Chapter 303 Encounter on the Road
The old doctor was forced to check the cat's pulse, then he fumbled to take the purse from his waist, opened it and turned it upside down.
All I heard was the sound of clanging.
Three pieces of silver and dozens of copper coins fell on the kang table.
The old doctor said, "This is the money I earned from my medical consultations recently. I'll use it for my household expenses."
Aunt Zhang frowned, "Give me the money you save every time. The money I gave you last time hasn't been used up yet, so take it back first."
Speaking of which, the old doctor has been making more and more money this year.
The old doctor said with a smile, "There are four mouths to feed at home, and Shitou is at an age where he can eat as much as he wants. How can this little money not be spent?"
"Besides daily household use..."
He paused, then hesitantly said, "You can also buy yourself something with the rest."
Aunt Zhang was stunned.
She felt a little uncomfortable, her face turned red for no apparent reason, and she said fiercely, "Why should I buy anything? I don't lack food or clothes."
"Take it back quickly! If we don't have enough, I'll ask you for more!"
The old doctor still refused to accept it, and said sternly, "I have been living here, and you have been responsible for my food and clothing. I have caused you to suffer more. If you are unwilling to accept it, it will really make me feel ashamed."
He stood up and said, "Then I will go back to Stone Village immediately to avoid being a burden to you."
Seeing that he was anxious, Aunt Zhang had no choice but to accept it. "Okay, okay, I'll take it, okay!"
"But you're a grown man, and you go out so often, you can't be without even a little pocket money."
She put a piece of silver and a dozen copper coins into the old doctor's purse, tightened the rope and handed it back to him.
"Take the rest with you."
The old doctor took it with a smile, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Gu Xixi used her own fruit trees as an example to teach everyone the standards, techniques and timing for thinning flowers.
It took half a day for all fruit tree growers to learn it.
She also wrote a letter to Aunt Lin, giving a detailed description of the orchard on the northwest border.
I believe that Aunt Lin and other military families will be able to take good care of the fruit trees.
Two days later, Gu Xixi had settled everything and packed her luggage before going to the capital.
At noon, wisps of smoke rose above the village. An Qinghe drove a horse-drawn carriage and stopped outside Gu Xixi's house at the perfect time.
After lunch, An Qinghe couldn't wait to take Gu Xixi out to see the carriage.
Shitou and Aunt Zhang also followed out.
It was a two-horse carriage with a medium-sized wooden carriage. Although it was not very luxurious, it was spacious enough.
Because she had seen the carriage sent by the He family to pick up He Jinglan, Aunt Zhang was not surprised to see this one.
He just kept praising An Qinghe for his good work. "You are really thoughtful. I was worried about whether Xixi could drive the mule cart to the capital. What if it rains? Now I feel much more relieved."
As Aunt Zhang spoke, she patted the frame hard in various places to make sure it was sturdy and secure.
Gu Xixi smiled at An Qinghe, "Thank you very much for taking the trouble to make these arrangements."
An Qinghe looked at her smile, his ears burning, "Don't thank me, I borrowed the carriage from the Chamber of Commerce, they didn't care about me, but you were looking at your boss's face."
"As soon as I heard it was for you, I said nothing!"
Gu Xixi smiled and said, "It seems that I have to find an opportunity to go to Yunling County and set up a few tables to thank everyone."
"Really?" An Qinghe was overjoyed. "But since it's my place, let me host it, or we can take turns hosting it."
The two looked at each other and smiled, while Shi Tou, who was watching from the side, frowned.
Although he also likes Brother An, he still likes Mr. Mu more.
Besides, Aunt Zhang doesn't want Sister Xixi to marry a Hu person.
It's been so long, why hasn't Mr. Mu come yet?
What if he comes back after Sister Xixi leaves, should we persuade him to follow Sister Xixi to the capital?
It’s so difficult!
Shitou looked up at the sky and sighed softly. He really worried about this family.
The next day, when the rooster crowed for the first time, An Qinghe was waiting by the carriage.
The luggage had been loaded into the car in advance. Aunt Zhang, the old doctor, and Shitou all got up early just to see the two off.
The old doctor didn't say much, but brought Gu Xixi a lot of commonly used medicines, for injuries and sprains, colds and heat, to calm the mind, to detoxify and remove filth...
Aunt Zhang talked a lot, giving instructions on everything from food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Gu Xixi agreed to all of them.
Before getting on the bus, she glanced at Shitou, who had been silent the whole time, bent down in front of him, and whispered, "The two old people are old, so please help take care of the house when I'm not around."
Shitou lowered his head and agreed in a low voice, "Yeah."
Gu Xixi added, "Mr. Song is a very good teacher. You should study hard under him and try to take the imperial examination with Gou Wa from our village in the future."
Shitou hummed for a moment before speaking, "Gou Wa has told me all these things. Mr. Song is capable, and the rest depends on how capable we are."
He said, raised his head and glared, "Just leave now, you're not going to come back after all the nagging!"
Gu Xixi straightened up, "Okay, you dislike me? Then I'm leaving."
She clearly saw that Shitou's eyes were red, and she was afraid that if she said a few more words, he would burst into tears.
An Qinghe pulled the reins, and the carriage moved farther and farther away in the morning light.
An Qinghe's driving skills were very good. In just seven days, he left the northwest border and headed eastward around the mountains.
Although it would take a little more time to follow the route he planned in advance, he could always reach the post station or the city before sunset every day and stay in a guest room at night, thus avoiding the suffering of sleeping in the open air.
After a few more days, we finally arrived at Fengcheng, the largest city connecting the east and the west.
Although it was Gu Xixi's first time here, she was very familiar with the place.
Because the story of the Regent's clever capture of Fengcheng could be heard everywhere in teahouses, and even major opera troupes wrote new plays for it, and people were often heard talking about it when walking around the streets, it would be hard not to know about it along the way.
An Qinghe drove to find an inn.
When the two got out of the car and entered the store, the storyteller in the lobby was talking about the capture of Fengcheng by strategy.
An Qinghe smiled and said, "This regent is really an amazing person. I heard that he is very young. I really want to see what he looks like."
"When we get to the capital, we might have a chance to see him on the street!"
Gu Xixi was silent for a moment, "...maybe."
She thought to herself, not only do you know what he looks like, you've also eaten at the same table with him.
The two of them each checked into an ordinary guest room and went back to their rooms to rest.
An Qinghe has been living next door to Gu Xixi recently, so if there is any emergency on her side, she can just shout and he will hear it.
In the evening, An Qinghe knocked on the door and asked Gu Xixi to come downstairs for dinner.
As soon as the two of them crossed the corridor and turned a corner, they met an acquaintance coming down from the third floor.
Their eyes met, and the man asked in surprise, "Xixi sister, why are you here?"
Gu Xixi also greeted him with a smile, "Brother Zichu."
"I'm going to the capital, passing through Fengcheng."
Jiang Mingyuan suddenly realized, "Then I know the purpose of your visit."
"We happen to be going the same way, why don't we go together?"
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