Chapter 12: Boss, can you give me a hug?
Xie Ci was a man of his words. In the afternoon of the same day after he finished talking to Gu Wan, he went to the left wing where Madam Xun was recuperating.
Mrs. Xun's face was still a little pale. After helping his mother take the medicine, he knelt down in front of her bed and told her his two decisions.
Mrs. Xun has been gentle and kind-hearted for most of her life. Although she has become much stronger these days, she is still no match for someone like Second Sister-in-law Xie. When she heard Xie Ci say that she was going to the border to investigate the affairs of the Xie family, her face lost color.
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"Alas, actually, I know that Xiao Si must go on this trip."
In the evening, the heavy rain subsided a little, and the raindrops hit the apricot branches that were swaying in the wind. The small green apricots fell to the ground, but many of them were still stubbornly clinging to the branches.
Mrs. Xie picked one up, wiped it with her hand, and put it directly into her mouth. She sighed deeply at the sour taste.
Mrs. Xie's surname was Qin, and her given name was Ying. She was a beautiful and heroic young woman. She pulled up her trouser legs and sat directly on the stone steps with Gu Wan.
In the small courtyard, the sound of rain covered up all the sounds in the world, but through the rain curtain, one could see the unchanging banana trees and tiles outside the wall.
Dusk is approaching, and the evening breeze brings raindrops, which is cool and comfortable in this midsummer season.
"The men in the Xie family are all idiots."
Xie Ersao was worried about letting Xie Ci go alone.
Are the men of the Xie family strong? They are strong, but they are also stubborn. There is a stubbornness in their bones that will make them suffer losses.
Once you suffer a loss, it will last a lifetime.
Mrs. Xie recalled the young man in black armor who rode his horse slowly. In the spring breeze, his red cape reflected the redness on his resolute brows. Under the light, he smiled, kindly and attentively, and his dark eyes sparkled brighter than the light.
Mrs. Xie's eyes felt a little sore. She blinked hard to suppress the feeling, exhaled, smiled at Gu Wan, and said softly, "Our family can't lose any more members."
She discussed with Gu Wan: "I thought, either you or me, someone has to go with him. Watch him, give him advice, or stop him when necessary. That's the only way it will work."
In fact, Mrs. Xie preferred to go by herself, but what made her hesitate was her two children who had just lost their father.
As it turned out, Gu Wan was very smart and intelligent.
After experiencing such a huge change, everyone has grown to varying degrees, and Gu Wan's change is the most impressive.
Although she is younger, she is one of the only two women in the family who can take on responsibilities and is trustworthy.
Second Sister Xie wanted to discuss with Gu Wan which of them would be better to go: "One of them will go with Xiao Si, and the other will stay at home. Let them go to work, don't feel bad."
"In two or three years, Mingming will grow up."
She can take care of the household chores. If Gu Wanru finds her ideal husband, it would be just right for her to get married at the age of eighteen or nineteen.
There are pros and cons for who goes out, whether at home or outside, and Xie Ersao couldn't make up her mind for a while. But generally speaking, the arrangement of one person taking charge of each side was settled, and she didn't treat Gu Wan as an outsider at all.
But in fact, the Xie family did not treat Gu Wan as an outsider.
The original owner had lived in the Xie family for ten years, and the Duke of Zhongyong's Mansion was her home.
From the beginning of the house search, Xie Ersao tried her best to take care of the family, and Gu Wan was also among those being taken care of. However, after she recovered from her cold, she got back on her feet and joined Xie Ersao in taking care of everyone.
Gu Guan believed that if she was unable to do it, she could just stay at the Xie family and do some housework, and the Xie family would support her and most likely would not complain.
Ahhhh, I'm so embarrassed with you guys doing this!
Gu Wan turned his head to look at Xie Ersao. The dusk gradually deepened and the lights were dim. This woman, whose short clothes did not hide her heroic figure and beautiful features, was like the passing of time. In the fleeting moments, her eyes were like the water of a lake in early summer, calm and powerful.
The latter couldn't help but smile as she saw the little girl looking at her with her big round eyes, and reached out to tuck the loose hair on her cheeks behind her ears.
Gu Guan smiled embarrassedly. Feeling a little itchy in her ears, she scratched them hard.
Looking away, she also saw a ten-year-old boy and a ten-year-old girl with a five-year-old boy under the eaves of the kitchen at the end of the eaves bend. The three children were using stools to prop their feet up and were busy and laboriously pumping rainwater from the water tank under the eaves into the water jar in the kitchen.
Xie Wulang and his two children with Xie Ersao.
The three children are very sensible and have been trying their best to do the housework within their ability.
This morning, the little girl, holding an umbrella, took her brother to pick up all the green apricots that had fallen on the ground, the larger and yellower ones, and put them on a plate. They distributed them to their grandmother, third aunt, younger sister, and eldest brother's room, as well as to their mother and uncle. Finally, she grabbed two large and yellow ones, ran over and stuffed them into Gu Wan's hands, saying, "Give them to Auntie."
"What about you?"
“We don’t eat it.”
The two children, one big and one small, smiled shyly at her and ran back to the kitchen hand in hand.
Gu Guan recalled the original owner's memory. The woman who was covered in dirt and looked like a mad tiger and jumped into the military settlement in the middle of the night and chopped the village chief's family of thirteen into pieces, overlapped with the beautiful, heroic and calm woman in front of him.
This time, with Xie Ersao here, Xie Ci and her may not be gone forever, but it must be said that there is still such a possibility.
Besides, after sharing hardships for so long, there was still some affection between Gu Wan and Xie Ci. The thought that he would follow in the footsteps of his father and brother, die young, and not even have a complete body.
She felt extremely uncomfortable.
But no matter what she said, she couldn't predict what would happen next and reveal the truth herself.
Ahhhhhh!
Mrs. Xie's tone was still leaning towards him. Gu Wan could hear it. She also knew rationally that she should go along with it, but she opened her mouth several times and couldn't say anything.
She scratched her head: "Oh, ... let me think about it, let me think about it."
Mrs. Xie couldn't help but laugh: "Okay, then you think about it, there's no rush, it's still early."
The doctor's wife came back from buying groceries, carrying bags and knocking on the door to call for help. Mrs. Xie quickly stood up and went to greet her with an oil-paper umbrella.
Gu Guan scratched his head and fell back weakly. Oh, it’s really hard for me.
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Gu Guan thought about it and decided that if he went, he would feel dissatisfied; if he didn't go, he would feel uncomfortable.
But in the end she didn't need to hesitate, because something happened that made her make up her mind almost immediately.
Heavy rain and light rain lasted for half a month. At the end of June and the beginning of July, the rainy weather finally stopped. The rainy weather that lasted for more than half a month finally ended. The sky cleared up after the rain and the morning light bloomed.
Xie Ci and Gu Wan set off early in the morning.
A few days ago, I heard that the dike in Qu County upstream was broken and the affected area was quite large. After the rain stopped, the nearby prefectures and counties began to arrange for the relocation of refugees, and the work of re-registration has begun.
When Xie Ci heard this, he immediately said that the opportunity to register for household registration had come!
Second Sister Xie took out a bag of silver. When the prisoners were being robbed, many convicts took the opportunity to knock over the military officer's carriage, stole things and ran away in the chaos. Second Sister Xie was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and she picked up several things.
Gu Wan was pleasantly surprised and clapped his hands: "Second sister-in-law, you are so awesome!"
Mrs. Xie rolled her eyes and said, "Only the Xie family are idiots."
The two looked at each other and smiled at each other.
After receiving the bag of silver, Xie Ci and Gu Wan set off for Qu County, while Xie Ersao stayed at home to take care of them.
The two of them harnessed a mule cart and walked slowly along the way. Gu Wan said, "Should we go faster?"
She was afraid that she would miss the opportunity.
Xie Ci shook his head slightly: "No, not so fast."
Gu Guan thought about it and understood that the refugees could not walk very fast. It was not suitable to go to the front or back section. It would be best to mingle in the middle section where there were the most people.
Xie Ci had been hanging around Zhongdu since he was young, and had a certain understanding of all kinds of people. He brought Gu Guan to Qu County, a very prosperous transportation hub adjacent to the Fen River. It had little impact on the city, and the coming and going of people and horses had initially restored the population.
There were many straw huts lined up at the city gate, and the workplaces of the yamen runners and clerks were moved here. Refugees and disaster-stricken people could come here to register on their own and wait for verification. They could also register in the township and village, and then the village head and others would come here to make a list.
It was easy to handle if you brought your household registration and land deeds with you when you fled. You could just go through it directly. However, the dam broke at night and it had been raining for half a day. Many people fled in a hurry and didn't bother to bring their deeds with them, or they brought their deeds but didn't have tarpaulins, which were soaked by the rain and became so rotten that they could no longer be seen. The latter were all handled according to the refugee process.
Xie Ci drove the mule cart straight to the city, and took Gu Guan around and around until they came to an alley with many brothels and tile shops. He spent some time observing and asking around, and soon he and Gu Guan entered a pawnshop.
He wrote a small note and slipped it behind the counter. The shopkeeper, who was sitting behind the high counter, glanced at the two of them and pointed to the room on the left.
It is not uncommon to see people handling various businesses such as "fake certificates" during the year, but now that they have the opportunity, many people are re-issuing real certificates.
There was another house in front of Xie Ci and Gu Guan. The young man in the room collected money from both houses, locked the cabinet door, and led them straight to the city gate.
The young man skillfully found a short yamen runner with a mustache, who immediately waved to him and asked the group to follow him to the last straw hut.
"Two families, three plus two."
"Well, how about landing in Qingxiang?"
The young man looked at them. Xie Ci and Gu Guan certainly had no objection. Anyway, the two of them would move their household registration later. The other three people discussed it and wanted to move their household registration to the city.
The young man said, "Let's get settled first, and then we can do it later."
You can't get into the city all at once, and the price is not this high.
The three men had no objections, and the clerk began to copy down the words according to the paper given by the young man.
Overall, the naturalization process went smoothly, except for a small incident in the middle.
The sun was strong in the afternoon, and the straw curtains of the thatched hut had been lowered. It was damp and hot inside. Gu Guan fanned himself with his collar and took a step back to stand at the doorway, enjoying the breeze. Unexpectedly, the door frame moved behind him, and a squad leader came in with a piece of paper. Seeing the young man, he greeted him, "You guys should also pay attention and see if you can earn these three thousand taels of silver."
To run this business, of course he had taken care of everyone, and the team leader not only knew the young man, but also spoke to him in a familiar and joking manner.
The paper was handed to him right in front of him, and Xie Ci and Gu Wan could see it clearly - "There is one man and five women, three boys, and two girls, a household of eleven people. Among them: one boy under twelve, one ten and five years old, and one girl ten and three years old. One boy is between fifteen and twenty years old, of good appearance; there is an old woman in her forties or fifties;..."
The squad leader smiled and said to the young man, "Hurry back and look around to see if there's a family like this. Maybe we can match two families together! Three thousand taels!!"
The young man was curious: "Who is looking for this person? This will ruin my business."
The young man was a little unhappy. Three thousand taels sounded like a lot, but if they did eleven of them, at thirty taels each, they would earn more than three hundred. In this line of work, reputation was very important. They were not like the yamen runners who could sit back and relax, and no one could avoid them.
The squad leader whispered, "He's got a letter from the Tangshan Palace."
Xie Ci and Gu Wan both had sharp ears, and they looked at each other quickly.
——Fortunately, they were well prepared. Gu Wan would change his clothes later and go to another store in the theater to do some business, and then go to the village, separating the eleven people and making them sparse and ordinary. Anyway, they couldn't be put together again.
Gu Guan's eyes moved. Unlike Xie Ci who thought that it was the rival who made the move and had a gloomy look in his eyes, her heart immediately moved when she heard about the Tangshan Palace.
——Wasn’t the father of the original heroine, Yu Manzhen, an official of the Tangshan Palace?
Sure enough, she then heard the squad leader lower his voice and say, "The higher-ups said the key point is to find this person..."
From this angle, Gu Guan could just see the place where the squad leader's finger was pointing on the paper.
"Female, sixteen years old, with willow-shaped eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, and an oval face..."
Gu Guan paused in his action of brushing his bangs, and calmly put his hand down to avoid attracting attention to his thick eyebrows.
she:"……"
Damn it!
Damn, the original heroine is poisonous!
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However, after the clerk finished writing, he asked them, "Is that it?"
Gu Wan nodded immediately: "Okay, thank you for your hard work!"
If you miss this opportunity, you will miss this store!
She doesn't want to be an illegal black person. What if she is caught and has to have her ears cut off and tattooed?
After returning to the town, the water had receded.
After being exposed to the scorching sun for a few days, the temperature suddenly rose. After Gu Wan came back, he collapsed on the bed for a while, then jumped up, opened the closet door, and packed his clothes and shoes into a small bag.
Fuck the heroine!
Gu Wan thought about it and realized that she had never dared to underestimate the power of the state apparatus.
Now he is living in the Tangshan Palace, and the young man is still complaining that he is not happy about it. What if he goes up a level?
Gu Guan knows Yu Manzhen’s fatal secret and the source of her “capital” for survival.
If she were not the heroine, Gu Wan would not care, but she was the heroine, the Queen of the Southern Dynasty and even the mother of the country, and the other party was also involved in foreign affairs, so she had to think more about it.
The people above just need to open their mouths, and some of them are experts in this field who will come to plunder you.
As long as there is money and power, there are few things that cannot be accomplished.
In her previous life, Gu Guan did this, and she knew it very well!
As soon as he entered the small house, he saw a narrow corridor under the eaves. Gu Guan rushed out with a small bag on his back and ran two steps, just in time to meet Xie Ci who was coming out of the main house.
Xie Ci wore a black cloth shirt, long black-soled boots, and his sleeves were tightly bound with circles of black gauze. Xie Mingming's injuries had improved considerably, the Xie family had a new household registration, and a relocation location had been tentatively agreed upon. He soon prepared to leave home.
In the afternoon, the slanting sun shone on half of the courtyard wall. The two stood in the shaded corridor where the breeze was blowing gently. The wind blew his hair, and his sword-like eyebrows became thick, deep and black.
Gu Wan stopped and said, "I've made up my mind. I'll go with you!"
When making this decision, Gu Guan was not unhappy at all.
Go to hell with selling wine. She doesn’t like selling wine. That’s Zhuo Wenjun’s job, okay?
As for the heroine, she will be in trouble sooner or later!
She looked up at Xie Ci with a sweet smile.
Boss, can you give me a hug?
The author has something to say:
Yu Manzhen tricked the original owner into committing suicide, not out of love or anything like that. Knowing her was her only means of survival. But she wasn't the Princess of Xiaoshan in her previous life. Suddenly, she's different. As a friend, if the original owner were reborn, she'd surely be surprised. Then, with a little attention, it would be easy to guess that they were the same.
This is her fatal secret!
It's May Day! Did you kids go out and play? Hearts are flying~ Haha, see you tomorrow! (*^▽^*)
Finally, I would like to thank the baby who cast the thunder, muujiujiu!
Guanguan threw 1 mine
sasa threw a mine
Lynn Guigui threw a mine
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And all the big babies who watered Wenwen, pen refills, pen refills~
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