In her memory, the original owner's maternal family, the Cai family, were just people in this village, and they weren't exactly good people. Even if she left the Gu family, she would never go back to her maternal family.
However, if a person travels far away, transportation is inconvenient in ancient times, and many places are inconvenient. The original owner was a true village woman who had only been to the town and had no memory of the outside world.
The original owner was quite good-looking. If she were to go out and travel, she wouldn't know anything. Wouldn't that just be asking for trouble?
Cai Xiaolian hesitated for a moment, then sat up and put on her coat from the bedside.
Gu Shouxin waited silently for an answer, but unexpectedly the other person sat up.
Cai Xiaolian got up and lit the oil lamp.
Gu Shouxin also sat up.
"Cai Xiaolian, that's my original name. I'm from City B, China, in 2020, and I'm a cancer patient. What about you? Where are you from, and what era?"
Cai Xiaolian introduced herself generously, wanting to see Gu Shouxin's reaction before deciding whether to stay or leave.
Gu Shouxin paused for a moment before replying, "The nineteenth year of Emperor Daye Long."
He was pondering, "Which country is China?"
This country is truly remarkable; it has endured for so many years, unlike his great enterprise, which was ruined by him in just over two hundred years.
Cai Xiaolian was startled and asked uncertainly, "Ancient people?"
Gu Shouxin did not understand the meaning of these three words.
Cai Xiaolian pursed her lips and said, "May I ask how you make a living in Daye? I am, in your words, a wealthy businesswoman, a self-made female businesswoman. I am involved in many industries, such as clothing and cosmetics, you know, the rouge and face powder you mentioned."
Gu Shouxin looked at Cai Xiaolian with surprise. It's rare for an ordinary person to become a businessman and also wealthy, especially one who started from scratch and is a woman.
It wasn't that he looked down on women; it was just that in his time, women had it very tough, even more so than women in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Seeing the other party's sincerity, Gu Shouxin answered truthfully: "I am Ye Feng, the Grand Steward of the Great Yan Dynasty. My main responsibility is to assist the Emperor in managing state affairs."
Cai Xiaolian: "..."
Regent? Or Grand Eunuch?
Seeing Cai Xiaolian's puzzled expression, Gu Shouxin guessed what she was thinking. Without explaining, he changed the subject, saying, "I noticed something different about Gu Nian compared to my memory. Do you feel the same way?"
Cai Xiaolian nodded: "Yes, I did sense it. She should be about the same age as the two of us, but I don't know where she came from. Should we go and ask her?"
Gu Shouxin nodded: "Yes. Ask her to see if it's the situation I'm imagining. Then, we can talk about our future plans together. Xinxin is fine; she'll still be the youngest daughter of the family."
Cai Xiaolian agreed with Gu Shouxin's statement, so the two of them dressed, Gu Shouxin took the oil lamp, and Cai Xiaolian followed him, and together they went to Gu Nian's room.
It's been three days since Gu Nian arrived. She hasn't slept well during these three days. Now that she's certain she can't go back, her tense heart has relaxed. After lunch, she lay down and thought for a long time, deciding to make the best of it since she was already there. So, after dark, she fell asleep easily.
In her sleep, Gu Nian felt someone patting her face and instinctively kicked the person away.
When she used to live with her brother and sister-in-law, her nephews and nieces were very naughty, and this happened frequently.
This time, she didn't hear her nephew or niece scream; she only felt her foot being grabbed and feeling some pain.
She opened her eyes somewhat impatiently.
What came into view was a dim oil lamp, and to the left and right of the lamp were two terrifying faces.
"ah!"
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