Chapter 76 The Moon of Yesteryear
"So it really is a female teacher! You explained it so well. They never told me this, and they even criticized my favorite 'Mechanical Rabbit' for being immoral. They said he was a bad person, a bad influence on women, and that his writings were all indecent. But 'Mechanical Rabbit' is really a good person. Do you know where my hometown is?"
Xie Ning shook her head, signaling Ge Dani to continue.
Seeing that Xie Ning was listening attentively, and that there was no disdain or impatience in her eyes, Ge Dani sat up slightly. "My hometown is on the south bank of the Mang River in Henan, near the He Family Temple. There was a huge flood back then, and the water was everywhere, even up to the roof... I'm clever. Before, when I went to the city with my senior brother, I read the newspaper. Others didn't believe it, but I did. We're镖师 (bodyguards/escorts), so we're well-informed. It's been raining upstream since August, and I figured that with all this rain, the river level must be rising. I got scared, so I carried my old lady up the mountain... When my father came back, the house was flooded, but I hid all the valuables!"
When the villagers saw me go up the mountain, many of them followed me. In that great flood, our village had the fewest deaths!
Tsk, the old lady saw the big fat pig floating in the water and wanted to eat it. How could I dare? It was already dead. We'd rather gnaw on tree roots than eat that stuff. The neighbor, Ersheng, couldn't bear to part with it. There was no food on the mountain, so he killed and ate the pig. The next day, he started feeling dizzy, nauseous, and vomiting. He couldn't see clearly, and his stomach hurt. He vomited so much that bile came back up. He died within two days!
This made me even more alert, and I even made that water filtration device. The second uncle at the end of the village is a carpenter, and he's very skilled. As soon as I told him, he made it!
And there's more...
The chatter continued on and on, and Kasai, watching from the other side, shook his head. Only this Mr. Xie had the patience; his junior sister was a real chatterbox.
"Sir, would you like some porridge?" Xiao Yang scooped a bowl of porridge and handed it to Xie Ning.
It was early morning when Xie Ning arrived, and they were preparing to start a fire and cook, because there was a stream nearby, otherwise they would have been eating dry rations.
Although Ge Dani said that her family was in Hejiamiao, Henan, that was in the past. After their old home was destroyed, her whole family moved to Yanjing. They just often went out to do business and escort work. If you travel north for a day, you will reach Yanjing.
At the Spring Equinox, green willows sway in the spring rain, and golden threads of rain drift down.
Along the way, Xie Ning inquired a lot and thought about the next steps. First, they needed to solve the problem of where to stay after arriving in Yanjing. Things were different now than before. The authorities were cracking down on the Labor Party very strictly, and Xie Ning didn't want to be too high-profile. It would be best to find a secluded courtyard to settle down in.
Furthermore, she doesn't have much money on her right now, and Xiao Yang doesn't have many silver dollars either. They probably can't even afford to rent a decent room, let alone a courtyard.
When Xiao Yang untied the ropes from her hands, he noticed that her wrists were bare, so pawning the bracelet wouldn't work. However, she could pawn her gold necklace and gold anklet, which Xiao Yang wouldn't notice, and that would cover it up.
She just needs to use the money to find a place to stay, and then she can go to the bank to transfer the money. It would take ten days to half a month to do it by letter, but wire transfer would be faster.
Because Xie Ning and Xiao Yang didn't specifically avoid Ge Dani when they were talking about renting a house, Ge Dani heard the whole thing and warmly invited Xie Ning to stay at her place.
"Da Ni!" Ge Xi, who had been secretly watching Xie Ning and Ge Da Ni, called Ge Da Ni aside and poked her forehead hard with his finger. "Junior sister, can't you be more careful? Do you think strangers are so easy to trust? With your naivety, don't get sold out and still be counting money for them!"
Ge Dani retorted, "Senior Brother, Mr. Xie looks so refined, how could he possibly lie? And don't let his height fool you, I could take that lady down with one punch! The same goes for that burly guy! Don't you believe in my strength?"
During the Lunar New Year, everyone held a martial arts competition, and she came in first place! It was because of this that her father let her come out to help her senior brother with the escort mission! Even her senior brother couldn't beat her!
Kasai was very sad. He couldn't beat his junior sister, but he was saying this for her own good. There are all kinds of people out there. It's fine to give someone a ride and earn some extra money, but why bring them home?
Seeing that Ge Xi still disagreed, Ge Dani whispered, "Senior Brother, I'm not stupid. I received a letter a while ago saying that the old lady is not in good health and refuses to see a doctor. This Mr. Xie is also skilled in medicine and speaks very eloquently. Let her go and see the old lady. Since they are both women, the old lady won't feel awkward."
Besides, I'm not just suggesting Mr. Xie stay at our house. That house is huge! And isn't Grandpa Jin's little side courtyard unoccupied? Let's connect them, maybe Grandpa Jin can rent it to Mr. Xie.”
Ge Dani didn't know that Xie Ning was only good at surgery, after all, he had been trained on the battlefield, and his other skills were all theoretical, so he didn't have any real experience.
However, as soon as he said this, Kasai hesitated. The old lady had treated all of them, her disciples and grand-disciples, well, they were also filial. If Xie Ning could cure the old lady's illness, they would be more than happy to do so.
And so, with Kasai's tacit approval, Xie Ning was invited by Ge Dani to stay at their place. Despite its size, dozens of families were crammed together.
Because of the rain, no children were playing in the yard, but you could still see children running and playing under the eaves. When they saw Ge Dani and the others return, many people opened their doors to greet them, "Dani is back?"
"Hey, good afternoon, Third Aunt!"
"How was this trip? Next time, bring my Chengcai along too. That kid's always running around, picking up cats and dogs, he's a good-for-nothing, but he's strong and a good fighter!"
"This isn't something I can decide, Seventh Uncle. You'll have to talk to my father about it."
From afar, the voices of those people discussing could be heard, and Xie Ning could only catch snippets of their conversation: "That short-headed Ge is really lucky. He only has one daughter, but she's managed to support the family business and lead those fellow apprentices on escort missions. They can earn quite a bit on each trip."
"Tch, what's the use of making so much money? You don't have a son, just your daughter Da Ni. In the end, won't this family fortune still belong to someone else? What do you think Da Ni's fellow apprentices are? Aren't they all sons-in-law chosen by that shorty Ge? They're all going to be live-in sons-in-law, tsk tsk, spineless!"
A burst of laughter erupted from the crowd.
"If you ask me, the Ge family is pitiful. Old Mrs. Jin became a widow at a young age and raised her son alone. As a result, Ge Shi lost his wife before he was even thirty and only has a daughter. He doesn't even have a son. Isn't this going to lead to the extinction of his lineage?"
"Yes, those disciples all seem to have some skills, so they certainly wouldn't marry into the family. But that kid Kasai seems to like Da Ni, but if he were to marry into the family, it's hard to say, hard to say..."
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Xie Ning didn't hear much, but seeing that Ge Dani and the others didn't have any other expressions on their faces, she knew they were used to it.
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