Gu Min tilted her head and asked why.
She knew that in this era, there was a clear distinction between the gentry and the commoners. There was almost no communication between the two classes, but she did not expect it to be so serious.
Mr. Gu said, "Do you know who Zhu Ning is? Although that person is talented, he is a foolish, filial, and stubborn fool who can't stand up for himself. "
Gu Min continued to ask. Mr. Gu then told her that Yuanjing's ancestors were rich. They had thousands of acres of fertile land and did not have to worry about food and drink.
However, his grandfather did not manage the business well and Yuanjing's father was weak and naive. He was a nice person who was often taken advantage of by his relatives.
The two generations squandered ninety percent of the family property. When it came to Yuanjing's generation, there was only a hundred acres of fertile land left.
The hundred acres of fertile land was lent by Yuanjing's mother to an ungrateful relative.
Yuanjing tried to get his family property back, but his mother stopped him. She would rather suffer than lose face and reputation in front of her relatives. Yuanjing was very talented. He was born with a photographic memory and the ability to infer many things from one instance. When he was young, he studied in a private school in Langye. After that, his teacher introduced him to various places to study. He became more and more famous, but he was not valued because he came from a poor family.
He seemed to have a hard life, but if Yuanjing worked hard, he could live a good life.
Although there was a clear distinction between the gentry and the commoners, the rich families also liked to recruit talented people from poor families as their guests. However, Yuanjing refused to recruit and sponsor them.
Papa Gu admired Master Yuanjing and was fond of his talent. After being rejected once, he no longer cared about Yuanjing.
He was a scholar from a poor family. No matter how talented he was, he could not change the world.
If Mr. Gu paid more attention to him, he would really think of himself as someone important.
Gu Min listened carefully. However, based on what she knew about history, she felt that Master Yuanjing did not look like a soft bun who was bullied by his relatives. On the other hand, Yuanjing's mother was indeed a weak woman who could be bullied. She did not know what she wanted to do to make herself and her son suffer for a little fame. If she had gotten back the hundred acres of fertile land, Yuanjing would not have to wear rags and hide in an old temple to avoid the snow.
Out of curiosity about famous people, Gu Min paid more attention to Master Yuanjing. She would occasionally send someone to inquire about him.
Out of curiosity about famous people, Yuanjing's mother passed away due to illness.
Before she passed away, she made the decision to let Yuanjing's fiancée marry into the family, saying that she wanted to see her son get married and start a family before she passed away.
Hearing this news, Gu Min was speechless.
Was there a hole in the Old Madam's brain?
His wife had just married and his mother had passed away. As a husband, what would Yuanjing think of his wife?
Even before her death, this old madam still wanted to make her daughter-in-law unhappy. Besides, she had to observe mourning for her mother's death for three years, which was equivalent to her becoming a nun as soon as she married into the family, wasting her youth in vain. It would be better to let the girl find a better one and set her free.
Of course, history had proven that Master Yuanjing was the perfect husband in the eyes of girls.
According to Gu Min's knowledge, many of the ancient costumes of Little Cookie were adapted from the daily jokes of Yuan Jing and his wife. They were rather cruel to single people.
After taking care of his mother's funeral, Yuanjing tried his best to take back the hundreds of acres of farmland that had been occupied by his relatives.
Gu Min nodded as she watched. This was what a man should be like!
Yuan Jing could not disobey his mother's order, but as a husband, he could not let his wife continue to live a hard life. He was a responsible man.
In the blink of an eye, it was already early spring of the next year.
Gu Min was more or less used to this era. She had the "nobility" of the noblewomen of this era.
Other than Master Yuanjing, who was a famous historical figure, Gu Min also secretly went to see her stepsister, Gu Zhen. She was rumored to be a promiscuous and dissolute woman. She was Emperor Chen's birth mother and Liu She's legal wife. At that moment, Gu Zhen was still a childish little girl. She was much shorter than Gu Min. Because she was the daughter of a mistress who was not favored, her treatment and daily expenses were not even one-tenth of Gu Min's.
The difference between a legal wife and a concubine was even greater than the difference between a scholar and a concubine. They had the same father, but the treatment they received was like heaven and earth.
Gu Min wanted to take care of her stepsister, but her mother was wary of her as if she was a thief. Gu Min slowly felt bored.
On this day, it was chilly.
Gu Min asked her maids to fly a kite with her. Seeing the butterfly kite flying high, she could not help but smile widely.
"Fly higher!"
Gu Min pointed at the kite and instructed the maids. Suddenly, she heard a heavy sound of something falling into the water.
"Did you hear anything?"
The maids knew that Gu Min had excellent hearing and could hear it from afar, but they really did not hear anything special.
Gu Min said, "I did hear it. That sound, it sounded like something bigger than a rock was thrown into the water —"
One of the maids said, "Water? The nearby ponds are all filled up. "
Another said, "There's an ancient well in the backyard."
An ancient well?
Gu Min's expression turned cold. She ordered the maids to bring her to the ancient well.
The maids were hesitant at first, but when they saw a little girl in the ancient well, they immediately screamed in fright.
Seeing that they were of no use, Gu Min tied the hemp rope used to fetch water to a nearby rockery and tied the other end to her waist.
"Madam!"
Gu Min said, "Don't be noisy!"
She climbed down the ancient well and hugged the child who had lost all her strength.
With one hand holding the child and the other holding the hemp rope, she stepped on the wall of the ancient well and climbed up.
Fortunately, the walls of the ancient well were dry and there was little moss. Otherwise, it would be difficult for her to climb up.
"Move aside. Don't block the air."
Gu Min asked the maids to move away. She laid the little girl who had fallen into the water on the ground and gave her artificial respiration.
"Retch —"
The little girl spat out the well water she had choked on and slowly regained consciousness. There was still fear in her eyes.
"Little sister?"
Gu Min did not expect that the child she had rescued was actually her stepsister, Gu Zhen. Gu Zhen looked pitiful after she woke up. She curled up in Gu Min's arms. Gu Min's old aunty heart was revived by her affectionate and adorable look.
"It's okay! It's okay! Sister is here. "
Gu Min comforted Gu Zhen gently. Her gentle voice seemed to have the charm to calm one's soul.
"Thank you, sister."
Gu Zhen lowered her head and twisted her fingers. Her pale little face blushed.
"How did you fall into the water?"
Gu Min asked Gu Zhen. The Thirty-Six Stratagems of House Fighting appeared in her mind.
Before she could finish her imagination, Gu Zhen shyly and shamefully told her the reason why she fell into the water. She mischievously went to the backyard to play and accidentally dropped her favorite pearl hair clip into the well. She leaned over the mouth of the well to look down and accidentally fell in. It had nothing to do with house fighting.
Gu Min looked embarrassed. Only then did she realize that she had demonized house fighting.
Taking her father's backyard as an example, those concubines could not wait to please the first madam. How would they dare to play tricks?
In this era, men were only responsible for carrying on the family line and taking care of the outside. The inner courtyard was women's territory. Usually, it was handled by the first wife.
Concubines did not have as high a status as imagined. If the first wife was unhappy, she could sell them to whoever she wanted.
Even concubines could be chased out of the mansion if the first wife found out about something wrong.
Some beautiful concubines not only had to sleep with the male master, but if there were guests in the mansion, they would also be pushed out to serve the guests.
When Gu Min found out about this, she suddenly shuddered.
Fortunately, her transmigrated body had a high status and a good background. Otherwise, wouldn't it be like playing with a concubine?
No, this current identity was not a hundred percent safe either. If the Gu family got involved in something and caused a disaster, Gu Min, as a female, might be banished to a lowly status and become a prostitute for the army or officials. She might even be sold to a brothel. She would never be able to make a comeback.
Sigh …
Thinking about it, it was better to be modern.
After the incident, Gu Zhen became closer to Gu Min and often played with her.
Gu Min liked children. Gu Zhen was so cute and Emperor Chen's mother. Of course, she would not reject her.
Because of Gu Min's care, Gu Zhen's treatment skyrocketed.
Although it could not be compared to being favored, it was much better than before.
Compared to Gu Min's love for Gu Zhen, Madam Gu was much colder.
"She is just a daughter of a mistress. No matter how she schemed, Min 'er would only treat her better. Can she replace her?"
Madam Gu did not have a good impression of Gu Zhen, but she did not show it.
Her daughter was born with dementia. Since she was a baby, she did not have a playmate of the same age.
If Gu Zhen could see things clearly and make Min 'er happy, it would not matter if she gave her some charity.
Because of this mentality, Madam Gu turned a blind eye to Gu Zhen's affairs.
Gu Min did not know about any of this.
Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, two to three years had passed.
Because Gu Min had regained her sanity, Madam Gu wanted to groom her into a perfect aristocratic lady.
Coincidentally, Gu Min was also curious about ancient education. In addition, she had a mature soul, so she learned the boring content very quickly.
At the end of the year, Madam Gu fell ill. As the eldest daughter of the first wife, Gu Min helped her mother deal with the affairs of the inner residence.
Although she was young, she handled matters with the demeanor of a big family. She handled matters fairly and reasonably.
Apart from that, she also tried to use her monthly income to do business.
Speaking of this, there was another person — Gu Xin.
Gu Xin was a young man that Gu Min had saved.
This young man also had the surname "Gu", but he did not have a proper name.
After Gu Min asked for his opinion, she gave him a proper name — Gu Xin.
He was the son of a merchant. Due to the decline of his family, he was sold to a broker by his creditors. In the end, he was bought by a farmer couple as a son.
Gu Min saved him. At first, she did not pay much attention to him. Later, she accidentally discovered that he had an extremely high talent for arithmetic and business acumen. Thus, she promoted him and asked the clan's accountant to teach him. Gu Min also asked him to become an apprentice in her mother's dowry shop so that he could learn more.
Gu Xin did not let Gu Min down. He finished his apprenticeship in less than two years.
Gu Min learned how to be a aristocratic lady while thinking about how to earn money.
Others might not know, but she did.
This world would not be stable for a few years. She needed to accumulate initial capital. Perhaps when she became rich in the future, she could invest in Emperor Chen!
At first, she only started a small business. Madam Gu also felt that her daughter needed experience, so she let her do as she pleased.
It did not matter if she lost money. The Gu family was large and could afford to squander it. If she earned money, she would use it as money for her daughter's cosmetics.
Relying on Gu Min's business philosophy, ingenious ideas, and Gu Xin's management skills, this small business quickly turned from loss to profit.
With initial capital, Gu Min saw that writing nowadays was done with knives, brushes, and bamboo slips. Thus, she thought about making real cheap paper.
In her previous life, her father had opened a private paper company. It had originally been transformed from a traditional paper mill, and could barely be considered a family heirloom.
After a few tries, she managed to make a relatively primitive bamboo paper. After some modification, it could be put to use.
Relying on the Gu family's protection and the low output of bamboo paper, Gu Min's paper mill had always been in her hands. Every year, she could make a lot of money.
In less than two years, she had even made a name for herself among the aristocratic ladies as "Twin Beauties".
Although she had earned this title on her own, it was also thanks to the Gu family's manipulation of public opinion.
The other of the Twin Beauties was the daughter of the Wang family of Langya, Wang Huiyun.
Gu Min and Wang Huiyun could not be considered close friends, but the two young girls had a good relationship.
Wang Huiyun was the kind of gentle and dignified lady from a wealthy family. No matter what she did, she was very refined.
Every time Gu Min saw her exquisite appearance, she would always feel ashamed of her own inferiority.
As she grew older, she could not stand the boredom of the inner courtyard. Because the restrictions on women in this era were not too strict, with the tacit consent of her parents, she often dressed as a man and went out. Relying on her martial arts skills, she learned to be chivalrous and helped the weak. She was happy and at ease.
Once, when she was chivalrous and fighting for justice, she met a handsome shota called Xie Qian.
Xie Qian?
Wasn't this one of the future husband candidates that her mother had found for her?
The famous Xie family's direct descendant!
Her heart skipped a beat. As someone who had not seriously studied the history of the Five Kingdoms and the Jiang Dynasty, she did not know who Xie Qian was. She thought that he was an ordinary, unknown aristocratic family. She had no intention of messing up history. Choosing the unknown Xie Qian as her husband was also a good choice.
However, Xie Qian did not recognize her true gender at all. Instead, he called her brother, and called her brother.
The two of them spent their daily lives squatting in the tavern, drinking and chatting.
After learning more about him, Gu Min found that Xie Qian was a complete martial arts fanatic at such a young age. What a waste of his face!
"You are very strong, but my spear skills are not weak either. After I go back and train for two years, I will definitely beat you."
Gu Min casually agreed. At the same time, she silently eliminated Xie Qian from the list of marriage candidates.
She did not want to perform martial arts every day after getting married. What was the difference between that and domestic violence every day?
Only a fool would marry a martial arts fanatic.
They could not be engaged, but they could be friends. Xie Qian had always thought that his little friend was a "brother" with a handle. He did not recognize him because of his poor eyesight. He did not expect to see a beautiful and imposing "sister" dressed in women's clothing at a gathering of aristocratic families!
He felt that his worldview had collapsed.
It was as if the "brother" who beat him up the day before was just a figment of his imagination.
Were all women this scary nowadays?
In less than half a year, Gu Min heard that Xie Qian and his little friend, Wang Huiyun, were married. When Wang Huiyun reached adulthood, they could prepare for the wedding.
"Bah! Feudalism kills people. The average age of these two is only twelve or thirteen. They are just children in junior high, right? Are they engaged? "
No matter how much Gu Min complained, she knew that she would have to discuss marriage in another two years and join the ranks of early marriage and puppy love.
"Do you know someone in Hejian County?"
One day, the naughty child Xie Qian asked Gu Min a strange question.
Gu Min could not help but roll her eyes and retorted.
"Hejian County is not big, but it is not small either. There are tens of thousands of people. How can I know everyone?"
Xie Qian coughed lightly. He felt that his question was a bit stupid.
"When I came to Langye County a while ago, I saw a teenager on the way."
Gu Min asked, "And then?"
Xie Qian gloated. "It seemed that he was coming to Langye Private School to study and travel. Halfway through, he revealed his money and was robbed. I saved him and asked if he knew anyone in Langye County. He said that he knew the daughter of the Gu family, Gu Min. "
Gu Min clicked her tongue and said, "Is that child stupid? How can he call a girl's name so casually? "
Xie Qian continued, "He said that he was from Hejian County. His surname is Liu."
"Liu She?"
Xie Qian said, "That's his name!"
Gu Min secretly curled her lips. "Is he here to harm the cabbages in my field?"
This was probably the inertia of history. Liu She came to Langye Private School to study. Most likely, he married Gu Zhen at this time.
Gu Min's history results were quite poor. Much of her knowledge had been distorted by the popular ancient TV series in recent years.
Therefore, she did not know that Gu Zhen had married someone else in history. After she became a widow, she could not resist the loneliness and hooked up with Liu She.
The two did not have a plot of childhood sweethearts.
She spoke very softly, so Xie Qian did not hear her clearly.
After paying for the wine, Gu Min had just returned to her house. She heard that a relative had come to visit. After asking a little, she found out who it was.
"Why is Liu She here?"
Gu Min frowned slightly. She was quite unhappy.
She had reasons to hate Liu She. Firstly, he was a famous scumbag, pervert, and trash in history. Secondly, Gu Min was close to her stepsister, Gu Zhen. She subconsciously raised Gu Zhen as her daughter. Which old mother would want her daughter to marry a scumbag?
Although she did not like him, Gu Min did not do anything to break them up.
If Liu She did not marry Gu Zhen, where would she find the future Emperor Chen?
What would happen to Jiang Chao if Emperor Chen was gone?
The maid softly explained the reason for Liu She's visit. The content was similar to what Xie Qian had told her.
Liu She, who had no experience in surviving outside, was robbed by bandits. All his valuables were taken away.
Gu Min snorted and muttered harshly in her heart, "That scoundrel is already merciful enough to let him live."
Ancient times were different from modern times with a sound legal system.
In this era, killing was also against the law, but the perpetrator had to be caught.
Communication tools were outdated, information transmission was slow, and the methods of solving cases were crude. Every year, there were countless unjust and false cases. It was considered good if they could not catch the culprit, but if they were in a hurry to gain merit, they would have to resort to false accusations and make innocent people into criminals.
Liu She had managed to escape with his life after encountering a robber. He was indeed Emperor Chen's father, blessed by the halo of history.
Gu Min could not stop complaining in her heart. She returned to the backyard and changed into women's clothes. She dressed up before coming out to meet the guests.
She glanced at Liu She from afar. His face was not as round as she remembered. He looked much thinner and his facial features were more exquisite.
"Good-looking faces are all the same, but interesting souls are one in a million. It's useless no matter how good-looking you are. Inside, you're a mess. "
Gu Min felt pity for Liu She's good looks.
He looked good, but he was a scumbag with potential.
Liu She was surprised to see Gu Min.
Although Gu Min had become more and more capable in the past few years, her beauty had also increased.
If there was a beauty ranking for the gentry girls of the same age, with Gu Min's beauty, she might be able to get the third place when her facial features developed.
Because his money had been robbed, Liu She could only choose to stay at his relative's house for a few days. He would then send someone to Hejian County to send a letter to get the money.
Liu She was arranged to stay in the guest room, far away from Gu Min's house.
How could there be any interaction between a man and a woman?
Liu She got to know the young Gu Zhen first. Gu Zhen heard that her sister and Liu She had known each other since they were young. She often told her how good Liu She was. On the surface, Gu Min listened attentively and occasionally echoed Gu Zhen's words. In fact, she was strangling Liu She to death ten thousand times in her heart.
This scumbag! How old was Gu Zhen? He knew how to seduce her. Damn it!
Fortunately, the child was forgetful. She quickly threw Liu She aside and did not mention him again.
Little did she know that Madam Gu had warned Gu Zhen with a cold smile.
"Your sister is the legal daughter of the manor. Who do you think you are? How dare you scheme against her? "
Madam Gu was quite angry. She was the champion of the last House Fight. What kind of devious thoughts had she not seen?
Although Gu Zhen was only a toy that she had thrown to her daughter, she had never treated her badly.
Gu Zhen's life was better than that of the legal daughter of the gentry. What was there for her to be dissatisfied with?
She did not expect that Gu Zhen, that b * tch, would have other thoughts. She tried to mislead Gu Min into falling for Liu She.
Who was the Liu family of Hejian? How could he be qualified to be with her legal daughter?
Thinking of this, Madam Gu was depressed and could not help but speak harshly.
"Be more obedient. Don't you think about who controls your future marriage! Do you really think that you can overturn the world? "
In ancient times, children matured early. In Gu Min's eyes, Gu Zhen, who was only in elementary school, already knew how to plan for her future.
For this reason, Gu Zhen talked good things about Liu She in Gu Min's ears every day. She was sure that her legal sister was pure and loved her. If Gu Min really liked the real Liu She, although it was impossible for the two of them to get married, it would create a bad reputation. Gu Min's future marriage would not be easy.
"If anything happens to my son's marriage proposal, do you think that you will have the chance to marry into a wealthy family?"
Madam Gu was not a softhearted person.
If anything happened to Gu Min's precious eyeball, she would tear Gu Zhen apart.
Gu Min did not know about these details. Madam Gu also deliberately hid it. On the surface, she was still happy.
In a few days, it would be the Flower Festival, the birthday of a hundred flowers. At the same time, it was also a good day that the noble ladies of Langye had been looking forward to for a long time.
Young girls from various families were dressed in bright clothes. Their eyebrows were painted with different patterns of flowers, which made their fair skin look beautiful and dazzling.
The well-dressed young girls walked with light steps. They were surrounded by maids and worshiped the Flower God.
The Flower Festival was not only a day for the noble ladies to go out for a walk and worship the Flower God. At the same time, it was also a day for blind dates.
"Sigh, what a day for young men and women to confess their love to each other and abuse the single dogs."
Gu Min was still young, but she was also dressed beautifully by her mother.
Everyone knew that in a few years, Gu Min would probably attract the pursuit and secret love of countless young scholars.
There was an elegant gathering by the river in the distance. Under the golden spring sun, those young, beautiful, and energetic girls added an indescribable holiness and beauty. Just standing there was an exquisite painting. Gu Min admired the beauties and looked at them with relish.
"A few years have passed, but you are still so vulgar. Who would disregard etiquette and climb a pear tree? "
Liu She was wearing a green robe. He glanced at the white socks on her feet and looked away with his ears red.
"Tsk, this is not your home. No one said anything about me, but you are the first to discipline me." Gu Min laughed. "I heard a while ago that you went to a shady place again. If you have the time to discipline me, why don't you look at yourself? A gentleman must be upright!"
Liu She's cheeks turned pale when he heard that.
"You are so mean!"
Gu Min said, "Although it sounds bad, it is for your own good. Look at you. You are not even ten years old and you are already thinking about debauchery. Who wouldn't be afraid of you in the future? Besides, when it comes to being mean, I am not as good as you. Don't forget that you have whipped me. "
Liu She's face turned red. "I didn't hit you, did I?"
"You didn't hit me, so you didn't hit me?"
Liu She stood under a tree half a foot away from Gu Min and said suddenly, "I didn't go to debauchery. It was just a rumor."
"Then what were you doing there?"
"Watching other people debauchery," Liu She said. "They said it was an interesting place, so I went."
Besides, Gu Min, who knew how to wander around Langlang Alley at the age of six, was not qualified to say that he was debauchery.
She felt wronged.
Gu Min sneered in her heart.
Even if people in ancient times matured early, they would not have matured so much that a ten year old child could do such inappropriate things.
Liu She blinked and looked at Gu Min, who was sitting on the tree, and pursed his lips.
Maybe it was because the sunlight was too bright, but he actually thought that Gu Min, who was fierce and vulgar, was kind of cute.
Liu She shook his head secretly. He was probably blind.
This year's Flower Festival was destined to be full of problems. After Gu Min worshipped the Flower God, she heard someone calling for help.
She followed the voice and found out that a woman from an aristocratic family had fallen into the water. She was surrounded by either maids or old nannies. None of them knew how to swim.
If she called for a man, the woman would be washed downstream.
Downstream?
"There is a waterfall downstream!"
Although the waterfall was not high, there was a deep pool at the bottom. If she fell in, she would most likely die.
Gu Min kicked off her wooden clogs and jumped into the water. As she approached the woman, she tied her hands behind her back and dragged her ashore. Gu Min was not a good swimmer. If she was caught by the drowning person, both of them would probably die.
"Phew …"
Gu Min found that she had been saving people everywhere after her transmigration.
First, it was Bai Die, Gu Xin, then Gu Zhen, and now this woman from an aristocratic family.
"Forget it. Good deeds will be rewarded."
Gu Min helped the woman spit out the water she had choked. The maid beside her had already put cloaks on them.
Some distance away, the scholars who were having a poetry meeting heard the commotion and rushed over. Liu She's sharp eyes saw Gu Min saving people in the water.
"Do you really want to die?"
Gu Min grabbed the cloak with one hand and rubbed her nose with the other. She frowned and said, "Saving a life is better than building a seven-storied pagoda."
Liu She said harshly, "Are you going to shave your head and become a monk? What do you mean by saving a life is better than building a seven-storied pagoda … "
If she failed to save people and ended up getting herself into trouble …
Liu She secretly clenched his fists and frowned.
Gu Min rolled her eyes at him. She was too lazy to talk to Liu She, who was becoming more and more of a scumbag.
He had been flirting with Gu Zhen before, but now he was concerned about her. Did he want to take advantage of her?
Gu Min couldn't help but shudder when she thought of the Tom Sue stallion she had seen in her previous life.
The life of the aristocratic family in ancient times was not as boring as Gu Min had imagined. Instead, it was very enjoyable, such as bathing in hot springs and traveling.
Gu Min was lucky enough to follow her father to Shangjing for a trip at public expense.
"Ji Shan Hot Spring is famous all over the world. There were many tourists in the past and the water quality was not very good. Now, it's VIP treatment."
Ji Shan Hot Spring had been there in her previous life. It had been very popular and attracted a large number of tourists even during the off-season.
Gu Min had been there a few times in her previous life and had enjoyed it. However, there were many tourists and she lacked some personal space.
Now that she had traveled 300 years into the past, it would be soulless if she didn't try the hot spring.
"Wonderful …"
Gu Min enjoyed it very much.
When she came out of the hot spring, she heard someone say that there were poisonous snakes in the hot spring.
Oh my …
"What kind of body do I have? I run into trouble wherever I go."
Gu Min complained, but she was still very scared.
Although she was a brave and silly girl, she was actually quite afraid of snakes. When she was a child, she had been bitten by a vegetable snake. It had scared her to death.
Gu Min had never thought that she would run into the poisonous snake.
As the saying goes, if the enemy doesn't move, I won't move. Gu Min was in a cold sweat confronting the poisonous snake while she hoped that someone would come to save her.
The experience of her previous life had taught her that running away from a poisonous snake was a stupid move.
"You are usually quite smart. Why are you so stupid now? Why don't you run away? "
Gu Min had never thought that the person who would come to "save" her would be Liu She. Her legs were obviously trembling with fear, but she still held a stone and threw it at the poisonous snake, scaring it into a corner. Liu She felt that it was not a good place to stay for long. He grabbed her hand and dragged her to a crowded place.
"If I run away, do you think my feet are faster or the snake's?" Gu Min asked. "It's better to confront it and see who can't hold back first."
Liu She was so angry that he almost laughed. His young and tender face looked a bit flustered and exasperated.
"Are you an idiot or something?"
Gu Min said, "You are the stupid one."
A bad student had the cheek to call her stupid?
Liu She hadn't let go of her hand yet, so Gu Min clearly felt that he had increased his strength. It was a little painful.
As a tough person, Gu Min didn't say a word and refused to give in.
When Liu She found that her hand had turned blue from his grip, the blood drained from his face.
"I'm sorry."
After saying that, he turned around and left. It seemed that he was running away.
Gu Min looked at Liu She's back in confusion and snorted.
"What a strange temper. I was the one who was taken advantage of, but he acted like a little wife who was bullied."
She didn't know when it started, but she found that Liu She's illness had become more serious. From time to time, he would show her a complicated look, which made her hair stand.
"Crazy!"
When she was 11, Gu Min followed her mother to attend her grandmother's funeral. On the way back, they met bandits.
"Is the law and order so bad these days?"
Traveling through time was indeed not a good job. There were always bandits blocking the road and robbing people. Life was hard.
If she could travel back in time, she really wanted to hold the heads of those girls who dreamed of traveling to ancient times and slap the water out of their brains.
Those who didn't have any fighting skills shouldn't challenge the hellish world of ancient times. It was easy to die.
There were 50 servants guarding the convoy, but there were 100 bandits. They belonged to a relatively large group of bandits.
First, they launched a sneak attack and killed several of our servants with arrows.
Even though Gu Min was good at fighting, she still had to protect her mother and the servants in the carriage. For a moment, she was overwhelmed.
When reinforcements finally arrived, Gu Min let her guard down and was pushed off the cliff by a bandit who was pretending to be dead on the ground.
"Is falling off a cliff a must for women who travel through time?"
That was too much!
As a koi carp, Gu Min was very lucky. Her clothes were hanging on the tree, which slowed down her fall. In addition, the cliff was not very high, so she only broke a leg and her face was scratched by some unknown sawtooth weeds. Other than that, there were no other serious injuries.
Because of her leg injury, Gu Min couldn't walk. She had to stay where she was and wait for reinforcements.
However, there were many venomous snakes and ants in the deep forest. She was scared just thinking about all kinds of venomous snakes and insects.
She didn't dare to close her eyes. It was not until it was dark that she saw a faint flame.
"Could it be a will-o '-the-wisp?"
She couldn't be that unlucky, could she?
She only heaved a sigh of relief when she heard the man's footsteps and heard him calling her name.
"I'm here!"
The person's footsteps became more and more rapid. Occasionally, she could hear the sound of weeds being cut down.
Gu Min blinked and saw a figure approaching with a torch in his hand. He was holding a sword in his right hand and clearing the weeds to make a path.
"Liu She?"
The person said, "I'm not familiar with you. Isn't it too rude to call me by my name?"
The gratitude that Gu Min had just felt deflated like a punctured balloon.
"Haha, Liu Zhongqing!"
Liu She rolled his eyes at her and sneered, "Who's Liu Zhongqing?"
Gu Min shut her mouth. She had forgotten that the scumbag in front of her was only eleven or twelve years old. He was far from being old enough to have a courtesy name.
She remembered Liu She's courtesy name because there was a Jiao Zhongqing in the famous "Peacock Flies to the Southeast".
"Hmm, I was dreaming just now. I thought it was a celestial being. I didn't expect it to be a vulgar mortal like you. "
Liu She took a deep breath. His hand that was holding the torch turned white.
"Are you here for me?"
"I'm here to collect your body," Liu She said. "I didn't expect you to survive such a high cliff."
Gu Min secretly clenched her teeth. If it weren't for her broken leg, she would have pressed Liu She to the ground and beat him up.
Liu She also noticed that Gu Min was not right. If it were in the past, she would have threatened him with her fists.
She was still sitting on the ground. Upon closer inspection, her cheeks were a little pale.
"Your leg …"
Liu She keenly noticed her unnaturalness.
"It's broken."
Liu She's expression changed. Without thinking, he tore off the cloth from his shirt and removed the scabbard.
"What are you doing?"
Liu She said, "I tied it up for you. Do you want to be a cripple for the rest of your life? Do you want your father to pay more head tax for you?"
What the f * ck!
Gu Min was also angry. Liu She, the naughty kid, really deserved a beating.
It was one thing to curse her for being crippled, but to curse her to be unable to get married for the rest of her life?
According to the laws of Dongqing, if a girl was over the age of eighteen and still not engaged, the family would have to pay more head tax.
Gu Min said, "Not to mention a crippled leg, even if both legs and arms were broken, there would still be people rushing to propose marriage. You don't have to worry."
Liu She lowered his head to straighten her leg and sneered, "Yes, the daughter of the Gu family. You have a good reputation. Even those famous people who fish for compliments and criticize people all day say that you are more than qualified to be the empress of the Xia Kingdom. It would be good to marry you and worship you like a Buddha. "
Gu Min said, "You sound so weird."
Liu She didn't say anything. Seeing that some of the cloth was still missing, he tore two more from his shirt.
"How do you even know how to do this?"
Liu She sneered, "I keep a disobedient dog in my house. My dog's leg is often broken. You'll understand after some practice."
Gu Min was speechless.
MMP！
F * ck you, Liu Zhongqing!
"Hold the torch for me. I'll carry you out."
Liu She straightened her leg and was already sweating profusely. Gu Min couldn't help but sigh.
Why were all good-looking men scumbags these days?
On second thought, it made sense. If a man wasn't good-looking, he wouldn't even have the right to be a scumbag.
Gu Min said, "You can go and get him."
Liu She was unmoved. He looked like he would either carry her out or Gu Min would stay there and wait for death.
Gu Min couldn't help but think of a conspiracy.
As she climbed onto his back, she muttered, "Don't tell me you're trying to force me to repay you for saving my life?"
Liu She said in a low voice, "Shut up!"
Gu Min said, "You're angry."
"Nonsense. I'll leave you there. This is the season when poisonous insects and beasts appear. Think about it."
Gu Min curled her lips and helped him hold the torch. Not long after, they met the servants who were looking for Gu Min.
Later, Gu Min found out that it was Liu She's idea to look for her.
Liu She was still studying in a private school. He heard that the convoy was ambushed and she fell off the cliff, so he came to look for her.
"Tsk. What does this guy mean?"
Gu Min stayed at home for three consecutive months, thinking about the intention of Liu She's strange behavior.
Gu Min laughed, "Maybe he's in love with you."
Gu Min said, "Nonsense. It's not like he doesn't know his place. Why would he ask for humiliation?"
She had been in this world for five or six years. Of course, she knew the status of the Gu family in the aristocratic families. Although it was not as prestigious as the four noble families of Dongqing, it was still a big shot. Liu She's identity was not worthy of Gu Min's family. It was impossible for the two families to marry.
In addition, everyone knew that Liu She was a bad student.
Just as Gu Min said, even if she was crippled for the rest of her life, there would be many people who wanted to marry her. It would not be Liu She's turn.
They wanted to marry her not because of her person, but because of her identity.
Unexpectedly, Gu Zhen's words hit the nail on the head.
"What? Who did you say went to test my father's words?"
Time flew. In the blink of an eye, Gu Min was also a twelve-year-old girl. According to the tradition of the aristocratic families, she could prepare for marriage at this age.
If she didn't choose a good husband now, when the girl reached marriageable age, good men of the same age would already be married.
"Liu She, Liu Langjun."
Gu Min finished chewing the snacks and muttered, "Has he been possessed recently?"
The maid said, "I've never heard of such news."
Gu Min said, "If he's not possessed, then his brain is filled with water. This doesn't seem like something he would do."
He knew that the daughter of the Gu family would not marry the Liu family of Hejian, but he still went to test his father's words. Wasn't that asking for humiliation?
She couldn't figure it out.
Before Gu Min could think of a solution, Liu She asked her to meet him.
Gu Min went to see him with the intention of clarifying the situation.
Of course, she couldn't go to the meeting alone. Her maids were waiting not far away.
"Have you been possessed recently, or have you hit your head?"
Liu She said, "Neither. I just heard that you're going to discuss marriage."
Gu Min said, "Even if I wanted to discuss marriage, I wouldn't choose you. What kind of father would be willing to push his daughter into a pit of fire?"
Liu She almost choked. He raised his hand and pointed at himself. "I'm a pit of fire?"
Gu Min said, "You really don't know what's going on."
Liu She didn't understand what she was saying. He thought it was some local dialect, which made him break down.
"I like you, I like you, I adore you, and I want to discuss marriage with you."
Gu Min didn't expect to be confessed to by a boy in the first grade of middle school. She was stunned for a moment.
"But … I don't understand." Gu Min didn't think that she was being nice to Liu She. This boy was probably a masochist. How could he confess so straightforwardly? It made her a little embarrassed. "Even so, Liu Langjun's actions didn't mean that."
It was Liu She's turn to be stunned. He asked, "What?"
Gu Min said, "He's neither good at literature nor martial arts. If you were his father, would you like such a boy coveting your daughter?"
Liu She couldn't defend himself. He was really a bad student. His family background was his shortcoming. He didn't have any talent or ability, so he really couldn't catch anyone's attention. Facts were facts, but it was impossible for Liu She not to feel uncomfortable when it came from Gu Min's mouth.
"I, I …"
Liu She's eyes were filled with confusion. He had always felt that he was innocent when it came to studying.
He clearly wanted to study well, but he didn't know why he couldn't get into it. There seemed to be a thought in his mind that was preventing him from studying.
If he said such a lousy excuse, he would be ridiculed again.
"You're on your own," Liu She said.
"Wait, if I can study well, will you be willing to discuss marriage two years later?"
Once the gentry liked someone, it was usually impossible to break off the engagement.
Gu Min heard this and muttered in her heart.
A natural scumbag!
Who would be so bold as to let a girl waste time waiting for him?
Besides, she didn't like Liu She. He was really confident.
"What's the use of studying for two years?"
Liu She was twelve or thirteen years old. He had wasted so much golden time. What was the use of studying hard now?
It was too late!
In the end, the slap in the face came too soon. Gu Min heard that her father had been persuaded by Liu She to postpone the marriage for two years.
Gu Min was speechless.
She felt that she had a fake father.
When she asked for the reason, her father said, "Liu She's ancestor had some ability. He had once helped the ancestors of the Gu family. We let him try because of this kindness. After all, you don't have to worry about your marriage. It's good to delay it for two years so that he can see the seriousness of his situation. Otherwise, the two families will fall out. "
There were many people watching Gu Min's marriage. Her father was not anxious at all. He also wanted to keep his daughter for two more years. There was no harm in postponing the marriage. He could also repay the debt he owed to the Liu family. If Liu She became better and could carry the Liu family's name in the future, everyone would be happy.
The corner of Gu Min's mouth twitched. She finally understood that her father had drawn a big cake for Liu She to hang on and did not intend to fulfill it.
After returning, Gu Min heard Gu Zhen mention something inadvertently.
Liu She stayed outside for two whole days in order to see her father.
It happened to be raining heavily these two days, and Liu She was soaked badly.
Gu Die said with a smile, "I can see that Liu Langjun treats you sincerely."
Gu Min just smiled and did not comment.
If there was no heavy rain to set off a sad drama, it would be a sad drama without a soul.
She originally thought that Liu She's popularity would last for a few minutes and he would give up sooner or later. His past dark history also proved this. Liu She was a complete failure in his studies. Even if he said he would work hard every time, he would give up halfway. Gu Min did not have high hopes for him at all.
As usual, Gu Min wore men's clothes to play around. Almost all the aristocrats in Langya County knew that the daughter of the Gu family was beautiful for both men and women. She was unrestrained and romantic, attracting countless scholars who pursued fashion. Among the scholars, Gu Min's reputation was also very good.
By chance, she heard someone praise Liu She's talent.
Shocked!
He actually became serious?
"Could it be that he was possessed by someone?"
If Liu She could become useful, a sow could climb a tree!
Xie Qian said, "Look at you. You don't seem to want to see him change?"
Gu Min said, "Not really. It's naturally good if he can become better. It's a blessing for the people to have one less rich playboy."
Xie Qian knew Liu She through Gu Min. A few months ago, he passed by Hejian County and saw him.
In the past two years, Liu She had changed so much that it could be said that he had been reborn. Xie Qian almost did not recognize him.
"Then why are you like this?"
Gu Min said, "I have always treated him as my brother-in-law. You know, but he fell for me, his sister. How can I accept it?"
Xie Qian was surprised, "Brother-in-law? Did he go and mess with your sister? "
Such a scumbag?
He messed with the girl and still confessed his love for his sister. Was this man on the verge of death?
Gu Min said, "Not really. He didn't have much contact with my sister, but I heard from a master that the two of them had a relationship."
She could not say that history told her that the two of them would get together.
If Liu She learned well now, Gu Min would not have to feel guilty when he married Gu Zhen in the future.
Xie Qian said, "Ghosts and gods cannot be trusted."
Gu Min said, "Whether you believe it or not depends on the person. I believe it more. Back then, the master said that I lost my soul. Later on, my soul came back and I became normal. It can be seen that there is a way here. It is better to believe it than not. It is not wrong to fear the gods. "
Xie Qian said, "Liu She asked me about your recent situation."
Gu Min laughed, "Does he still need to ask about my recent situation?"
She was famous in Langya County. Many aristocratic ladies regretted that she was a girl. Otherwise, they would have thrown themselves at her.
Xie Qian said, "Looking at him, I am afraid that … Hmm, he is deeply in love?"
Gu Min said, "Unrequited love."
Xie Qian was speechless.
She pitied Liu She for some reason.
"You don't like him at all?"
Gu Min sighed and said to her best friend, "I can't say that I don't like him, but that is not love between a man and a woman. Shaohe also knows that I am precocious and has always treated him as a child and a brother-in-law. Suddenly, he said that he likes me. It is an indescribable feeling. "
Gu Min's feelings could be summed up in one sentence.
I treated you like a child, but you actually want to sleep with me!
Xie Qian was speechless.
As it turned out, sooner or later, he would have to pay for what he had done.
Gu Min rejected Liu She with the excuse that he was neither good at literature nor martial arts. More than two years had passed, and he was famous for both literature and martial arts.
For some reason, Gu Min sent someone to secretly inquire about Liu She's situation in the past two years.
She didn't know if she didn't see it, but when she did, she was shocked.
Coincidentally, Liu She came to Langya County again. Gu Min carried her sword and went to meet him aggressively.
"What are you doing?"
Liu She had dressed himself up nicely and waited for Gu Min's arrival anxiously. He never thought that she would draw her sword as soon as she arrived.
"What kind of demon are you!"
The Liu She that Gu Min knew was stupid, bratty, wicked, and had a nasty mouth. It was impossible for him to be the smooth and slick guy in the intelligence report.
What should she do if her temperament had changed so much? It was most likely that she had been possessed.
Liu She was speechless.
They hadn't seen each other for more than two years, and this was the first thing she said?
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