A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 500 Wu Dafu is willing to wait for peach blossoms

Wu Dafu felt like a deflated ball after hearing this, but after a while he said unconvincedly: "Well, I have a lot of people coming to propose marriage to me now, okay?"

Gui'er glanced at him. She felt that Wu Dafu was living a better life now and was a little arrogant. After all, she and Taohua had a history of being sold to a flower boat. She was afraid that Wu Dafu would hold on to this matter in the future, which would be a hidden danger for their future relationship. Besides, Taohua was so deeply in love with Wu Dafu.

Gui'er asked Wu Dafu, "So what are you going to do?"

Wu Dahua next to him interrupted and said, "Although we are your brothers, you are of noble status after all, and so is Miss Taohua. You are no match for us. It's normal for your adoptive father to disagree. I'm just worried that your adoptive parents will marry you off to some old man. Wouldn't that be a disaster? If you become his wife, it would be a hundred times better than marrying a laborer like us."

Wu Dafu became anxious and opened his mouth, but after a long time, he couldn't say a word.

Seeing him like this, Gui'er decided to tease him a little more and said, "Second brother, what you said makes sense. Third brother, you also said that there are plenty of people trying to be your matchmaker. Otherwise, why don't you just find new partners?"

Wu Dafu said with a sad face, "I was just bragging. Taohua has been cute and well-behaved since she was little. When we played together back then, I loved pulling her along with you. Have you forgotten? Sister, think of another way."

Seeing that the situation was almost tense, Gui Er finally spoke frankly, "Look how anxious you are! Taohua has also said she's set her heart on you. I'll have the Young Marshal protect her so she won't be bullied by the Big Marshal. Then we'll wait a few years. There's unrest everywhere now, and they say the Japanese will attack in a few years. When the chaos breaks out, I'll have Taohua take advantage of the opportunity to escape and be with you."

"How many years are these? I, your brother, am already in my early 20s."

Gui Er said angrily, "Brother Da Hua didn't get married until he was around this age, so why are you in such a hurry? If I asked you to marry him now, could you afford the bride price?"

Wu Dahua frowned and said, "Will the Japanese really attack us in a few years? Then making a living will become difficult again?"

Gui'er and Shopkeeper Liu exchanged a glance, and Shopkeeper Liu said, "The Japanese have always had wicked ambitions. They've been clamoring to make China their colony."

Wu Dafu said, "Manager Liu, you are really knowledgeable and experienced. You know more than most of us. Can you please tell us what's going on?"

Gui'er was afraid that the two brothers would know too much and reveal the truth, so she hurriedly said, "I asked you two to come here to help. Finish moving the things first. Hurry back and move the rest over here. Otherwise, it would be bad to let Manager Zhang wait there alone for too long."

Because there weren't many things, it only took two rounds of transport with a cart. After that, everyone helped to organize things in the store, put the medicine cabinet and two tables in place, and then sorted the medicinal materials and put them away.

Gui Er didn't see any personal belongings of Shopkeepers Zhang and Liu, so she asked curiously, "Shopkeeper Zhang, where are your things? Aren't you staying in the store this time?"

Shopkeeper Zhang smiled and pointed to a small bundle and said, "Isn't it all here?"

Gui'er was stunned. Such a small bag could only hold two or three pieces of clothing at most.

She was a little sad and said, "Could it be that because of this incident, you sold all your belongings?"

Seeing her distress, Shopkeeper Liu quickly said, "Silly child, of course not. We only have these things. Why would we need so many things in our daily lives? We've always rented our shop, not our own house. To save on unnecessary things when we move, we haven't bought too many personal items."

Gui'er said, "So you keep all your things in the country house? It will be so inconvenient if you need them later."

Shopkeeper Zhang said, "Our house in the country has been sold."

Gui'er felt strange. What Manager Zhang and Manager Liu had said before about selling things was just an excuse. There was really no need to really sell them. She was just about to ask when Wu Dafu and Wu Dahua packed up the things and came over to say goodbye.

Shopkeeper Zhang said quickly, "Brothers, you've been busy all this time. Come have a meal before you leave. I'll go buy some groceries and cook them."

Wu Dafu and Wu Dahua quickly waved their hands and said, "No, no, we have already cooked at home. We brothers have been out for half a day, and there is no one at home to receive customers who come to order furniture or inquire about prices. We have to hurry back."

When Shopkeepers Zhang and Liu heard this, they felt very sorry and said, "Didn't that delay your efforts?"

Wu Dahua said quickly, "You are my sister's master and mistress, and she still wants to learn skills from you. Although we two are her brothers, we are not presentable, so we usually rely on you two to take care of her. We really don't know how to thank you. This opportunity is perfect. If you have any hard work in the future, just call us brothers, and don't be polite. Oh, by the way, you seem to be short of some furniture here. We brothers will go back and get you some, and also make you a bed."

When Shopkeepers Zhang and Liu heard this, they were so frightened that they quickly waved their hands and said, "No, no, we have enough now. There's really no need."

Wu Dafu said, "Don't worry, it's nothing expensive. We just have some scraps left over from furniture creation by some customers. We can plane them flat and use mortise and tenon joints to make furniture. I see you only have a row of medicine cabinets, two tables, and only one stool. That's not good enough. Let us do it. We're usually idle anyway when we don't have any work. You asked us to help with your sister's tuition, but we don't have the money. So, if we can help, it's still worth it."

At this time, Guier looked around. This place was different from the original store. It was a large store with two entrances separated by a door in the middle that connected the two. There were stairs leading to the second floor as a living area and warehouse. It looked bigger than the original store. It looked like it didn't look like a business because it was empty.

She advised Shopkeepers Zhang and Liu, "Just let them do it. They're just scraps anyway, so it won't be a big deal. Besides, it wouldn't look good if they moved here to do business with nothing but empty furniture."

Shopkeepers Zhang and Liu took a look at the empty store and could only smile and nod, saying, "Thank you for your help, both of you."