Dressed as the sister of the runaway heroine

Chapter 223
By the time Gu Heng heard these rumors, it was already the summer of Dayin Zhaofeng's first year.

She and Ling Xiao settled down in a small frontier station on the southwest coast, and spent money to open a teahouse.

Originally, Gu Heng wanted to open a book shop, but after thinking about it, his writing style is still somewhat recognizable, and it would be bad if someone found out.

So I took the next best thing and went to a teahouse.

Her skill in making tea is not good enough, so the business is not salty or weak, but the rent here is cheap, and the money she brought this time is enough for her to live a lifetime without any worries.

Gu Heng didn't think about how to make money. Ling Xiao came back from the street with a chicken in his hand, and said to Gu Heng, "Cook me something delicious tonight!"

Gu Heng looked at Ling Xiao, she was a little surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, she understood.

"Are you leaving?"

Ling Xiao nodded.

"The Holy One told you to go back, Ah Shu, don't worry, I've already confirmed it, no one here knows you."

Gu Heng smiled.

"After running so far, no one will recognize me, and I should really start a new life."

When having dinner at night, Gu Heng personally prepared a meal for Ling Xiao. Ling Xiao only ate a few mouthfuls, then sighed and said, "I haven't had anyone cook for me yet. A Shu, I will always remember you."

After the voice fell, Ling Xiao stood up and left the room.

Gu Heng stood up and sent Ling Xiao out, Ling Xiao's figure disappeared into the dark night.

Looking at the empty hut, Gu Heng suddenly felt a little lonely.

At this moment, she is the only one left here.

Thinking of this, Gu Heng suddenly felt a little funny, so she patted herself on the head.

"Besides you, there are many living people in this world."

Gu Heng closed the door and walked to his own dining table.

Gu Heng: "It's time for her to live her life well."

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The capital, Wang Jian made such a fuss, and some news about Gu Heng began to spread in the market, but a dead person naturally couldn't make much trouble.

On the contrary, it was Gu Heng's elder sister, the current queen mother, who caused a lot of trouble in the court.

She resolutely carried out the late emperor's legacy policy, and implemented the gentry's one-of-a-kind payment of food throughout the country. Now that the imperial court is in a serious financial deficit, many officials are naturally very supportive, but those with vested interests are naturally unwilling.

After all, it's natural to feel distressed if you cut your own flesh.

But these are the things that the big men should take care of, and the ordinary people only care about whether the rice noodles in their bowls are expensive.

Fortunately, the weather is generally good this year, the autumn harvest is bumper, and the people can have a good year.

By the time of the winter solstice, the capital had almost recovered.

As if those wars and disasters had never happened, both inside and outside the capital were filled with joy.

Gu Rong was standing on the palace wall wearing the queen mother's robe. She is only in her early twenties this year, but she is already Dayin's queen mother.

Ruoruo stood beside Gu Rong, and she said, "Queen, aren't you cold?"

Gu Rong smiled, she held Ruoruo in her arms, and said with a smile: "The queen mother is not cold, as long as you are by her side, the queen mother will never be cold."

At this moment, goose feather-like snow fell on the palace wall, Ruoruo said in amazement, "Snow?"

However, at this moment, Gu Heng, who is too hot at the seaside, just wants to eat a popsicle.

She sighed deeply.

The little second on the side said to his shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, why are you sighing, the matchmaker Li from the east of the town came to you again to say kiss."

Gu Heng rolled his eyes.

"I am widowed and determined to keep the festival."

Gu Heng lay on the railing of the teahouse, lazily looking at the endless sea, and suddenly felt that life at the moment was not bad.

Gu Heng looked at the men, women and children in this town, and a thought suddenly popped into his mind.

How long can she stay here?
Gu Heng stayed here for ten years, and she changed from a 26-year-old girl to a [-]-year-old sister-in-law.

In ancient times, 26 years old was already an advanced age. If you are lucky, it is normal for you to be a grandma at 30 years old.

Gu Heng's teahouse has been open for many years. Originally, she gave birth to a baby with her second child, and the ten-year-old baby Haiwa helped in Gu Heng's teahouse.

Although she has nothing to help here.

Haiwa is a very curious doll. Seeing Gu Heng staring at the sea in a daze, she asked, "Boss, are you homesick?"

Gu Heng glanced at the child, smiled and said, "This is my home."

After staying here for ten years, Gu Heng's skin is tanned, and even his accent has changed. Unless someone is very close, they may not recognize her.

Haiwa poured Gu Heng a cup of tea.

"Then why don't you get married, boss? I think the old scholar in the town is interested in you."

The old scholar Haiwa mentioned was actually not old, but a 28-year-old scholar who failed to pass the exam for more than ten years.

If it was okay before, but now the gentry pays the food as a whole, and he has to pay taxes, so he works on the dock during the day and can only study at night.

A few days ago, I drank tea at Gu Heng's place, and for some reason, I found Gu Heng very pleasing to the eye.

In the past few days, I have been visiting the door every day.

Gu Heng was a little helpless, she said: "If he comes again, you will drive him away."

Haiwa nodded.

As soon as the words were finished, an old scholar in a shabby Confucian shirt came to visit, and he was holding a poem.

He said to Gu Heng: "Miss Ashu, please appreciate a new poem I wrote next."

Gu Heng glanced at it casually. Although she is not good enough, she also knows that there is a reason why the guy failed the exam.

Gu Heng said with a smile: "Scholar should go back, I don't like these things."

The old scholar still didn't give up, he said: "The only one who can match you in Yunlai Town is me, Miss Ashu, you should think about it."

Haiwa took the broom to sweep the floor and beat the old scholar.

Haiwa shouted loudly: "You toad, you are not worthy of the boss!"

The old scholar became furious. He pointed at Haiwa and said, "It's an insult to the gentleness, it's an insult to the gentleness!! If it weren't for that Chen Yanluo, how could we, the scholars, have fallen to such a state!!"

When Gu Heng heard him scolding Gu Changfeng, he kicked him out.

"Come and pester me again, and I'll find someone to beat you!"

The old scholar was kicked out.

Speaking of which, Gu Changfeng is hated to death by scholars all over the world, but in the past ten years, Dayin has indeed improved visibly with the naked eye.

The lives of ordinary people are getting better and better. Many products from outside enter Dayin. Some people have imported high-yield grain from overseas. Many places in the south of the Yangtze River have begun to develop a commodity economy, and many products are exported overseas.

Many aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River even directly distributed the land to the tenant farmers and bought the share of the sea from the imperial court.

After all, going overseas to do business is a thousand times more profitable.

Gu Heng even heard that many large-scale factories appeared in Jiangnan and other places, and even introduced an extremely advanced textile technology.

(End of this chapter)