Gu Chao, the reborn little brother

Two months later, Wenshui Town.

It was the end of spring and the beginning of summer, and the weather had started to be scorching hot. The business of Wenshui Town's river wharf was better than that of the previous few months. There was an endless stream of merchants and porters at the bow of the ship coming and going.

It has been two months since Li Jin took over Gu Chao's pancake and fruit stall. With the increasing number of people, the business of his small stall has become more and more prosperous. Although he is so busy every day, Li Jin's business I am still very happy, after all, it is my own work, and I am self-reliant with my own hands.

On that day, on the crowded road, a low-key and luxurious carriage appeared. The carriage was so large that it took up almost half of the road, and pedestrians on both sides had to give way to it.

Under the repeated gazes of passers-by, the carriage drove slowly all the way, and stopped in front of Li Jin's small stall.

A tall man in a navy blue gown got out of the carriage, holding his signature folding fan in his hand, and this man was none other than Lu Jiuzhi.

From Jiangnan to Wenshui Town, it took no more than half a month to travel by land, but Lu Jiuzhi walked the whole way for two full months.

During the period, they stopped and walked around, and Lu Jiuzhi didn't feel irritable at all, but enjoyed it.

Li Jin saw the plump and elegant Lu Jiuzhi walking to his booth, thinking that this was an ordinary customer, so he greeted him enthusiastically, "Guest, what do you need?"

Lu Jiuzhi looked at Li Jin, then at Li Jin's booth and the things in his hands. These things, this booth, should belong to Gu Chao. Who is this strange young man?

"Where's the little brother named Gu from before?" Lu Jiuzhi asked.

After listening to Lu Jiuzhi's question, Li Jin glanced at Lu Jiuzhi again. This person exuded an aura of nobility from head to toe, and he did not come from an ordinary family. How could such a rich man know Gu Chao.

"Guest, are you talking about the previous stall owner Gu Chao?" Li Jin was suspicious, and confirmed with Lu Jiuzhi again.

"Yes. That's the man. Do you know where he is now?"

Lu Jiuzhi answered righteously, but Li Jin felt a little uneasy.

He couldn't help but look at Lu Jiuzhi and the carriage behind him a few more times. Whether this person's relationship with Gu Chao is an enemy or a friend, he still can't tell...

Li Jin kept an extra thought, he didn't tell Lu Jiuzhi the truth, "I bought this stall from Boss Gu, so I don't know what happened after that."

Lu Jiuzhi's eyes rolled around, he has been in the mall for so many years, no matter how old and cunning people have seen fighting and winning, just like Li Jin, how can he not see that this person is lying to him, but Lu Jiuzhi also Don't mind, if you can't get information from Li Jin, you will naturally have a way to get it from other places.

Lu Jiuzhi smiled and didn't say any more. He took out some copper coins and bought a few pancakes. After taking the finished pancakes, he got into the carriage.

When Lu Jiu got on the carriage, Li Jin also stared at it intently. The half-drawn curtain revealed some decorations inside the carriage, and a corner of a blue-green shirt.

On the carriage... there was another person, and the hem of his clothes seemed familiar.

Watching the carriage leave, Li Jin became more and more uneasy as he thought about it. He thought that it would be better to close the stall early today, go to Gu Family Village to visit Gu Chao, and tell him what happened today by the way.

***

Just as Lu Jiuzhi thought, if he couldn't get information from Li Jin, he naturally had a way to get it from other places.

And this other person is, of course, the treasurer Qin of Xiangyun Buzhuang.

He just mentioned that he wanted to see Gu Chao again, and the treasurer Qin immediately told Lu Jiuzhi the route of Gu's Village, the location of Gu Chao's house, and the marriage between Gu Chao and Chu Ming.

From the shopkeeper Qin's point of view, Gu Chao is just a poor boy, and Lu Jiuzhi is a wealthy businessman from the south of the Yangtze River. At most, Lu Jiuzhi only cares about Gu Chao's embroidery skills, and there is nothing else that attracts Lu Jiuzhi's attention. of.

Lu Jiuzhi returned to the carriage and told Shen Xi the news he had inquired from the shopkeeper Qin, especially the marriage between Gu Chao and Chu Ming.

"Gu Family Village..." Shen Xi leaned on the cushion in the carriage, half-sitting and half-lying. Although it was early summer and the weather was warm, his face was pale without any blood and vitality, and his body was covered with a thin blanket. .

Shen Xi just opened his mouth to say a word, followed by a violent cough, and Lu Jiuzhi patted him on the back and handed him water.

"Xiao Xi, let's take a rest in Wenshui Town first, and then go to Gujia Village tomorrow."

"No, Jiuzhi...I want to go now." Although Shen Xi was weak and haggard, her eyes were firmer than ordinary people.

He drank a few sips of hot tea, slowed down a little, and still coughed slightly, he pushed away Lu Jiuzhi's hand holding the teacup, "Jiuzhi, that's enough."

Lu Jiuzhi silently put down his teacup, and knew that he had never been able to screw Shen Xi, before, but now that Shen Xi is like this, he is even more...

Lu Jiuzhi hired a local driver again, and told the driver to control the speed of the car, preferring to slow down, but not bumping.

A group of people rushed to Gujia Village non-stop.

In the carriage, at Shen Xi's request, the windows of the carriage were pulled up by a third, the wind was blowing in slightly, and the mountains, stones, plants and trees on the roadside also came into Shen Xi's eyes.

Was the person who abandoned him just to return to this place?

Lu Jiuzhi hugged Shen Xi to his chest, and the two whispered this.

"Is he married?" Shen Xi asked.

"Yes, shopkeeper Qin also went to drink the wedding wine."

"What kind of person is the other party?"

"Treasurer Qin didn't say much, he said that he was a hunter, and they were from the same village."

"It's great to be able to get married." Shen Xi said, his words were unclear and not clear, making it difficult to hear his true thoughts.

"Does Xiao Xi want to get married too?" As long as Shen Xi nods, Lu Jiuzhi can conjure up a wedding scene today.

"What about Jiuzhi? Does Jiuzhi want to get married?" Shen Xi asked back, turning his head to see Lu Jiuzhi's expression.

Lu Jiuzhi also happened to look down at him, and when their gazes met, neither of them could move away. The strong emotion in Lu Jiuzhi's eyes, which was barely concealed, seemed like a vast ocean, about to drown Shen Xi.

"Yes, I want to marry Xiao Xi." Lu Jiuzhi said, lowering his head and kissing Shen Xi's pale lips.

Shen Xi's lips were slightly cold, but Lu Jiuzhi's heart was hot.

Shen Xi pursed her lips and smiled faintly. She was very happy and narrowed her eyes. He also wanted to get married with Lu Jiuzhi, but when they got married, he would only hurt Lu Jiuzhi.

"Jiuzhi... You must be cautious when choosing a marriage partner, and you must not look for someone like me."

Lu Jiuzhi hugged Shen Xi even tighter, and then kissed the corner of Shen Xi's eyes. The man was smiling, but the corners of his eyes were watery. He obviously wanted to marry him, but he said such words against his will.

"No, I'm going to find someone like you, and I'll only find you for the rest of my life."

Hearing this, Shen Xi laughed again, but tears could not be restrained from falling from the corners of his eyes. I am afraid that he can only repay Lu Jiuzhi's love in the next life.