Jizhou.
In the evening, torches swayed in the courtyard.
Two young men in dirty clothes, with slightly disheveled hair, sat on the steps in front of the house with steamed buns and ate them. .z.ćőr/>The skinned back of the hand was in sharp contrast with the white forearm exposed by rolling up the sleeves. Upon closer inspection, the hands of both of them holding the buns were trembling slightly.
In the courtyard under the steps, a group of men with the same dirty clothes were sitting on the ground. Some were holding steamed buns and feasting on them, while others were holding up the steamed buns and staring blankly.
Someone in the crowd complained in a low voice: "I'm so tired. It's not a human life. My arms were shaking so much that I almost couldn't tie my belt when I went to the latrine."
Hearing this, the people next to him also echoed:
"It doesn't stop from morning to night. My whole body is so sore that I can't sleep well at night. I have to get up early to work the next day."
"My whole body is falling apart, and my hands are shaking even when I hold a steamed bun."
"I'm so hungry, so exhausted, and I've lost my appetite even with the steamed buns."
"Okay, look at the two young masters on the steps. They have never done heavy work since they were young. They have not gotten up earlier than us and gone to bed later than us these days? What are you complaining about? Hurry up and find a place to eat. Go to sleep."
"These two are really here to provide disaster relief. I have never heard them say they were tired. They just go wherever they are busy."
"I heard that the older one is the grandson of General Gu."
"General Gu from the Dingbei Army?"
"Who else could it be?"
"I really can't tell. I don't have any pretensions at all. I'm not too dirty or too tired. Tell me, they have such a good family background, why are they working so hard for it?"
"Maybe it's just to do good things for the people."
"I don't believe they don't have any intentions. Who can suffer this if there is no benefit?"
"Others may not be able to do it, but the Beijun army will definitely do it. I heard my grandfather say that if the Gu family hadn't been stationed in the north for generations, Tianchu wouldn't be so peaceful. I joined the army just because I wanted to Dingbei army, but it's a pity that I went to the Ministry of War .”
The two people on the steps pretended not to hear the whispers below, concentrating on eating the steamed buns in the basin. Occasionally, when they were in a hurry and choked, they would pick up the kettle prepared beside them and pour water down it.
A man wearing dark clothes walked in outside the gate. Although there were stains on the clothes, he was much cleaner than the people present.
The man quickly walked up the steps with the letter and said to the two people eating steamed buns:
"Come in with me, I want to tell you something."
After hearing this, the two of them stuffed the buns in their hands into their mouths, clapped their hands and followed the man into the house.
After closing the door, the two asked vaguely:
"Little prince, what's going on?"
Chu Chengyi, who was wearing dark clothes, swallowed the words that came to his lips when he saw the appearance of the two of them:
"Yichen, Jin'an, you came to rescue refugees, why are you acting like refugees? There is water in the basin. Go wash your face first and sit down."
Gu Yichen and Lin Jinan looked at each other and smiled sheepishly:
"I'm so tired. I fall asleep just sitting there every day. I don't care about it. Let's take a shower."
After the two of them finished washing, the water in the basin was dyed with color.
The two of them also showed extraordinary looks. Gu Yichen lost his childishness and had a clear and upright appearance, with the general style of the Gu family, making him stand out.
Lin Jinan has completely lost the bun face he had when he was a child. On his tanned face, his delicate eyebrows are fresh and handsome, and the beautiful peak on his forehead makes him look even more noble. His magnanimous demeanor makes people fond of him just by looking at it.
Chu Chengyi poured water for the two of them and waited for them to drink before taking out the letter.
