Chapter 22: Return to Huating
"My lord, there is more than an hour ahead to reach Huating. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Li Er's somewhat excited words echoed in Gu Xiuyuan's ears, yes, after a two-day return journey, he was finally about to arrive at Huating on the third day, not only Li Er was a little excited.
The people behind are also very happy in their hearts, because there were no deaths in this collection, and some people were only injured, and this situation can really be called a bodhisattva blessing in this northwest region.
Gu Xiu looked at the faintly visible Huating County, and the heart that was originally hanging in his heart also fell, God knows that he was so nervous all the way, for fear that there would be a series of problems and encounter some robbers!
"Let's hurry up, and try to go home for dinner or something......" Gu Xiuyuan commanded Li Er.
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Outside the city gate, Gu Xiuyuan found that there was a small servant of the Gu family watching at the city gate, as if waiting for something!
"Childe...... It's my son-in-law! "The little guy has a good look, and he found Gu Xiuyuan through the crowd and recognized it! In fact, this trip has already changed Gu Xiuyuan too much.
was originally a rich boy and a scholar with splendid articles in his chest, but after this escort, he completely changed, as if he had become a heroic Qinglian swordsman, with both the elegance of a scholar and the momentum of a martial arts knight!
The little guy hurriedly ran forward, bowed his head and saluted, and said excitedly: "I've seen Childe, is Childe okay all the way?" After speaking, he looked at Gu Xiuyuan with sparkling eyes.
"It's good, nothing happened, what about Uncle Ze? Are you okay in the house? Gu Xiuyuan nodded with a smile and said.
"The old housekeeper always thinks about the son in his heart, and every day he asks the villain to come and guard here, saying that it is lest you come back and enter the city without seeing anyone in the house......" The little man nodded and replied.
"By the way, I'll go and run for me later, I guess I'm going to work hard for you!" Gu Xiuyuan thought of Ding Liu, so he explained to the little servant: "Later, you will go with Ding Liu and help bring all his family to the house!"
Gu Xiu looked at Ding Liu as he spoke, and his eyes motioned for him to come over!
Ding Liu stepped forward, nodded at the little guy and arched his hand: "Little brother is fine!"
The little guy naturally refused to accept the courtesy, this was the person the son wanted, so he turned sideways and avoided and replied: "Don't call me little brother, just call me Xiaoyi!"
After Xiao Yi finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Gu Xiuyuan and asked, "When will the son return home?"
"Don't worry, these people haven't been arranged yet, it is estimated that it will take a while, you can go with Ding Liu first." Gu Xiuyuan nodded after speaking, and motioned for them to leave first, after all, there was no bus or anything in these years, and the transportation was not convenient.
After watching Xiao Yi and them leave, Gu Xiuyuan turned around, looked at the people who had experienced life and death, and asked, "If you are worried about your relatives at home, go back first, don't delay here."
After speaking, he handed Li Er two purses, one of which he had just gotten from Xiao Yi, saying that the old housekeeper had explained, and someone would definitely come back with him after Gongzi returned to the city, and he would take it out as a reward from Gongzi when the time came.
And the other one was Gu Xiuyuan's own, I was afraid that it would not be enough, so I took it out and asked Li Er to give each of them a tael of silver.
In fact, the guards had already rewarded them once, but Gu Xiuyuan felt that it was a public reward, and he was a "labor subsidy" given to them on behalf of the Gu government.
After most people got the money, they thanked them again and again, kept bowing their heads and bowing to Gu Xiuyuan, and then slowly left after a long time. In addition to Li Er, there were three others left.
"Aren't you going back?" Gu Xiuyuan asked.
When the three of them heard this, you look at me and I look at you for a while, and after a while, one of them slowly said the reason: "The three of us were originally in the same Zhuangzi, but it's a pity that ...... There are no parents at home......"
Although the words were messy, Gu Xiuyuan understood that this kind of family is very common on the northwest border, and the young and strong laborers in the family go to the bloody battlefield of the army, and the weak mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are overwhelmed by the labor and blows, until they die of exhaustion......
"Ask the adults to take ......" The three of them knelt down straight, and Li Er looked at Gu Xiuyuan when he saw this, and asked what to do.
"I don't accept useless people in my Gu Mansion, and the reason why I let Ding Liu take his closest relatives into the Mansion is because of his prescription, or because of the relics left to him by his father! Of course, what I appreciate more is his ability and attitude to match prescriptions and herbs! ”
Gu Xiuyuan did not relent, but immediately agreed because of their chances, but said the reason for hiring Ding Liu!
"What do you think you have to get me to agree?" After Gu Xiuyuan finished speaking, he reached out and rubbed his temples, it seemed that he still hadn't rested well, and his head was getting more and more painful.
The three of them turned pale after hearing Gu Xiuyuan's slightly ruthless words, biting their lips tightly, full of decadence. Li Er watched from the sidelines, and he was also anxious.
After a long time, Gu Xiuyuan relieved himself and said, "Since you want me to take you in, and you don't have much ability, then work hard!" Don't forget, you are begging me to take you in today, and it will not be so simple to leave when the time comes, and my Gu Mansion is not just a random person who comes and leaves. ”
was really exhausted, Gu Xiuyuan didn't wait for the three of them to react after finishing speaking, he turned around and left directly, and Li Er knew that Gu Xiuyuan was a person who was cold on the outside and hot on the inside, since the adult said so, it meant that the adult had accepted them.
"Get up, my lord just spoke a little colder, but in fact, I am very good to be humble and treat others." Li Er helped them up.
"Don't blame the adults, it's just that we are useless......" The three of them seemed to know their own situation, and they didn't feel angry because of it.
"Do it well, you won't regret it if you follow the adults." Li Er looked at them and said with a little envy.
Indeed, it was so simple to follow the adults on a trip to Pingliang, and the adults were all high-spirited and brilliant along the way, and because he followed the adults in the final evaluation, he was praised by the minister of the scriptures, "Tiger General!" ”
It seems that this time he should be able to serve as the head of the archer team in the Yasi!
Thinking of this, Li Er's mood began to get better again!
"Let's go, I'll take you to the Lord's Mansion." Li Er said to the three of them.
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Lijiazhuang, Gufu
It may be because everyone will be particularly tired and want to relax if they finish something or arrive at their destination, and Gu Xiuyuan is in such a state!
Because he was really tired, Gu Xiuyuan hired a car for the coachman to send him to Gu's mansion.
"Thank you." Gu Xiuyuan got out of the car and said a word of thanks to the driver.
At this time, the Gu Mansion was already full of joy, without him, as early as when the coachman entered Lijiazhuang, there was a small servant in the Gu Mansion who inquired that it was his own son who was sitting here!
When the old housekeeper heard the order, he naturally hurriedly asked the servants in the house to prepare food and hot water and other things, so that the son could rest after returning to the house.
"Da Lang!"
The old housekeeper stood at the gate early, and when he saw Gu Xiuyuan get out of the car, he blinked his somewhat blurry eyes, confirming whether it was the figure in his mind that had been missed thousands of times, some people said that the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment, so many days, the old housekeeper would stand at the gate every day and look outside, there will be his own big man back!
Finally on this day, this time I read it right!
Gu Xiuyuan's body, which was originally very tired, suddenly had a sour nose after hearing the call of the old housekeeper, and his eyes couldn't help but moisten a little.
Seeing the old housekeeper standing at the door and shouting at himself with a little old age, his heart was very warm and at the same time a little guilty, he walked in a hurry and didn't say anything, which must have made him worry about himself every day.
Since his father died, in this world, the so-called relatives are probably only Uncle Ze!