Tao Mo's thigh trembled, and Lao Tao's hand slipped and fell through the air.
"Sorry." Tao Mo whispered.
Old Tao continued to massage as if nothing had happened, "Master, just treat each other with a normal heart, don't belittle yourself."
Tao Mo propped his hands on both sides of his body, and said cautiously: "Old Tao, don't you blame me?"
Old Tao said: "If I blame you, can the young master change it?"
Tao Mo opened his mouth, bowed his head and said, "I will try my best to be patient." After his father died, he regarded Lao Tao and Hao Guozi as relatives.
The corners of Lao Tao's lips raised slightly, "How can a man be patient in everything?"
Tao Mo was taken aback.
Old Tao let go of his hands, patted his red knees, helped him put down his trouser legs, packed up his medicine, stood up and said, "That's all. In life, it's rare to be sober, and it's rare to be confused."
Tao Mo was at a loss, "It's rare to be sober, but also rare to be confused?"
Lao Tao said: "It's not a bad thing to be sober in emotion and confused in the world."
Tao Mo savored this sentence three times before suddenly saying: "You, don't you object?"
"Gu She, Gu Xianzhi," Lao Tao sighed softly, and said with a smile, "Such a person should be flocked to by men and women all over the world."
Tao Mo smirked at first, then said sadly: "Yes. He should belong to the world."
Lao Tao said: "In today's world, except for the emperor who belongs to the world, who should work hard for the world and devote himself to the world, no one should belong to the world."
Tao Mo was taken aback. It was the first time he heard Lao Tao say such outrageous words.
Old Tao said: "Isn't it? The emperor sits on the world, so why not carry the world?"
Tao Mo shook his head and said, "I don't understand."
"You don't understand if you don't understand it." Old Tao said, "You just need to remember that many impossible things in this world are not impossible in themselves, but have been rejected before they can be realized."
Tao Mo blinked his eyes. Although he couldn't comprehend the true meaning of his words for a while, he had already firmly remembered these words in his heart.
When Lao Tao heard footsteps, he patted his belly and said, "Talking, I'm hungry."
Hao Guozi walked in with a tray with a smile on her face, "We have sweet and sour today... ah!"
Lao Tao looked at the food on the ground and Hao Guozi who was thrown to the ground, slowly took out the wound medicine from his arms, and comforted him: "It's okay, it hasn't been used up yet."
On the first day back to Tanyang County, Tao Mo was very busy, busy with government affairs, and stayed at home.
On the second day, Tao Mo was still very busy and stayed at home.
On the third day, do not go out.
On the fourth day, not out.
Fifth day, no.
…
On the eighth day, Master Jin took part of the copywriting to the yard to dry in the yard.
Tao Mo sat on the stone bench, staring at the sky in a daze.
"My master isn't going out?" He asked casually.
Tao Mo subconsciously replied, "I'm very busy."
"What are you busy with?" Master Jin was very guilty. Unexpectedly, when his boss was very busy, he was so idle that he wanted to doze off.
"Busy with government affairs."
Master Jin asked softly, "What official business?" He really wanted to know, besides the ones he handled, what other official business was it Tao Mo's turn to handle!
"Hoarding..." Tao Mo suddenly came back to his senses, seeing that it was Master Jin, his face flushed red, "No, I have nothing to do."
Master Jin sat down opposite him, "Is there something on your mind?"
Tao Mo shook his head with a dry smile.
"If my master wants to see Young Master Gu, just go." Master Jin said, "There is no need to look forward and backward." Gu She's identity and background were all he said, and seeing Tao Mo's distress, he felt somewhat guilty.
"How do you know..." Tao Mo looked at him with a red face. Could it be that the whole yamen knew what was on his mind
Mr. Jin said: "Although Mr. Gu is the son of Prime Minister Gu, he has no fame and fame. He is just a commoner. What's more, Xiang Xiang is very powerful and is thousands of miles away from Tanyang County. The master doesn't have to worry about any gossip."
Only then did Tao Mo realize that he had lost his relationship, and he lowered his head and said, "I'm not worried about that."
Master Jin raised his eyebrows and said: "Then the boss is worried that he will implicate Mr. Gu? There is no need to worry about it. The magistrate's yamen can be punished with a cane. I think the prefect will never touch Mr. Gu again if he is too ambitious. Hairy hairs. More than that, I'm afraid that if others want to touch Mr. Gu, he won't follow him." If something happened to Gu Xiang's son on his territory, he couldn't bear to walk around.
Tao Mo said, "It's not this either."
Rao even Master Jin, who claims to be smart and scheming, can't figure out what he's thinking. "Then what is the boss worried about?" If an ordinary person had such an opportunity to make friends with Gu Xianzhi in front of his eyes, he might rush over with a smile, why would he be in a dilemma and hesitant to move forward
Tao Mo sighed, "I just can't pass my own level."
The closer he gets to Gu She, the more he is attracted to him. As Lao Tao said, all men and women in the world will flock to him, but he is just a drop in the vast sea of people. No talent, no looks, still a man. Just thinking about it makes me feel hopeless.
Before, he didn't know that Gu She was Gu Xianzhi, and he could still deceive himself and others, so he didn't know what to do. Now I know, the barrier of thousands of mountains and rivers really lies between the two of them. Even though Lao Tao said that there is no hope at all, so there is no need to underestimate yourself, but in his opinion, is this hope any different from looking for a drop in the ocean
…
That being the case, he might as well end this delusion as early as possible, and live a life of heartbreak in the future.
"Master?!" Master Jin watched in shock as two lines of tears fell from Tao Mo's eyes.
"What are you doing?" Hao Guozi jumped out of nowhere and stared at Master Jin warily.
Master Jin spread his hands innocently and said, "I didn't do anything."
Tao Mo wiped away his tears, "Don't do anything about Master."
Hao Guozi said: "Then why are you crying, young master?"
Tao Mo covered his face, and after a while he said sullenly: "I just want to understand something." It turned out that he thought it was broken at this moment, but it was just a delusion.
They sent people to the yamen to inquire for a few days, and they said that Tao Mo was too busy with official duties to take care of him, which made Gu Xiaojia sneer again and again. So when he saw Tao Mo coming to the door carrying things, he originally wanted to sneer, but when he got closer, he found that his eyes were red and swollen, and he was surprised: "There really are so many things going on in the yamen?"
Tao Mo was stunned, and said falteringly: "No." After all, he couldn't hold back the desire in his heart, knowing that he was sinking deeper and deeper, he couldn't help but watch himself sinking.
With his appearance, Gu Xiaojia was full of complaints and turned back. Gu Xiaojia reached out to take the gift, handed it to the porter without looking at it, turned around and walked in, "How much salary can you earn in the yamen? Why do you buy useless things? Anyway, our mansion has everything."
Tao Mo knew that he was hard-spoken and soft-hearted, so he followed him silently and didn't speak back.
Knowing that before Gu shot, Gu Xiaojia slowed down and knocked on the door lightly twice. Seeing that there was no movement, he tiptoedly opened the door and went in. After a while, he waved to Tao Mo.
Tao Mo subconsciously stepped lightly.
Gu Xiaojia lowered his voice and said: "Young master is taking a nap, you wait outside. I'll make some medicine for you." He always took care of Gu She by himself.
Tao Mo nodded.
Gu Xiaojia went out gently and closed the door.
Tao Mo stood outside for a while, but finally couldn't bear the thoughts in his heart, and quietly walked into the inner room.
The bed curtain fell, and only the outline inside could be vaguely seen.
Tao Mo found a seat facing the bed and sat down, lying on the table, sniffing the faint fragrance of orchids, the corners of his mouth curled up in satisfaction.
If the whole life is as it is now, under the same roof with Gu She, smelling the same fragrance, even if you can't see each other through the veil, he will be infinitely happy.
"water."
With a single word, he recalled his sanity from the distant future.
Tao Mo stood up in shock, poured water in a panic, then walked to the bed and lifted the curtain.
Gu She was still sleeping on her stomach. Probably the room was stuffy, a thin layer of sweat formed on his forehead and face, his hair was sticking to his face, looking very lazy.
"Be careful." Tao Mo lowered the cup.
Hearing his voice, Gu She opened his eyes.
"Drink water." Tao Mo brought the cup closer.
Gu She supported the bed with both hands, slowly sat up on his knees, took the teacup from his hand, took a few sips, and said: "Thank you."
Tao Mo was stunned, took the cup, and said in a low voice, "You're welcome."
Gu She lay down on his side.
Tao Mo offered to help him tuck the quilt.
Gu She let him be busy, "Is there a difficult case in the Yamen?"
"No." Tao Mo said softly, "You can rest at ease."
Gu She said with a half-smile, "I am not a member of the yamen, so what does it have to do with whether there are difficult cases in the yamen and whether I can rest at ease?"
Tao Mo was suffocated by the question, and after a long silence, he said in a low voice, "I've been confused by one thing these few days."
"Let's hear it." Gu She has a different kind of enthusiasm for confusion.
Tao Mo stammered, "Things on my mind."
Gu She raised an eyebrow.
Tao Mo didn't dare to look at him, for fear that the secret would leak out from his face.
Gu She said: "Have you practiced calligraphy yet?"
Tao Mo lowered his head even lower, and shook his head slightly for a while.
"Go to the study and get a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, let's practice here." Gu She said.
"Okay." Tao Mofei fled out the door, stood in the corridor and let out a sigh of relief. Ever since he faced up to the shameful thoughts in his heart, he felt more and more unable to hold his head up in front of Gu She.
Gu She helped him like this, but he still had such thoughts for him. If Gu She finds out, he must be very angry, right? After all, not every man is acceptable to another man. He thought of Yi Yu, even though he had been listed in Qunxiang Building for many years, there was still a corner in his heart that had a desire to marry a wife and have children.
He walked to the study room with heavy steps, holding pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and slowly rubbed back to the shooting room.
The sweat on Gu She's face had been wiped off, and he was leaning on the cushion to read a book. When he saw him coming in, he asked, "Do you still remember the words you taught that day?"
"Remember." Tao Mo put the paper away, sharpened the ink, and dropped the pen as soon as he picked it up.
The table is higher than the bed. Gu She could only squint.
Tao Mo wrote very slowly, his hanging hand trembled slightly, and it took a long time before he stopped shaking.
"Continue." Gu She read the book without raising his head.
"Yes." Tao Mo looked at the writhing words and felt that it was too horrible to look at, so he poured some ink and continued.
Gu She raised her eyes and glanced at him, seeing that his expression was focused, and there was no sign of hesitation or confusion, so she turned her attention back to the book in her hand.
After about a stick of incense.
Gu Xiaojia came in holding the medicine bowl, saw that Gu She was awake, put down the medicine bowl quickly, and said, "Young Master, I will wait for you to wash up."
It was only then that Tao Mo realized that he was so busy practicing calligraphy that he forgot about Gu She who was at the side, and hurriedly said, "I'll do it."
Gu Xiaojia gave him a strange look, "This is my son, what is Master Tao doing so hard?"
Tao Mo was speechless.
Gu Xiaojia waited for Gu She to finish washing, and handed over the medicine bowl, "Young master, please use it."
Gu She frowned.
Tao Mo said, "There are candied fruit among the things I brought today."
Gu Xiaojia didn't turn his head back and said, "My lord doesn't like candied fruit."
Unexpectedly, Gu She said: "Go and get it."
"Ah? Oh." Gu Xiaojia ran out to get it.
Afraid of Gu She's hard work carrying the bowl, Tao Mo took the bowl over.
"Actually, it's okay not to eat." Gu She said.
Tao Mo said: "My father used to say that good medicine tastes bitter, and it will get better after drinking it."
Gu Shedao: "It is medicine that is three-point poisonous, not all bitter medicines are good medicines."
Tao Mo said, "What the doctor prescribes is never wrong."
"If all the doctor's prescriptions are correct, there will be no quack doctors in this world."
Tao Mo felt Gu She's displeasure, and said in a low voice, "You don't like to drink medicine, do you?"
"Is there anyone in this world who likes to drink medicine?" Gu She asked back.
Tao Mo said, "I just think that if it's good for your body, you should drink it."
Gu She said: "Why don't you drink it for me?"
Tao Mo sighed softly, "If I can drink for you, even if I want to drink ten bowls for you, I will be willing." He wished even more that he could be punished for him. Even if he replaces one of his boards with ten boards.
Hearing that Gu She hadn't spoken for a long time, he couldn't help raising his head, only to find that the other party was looking at him silently.
"What, what's the matter?" Tao Mo asked guiltily.
Gu She lowered his eyes and said lightly: "It's nothing."
Gu Xiaojia ran back with the candied fruit, but the medicine was not cold yet.
Gu She drank it all in one gulp, took a candied fruit and put it in his mouth, and continued to read.
Gu Xiaojia looked back at Tao Mo who was concentrating on practicing calligraphy, and suddenly felt that he was the only redundant person in the room.
From that day on, Tao Mo would spend two hours every day going to Gu's residence. Sometimes it's calligraphy, sometimes it's chess.
The injuries on Gu She's body also improved day by day, and in the end, he was able to sit up.
But life is not all smooth sailing.
At least for Tao Mo, there was one thing before him that gave him a headache.
The matchmaker stayed in the hall, talking endlessly to Tao Mo about the benefits of Miss Xu's family. This was the second matchmaker to come to Tao Mo in three days. Tao Mo thought he had no talent and good looks, and even this county magistrate was donated with money, so he really didn't deserve such favor from any lady, so why did Miss Xu's family rely on him.
Tao Mo looked at Lao Tao as if asking for help.
Old Tao said meaningfully: "This is a lifelong event, and it's better for the young master to decide for himself."
Tao Mo sighed, and said to the matchmaker, "Thank you, Ms. Xu, for your favor. It's just that I don't have the idea of starting a family yet, so..."
The matchmaker smiled and said, "Not yet, and not in the future. Your Excellency can make a marriage contract with Miss Xu first, and then start a family when you want to start a family in the future."
"Ah?" Tao Mo looked at Lao Tao again.
Old Tao looked up at the roof.
Tao Mo said awkwardly: "This, this, how dare I delay Miss Xu's family?"
The matchmaker said: "Since Miss Xu's family has heard about your lord's deeds, she has secretly agreed with her, and even told Mr. Xu that she will not marry unless you are a king."
Tao Mo's forehead was dripping with cold sweat.