Hua Zhi blinked, looking innocent, "What is vinegar?"
Gu Yanxi chuckled, "It's sour. I just ate it a few days ago."
Hua Zhi glanced at him sideways.
"I was so jealous when Jiang Huanran was courting you."
Hua Zhi smiled and rubbed his shoulder without explaining. She did have a good impression of Jiang Huanran, but it had nothing to do with love between men and women.
Gu Yanxi just said this. He knew Ah Zhi well, so how could he look down on her? He gently rubbed her cheek and said, "Xiao Liu has made great progress, all thanks to you."
“Are there any rewards?”
"Yes." Gu Yanxi kissed her forehead, "Reward."
Hua Zhi pushed him away with disdain, "Who wants a reward like yours? Xiao Liu is very adaptable. He will be fine in the future even without me. By the way, remember to ask Hao Yue about Xiao Liu after you meet her. I'm curious about what she will predict about Xiao Liu."
"I remember." Gu Yanxi chuckled. Xiaoliu probably wouldn't have thought that he would be protected by Ah Zhi like this. "What about me? Are you thinking about Xiaoliu instead of me?"
"Aren't you being remembered by Haoyue?" Hua Zhi smiled. "Whether Haoyue is a real charlatan or a fake one, there is no doubt that he is optimistic about you. If that's the case, I think you will have a good future."
"What do you think of this bright moon?"
"If you can use it, use it. If you can't use it, stay away from it." Hua Zhi leaned into the warm embrace. "She may not be really good at predicting, but since she dares to show that she is certain, you should be careful."
"I don't underestimate her."
Hua Zhi raised her head and looked up at the man's firm chin. This man was so strong and hard, but he was always gentle in front of her. If this was what love looked like, she thought, she was willing to pay the price for it.
"Yan Xi, if one day the country is in front of you, are you willing to take over?"
"Where were you at that time?"
"… I have no idea."
Gu Yanxi smiled, "I'm where you are, no matter where you are."
Hua Zhi lowered her head, put her arms around the man's waist and didn't say anything for a long time. She always thought that she was just passively accepting this feeling, but at this moment, she knew that she was attracted to the man who was above all others.
Even if there are thousands of mountains and rivers, grudges and hatred between us, it cannot stop the occurrence of feelings.
The moonlight gradually faded, and Gu Yanxi carried Hua Zhi down the mountain.
Hua Zhi's house was halfway up the mountain. The family vacated their best room, replaced the patched bed sheets that were washed white, and used the best things in the house. Hua Zhi felt that she should give them the minimum respect and did not let Bao Xia replace her own things.
The next morning, Hua Zhi asked Xu Ying to invite Boss Tao and Liu Da.
The two arrived very quickly, and Hua Zhi asked directly, "Apart from the landslide, are there any other places where the thing that can spontaneously combust can be found?"
Tao and Liu talked for a while, and Liu said, "There are two more places, but they are both underground, not far from the landslide."
Hua Zhi understood that the area was probably all coal mountains. Hua Zhi felt relieved as she thought that the final route of the river road would avoid that area. Since these things could not be used for the time being, it would be better to leave them there. It would be a pity to waste them.
Gu Yanxi, who was aware of Ah Zhi's movements, just smiled. From Ah Zhi's reaction when she saw the bunch of things yesterday and the fact that she always insisted on intentionally or unintentionally avoiding that place when planning the river route today, he vaguely understood that Ah Zhi was not as unfamiliar with that thing as she said. She probably not only recognized it, but also knew how to use it. It's just that Ah Zhi didn't say it, so she must have her intentions. With her personality, it would definitely not harm the Daqing Dynasty. It was enough for him to know this.
When they left, they took Boss Tao with them. Everyone in the stone house came out and bowed deeply to the group. They seldom interacted with people, so they didn't think that they might not be helped at all when they left. They just naively believed that these people could lead them out of their suffering.
The Sixth Prince's lips trembled as he shouted, "Pack up, you can leave soon."
Those people didn't understand, but they vaguely understood what this person meant. Some of them covered their faces and started crying. It was really not easy to live in such a place. No one had dared to think about leaving before, but now that the opportunity to leave was right in front of them, they realized how deep their hopes were.
Hua Zhi gently patted Xiao Liu's shoulder and said, "Let's go."
The Sixth Prince grabbed the hand on his shoulder and murmured, "I don't understand. Why has no one accomplished this easy task in all these years?"
"Maybe it's because it has nothing to do with them. It's not enough to just move them out. They have been relying on each other for so many years, so they must stick together and they must not understand the rules outside. These are all unstable factors for the government, so of course they are unwilling to accept them."
"But these problems can be solved. They will adapt, gradually understand the rules of the outside world, and find their own way to survive. How can we ignore them for so many years because of those reasons?"
Hua Zhi met his confused eyes and didn't know how to explain it to him for a moment. In the end, she could only sigh and sum it up with a universal sentence, "You will understand when you grow up, Xiaoliu, take this as a lesson, and don't become a person like them when you grow up."
The Sixth Prince immediately understood the truth that he should have understood when he grew up. He looked back at the people whose faces he could not see clearly but were still standing outside to see him off, and thought, if he grew up, he would become that kind of person, and he didn't want to grow up at all.
From Lingzhou to Li County, Xiaoliu didn't say a word along the way. Shaoyao wanted to tease him but was stopped by Huazhi. It's good to think about it, so think about it carefully.
Gu Yanxi would naturally not step in for such a small matter, so she asked Yu Tao to handle it and wanted to take everyone to the inn to settle down. Xiao Liu took the initiative to follow him.
After staying in Li County for two days, Hua Zhi just rested and recuperated, not caring about anything, but everyone liked to talk to her. She also knew that the people of Ling Village had all moved to the foot of a beautiful mountain below Xixiu Town, named Ling Village. She also knew that the Qisusi had written a letter to merge Lingzhou into Li County, and started digging the land by the Wei River in Lingzhou. When the flood came again, the sluice gates in Lingzhou County would be lowered to divert the water into the uninhabited Lingzhou to protect the downstream...
Looking at Xiaoliu, who was several shades darker than when he left Beijing and looked more stable, Hua Zhi didn't know whether to be happy or sigh. She said she wanted him to have an easier time, but inadvertently she seemed to have matured him faster.
Considering his status, it should be a good thing.
I can finally go home. After being away for more than a month, I can't wait to go home.
Every day, Hua Zhi would lean peacefully in Gu Yanxi's arms and ride her horse at full speed. Sometimes, she would hide her face in her cloak and sleep on Yanxi's warm chest. After she got used to the shaking, she could even take a nap for a while. The absolute trust she showed softened Gu Yanxi's heart, and she wished there was a bed on the horse's back so that she could sleep more comfortably.
In early July, the day before Hua Qin's wedding, Hua Zhi returned to the capital.
PS: This chapter is from yesterday.