On the way back, Granny Liu thanked Xu He and Lu Heng all the way.
Lu Heng's smile was as bright as a flower, and he was probably very proud of himself.
But Xu He remained silent. Instead, he frowned and looked worried.
Seeing his appearance, Lu Heng said unhappily: "Hey, you are a grown man, why do you look so stingy? What's wrong with you?"
Xu He rolled his eyes at her, but still said nothing.
In fact, he didn't want to come forward to deal with this matter at all today. It's not that he is cold-blooded, but that there are too many people involved in a matter like this. And even if you solve the problem of Granny Liu, there are still Granny Ma and Granny Wang. It doesn't help the overall situation at all.
In other words, this is not something they should care about at this stage. The ancients said that "if you are successful, you can help the world, and if you are poor, you can be alone". This is not unreasonable.
That's right, today seems to be a relief, and Granny Liu will be able to pass safely this year.
But next year? Having offended the local grain chief and district chief, it will only become more difficult for Granny Liu and her grandson in the days to come.
Xu He actually had a problem he was dealing with today. He forced Qiu Hushu to pass the share of taxes that Granny Liu should pay to the He family.
The He family may not care about this little food, but they definitely can't swallow this breath.
But Xu He couldn't leave this kind of thing to other villagers.
If she offends the He family, she will be squeezed out by the gentry; but if she offends the villagers, Granny Liu and her grandson will not be able to gain a foothold in the village.
Which was more important, Xu He could only weigh it again and again, and chose to let the He brothers suffer.
When they arrived at Grandma Liu's house, they met up with Gu Hengbo, and everyone planned to go back.
Grandma Liu tried her best to stop everyone from leaving, saying that Xu He and Lu Heng saved their mother-in-law and grandson's life and wanted to keep everyone for dinner.
But the family was so poor that no one had the nerve to have another meal.
So Xu He insisted on leaving on the excuse that it was too dark to sail.
When everyone got on the boat, Zhang Sanrang took Grandma Liu's grandson and said, "Wang Zhuan'er, you must go to Hailing County to play with me. I live in Shisheng Street! You must remember it."
Wang Zhuan'er was four or five years old. When he saw that the friend he had just become friends with was about to leave, he pulled Zhang Sanrang and cried sadly.
Grandma Liu looked on, wiping her tears, shaking her head and murmuring: "What a good person! What a good person!"
Xu He thought for a while, took out two taels of silver from his arms and stuffed it into Granny Liu's hand.
Grandma Liu was surprised and shook her head quickly: "Master, I can't ask for your money anymore. You and Master Lu have already helped our family. It doesn't make sense to take money again..."
Xu He smiled and said: "It's time for Zhuan'er to grow. Buy him some meat so that he can grow up quickly and repay his grandmother, right? Zuan'er."
He did not accept the money handed over by Granny Liu, but touched the little boy's head.
Hearing this, the little boy straightened up his chest and raised his head and said, "Zui'er must grow up quickly and help grandma do things!"
This scene made Granny Liu and Gu Hengbo and Lu Heng on the boat all shed tears.
Lu Heng said to Xue Yongzhi on the side: "I used to think Xu He was a bad person, but actually I misunderstood him. He is a good person!"
Xue Yongzhi had known the whole story for a long time and nodded when he heard this: "There are some scholars in Jinling who all have their eyes high. They passed the examination and even their parents didn't recognize them. Compared with them, Xu He is indeed A rare and loyal person among scholars!"
Lu Heng rolled his eyes at him: "You are a dignified little marquis, you are not even as good as a student, and you still know how to give money. What about you? Don't you feel uncomfortable watching it?"
"..." Xue Yongzhi was lying innocently, so he could only say: "When we get to Hailing County, I will ask my servants to buy some things to deliver to this family. Is that okay?"
Lu Heng curled his lips: "I reminded you, then it is considered a gift from me, don't try to take advantage of me!"
"Okay, okay, it's all from you!" Xue Yongzhi had a headache.
After everyone said goodbye to the mother-in-law and grandson, the boat sailed for a long time, and they could still see an old man and a young boy standing on the shore waving to them.
It wasn't until the grandfather and grandson could no longer be seen that Lu Heng said to Xu He, "What are the arrangements next? Is there anything fun left?"
Xu He sat next to everyone Gu, lazily holding a book and reading. Hearing this, he said angrily: "How can there be so many arrangements? Go back to rest today, and go back to Hailing tomorrow!"
Lu Heng had just had a good impression of Xu He, but that impression was immediately shattered. After hearing this, he sat on the futon angrily, muttering something like "not happy".
Xue Yongzhi had a headache, so he could only whisper something like, "I'll be back soon, we have to rush back to Jinling."
The more Lu Heng listened, the more irritated he became. He turned around and ran to the bow of the boat to blow the wind.
Xue Yongzhi was afraid that she would be in danger, so he stood beside her on the bow of the boat like a guard.
After the two left, Gu Hengbo glanced at Xu He and whispered: "I will go back to Jinling tomorrow!"
When Xu He heard this, he sat up straight and said, "Meisheng, you want to leave too?"
Gu Hengbo smiled and said, "What if I don't leave? What will others think if I stay?"
Xu He waved his hand and said: "What do you think? I study in the government school on weekdays, and I finally went back to Hailing. I just happened to take you to meet my mother!"
Gu Hengbo's pretty face turned red when he heard this. Everyone murmured for a long time before he said, "Aren't you afraid that your aunt will kick you out of the house with a broom when she finds out?"
Through Xu He's understanding of Mr. Xie during this period, he knew that Ms. Xie doted on his son. She basically didn't care about anything she did. As long as he was in good health and studied hard, he would be in the eyes of Mr. Xie. Come on, everything else is negotiable.
Besides, Xu He was not a messy person. He had already made plans for Gu Hengbo's future.
Riding the stall with only two little guys in the cabin, Xu He secretly took everyone's hands under the table and held them, and then whispered: "Don't worry, my mother will listen to me."
Gu Hengbo was held by his hand, and while she was afraid that others would find out, she was discussing this kind of thing again. Her heart was "thumping, thumping" in her chest, and her whole body seemed to have been drained of all its strength, unable to move. .
After a long while, she took out her catkin from Xu He's hand, then glanced at Xu He and said, "I have my own arrangements for my affairs!"
In Xu He's eyes, her glare was more coquettish than angry or warning.
Xu He knew that she couldn't be treated like an ordinary woman, so he said warmly: "When you are ready, I will pick you up!"
When Gu Hengbo heard this, his eyes immediately became wet.
Why didn't she want to stay with Xu He every day? When she was young, she also imagined that although she fell into the world, when she got married, she would ride in a sedan chair, wear a phoenix crown and harem, and let her man marry her and welcome her into the house. .
But now she knows that to really like someone, you have to consider them.
Xu He has been given the title of "Little Sanyuan" since he was very young. It can be said that he has a bright future and an unlimited future.
If he still insisted on his previous idea and asked him to marry a prostitute as his official wife, it would be tantamount to ruining Xu He's future.
For the current plan, we can only wait until Xu He has his first wife before he can find ways to obtain her consent before getting started.
In this way, although he has wronged himself, he will not be criticized by the world.
Thinking of this, she turned her head and tears quietly fell...
