A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

The convoy was driving faster than usual, and soon they left Jiangcheng and entered Fengcheng.

Gui'er hadn't been to Fengcheng for quite some time. She found that Fengcheng seemed more depressed than before. In some remote places, their convoy passed through the country roads and found that there were few people in the entire village.

The convoy sped forward and slowly entered the city. The market was extremely deserted. Gui'er was very surprised. She gently pulled Sha Yanxiao's sleeve and whispered, "Brother, why has Fengcheng become like this? Although it was a bit run-down before, it has improved since you took over."

Sha Yanxiao sighed and said indignantly, "For the past few years, there have been constant rumors that the Japanese are going to attack. The wealthy families and large landowners in the city have all moved out. Even if they haven't moved away, they will move some of their assets out to prepare for future trouble. They can't be stopped, and it has become like this. These damn Japanese people."

Gui'er looked at Sha Yanxiao's tired face and finally understood why he was so negative. However, at this point, she was powerless to do anything. She secretly held Sha Yanxiao's hand and whispered, "Brother, just do your best. You must take care of yourself. We will definitely win."

Sha Yanxiao glanced at her, patted the back of her hand, nodded and smiled.

After half a day's journey, the convoy finally arrived at Fengcheng Railway Station. As soon as the staff at the railway station saw the convoy coming, they immediately cleared the area.

Sha Yanxiao personally directed the staff to move Guier's luggage from the car, and then took her hand to the platform where the train was already waiting.

The supervisor at Fengcheng Station bowed and led them onto the train. They came to the private room reserved for Gui'er, then turned to Sha Yanxiao and said, "Master, this is the room. It was reserved for Miss. It's clean, sanitary, and comfortable."

Sha Yanxiao went in to take a look and was quite satisfied. He nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

The staff member nodded happily and bowed before retreating.

At that moment, the conductor blew his whistle, signaling the train's departure. Sha Yanxiao turned and walked to the door of the suite. He then looked back, gave Gui'er a deep look, and said, "Sister, I'm leaving now. Be careful on your journey. Let me know you're safe when you arrive in Guangzhou, and then again when you arrive in Hong Kong. This way, the distance between us won't be too far, and I'll feel more at ease."

Guier stood up and said, "Okay, brother. I'll see you off."

Sha Yanxiao nodded, and Gui'er followed him. They arrived at the train's entrance. This was a luxurious private compartment train, so only the wealthy or the noble boarded. Most of them had already settled in, so there were no more people getting on or off.

Sha Yanxiao got off the train and stood on the platform, smiling and waving to Guier. The train blew its whistle again and roared forward. The conductor stepped forward respectfully and said, "Miss, I'll close the door." Then he closed the door.

Gui'er was reluctant to leave, so she stood behind the car door and looked at Sha Yanxiao through the glass, waving her hand reluctantly.

Sha Yanxiao stood there, waving and smiling, but Guier looked at him and felt that his smile was actually like crying, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

With a roar, the train slowly drove out of the station. Guier watched reluctantly as his figure gradually became smaller and finally disappeared from sight.

She wanted to turn around sadly, but suddenly she saw a familiar figure in front of her through the car window. It was Song Xichen. He was standing alone on a small hill, looking very conspicuous.

Gui'er waved excitedly. Song Xichen saw it, smiled, stretched out his hand and waved slowly.

Guier shouted happily: "Brother Song, goodbye."

After shouting several times, she suddenly realized that no one outside could hear her, so she had to wave her hands continuously.

Gradually, Song Xichen's figure also disappeared.

Gui'er turned around dejectedly and walked towards her own box.

She discovered that in this carriage, in the other compartments, except for one or two who had boarded the train at other stations, the new passengers were actually wealthy families from Jiangcheng and Fengcheng. Occasionally, in one or two compartments, you could see several large boxes like theirs, which should also be moved south.

When Gui'er passed by a private room, the person inside looked out and quickly greeted her, "Miss Gui'er, what a coincidence?"

Guier paused for a moment and looked up. It was a woman in her 30s. Next to her was a man of similar age, two children, and a male and female servants dressed as servants.

Gui'er thought the person looked familiar, but she couldn't remember who he was.

At this time, the man also came out, bowed and said, "It was originally Miss Gui'er, you forgot, I am the second son of the owner of Ren'an Hall, my father took me to the Marshal's Mansion to pay my respects to the Marshal."

Ren'antang is the largest drugstore in Jiangcheng, and Manager Liu once worked as a doctor there. Gui'er often went to see Doctor Liu during that period, but since the second young master was in charge, he rarely appeared in the drugstore, so she didn't recognize him very well.

Gui'er also politely bowed and said, "Young Master, you are too polite. Where are you going?"

The young master smiled and said, "My father sent me to Hong Kong to open a branch. The preparations are almost complete, so I brought my family with me this time."

When Gui'er heard this, she thought to herself that if that was the case, she should keep in touch more often. After all, we were from the same hometown. So she smiled and said, "I see. Your business is really booming."

The young master smiled and said, "Of course not! My father already had a branch in Guangzhou, but he heard that the situation there was unstable, so he quickly moved us to Hong Kong. In such a hurry, we had to liquidate our inventory and sell off our assets at a low price, which resulted in a considerable loss."

Gui'er sighed and said, "I see. It's not easy at all."

The young mistress came out and said with a smile, "Look at what you have done. Why did you let the young lady stand at the door and talk? Please come in quickly. Although the place is small, we have just cleaned it up. Please take a seat."

Gui'er quickly said, "No, no, I have to go back and settle things down. There are only two servants in the house, and I feel uneasy." Then she turned around and was about to leave.

The young master quickly stopped her and said, "Miss, please stay." He went in, took out a business card, and handed it to Gui'er with both hands. "This is our new store in Hong Kong. Miss, if you have the chance to visit Hong Kong, please remember to come and visit us. I heard that you are also interested in medicine, and I could be of some help."

Guier smiled and said, "I don't deserve it. I should learn from the young master." Then she took the business card and said goodbye.

When we returned to the private room, Acheng had already packed up the luggage, and Dingxiang also went to boil water and make tea.

Ah Cheng said, "Miss, you should take a break. The journey is still long. We will be on the road soon after we get off the train."