Gu Hai knew that Shunhe Hall belonged to the Shen family, but he didn't know that this was not the first meeting between Gu Shiba Niang and Shen Anlin in this life.
The acquisition of Shunhetang was all done by Peng Yizhen. If possible, he hoped that his sister would never see this person again in this life. Only by not seeing him could he forget the nightmare past.
Why did this person suddenly appear in front of them? An accident? Or fate? Or is this destiny
Gu Hai's first thought was to block his sister behind him.
"Ms. Gu." Shen Anlin said on the horse with her hands raised.
This sentence made Gu Hai stunned. He turned to look at his sister, but he didn't see her losing control of her emotions as he had guessed. Her expression was indifferent, but there was a bit of coldness in her eyes.
"Mr. Shen." Gu Shiba Niang said calmly, concisely and to the point, with no intention of continuing the conversation.
They had already met. Gu Hai immediately reacted and felt relieved. He thought that Shen Anlin was a general in his life and stood out to seize the title. He must have realized that Peng Yizhen was not the real owner of Shunhe Hall.
For a Jiankang person, it is not difficult to investigate a person, not to mention that this person is somewhat powerful.
"This young master must be Gu Jieyuan?" Shen Anlin dismounted and greeted Gu Hai with a smile.
He was not as humble and courteous as expected from a scholar. The young man in front of him glanced at him, and the chill in it made Shen Anlin startled.
The two brothers and sisters have similar faces, and they also have similar eyes at this time.
This look is very familiar to Shen Anlin.
Indifference, only indifference.
Logically speaking, at this time, Gu Shiba Niang should introduce Shen Anlin, and then Gu Hai would return the favor and exchange a few words, so that they would be officially acquainted.
But one of the two people in front of him had no intention of introduction, and the other had no courtesy. Their indifferent eyes just glanced at him, as if there was nothing in front of him.
The conversation could not go on anymore. Shen Anlin turned his eyes on the two brothers and sisters, smiled suddenly, and cupped his hands. He stopped talking and turned around.
They didn't expect that he would leave like this, and Gu Hai and Gu Shiba Niang were a little surprised. They looked at each other and suddenly laughed.
Thinking about it, it's actually a bit funny.
Raising her hand to stop Gu Hai from speaking, Gu Shiba Niang said with a smile: "Brother, don't worry."
Gu Hai looked at her calm demeanor and slowly let go of his worries. He felt relieved. He had nothing to worry about about his sister now.
Looking at the backs of the two brothers and sisters leaving side by side, the smile on the lips of Shen Anlin, who was standing far away, disappeared, replaced by a slightly condensed brow.
One person's hostility towards oneself can be understood as an accident, but there is something wrong when two people are strangers.
Although Shen Anlin still couldn't figure out the reason, at this moment he was at least certain that the two brothers and sisters must have had some issues with him, or in other words with the Shen family. . . . .
After March 15th, the date for Gu Hai's departure was decided.
"Young man, let's go to the high school." Liu Gong smiled and threw a box to Gu Hai.
Gu Hai hurriedly went to pick it up, feeling that it was heavy in his hand, which showed that it was valuable, so he hurriedly bowed and saluted.
"I don't dare to take it seriously. Now you don't need to be so polite when you meet the official..." Liu Gong laughed and ducked sideways.
Not only Gu Hai, but this time even Mrs. Cao and Gu Shiba Niang came over to pay homage. Although no one said a word, their sincere feelings were unspoken.
Liu Gong coughed and turned his head, "You scholars are just too polite. I feel uncomfortable all over, so I just walked away..."
He turned and walked away, his figure even more stooped than before.
"How long will he live this year?" Gu Hai couldn't help but ask.
Gu Shiba Niang shook her head. I am afraid no one knows the exact age of Mr. Liu. Some guessed it was more than seventy and some guessed it was more than a hundred.
"Eighteenth Mother, although you are not called a master, you should treat her like a father." Gu Hai turned his head and ordered.
Gu Shiba Niang smiled, nodded and said, "Brother, don't worry, I have a plan."
Lingbao took out the packed baggage and showed Ms. Cao one by one that the various clothes he brought were suitable.
"Young Master won't come back for the Chinese New Year either." Lingbao couldn't help but ask when he saw the winter clothes among them.
Mrs. Cao pointed her fingers and said: "The high school exam is in August, and the palace exam is in March next year. If you successfully become a master, you will have to go to school after the high school exam. You don't dare to come back just now, and you won't be able to come back until the Chinese New Year, so you still have to bring your winter clothes." "
Lingbao nodded, with a rather reluctant expression, and asked the person who had gone with the young master.
"I bought two boys, both of whom are literate." Gu Shiba Niang said with a smile.
"It's just a little girl." Ms. Cao frowned at the side.
"Then let me go with the young master." Lingbao said hurriedly.
Gu Shiba Niang glared at her, "Who allowed you to resign?"
Lingbao pouted. She naturally knew that Gu Shiba Niang was unwilling to let her be her servant.
"Lingbao is careful and stays at the drug store to help, so that I can rest assured." Gu Hai said with a smile.
Lingbao then smiled and nodded.
On March 18th, it was drizzling. Two carriages slowly drove out of the Gu family alley, followed by people holding various umbrellas. The man in front was led by Gu Changchun, followed by Huang Shiying. and Cao and other women.
The hurried passers-by cast curious glances, their eyes falling on the two extraordinary carriages and the two handsome young men standing in front of the carriages.
"Fellow clan members, please stay." Gu Yu bowed his hands and saluted.
The men said a few more auspicious words and then stepped back, allowing the women to come forward.
Huang Shiying looked at Gu Yu and then at Gu Hai, with a look of relief on his face, and said earnestly: "Although there are posts written by old friends, my husband has a cold personality. Whether we can have a teacher-student relationship depends on chance and your luck. Don’t be too pretentious, you must be modest and prudent, so as not to violate the way of learning.”
Gu Yu and Gu Hai hurriedly bowed and said yes. Huang Shiying nodded with satisfaction and stepped back a few steps. Mrs. Cao, whose eyes were red and swollen from crying, hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Brother Hai is out here asking for help." I was choked up and couldn't speak.
Gu Hai stroked her shoulder and whispered comforting words.
Gu Yu was smiling at the side, talking to several young people in the clan. His eyes seemed to glance over the mother and son inadvertently, and a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes.
Achieving academic success, being named on the gold medal list, being a high-ranking official, and being famous. He may have all these things, but only his mother, which he will never have again in this life. And this young man who is obviously not as good as him in everything, always has what he does not have. of. . . . .
"Master Yu."
A soft female voice sounded in his ears. Gu Yu turned his head and watched Gu Shiba Niang, who was wearing a snowy youthful dress, approaching with a smile. The young man next to him walked away a few steps knowingly.
"The eighteenth-year-old girl is not good at being popular. I hope Master Yu won't dislike her for being so petty." She handed over a pair of cloth socks.
Jade colored cloth socks, made of exquisite material, with a flower embroidered on them.
He didn't take it, looked down and pointed at the flower path: "What is it?"
This was a somewhat rude question, but Gu Shiba Niang didn't care at all, and instead smiled even more.
"It's Osmanthus fragrans." She smiled.
"Oh." Gu Yu's voice was long and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
"Just take its meaning and shape." Gu Shiba Niang pursed her lips and smiled.
Gu Yudan smiled without saying a word and reached out to take it, "Thank you for your help."
"After all, you are your cousin, this is what I should do." She whispered, bowed slightly and walked away.
Gu Yu smiled, feeling the soft touch of cloth socks in his hand, and felt his heart being pricked, cousin? What about biological sons and biological brothers? In the past ten years, these so-called relatives have never made him a pair of shoes and socks. . . . . .
Thinking of this, he seemed to hold a charcoal in his hand and threw it to the boy standing quietly beside him.
"Master?" The young man reached out to catch it. He didn't hear the instruction and hurriedly raised his head to ask for instructions.
Gu Yu was silent for a moment, turned around and looked at the socks in the boy's hand, and then whispered: "Put it away."
After Gu Hai left, time seemed to pass slowly but quickly. A month passed in the blink of an eye. Gu Shiba Niang's skills improved rapidly under Liu Gong's step-by-step guidance, and the business of the drug store was naturally getting better and better.
In the alley of the Gu family, the house with the word "Laosheng" hanging on it was full of green. There were many servants coming and going, and the cleaners and gardeners were performing their duties.
With the sound of the door, a carriage came in.
"Madam is back." The servants and wives immediately took over.
Ms. Cao, who was wearing a gray-blue poplin cardigan, was helped out of the car by her maid first. Gu Shiba Niang did not get out of the car, but sat in the car and said, "Mom, then I went to the drug store."
Since Gu Hai went to Beijing, Cao did not go out more and more except for offering incense and worshiping Buddha once a month. Under the influence of Gu Shiba Niang's behavior, she gradually declined invitations to gatherings in the clan from unnatural to natural. Being so low-key makes it difficult for those who want to talk matchmaking or build relationships.
"Come back early in the evening. Oh, by the way, I made a tonic soup and brought it to Mr. Liu." Mrs. Cao said, while ordering someone to bring it, "Didn't you say that he had a bad cough recently, so I specially asked him to let Lily go." .
Gu Shiba Niang smiled. Is there anyone who knows more about medicinal food than Liu Gong? But she quickly stopped laughing. After getting along for a long time these days, she did find that something was wrong with Mr. Liu.
She frowned and entered the drug store. She saw Peng Yizhen prescribing a prescription for a patient and Lingbao doing calculations at the counter. The medicine shelf was still empty.
"The Eighteenth Mother is here." Both of them greeted with a smile.
"Have you checked his pulse?" Gu Shiba Niang asked in a low voice while winking into the inner hall.
Peng Yizhen knew what she meant and shook his head, "That old man... Well, that old gentleman has a very weird temper. He glared at me before I even mentioned it. I thought I shouldn't ask as soon as possible..."
Gu Shiba Niang frowned even more.
"I said Shiba Niang, don't worry too much. He is an expert. How can he use others to see the doctor and prescribe medicine?" Peng Yizhen said with relief.
During this period, Mr. Liu seemed to have a severe cough, so Gu Shiba Niang asked him to see a doctor and take medicine. Mr. Liu scolded him silently, but she was still worried. Peng Yizhen felt that she was completely troubling herself, although she said Doctors and craftsmen are two different professions, but for a figure like Liu Gong, I am afraid that more than half of the doctors cannot compare with him.
Gu Shiba Niang said oh, smiled, and Lingbao handed her some orders from the medicine store.
"How many medicines are there..." Gu Shiba Niang glanced at her and said, "Let Lingyuan buy it..." At this point, she suddenly remembered that she hadn't seen Lingyuan in the past two days, "You Where's my brother?"
When he raised his head, he realized that Lingbao's face was not very good and he seemed to be uneasy.
"Brother?" She came back to her senses and hesitated, "He went out with Brother Chun..."
Brother Chun was the brother and sister whom they met on their way to escape. They were both hanging out in Jiankang City and making a living by doing odd jobs. They were the people who acted as servants for Lingyuan that day. When purchasing medicinal materials, Lingyuan would call them. They were considered brothers in need. ,good relationship.
Gu Shiba Niang nodded indifferently when she heard this and handed the list of medicinal ingredients to Lingbao, "When you see them, let them buy it."
Lingbao said yes, and Gu Shiba Niang went in and made medicine for half a day before convincing Mr. Liu to drink the tonic soup. Just as he was thinking about how to persuade him to let Peng Yizhen diagnose his pulse, Lingbao's cries came from far to near. Passed.
"Miss, Miss, brother, brother is missing..." She rushed in, knelt down and cried loudly.