20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 198 People do their best and things make the best use of them

The next morning, the sky began to light up.

Everyone was still sleeping, so Jiang Xiaodao got up early, quietly walked into the side room, tiptoed to the heads of Zhao Guoyan and Han Xinyuan, and poked them twice in the ribs to wake them up.

Zhao Guoyan reacted the fastest. He only curled up for a moment, then sat up from the kang and reached for the pistol under his pillow.

Jiang Xiaodao was already prepared, so he immediately pressed the pillows of the two of them.

Zhao and Han were a little surprised, and were about to ask, but they saw Xiaodao holding out his index finger between his lips, waving to them, then turned around and went straight out.

The two of them looked at each other and didn't understand the situation. They just put on their cotton clothes lightly, took the spray gun and hurried out.

After opening the door and leaving the house, Jiang Xiaodao whispered to the two of them in a low voice: "I'll prepare the carriage. You can bring the two seedlings from the woodshed and accompany me out."

Han Xinyuan wanted to ask the reason, but when Zhao Guoyan said nothing and nodded, he just followed the instructions. He didn't ask any more questions, immediately rolled up his arms and sleeves, and started to take care of things.

In less time than a cup of tea, the three of them packed up, opened the courtyard door, and left the house mysteriously.

After the house door was closed, the faces of Lao Liu and Lao Qi appeared in the window of the wing on the other side.

"Tsk!" Guan Wei shook his head frequently, "Old Qi, what do you mean by "Xiaodao"? He went out secretly without telling us, and he didn't tell us where Xiaoyan went last night. This is really pushing us both away. Are you ready to become an outsider?"

Gong Baonan didn't care. He only stayed by the window for a moment, then turned back to the kang and lay down again.

"One emperor and one courtier!"

"Hey! Is he the emperor?"

"That's what it means, aren't we also ministers?"

Guan Wei couldn't hide his disappointment and returned to the kang as if he had lost his soul: "This kid, why are you doing this? If you have anything to do, you won't discuss it with us."

"Otherwise, what else do you want?" Gong Baonan covered himself with quilt and said, "He is already in his 20s, and you still expect him to follow us around and talk like he did when he was a child. , everything you see is new?”

"That won't be like this! How can we say that we still have experience and can help him weigh it up."

Gong Baonan snorted coldly and asked, "What experience do you have? The world has changed, but you still have experience! Just calm down, you talk too much. In other people's eyes, that's called relying on the old and selling the old, do you understand?"

Guan Wei argued: "I don't mean that!"

Gong Baonan was about to take a nap and said lazily: "Who cares whether you mean it or not? Look at that boy from the Su family, didn't he move out of the mansion immediately after he became the master? Don't say it's just a trip here. Yixing, even ordinary people, when their children grow up and are able to take care of things, they still find it annoying that the family is nagging them. It’s the same thing, just go to bed. If you don’t get well, you can retire early and enjoy the blessings. How good!”

"It would be great if that could really happen."

As soon as he finished speaking, Guan Wei smacked his lips, still feeling a little uneasy, so he asked again: "How about we go over there and have a look?"

Gong Baonan didn't reply, and his snoring gradually became louder.

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The blue-capped carriage was twisting and turning, twisting and turning all the way.

Before seven o'clock, Jiang Xiaodao and his party returned to the familiar Jiangzhai in the north of the city, pulling the two "yangzi" of Trumpet Mouth and Dong Shaode.

Although the old house only has one entrance to the yard and has been idle for a long time, in terms of environmental facilities, it is still much better than the shabby house in the east of the city. At least the yard has a flat floor, complete furniture, and a cellar behind the main house.

Back at Jiangzhai, Han Xinyuan and Zhao Guoyan were both a little surprised.

What was even more surprising was that there was a carriage of unknown origin parked at the door of the house.

The two of them looked wary, and one after another slipped out of the car and put their hands into their arms.

Jiang Xiaodao seemed to have expected it. He got out of the carriage and patted them on the shoulders, signaling them to relax. Then he strode forward and knocked on the door of the house.

Less leaning, the door of the house is wide open.

Xiao Dongfeng stuck his head out and called out: "Brother Dao."

Jiang Xiaodao nodded in agreement and stepped into the hospital.

Seeing this, Zhao Guoyan and Han Xin turned around, pulled the two "yangzi" off the carriage and escorted them into the yard.

Just as he was about to ask where these two people should be imprisoned, he saw Jiang Xiaodao standing in the center of the courtyard, talking in a low voice to a man with crooked eyebrows and narrow eyes. There were also several young people standing next to him. Judging from their clothes, they seemed to be Su. The son of the family.

"Jiang Shaoxia, last night, only your daughter-in-law was here with a few fans. My young master was worried and left a few of us here to keep an eye on it. Now that you are back, it's time for me to leave. These guys are quite clever. My young master said that if you don’t have enough manpower, if you feel at ease, let them stay with you to help. Of course, if you have concerns, I will take them back right away.”

After finishing speaking, Qian Boshun stood with a smile on his face, waiting for a reply.

Zhao Guoyan and Han Xinyuan were also waiting behind them, but their faces were more confused.

Jiang Xiaodao didn't have any doubts, and there was no need for any doubts. He immediately agreed and said happily: "That's great, let's stay."

"Okay, okay!" Qian Boshun was particularly polite, "Then you go about your business, I'll leave now."

Jiang Xiaodao stepped aside and sent him to the door.

When he was about to leave, Qian Boxun suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, Young Master Jiang, there is one more thing I have to tell you."

"Say it."

Qian Boshun suddenly became serious, bowed in a low voice, and said: "This is what our master asked me to send to you. The master said that Jiang Shaoxia, regardless of past grudges, can save the entire Su family in times of crisis. I should come and kowtow, but it is a pity that my body is old. I am really ashamed of what happened to Fourth Master Jin Xiaoyi before. Both the master and the young master will keep this favor in mind."

Jiang Xiaodao could bear the gratitude, so he responded happily and sent the person away.

However, this time, there are a few more helpers from the Su family on hand.

Jiang Xiaodao turned back to the yard and said to Zhao Guoyan and Han Xinyuan: "Throw Dong Shaode into the warehouse and bring him in with the trumpet mouth."

When Trumpet Mouth heard the arrangement, he immediately became confused and whined a few times. Then his shoulders sank and someone grabbed his neck and led him away.

Entering the east room, he took off his blindfold and gag, forced his eyes open, and looked around in panic.

After he got used to the surrounding light, he realized that he was kneeling in front of the Kang. When he looked up, he saw Jiang Xiaodao and a legless woman sitting side by side on the edge of the Kang, with a Kang table between them.Over the shoulders of the two of them, and through the back window, I could see several half-grown children standing behind the house, with their backs turned, surrounding the cellar.

"Brother, please forgive me!" Trumpet Mouth couldn't wait for a minute, so he opened his mouth and said, "I was not involved in anything that happened to the Bai family before. I am just a horse breeder..."

"Definitely!" Jiang Xiaodao rested his right hand on the Kang table and interrupted impatiently, "I know, don't be annoying!"

The trumpet-mouthed buttock sat on his heels, breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "It's good to know, it's good to know, brother, aren't you afraid that you will forget? As the old saying goes, noble people tend to forget things. With your face, one look at it Even if you are a noble person, I am just afraid that because of my humble position and your overwork, if you accidentally forget about me, then I will have nothing to complain about..."

Hu Xiaoyan frowned.

Jiang Xiaodao shrugged, expressing his helplessness.

As soon as Xiaoyan saw the two of them looking at each other, he immediately came to Xiaoyan, bowed his head and said, "Oh, this must be my sister-in-law, right? She looks like a noble person at first glance, with a Bodhisattva look on her face, dignified manners, and she is born to be the leader. Mistress’ material! Sister-in-law, don’t believe it. I used to raise horses, so of course I know how to read horses. If I look at horses a lot, I’ll know a little bit about how to read people..."

Before he finished speaking, Han Xinyuan came from behind, hit him hard on the head, and cursed: "Can you fucking speak?"

"Hey, don't fight, good man, don't fight! I was wrong, I was wrong!"

Hu Xiaoyan stretched out her empty skirt and asked, "Look at me like this, how can I be considered a noble person?"

Without thinking, Trumpet Mouth said, "What's the point? As the saying goes, if you want to be noble in front of others, you will definitely suffer in the back. Sister-in-law, you have overcome the most painful sins in the world in the first half of your life. From now on, That's the road to peace and prosperity. Really, I've never been blind. You don't think I'm a horse breeder, but I went to school for a few days when I was a child. Didn't the imperial examinations disappear later? All my studies were in vain..."

He kept talking to himself, but he didn't think about it - who asked you?
Jiang Xiaodao was so dizzy after hearing this that he couldn't help but step forward and slap him twice in the mouth. The loud mouth just barely stopped.

Hu Xiaoyan seemed to have a good temper, but she was annoyed by his nagging at the moment. She sighed with emotion: "They said you can speak plainly, and it seems they were right."

Trumpet Mouth mistakenly thought that he was complimenting him, and even let it go.

"Hey! Sister-in-law, actually, I am usually quite introverted and a bit withdrawn. How can I put it, I should be the kind of person who is smart. Usually, I don't talk much, but I have a lively mind and am a bit smart. Son, I think too much, think too complicatedly, and think too fast. Unfortunately, I am also stupid. Sometimes, I can’t catch up with my words because I can’t catch up with my brain. In ancient times, he should be considered a wise general. It’s a pity that the Bai family doesn’t know people. , just let me raise horses there, give me this heart, it will make me feel cold..."

"Nonsense!" Jiang Xiaodao scolded, "You are such a talker, so you can only be put together with animals who can't understand human speech. If you replace the second person, sooner or later you will drive you crazy."

Trumpets talk a lot and are not lovable.

The biggest characteristic of this person's speech is that no matter what he says, he always ends up getting off the topic, like a headless fly, leaving the listener physically and mentally exhausted.

In the eyes of Jiang Xiaodao and others, this person is worthless.

Only Hu Xiaoyan didn't think so.

Hu Xiaoyan herself is disabled, but it is precisely because of her disability that she has an almost obsessive idea - there is no useless person in the world, even a fool, as long as he is placed in the right position, he can play an unexpected role.

"I'm going to give you a job, are you willing to do it?"

Upon hearing this, Trumpet Mouth said that he had meritorious deeds, which showed that he still had a chance of survival, so he immediately nodded and said happily: "Yes, yes! But... it's not about raising horses, right? Don't get me wrong, in fact, I can also raise horses, I just think..."

"Don't worry, it's not about raising horses." Hu Xiaoyan raised her hand to interrupt, "The errand for you is also very simple. Today, you will go to the four major teahouses in the southeast, northwest and northwest of Fengtian. You will go from door to door and sit there for two hours, eating and drinking. I’ll pay for it all for you, can you do it?”

The trumpet mouth blinked: "No, sister-in-law, why didn't I understand? You said..."

"Can you do it?"

"Yes! Just, I want to ask, just sit here and nothing else?"

"Nothing else, except that you have to sit for two hours."

Trumpet Mouth looked around, with a confused look on his face. It wasn't until he saw Xiaodao nodding in acquiescence that he agreed: "Don't worry, brother and sister-in-law, I'll take over this job."

Hearing this, Hu Xiaoyan took out a few pieces of ocean from her purse. When she was about to hand them out, she suddenly took them back and asked, "After the matter is completed, will you come back?"

The trumpet-tongued man was not stupid, and nodded quickly: "Come back, come back! I understand, this is an opportunity to make meritorious deeds. From now on, I will hang out with my eldest brother and sister-in-law. Let's just say, if I tell any lies..."

Hu Xiaoyan stuffed Dayang into his palm and waved her hand: "Let's go."

Zhao Guoyan untied the horn mouth.

"Hey, eldest brother, sister-in-law, and these two old brothers, I'm leaving then!"

The trumpet-mouthed man stood up doubtfully. He just took two steps and suddenly turned around again and asked: "Um...do you want to bring something home?"

Everyone shouted at him: "No need!"

Of course, those who had just been recruited could not fully believe him. As soon as Trumpet Mouth left, Hu Xiaoyan immediately ordered to Zhao Guoyan: "Go and watch him."

"Okay." Zhao Guoyan responded.

Immediately afterwards, Hu Xiaoyan turned her head to Han Xinyuan and said, "Brother Yuan, you..."

"No, no, no, just call me by my name."

Han Xinyuan waved his hand politely and declined, not for any other reason, but because he had seen Jiang and Hu defeat the Bai family, rescue "Chuan'erhong", and make friends with the patrol camp. He admired him in his heart. Although he was slightly older than the two of them, he was also very capable. Don't dare to think of yourself as an elder brother.

Hu Xiaoyan did not hold it as Xiaodao did, but still said: "Since you are older than Xiaodao and I, and you helped my father back then, of course you should call me brother."

Han Xinyuan was embarrassed, scratched his head, and asked directly: "You're too polite. If you need anything, just tell me."

Hu Xiaoyan said: "I know that aunt still has some people in Huifangli. Although they are not close friends and can't compare with you, but they have been with aunt over the years. You still have some people with them." Fame, can you give it a try..."

Han Xin was far away, and she didn't need Xiaoyan to finish her words, so she nodded and replied: "I can try, but I may not be completely sure whether it can work."

"It's okay, there's no rush. I just want you to follow Guo Yan and stare at the mouth of the speaker. When he finishes his errands, you can go to Huifangli. Don't worry too much about whether it works or not."

"it is good."

Zhao Guoyan and Han Xinyuan stood up one after another, agreed happily, and then informed Jiang Xiaodao, turned around and walked out.

They came to the outhouse with great interest, and when they were about to cross the threshold, they were stunned at the same time.

After a brief moment of silence, I unexpectedly heard an intermittent coughing sound coming from the west room...

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