Peach Blossom at the Bottom of the Fan

Chapter 245
When the convoy drove into Songjiang Mansion, the sky turned white.

Unable to suppress the agitation in her heart, Gu Sixiao opened the curtains, lay on the car window and looked outside.

The mist has not yet cleared, everything seems to be covered with a layer of veil, the streets, the trees, the houses that are getting closer and further away, all seem so familiar and strange.

This street is the busiest market in the city. The Gu family's fan shop is here, but now, it has changed its surname.

Sticking her head out, looking at the fan-shaped signboard shaking slightly in the wind, Gu Sixiao pursed her lips.On it, the word "Luo" is written, not the word "Gu".

This time, she must buy back the fan shop. This fan shop should be surnamed Gu.

Faintly, there was the sound of wheels rolling over bluestone slabs in the alley, and a stench came from the mist.

A guard complained in a low voice, but Gu Sixiao immediately stopped the car.

This smell, this sound, should be the old man who poured Yexiang.

Gu Sixiao jumped off the carriage and before she could stand still, Su Jingchun had already jumped off the horse and stood beside her, "What's wrong?"

Looking back, Gu Sixiao smiled brightly, with a sense of nostalgia in her eyes.

Yamada Jiro ran over from a distance and saluted very respectfully, "Master, what do you ask the apprentice to do?"

These days, being beaten by Su Jingchun more times, Yamada Jiro really looks more and more like a middle-earth apprentice. He changed into a Han costume, and at first glance he looks no different from a middle-earth person. Let people see at a glance that this is not a Chinese.

However, Su Jingchun didn't want him to change this, "I just want him to be as respectful as possible. Only when he knows how to be afraid will he truly regard you as a teacher."

That's what he said, but Gu Sixiao really didn't have anything to tell him to do.

"Nothing, just an old friend."

Looking at Su Jingchun, Gu Sixiao said softly, "Why don't you just wait here for me, the smell is not very pleasant."

Many guards are already covering their noses.

Su Jingchun shook his head indifferently.

Smiling slightly, Gu Sixiao raised his feet and walked into the alley, the mist gradually cleared, and after walking about twenty steps, they saw a chicken bus parked outside a house.

He thought he was collecting the toilet, so he stopped at the door.

Before they approached, a man covered his face with a blue cloth came out carrying a bucket, lifted the lid, and poured the dirt into the big bucket on the chicken bus.

Looking up and seeing Gu Sixiao and Gu Sixiao who were not too far away, he was stunned for a moment, quickly closed the lid, lowered his head, and kept apologizing: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it will be over soon, you two, stand farther away , be careful to splash on..."

Returning the toilet in a hurry, he bent down and pushed the rooster cart, about to go through it.

"Old man..." Gu Sixiao called out, but hesitated.

The man pushing the cart covered his face, so he couldn't see his face clearly, but his figure didn't look like an old man. Could it be that the man who poured Ye Xiang has changed?
She was puzzled, but she didn't want the person pushing the rooster cart to stop, turned around, and looked at Gu Sixiao strangely.

"Little lady..."

I can hear you clearly, although this person speaks hoarsely, he should be young.

Sure enough, the man pulled off the blue cloth covering his face, but he was a young man in his early twenties.

Looking at Gu Sixiao, he hesitated and asked: "Young lady, is she looking for her father? Could it be that she knows her?!"

"Yes, I'm looking for the old man who pours Yexiang." Gu Sixiao's eyes lit up, and regardless of the stinky smell, she stepped forward, looked at the young man, and asked, "Why don't you see the old man pouring Yexiang?" What? Don’t do it?”

Nodding his head, the young man whispered: "My father has been seriously ill recently, so he can no longer do this work of pouring Yexiang. These days, I pour Yexiang."

"Is the old man sick?" Frowning, Gu Sixiao asked anxiously: "Have you invited a doctor? What is the disease? Very serious?!"

"I only picked up a few medicines from the pharmacy, my family is poor, and the doctor refuses to see the doctor." Sighing in a low voice, the young man smiled bitterly and said, "Little lady, I don't know why you are looking for my father. If you are not in a hurry, wait until he recovers." , let him come to see you again. If you are in a hurry, you may as well tell me, and I will convey it for you."

"It's nothing..." Gu Sixiao shook his head, "I have nothing to ask the old man, but since the old man is sick, I always go to visit him..."

"Don't dare, dare not, the family is rough, and I dare not let the little lady visit the sick."

As soon as Gu Sixiao finished speaking, the young man immediately waved his hand, and said: "Miss, I'm sorry, I'll go back and tell my father, he must be very happy."

Su Jingchun, who had been silent all this time, looked at the young man, and suddenly said: "I have heard from my brother, he is also someone who has talked about books. It is really rare to be willing to do such a job for my father."

Showing a look of shame, the young man whispered: "How dare you be a son and praise me so much. To be honest, I am indeed a scholar. I was poor since I was a child. It is all because of my father who pours Yexiang and my mother who washes me for so many years. It's a pity that I have studied for so many years, but I didn't pass the exam, and now I'm so tired that my father is sick, it's really unfilial. What's wrong with Yexiang? As long as my father can get well, I will risk my life..."

Nodding secretly, Gu Sixiao thought in his heart, this man is not heartless, many of these scholars now care about saving face, not to mention pouring out Ye Xiang, even if they do some rough work, they feel ashamed of the scholars.

"I haven't asked this big brother's name yet."

"Don't dare, my surname is Zhang, Zhang Cai."

Zhang Cai smiled and cupped his hands, but he was still a bit embarrassed, "This dirty body is really abrupt."

"It's okay, brother Zhang, to be honest, I'm not old acquaintances with the old man, but the old man was kind to me back then, today the old man is sick, I have to go to see him no matter what. So, brother Zhang, please Lead the way, let me see the old man."

Hearing Gu Sixiao's sincerity, Zhang Cai hesitated for a while, and then said: "That's it... little lady, I have to pour Yexiang first, how about this, I'll wait for little lady at the intersection."

Nodding, Gu Sixiao agreed, watched Zhang Cai go away with the chicken bus, and then turned to look at Su Jingchun, "Why don't you take someone to the inn first! I'll take Qiaoer and wait at the intersection." Brother Zhang."

"Let Su Zhu go first, I'll accompany you. I don't worry if there's only one of you."

Su Jingchun smiled and said: "Since it is your benefactor, it is also my benefactor. If you want to repay the favor, how can I not accompany you."

With a slight smile, Gu Sixiao turned her head and said in a low voice: "I still remember that it was very early that day, and it seemed to be foggy. I was walking on the street, and felt that the world suddenly became different from what I knew. It's the old man, Gave me a piece of cake—although I was beaten up without eating it, but that piece of cake must be delicious..."

Hearing what Gu Sixiao said, Su Jingchun already remembered which day she was talking about.

Holding Gu Sixiao's hand tightly, he said in a shy voice: "Now that I think about it, I really deserve to die! I had already met you at that time, but why didn't I know that you were the person I would love to promise in the future? I just watched Watching you get beaten instead of protecting you—I..."

Holding his fingertips backhanded, Gu Sixiao smiled and said softly: "It's because you didn't protect me at that time that I punished you to protect me for the rest of your life..."

The corners of Su Jingchun's mouth curled up, but Su Jingchun's smile was still somewhat bitter.

He held her hand and refused to let go for a while.

At Chenshi, Gu Sixiao and Su Jingchun stood at the intersection and waited for others, followed by Qiaoer and Yamada Jiro.

When she was attacked that day, Qiaoer was terrified and talked in her sleep for several nights, but now she is better, and her face is flushed.

It was the first time I visited a water town in the south of the Yangtze River like Songjiang, and it was very lively.

On the other hand, Yamada Jiro remained silent, his eyes only fixed on Gu Sixiao, and he really respected his master.

Su Zhu had been asked to take the team to the inn to rest first, but they wanted to visit Old Uncle Zhang in person.

After waiting for a while, Zhang Cai rushed over, thinking that he had washed at a well on the road, but the smell on his body was much less, but passing through the crowd, many people still covered their noses to avoid it.

Zhang Cai was also cautious, avoiding people when he walked, and stood far away in front of Gu Sixiao, just leading them away so far away.

It is not a polite word to say that the home is shabby.

Zhang's family lives in a large courtyard, with five or six families living in one courtyard, and theirs is the outermost one.

But even so, some people still think his house smells good.

"It's really unlucky, why did I become a neighbor with such a family! It's okay to smell outside, but now it's still in the house, making the whole yard full of smell..."

Before they entered the yard, they heard someone scolding.

A fat woman stood in front of the door with her hips crossed, complaining sharply, and someone persuaded: "Forget it, forget it, Uncle Zhang is sick, so you should say less!"

"I just want to talk about it because I'm sick! I don't know what kind of disease I have. I stay on the bed every day. If I get some kind of plague, it won't hurt everyone."

"Don't talk nonsense, what kind of plague is really scary."

Zhang Cai showed embarrassment, but he still strode into the yard and said loudly: "Sister-in-law Wu, don't talk nonsense, my father is not a plague, and he will not give it to others. If it is a plague, my mother and I can do it again." OK?"

"A Cai, Ah Cai!" Someone in the dark room called Zhang Cai in a low voice, "Stop arguing with others..."

Zhang Cai responded without saying anything, turned around to look at Gu Sixiao and the others, and said hesitantly: "Otherwise, little lady, please sit in the courtyard, and I will help my father out."

"No, we'll just go in." Listening to the neighbors, I'm afraid old man Zhang is already bedridden, so how could he be tired.

Gu Sixiao didn't shy away either, and walked into the house with a smile.

Zhang Cai hesitated, but in the end he hurried forward and entered the house before Gu Sixiao and Su Jingchun.

"Father, there is a little lady, Miss Gu is here to see you."

Along the way, he has already been introduced, but Zhang Cai is still not sure what kind of kindness this little lady Gu has received from his father.

Although his father was an honest and good man, he never heard him say that he had saved anyone or had any kindness to anyone.

Could it be that Mrs. Gu misunderstood or admitted the wrong person? !
(End of this chapter)