After driving for more than half an hour, we finally arrived in Yong'an County.
The woman wiped the tears on her face carelessly and led Gu Qi and Xu Shuo towards the courtyard.
Gu Qi glanced at the corner of the yard. The wooden pile and the broken bowl were still there, but the dog was gone.
Before entering the house, I heard a whimpering sound inside.
broken!
Gu Qi pushed the door open and walked in. She saw Yang Sheng with a yellowed white cloth on his head, lying on the ground crying sadly. He thought Yang Yi was dead on the kang and couldn't help but become sad.
The woman didn't know why. She thought her husband would go out when she went out, so she threw herself to the kang and cried bitterly.
Xu Shuo was the only one who was calm as usual. Carrying the medicine box, he walked to the kang and scratched Yang Yi's eyes.
Then he stretched out his hand to check for a pulse, with joy in his eyes: "Don't worry, there is help, there is help!"
"Ah? Really!"
Gu Qi wiped the tears from her face and looked at Xu Shuo expectantly.
Seeing Xu Shuo nodding affirmatively, Gu Qi immediately turned from sadness to joy and stepped forward to help the woman and Yang Sheng up.
The woman had already lost strength from crying. She stood up and leaned against the wall, looking straight at Yang Yi.
Yang Sheng cried so hard that he couldn't speak, and he just kept bowing to Xu Shuo.
"Master Pei, take them out first."
Gu Qi nodded and helped the two of them to rest in the courtyard.
After a while, Yang Sheng's mood calmed down. He grabbed two dusty low stools from somewhere, wiped them hard again and again, put one in front of Gu Qi, handed the other to his sister-in-law, and sat down directly. land.
"What exactly is going on?"
Yang Sheng sighed: "It's my fault."
Before he could say anything more, tears started falling down.
Yang Sheng sat with his knees crossed and buried his head in it, and then bursts of sobbing could be heard.
Gu Qi also sighed.
The woman next to her raised her hand to wipe her tears and said, "You don't know something. Half a month ago, Yang Yi came back happily carrying water and said that the entire Yong'an County people were moving to Lingjiang County! After that, we packed up He saluted and followed everyone there. But who would have thought that as soon as he arrived at Yingjiang County, he would be surrounded by people!"
Gu Qi said in confusion: "Every county guard is here, so we should handle it properly. How could this be so?"
The woman held an old veil and kept wiping her tears.
The courtyard was filled with sobs again.
Gu Qi felt irritable and got up and walked around.
The governor of Yingjiang County is Li Jinghao, a man with little wealth.
He definitely would not let Yang Sheng be beaten and ignore it.
With Kuang Fengrui and Xue Peilin present, nothing will go wrong.
The more he couldn't figure it out, the more impatient he became. When he saw the white cloth on Yang Sheng's head, he became furious. He stepped forward and pulled it off with force, shouting: "Why are you crying! What kind of filial piety are you wearing before you are dead?"
Yang Sheng was so frightened that he didn't dare to cry anymore.
"Master Pei, you are back!"
Gu Qi looked up and saw Zhou Hu leading Yan Churong into the courtyard.
Yan Churong was not in a hurry to enter the house, but walked to Gu Qi: "Have you had a safe trip?"
"Yeah." Gu Qi nodded.
"That's good."
Zhou Hu's anxiety was written on his face, and he went straight forward and pulled Yan Churong: "Doctor Yan, I know that you have a good relationship with Mr. Pei. It is more important to save people now. Let's talk about old times later!"
With a "squeak" sound, the door opened.
Xu Shuo was carrying a medicine box on his back and a white cloth soaked in blood in his hand. When he saw Gu Qi, he smiled slightly.
Seeing Xu Shuo like this, he knew that Yang Yi was fine.
Gu Qi breathed a long sigh of relief and grinned.
The woman and Yang Sheng quickly stood up and approached Xu Shuo with Zhou Hu.
Xu Shuo pointed at Yang Yi inside the room and said, "Go and have a look. Try to be as quiet as possible. Don't disturb him from resting."
Zhou Hu rushed in directly. The woman and Yang Sheng burst into tears of gratitude and immediately knelt down.
Xu Shuo quickly helped the two of them up: "Absolutely not! It is the duty of a doctor to save lives and heal the wounded. Get up quickly!"
After thanking each other profusely, the two ran into the house.
Xu Shuo walked up to Yan Churong and said with a smile: "Doctor Yan, we meet again."
Yan Churong responded politely: "Mr. Xu."
Gu Qi looked at the two of them in trance.
Yan Churong has a cold temperament, and may even seem a little aloof to outsiders.
In comparison, Xu Shuo seems to be easier to get along with.
"Master Pei, do you know where there is a pharmacy?"
Gu Qi shook his head.
When Zhou Hu came out, he heard Xu Shuo's words and replied: "There is a 'Baiyao Hall' in Jinghu County, which is the closest to here."
"Okay," Xu Shuo looked at Gu Qi: "The official will write down a prescription, prepare the medicine according to the prescription, take it for half a month, and you will probably be fine."
"Thank you, Doctor Xu." Gu Qi picked up the low stool next to him and handed it to Xu Shuo, then took Xu Shuo's medicine box.
Zhou Hu took the white cloth from Xu Shuo's hand and stood aside to watch Xu Shuo write the prescription.
Yan Churong always stood where he was, looking at Gu Qi with emotion.
After a while, Zhou Hu took the written prescription and said, "I'm going to get the medicine right now."
"No need for you." Gu Qi took out the prescription from Zhou Hu's hand, walked into the room, and waved to Yang Sheng.
Yang Sheng wiped his tears and nose and walked out with red and swollen eyes.
"Go get medicine for your brother."
Yang Sheng carefully took it with both hands, but did not move.
"how?"
Yang Sheng looked at Gu Qi and stopped talking.
Gu Qi was still wondering when Zhou Hu stepped forward, poured out a few coins from the old money bag, and counted them.
It doesn't seem like enough.
The two looked at each other, Zhou Hu blushed with embarrassment and rolled over again.
Gu Qi understood immediately and quickly took out a small ingot of gold and handed it to Yang Sheng.
"this--"
Gu Qi pushed Yang Sheng: "Stop talking nonsense and grab the medicine quickly! Our carriage is outside. Let's buy some supplements on the way back."
With tears in his eyes, Yang Sheng knelt down, kowtowed to Gu Qi, and ran out.
There was a moment of silence in the courtyard.
After calming down, I suddenly felt that something was not right.
"Zhou Hu!"
Gu Qi grabbed Zhou Hu's arm, his eyes widened: "Where is Yang Yi's wife?"
Zhou Hu was startled and thought something big had happened.
"Don't worry, sir. The old man took Yang Yi to my house the day he was injured."
"Then..." Gu Qi wanted to ask again, but fearing that something was wrong, she swallowed it back.
"What's wrong?"
"It's okay." Gu Qi went straight to the topic: "Tell me, what's going on? Why is there a fight when we move the village well?"
Zhou Hu pursed his lips and said, "It's because the subordinate neglected his duty. The move to the village did not go smoothly."
"What's the meaning?"
"Almost half of the people were unwilling to move to the village, so I had to ask the Yang brothers to take the people who were willing to move to Yingjiang County first, and let Commander Li make the arrangements first. I stayed behind and continued to persuade the rest of the people. I never thought that I had just arrived in Yingjiang County. There was a conflict in the county, and when the people saw that Yang Yi was beaten, they were even more reluctant to go. The people who previously supported the relocation of the village have now changed their stance."
Gu Qi frowned and asked, "Is the same true for Jinghu County and Wangjiang County?"
Zhou Hu sighed and said melancholy: "We are all waiting and watching."
"I have to ask Li Jinghao."
"It's useless. Sheriff Li arrested the troublemaker and released him within a few days."
Yan Churong, who had said nothing, was about to speak.
Then I heard Xu Shuo's voice next to me: "I think only Master Pei can solve this matter."
"I?"
Xu Shuo smiled and said nothing.
Yan Churong glared at Xu Shuo from the side and simply walked to the corner and stood there.
Zhou Hu clenched his fist and said in a deep voice: "Master Pei, please take a step to speak."
The two of them walked straight to the big tree outside the courtyard.
Seeing Zhou Hu's hesitation, Gu Qi said: "When you talk to me, you don't have to be afraid of making mistakes in your words."
Gu Qi's words gave Zhou Hu courage.
He bowed to Gu Qiqian: "On that day, when we mentioned relocating the village, you were the only one who supported Xianguan. After all, Xianguan is just a county guard, and he is soft-spoken. After you went to Luozhou, the matter of relocating the village was almost shelved. Xiaguan had no choice but to Only after moving His Highness King Zhe out did Lord Xue reluctantly cooperate. The fight in Yingjiang County was something I never expected, but with Lords Feng and Xue in charge, how could they allow the people to hurt others?"
After listening to Zhou Hu's words, Gu Qi was not in a hurry to reply.
She stared straight at Zhou Hu, with a dark smile on her lips.
Zhou Hu was so stared at that he swallowed nervously.
"Zhou Hu."
"I'm here...I'm here."
"Good means."
Gu Qi instantly turned his face and turned to leave.
Zhou Hu panicked, trotted forward and grabbed Gu Qi's sleeve: "Sir! What do you mean?"
Gu Qi swung it hard and said with a dark face: "You did not hesitate to hurt an innocent life in Yong'an County to trick me into this! Is this the county magistrate who loves his people like his own son? What a joke!"
"Master Pei!" Seeing Gu Qi was about to leave, Zhou Hu simply hugged her legs and knelt on the ground.
Seeing Zhou Hu like this, Gu Qi was even more furious!
I thought Zhou Hu was upright and kind. Although he was not as careless as Li Jinghao, he thought he disdained those court battles and power schemes. Now that I think about it, I’m afraid I got it wrong from the beginning!
"grown ups..."
A carriage came from a distance, Gu Qi gritted his teeth and said, "Get up and talk."
Zhou Hu stood up, and the carriage creaked and drove up to him.
Yang Sheng, holding large and small bags of things, got out of the car with a bang.
Seeing the two adults standing under the tree, pulling at each other, and just as he was about to step forward, Zhou Hu sternly said, "Hurry up and cook the medicine!"
Yang Sheng was so frightened that he took a step back and ran into the courtyard with his things in his arms.
As if he was used to this kind of scene, the coachman stopped the carriage farther away and took a nap with his eyes closed.
"Master Pei..."
"Zhou Hu," Gu Qi stopped him with a cold face: "When did you get involved with His Highness King Zhe?"
Zhou Hu pursed his lips, and his eyes became firm little by little from the initial dodge.
"After you were injured."
Gu Qi snorted coldly and said, "In other words, after His Highness arrived in Tuzhou, you started to flatter him?"
"It's not what you think!"
Zhou Hu's face turned red, as if he was hiding endless grievances.
He suppressed the tears flashing in his eyes and said, "If I was greedy for power and obsessed with delicacies, why would I stay in the miserable Qishui County and be suppressed everywhere!"
Gu Qi said nothing, just looked at him quietly.
"Have you ever thought that if Mr. Xue and Feng supported the relocation of the village, even if I had my own plans, it would definitely not end like this!"
"Zhou Hu!"
I couldn't help but burst into tears.
Zhou Hu raised his arm and wiped it, trying not to lose his composure.
"That's right! Xianguan has indeed betrayed your trust. If you can give the people of Qishui County a way to survive, Xianguan is at your disposal!"
After saying that, Zhou Hu knelt down and kowtowed twice.
Gu Qi was immediately speechless.
He was right.
If Xue Peilin cooperated in moving the village, even if Yuan Zhe and Zhou Hu deliberately provoked it, such things would never happen.
But thinking about Yang Yi who was lying on the kang and almost died, what could he have done wrong?
"Snapped!"
Gu Qi slapped Zhou Hu hard.
The force was so powerful that it caused blood to flow from the corner of Zhou Hu's mouth.
"Zhou Hu, those are your people! If he dies today, your conscience will be uneasy!"
"I know my mistake!"
Gu Qi put her hands on her hips and turned away from looking at him: "Get up and talk."
Zhou Hu stood up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and stopped talking.
After a long time, Gu Qi calmed down.
But his back was still turned to Zhou Hu.
"You once told me that the previous governor of Qishui County, Gu Yuan, was from His Highness King Zhe."
Zhou Hu licked the wound on his lips and replied softly: "Yes."
"I am His Majesty's man."
"The official knows."
"Then do you know how many of His Majesty's people are there in this huge Tuzhou?"
Zhou Hu was silent.
The sky suddenly became overcast.
Gu Qi raised his head and saw dark clouds covering the sun.
"You should never drag me down."
Zhou Hu understood immediately!
He was anxious and regretful, and slapped himself hard!
"This official deserves to die!"
"That's all." Gu Qi turned around and saw Zhou Hu's cheeks were red.
She patted Zhou Hu's shoulder lightly: "Go back first. I will handle the matter of moving the village."
