April is the season when the flowers are blooming and the willow branches are graceful. The mountains in the distance are green and full of fragrance.
Gu Chengyu opened the curtain of the carriage and looked at the colorful flowers on the roadside. He felt that the fragrance of the flowers penetrated his heart!
"Sir! We still have to walk for more than two hours to get to Fucheng!" The driver was Gu Chengyu's attendant Ming Mo, who was also the Ding Qi and Ding Shisan who had been selected before and changed their names to Ming Yan, but they didn't bring them this time.
"Yeah!" The capital city is much further than the county seat, and they also set off early in the morning.
Gu Chengyu glanced at the silent boy sitting in the corner of the carriage and sighed!
This baby is his nephew, two years older than him. Uncle Gu persuaded him to talk to her. His name is Gu Wanqian. Life at home is very difficult. My wife got seriously ill a few years ago.
I have been living with my grandmother for many years, but my first grandmother was exhausted and couldn't support her anymore, so I asked the clan to find a kind-hearted person to work for her, so she could help her stutter!
Uncle Gu is the patriarch of the clan, and now he is Li Zheng. Shouldn't he take care of this matter? The best life in the Gu family belongs to the Gu family, so he took it over, thinking that he was about the same age as Gu Chengyu, so why not take care of it?
Why don't you just serve Gu Chengyu tea and water, do some work like a book boy, and don't need to pay monthly, just give him some food, so that he won't starve to death.
Gu Chengyu strongly opposed it. He had never heard of any family's nephew serving as an entourage for his uncle and supporting him with a few coins. He was willing, but he was not happy to accept it. But Uncle Gu insisted that the younger generation serve the elders, which is very difficult.
It makes sense, just leave the person behind.
In fact, Uncle Gu just thinks that Gu Chengyu has a lot of potential, and it is not as good as buying someone to serve as his nephew, at least his own family! In ancient clans, one person basically achieved enlightenment and drove the development of the whole clan.
Gu Wanqian looks somewhat delicate, but long-term malnutrition has made her face very sallow and her body even thinner. It was just delivered yesterday afternoon. When it arrived, the coarse cloth clothes were full of patches, so naturally they couldn't wear them. They were made fresh.
It was too late, so I had to pick up Gu Chengyu's old clothes and wear them first. He was about the same height as Gu Chengyu, so he could wear them. He planned to wait until he got to Fucheng to buy something that fit.
Since there was one more person, Ming Yan couldn't take him with him. Ming Mo was steady, so Gu Chengyu ordered him.
Speaking of Uncle Gu, Gu Chengyu thought of Lin Lizheng before. The amount of money Lin Lizheng was greedy for was quite a lot for a banker! When he looked for evidence, Gu Chengyu did not report it to the government. In fact, which Lizheng was not greedy? Lin Lizheng was greedy.
The government didn't have the time to care about corruption. Gu Chengyu just put the evidence of crime in front of Lin Lizheng. Lin Lizheng was frightened and agreed to step down from the position of Zhengyu.
Gu Chengyu showed some confidence in front of Mr. Wang and recommended Uncle Gu. In fact, he didn't want to get any glory, he just wanted it to be more convenient for the Gu family to do things in the village in the future!
Who would have thought that he would be thrown into trouble yesterday, but this Gu Wanqian is well aware of current affairs, has a good eye, and is quick at work. He doesn't talk much, and he is also very witty.
The carriage was shaking a little, and Gu Chengyu didn't read a book. This time he went to Fucheng for the government examination. His family bought a carriage, which was much faster than the original ox-cart.
"Sir! It's noon, why don't you take a rest and get some dry food!" Ming Mo asked for instructions loudly outside!
"Okay! Find a clean place." Gu Chengyu did not enter Fucheng alone. There was a carriage behind him, and Gu Wanhua and Sun Xian were riding in it. As for the others, they left separately from them, He Shunian and Ye Zhi
Qiu Qiu set off before dawn, so they could book an inn first. In fact, Gu Chengyu knew that they didn't want to take advantage of him.
Sun Xian is no longer an outsider now. A month ago, the two families made an agreement to come back and get engaged to Gu Wan after taking the government examination!
Mingmo chose an open area, which was also shaded by trees. It was quite pleasant to rest here!
Gu Wanqian didn't have to listen to the instructions. He had already taken down the blanket and food and set them up with the blanket.
As soon as Ming Mo parked the carriage, he saw that Gu Wanqian had almost finished the work. He was very upset! He was the young master's servant and should take care of the young master's life. Originally, the young master was going to take him and Ming Yan with him on this trip.
, but asked this kid to step in and compete with him for work along the way, making him, a genuine young man, useless.
This master is not a master, and this servant is not a servant. They don't know how to get along with Gu Wanqian, and the master has no idea.
"Chengyu! How long until we arrive?" Sun Xian felt that everyone was about to be knocked apart. This was a carriage! We have been walking for more than two hours and we haven't arrived in Fucheng yet!
"Uncle! This carriage is not necessarily much more comfortable than an ox-cart!" Gu Wanhua got off the carriage and thumped his waist. It felt so good to have his feet on the ground!
"Isn't that because you have been sitting for a long time? This carriage is rented, and of course it is not as comfortable as our own carriage. If you are tired, just squeeze in with me in the afternoon! It will probably take another two hours to get to Fucheng!"
Gu Chengyu felt that it was okay because he had internal strength, "Eat some solid food quickly! We have to go on the road later!"
Before he went out, he asked the mute old woman who brought him back to cook to bake pork jerky, as well as some pastries, steamed buns, and flatbreads. He only had one bite on the way, and he even brought enough for several people!
"Uncle! The rice cooked by your mother-in-law is delicious! The dried meat is very tasty!" Gu Wanhua picked up the dried meat and started to eat it.
"Wan Qian! You and Ming Mo should come and eat too!"
"Sir! I'll eat right here! I have dry food here!" After saying that, he picked up the dry food and ate it. This was prepared separately by the mute old lady, and it also had meat! He was a servant, so how could he sit at the same table with his master?
And eating? This is the rule!
When Gu Chengyu saw that he had eaten it, he didn't force it!
Gu Wanqian was planning to eat together with Ming Mo, but he didn't expect Gu Chengyu to call him.
"Wan Qian! Come here!" Of course Gu Chengyu would not treat his clan nephew as a servant, and he would have to find a way to settle him in the future.
"Uncle! It's the same if I eat here!" Gu Wanqian was actually swallowing his saliva while looking at the food on the blanket, but he was here to serve his uncle. Grandma said that if you want to stay in the Gu family, you have to be obedient and polite!
Gu Chengyu frowned slightly, "Come here!"
Now that Gu Chengyu said this, Gu Wanhua also got excited and asked Gu Wanqian to come over for dinner!
Mingmo watched Gu Wanqian sitting on the blanket eating, and made up his mind. It seemed that he would be more polite to Gu Wanqian in the future. Gu Wanqian was different from them, they were just servants.
By the time Gu Chengyu and the others arrived in Fucheng, the glow in the sky was gradually dissipating, and the Youshi hour had already passed!
"Ming Mo! Over here!" He Shunian was waiting at the gate of Fucheng, looking around. He and Ye Zhiqiu calculated the time. Gu Chengyu and the others should be arriving at this moment, so he was waiting at the gate of the city and asked Ye Zhiqiu to wait at the inn.
Looking at the luggage.
As expected, isn't there Ming Mo in front of him? He has seen Ming Mo before, of course he knows him.
When Ming Mo saw He Shunian greeting him at the city gate, he immediately drove the carriage to He Shunian's place.
"Master He! Are you waiting here specially? Get in the carriage quickly!"
"Senior Brother He? After all, Senior Brother arrived earlier than me!" Gu Chengyu raised the curtain and saw He Shunian standing next to the carriage.
He Shunian climbed onto the carriage and said, "It's just a little earlier than you! I asked Junior Brother Ye to look after the luggage at the inn!"