In wartime, human life is like a mustard, after the city of Yanzhou is broken, the people who fled for their lives ran to the south like a tide, and the displaced people dragged their families along the way, crying all over the sky, and there were officials in several nearby states and counties to take in the displaced people, but with more and more people fleeing, the northern barbarians were also chasing after them, and they really couldn't be placed, so they had to be sent to the south.

Ji's mother also brought some valuable softness, and sold it all the way, and finally the mother and daughter did not go hungry, but they also spent almost all the money. And those refugees who have no family wealth are even more miserable, it is not uncommon to sell their children and daughters, and as for the abandonment of their mothers and wives, it is not uncommon.

When Gu Yanzhang said this, it was not scary, but the end of most of the children who fled alone.

However, to his surprise, Ji Qingling was not afraid of what he said at all, but said seriously: "I will take that jade pendant for a while, let's live here first, I have embroidery, and I can earn a few bucks for embroidered things, I will provide Fifth Brother Gu to study, and when we have saved enough, we will go back to Yanzhou." ”

Gu Yanzhang is two years older than her, and fled all the way after the family was broken, it can be said that he has seen all the warmth and coldness of the world, and naturally knows the current situation better, he heard Ji Qingling say this, although he was moved, he felt that this was a child's knowledge, and he didn't know the suffering of the world.

He stuffed the jade pei back into Ji Qingling's hand and snatched the envelope, wanting to see if the shredded pieces of paper in it could be pieced back together.

Ji Qingling simply put the envelope into his sleeve and said trickfully: "Fifth Brother Gu, you believe me this time, I have embroidery workers, and I can write well, even if I go to help people copy books, neither of us will starve to death!" ”

She looked at Gu Yanzhang's eyes sincerely: "Fifth Brother Gu, don't worry, I will let you live a good life, as long as you concentrate on studying, and when you have saved enough money, let's go back to Yanzhou to pledge the land deed and house deed, and after passing the liberation test, we will go to the capital to prepare for the exam!" ”

She swore in a sworn tone, and she didn't understand, thinking that this was a promise to her husband.

Gu Yanzhang smiled dumbly, he was amused and moved in his heart, and after a while, he still said helplessly: "Don't make trouble......

Ji Qingling saw Gu Yanzhang's preachy posture of a little adult, and knew that if he didn't explain clearly at this time, it would be difficult to convince him. She looked down and saw that there was a kettle and a few bowls on the wooden table in front of her, and after thinking about it, she simply lifted the pot and turned over the cup, poured a pour of water, dipped it in water with her hand, and wrote the three big characters "Gu Yanzhang" on the table with her index finger.

After she finished writing, she stood up, stepped aside, and said to Gu Yanzhang: "Fifth Brother Gu, what do you think of my words?" ”

Gu Yanzhang was full of suspicion, he got up and walked to Ji Qingling's seat, looked down at the handwriting, and was stunned.

In his previous life, Ji Qingling's father was named Ji Anlu, an official to the third envoy, and he was a prime minister. In addition to being resourceful and decisive, he has a particularly keen sense of politics, and has been up and down for decades, serving as three emperors, and being deposed several times, but he can always make a comeback, and his ability to be an official is also known for his beautiful calligraphy.

Ji Qingling was born frail and sick, and her family inevitably indulged a lot, she could not only debate with her father and brother on court affairs, but also often delve into strange things by her own temperament. She loves to read and miscellaneous, and she turns a blind eye at home, even if she often goes to steal the letters between her father and the courtiers of the same court, the elders will only laugh when they see it, and occasionally help cover it up.

Although Ji Qingling is weak, he is extremely intelligent, especially very talented in learning. Her handwriting was brought out by her father Ji Anlu, and she once imitated the famous fonts of various dynasties and wrote a longevity picture to congratulate her grandmother on her birthday. At this moment, she sacrificed this regular script of the three halls, which immediately shocked Gu Yanzhang.

It is said that the poor are rich and martial, the Gu family has a lot of wealth in Yanzhou, Gu Yanzhang has been naughty since he was a child, flirting with cats and dogs, doing everything, the Gu family spoils his children, and simply invited him to teach martial arts to a serious master. Gu Yanzhang was enlightened at the age of five, studied for five years, and has only read four books so far. But enlightenment can practice words first, and practice words first to paint red, which has remained unchanged for thousands of years.

The Jin Dynasty scientific expedition was popular in the regular script of the three halls, which required the structure to be strict and upright, and to conform to the law. Although Gu Yanzhang is not good at reading, it can be seen that his knowledge is not bad, and when he saw Ji Qingling's beautiful courtyard characters, he only felt that he was not inferior to the gentleman who was invited by his family with a lot of money, and he couldn't even speak for a while.

Ji Qingling said: "I have some books borrowed from the Zhizhou Mansion in the Central Plains of my family, and I can memorize a few books, write them out silently when the time comes, and sell them in the bookstore, after all, I can exchange a few dollars, and it will not be a problem to support them for two years." ”

She knew that although Gu Yanzhang was young, he had a big idea, and he might not be persuaded by his simple words, so she said, "Fifth Brother Gu, my father and brother left in a hurry, and I didn't have time to arrange the aftermath, my mother was frightened by the barbarian slaughter, and she only thought about escaping from Yanzhou and finding a place to stay, and she didn't have time to think about anything else." Now that my mother is gone, I am alone, and I have to think more. ”

"In the past, our family and the Li family may not have communicated twice a year, since my father was promoted to eight grades in the last year's examination, and in just half a year, they have come six or seven times, and they are still clamoring to get married." She looked down at the jade pendant in her hand, although it was still a child's tone, but there was a hint of ridicule in her tone, "I'm not a three-year-old child, what they think, naturally I can guess a few points." It is said that it is small and small, I only ask Fifth Brother Gu, what do you think of such a family, if I take their jade pendant to the door alone, what will be the next life? ”

Being asked by her like this, Gu Yanzhang was stunned.

He was just a child about ten years old, and he always thought that if he sent Ji Qingling to the capital, everything would be fine when he arrived at the Li family, and there would be no more problems. But at this time, after listening to what Ji Qingling said, after thinking about it carefully, going to the capital is indeed not a way out.

Gu Yanzhang couldn't help but think of some Qingke martial artists raised at home, and they were indeed well treated by people who could use them, and they didn't need them, but they just gave him a tile and raised them for two meals a day, as for the face, who didn't earn it by himself.

The law of the jungle is just the norm.

Let Ji Qingling, a little girl with six relatives who are not there and have no support, go to the merchant's house in the capital to take refuge, the two matchmakers are undecided, to put it mildly, it really has nothing to do with it, and it is strange not to be swallowed alive by life.

Now that he already had this idea in his heart, he was no longer as sure as before, but if he didn't send Ji Qingling to the capital, there was really no other way. Just as she was hesitating, Sister-in-law Liao had already returned.

Sister-in-law Liao carried a burden in her hand, put it on her shoulder, and said: "Let's go, go to find the chief and make a contract, and go to the Xie family to see the steward, if you are blessed, you can keep it, if you are not blessed, I can only sell you elsewhere." ”