days of being forced

Seeing that he had finally put down the book, Gu Qingqing couldn't help but asked cautiously: "Brother, do you understand all this?"

If you say you don't understand it, but you always have a serious look on your face, but if you say you can understand it, Gu Xingzhi flips through such a serious and difficult book so quickly.

"I understand, what's wrong?" Gu Xingzhi looked up at her.

Gu Qingqing can't believe it. If she remembers correctly, her elder brother probably went to school in the village for a few years when she was a child. The school in the village is not formal, and the purpose is to teach people to read. Every year, the children are released during the busy farming season. Come back to work.

Gu Wen and Gu Ming at home have stopped going to school during this time.

Gu Qingqing asked a few questions, and Gu Xingzhi answered them one by one. Although Gu Qingqing didn't know whether the answers were correct or not, it seemed to be not bad at all. Asking him to recite certain sentences in some articles, he was also satisfied. It looks relaxed and comfortable.

Gu Hua and Gu Wen's eyes also looked over.

Gu Qingqing suppressed her excitement: "Brother, did you remember all these just now?"

"Ah."

"You also have a photographic memory?"

"Ah."

……

After several questions in a row, Gu Xingzhi pulled down Gu Qingqing's hand that came over unconsciously and tugged at his sleeve, and flicked the sleeve, "Stop your thinking, I don't want to take the imperial examination, and don't tell your mother about it." explain."

"Hey!" Gu Qingqing was disappointed: "Why?"

"There is no reason. I have my own plans for what I will do in the future."

"Then what are you going to do?"

Gu Xingzhi pondered for a moment: "Let's go to the city first and look for any work to do."

Gu Qingqing: ...

After being persuaded by Gu Qingqing for a long time, Gu Xingzhi felt bored and went back to his room. In the room, Gu Ming was sitting on a high chair with his feet in the air, reciting a book while reciting a few words, but knocked Stumbled, then glanced at the book and repeated the first sentence.

Seeing Gu Xingzhi come back, Gu Ming shut up timidly, and Gu Xingzhi spontaneously felt like he was bullying a child.

After staying with Gu Ming for such a long time, he still knows how much Gu Ming has in his studies. His talent is too poor, but he is extraordinarily persistent and persistent, and he doesn't stop day and night.

He stood at the door and said to Gu Ming, "Come here."

Gu Ming jumped off the chair and followed.

Gu Xingzhi brought him to the study room, and said to Gu Qingqing, "You can take Gu Wen with you when you take him with you. If you don't understand anything, you can come and ask me."

Of course, Gu Qingqing immediately agreed. In fact, the plan between her and Gu Hua was okay before. The main thing in the early stage was to endorse, but it was also time-consuming to memorize. Gu Hua didn't know the specific meaning. Recently, the two of them were thinking about whether to Go back to school again.

Gu Qingqing also couldn't figure it out. She gave Gu Wen a drink of her spirit spring, which made the child's photographic memory, but she gave Gu Hua a lot of it, and she didn't respond at all. At most, she could let him learn quietly for a while. , I don't know if it is the effect of Lingquan.

After that, Gu Xingzhi explained the article to Gu Hua and Gu Wen, but he didn't say much, and left to practice after half an hour, and had to talk about the next day if there were any questions.

Soon it was time to go to the market. Gu Xingzhi took advantage of this day to go to Jiaoyang City to see what kind of job he could find. His legs were already healed, and it would not be a problem to stay at home and idle. For this reason, Zhao Xiulan put herself The private money that was stolen was taken out and given to Gu Xingzhi.

He didn't hide his plan from Jiang Ning. Jiang Ning had clamored to go with him earlier.

In order to avoid being seen walking together and gossiping, the two of them agreed to meet at a place. There are two roads to Jiaoyang City, one is through the town and then to the city, and the other is a shortcut, going up the mountain and down the mountain. The slope is relatively winding, but because some people once encountered wolves attacking down the mountain on this road and lost their lives, fewer and fewer people walked on this road, and it was quiet.

Jiang Ning didn't know this, so they agreed on the second way.

When Gu Xingzhi reached the intersection, Jiang Ning came over from the nearby woods and complained in a low voice: "You came too slowly, I have been waiting for a long time."

"En." Gu Xingzhi took his hand and asked, "Have you had breakfast?"

Jiang Ning pursed her mouth: "I just drank a little porridge, and now I'm hungry again."

Gu Xingzhi smiled, "Then let's go further and find a place to eat." This time he prepared the small bread that the Pharmacopoeia rewarded him after completing the task. It tastes sweet, and I think Jiang Ning will like it.

Speaking of which, every time his task is completed, the rewards of the Pharmacopoeia will inevitably include some food. I don't know if his ancestor is often hungry, or he is just a big eater.

After walking for a long time, they found a clean boulder, and the two of them sat down here. Gu Xingzhi took out a small bread from the burden on his back and handed it to him. Jiang Ning took two bites and smiled at Gu Xingzhi. Sweet: "Delicious."

Gu Xingzhi brought over the warm water in a bamboo tube: "Drink water when you're thirsty."

"Okay." Jiang Ning nodded, then tore off a small piece of bread with his fingers, and fed it to Gu Xingzhi's mouth, "You can eat it too."

Gu Xingzhi lowered his head and bit down.

After eating and drinking enough, the two went on the road again. The uphill road was not easy to walk, and Jiang Ning's small arms and legs couldn't keep up very quickly. At first, he was stubborn and refused to let Gu Xingzhi carry it on his back, and only held hands to prevent anyone from coming over. Let go, and later became discouraged and refused to take another step.

Arms around Gu Xingzhi's neck, being carried on his back, Jiang Ning felt more relaxed. Along the way, he talked and laughed, wiped his sweat and gave him water. When he reached the main road, he vaguely heard There was a voice, and Jiang Ning immediately turned his face away, pushing and shoving Gu Xingzhi to put him down.

Gu Xingzhi had no choice but to let him go.

The two paid the entrance fee and entered the city.

The last time Gu Xingzhi passed by in a hurry, he didn't have time to take a closer look at the city, but now he took a closer look, Jiaoyang City is much more prosperous than the town, the roadsides are full of vendors with various things, and The kind of martial arts people Lin Yuan mentioned also increased.

Each has a sword on his waist.

The appearance of Jiang Ning made the whole air vibrate, and Gu Xingzhi could feel that many people's eyes were on him, especially those so-called martial arts people, their eyes were staring straight at him without any shyness.

Gu Xingzhi's eyes flickered slightly, and suddenly there were a few exclamations from the crowd. Everyone looked at them and saw that these people were holding their heads, looking in pain, as if they had been hit hard. Some people even exaggerated to the point of falling to the ground. The body curled up into a ball, and the tears flowed.

Some sensitive Gu Xingzhi's eyes have changed.

Jiang Ning, who was obsessed with various stalls, raised his head and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay, what do you want to buy?"

Jiang Ning shook his head, he and Gu Xingzhi are so close now, he doesn't mind spending Gu Xingzhi's money, but Gu Xingzhi obviously has no money, so he won't force people to buy things.

He said no, but Gu Xingzhi could see that he actually liked some gadgets, "Don't worry about the money, I still have some here, the original military pay is still there, and my mother bought some for me when I went out." .”

"Really?" Jiang Ning looked at him happily.

He seldom went out before, and he had never been outside since he was sent back to the Yang family. He suddenly felt like he had escaped from a prison, and there were so many things he was interested in.

The people who come out to set up stalls are also good at their craftsmanship, and the prices are not too high. Two people eat and drink, and their stomachs will soon be full.

After playing, it's time to get down to business. After eating at the noodle stall, the two of them asked the boss where there was a recruiter in the city. After all, he went around and didn't see any signs.

The last two people came to a notice board according to the instructions of the noodle stall owner. It doesn't matter if they can't read or write. It is said that there is someone who manages this not far away. You can ask someone to look at it, but you need to pay.

I saw a few pieces of information on job recruitment and house sales sporadically pasted on the notice board. The paper is yellow. The wind blew by, making it look particularly bleak.

Gu Xingzhi: ...

Speechless.

I always feel that the road to finding a job is a bit difficult, but this is normal. Not all people living in the city are wealthy. Even if they are restaurant dishwashers, there are many people rushing to do it.

Jiang Ning looked sideways at Gu Xingzhi, and asked softly, "What should we do now?"

No one told him what to do now?How to comfort?Just for this little thing?He never imagined that his future husband would be someone who couldn't even find a job!

Jiang Ning was also confused.

Gu Xingzhi frowned, suddenly he turned and looked behind, a man in official uniform really looked at him, "Why are you following us?"

There was a big smile on the man's face: "It seems that this little brother is looking for a job?" Seeing that Gu Xingzhi was silent, he hurriedly said: "By the way, I forgot to introduce myself. His name is Tan Yongyi, and he is the commander of the City Guard Army in Jiaoyang City. His main job is to maintain law and order in the city and arrange work for various places. Our City Guard Army is currently recruiting, do you want to try it?"

Jiang Ning pulled Gu Xingzhi, motioning him to bow his head, Gu Xingzhi put his head in front of him, only to hear Jiang Ning whisper: "Don't go."

"There are some unreasonable martial arts people everywhere in this city. If you accidentally provoke them, you may be in danger of your life. Or they are missing arms and broken legs. Your leg has finally healed. If you get hurt again , your mother will definitely not want to."

Tan Yongyi heard Jiang Ning's words clearly. After all, to be able to be the leader, his martial arts are not bad.

It seems that this beauty doesn't know her husband well enough.

He was convinced that the sudden changes of those people before him were definitely related to this person in front of him.

After hearing this, Gu Xingzhi patted Jiang Ning's head, "Don't worry, I have a measure." After speaking, he looked at Tan Yongyi, "Let's find a place to talk in detail."

Seeing Gu Xingzhi's reaction, Tan Yongyi knew that his guess was true, "Let's go, let's go to the teahouse over there."

After going to the teahouse, I found a secluded box, and the three of them sat facing each other. Tan Yongyi didn't hide anything, and explained the matter directly.For masters, he has never been smart enough to play tricks.

Martial arts and the imperial court naturally seem to be opposites, and both sides look down on each other. Generally speaking, everyone does not offend the river.

And martial arts people who have taken refuge in the court will be shamed by the world and scolded as lackeys of the court.

Let's talk about some powerful people, even if they want to seek refuge, they choose the royal family, or even the emperor and other powerful people.Jiaoyang City is not a very important place, it is difficult for them to receive many capable people, but there are many people in the martial arts who can destroy, and these soldiers are completely useless.

In the past, if you were useless, you should be useless, and the superiors didn't care much anyway.

But now the emperor intends to clean up the entire martial arts world and suppress these Jianghu people who have repeatedly violated the ban. Their supreme leader here, King Nan'an, also firmly followed the court's call, vowing to give those Jianghu people a good look.

"So, after talking so much, you just want me to guard the city gate?" Gu Xingzhi was speechless.

Make it seem like it's important.

Tan Yongyi smiled a little embarrassedly, "Don't guard the city gate. It sounds bad, but don't worry, the salary will never be less. This is the fiefdom of King Nan'an, and the palace will give some support."

"In addition to the salary, if you can catch those who commit the most heinous crimes, the bounty is also very high."

Then he looked a little serious, and continued: "Actually, the main reason is that there have been many problems in the city gate, and the anti-Yuan Fuming rebels have continued to make troubles, but every time the city gate is closed, after a long time of investigation, it is still found by people. The same goes for the person who assassinated the prince last time."

Even his commander has suffered a lot of criticism.

"These Jianghu people are so bold. Many of our soldiers guarding the city gate lost their lives for no reason. Those are ordinary people. They talked to their wives and children at home during the day, and were hacked to death at night." Speaking of this, Tan Yongyi's eyes were red, tears were about to fall, but he held back his own strength, "The people of Jianghu are superior and look down on us soldiers. Could it be that our fate is not our fate?"

"All right." Gu Xingzhi replied, "But I need to go home and tell my parents that I shouldn't be able to follow you today."

He was not too touched by these matters of death and immortality. In the Canglan Continent, the strong are always respected, and the weak are the original sin.

But Tan Yongyi looks good, he is soft-hearted and affectionate, so he should get along well.

For Gu Xingzhi's request, Tan Yongyi naturally agreed: "That's no problem, you can go directly to the county magistrate's mansion and tell me to look for me, and I will greet them in advance."

The three got up, and Tan Yongyi saw that Gu Xingzhi was about to leave, so he couldn't help saying: "Wait a minute."

"What's wrong?" Gu Xingzhi stopped.

Tan Yongyi said cautiously: "I'm offending to ask, did you really do those people before?"

Gu Xingzhi was surprised: "Are you not sure that you still tell me for so long?"

Tan Yongyi was a little embarrassed: "Then I'm not afraid that it's not good to ask too much, and it will appear disrespectful. Most experts have a weird temper." But obviously he was also afraid that he would make an oolong, and after chatting for a long time, he finally invited someone who would not Martial arts.

His command sounds impressive, but in such a world where people kill like melons, his martial arts are really nothing.

Of course, he still has the prestige of being a leader during normal times.

After the two parties confirmed, Tan Yongyi was satisfied, and Gu Xingzhi took Jiang Ning away.

On the way back, Jiang Ning pouted angrily, turned her face to the side, and did not speak to Gu Xingzhi.Gu Xingzhi reached out to poke his cheek, but was slapped away. Of course, Gu Xingzhi continued to touch him persistently.

"Oh, are you annoying!" Jiang Ning was anxious.

"I don't hate it." Gu Xingzhi answered calmly.

Angrily, Jiang Ning kicked over, but Gu Xingzhi dodged it. Jiang Ning almost didn't fall down, but Gu Xingzhi held his waist to avoid spraining.

The volcano erupted all of a sudden, and Gu Xingzhi didn't dare to hide anymore. After Jiang Ning had vented, he stared at him with red eyes: "Do you think these martial arts people are easy to mess with? They look shrewd, and they say whatever they want." Just a few words and you will follow to die, lame a leg on the battlefield is not enough, now you are amazing."

Gu Xingzhi looked into his eyes, obviously Jiang Ning was crying, but he liked it, he frowned, he didn't expect that he would become so abnormal now.

He leaned forward and kissed Jiang Ning's lips. Jiang Ning wanted to kick him, but found that he couldn't move at all, only his eyes could blink.

Blink, blink again.

It wasn't until he could move his whole body that he looked at Gu Xingzhi in surprise: "You just...I..."

"Why can't I move?"

Gu Xingzhi looked at him with a smile in his eyes, "I have martial arts, that's why the commander came to look for me."

"!"

The mood changed rapidly, and Jiang Ning suddenly realized: "No wonder I feel that the commander has no official authority at all. Even a small official in a small city doesn't have to be like this, so it is like this!" Is that leader even more powerful?"

Gu Xingzhi nodded.

Taking him back, Jiang Ning pulled his arm unconsciously, "Could it be that you have always known martial arts? But since you are so good, why did you suffer such serious injuries on the battlefield?"

As usual, Gu Xingzhi pushed everything to the old man who saved him and saved him on the way home. Jiang Ning believed it. World sects and the like.

Zhao Xiulan really made a longevity card for the old man, no matter how much Gu Xingzhi tried to persuade him, it didn't work.

Jiang Ning was immersed in the joy of her future husband being a martial arts master, and had a good time all the way.Gu Xingzhi looked at him: "Are you so happy?"

Jiang Ning gave him a white look: "Of course, who doesn't want their husband to be capable and a great hero, just like digging up a great treasure. My vision is really good. I can find a man who suits me in this ravine." .”

I am very happy, even if I go to the capital in the future, I will not lose compared to other people.

Gu Xingzhi was convinced by Jiang Ning's speed of changing his face, and his ability to accept should not be underestimated, but it was better than dragging him and crying and yelling why he lied to him.

However, "Isn't it because I forced you to stay with me? It's none of your business? I remember that you were always awkward and refused to agree to me." He knew that Jiang Ning had a high heart, so he could be with him so quickly Being together is also thanks to my own personality charm.

Jiang Ning plausibly said: "I am so beautiful, shouldn't you pursue me? Anyway, I can agree to be with you because I have good vision."

Anyway, he was just praising himself, and Gu Xingzhi didn't make money with him: "Yes, yes, you have the best vision."

Jiang Ning: I always feel that something is wrong.