After returning to the county government office for lunch, Gu She and Tao Mo got into the west chamber and never came out again.
When Lao Tao woke up from his afternoon nap, the door of the west wing was still ajar.
He meditated for an hour, and when he came out to look, the door of the west wing was still ajar.
Lao Tao sighed involuntarily.
Hao Guozi was listless at the side: "Old Tao, what's wrong with you?"
"I'm fine. Why don't you serve the young master?"
Hao Guozi glanced at Gu Xiaojia who was beside him: "Why don't you wait in front of your son?"
Gu Xiaojia looked angry: "You didn't go, why did you ask me to go?"
Hao Guozi turned to look at Lao Tao again: "Old Tao, you can also fry a pancake for the young master. The young master doesn't need me now."
The tone is full of resentment.
Old Tao clenched his fist and coughed lightly: "How about the three of us go shopping?"
Gu Xiaojia reminded: "The vegetables you bought yesterday are enough for many days."
Hao Guozi complained to Gu Xiaojia: "It's all your son's fault, we don't have any young masters to serve."
Gu Xiaojia jumped up: "It seems that I still have a son to serve."
As if responding to the words of the two, Gu She opened the door.
Gu Xiaojia hurried over.
"Bring all the books about my court law in the study, and those two zithers."
Gu Xiaojia cheered, turned around happily, and asked Hao Guozi, "Are you coming with me?"
Hao Guozi excitedly said, "Of course!"
The two boys happily went out together.
Only Lao Tao stayed where he was.
In the west chamber, Gu She asked, "Why did you leave?"
Tao Mo replied, "I didn't leave, I'm still here."
"Then come and sit in my arms."
"I've been sitting for most of the day."
"How can half a day be enough? I want to hug him for the rest of my life."
Then there was the sound of Tao Mo's footsteps walking slowly.
Lao Tao turned around and left, so he was the only one left.
Gu She's injury lasted for ten days.
In fact, the knife was not deep on the shoulder blade, nor did it hit a vital point, so Gu She soon acted as usual.
But Tao Mo was not at ease, he insisted that the fatigue of the horses and horses was too hurtful, and the complaint had already been done by Qiu Shuining and the others, so they were not in a hurry.
That's why they left ten days after Gu She was injured.
Tao Mo's carriage was used to carry luggage only, and Gu Tao and Gu Tao sat in Gu She's carriage.
Lao Tao still rode his horse.
During these days when Gu She was recovering from his injuries, there was a story about the engagement of Lu Zhenxue and Yang Liuer. It is said that Yang Liu'er went to Guanyin Temple to burn incense on the 16th to avoid crowds. Unexpectedly, just as she got off the sedan chair, she ran into a frightened horse. Out of consideration for the girl's family name and some gratitude, the Yang family betrothed their daughter to Lu Zhenxue.
Gu She laughed and said that Tao Mo's plan was very clever.
Tao Mo was naturally sincere and humble.
Hao Guozi drove Tao Mo's carriage to wait outside the city first, and Gu Xiaojia drove Gu She's carriage out to meet them later.
Without Huo Chuxiong, everyone felt much more relaxed.
After passing the Kuang family cemetery and driving into the canyon between the two mountains, Tao Mo glanced at the mountainside, put down the curtain of the car, turned around and said to Gu She: "I want to kiss you."
Gu She was slightly surprised, because Tao Mo had never taken the initiative, and the initiative at this moment was also very serious, without any sense of charm.
But without asking why, he smiled and closed his eyes.
Tao Mo kissed him softly, imitating how Gu She usually treats him.
But his movements are careful, clumsy, and even religious.
Gu She was so teased by such a kiss that she couldn't control herself, so she hugged Tao Mo and kissed him back hard.
a long time.
When he finally let go of Tao Mo in embarrassment, Tao Mo was already soft in his arms, his cheeks were flushed, his eyes were rippling, and his breathing was unstable.
Looking at Tao Mo like this, he was momentarily infatuated.
It took Tao Mo a long time to wake up, sat up straight, but pouted his mouth, and said aggrievedly: "It's agreed that I will kiss you."
Gu She said awkwardly: "I couldn't hold back for a moment."
Tao Mo looked out the window, and the canyon had already gone away.
Thinking that eleven days ago on the mountainside, I was still suffering from unrequited love, and it suddenly seemed like a dream.
Gu She called from behind: "Wu Wen."
Tao Mo ignored it.
The voice of turning the pages of the book: "Nothing happened on the way, how about I explain the current law to you?"
Tao Mo turned around and said, "Okay."
At lunch time, we finally arrived at the bank of the Yangtze River.
There is a big boat moored by the river, and many people want to board it. The owner of the boat said that it has been booked out today.
When he saw Gu Xiaojia, the boat owner's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly got off the boat to meet him.
Gu Xiaojia leaned back and said in a low voice, "My lord, the ferry is here."
Gu She closed the book and said to Tao Mo, "Get out of the car and take the boat."
When Tao Mo came to the boat, he saw that the cabin was magnificent, and there was an upper floor and a lower floor, so he couldn't help feeling cramped.
Seeing this, Gu She grabbed his hand and pulled him up the stairs to the top floor.
The top floor has changed from the luxury of the first floor, and it looks elegant and generous, but Tao Mo grew up in the capital, and his family owns a restaurant. He can see that all the materials and workmanship here are more valuable than the first floor, so he can't help but feel more disturbed .
Gu She smiled and said, "It costs less here than on the first floor."
Tao Mo forced a smile, not believing it in his heart. But he has been to Gu's residence and knows that Gu She has always been particular about it. If Gu She was to go on an ordinary boat like him, it would be a grievance to Gu She, so he had to be careful, so as not to damage anything on the boat. .
As soon as both carriages had arrived on board, the ship weighed anchor. Gu She and Tao Mo stood in front of the window to watch the scenery.
The Milixuan window was lined with the river water, and Tao Mo finally relaxed a little.
Not long after, the boatman delivered lunch, and Tao Mo saw that there were all kinds of delicacies from mountains and rivers, and he couldn't help becoming nervous again.
Gu She saw that he only ate the dish in front of him, so he picked up some dishes and put them in his bowl. Tao Mo only ate what was in the bowl, not what was on the plate.
Gu She sighed, put down the bowl, and looked at him speechlessly.
Tao Mo swallowed hard the unchewed food in his mouth, and looked at Gu She suspiciously.
"Dance text."
"Um?"
"I like you, you know?"
Eight days ago, he felt that this sentence was disgusting and he couldn't say it; eight days later, he opened his mouth and said it.
Tao Mo blushed, and said in a low voice, "Me too..."
"Since you know, allow me to treat you well. What's mine is yours."
"But—" Tao Mo said sadly, "I have nothing to give you."
"Who said that?" Gu She said with deep meaning, "When I ask you for it, you will not refuse to give it."
"Ah!" Tao Mo was pleasantly surprised, "What do you want? I'll give it to you right now!"
Gu She frowned and glanced downstairs, only then did Tao Mo realize that his voice was too loud in surprise.
He buried his face in the bowl embarrassingly.
After eating, Gu She and Tao Mo watched the scenery again, and then took a rest.
In a haze, Tao Mo felt that Gu She came to his bed and lay down beside him.
But he was too sleepy, so he just murmured "Xianzhi".
Before he fell asleep completely, Gu She felt that Gu She got up and left again.
He wanted to ask why you left again? But drowsiness hit him, and before he could say anything, he fell asleep completely.
When he woke up and saw Gu She lying on the bed where he was lying on at the beginning, he thought: Did he dream that Gu She came to his bed in a dream
After getting to the ferry, Lao Tao saw that Gu Xiaojia drove ashore without paying the boat fare, so he hurried over to ask the boat owner what the boat fare was
The boat owner was surprised: "Your old man is not with Mr. Gu?"
Old Tao was startled: "We are together."
The boat owner said with a smile: "Then why pay for the boat! You give me the other end, and I have to give the other end to the young master."
Lao Tao suddenly said: "This boat belongs to Mr. Gu."
The boat owner laughed and said, "In front of you, my lord, please give me some kind words for He Mou."
"It's easy to talk about."
Sitting behind the two carriages, Lao Tao thought to himself: "This Gu She spends a lot of money on weekdays, so he also makes a living. I thought he was an extraterrestrial expert, and he didn't eat fireworks."
Arrived in Yangzhou after dark.
Danyang County is under the jurisdiction of the prefect of Zhenjiang, because Tao Mo went to Beijing through the prefect, so the journey had to bypass Zhenjiang.
Lao Tao originally suggested to go around from the east, walk quickly on the first day, the farther away from the sphere of influence of the Zhenjiang prefect, the better, and go to Gaoyou to rest after dark.
But Gu She disliked that the road to the east was not prosperous enough, and the inns in Gaoyou were not as comfortable as those in Yangzhou, so he insisted on taking a detour from the west of Zhenjiang and resting in Yangzhou at night.
Old Tao said again, it is okay to go from the west, but it is absolutely possible to go to Tianchang and then rest.
Gu She's reason is still the same: Tianchang is not as comfortable as Yangzhou.
Tao Mo didn't understand these things, but he just felt that Gu She had just recovered and it was not appropriate to be overworked, so he agreed with Gu She's opinion.
So they boarded the boat from Zhenjiang Ferry and disembarked from Guazhou Ferry.
After disembarking, although they reached the boundary of Yangzhou, in order to avoid accidents, they continued to speed up and did not stop until they reached Yangzhou in one breath.
Lao Tao immediately made a secret note at the entrance of the inn, so that the people at the Yangzhou sub-helm could come to the inn to look for him after seeing him.
As soon as he entered the door, he felt something was wrong, Tao Mo's eyes were red, and he looked aggrieved.
He hurried forward and asked, "What's the matter, young master?"
Tao Mo lowered his head: "Gu She won't let me serve you anymore."
Hao Guozi interjected: "Young Master Gu wants four rooms."
Old Tao hurriedly said to Tao Mo: "Young master Gu has recovered, and he really doesn't need to take care of him. The young master has been tired for so many days, and today he is on the road again, so he should take a good rest. Let Guozi come over to accompany the young master at night."
Tao Mo heard Lao Tao say the same, so he had no choice but to go upstairs.
Lao Tao asked the inn to deliver the dinner to the room, and told Gu Tao and others not to go out. Yangzhou and Zhenjiang are too close to each other, and it is better to have one thing less than one thing more.
After dinner, the people at the helm of Yangzhou came. Lao Tao asked them to send a few more people on duty at night to avoid accidents.
When he came to Tao Mo's room, Tao Mo was practicing calligraphy at the desk. When he saw him coming, he stood up and asked him to sit down.
Old Tao sat down on the other side of the table and looked carefully at the table. Tao Mo used the sticky notes that Gu She had written for him.
"Master still thinking about Mr. Gu?"
Tao Mo blushed, but his grievance remained unabated: "Why doesn't Xianzhi want me to accompany you?"
"Master, why don't you ask Mr. Gu?"
Tao Mo said quietly: "If he doesn't want it, then he doesn't want it. What do you have to ask him to give a reason?"
Old Tao secretly sighed. In the relationship between Gu She and Tao Mo, Tao Mo has always been inferior and passive, but Gu She is more than capable.
"I personally thought—" He carefully considered his words to avoid Tao Mo's injury, "Young Master Gu is sincere to the young master."
Tao Mo raised his head and glanced at the wall behind Lao Tao, with admiration and resentment in his eyes, as if Gu She was there.
In fact, Gu She was indeed behind that wall.
"I have no idea."
His voice was low and weak, like a gossamer floating in summer.
Lao Tao stood up: "I asked the waiter to bring hot water, so why don't you take a bath and rest early, Master, you have to get up early tomorrow."
Coming out of Tao Mo's room, Lao Tao came to Gu Shi's goal.
He raised his hand, but before he could knock on the door, he heard the sound of a piano.
He was taken aback.
Having stayed with Tao Mo for five years, he knew that it would be impolite to knock on the door at this time.
The sound of the piano does not stop, like the sound of forests, like birdsong, like lingering whispers, like a person in love writing hot words to a sweetheart far away.
He listened blankly for a long, long time, and finally got impatient and decided to turn around and leave.
At this moment, he saw Hao Guozi come out on tiptoe and close the door gently.
He gestured to Hao Guozi, and he stopped after the two walked a long way.
Hao Guozi said softly, "The young master is asleep."
"?" Just now, with a look of grievance and resentment, she fell asleep so soon
As if seeing his doubts, Hao Guozi said again: "As soon as Mr. Gu played the piano, the young master was in a daze. After listening for a while, a smile appeared on his face. He didn't practice calligraphy anymore, and obediently asked me to wait for him to wash it. sleep."
Old Tao Ruo realized something: "Understood. When you turn your head and go in, be gentle with your hands and feet, so as not to wake up the young master."
Hao Guozi didn't take it seriously: "I won't go in, the young master never wakes up at night, so it's useless for me to stay in the room. I'll sleep with Brother Jia."
Lao Tao stared at him: "When did you become so familiar with Gu Xiaojia?"
Hao Guozi took it for granted: "Master Gu is always with Mr. Gu, so of course I can always meet Brother Jia! These days Mr. Gu lives in the county government office, and Brother Jia sleeps in the same bed with me every day!"
Lao Tao thought about it, it really is. waved.
Hao Guozi bounced around looking for Gu Xiaojia.
There was someone in Gu Xiaojia's room, a middle-aged man who was smart and capable at first glance.
Seeing him coming in without knocking, the middle-aged man was visibly startled, and turned to look at Gu Xiaojia.
Gu Xiaojia closed the account book in his hand: "Then you can go back. There is no need to come tomorrow."
The middle-aged man said nothing, walked backwards and went out.
Hao Guozi turned around and looked at him curiously.
The middle-aged man suddenly smiled at him: "This little brother is so cute. He came out very fast today and didn't bring anything good. Let's take this money as a gift!"
Before Hao Guozi could react, a huge coin had already been stuffed into his hand.
"Hey hey!"
He chased after him anxiously, and the middle-aged man had already waved away with a smile.
He came back and handed the money to Gu Xiaojia: "Brother Xiaojia, who is it? You can return the money to him!"
Gu Xiaojia said lightly: "It's for you, just take it."
"Ah?" Hao Guozi looked at the coin and threw it on the table in front of Gu Xiaojia as if it was burning.
Gu Xiaojia looked at him unhappily.
Hao Guozi ignored him at all, and went straight to make the bed.
"Why are you moving my bed?"
"What are you doing? My young master is already asleep. I don't want to disturb him. I want to sleep here."
"Your young master's room is big, and there is a bed outside, why do you have to squeeze me together?"
"I'm going to squeeze with you! I'm going to squeeze with you!" Hao Guozi stared at Gu Xiaojia's face.
Gu Xiaojia had no choice but to ignore him.