A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Shopkeeper Zhang nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes." He looked at Sha Yanxiao thoughtfully and then at Gui'er who lowered her head embarrassedly.

Two days later, Ah Cheng came back. He came to tell Gui Er, "Miss, I'm back. I just went to report to the young master. The young master said that he still asked me to follow you."

Guier nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Is everything okay at home?"

Ah Cheng smiled, hesitated for a moment, and finally sighed and said, "My parents asked me to stay home and marry my eldest sister-in-law, but I returned without agreeing. I know they actually want me to take over from my eldest brother and support the family. I'm a person, not their cattle. After kicking me out, I never planned to go back, but I might ask someone to bring some money back later."

Gui'er sighed, not knowing what to say, and said to Ah Cheng, "Then you should just stay in the mansion with peace of mind from now on."

After Ah Cheng left, Ding Xiang said indignantly, "Ah Cheng's parents are too much. How can they be so partial? If his eldest brother hadn't passed away, I'm afraid they wouldn't have remembered that they had a son. Now this son is finally useful. Who knew they were so cunning?"

Gui'er was 100% sure in her heart that Dingxiang was interested in Acheng. Since Acheng did not return to his hometown to develop, she was willing to bring them together. She wanted to wait until the time was right to find out Acheng's thoughts.

One day, when Shopkeeper Zhang came to the mansion to teach Gui'er embroidery, he suddenly said to her, "Guier, when Shopkeeper Liu was seeing patients at the pharmacy these past few days, your brother went there to get Taohua some medicine to help with pregnancy. He told him about this. He said that they are now working as accountants and guards in the warehouse. In fact, it was a man named Boss Wu who forced the boss to assign them these jobs. Originally, the boss wanted to find someone from his family to do the job, but Boss Wu is a well-known gangster in the city, so he didn't dare to offend him, so he agreed. What's going on?"

Gui'er was stunned when she heard this. She immediately knew that this Boss Wu must be Wu Mingqiang. She frowned and said, "This Boss Wu is probably one of my brother's former mine managers. He's young and promising, and he does things very well. He has earned my brother's trust. But wasn't the mine taken back by the Marshal? So now he's leading a group of people in the city to help my brother gather information. My brother still relies on him. How could this happen?"

She thought about it and thought that it might be that Wu Mingqiang was hanging out with gangsters at the time, so he relied on his gang connections.

"So how is my brother now? Is he still working there?"

Shopkeeper Zhang said, "They're still working because if they don't, they won't earn any money. Your two sisters-in-law are about to give birth, so even if they feel bad about it, they have no choice but to do it. He asked Shopkeeper Liu to tell you that if there are other jobs, it would be best to assign them another one."

Gui'er frowned. How could she have any connections? She could only ask Sha Yanxiao for help.

She sighed and said, "I see. I'll ask my brother later."

Shopkeeper Zhang saw her helplessness and said with a smile, "Don't you want to bother your brother?"

Gui Er smiled bitterly and said, "Tao Hua originally wanted me to get them both to work at the Marshal's Mansion. She knew I had no say in the matter and the concubines here were just trying to make fun of me or take advantage of me."

Shopkeeper Zhang nodded and said, "I know how difficult it is for you. Shopkeeper Liu knew that Ren'antang was looking for odd jobs. They were specifically to help deliver medicine or carry medicine bags, and also to accompany the shopkeeper to other places to buy medicinal materials. I told your brother at the time, but your third brother said that his two sisters-in-law were about to give birth and couldn't leave the house."

Gui'er has always treated her two brothers as ordinary relatives, but in her heart she doesn't want them to trouble her too much. Now she has to help them for Taohua's sake.

She said to Shopkeeper Zhang, "I'll go see them tomorrow and ask them what they want to do."

The next day, she carried her things and came to the two brothers' home accompanied by Acheng. Miss Zhang Si and Taohua were extremely happy to see her.

Taohua smiled and said, "They both went to work and haven't come back yet. What did you bring this time? Oh, milk powder. It's a good idea to leave it here. When the baby is born, I can use it to feed the baby if I don't have enough milk."

Gui'er was a little impatient with her brother's family for always bothering her, but after hearing Taohua's words, she felt a little sympathy. She said to Taohua, "This is for you. When the baby is born and you really don't have enough milk, tell me and I'll go buy more milk powder."

Taohua nodded gratefully. She took Gui'er's hand and said, "I'm sure you've heard what Shopkeeper Zhang said. Your brother originally didn't want to tell you, but I was worried that they'd be in a bad situation there and be laughed at. Besides, they both have skills, and now they're not only doing these menial tasks, but they're also being looked down upon. That's too much of a grievance. Can you arrange other tasks for them so that people won't dislike them?"

Miss Zhang Si was also nearby, looking at Gui Er timidly and whispering, "Excuse me, sister."

Gui Er was helpless and nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go and ask my brother for help."

Miss Zhang Si and Taohua were naturally overjoyed.

After coming out of Wu Dahua's house, Ah Cheng saw that Gui'er was in a bad mood, so he said to her: "Miss, it's rare for you to come out, why don't you go for a walk or meet up with your classmates."

Gui Er thought of He Rui Zhu and realized it had been a while since they last saw each other. She gave him her address and said, "Then go talk to my classmate He Rui Zhu. Her family runs a high-end goods business. Maybe they know a lot of rich people who can find jobs for my two brothers."

Ah Cheng smiled and said, "Actually, if you tell the young master about this little thing, he will solve it for you right away."

Gui'er shook her head and said, "Alas, you don't know. My brother is mainly in charge of Jiangcheng's military and political affairs. He must have instructed his subordinates on such a small matter. If they go to someone else, they will inevitably get the impression that the higher-ranking official is overpowering the lower-ranking official. This time, people say that Wu Mingqiang forced this job on my two brothers. Isn't that the reason? I would rather owe others a favor myself and repay them when the time comes."

But she was unsure. Last time, He Ruizhu asked her to help introduce her employer's niece to Sha Yanxiao, but she didn't help out of selfish motives. She didn't know if He Ruizhu would be worried about it.

At this time, Acheng had already called a rickshaw. Guier got on the rickshaw and headed towards He Ruizhu's shop with some trepidation.