After hurriedly washing up and going downstairs, Tao Mo saw Gu She bathed in the rising sun at a glance.
The eyebrows are trimmed and the eyes are handsome, and the demeanor is compelling.
A strange emotion suddenly surged in Tao Mo's heart.
When I first met Gu She, he stood behind his friend, cold and aloof, hard to get close to. I have a glimpse of Jinghong, and I have always cared about it ever since. Said it was unintentional, but in fact it was intentional, and used unintentional cover-up to get close to him intentionally, even if it was just a fantasy. However, the closer you get, the more you will be stuck in the mud, and it will be difficult to hold on to yourself. Seeing Gu She sitting at a breakfast table waiting for himself at this moment, his heart was entangled with emotion and loss, and both of them surged like a tide.
The more you have, the more you fear losing. Human nature. He didn't know that if one day he found out that Gu She was talking about marriage, he would...
Gu She suddenly turned her head and looked over in surprise.
Tao Mo regained his senses under his gaze, only to realize that he was crying unknowingly.
Gu She stood up and walked towards him step by step.
Tao Mo's feet were nailed in place like nails.
"Nightmare?" Gu She asked.
Tao Mo was taken aback for a moment, then wiped his face with his sleeve indiscriminately, and responded with a low voice.
"Lie." Gu She turned around calmly and returned to his seat.
Tao Mo was disturbed by his one-on-one attitude, and carefully sat down behind him, "How do you know I'm lying?"
Gu She glanced at Gu Xiaojia and said, "Did you take a nap again?"
Tao Mo reacted. When Gu Xiaojia went to see him just now, he was still fine, and the tears in his eyes had nothing to do with the nightmare. What Gu She said before was just to tease him, but he actually admitted it.
"I..." He blushed, racking his brains for an excuse.
"You don't talk about food." Gu She scooped up the porridge and ate it slowly.
Tao Mo looked at his face while eating.
Gu She is as stable as Mount Tai.
After finally finishing eating, Tao Mo was thinking about apologizing for missing the appointment yesterday, when he heard footsteps on the stairs, Lao Tao and Hao Guozi came downstairs together.
Gu Xiaojia glanced at Gu She, waved to Hao Guozi, and said, "This way."
Hao Guozi thought of him staring at her this morning, thinking that he would take the opportunity to ask a question, so he walked over.
But Lao Tao went straight to the table where Gu She and Tao Mo were.
Seeing Lao Tao approaching, Tao Mo hurriedly said, "Let's eat together." Since his father passed away, he has always regarded Lao Tao as a father in his heart, but he has never regarded him as a servant.
Old Tao asked, "Have you run out, Master?"
Tao Mo nodded.
"Then let's go back to the yamen." Old Tao said, "Young master went to bed early yesterday, and we haven't waited for Master Jin to report back."
Tao Mo remembered Wan Feng's murder case, and stood up suddenly, "Ah! I almost forgot, let's go."
Gu She calmly asked: "Is this the case brought up yesterday?" When Tao Mo notified Yi Yu of the murder, he was also there.
Tao Mo said: "That's right. I don't know if the magistrate of the neighboring county has started an investigation."
Gu She thought for a while and said, "I'll go with you."
Lao Tao rebuffed, "It may be inconvenient for Mr. Gu to go in and out of the place where he is on business."
Gu She remained silent, just looked at Tao Mo.
Tao Mo immediately said: "Mr. Gu is not an outsider either."
Old Tao was startled.
Gu She, who has always been neither salty nor dull, also showed a bit of interest on his face.
Tao Mo remedied: "I mean, Mr. Gu already knew about this matter, so he might be able to give some advice. It's not considered... completely irrelevant people. Why don't we go to the county government office together?"
Gu She said: "So, respect is worse than obedience."
Lao Tao suddenly felt extremely regretful. Maybe using Gu She to deal with Yi Yu yesterday was the biggest mistake. He thought of a common saying - it is easier to ask God to give it away.
A group of people went to the county government office, and Master Jin was indeed in the study. He was shocked when he saw Gu She, but he had been in the officialdom for many years and had already cultivated the ability to not change his face, so he just greeted him enthusiastically, and then talked about the handover to Tao Mo.
The county magistrate of that neighboring county heard that there was a murder case, so he didn't want to accept it. However, Mr. Jin had already prepared all kinds of official documents, and the county magistrate couldn't get around it after several attempts, so he had to agree.
Tao Mo asked suspiciously, "Then why did the county magistrate shirk?"
Master Jin said: "Among the dead were arrow wounds. Those who injured him were either people from the Jianghu, or the guardians of powerful people. No matter which one it is, it is not easy to offend."
Old Tao said: "Why can't it be Orion?"
Master Jin said: "Orion's arrowheads are not so small and exquisite. The arrow on the deceased's body was originally engraved with words, but it was dug away by someone. It must have been made to order."
Tao Mo said, "Murder?"
Old Tao said: "Maybe it's not only murder, but also pursuit."
Tao Mo felt chills in his heart, "Why?"
Old Tao said: "The arrows of ordinary robbers will never be so delicate, and they will not engrave on them. The green forest figures who are famous on the road will engrave the arrows, but they will never scratch them in a hurry when the incident happens. Go. Therefore, although Wan Feng lost his luggage and seemed to be robbed, in fact the possibility of being robbed is not high."
Master Jin nodded frequently, "Exactly."
Tao Mo said, "If it was murder, why did you murder him?"
Seeing him worrying, Master Jin comforted him, "Since this matter has been handed over to the neighboring county, the master will wait for good news."
Lao Tao was not as optimistic as he was. As he said just now, the county magistrate in the neighboring county did not want to take on the case, and he was afraid that even if he was forced to take it, he would only do it half-heartedly. It seems that this matter still needs to use the forces of the Devil's Cult to investigate secretly. Fortunately, when he went back this time, Mingzun handed over the affairs of Tanyang County and several nearby places to him to show that he had cleared up the previous suspicions, so that he didn't have to hide his head and tail as he did back then, dare not make a move, and had no one around him. To be dispatched by someone, you must do everything yourself.
Hao Guozi, who had been listening in, suddenly said, "I still think this matter has something to do with Yiyu. What he said yesterday was very secretive."
It was rare for Gu Xiaojia to agree: "Yesterday he deliberately transferred the boy next to him, maybe he was afraid that he would slip up."
Tao Mo listened to the opinions, and found that Du Du Gu She hadn't spoken, so he couldn't help but look at him.
Gu She raised his eyebrows and said, "What does it have to do with you?"
Tao Mo was startled, and before he could say anything else, he turned around and walked towards the desk.
In fact, Gu She's attitude Lao Tao also appreciates it very much. In his opinion, neither the rain nor the evening wind is a good thing, and their lives have nothing to do with them. But what happened back then always made him uneasy. He was afraid that if he was really involved with those people, and if those people tracked him down to find Tao Mo's location, he would have the idea of killing the weeds, so he had to be careful.
"Your word?" Gu She asked suddenly.
Tao Mo was taken aback, and suddenly remembered that there were still a few words on the table, which were copying the word "quick trial" written by Gu She back then, and couldn't help but blushed and said, "I, I have nothing to write in my spare time."
Gu She said: "Grind the ink."
Hao Guozi frowned, and was about to say something when Gu Xiaojia stopped her and said, "You haven't taken me to the county government yet."
"What's there to do in the county government office?" Hao Guozi wanted to break free from his hand, not wanting to be squeezed more and more tightly, and kept walking outside, "Don't you know how to reciprocate?"
As they tugged, Tao Mo had already poured the clear water from the bowl into the inkstone, holding the ink and began to grind it lightly.
Old Tao frowned slightly.
Master Jin said: "Young master Gu's handwriting is unique in the world. I don't think I will be lucky enough to reward it." What he said was not flattering. Many people in Tanyang County know that Gu She is good at writing, but few people have seen it. Gu She seems to be particularly stingy about showing off his talents.
Without raising his head, Gu She said, "Please, please drive somewhere else."
Master Jin's foot that was about to walk towards the desk immediately fell back to the original spot without embarrassment, and turned to look at Lao Tao.
Tao Mo waved at them.
Old Tao hesitated to speak.
Master Jin sighed, turned and walked out.
Lao Tao looked meaningfully at Gu She who didn't raise his head, silently exited the study, and closed the door smoothly.
"The ink is too thick." Gu She said.
Only then did Tao Mo realize that his hand hadn't stopped, so he hurriedly added a little more water.
Gu She raised his hand to sweep over the pen holder, managed to pick one, put some ink on the inkstone, and then got up to give Tao Mo his seat.
Tao Mo sat down puzzled.
Gu She handed him the pen again.
Tao Mo took the pen and looked at him blankly.
"Let's write." Gu She said.
Tao Mo swallowed nervously, and was about to write, when his hand felt warm, and it was Gu She who held his hand, and gently dropped it.
The barrel of the pen kept vibrating.
Gu She frowned and turned to look at him.
Tao Mo's whole body seemed to have fallen into a red dye vat, and the top of his head seemed to be steaming.
Gu She lets go.
The pen immediately slipped from Tao Mo's fingertips.
"I, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..." Tao Mo spoke incoherently.
Gu She picked up the pen and changed the paper again, "Come again."
This time he didn't teach by hand, but watched from the sidelines, pointing out Tao Mo's omissions from time to time.
Practicing calligraphy is definitely not something that can be accomplished overnight. Tao Mo has no foundation at all, so if he wants to imitate Gu She, it will be as difficult as reaching the sky.
Gu She taught it several times, but seeing that he had made no progress, he changed to learn from the simplest.
After Tao Mo studied for a while, his mind gradually became active, and he whispered, "Can't you learn the three characters I know first?"
Gu She had a half-smile, "Wait until you can write every stroke of those three characters neatly."
Tao Mo looked at his crooked and tossed words, and agreed with him.
Gu She, Gu Xianzhi, should be neat and beautiful at any time.