A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Gui'er thought about it and found that there were two paths before her. One was to ask the people of Sha Mansion to come forward to rescue Sha Yanyao. If Sha Yanyao was not a Communist, then those who followed the clues and found him were naturally not a Communist either.

Another option is to go directly to the Nanjing Underground Party Headquarters to ask comrades for help. However, now she is also being looked for by those people everywhere. It is a bit dangerous to go out. If she is not careful, she will be followed to the Nanjing Underground Party Headquarters. So Guier is a little hesitant about this method.

When Gui'er was worried, the gatekeeper of Sister Hua's yard came in and said, "Sister Hua, there's a man outside who calls himself Ah Cheng. He said he wants to see our new lady named Gui'er."

Sister Hua said in surprise: "Gui'er, you've only been here for a day, how come someone is looking for you? Your sister Yulan said that you can't let others find out that you live here, otherwise I'll go..."

Gui'er quickly said, "Sister Hua, it's okay. This man is my family's servant."

Sister Hua glanced at her, smiled and said to Menzi, "Let him in."

After a while, Ah Cheng walked in. He glanced at Sister Hua, who was a gangster. She knew the situation and said, "I'm going to play mahjong. You guys can chat."

After Sister Hua left, Ah Cheng glanced around and found that no one was around before he said to Gui'er, "We've checked. Manager Liu is actually imprisoned in the same prison where you were last time. He even knew you were there, but he didn't admit it. He was tortured and had a broken leg."

Gui Er was extremely worried when she heard this and asked, "Is there no way to save him?"

Ah Cheng sighed and said, "Forget Shopkeeper Liu. The eldest young master's family is also there. Director Zhou is determined not to give in this time. I'm afraid it won't be that easy to get away with it."

Gui'er asked, "What does Second Brother say?"

Ah Cheng said, "The Young Marshal asked me to do my best to protect you. When I returned to the mansion yesterday, I found it had been ransacked. I thought you had been arrested as well. Luckily you escaped, otherwise I wouldn't know how to explain this to the Young Marshal, and Brother Qiang wouldn't let me go."

Gui Er said with a sad face, "But now I'm hiding here and there like a rat crossing the street. I don't even dare to go out, and I feel like this place is not very decent..."

Ah Cheng smiled and said, "I see, that Hua Jie is a socialite, right? That kind of thing is popular nowadays, specializing in serving those dignitaries. Although this place is not a good place, many dignitaries come here, so they don't come here to check. Miss Yulan is also thoughtful to find such a place."

Gui'er sighed and said, "That's true, but this isn't a long-term solution. I can't hide here forever. That Hua Jie still wants to drag me here to do it."

Ah Cheng said, "Young Marshal has already sent Brother Qiang over. He said that he will relocate you after he arrives. Before that, I will stay and protect you, so don't worry."

Gui'er thought for a moment, still looking worried. "I guess Wu Mingqiang can't get along with Director Zhou. Why doesn't Second Brother come over? Is he planning to ignore Big Brother?"

Ah Cheng smiled and said, "Young Marshal, we can't leave now. This is an extraordinary period. The Marshal and the Young Marshal are afraid that if they leave, someone will take advantage of them. That's why it's impossible for the Young Marshal to come. We can only send Brother Qiang to negotiate. He should have already boarded the train. Miss, please wait patiently."

Gui'er felt a little relieved after hearing this. Ah Cheng said, "I should go now. I'll just hang around here. Don't worry, miss."

After Acheng left, Guier returned to her room. She looked through the window and saw Acheng wandering around near Sister Hua's house, dressed as a homeless man.

At noon, some young ladies came out from the rooms one after another. They were all wearing heavy makeup, and some were lazily holding cigarettes. When they saw Gui'er, they were very curious and asked her cynically, "Are you new here?"

Guier smiled and said, "I'm just here to stay."

The girls all laughed and said, "That's right. Sister Hua said the same thing when we first got here."

Sister Hua also came back from outside and said with a smile, "Don't tease this little sister. She won't be here long. She might leave soon."

Everyone looked at Guier curiously.

Guier smiled but remained silent, feeling incredibly surprised. How did Sister Hua know this? Could she have been eavesdropping?

At two or three o'clock in the afternoon, men gradually came in to look for those young girls, both old and young, but most of them were over 30 years old, and some were even in their fifties or sixties, the same age as Dashuai. However, the oldest girl here was only in her 20s, and some were even only one or two years older than Guier. Guier hurried back to her room.

The girls and the men who came to visit them were playing cards, mahjong, rock-paper-scissors, drinking, chatting, dancing, laughing and cursing in the living room on the first floor. Some of them followed the girls to their rooms. Gui'er could probably guess what was going on. This place was actually like a brothel.

Gui'er felt that staying here was just like the time she spent on the flower boat when she first traveled through time.

Around five o'clock, someone knocked on Guier's door. Guier was worried that it was a drunk just like yesterday, so she didn't answer.

The man knocked for a while, and seeing no one answered, he spoke: "Miss Guier, it's me, Wu Mingqiang."

When Gui'er heard this, she hurried over to open the door.

It was really Wu Mingqiang. He was standing at the door in a suit and tie. Seeing Guier, he smiled and said, "Miss, I'm late. Are you okay?"

Gui'er said excitedly, "I'm glad you're here. What did Second Brother arrange?"

Wu Mingqiang said, "The young marshal asked me to take you to a safe place first."

Guier nodded and said to him, "Wait a moment, I'll change my clothes."

Then she closed the door, took off the cheongsam that Yulan had lent her, and changed into the maid's clothes that Miss Shen had given her. She originally wanted to wear her school uniform, but that uniform was already dirty because she had climbed down from upstairs, and she didn't want people here to recognize her as a female student, for fear that there would be trouble later.

After changing her clothes, Guier folded the cheongsam she had just taken off and put it in her bag.

Then he opened the door and said to Wu Mingqiang, "Let's go."

The two came down from upstairs. Sister Hua walked up to Gui'er and said with a smile, "You left so soon. It seems that you are a very blessed person. Although this place is in a poor state, you can come back if you need me in the future."

Guier smiled and said, "Thank you." Then she handed the two silver dollars she had taken out of her bag to Sister Hua and said, "I'm sorry to bother you so much. Consider this as my room fee to Sister Hua."