Chapter 66: The Flood

Chen received Mrs. Su's letter, her face was sad, she was worried about Mrs. Su's illness on the one hand, on the other hand, she finally reunited with her husband, in Xuzhou, although the border is more dangerous, but the family is always happy.

Chen shook his head, her mother is sick now, she should be filial piety by her side, how can she have such a mind.

Su Yun came to the main room, saw that Chen was frowning, and looked at Mama Lan inquiringly, and Mama Lan told her about Mrs. Su's letter.

Su Yunlai couldn't help but think thoughtfully.

"Miss, what's wrong?" Mama Lan asked suspiciously.

Su Yunlai said lightly: "I'm afraid this illness is a little strange. ”

"Why did Mademoiselle say that? The old lady is old, and she has been drinking medicine all year round, so it's normal for her to feel a little unwell, right? Mama Lan said hesitantly.

Su Yunlai shook his head: "If the old lady is really sick, she will not let her father go back, but this letter only says that the old lady misses me and the third brother, and does not mention anything about my father, which shows that this illness is a little strange." After a pause, she continued: "Now that my cousin is in prison, the old lady is worried that my father will intercede for my cousin when he goes back, which will affect the Su family." ”

When Mama Lan heard this, she felt that there was some truth, and she couldn't help but complain a little to the old lady Su in her heart, "What is the meaning of the old lady's move?" ”

Su Yunlai thought for a moment before replying: "Now the old lady attaches the most importance to the future of the fourth brother, let us go back this time, I'm afraid it will be related to the fourth brother." ”

Mama Lan sighed and looked worried: "Mrs. finally reunited with the master, and after a few comfortable days, she will go back again." ”

Thinking of the various intrigues and intrigues in Sufu, Mama Lan was worried.

Su Yunlai smiled: "What are you worried about, the soldiers will block, the water will cover up, and it's nothing to go back." ”

"The slave is just worried, now that Master Lin has an accident and goes back, my wife's life will not be easy." Mama Lan said worriedly.

Look, Mama Lan understands the truth.

Su Yunlai smiled helplessly.

Since the letter came, he was about to prepare to go back, the Chen family hurriedly ordered someone to prepare a gift, Su Yunlai thought about whether to say goodbye to Gu Junyan, and was hesitating, Gu Junyan came to the door.

"Why are you here?" Su Yun looked at Gu Junyan and said with a surprised expression.

Gu Junyan actually entered her study directly, no wonder Su Yunlai was surprised.

Gu Junyan glanced at Jun Yao and felt a rare trace of satisfaction with her: "This girl led me in." ”

Jun Yao saw Gu Junyan in the mansion, so he led him over to find Su Yun, Jun Yao was the big girl in front of Su Yunlai, and she was quite facely, so she was naturally unimpeded.

Su Yunlai was speechless for a while.

Gu Junyan glanced at Jun Yao and said, "You go out first, I have something to say to your young lady." ”

Jun Yao bowed very naturally, and then walked out.

Su Yunlai: "......"

"Why are you here at this time?" Su Yunlai asked helplessly.

"I heard that you are going back to Beijing, where can you still sit still, of course I want to come to meet you." Gu Junyan said as a matter of course.

Su Yunlai was even more helpless: "Then you can't break in so blatantly, let others see what it looks like?" ”

Gu Junyan looked disapplieving: "If you see it, you can see it, I'll see who dares to spread the word?" The tone is light, but there is an unstoppable domineering.

Su Yunlai glared at him, he looked innocent and said, "Could it be that Ah Wan wants me to come and look for you quietly in the middle of the night when no one is around?" It's not impossible to ......"

Su Yunlai hurriedly interrupted his nonsense: "Okay, okay, let's come." ”

Gu Junyan immediately showed a smile on his face: "I knew that Ah Wan was reluctant to me." ”

The more time passes, the more I understand, General Gu, who has been famous since childhood, has always been very narcissistic, and he is very thick-skinned, but also, he can't be so narcissistic if he is not thick-skinned.

"What kind of illness is Mrs. Su? Do you want me to ask Your Highness to send a physician to take a look? Gu Junyan asked with concern.

General Gu Shao also has his own considerations, the sooner the old lady's illness is cured, she will be able to come back as soon as possible.

Su Yunlai shook his head: "I'm afraid this matter is not that simple, the illness is fake, let's go back, it's true." ”

Malinger? Gu Junyan frowned, he had also heard about the unspeakable things in the backyard of the Su family, he didn't care much about it before, but it was just a group of women who seemed to be fine, jumping up and down, but now that Su Yunlai was implicated, he couldn't ignore it.

"But where can I help?" Gu Junyan asked.

Su Yunlai smiled lightly, and said indifferently: "My grandmother can calculate, now it is my third brother's marriage, it is not a big deal, I can still solve it." ”

Su Zhan's marriage didn't work out before, but in the end he lost Su Jie, and now Su Jie has become an outcast, I'm afraid that the old lady won't give up again, which is also the conclusion reached by Su Yunlai and Mama Lan after discussion.

But just like that, Gu Junyan immediately frowned, Su Zhan's marriage, will the old lady also calculate her marriage?

Women are different from men, men get married later, it can also be said that they want to start a business first, but women are not too late to start looking at each other, especially big families, but also to set the marriage early, when they are old, they will prepare for the wedding, and now her age is not just right?

A few years ago, Su Yunlai was still young, and she followed her parents in Lingnan, there was no suitable family, but now that she is old, she has returned to the capital, but don't pay attention to her marriage anymore, Gu Junyan was immediately alert in his heart.

"What's wrong with you?" Su Yun looked at Gu Junyan and couldn't help asking.

Gu Junyan came back to his senses, "It's nothing. Saying that, he gently took her into his arms, sighed in her ear and said: "Before you left, I was already thinking about you, I never thought that I would one day become such a greedy person for children, Ah Wan, what can I do?" ”

Su Yunlai bent the corners of his lips, even though he felt that his current behavior was a little out of order, he still didn't push him away and hugged him gently.

Gu Junyan didn't say anything in front of Su Yunlai, it was impossible for General Gu Shao to show his cautious worry in front of his sweetheart, and that would affect his image in Su Yunlai's heart too much!

However, the major general kept this in his heart, and when he turned around, he found his new friend and military Xu Guanyi, and told him about it.

"Guanyi, if it were your sweetheart, and her elders wanted to marry your sweetheart, what would you do?" Gu Junyan asked in distress.

Xu Guan was stunned for a moment, and then thought about it seriously, "If it is a subordinate, the subordinate will come to the door to propose marriage, and will compare with the person selected by her parents, and the subordinate does not think that he will be worse than the other party, if it is really incomparable, then he has to let go and let her be with a better person." After a pause, he saw Gu Junyan frowning, and said in understanding: "Of course, if it is a major general, it will naturally not be compared." ”

After listening to Xu Guanyi's words, Gu Junyan suddenly had a sense of enlightenment, yes, he can also go to propose marriage, can anyone compare to him? Thinking of this, the major general straightened his chest and looked at Xu Guanyi more pleasing to the eye.

Gu Junyan patted him on the shoulder: "Guanyi is really my right-hand man!" ”

Xu Guanyi smiled humbly.

Gu Junyan sighed again: "Alas, I hope Master Su can think the same way." ”

Xu Guanyi's face changed, Lord Su? Gu Junyan's sweetheart is Su Yunlai?

He shouted loudly: "The Su family wants to marry Miss Su?!" ”

His fierce attitude attracted a suspicious glance from Gu Junyan, strange, was Xu Guanyi's reaction a little too strange?

Xu Guanyi quickly adjusted his emotions and said with a smile: "I just think that with a young talent like the Major General, it is a pity that Master Su still turns a blind eye." ”

Gu Junyan nodded thoughtfully: "What Guan Yi said is extremely true!" "Well, I don't know when the girl will give him a name.

Gu Junyan made up his mind, this time Su Yun came back to Beijing, if Mrs. Su really dared to set a family affair for her, he would come to the door to propose marriage! Hmph, you can't get rid of the daughter-in-law you have in your hands, where will he cry when the time comes?

Gu Junyan had just made up his mind here, and the Chen family had also prepared a gift to go home, and when he was about to set off, a major event came, and everyone was caught off guard.

Rainstorm fell in Xuzhou for a few days in a row, lightning and thunder, a lightning split in the north of the misty peak, on the mountain outside Xuzhou City, caused a landslide, huge stones blocked the way, actually blocked the road between Xuzhou and the outside world.

Not only that, the heavy rain did not stop, the towns and villages near Xuzhou were affected one after another, countless fields and villages were destroyed, and the number of missing people alone reached thousands, the people were displaced, and the news was transmitted back to the capital, shocking the government and the opposition.

Emperor Qianyuan immediately issued an order for disaster relief, but this time the landslide, the road was blocked, and the cars and horses could not enter, so Gu Yanshan sent the military grain to the disaster area to distribute it to the people, and even sent Gu Jiajun to help repair the house, and also asked the military doctor to go to the free clinic, for a time Gu Yanshan's reputation among the people reached its peak, and even overshadowed Emperor Qianyuan.

As a result, the Su family's return to the capital was temporarily put on hold.

In the past few days, Gu Yanshan took the elderly and children among the victims into the city to take care of them, and the people were grateful to Gu Jiajun and praised his exploits.

Su Yunlai heard the rumors of the people outside and was worried.

For several days in a row, Gu Junyan was busy with disaster relief, and he didn't close his eyes for several days, and finally came back and came to Su's house.

"Eventful, received a lot of victims into the city, although they have all been checked, but it is inevitable that there will be people fishing in troubled waters, you must be careful at home, I will send a team of people to come and station." Gu Junyan said to Su Yun.

After several days of busyness, Gu Junyan was exhausted, and his always neat body was also full of mud, Su Yun looked at him distressed, and wanted to let him take a break, but knowing that he was carrying a heavy burden, he was saving his life.

Su Yunlai nodded: "You don't have to worry about me here, I will explain it and pay attention to the portal." Saying that, he still couldn't help but feel distressed, and asked Jun Yao to prepare the tonic soup.

"I've heard rumors outside that General Gu is now too famous among the people, which is not a good thing." Su Yunlai said worriedly.

Gu Junyan was silent for a moment, and then said: "Ah Wan, I know your concerns, but we can't help it, the situation of this disaster is too serious, don't you see, how serious the casualties in those villages are, some poor people, living in grass houses, didn't know what happened, they were washed away by the flood, my father really couldn't ......bear it."

Therefore, even though he knew that doing so would attract the emperor's suspicion and dissatisfaction, Gu Yanshan still did it.

"There are some things that are not a question of whether we should do them or whether we can do them, and now we have no choice but to watch those victims die." Gu Junyan said.

Su Yunlai sighed in his heart, nodded, held his hand, and said seriously: "I'm just reminding you, it's not a big deal, even if you don't do this, the emperor will be suspicious of us, since we have done it now, we will simply do it to our advantage, we can't be a good person in vain, but we will be persecuted." ”

Gu Junyan's eyes shone brightly, as if reflecting the entire starry sky, he held her hand and whispered, "I like you to say that we are." ”

They are so close to each other.

Su Yunlai touched his cheek, and couldn't hide his distress: "You've been tired these days, let's rest for a while, and I'll call you later." ”

Gu Junyan shook his head: "No, I still have to change the crown one, this time thanks to him, a scholar, followed the soldiers to the disaster relief, alas, it's really difficult for him, I just don't worry about you, come and see you." ”

Su Yunlai was moved and comforted in her heart, but she couldn't stop him, she could only take care of herself, let him have no worries, look at his back, and send him away.

Gu Junyan left, coming and going in a hurry.

Su Yun came to the house, and sometimes Su Zhan would go to the General's Mansion to discuss matters and bring back some news.

"There is not enough food, there is not enough medicinal materials, and now the army is already thrifty, but it can't go on like this, if the Liao army has beaten Ali, it is more dangerous for the soldiers to have no ability to resist." Su Zhan said worriedly.

Su Yunlai also looked worried: "Where is the food sent by the emperor for disaster relief now?" Haven't you arrived yet? ”

"I said that I had already set off, but it also started to rain in the capital, and it flooded a lot of places, and the road was not easy to walk, so the trip slowed down, and now I can't count on them." Su Zhan replied: "Ah Wan, you have always been smart, can you think of a way?" ”

Su Zhan asked, in fact, he didn't have much hope, but there was a sense of rushing to the doctor in it, after all, although Su Yunlai was smart, but in the end she was just a woman, and she might not have a way to do such a tricky matter.

"Aren't there a lot of merchants in the city? It shouldn't be difficult to call on wealthy businessmen to raise donations in the name of General Gu, right? Su Yun said.

Although Xuzhou has been fighting all the year round, but because there are a lot of merchants who come and go, for so many years, in addition to iron weapons, the dynasty has not restricted the trade with the Great Liao, and the Liao country is short of materials, the word is the head, many merchants will bring goods to the Liao country to trade, so there are really a lot of rich merchants in Xuzhou City.

Su Zhan nodded solemnly: "It's already been done, but these businessmen are more slippery than the other, and each of them has symbolically donated a little silver, a drop in the bucket, and nothing is enough!" If they just refuse to donate money, then forget it, after all, it is their own silver, but now the prices of food and medicine in the city are also higher than one day, several large merchants, are carrying the price up, General Gu is also helpless, and personally invited a few big businessmen to eat and discuss, but they all began to cry poor, saying that they are doing business, and they are not opening a good hall, and there is also a family to feed, General Gu is helpless, and he can't rob it openly, right? ”

What Su Zhan didn't say was that Gu Junyan really had this idea, but it was suppressed by Gu Yanshan.

Su Yunlai frowned slightly, the national disaster is at the head, these businessmen are still so selfish!

"Parity Order! Under the parity order! ”

"It's been down for a long time, these merchants began to hoard goods and not sell, only sell in limited quantities every day, the huge Xuzhou City, can't buy rice, the people outside are panicked, queue up to buy rice outside the rice shop, there is no rice in the rice market, but the price of rice on the black market is getting higher and higher, not only that, I also heard that there are many businessmen who want to sell grain to the Great Liao Kingdom!" Su Zhan said, also with a sad face.

"I think it's been too long!" Su Yunlai said with a sneer.

Su Zhan sighed: "It's no wonder, now that the situation between the DPRK and China is unclear, who dares to stand up blatantly to support the Gu family at this time?" Isn't that hard to get along with the emperor? ”

Su Yunlai was silent, it seems that Li Sheng is weak, not only the courtiers, but even the common people can see it, especially the businessmen, who are more sensitive to the affairs of the court, it seems that Li Sheng's situation is really difficult.

Su Yunlai sneered, "In that case, I want to see if they have any lives to spend this silver?" ”

Su Zhan blinked, looking at the smile on her face, her heart was inexplicably a little cold, Su Yunlai leaned into his ear and whispered a few words, Su Zhan couldn't help but be a little stunned.

"Do this...... Isn't it a little too shameful? ”

Su Yunlai looked indifferent: "Why is it shameless?" Now in order to save lives, what justice and shamelessness do you care? ”

Su Zhan looked at the scoundrel look she had always faced, and suddenly thought of Gu Junyan's appearance, no wonder he felt a little familiar!

Su Zhan nodded, turned around and walked out, and met Qi Shuying in front of the corridor.

"Third Young Master!" Qi Shuying's eyes lit up when she saw him, obviously she was waiting for him here on purpose.

Su Zhan had an instinctive fear of Qi Shuying, and he paused and looked at her very vigilantly: "You, what are you going to do?" ”

If Qi Shuying had made fun of him before, but now she didn't have this thought, but looked at him and said worriedly: "I heard that there are many disasters outside, many people are sick, I have studied medicine since I was a child, and my medical skills are shallow, but I have saved the third young master, and the national disaster is at the head, I also want to help them, the third young master, can you take me out?" ”

This girl can't speak, she can't speak! The corners of Su Zhan's mouth twitched, but she was kind in the end.

"No! It's just nonsense! How can you go out and show your face as a woman? Su Zhan scolded angrily.

In fact, Su Zhan is also kind-hearted, women and men are different, she goes out to treat diseases and save people, others will not say that she is a doctor and a parent, only that she does not abide by women's morals, a good girl goes out to show her face, she is shameless, especially the difference between men and women, there must be many men among these patients, if there is physical contact, Qi Shuying's reputation will be ruined.

In this era, the restrictions on women's fame are too severe.

Qi Shuying frowned fiercely: "My father taught me my medical skills since I was a child, and he only told me that as a doctor, you must have the heart of a doctor, and you can't see death without saving it, but he never told me that you can't save people because of the difference between men and women!" If my husband in the future dislikes me for saving soldiers and ruling people, such a man will not marry! ”

Su Zhan looked at the resolute expression on her face, his heart moved slightly, he thought of Su Yunlai, what is wrong with this world? The merchant pursued profits, in order to earn money, regardless of the life and death of the people, and even sold rice to the enemy country, but the girl standing in front of him was weak and delicate, but she cared for the people and saved the wounded.

And he didn't even have the words to contradict her.

"Okay, I'll take you." Su Zhan said bluntly.

Qi Shuying was a little surprised, she thought it would take some time to convince him, but she didn't expect to agree so quickly.

Su Zhan seemed to see her surprise, and said in a low voice: "What you said makes sense, you are a great woman, your future husband will be proud of you, if he dislikes it, such a man, don't marry." ”

Qi Shuying was not only an accident now, it was simply terrifying, when she rescued him from the bottom of the Ethereal Peak, he was never so grateful to her!

"You, are you alright? Why don't I take your pulse first? Qi Shuying asked tentatively.

Su Zhan was so angry! Really, there was no emotion at all, and he said viciously: "Are you still going?" ”

"Let's go!"

There are special places for free clinics in the city, in addition to military doctors, there are also many pharmacies in the city that also follow together for free clinics, administering medicines, not to mention anything else, after the flood, it is easy to break out of the plague, and some experienced doctors have begun to take precautions.

Before Su Zhan went out, he took Su Yunlai's power and put it on Qi Shuying, although Qi Shuying felt redundant, but in the end, he still thought of him with kindness, and obediently let him wear it.

When the doctors saw a woman coming, they did not reject it, but welcomed it very much, because there were many women who were sick and had hidden parts, and some women were reluctant to let men get close, but Qi Shuying came to help a lot.

These doctors are willing to come out for free treatment, and their character is impeccable, but they don't think there is anything wrong with her behavior.

After settling Qi Shuying, Su Zhan went to see Gu Junyan and told him Su Yunlai's idea, and Gu Junyan smiled.

"Well, that's the idea...... It's a good fit for my style. Gu Junyan said approvingly.

For the sake of disaster relief, Gu Junyan has been worried for several days, his brows are tightly locked, this is the first time he has shown a smile.

Xu Guanyi was stunned when he heard this, and he also praised at this time: "Miss Su is really smart, this method is ...... It's wonderful! ”

Su Zhan tried to make the pride on his face not so obvious, but he couldn't hold back: "Well, my sister, it's my sister's idea." ”