Mrs. Gu's family is well-off, and when she married Prime Minister Gu, in addition to ten miles of red makeup, she also had a lot of business from her family.

The mother's family almost handed over all the business in Kyoto to Mrs. Gu to take care of.

After Gu Baiyu and Lu, he slowly handed over these businesses to Gu Baiyu.

Now in Gu Baiyu's hands, the business he owns involves many industries.

Restaurant, medical hall, cloth workshop, grain, money village...... All are doing very well.

Xiao Yanlin offered to go and see, but Gu Baiyu thought that there was nothing to do today, so he agreed.

The two were about to go out together, the old housekeeper hurriedly prepared the carriage, and wanted people to follow, Xiao Yanlin waved his hand and refused, only ordering a few secret guards to follow in secret.

In the carriage, Gu Baiyu wanted to open his mouth to ask something several times, but finally gave up.

Forget it, when she gets to the place, Xiao Yanlin will naturally be able to give her an answer.

The first place they went to was a very famous medical center in Kyoto, which was famous for its fair prices and excellent medical skills.

When the two went to the medical center, the next person went in to report first, and the shopkeeper of the medical center hurriedly came out to greet them.

Seeing that Gu Baiyu was still following Xiao Yanlin, he saluted the two of them in fear.

After that, he took the two of them into the infirmary.

As soon as you enter the medical hall, in addition to the lobby for patients to see patients, there is also a large courtyard next to it, where a lot of herbs are dried.

Today happened to be the day when the medicine merchant came to deliver the medicine, and the apprentices in the infirmary were helping to carry things, and a person in the courtyard was sitting next to the medicine mortar, chiseling herbs.

On closer inspection, the man was a sturdy man, sitting in a chair with one leg amputated from the calf down.

When the man heard the movement, he looked up at the door, and when he saw the person coming, the stone mortar that was pounding medicine in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter, and then he said in disbelief, "Master Hou!" ”

After this call, he struggled to get up.

But he had one foot hanging in the air, and he couldn't stand up straight after trying several times, Ji Hongan hurriedly went to help him, "Brother Hu, you slow down." ”

The shopkeeper looked left and right, did these people actually know each other?

After a period of chaos, Gu Baiyu and Xiao Yanlin were invited to the main hall, and the big man surnamed Hu was also helped in and sat down on the seat.

He still looked very excited: "Master Hou, madam, why are you here?" ”

Gu Baiyu threw a reassuring smile at him, "Don't worry, speak slowly, Master Hou came to see you on purpose." ”

The big man's name is Hu Cheng, and this time his expression finally calmed down, and his tone was full of emotion, "I didn't expect to retreat from the battlefield and see Lord Hou one day." ”

"I heard rumors from outside that Mrs. was going to marry Master Hou, and I thought it was a good thing. There is also the one who is not long-eyed, saying how bad Mrs. is, I wanted to scold my mother at that time! ”

"Madame is a bodhisattva descending to earth, with great public virtue on her body! With such a match with Hou Ye, how can there be black-hearted people who say that Mrs. is not good? We, the wounded soldiers who retired from the battlefield, thought that this would be the end of our lives, and no one was willing to take us in for stuttering, but I didn't expect that I would still meet my wife......"

Speaking of this, Hu Cheng's voice was a little choked.

"Those of us, who chose to join the camp as soldiers at the beginning, were not afraid of Hou Ye's jokes, few of them really had the great ambition to protect their families and defend the country, and most of them were still forced by life to pay a little money. It's okay if you die on the battlefield, it's a hundred, and the money given by the court is enough for the old and young to live for a while, but if you are like me, and end up disabled, it's really ......"

"The Liu Dazhuang who had a good relationship with me in the military camp in the past, I don't know if Master Hou remembers? What a strong northern man, but he is missing an arm, and I heard that he will be gone less than a year after returning to his hometown. ”

"I had just arrived at my wife's hospital, and I thought I would write a letter telling him that if I couldn't survive, I could come to Kyoto to join me, but his wife and children told him that they were no longer there......"

Speaking of this, Hu Cheng's tone became excited again: "Who doesn't know what's going on!" How could a man with such good health leave in less than a year? It's not that I'm afraid of dragging down my family, so I've cut myself off! ”

"Well, now, although I don't know what the situation is elsewhere, anyway, the brothers who have retired from Kyoto have a livelihood, and this is all the credit of Madame!"

Xiao Yanlin had been listening patiently, listening to Hu Cheng say how he had spent the years since he retired from the battlefield, and when he finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Gu Baiyu, with a gentle and complicated expression.

Gu Baiyu finally opened his mouth, but still asked the doubts in his heart: "Did Master Hou know about it a long time ago?" ”

In fact, at first, Xiao Yanlin didn't know.

He only knew that those brothers who were born and died with him would have a very bad life if they were wounded on the battlefield and retired from the battlefield.

Except for being able to get some silver money from the imperial court, there is no other care.

He once ordered his men to inquire about the wounded soldiers who had retired from the battlefield, and because of their special status, most of them were disabled and could not work, and there was no place willing to take them in.

Many people end up with a very tragic ending.

Some die quietly at home, others become beggars......

He had thought about changing this situation, but the soldiers and horses in Daye's army came from all over the country, and after being injured and retired, most of them would choose to return to their hometowns, and he had the heart to help, but he didn't have so much energy.

Only the wounded soldiers in Kyoto, he can take care of one or two, but before he can make a move, it is reported from the mouths of his subordinates that many wounded soldiers have found a good livelihood after they have returned.

One after another, there were businessmen who were willing to accept them and give them a job.

At first, Xiao Yanlin only thought it was an accident, but later when he found out that the wounded soldiers who had retreated in Kyoto were living well, he realized that something was wrong.

After continuing to investigate deeply, it was found that those who were willing to accept wounded soldiers, or shops or businessmen, were the masters behind them, and they were all Gu Baiyu, the young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"I saw you before you went to look for me in the barracks."

After Xiao Yanlin found out that the person who did good deeds behind this was Gu Baiyu, he had personally visited him.

Coincidentally, I happened to meet Gu Baiyu with her subordinates to inspect the industry, and I also saw how she instructed the shopkeeper to treat everyone equally.

Xiao Yanlin even heard a complaint from a shopkeeper at that time, saying why did the young lady do such a thing? There are so many poor people in the world, and there are so many beggars on the streets.

What did Gu Baiyu say at that time?

He saw that Gu Baiyu's face was calm, and he was not angry at all, but when the shopkeeper finished speaking, he said to the shopkeeper with a serious face-

"Those beggars have hands and feet, and many people could have found things to do, but because of laziness, they chose to fall willingly; But those wounded soldiers who retreated, who should have been loyal ministers of the country, but because of their special status, because of their disabilities, they had to fall into a miserable situation. ”

Xiao Yanlin can hardly describe the touch in his heart at that time.

Every word Gu Baiyu said that day was deeply rooted in his heart.

He still remembered that Gu Baiyu was very good-looking at that time, she already had a gentle and demure temperament, she was not in a hurry to speak and do things, just standing there, it was impossible to ignore her existence.

After that shocking glance, how many midnight dreams back, Xiao Yanlin couldn't forget that calm face, and it was hard to forget the words she said in a flat tone, which touched his heart.