Here Sun Xian and the coachman were discussing the fare, but Gu Chengyu's focus was on this young man.
This young man seems to be familiar with the coachman, but will the acquaintance come to break up the situation? Unless there is a grudge, but the young man is watching them discussing the price, but he stands aside and says nothing. The two of them don't look alike.
It looked like he had a grudge. Suddenly, Gu Chengyu smiled.
The young man saw that the old man was about to close the deal and thought that the deal was done. But when he turned around, he saw Gu Chengyu looking at him with a half-smile. His heart sank. Was he aware of this? This was also the first time for him to do this.
What happened was discovered unexpectedly.
If he had known it earlier, he shouldn't have done this, but he was really short of money, and his father's illness was so serious. If he didn't see the doctor, he might not be able to survive.
"Senior Brother Sun, let's change a carriage!" Gu Chengyu interrupted the conversation between Sun Xian and the old man. There were so many carriages, and others' ones might be cheaper.
"Ah?" Originally Sun Xian was soft-hearted and wanted to agree to the old man, but Gu Chengyu, who had always been silent, disagreed.
The old man glanced at Gu Chengyu and felt that the matter had been exposed. It didn't matter if he didn't accept the business, he just felt sorry for the kid.
"Since the scholar has seen it, it is appropriate not to take the old man's car. Just ask some of you to let this kid go, he is a poor man." As he said this, while Sun Xian and Ye Zhiqiu were confused, they explained the matter.
The whole story was told.
It turns out that this young man's name is Xiaosanzi, and he has a father and an eldest sister at home. Xiaosanzi works as a guide at the dock. When foreigners come and are unfamiliar with the capital, Xiaosanzi will take them to their destination.
Although there is a coachman, some people have their own carriage, so they find someone like the mistress and pay them two copper coins.
Of course, there are several others like Xiaosanzi on the pier, all of whom are half-grown.
The mistress’s father has always been in good health, but when he was carrying goods at the dock half a month ago, he was beaten because he said the goods got wet. After that, he only went to the doctor once because he had no money.
I went to the hotel, grabbed two doses of medicine, and stopped going there. The mistress also took this step because his father didn't seem to be doing well these past two days and seemed like he couldn't make it through.
"Master Xiu Cai, please don't argue with me. I will show you the way without charge." As the young man said, he knelt down to Gu Chengyu and others. He was afraid that Master Xiu Cai would say he was a liar and send him to the government.
Not to mention that he couldn't escape after a beating, and his father didn't know if he could survive it.
"That's right! I don't want any money, so I'll send it to you to the inn!" The old man also quickly interjected.
After hearing these words, Ye Zhiqiu felt that the mistress was really pitiful. He thought of his mother and sister, who almost went blind because of him at home.
"Get up quickly!" Ye Zhiqiu stepped forward to help him, this is a poor man!
"Get up!" Seeing that his life experience was so pitiful, Gu Chengyu couldn't blame him anymore.
"Get up quickly! I forgive you!" The old man also happily stepped forward to help the young man up.
In the end, Gu Chengyu and the others got on Old Stubborn's carriage, which left the pier and drove towards the street.
The capital city is indeed much more prosperous than the capital city, with streets and lanes facing each other, business travellers, and restaurants. The shouts of hawkers on the streets are louder than each other, and even the vendors on both sides are lined up, plus the ones in the middle
Pedestrians, although the street is very wide, it is still very crowded when carriages pass by.
"Gentlemen, this is the south, where there are more small vendors. Let's pass through here and walk forward like a stick of incense, and we will not be far from the Gongyuan." Gu Chengyu heard the voice, lifted the curtain with his hand, and walked towards
Looking to the side, I saw that it was the mistress who was speaking.
The carriage could fit four people, plus some luggage, and it was still a little crowded. Even Ming Yan sat on the shaft next to the old stubborn man outside. It was so crowded that the mistress couldn't fit in, so Gu Chengyu asked the mistress to sit there.
There was no need to follow him. Unexpectedly, he followed me again.
The mistress's face was already covered with beads of sweat. Just now, the carriage was going so fast that he might not be able to catch up. Now the carriage slowed down due to the crowd, so the mistress could catch up and have time to introduce the situation on the street to Gu Chengyu.
"Didn't I tell you not to follow?" Gu Chengyu frowned. No wonder the mistress's shoes were in such a state. She was afraid that she would follow the carriage like this when leading others.
"It's okay, I'm used to it!" What's the point of running around with carriages in this business? How can people like them get into the carriages of noble men? The gentlemen are afraid that they will dirty the carriages.
Gu Chengyu looked at the mistress's firm eyes and lowered the curtain. Forget it! Just give some money then, which can be regarded as helping the poor people. Life is not easy, everyone is struggling with their own difficulties, and there are many situations like this
Yes, he can also help a little bit.
"Chengyu! But that boy followed?" Ye Zhiqiu saw Gu Chengyu talking to the people outside the carriage, and thought it must be the mistress.
Gu Chengyu nodded and said nothing. Ye Zhiqiu looked a little lonely. Maybe because of the same situation, he felt that he and Xiaosan were in the same boat.
Gu Chengyu has always felt that Sun Xian is more open-minded in this regard. Sun Xian's previous family background was not good, but he did not regret himself, but worked harder to live. This is what Gu Chengyu admires most about him. Ye Zhiqiu is the opposite, he is sentimental.
, often feel sorry for themselves.
"Guys, there is an inn ahead. There are many inns inside, and it is difficult for the old man's carriage to get in. I will leave a few of you at the intersection. You can get off the car and choose any one." The old stubborn man looked at the intersection in front of him.
He said to the people in the car behind him.
"That's fine! I'll bother you, old man. Let's get off here!" Sun Xian replied and asked Ye Zhiqiu and the others to pick up their bags and prepare to get off the bus.
Gu Chengyu and others got off the carriage, turned around and gave the old stubborn man forty coins. The old stubborn man refused to take it, so in the end it was Gu Chengyu who forced it over. He didn't want to take advantage of others, so forty coins should be enough.
As soon as the few people who got off the carriage got off the carriage, they were overwhelmed by the densely packed shops in front of them. As expected of the Imperial City, it was so prosperous that Ye Zhiqiu and the others had no time to turn their eyes.
Although Gu Chengyu had seen a lot in his previous life, he had never seen such a bustling street in ancient times! Therefore, he was very interested.
"Masters! Let me tell you about the situation in the inn!" The mistress also caught up at this moment. He just stopped, took a breath, wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeves, and then said to Gu Chengyu and the others.
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"Then tell me." Gu Chengyu was a little curious. What else is special about these inns? Aren't they all about the difference between big, expensive and not expensive?
"Going in here, the first few inns are smaller ones, and the rent is quite expensive. But during the autumn period, the rent must have gone up a bit. If you go inside, the inns will be bigger. The inns inside are not only comfortable to live in, but they are also very expensive.
There is also the most famous inn in Beijing at the end of the restaurant, which is the largest one here."
The mistress pointed at the store inside and introduced it to Gu Chengyu and others.