Temporarily leaving the official affairs here to others, Gu Dan took Xun Ke directly back to the Gu family courtyard.
Cang has now replaced Xun Ke's previous position in the library, and often returns to the small courtyard to live for a while.
And Xiaoying still stays here, but she has to go out to treat people on weekdays. In her free time, she prunes the flowers and plants in the courtyard as usual, and there is no shortage of people.
Xiaoying was not there in front of him, but Xunke breathed a sigh of relief. He said goodbye and left on the pretext that he had official business to report to Wang Mang.
Gu Dan naturally understood what this guy was thinking, it was just fear of embarrassment.
After all, getting married is not something that can be done by just nodding.
When it got dark, Xiaoying, dressed in white, returned to the yard with a medicine box, and immediately saw the figure making tea and chanting sutras at the stone table under the willow tree.
An extremely familiar scene came into view. A big smile appeared on Xiaoying's face and she shouted happily: "Uncle Gu, you are back!"
"Um."
Gu Dan looked attentively.
Xiaoying is indeed not young anymore.
The age of twenty-five is the age when a woman is most youthful and beautiful. The youthful beauty of her youth has not yet faded away, and her mature charm has been tainted by three points. A sweet smile appears on her beautiful face, and her dimples are intoxicating and beautiful. Her figure is slim and plump, standing tall and proud.
After the loss of her loved ones, the liveliness and agility in her body had been buried for a long time, but the good medicine of time will eventually heal the past. Today, Xiaoying has returned to her former vitality, and anyone who sees her will praise her. What a beauty.
But that wasn't what really stunned Gu Dan.
Xiaoying's clothes. She was wearing a standard long skirt from Taiyuan Hospital, which was exactly the same as Lin Xiaoyi's back then.
Coupled with the fact that the face was so similar to Lin Xiaoyi's, Gu Dan suddenly had the illusion that an old friend was walking outside the door.
"Come, have a cup of tea."
Gu Dan was just stunned for a moment, then recovered and greeted casually.
"okay."
Xiaoying put down the medicine box with a smile, sat happily on the stone bench, took the slightly hot tea, and said to Gu Dan with a bit of pride: "Uncle Gu, I passed the imperial examination at the imperial hospital. Assessment!"
She waved her little fists excitedly, raising her pretty face proudly, her beautiful eyes full of anticipation and praise, "I am now a specially approved imperial doctor from the Imperial Hospital, and I can travel around the world to treat illnesses and save people!"
"Okay, okay."
Gu Dan said three good words in a row.
Xiaoying's current medical skills have surpassed Lin Xiaoyi's back then.
"hey-hey."
Xiaoying smiled happily with two dimples and said eagerly: "I have saved many patients in these years! Before"
Gossip, chatter.
This is what the so-called parents are short-lived. Xiaoying talked about her experiences, the difficult and complicated diseases she encountered, and how she saved lives when she had a flash of inspiration.
In addition, most of them are ordinary things, but it is the combination of these ordinary things that ultimately connects the entire person's life.
Gu Dan listened quietly, occasionally echoing twice to confirm.
We haven’t seen each other for more than a year, and there seems to be a lot to say that I can’t finish.
Before I knew it, the sky was getting dark.
"Ah, have you been talking for so long?"
Noticing the moonlight falling quietly, Xiaoying woke up from her dream and said with some embarrassment: "I'll go cook for Uncle Gu first."
"Goodbye for now, there is something I want to tell you."
Gu Dan waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to worry.
"what?"
Xiaoying was quite curious.
"Well, what do you think of Xun Ke?"
Gu Dan asked thoughtfully.
He is not very good at being a matchmaker for others. Fortunately, they are both very familiar with each other, so there is no need to beat around the bush.
"Xun Ke? He is in Yuzhou now, right? He has become a very big official, quite powerful."
Xiaoying didn't understand what it meant yet, so she said it naturally.
"What I mean is, if Xun Ke wants to marry you, will you do it?"
Gu Dan could only speak bluntly.
"ah?"
Xiaoying's mouth opened wide, and her whole body froze.
"I asked Xun Ke. He wants to marry you."
Gu Dan sold Xun Ke without hesitation, and then said after careful consideration: "If you have the idea of starting a family, you also know Xun Ke and know each other well, so he should be considered a good man. Of course, if you don't want to, Just pretend I haven't mentioned it.
If you meet other young talents that you like, you can also tell me, as long as there is no problem with their character. "
Gu Dan didn't want to use the attitude of an elder to oppress others. Even though Xiaoying was about to become an "old girl" at this age, he didn't say a single harsh word.
After all, marriage is actually a matter between two people. It is truly entrusted to be together for a lifetime, and it cannot be improvised.
He does not want to arrange the lives of his younger generations, but he also wants to give reasonable advice from his elders at the right time.
"I him. This."
Xiaoying was stunned for a long time, her eyes seemed a little evasive, and her ears turned red.
"you are not willing?"
Gu Dan stood up and said, "It doesn't matter. I'll tell him. Anyway, he has to stay in Yuzhou most of the time and won't be able to disturb you. Don't feel embarrassed."
Seeing that Gu Dan was about to walk to the door of the courtyard, Xiaoying finally shouted: "I, I, I, I am willing!"
Xiaoying herself was stunned when she shouted this sentence.
His whole face looked like a red prawn.
Gu Dan also raised a slight smile at the corner of his mouth, and said in a still Gujing voice: "Oh, then I'll go and inform him."
Ten years of the Xia Dynasty.
Xun Ke and Xiao Ying got married.
Both parents are taken care of by Gu Dan.
Xun Ke was sent by Mo Qiu to study with Gu Dan. Although he was studying under Mo Qiu, Mo Qiu was not around at the time, so Gu Dan could naturally be regarded as Xun Ke's real elder.
There is no need to say much about Xiaoying. She is the daughter of an old friend. It is natural that she should serve as a witness for the two of them.
The place where the two of them got married was in the courtyard of the Gu family.
After fully considering the opinions of the two people, the wedding process was simplified.
Although they can't be considered to have grown up under the same roof, they have been together for many years and are actually very familiar with them.
Choosing to get married in the courtyard of the Gu family, where the two of them had spent the longest time together, was probably a kind of fate.
Cang was so excited that he was draped in red and green in the courtyard, wishing that he could paste the characters "囍" all over the courtyard. The door of the Gu family's small courtyard, which had been changed several times, finally became more festive.
Not many people were invited to this wedding, most of them were old acquaintances or neighbors for many years.
Wang Mang, Qin Lisheng, Gong Shangguo, Zou Dan, Zhuang Sheng. These people also came.
There aren't many of them, but they all carry weight.
It is no exaggeration to say that if the people here disappear, the entire Xia Dynasty will be in chaos.
On the wedding day, Xiaoying was stunningly beautiful, and Xunke, who was handsome and elegant, was also graceful.
Talented men and beautiful women, talented men and beautiful women.
Taking the toasted drinks from the two of them, Gu Dan warned: "We must support each other and be considerate."
After finishing his drink, Gu seemed to have let go of something he was worried about.
He also had an explanation for Xu Zhian.
What Xu Zhian once placed on him could not be completed, but the next generation of people he was equally familiar with finally came together.
After the somewhat complicated wedding process was over, Gu Dan took out the Duanhunshao that he had brewed many years ago.
This thing is the medicinal wine that Xu Zhian once gave him, and it has a miraculous effect on those who practice Zang martial arts.
After so many years of accumulation, it has become more and more intense. When I was in Kaifeng, I was so drunk that I wanted to soar to the sky, and my feelings were intense.
I still remember that when Wang Mang opened the altar for the first time, he was still a little guy, and he would get drunk just by smelling it.
Now it was Wang Mang who took the initiative to open it and exchange cups with everyone present, which was very lively.
After three rounds of drinking.
Except for Qin Lisheng and Gu Dan, everyone was already drunk.
For example, Zou Dan and Zhuang Sheng were already lying on the table and fast asleep.
Of course, Xun Ke, the groom, took care of him, but everyone had a sense of proportion and did not do anything cruel. As he was swaying, he was pushed into the new house by someone unknown.
"Brother Gu, how long do you plan to stay this time?"
Wang Mang drank a lot and was talking with a loud tongue.
"What? You think you don't have enough masters, and you want me to take charge of the imperial capital for you?"
On the big day, Gu Dan also made a joke.
"Where are you talking?"
Wang Mang waved his hands repeatedly, "It's just that this small courtyard always feels wrong without you."
After so many years, they have almost become accustomed to Gu Dan staying here all the time.
Even if Gu Dan did nothing, just silently chanting sutras and reading leisurely, he still had the power to make them feel at ease.
If I had to describe it more concretely, it would be the reassuring feeling of "having someone at home" and having a backer.
"That's nice to say."
Gu Dan glanced at them and said, "It seems like you guys often come here to sit down when you are free."
Look at the people at this table.
Wang Mang, Emperor of Xia Dynasty.
Qin Lisheng, a giant of the Mohist family and a national teacher of the Xia Dynasty.
Gong Shang Guo, Shang Shu.
"The state is busy."
It's fair to say this, he hasn't had a break for a long time.
At that time, the Xia Dynasty was short of manpower, and he, the minister, was thinking very hard and did not dare to rest for a day.
Nowadays, there is no shortage of officials, but things are not lacking at all.
But he didn't feel tired at all.
I witnessed with my own eyes how Da Yue brought disaster to the people, and now I have the opportunity to stand up and protect the people of the world. What else can I complain about?
If we must choose a workaholic among this group of people, I am afraid that Qin Lisheng will have to wait a little bit. Gong Shangguo is the one who really works hard, working hard to the point of forgetting himself, not to mention smoking. Got together in free time.
"The Mo family is also very busy."
When Qin Lisheng heard this, he nodded and agreed.
Whether as a giant of the Mohist family or as a national master of the Xia Dynasty, although he hardly interfered in the affairs of the temple, he still needed to be in charge of nearly ten thousand Mohists.
Yes, ten years later, there are only nearly 10,000 Mohists!
This Mohist giant's requirements for Mohists are no lower than Mo Qiu's, and are even more stringent.
The four words "Better lack than excess" have almost reached an extreme.
Even though everyone in the world admires the Mohist righteousness, and there are many talents who want to join the Mohist family, Qin Lisheng still has his same attitude, which has not changed at all.
"With two people working so hard, it makes me feel more relaxed."
Wang Mang laughed loudly.
Over the years, various countries' support for the Xia Dynasty has stopped.
It wasn't that they dared to break the contract, but that the time limit originally agreed with Gu Dan had come.
The future road needs to be walked by Xia Chao himself, and it is impossible to survive on the support of other countries.
In these years, Wang Mang's main thing was to clean up and rectify the wealthy families, especially those from powerful families.
I don’t know how many people have destroyed their families and destroyed their families!
Even when his methods were compared to those of Emperor Zong Ming, he was no less generous.
But for the people, Wang Mang took almost no action except for the reform of taxes and corvees.
With the temple controlling the general direction, for the people, the Xia Dynasty actually chose to "rule by inaction."
What this land, once tormented by war, needs is not immediate drastic reform, but time to heal the pain and setbacks.
Ten years have passed, and the Xia Dynasty has swept away the original gloom and gloom, and the people have become obviously affluent.
Even if Wang Mang's reputation is still not very good, the people's wallets that have become rich cannot be faked.
The most important thing is that at this time, the commerce of various countries is unprecedentedly prosperous.
Today's business caravans traveling between various countries are rare in thousands of years.
Since the army originally stationed at the border is of little use for the time being, it must play some role, right?
It is better to clean up the robbers in the forest and protect the business roads.
With safety guaranteed on such roads, countries began to exchange their needs with each other in a real sense, money began to flow, goods became abundant, and it was natural that life would become richer.
The country can also extract sufficient tax revenue from business travelers, and no longer has to focus on the hardworking people who have little or no income.
At least, at this time, no one dares to say "the people will suffer even more".
Although the Xia Dynasty had only been established for a short ten years, Resolute already had a vague hegemonic attitude. Some young talents from various countries often came to study and understand the Mohist spirit.
Regardless of whether they believe it or not, there is no doubt that the lives of people in all countries are much better than before.
Now that everyone has begun to give full play to their talents, it is natural that they can no longer stay in the Gu family courtyard for several years like before, and they rarely even have time to get together.
On the contrary, Gu Dan, a jobless vagabond, sometimes seems to have nothing to do.
"Busy, everyone is busy, it's better to be busy."
Gu Dan glared at them, poured himself a cup of Duanhunshao, and drank it all in one gulp.
The extremely hot liquor fell into his throat, seeming to burn through his heart and lungs. As the liquor entered his stomach, his body seemed to warm up a bit, and he felt relaxed both physically and mentally.
Looking at everything around him with slightly drunken eyes, looking at the familiar faces chatting and laughing, and listening to the continuous sound of people walking around outside the door, Gu Dan also rarely showed a cheerful smile on his face.
I promise the world a peaceful life.
(End of chapter)
