Chapter 66: The Evil Stepmother in the Republic of China (I)
"Huh? Why are there so many rangers?"
"You don't know yet, this is Lord You'an of the Gu family. He was murdered by a treacherous villain. When the knights-errant in the capital heard about his deeds, they all came to protect him!"
"What Lord You'an? However, since he can be admired by so many rangers, I think this lord must be a good official!"
"Yes! He must be a good official!"
As the huge group walked out of the Gu family’s gate, they attracted the attention of passers-by.
Not everyone has heard of the names of Gu Heng and Gu Youan.
Aristocratic families and celebrities are mostly from the upper class, or at least people above the common people will pay attention to them.
Most of the common people are not even from poor families, but common people at best.
They have no idea about the stories of the top dignitaries, nor do they know about the changing circumstances of the imperial court.
In other words, the people in the capital city have more knowledge and can know the surname of the emperor in the palace.
If it were the people in remote areas, they would not be able to figure out who the emperor in the palace was at all, with dynasties changing so frequently! However, the "knowledge" of the people in the capital was only relative.
Moreover, ordinary people are too absolute about officials, always thinking that things are either black or white, good or bad.
In fact, there are not so many black and white, good and bad. An honest official is not necessarily a good official, and a capable official is not necessarily free of corruption.
The people don’t understand this, nor do they know about the power changes in the court.
Compared with these difficult and obscure court affairs, they prefer the lively stories of the market.
For example, a Hu girl came to the market and she was very good at dancing the Hu Xuan dance.
For example, there was a dancing girl in the Jiaofang Bureau who was so charming and enchanting that she bewitched everyone in someone's family.
At this moment, when they saw so many rangers escorting an exiled official, they could only think that the man must be a good official!
A peerless and upright official who loves the people like his own children and is as clean as water! This is also another kind of "flowery sedan chair carried by people", Gu Heng and the knights "accomplished" each other -
Youxiaer was respected by the upper class in the Gu family and his status was elevated.
At the same time, Youxiaer helped Gu Heng, the Minister of the Central Secretariat, to gain a good reputation among the people! Gu Qingcheng sat in the spacious ox cart, listening to the discussions of the people outside, and felt that these ordinary people were very cute.
Zheng Mo was not so happy.
He was feeling very anxious.
Gu Heng became an extremely good official, so the powerful official who exiled him must be a treacherous and evil villain.
As the one who was in charge of "escorting" Gu Heng, wouldn't he be a lackey who helped the tiger? Zheng Mo was particularly worried that someone in the crowd would throw rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves at them.
"Go! Go!"
"It's all the fault of these rangers. Why are they joining in the fun for no reason?"
"If we really cause a riot, we may not be able to leave the city today!"
Zheng Mo rode on the horse, carefully gripping the hilt of the sword while cursing secretly. He wanted to urge everyone to speed up several times.
Fortunately, most of the people were just there to watch the fun and didn't dare to do anything out of line.
The large army passed through the crowd and approached the city gate.
The people watched for a while, and apart from the knight-errant who was still a highlight, there was nothing else to see, so they slowly left.
By the time we reached the city gate, there were no more spectators following us.
Zheng Mo secretly let out a sigh of relief, but he didn't dare to really let go of his worries. There were still so many rangers! Tsk, what a hassle!
Zheng Mo thought Youxiaer was an eyesore, but Gu Qingcheng found him very interesting.
In her previous life, she never underestimated anyone.
However, in her previous life, she had always lived in the clouds. Even when she followed her parents to flee to the Northern Dynasty, she was protected by guards and followers.
The knights-errant and the like, just like the idlers in the market, are all at the bottom of the society.
No matter how "approachable" Gu Qingcheng was, given her status and living class, she had no chance to deal with such people.
Even Gu Heng has lived for decades, and this is probably the first time.
Gu Qingcheng discovered that these rangers were not really useless.
Some of them are not really of humble origins.
Come to think of it, how can truly poor people afford weapons such as swords?
And they have to travel around. If there is no one to take care of the family, how can they, as men who are supposed to support their families, feel at ease to venture out there?
Most of these knights-errant were children of wealthy families who came from humble backgrounds. Their families had money and land, and while they were young and had the dream of traveling the world with swords in their hearts, they ran out to see the world.
This might be another form of learning.
Of course, not all rangers are rich.
There are also some really poor families, and even some poor people who only know some martial arts.
But, they are really capable, either they are knowledgeable or they are good at swordsmanship.
"If they join the army, they will probably become brave and powerful generals."
Gu Qingcheng couldn't help but recall the legendary novels she had read in the previous novel world.
In those storybooks, there are stories about knights joining the army.
There is also Han Ding, who was born with supernatural powers, but his adopted sons and daughters did not have such talents.
Han Ding invited a martial arts master to teach these children.
Those martial arts masters are either retired veterans or knights who have retired from the martial arts world.
Knights = real kung fu = twice the result with half the effort! "This time, I'm going to choose a different path from my last life. These knights may be my help!"
Gu Qingcheng said that she didn’t want to be reborn.
But now that she is reborn, she must live well.
She wanted to live better and more freely than in her previous life.
Gu Qingcheng had a vague idea in her mind, which was very bold and even a little shocking.
Gu Qingcheng still wanted to give it a try.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
The appearance of the rangers gave Gu Qingcheng a little more confidence.
"Aunt, these heroes are loyal and brave. We can't treat them badly."
Gu Qingcheng was secretly thinking about her plan, but she didn't show it at all on the surface.
Gu Heng has always trusted his smart granddaughter.
Otherwise, he would not have entrusted such an important task as packing luggage to a six-year-old girl.
"Okay! Ah Qing, everything is up to you!"
Gu Heng agreed readily.
He would leave the matter of the Ranger to Gu Qingcheng, firstly because he believed in his granddaughter's ability, and secondly because he really didn't take these ruffians seriously.
Having said that, given his status and fame, being able to dine at the same table with the knight was already a great honor.
If you were more "polite", it would be too attentive and would be beneath your dignity.
It would be best if Gu Qingcheng came forward.
First, she is a member of the Gu family and represents the Gu family.
It wouldn't be too rude for her to entertain the knight.
Second, although she is a family man, she is still young.
Even if outsiders knew about this, they would not mock the Gu family for being so lowly as to associate with the rabble.
"Thank you, Aung!"
Gu Qingcheng thanked him obediently, and then began to "trick" Youxiaer.
First of all, there is the temptation of delicious food.
Tongding mutton, Tongding beef, a pot of hot pot with a rich soup base is enough to whet the appetite of the rangers.
There is also the method of stir-frying, which is different from the popular cooking methods of steaming, boiling, and baking.
This method of stir-frying with hot pan and cold oil produced ingredients with great color, aroma and flavor. Not to mention the rangers, even Gu Heng was a little surprised.
Outsiders secretly speculated that it was Gu's recipe.
But as the head of the Gu family, Gu Heng knows better than anyone what famous dishes are in his family's menu.
This dish is definitely not an heirloom in the Gu family, but was made by the clever granddaughter herself.
Gu Qingcheng: ...Hehe, completing tasks not only earns you points, but you can also learn knowledge and skills that are ahead of your time.
Cooking is just the basics, and there is also——
"Executor! You are so cunning! You actually stole my skills!"
Huoshui finally realized it, or rather, it received a "warning", and quickly jumped out and shouted: "No! You can only extract one skill in each mission world, otherwise your memory will be erased!"
Gu Qingcheng: ...Tsk, the little idiot reacts quite quickly.
"I can only extract one skill from each mission world? Does that mean that the world I enter in the future will have better and more technologies?"
Gu Qingcheng's reaction is always faster and more agile.
"Yes! You can enter the world that is supposed to be the 'afterlife' for you and learn skills that are hundreds or even thousands of years beyond the current world."
Huoshui was very proud of himself. Hey, this is the awesomeness of their system.
Gu Qingcheng was excited, "Is the cooling time over? I want to do the mission!"
It seems that this system is quite powerful.
In addition to making her more beautiful, it can also make her stronger.
"It's over. Do you want to do the mission?"
"want!"
PS: Thank you Meng Xiaofei for the tip, thank you Shucheng for the tip, thank you for your support! Thank you everyone!
(End of this chapter)
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