A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

After that, news came one after another about the stalemate between the two armies. It seemed that the two sides were engaged in a tug-of-war. Everyone listened to the radio every day and felt extremely irritated.

At this time, Sha Yanxiao returned. Gui'er was overjoyed and quickly went to hold his hand and said, "Brother, you're back. Is everything okay over there?"

Sha Yanxiao touched Gui'er's head and said, "Father went to Fengcheng, so it's my turn to come back and rest for two days."

Gui'er quickly ordered the kitchen to prepare some New Year's dishes for Sha Yanxiao and Dali to make up for the absence of the New Year's Eve dinner.

Director Shen and the four concubines' two brothers suddenly came to visit Sha Yanxiao and praised him highly: "Young Marshal is truly a young hero, young and promising, guarding the area during this extraordinary time, he is quite like the ancient Huo Wei."

Sha Yanxiao was exhausted, but he had to get up to entertain them. He said modestly, "Thank you for your kind words, elders. But I've been out and about these past few days. I can't entertain you properly since you're here to celebrate the New Year. I'm really sorry."

Those people quickly said, "No, it's us who should be rewarding you."

After the visitors finally left, Sha Yanxiao and Dali finished their meal and were able to rest for a while. Sha Yanxiao lay on the sofa, half-closing his eyes and said to Guier, "Did you have fun these past few days during the New Year holiday?"

Gui Er shook her head and said, "The situation is unstable. People are in a state of panic all day long. We can't go out, and we can't contact Tong Yujun. I don't know if she's safe in Shanghai."

Sha Yanxiao took her hand and said, "I received news that the chief of staff, who the Tong family bribed heavily to cause trouble for us, has been killed in action. If you contact your classmate, tell her to be careful. Father might come after them."

After hearing this, Gui'er felt an indescribable feeling in her heart, and said to Sha Yanxiao: "Can you persuade father to not take it to heart? When will the cycle of revenge end? The emperor is still seeking a divorce, and the eighth concubine wanted a divorce, so father did that. It was indeed wrong. Is the eighth concubine still alive now?" She asked cautiously.

Sha Yanxiao sighed, shook his head, and said, "I don't know the details, but I'm afraid it's more likely to be fatal than fatal. They can't fight Father with them right now. Anyway, Father is just like that. When he turns his back on you, he's more ruthless than anyone else."

Gui'er didn't expect to hear such words from the Marshal's own son. She was afraid that Dingxiang would tell on him if she heard it, so she quickly shook her head to stop him from saying anything further.

Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "Your school will start in the next two days. I'll take you to register, and then we'll go back to Fengcheng."

Guier nodded, thinking that she would be able to meet her classmates when school started, and finally had something to look forward to.

On that day, Sha Yanxiao took Gui'er to the school to register, and then arranged a driver for her. The driver was someone left by Ji Yiru, who was good at using guns and martial arts. He was also ordered to pick up Gui'er from school and take her home safely every day, and there must not be any negligence.

He turned back and instructed Gui'er, "Whether you're working as an apprentice after school or on holiday, be sure to have the driver with you. The situation is so chaotic right now, anything can happen. Fengcheng has seen a lot of refugees fleeing from Shanghai, some carrying large amounts of gold and silver, while others are alone and looking to rob people. There have been dozens of homicides recently, and we can't even keep up with them. So you must be obedient and don't run around on your own, understand?"

Gui'er nodded and agreed, and Sha Yanxiao got in the car with peace of mind and drove directly to Fengcheng.

The next day, school officially started. When Guier arrived at school, she found that all the topics of conversation among her classmates were about the war. Some of the classmates who had gone to Shanghai for the New Year came, some were said to be stranded in Shanghai, and some had completely lost contact, including Tong Yujun. Guier asked several classmates who had gone to Shanghai, but they all said they didn't know.

At this time, He Ruizhu quietly pulled Gui'er aside, handed her a letter and said, "This is a letter from Tong Yujun to you. She said that she offended a big shot and her family had to flee. My father took over the store. He didn't want to take it over at first, but the situation is so chaotic now. Where can we find a living? At least there is some inventory in the store, so we can continue to operate. However, we still have to pay suppliers and employees' wages. My father said that if we can get through this, we can be considered stable. But the premise is that the Japanese don't attack here, otherwise everything will be over."

At this point, she held Gui'er's hand and said, "Guier, your brother is the Young Marshal, and your father is the Grand Marshal. Do you think they can stop the Japanese when they attack?"

Gui'er didn't know what to say. She knew the outcome, but she really didn't want to say something so discouraging. So, she said, "My father and brother will definitely fight to the death. We're all here with you. We're all locals. But I think you should advise your father to be more cautious about his business. People are uneasy during this war, so he shouldn't stock too much."

He Ruizhu heard this and said in surprise: "My father said the same thing. I didn't expect you to understand business."

Gui'er quickly smiled and said, "How would I understand? It's just that prices are soaring right now, and everyone buys things little by little."

After chatting with He Ruizhu, Guier found an empty corner and took out an envelope with the words "Dear Guier" written on it.

She quickly tore open the envelope and began to read: "Gui'er, I'm glad to see you. I've left Shanghai now. After receiving your call that day, my father sent many people to investigate. Finally, he bribed a man at the Marshal's mansion and dug up my aunt's body on a rocky beach outside Shanghai. My father beat his chest and stamped his feet, regretting that he should not have let my aunt go to the Marshal's mansion as a concubine. He and this sister had a good relationship since childhood. When they were shunned and excluded by the rest of the family, the two siblings supported each other and got through it."

"So he vowed revenge and went to the home of the boy my aunt was dating. He learned that he had a distant relative who was an officer in the 19th Route Army. He went to the officer, who initially refused to help, but only agreed after he gave him a few gold bars."

"I know this matter will implicate you, so I've left a letter. It's normal for warlords to annex each other these days, but you're innocent. After receiving this letter, I hope you can escape. My family knows that if the Marshal knew it was my family that was behind this, he would definitely retaliate. So, within a few days, we've sold off our properties in Jiangcheng, Fengcheng, and even Shanghai at a low price, and are preparing to go to Hong Kong. Once we're settled, I'll send a letter to Shopkeeper He, leaving him my address. If you come over then, I'll definitely receive you. Don't worry this time, my father agrees."

"I also need your help with something else. I left home in a hurry, and I wasn't sure if the news would leak out, so I didn't inform my fiancé, Song Xilun. Please tell him. I'm very confused about what's happened. Although we're still a few years away from the wedding, I don't know how to be with him. If he wants to break off the engagement, I have no objection, I just want a definite answer. I don't have anyone else to entrust this matter to, so I can only trouble you. I wrote this letter hastily, so I can't say everything I want to say."