Qincheng is not far away, and it only takes half a day to travel to and from Tanyang County. Tao Mo got up early, changed into his official uniform, and Hao Guozi tidied himself up before taking Master Jin and Lao Tao out.
Although Master Jin is in Tanyang, he has been in and out of the magistrate's office several times with the former county magistrate, and he also has some contacts in the city, so he can help if there is anything. Needless to say, Lao Tao, the elder of the Demon Sect is definitely not in vain. Looking around Tanyang County, I am afraid that there is no one who can fight him a hundred tricks. In addition to Hao Guozi who was running errands, even if the magistrate came with bad intentions, Tao Mo couldn't suffer much.
But when he reached the door, he was stopped by Gu Xiaojia. He stared at Tao Mo with wide eyes and said, "What are you going to do early in the morning?"
After Yi Yu was buried last time, Tao Mo pulled Gu She closer in his heart, and did not hide what was said, and honestly replied: "Go to Qincheng to see the magistrate."
Gu Xiaojia looked at him suspiciously, "What are you doing?"
Tao Mo said, "The magistrate wants to see me."
Lao Tao was impatient with Gu Xiaojia breaking the casserole and asking the end, interrupted: "Master, it's getting late, it's time to set off."
Tao Mo was also very surprised to see Gu Xiaojia at the gate of the yamen early in the morning, "Are you looking for me?"
Gu Xiaojia said absent-mindedly: "Master, I'm afraid you're still sad, so let me come and see you."
Tao Mo felt warm in his heart.
Gu Xiaojia didn't care how excited he was, and ran away quickly after speaking.
Tao Mo and the others boarded the car independently.
When Master Jin got into the car, he muttered to himself, "I don't know if Gu She will come." He has noticed how Gu She treats Tao Mo these few days. Although I don't know why the always upright Gu She and Mr. Gu suddenly fell in love with such an illiterate magistrate like Tao Mo, but it is true that Gu She cares about Tao Mo and participates in everything.
Gu Fu and Mr. Yichui kept secret about Gu She's origin, but in his opinion, Lu Zhenxue was probably far behind.
After driving for about half an hour, the carriage heard the sound of horseshoes getting closer.
Lao Tao raised the curtain and looked out, it was Gu She and Gu Xiaojia.
I saw Gu She's Qingyi with wide sleeves fluttering in the wind, showing off indescribably wantonly.
The two horses quickly caught up with the carriage. When Hao Guozi saw that they were the ones, they immediately stopped the horse.
Tao Mo poked his head out, seeing that it was Gu She, he was both surprised and delighted. It turned out that he also heard Master Jin's muttering, although he was looking forward to it, but he was not sure in his heart, he didn't want Gu She to actually come.
Gu She got off the horse and walked to the front of the car.
Tao Mo wanted to get out of the carriage, but he held him down and got into the carriage.
Old Tao frowned greatly.
The carriage was not spacious at all, Lao Tao, Mr. Jin and Tao Mo were already sitting tight, and together with a shot, they were almost shoulder to shoulder.
Master Jin looked at Lao Tao.
Tao Mo looked at Gu She.
Lao Tao looked at Gu She.
Gu She also looked at Lao Tao.
There was a faint spark in the eyes of the two that no one else could see.
The atmosphere in the car is a bit delicate.
Hao Guozi suddenly added, "What are you doing here?! The carriage will collapse! It won't be able to carry so many people."
Gu Xiaojia said: "Then go on horseback."
Hao Guozi shouted: "This is my family's carriage, why should I ride a horse? If you want to go, you will go!"
Gu Xiaojia chuckled and said, "Could it be that you can't?"
"Whether it's possible or not, I won't go!" Hao Guozi said angrily.
"You go and tie those two horses to the carriage so that they can be pulled faster. Otherwise, how old will your two old horses be?" It was rare for Gu Xiaojia not to argue with him.
Hao Guozi said: "My horse is not familiar with your horse, putting them together will only add to the confusion."
"How did you know it would add to the chaos if you didn't let it go?"
"I'll know if I don't let go!"
Everyone in the carriage listened silently, and no one spoke. In the end, Old Tao couldn't stand it anymore, got out of the car, got on his horse, "Don't delay the trip!"
Seeing Gu She looking at him, Master Jin smiled wryly, "I appreciate Mr. Gu's kindness, but I don't know how to ride a horse."
Tao Mo said awkwardly, "I won't."
Gu She said, "Go ride a horse."
He didn't say who it was, but how could Gu Xiaojia not know what he meant after being with him for so many years? Obediently got out of the car and got on another horse.
After adjusting the seats, the group of people finally stopped and continued to walk towards Tancheng.
From Tanyang to Qincheng, Mr. Jin knows his way well. In the end, he simply squeezed on the shaft of the car with Hao Guozi. Although the wind is getting stronger outside and the weather is getting colder, but at least there is no Gu She by my side, so I feel at ease at last.
As a result, only Tao Mo and Gu She were left in the car.
Tao Mo's heart was a mess of nervousness, shyness and joy, so he could only try not to look at Gu She to avoid revealing his feelings.
"Did you sleep well?" Gu She asked.
"Okay." Tao Mo uttered a word in twists and turns, stammering.
Gu She said: "Do you know why the magistrate is looking for you?"
When it came to business, Tao Mo collected himself and said, "I don't know either. I just received his invitation."
Gu She was not familiar with the officials of the cities and counties. Although Tanyang County is close to Tancheng, but due to the large number of litigators in Tanyang County, it is recognized as a strong bone, so the prefect of Tancheng has always ignored this place if he can, and he will not ask if he can. Take it to Qincheng to ask. Tao Mo's current situation looked a bit like he had to ask.
Hao Guozi suddenly shouted outside: "Could it be that you want to be promoted to the young master's official position?"
Master Jin sneered and said: "Fantasy. Where does the magistrate have the power to decide on promotion? At most, it is a recommendation. The master is a newcomer, with no qualifications, no political achievements, and no background. Unless the magistrate is deceived by lard, how can he recommend the master?" ?” After he finished speaking, he suddenly realized that what he said sounded like sarcasm, and he couldn’t help secretly blaming himself for losing his composure. It was probably because Tao Mo was usually too easy-going, that he didn't have the slightest sense of disobedience when he teased him. But Tao Mo is easy-going, Tao Mo is easy-going, and the people around him, from Lao Tao to Gu She, none of them are fuel-efficient lamps. If a momentary slip of the tongue makes them feel bad about him, it will be very bad. He hastily added: "When the boss stays in Tanyang for a year or so, the magistrate will see that the performance in the assessment is outstanding, and he will recommend it."
Hao Guozi said: "Why don't you want to take the assessment first?"
Master Jin said: "It's possible." The assessment he was thinking of was different from Hao Guozi's. Generally, local officials like to develop cronies to consolidate power and establish their own territory. What he thought was whether the prefect meant that.
Gu She seemed to say something in it, but Mr. Jin and Hao Guozi couldn't hear him because he said it lightly.
The only ones who could hear clearly were Lao Tao who was riding a horse and Tao Mo who was sitting in the car.
Lao Tao has excellent internal strength, and he has been paying attention to the movement of the carriage.
But Tao Mo was because when Gu She said this, his face was very close to him. It seemed that he just changed his position to make himself more comfortable. After all, this carriage was not as comfortable and luxurious as Gu Fu's carriage. It's just that after Gu She adjusted his posture to this position, he didn't move.
"After meeting him, I'll take you for a walk."
Tao Mo's heart was beating wildly, and he nodded his head involuntarily several times.
Gu She said, "I'll sleep for a while."
Tao Mo nodded again, and then felt his shoulders sink, and Gu She's head was looking at the shoulders. His body was almost as stiff as a stone, and Tao Mo didn't even dare to move his toes. After just a stick of incense, he felt sore and painful all over, but his heart was full of sweetness, wishing to use this moment to grow old forever.
After sitting for a long time, he finally couldn't hold on anymore and moved his legs a little.
Gu She didn't respond.
He moved his hip again, back a few inches.
Gu She still didn't respond.
Tao Mo breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to move, but unexpectedly the weight on his shoulders suddenly disappeared. He turned his head and saw Gu She looking at him expressionlessly.
"Are you ready?" Gu She asked.
Tao Mo was stunned for a moment before he realized what he was referring to, and immediately sat cross-legged against the car wall, then nodded and said, "Okay."
Gu She looked at him, fell on his shoulder and continued to sleep.
Probably being leaned on for too long, he was already numb. Tao Mo felt that the weight on his shoulders seemed to be lighter this time than last time.
After sitting for a while, Tao Mo vaguely remembered that he hadn't asked Gu She why he came here. He turned his head, looked at Gu She's handsome sleeping face, and suddenly felt that this answer was no longer important to him.