, I didn't embarrass King Li. He gave me ten thousand taels because he bought out this message. I can't write messages for others anymore."
"Anyway, there's no other fool in the world who would pay 10,000 taels for a word, so I agreed immediately."
Then Jinsui felt that the way Gu Changxiao looked at her had changed, as if he was afraid that his outstanding employees would be poached by others.
He said, "Yan Jiu is a man of deep thoughts. You should avoid associating with him."
Jin Sui said quickly, "From now on, you will be the one interacting with him. I am just a small Taoist priest, how can I interact with such a big boss?"
The more she said this, the more worried Gu Changxiao became. Taoist Ji liked money, but in terms of family background, he could not compare to Yan Jiu now.
What if Yan Jiu tempted him with money and Xiao Ji went to the Yan family? But he was not a person who could sow discord, so he could only find a way to make Xiao Ji realize that the Yan family was not worthy of him! As they were talking, they arrived at the salt field, and saw a white expanse of snow from afar. Gu Changxiao, who came to the seaside for the first time, thought it was the waves or the sand.
Until Jin Sui dismissed his attendants and the two of them walked towards the salt fields, she waved her hand and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, please look, this is the salt field I built for you!"
After burning down someone else's border town, she must show some political achievements, otherwise she will not have the face to ask for salary.
Gu Changxiao did not go to see the vast sea. Instead, he squatted down to look at the salt fields. When he saw that the snow-white sand was actually all salt grains.
His heart was beating like thunder. He had seen salt wells and salt lakes, but this was the first time he had seen a salt field like this.
He asked in a deep voice: "Is it difficult to make sea salt?"
The simple process of making fish oil shocked him. Who could have thought that a weapon with such great destructive power was actually made from fish intestines.
Looking at the sea salt, it must be very difficult to turn sea water into salt grains! Then he heard Taoist Xiao Ji say in a slightly exaggerated tone: "It's not difficult at all! Just filter the sea water and expose it to the sun!"
"Look, I have left dozens of people in the East China Sea, and they have already dried tens of thousands of kilograms of sea salt and boiled thousands of bottles of fish oil."
"This salt field can be treated like farmland, with salt farmers set up, allowing a large number of people to come to the seaside to dry salt, with less tax, which can not only allow the people to live and work in peace and contentment, but also enrich our border town."
"It has to be kept secret. I wanted to keep Li Heng here for this reason. To be honest, the salt drying method is too simple and it is easy for others to learn it. It is too difficult to keep it secret."
"But with the help of Li Heng, the governor of the state, we can keep the secret. The people sent by our border town are selected from the refugees. At least they can keep the border town secret for two or three years. During this time, our border town will become prosperous."
Gu Changxiao liked listening to her talk about the future development of Border Town the most, especially when she said "we", as if she had already regarded Border Town as her own home.
At that moment, Gu Changxiao even thought about letting him remain as the King of Li in order to keep him.
The two walked slowly along the salt field road, and Jinsui explained to him the principle of drying salt along the way. That area was a filtration pool, and the area in front was a salt mud field. When the amount was small, people had to step on it. Now that the amount is large, they have already made mud-beating tools...
Before they knew it, they had walked a long way. When they left the salt field area, there was fine sand and soldiers setting up fishing nets on the shallow beach in the distance.
It happened to be sunset, half of the remaining sea was covered in water, and half of the sea surface was fiery red.
The sea breeze blew the waves, which hit his feet in clusters. Jin Sui suddenly took off his shoes and socks and stepped into the waves.
Seeing Gu Changxiao standing still, she smiled and said, "Your Majesty, come down and step on the sea water! It's very comfortable. Don't be afraid, you won't fall into the sea before the tide comes in."
Gu Changxiao's gaze followed the sunset and the sea and finally fell on her smiling face. Looking at her feet kicking the sea water, his heart beat uncontrollably.
Taoist Xiao Ji's feet are really small!
He quickly shifted his gaze and pinched his palms hard. Even if he didn't want to admit it, he couldn't lie to himself. This feeling was very wrong.
This is not the way to feel about a man.
Suddenly thinking of Yan Shiyilang's annoying face, Gu Changxiao cursed inwardly. It was all his fault for talking nonsense that day, which made him unable to help but think in that direction!
Taoist Xiao Ji and I have a clean relationship. Taoist Xiao Ji has a kind heart and I shouldn't have any random thoughts.
Seeing that he didn't move for a long time, Jin Sui ran over with her clothes in her hand: "Are you afraid of the sea?"
She wanted to reach out and pull Gu Changxiao, but she felt that the action was too intimate, not to mention that this man was her boss.
I had no choice but to tempt him with 'work' and pointed to the sea with a smile: "I tell you, this area of sea can be put to great use. Move those rocks in front and turn it into a salt field."
"We can do shallow-sea aquaculture in this shallow sea area, raising fish, shrimp, and kelp. They will become the specialty of our border town in the future."
"When we have enough money, we will build ships and go out to sea to catch big fish. The fish oil boiled from big fish can not only be used to make weapons, but also lamp oil. Cod liver oil is also a great tonic."
"Many soldiers suffer from night blindness. This cod liver oil is the best for the eyes..."
As she spoke, she walked towards the sea. Gu Changxiao was unconsciously attracted by the scene she described. If they could really build ships and go out to sea, the city over there would not be a small border town, but a large city comparable to Suzhou and Hangzhou! She took off her shoes and socks naturally, and held up the hem of her clothes with one hand like Jinsui. The two walked slowly in the shallow sea area, feeling the wonderful touch of the sea water and sand.
“Before I arrived at the border town, I thought I would be exiled to the border and depressed for the rest of my life.”
"Now, after listening to Brother Ji's words, I feel that being exiled to a border town is truly a blessing in this life!"
Jin Sui smiled and said, "That's how it is! No wealthy city is born naturally, it is built by our human efforts."
"Although Border Town is a frontier town with Tartars outside and nobles inside, it has a good geographical location, surrounded by mountains and the sea, and rich in resources. As long as the prince is willing to build it with all his heart."
"Attract refugees to come out of the mountains and settle down here. I believe that in a few years, the border town will be better than the sixteen states of Yan!"
She really wanted to encourage Gu Changxiao. She saw how difficult it was for the people in the border town. Sometimes a small decision made by those in power could have a huge impact on the people.
She hoped that Gu Changxiao could divert his attention from the struggle in Chang'an, concentrate on building the border town, and be nicer to the lower-class people.
At this moment, Jinsui suddenly felt a pain in the sole of his foot. He cried out in surprise and raised his foot to see what had pierced him. Unexpectedly, a wave hit him, and his foot slipped and he fell backwards.
Gu Changxiao instinctively reached out to pull her, but failed, and fell into the sea with Jinsui.
The sea water and sand splashed on their faces. Although they sat up quickly, when they saw each other's heads and faces covered with sand, Jin Sui laughed first, and Gu Changxiao also laughed.
Soon the culprit was caught. It turned out to be a small sea crab. Jinsui's feet were pinched by its claws and were bleeding.
Gu Changxiao was more worried about the injury on her thigh, so he quickly held her ankle, helped her wash the sand off the wound on the sole of her foot, and then tore off a layer of clothes to bandage it.
Jin Sui felt very uncomfortable with his big hand holding her ankle. Her face was burning. She struggled and said, "There's no need to bandage this little wound."
Gu Changxiao didn't listen and continued to bandage it. He touched the wound on her thigh again and said, "Check to see if it's soaked."
Jin Sui was shocked and hopped back on one foot: "No, no, don't move."
Gu Changxiao was originally just worried about her injury, but her reaction instantly made him feel that his behavior was too reckless, and his face flushed.
He hurriedly said, "Brother Ji, don't misunderstand me. I'm just worried that your wound will relapse. If the dressing cannot be changed in time, the injury will be aggravated."
Jin Sui also felt that her reaction just now was too hypocritical. If it was a woman's reaction, it would be normal, but for two grown men, you are so pretentious! Are you going to say that you are a eunuch, so you are not used to others getting too close? Jin Sui really couldn't say this, it was too hypocritical! She reacted very quickly and changed her face to smile, and took the initiative to step forward to support Gu Changxiao's arm: "The wound on my leg has scabbed over, and it won't get worse easily."
"Please help me back to the camp, my Lord."
Gu Changxiao put his hand on her shoulders, and after getting ashore, he helped her hold one of her shoes. The two of them walked slowly towards the camp.
But Gu Changxiao couldn’t help but think that Taoist Ji’s shoulders were really thin.
That night, Gu Changxiao carefully filled a basin with warm water to help her clean the wound on the soles of her feet.
Jinsui decisively refused, cleaned himself and applied the medicine.
Because the camp was simple, she was the only one who had a tent to sleep in, while everyone else slept under the straw hut.
Although he knew that Prince Yu's assassin could not come here, Gu Changxiao still habitually took a straw mat and slept outside the tent.
That night, there was a bright moonlight above my head. When I looked up, I could see the sea reflected in the moonlight, and I could hear the sound of waves in my ears.
One of them was inside the tent, and the other was outside the tent. They were separated by a thin layer of cloth, and neither of them could fall asleep for a long time.
Jin Sui couldn't help thinking about the two of them falling into the waves, his hands supporting himself, and at that moment, his face was so close...
She is not a naive little girl. Although she has been single in both of her lives, she also understands what this feeling is.
It's dangerous! This man is too dangerous! If I get too close to him, I will become unsteady!
You must stay away from him, especially since you are Taoist Little Ji.
If Gu Changxiao knew that Taoist Xiao Ji had different feelings for him, would he be so disgusted that he wanted to kill himself?
Jinsui quickly shook his head, trying not to think about it anymore.
I told myself that I still had a lot of things to do! You burned down the border town, and a group of people are worried about winter. You have to be responsible!
Grandpa and Jin'an are coming soon, and the task left by the original owner has not been completed.
The identity of the King of Li must be handed over as soon as possible, and the work of handing over to Gu Changxiao must also be accelerated.
Now is not the time to think about other things! Dear book friends, because Jinsui's performance is not ideal and the average subscription is too low, I plan to update a single chapter of 4,000 words for a while to try. Please continue to support Jinsui.
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