Farming and reading lady

Gu Xixian looked at the somewhat gloomy sky above the patio outside the window and silently agreed. In her heart, she kept complaining. She had read so many novels in which time travelers were surrounded by talented people, but why was she so miserable and could only "depend on each other" with her brother? Is this what is called "the more capable, the more work". Well, she put on a gilded plaster on her face: I am a capable person!

Ning Anwei's communication system must be quite advanced, because the next morning, just after they had breakfast, Manager Liao came to invite people. Originally, only Gu Xixian was invited, but since Gu Xihao was her brother, and Yin Yang was persistent, it became a four-person group.

Shopkeeper Liao led the three people around for about two quarters of an hour before informing them that they had reached their destination. Along the way, the three people neither asked questions nor looked around in panic, but walked slowly with a steady gait and calm eyes following Shopkeeper Liao.

Shopkeeper Liao was secretly amazed at the calmness of the three. He didn't know that although Yin Yang seemed to be erratic, he had a good set of kung fu skills, and he didn't know that although Gu Xixian and his sister didn't have their internal strength, they were not without the ability to protect themselves. Any calmness was because they had enough confidence.

The three of them took a casual look at a nondescript residential building with mottled yellow mud on the adobe walls and an old wooden door that looked rotten and white. Shopkeeper Liao knocked on the door knocker three times, and a deep voice responded from inside: "Liao Xing is here, the door is not locked, come in."

Shopkeeper Liao pushed open the door, first extended his hand to invite the three people in, then followed them in and turned around to close the door again.

The three of them entered and did not look around, but turned their eyes to the source of the sound. Under a tall old tree with dense branches and leaves, on a rocking chair that looked a bit old, an old man was lying leisurely with his legs crossed. The old man was thin, but energetic. When he saw them coming, he did not stand up, but just casually pointed to a few wooden stakes placed beside him and said, "Sit down."

The three of them did not refuse, bowed, and sat down directly.

Shopkeeper Liao stepped forward and bowed: "Meet the old ancestor."

"Well, take this young man from the Yin family down to find Yin Mingyuan and the others first." The old man waved his hand.

"Yes, ancestor." Liao Xing bowed slightly to Gu Xixian and the other two: "Mr. Yin, please follow me."

Yin Yang and Gu Xihao looked at each other, and seeing that he had no objection, they also knew that there were some things that an outsider like him should not be present for, so they followed Liao Xing and left.

After the two figures disappeared, the old man sat up and shot a sharp look at Gu Xixian and his sister. The pressure in his eyes came over them. But the brother and sister's expressions did not change at all, but looked back at each other calmly, without retreating, without fear, openly, embracing and melting the pressure.

After a moment, the old man retracted his gaze and lay down again: "The Gu family's Xi generation should be the youngest generation of the direct branch. You sent the two youngest juniors to take over my Ning'an Guard. Does this mean that your Gu family has no one left, or do you look down on my Ning'an Guard?"

It was not pleasant to say, but the brother and sister did not get angry. Gu Xixian even smiled. She said in a clear voice: "You are really discerning. What you said is that my Gu family has no one, and it is also the contempt of my Gu family."

The old man laughed out of anger: "You are just a kid who speaks arrogantly. Since you hold the Ning'an Order, you should know the strength of the Ning'an Guards. How dare you say the word contempt? Who gave you the confidence? The Thirteen Eagle Guards and those guys from the Yin Family?"

"Don't be so angry, old man. Anger is harmful to your health." Gu Xixian still spoke slowly: "It seems that the old man knows our Gu family quite well, so why are you angry? Since Ning Anwei couldn't help my Gu family when they were down and out, isn't it reasonable for us to look down on him?"

"Does that mean I, Ning Anwei, don't want to protect my master? That's..." The old man blurted out indignantly, and then swallowed the rest of the words back. No matter how many reasons there were, the fact was that there was no mutual assistance.

Gu Xixian had no interest in knowing what was behind "that was". She had no intention of pursuing things that happened so long ago. She didn't have that much time to get to the bottom of it.

"Old man, Manager Liao calls you the ancestor, so you must have a say in Ning'anwei. My brother and I are here today for only one thing, can Ning'anwei be returned?"

"It depends on your own ability." The old man quickly suppressed his emotions and said calmly: "There can only be one person holding the position. Who will do it?"

Gu Xixian took out the token and shook it: "The one holding the token is respected, we know."

The old man glanced at the token in her hand and turned to Gu Xihao: "As a man, don't you even have the courage to hold the token?"

Gu Xihao was unmoved, and just smiled faintly and replied: "Old man, your provocation has no effect on me. It has nothing to do with courage. If you give up something, you will gain something. My sister and I are no different."

The old man sneered: "Haha, maybe you brothers and sisters can be indistinguishable from each other, but what about your next generation? What about the next generation? The human heart is unpredictable, don't you understand?"

"Grandpa, please stop trying to sow discord between us siblings. You don't need to worry about this matter. Everything will work out when the time comes. Thinking too much will only be a burden." Gu Xixian threw the token high and caught it again, having a lot of fun.

"Little girl, if you want to subdue the Ning'an Guards, you need to pass both the civil and military tests." The old man reminded. He knew that the boy from the Gu family was very talented, but he didn't have much information about the little girl.

"Since we are here, we should make the best of it. Since it is a rule, we can only abide by it." Gu Xixian did not take it to heart. If he won, he earned money, and if he lost, it was normal. With five thousand years of civilization, the civil pass would not lose too badly. As for the military pass, she was still so young, and if they lost, it was not a fair victory, and it was not shameful.

The old man looked at the calm look of the little girl and murmured in his heart. He didn't know whether these two little ones were just young and fearless or really had some skills. However, just the calmness of the little girls made him look at them with new eyes.

"In that case, then follow me." The old man stood up.

The brother and sister then realized that the old man was really tall. Not to mention Gu Xixian's small body, even the young Gu Xihao standing next to him would only reach his waist. Gu Xixian looked up and estimated, is he about 190 meters or over 2 meters?

Her neck was sore... She couldn't help but ask, "Grandpa, how tall are you?"

The old man lowered his head and smiled, "I'm six feet seven. How about that? Are you envious?"

Gu Xixian calculated in his mind that it was about 2.3 meters tall. But, envy? Just tell me why I envy you. It's not like a giraffe needs to reach leaves. Why does she grow so tall? But he said, "That's right, your height is something I can't even envy. There's nothing I can do. My parents are not helpful."

This sounded strange, but the old man didn't care.

Gu Xihao was also quite shocked. It was the first time he had seen such a tall person. No wonder the old man had his legs curled up when he was lying down.