Chapter 108: Elsewhere

After a few days, the news about Lingyuan came back less and less.

"....The owner of the salt factory resold a batch because he had enough manpower, some to the capital, and some to the northwest....." The dusty little guy didn't stop until he said it in one breath.

That's the end of the news, that is to say, I don't know where Lingyuan was sold?

Gu Bainiang was still holding the scroll in her hand, as if an old monk had settled down, and the room with a strong medicinal fragrance fell into silence.

It seems that it took a long time for the little guy with his head hanging down to hear the sentence "Go down".

"Yes." He hurriedly replied.

"Fortunately, I went to the account office to pay ten taels of silver." Gu Banniang said.

Ten taels of silver was overjoyed, but when he thought of the mood of the main family at this time, he was afraid that it was not very good, so he was busy suppressing it, kowtowing and thanking him and withdrew.

There was silence in the study again, until the sun went down and darkness enveloped the room with the last glimmer of light in the sky.

"Miss, miss."

Outside the door, the slightly anxious voice of the servant sounded.

Neither the young lady's study nor the pharmacy could be entered casually, so although the servant did not hear an answer, she dared to stand outside the door.

"Things?" There was a faint inquiry from inside the door.

"Miss, Miss Lingbao is leaving, Madame can't stop her, go and take a look.." The servant woman hurriedly replied.

The door creaked open, and Gu Bainiang strode out and went to the guest room.

"I must go to my brother, no matter where I go, I must find my brother... Madam, you have fulfilled Lingbao, and Lingbao will be a cow and a horse in the next life to repay you and Miss for your kindness..."

Before he entered the door, he heard Lingbao's hoarse cry.

"You kid, get up quickly, it's not that you won't be asked to find your brother, how can you find it?" Cao helplessly helped her and persuaded her.

Lingbao just cried and refused to get up.

"If you go, you'll be disappointing your brother." Gu Banniang walked in and said in a deep voice.

Lingbao was stunned when he heard this, and looked up at Gu Eighteen Niang with tears, seeing that she was still expressionless, and his heart was even more frightened and ashamed.

"Miss," Lingbao wanted to cry first.

"Your brother is acting like this in order to get rich and get ahead, to protect you, and to allow you to live a life where you are not arbitrarily bullied......" Gu Bainiang looked at her and said.

It's just that the road is wrong....

She reached out to pull their brother and sister back from the edge of death, but their fate was still chosen by herself, not something she could interfere with.

Ling Yuan is a stubborn person, in the past few years, the family has been ruined, bullied, and the belief to change all this has been buried in his heart, and it happened that a few days ago, he was stimulated by Gu Luoer's disdainful and disdainful eyes, and finally catalyzed it to break the ground and become unstoppable, because the momentum was too strong, but it was like a moth to a fire.

If it were a moth to a fire, she was somewhat similar to him.

"If you want to make money and want to be self-reliant, it's so difficult to talk to me?" Thinking of this, Gu Bainiang couldn't help but sigh lightly, only to feel that there was an indescribable feeling in her heart.

Lingbao's whining cry pulled Gu Banniang's thoughts back, and she reached out to stroke Lingbao's scattered hair.

"Lingbao, the reason why your brother left so resolutely is for you." Gu Banniang's voice slowed down, and then said.

Lingbao raised his head, his eyes full of puzzlement.

"You think, if your brother said Shunhetang and me at that time, I naturally wouldn't be stingy with the gambling debts of a thousand taels of silver... But," she said, looking out of the door, where the lamps in the courtyard were already lit, casting dappled light and shadow on the ground, "but do you still have the face to stay with me?" "No mistakes, no skipping words.

Lingbao covered his face with his hand and sobbed on the ground.

How can they still have the face to stay, even if they are cattle and horses, they are sold as slaves, and they are afraid that they are not qualified.

"Your brother is resolutely leaving, just to give you a chance to stay." Gu Banniang said.

Lingbao cried even louder.

"So you have to follow me here, don't think nonsense, don't do useless things, you go out by yourself, can you find your brother? put yourself in it, so that you don't want to see your brother again in this life. Gu Bainiang stretched out her hand and pulled her up.

Lingbao's face was pale, his eyes were swollen like peaches, and his expression was in a trance, just like the moment when he returned to the street and begged passers-by for help.

"Besides, it's just sold, not killed, as long as the person is alive, he will always be found." She reached out and stroked Lingbao's hair, only to feel that the bottom of her eyes was sour, as long as people are alive, there is hope.

"Lingbao, you're a good one...," she muttered.

The young lady said this again, and this time Lingbao was not as confused as she was at the beginning, but pursed her lips, and a trace of determination flashed in her eyes.

What Miss said was right, Miss said that if she had a good life, she would definitely have a good life, and her brother would definitely find it back.

"I have entrusted various medicine stores, these medicine stores have branches in various places, and people have painted a portrait of Ling Yuan, and I will definitely find your brother in the next few days...."Gu Banniang patted her hand and said.

"Thank you, Miss..."Lingbao knelt down and kowtowed again.

"No thanks, just tell me something in the future." Gu Banniang smiled bitterly.

Lingbao knelt on the ground, his head hanging lower, covering his mouth and crying.

In May, Gu Hai in the capital received a letter from home early in the morning, he stood in front of the window, and read the letter in the shade of the trees, because the boredom of sitting and reading in early summer was swept away.

Gu Bainiang's letter said about Lingyuan, which did not disturb Gu Hai's state of mind of concentrating on meditation, but made him more down-to-earth, which just showed that his sister did not only report good news but not bad news, so that he was more at ease outside.

After reading the letter, he pondered for a moment, walked to the table and sketched Lingyuan's description on the paper with a few strokes.

"Someone." He put down his pen and called.

The little guy outside the door immediately came in.

"Look at it, make a note of this person, pay attention when you go out, and tell me when you see it." Gu Hai showed them his paintings.

The two little guys didn't say much, nodded and looked at each other fiercely.

"Young Master." A guy from the inn slipped in, nodded at Gu Hai and lowered his voice, "That young master from Zhuxuan Tower has gone out." ”

Gu Hai smiled when he heard this, reached out and grabbed a piece of broken silver from the table and threw it to the young man.

"Thank you, young master." The young man caught it, thanked him with a smile, and turned around and went out.

"Young master, I'll go prepare the car." The little guy immediately asked for instructions smartly.

"Prepare the horses." Gu Hai said.

Turning the street, I saw Gu Yu's carriage walking unhurriedly.

"Young Master Yu, what a coincidence, you want to go out?" Gu Hai beat his horse and passed by the car.

The weather in the capital in May is already a little hot, and the cars are changed into tulle, and people can be clearly seen inside and outside.

Wearing a plain white summer coat, the hosta pulled his hair, and his face became more and more white, Gu Yu looked through the car yarn with a smile.

"yes, that's a coincidence." He said, shaking the folding fan, his hair fluttering in the wind.

"Our post has been posted to Mr. Li for a long time, but there has been no reply for a long time, why don't you go and see it today?" Gu Hai said with a smile.

"Well, that's what I wanted." Gu Yu said with a smile.

There was no word for a while, the carriage and horses were parallel on the wide street, Gu Yu's two scholars stood behind the carriage, and Gu Hai's scholars followed on horseback.

Although I have been in the capital for a while, because the sons who are waiting for the exam are all students waiting for the exam, and I am not in the mood to wander around the streets, it is difficult to come out, and the eyes of the scholars can't see it, shaking their heads and smiling and looking like some young people.

"The capital is prosperous, and it really can't be compared to my Jiankang." Gu Hai said.

Gu Yu nodded and said with a smile: "The cost is also greater than that of Jiankang..."

The corners of his mouth curled slightly when he said this, and he glanced at Gu Hai.

Gu Yu's face was not different, and he only nodded yes.

"However, Brother Hai doesn't need to worry about this, he has his own cornucopia at home." Gu Yu chuckled with a fan.

"It's still better to be diligent and thrifty, after all, you and I are now supported by others..."Gu Hai turned his head and said to him for plastic surgery.

I want to say that I rely on Eighteen Niang, do you think you are relying on yourself?

The smile on Gu Yu's face did not decrease, and he nodded yes when he heard this.

There were more people on the street, and Gu Hai urged the horse forward to make way out, and it was only at this time that the corners of Gu Yu's mouth sank slightly.

Thrift? If you want to be thrifty, why follow me to live in this best inn? Why bother to pay the inn guys to find out my whereabouts?

If it's not an embroidered pillow, why be afraid that I will dump you? I also want to apprentice with Li Jianzhou and play tricks with me...... Gu Yu snapped and closed the folding fan, you are still a little tender.

When they came to Yunmeng Academy, there was a long queue outside the door as always, and students from all over the country were chatting and waiting in various accents, exchanging gossip about who was accepted by Mr. Li.

This is the third time they have come here, the first time they came, they didn't even send the post in, the second time it was easy to send in, but they asked them to go back and wait for news, this time they waited for nearly seven or eight days, and they really couldn't wait.

As soon as Gu Hai got off the horse, he looked at Gu Yu closely, and when he saw Gu Yu saying a few words to a little guy, the little guy squeezed into the crowd.

"There are still so many people." Gu Hai walked to Gu Yu's side in a few steps, gently wiped the sweat from his forehead and sighed.

Gu Yu nodded, "Mr. Li is famous all over the world, which naturally attracts all the students to come here, whether you can worship him or not is still a good thing, just being able to meet and talk a few words is also very beneficial." ”

Gu Hai's face was a little worried, so it seemed that Huang Shiyingto's old friend's post was only afraid that it would not have much effect, maybe they should find another famous teacher to prepare for the exam with peace of mind.

Thinking like this, he looked at Gu Yu, and seeing that his expression was the same as always, he couldn't help but smile secretly in his heart, trying to see that this kid's joys, sorrows, and sorrows were simply looking for a needle in a haystack.....

I don't know if Huang Shiying has another explanation for Gu Yu....He has already thought of this idea, and he also knows that Gu Yu has no intention of helping him at all, so he especially wants to find out about Gu Yu's whereabouts.

There's absolutely no way this kid can avoid himself and find someone else.

I was a little settled in my heart, and I saw that the little guy had just come back, followed by a man in a long shirt in his thirties.

"But Jiankang Gu Cunzhi?" The visitor asked with a smile.

Gu Yu hurriedly bowed down and said yes.

"Your article is well written, please come with me." The man said approvingly.

As soon as these words came out, Gu Hai was surprised, and even the people around him were in an uproar, and they all asked who this young man was.

Gu Hai's expression changed, he didn't say anything when he looked at Gu Yu, and he followed as soon as he gritted his teeth and raised his feet.

"Who is this?" The man noticed it, looked at Gu Hai and asked.

"This is my Jiankang's Xie Yuan ....." Gu Yu smiled and looked at Gu Hai to introduce.

As soon as these words came out, a trace of impatience flashed on the man's face, Xie Yuan he had seen too much, and waved his hand to signal Gu Yu not to say more.

"This gentleman, what Mr. wants to see is Gu Cunzhi, and I ask you to wait here." He was gentle but unquestionable.

Gu Hai bit his lower lip and looked at Gu Yu and smiled at himself.

"By the way, when I posted the post, I felt that such a great Confucian must not be a layman, and seeing is believing in people, so I attached another study, because of the temporary intention, I forgot to tell Brother Hai that I didn't expect Mr. to look at it, it was really an accident...."He covered it with a folding fan, and whispered to the side, "... It's really a waste of the silver you rewarded, Brother Hai....."

With that, he smiled, arched his hand, turned and floated away after the man.

Gu Hai's face changed, he stood stunned for a while, took a few deep breaths, turned around and walked out of the long line.

"Young Master.." Two scholars hurriedly ran over.

"Let's go." Gu Hai said in a deep voice.

The two scholars looked at him unkindly, looked at each other, and the well-behaved one didn't say much, so they went to lead the horse.

Gu Hai stood on the road, clenching his fists and creaking, this Gu Yu is really not good to him, let alone brothers of the same clan, they are from the same Jiankang, and they should support each other, it is so....

Anyway, there are more people in the world who can't get the guidance of famous teachers, is it difficult for no one to achieve a career?

Because of my distraction, I didn't notice a team of chariots and horses coming over.

Seven or eight brightly dressed youths, all riding black horses, slowly galloped towards a seemingly simple but eye-catching carriage.

It was a scarlet carriage pulled by two white horses, the doors and windows were black veil, and a tall and thin figure sitting upright could be faintly seen inside.

Although there are no accessories, as the carriage approaches, it exudes an air of dignity that cannot be ignored.

"Dodge"

A low shout woke up the stunned Gu Hai, and when he raised his eyes, he saw the horse team approaching, and hurriedly avoided to the side.

The students who came here either rode horses or walked, and very few came in carriages, and even fewer brought so many escorts.

Is there a person in this car? Gu Hai couldn't help but cast a curious glance at the carriage that was slowly passing by in a few steps.

The figure sitting in the carriage also seemed to be turning to look at him.

The carriage passed by in the blink of an eye, and the long queue at the gate of Yunmeng Academy suddenly dispersed a road, and two or three men rushed out from the inside, meeting the two carriages.

The carriage did not stop, but swept them straight inward.

"Young Master.." The scholar who came with the horse called in a low voice.

Gu Hai retracted his gaze, no matter if it was a person who came, it had nothing to do with him, he still honestly went back and studied hard by himself.

"Let's go." He took the reins and was about to turn over and mount his horse.

"Excuse me, is it Gu Haigongzi?" No mistakes, no word skipping. Suddenly, there was an inquiry behind him.

Gu Hai turned around in some surprise, it seemed that it was a middle-aged man, dressed like the man who brought Gu Yu in, with a kind expression and a smile.

"Is it Gu Haigongzi from Xianren County in Jiankang Mansion?" No mistakes, no word skipping. He hurriedly asked again.

Xianren County? Gu Hai's face was a little strange, to be exact, he was from Jiankang Mansion, this place in Xianren County, basically only mentioned when mentioning his father.

"I am." He suppressed his surprise and nodded in reply, guessing in his heart that there was an old person from the Immortal County School here? I naturally saw it when I tried it in my hometown, but I really didn't encounter it when I came to Jiankang this time.

The man breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, his smile became more amiable, and he stretched out his hand to invite, "Childe, please come with me." ”

His direction pointed to the Yunmeng Academy, where there were no math students waiting in line at the door, and the gate was closed at this time.

Until Gu Hai walked in, he was still a little dizzy, as if he was stepping on clouds and fog.

Outside the main hall of the ancient tree, there were several students, among them was Gu Yu, who was chatting with a few people, and suddenly saw Gu Hai come in, and his expression that had not changed for thousands of years finally changed.

"How did you get in?" He lost his voice in surprise.

Gu Hai wrinkled his brows and said honestly, "I don't know ..... either."

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