Chapter Fifty-Three: Receiving Orders in Danger and Preparing for Departure
"I'm going to Nanjing with my eldest brother and fourth brother?"
Rao is how Zhang Yue imagined in advance, he never expected that it would be such a result in the end. As the son of his uncle Zhang Xin, it is natural for Zhang Zhen to go to Nanjing; Zhang Chao is the oldest among his grandchildren, and while he goes to run errands, he can also let the British public try to find a position in the army, but he can't find a problem; But he went......
At this time, there were only two Gu and Zhang Yue in the main room of Nuoda. Seeing Zhang Yue's surprised face, Gu Shi coughed lightly: "Brother Yue, this time I went to Nanjing, although I am the oldest brother Chao'er, I have already told him, you can take the big idea, and the financial matters are also up to you." As for Brother Zhen'er, who is the youngest and thinks about his father, he has to rely on you to watch. I originally planned to let your father go, but today I received an urgent letter from Nanjing, your second uncle has to go back, and the family can't do without your father, so ......"
didn't say what he said afterwards, Gu solemnly instructed: "When I went to Nanjing, the big things outside have my own British duke, you listen more and watch more and talk less, but don't be humble when you should behave." I asked the housekeeper Gao Quan to go with you, he is the old man in the family, and he has also met the British father, and sometimes he can help you. This time I may not be able to come back in a year and a half, I see that the amber autumn marks around you are all good, so bring the two of them with you, and pick a few capable and martial arts guys to follow. ”
Zhang Yue muttered in his heart, thinking about how his grandmother could remember the people around her, but she didn't say who she would let follow Zhang Chao and Zhang Zhen. It was easy to find an opportunity to interject, and he hurriedly asked: "Then after we arrive in Nanjing, will we live directly in the British public's house, or will we go to my uncle's old house first?" ”
"Let's live with the British Princess." Gu Shi made a decision without thinking about it, "I don't know how long the old mansion hasn't been inhabited, and now that your eldest uncle is in prison, that subordinate may not know what the family will become." The British prince has no children now, and he will definitely treat you well, and maybe there will be other opportunities. ”
Zhang Yue thought about the word chance and walked out of the door, but at a glance, he saw Zhang Chao and Zhang Zhen brothers standing there. Zhang Chao, who has always been grinning and sunny, now looks a little thin, and he has probably not gotten rid of the trouble of the previous divorce turmoil; And Zhang Zhen lost the arrogance of his eyes on the top of his head, and took the lead in coming over and calling the third brother for the first time.
"Grandmother is inside, the eldest brother and the fourth brother should go in together."
When Zhang Chao and Zhang Zhen entered the back room together, seeing Zhang Qi standing aside sulking, Zhang Yue knew that he was unhappy because he was left alone at home, so he went up to comfort him as soon as his eyes rolled: "Second brother, this time I went to Nanjing with my eldest brother and fourth brother, and you were left alone in the family, and your burden will be heavier." The second uncle will return to each other soon, and my father probably can't take care of the family's affairs, and my grandmother can only count on you as a man, and our rear will all depend on you! ”
Zhang Qi and Zhang Chao have similar personalities, and this time he held his breath because he felt that he had been neglected, but when he heard Zhang Yue's explanation, he suddenly felt that he had a great responsibility, and the disappointment and anger were immediately put away. He nodded vigorously, and then punched Zhang Yue twice on the shoulder, and put down his bold words very responsibly.
"Third brother, don't worry, I have me at home!"
Zhang Yue waited for such a sentence, so he folded a bunch of high hats and sent them away, seeing that Zhang Qi had once again returned to his former majestic appearance, he was relieved to leave the main room. Before he had gone a few steps out, he stopped at the door of the east wing, with a confused expression on his face, and he still didn't go up and knock on the door after a long time.
However, just as he turned to leave, the closed door suddenly creaked. He turned his head to look and saw that the person who came out of the door was amber, and he couldn't help but feel a little strange. When he was in labor, he shoved both Autumn Scars and Amber into his hands, but then he transferred both of them back, and he didn't seem to have sent Amber over just now.
"Young Master!" Amber was a little worried, and after going down a few steps to find Zhang Yue standing in front of her, she was immediately startled, and hurriedly stepped back and saluted. changed the previous questions and answers, but this time she explained without waiting for Zhang Yue's question, "It was the master who asked the young master to inform his wife of the young master's going to Nanjing, and the wife was not at ease, so she asked the slave maid to come over and explain a few things." ”
Zhang Yue was relieved at this time, but he had to complain in his heart that his father was troubled - when her mother was in confinement, let her be raised with peace of mind now, wouldn't it be better to talk about it afterwards? He nodded and walked forward, knowing that Amber must be following behind him, but after a few steps, he remembered another question, so he stopped and asked, "Mother only called you, didn't pass on the autumn marks?" ”
After waiting for a long time and not hearing any sound, Zhang Yue couldn't help but look back, but saw that Amber was still standing at the bottom of the steps in a daze, her face was red and white, which was very strange. It wasn't until he raised his voice and screamed again that she ran over in a panic, without the slightest indifference like before.
"Young Master?"
"Forget it, let's go back and talk about it!"
Although he didn't quite understand what his mother had done to Amber, which surprised this taciturn and capable girl, Zhang Yue still decided not to get to the bottom of it. All the way back to the west courtyard, he saw a few little girls holding all kinds of things shuttling between the upper room and the east room, all of them were blowing under their feet. Not only that, but bursts of shouting could be heard in the rooms on both sides.
"Quail Qiu, don't forget the Quail Qiu that the old lady gave to the young master last time, Nanjing is cold!"
"Didn't the eldest master give the young master two Xiangfei bamboo fans last time? Hurry up and find out, you can use it in the summer! ”
Just these two sentences of dialogue slashed Zhang Yue to the top, not to mention the other voices that nagged about what kind of people, what ear digging, and what other nonsense. He went to Nanjing to do things this time, not to visit the mountains and rivers, no matter how cold Nanjing is, it can be colder than this Henan, and there is a bamboo fan in summer to prepare? Before he could open his mouth, Amber walked quickly past him, stepped forward and scolded the little girls who were screaming, and finally drove everyone away.
After entering the room, Zhang Yue didn't look at the room full of cages that had been cleaned up, and instructed Qiu Zhen word by word: "Prepare four sets of internal and external clothes for winter and spring, bring the sword that Mr. Du gave me at the beginning, and don't bring the rest except for what you have to bring, otherwise it will be a mess!" With so many cages on the road, not to mention the delay, what will others think of this in Nanjing? When people see that the Zhang family has committed an accident, they still don't know how to advance and retreat and swagger through the market, won't it affect the British public when the time comes? ”
It was the first time for Qiu Zhen to see Zhang Yue speak in such a stern tone, his face turned red, and he stood up and agreed before replying: "The slave maid also just went to the second wife, and saw that the girls had sorted out four or five big boxes, so she was ready to bring everything she could bring, and she didn't mean to cause trouble for the young master......"
"Second aunt?" Zhang Yue patted his forehead with a headache, and then smiled bitterly, "You look at it, as long as the second uncle is still in this house, when we go on the road tomorrow, the eldest brother will only bring less things than me, never more than me!" As I said, the less things are as unnoticeable as possible. ”
PS: Late...... Well, this is the second update of the day