"Second uncle, what's wrong with you, hurry up and sit down and rest for a while." Gu Mingqin hurriedly helped him sit down on the chair, poured him a cup of tea, held it in front of him, saw him drink it, and his face slowly returned to normal, so he was relieved. While helping him beat his back, he asked puzzledly, "Second uncle, why did you come here at this time, is it related to the second aunt and the third aunt?" ”

The old man drank tea, his face softened slightly, closed his eyes, and shook his head slightly: "It has nothing to do with them, I heard that something happened to you, so I hurried over to take a look, but I didn't expect to meet these two who are not angry." Mentioning just now, the old man was a little excited, but fortunately, Gu Mingqin patted him on the back behind him, and he slowly calmed down. glanced sideways at her, "Just now I was walking on the road and met the boss of the Qian family." He told me that when he met you outside the city, Lao Zhang was still wounded, and his condition was more serious, and your carriage was gone. What the hell is going on, aren't you going to worship, how can you encounter these things? ”

Gu Mingqin shook his head: "I don't know, I burned paper for Daddy, and I was going to come back, but I didn't expect to meet an assassin ......."

"Assassins?" The old man was also taken aback, and looked back at Gu Mingqin, "Who is going to kill you?" ”

"I don't know, the man is masked, and he can't see his face at all; And I've been protecting Yue Chong and Mingyin, and I don't care to look at it carefully. I only know that that person's martial arts are very high, if it weren't for someone suddenly helping out, I'm afraid it would ......" Gu Mingqin didn't say any more, just closed his eyes, shook his head gently, and sighed helplessly.

The old man patted her on the shoulder, as if he understood her fear, then frowned, and couldn't help but ask: "You just said that someone saved you, who is it, do you know it?" ”

Gu Mingqin shook his head slightly: "I don't know, in my impression, I haven't seen them, and ......" Before he finished speaking, he heard an excited voice from outside the door—

"Sister, I'm back." As he spoke, a handsome young man with clear eyebrows walked in from outside the door. This person is Gu Mingqin's eldest brother, the son of the Gu family, Gu Yuecheng, who is fourteen years old this year. As soon as Gu Yuecheng entered the house, he saw his sister sitting on it, and beside her, there was a kind old man, seeing the old man, Gu Yuecheng was stunned, "Second uncle, it's so late, why are you here?" ”

"I heard that your eldest sister went out to worship today and had an accident, so I came over to take a look."

"Something's wrong?" When Gu Yuecheng heard this, his eyes immediately widened, and he looked up at his sister, "Eldest sister, something happened, how could something happen......

The old man was about to speak, but Gu Mingqin took a step ahead: "It's nothing, it's all gone." I came back so late and I haven't eaten yet, and I haven't eaten either. Well, let's clean up and eat together later. ”

Gu Yuecheng could see that Gu Mingqin didn't want to let him know, he didn't want to worry about it, although he understood it in his heart, but it wasn't a taste after all, but it was not easy to disobey, so he just responded in a low voice: "Oh." Then he bowed and took his leave.

Looking at her younger brother's lonely back, Gu Mingqin also blamed herself a little. She knew that such a big thing should not be hidden from him; But after all, he was at a critical moment now, and Gu Mingqin didn't want to distract him because of himself.

"You should tell him that this won't be a secret for long."

Hearing the voice, Gu Mingqin lowered his head and looked at the old man in the chair, and the other party also looked at him, with a sense of expectation and clarity in his eyes. Hearing him say this, Gu Mingqin couldn't help but sigh: "I also know that this matter can't be hidden; But after all, he is now at a critical moment to catch the exam, and he is about to enter Beijing, if I tell him that he will not go, then it will be ......"

Shook his head helplessly: "Second uncle, you let me think about it, and I will have a good talk with him when I eat." ”

The old man raised his head, looked at her for a long time, and then got up from the chair: "Okay, this is your sister and brother's business, you sister and brother have a good chat, I won't bother, I'll go see Lao Zhang." ”

"Second uncle, let's stay and have dinner together."

"No need, I just ate outside, you two can use it slowly." The old man's voice grew farther and farther away.

Looking at the old man's stiff back, Gu Mingqin's heart was full of gratitude, if it wasn't for him just now......

The second uncle, Gu Xin, is the oldest in the Gu family. I think that at the beginning, it was he and Gu Mingqin's grandfather who worked together to collect and boil medicines and treat people, and Gu's Medical Center was also founded by the two brothers from scratch, getting up early and greedy for darkness. The second uncle has never been married all his life, and it is said that it was because the brothers accidentally got lost when they were collecting medicine thirty years ago and couldn't get out of the mountains. At that time, it was very cold, and in order to protect his brother, Gu Xin always hugged him and used his body temperature to warm him. Mrs. Gu was seriously ill and unconscious, so Gu Xin tried every means to take him out of the jungle. After coming out, Mrs. Gu quickly woke up and recovered his strength because of proper insulation, but Gu Xin was seriously ill, and after waking up, Gu Xin lost some of his physical functions.

Before this, Gu Xin had made an appointment for a marriage, but after waking up, he took the initiative to withdraw from the marriage. Since then, there has been no mention of marrying a wife and having children. Mrs. Gu remembered his life-saving grace and instructed future generations to treat his brother well, and treat his brother as if he were himself. At the beginning, the two brothers naturally worked together to run Gu's Medical Center, but later, Gu Taiye died, Gu Mingqin's father Gu Jialiang inherited the family business, and Gu Xin slowly retreated into the background. However, for this second uncle, whether it is Gu Jialiang or the other two, they dare not slack off. The three brothers seem to have an agreement, Mrs. Gu is gone, Gu Xin is the only elder in the family, no matter what happens, you have to listen to his opinion.

At the beginning, Gu Xin often went to the medical center, and after a long time, he saw that Gu Jialiang's business was in good order, and the business of the medical center was thriving, so he stopped caring about it. On weekdays, teasing cats and dogs, drinking and boxing, or going to Hualou to listen to music, can be described as leisurely and comfortable. Gu Jialiang's sudden death allowed him to return to the Gu family and take on heavy responsibilities. It's just that this time, he hid behind the scenes, and asked Gu Mingqin to come forward on weekdays, but he couldn't hold it anymore, so he came out to suppress it.

The reason why he did this was that Gu Xin was really helpless. On the one hand, I am old and unable to preside over the family business, especially now, with the efforts of Gu Jialiang, the business of Gu's Medical Center is getting bigger and bigger, and I am afraid that I can't take it by myself. But the other two people of the Gu family, Gu Jiawei and Gu Jiadong, one only knows how to be greedy for pleasure and spend time drinking, and the other knows the way of Confucius and Mencius, what can these two people do, who can support this family business?

Fortunately, there is also a Gu Mingqin, although she is a girl, she can grow up from childhood to adulthood, because of her interest, she has been following Gu Jialiang's side, and she also knows a little about the situation at home and the business situation of Gu's Medical Center. The most important thing is that Gu Jialiang went suddenly, everyone was at a loss at that time, and they didn't know what to do, at this time, the little girl stood up, wiped away her tears, arranged everything in an orderly manner, and handled Gu Jialiang's funeral.

At that time, Gu Xin also specially asked her, are you afraid? The little girl's answer impressed him: "Of course I'm afraid." What's the use of being scared, Daddy is dead and can't come back, I'm sad, I want to cry, but I know, I can't cry, I can't be sad anymore. Otherwise, we will have an even more difficult life in the future. ”

Just these words made Gu Xin look at this seventeen-year-old niece and granddaughter, and made up his mind to help her and straighten out the Gu family.

Gu Mingqin also needs him, especially at this time, how difficult it is for a woman to be in charge. But she knew that she couldn't help but stand up, if she didn't stand up, the Gu family would fall apart sooner or later, and the Gu family medical hall might be gone, this was her father's hard work, and she couldn't let it disappear and become history. Of course, more importantly, if you don't take the initiative to stand up, the four siblings will become lambs to the slaughter sooner or later. Only in this way can the four sisters and brothers have a way to live.

In fact, what the second uncle said in front of the Hu family and the Xu family just now was also what Gu Mingqin wanted to say. It's just that as a junior, she can't say it directly, so she can only express it as tactfully as possible. It's a pity that the Hu family is aggressive, and Gu Mingqin doesn't dare to guarantee whether he can still maintain his original self-cultivation if he continues like this. But fortunately, Gu Xin arrived in time, relieved her, and said what she couldn't say. Finally sent two people, how could Gu Mingqin not be full of gratitude to this old man?