Chapter 7 Buy a Coachman and a Girl

 While Gu Changsheng was stunned, the two had already walked to the front of the crowd.

  Squinting his almond-shaped eyes and holding his chin with one hand, Gu Changsheng looked at the two people kneeling on the ground with interest. Although they were kneeling, their backs were still straight. The woman who spoke looked no more than seventeen or eighteen years old. There was a deliberately suppressed heroic spirit between her eyebrows, which made Gu Changsheng feel particularly familiar.

  "You said you can recognize the road and ride a horse?" Gu Changsheng asked with a dull look, tapping the table with one finger.

  "Yes." A simple word, a formatted answer.

  Such a familiar feeling, Gu Changsheng raised the tail of his eyebrows, why?

  "Oh, you are making trouble again, stay back here." Seeing this, Xu Pozi hurriedly stepped forward and pulled the two of them, and looked at Gu Changsheng carefully, "Madam, don't blame me, this cheap skin is the most troublesome. It was picked up three or four times and was returned within two days. Madam, don't say that I am bullying the newcomers. This is not easy to train. I dare not give it to you."

  "Oh?" Gu Changsheng raised his eyebrows again. That, in ancient times, people even had after-sales service for brokers? This is such a fair trading era... But they have to rest and continue on their way. If they return the goods, it will obviously be a bit difficult.

  "Madam, Han Qiu is willing to offer his loyalty, just ask you to sell me and my brother." The man kneeling on the ground raised his head and looked at Gu Changsheng firmly.

  "Loyalty... How much per pound?" Gu Changsheng said this, and he wanted to slap himself in the face, so that you would be beaten.

  The more ignorant the ancients were, the more promises they made. The more promises they made, the more loyal they were.

  The people on the ground obviously didn't expect Gu Changsheng to say this. Their brows were furrowed, and there was a hint of anger in their eyes. They obviously felt humiliated.

  The people around were also stunned...

  "Ahem..." He coughed twice to cover up his convulsions, "Well, I didn't mean what you thought. Don't mind, don't mind. I believe in loyalty, but..."

  "I believe in strength more!" The moment the voice fell, Gu Changsheng stood up and called out to Han Qiu who was kneeling on the ground. Granny

  Xu shouted in fear, and as everyone retreated, her face was full of disbelief. What was going on? Didn't you come to buy someone? Why did you start fighting before you finished speaking?

  Han Qiu on the ground reacted quickly. In a flash of lightning and fire, he supported himself on the ground with one hand and moved his body to the side, dodging the palm wind from Gu Changsheng, and pushed his brother away.

  Gu Changsheng's attack did not stop. He chopped with one hand and went straight to Han Qiu's left shoulder. Han Qiu raised his left arm to block in a hurry. His right hand formed a claw and attacked Gu Changsheng's waist...

  They fought fiercely. The moves were exchanged in just a few moments. The people around were dazzled and could not see clearly.

  When they came back to their senses, Gu Changsheng's hand was already on Han Qiu's neck.

  "Sister... let go of my sister..." The little kid who was pushed aside rushed up, grabbed Gu Changsheng's skirt and kept beating her.

  "Han Mo, back off." Han Qiu scolded, looking at Gu Changsheng without fear, "My wife is good at kung fu. Han Qiu is ashamed of himself."

  Gu Changsheng shrugged and gave her a matter-of-fact look. Who is she? Is Gu Changsheng good or not? She spent more than ten years in the special forces in her previous life for nothing. Did she really get her special merit by relying on the backstage? She never cared about this. She only believed in absolute strength!

  "Have you ever been in the army?"

  "Yes, I grew up in the army with my father."

  Gu Changsheng smiled knowingly and took back the hand that was still clasped on Han Qiu's neck. That's what she said, that familiar feeling, the solemnity and rigor that only those with a military background can have, the momentum and habits that only those with a military background can have.

  "Madam Xu, I'll buy these two people." Pointing at the two people, Gu Changsheng waved to the mother-in-law Xu who was hiding on the side.

  "Madam, would you consider it again? These two people are really difficult to train..." Mother-in-law Xu wanted to say something but stopped, her face wrinkled with entanglement.

  "Madam, if you buy me, you may get into trouble." Han Qiu took his brother and looked straight at Gu Changsheng.

  "Oh? Big trouble or small trouble?" Gu Changsheng sat back and took a sip of tea, asking casually.

  "Maybe not big for you, madam." Han Qiu replied quickly.

  "So, madam, I look like someone who is afraid of trouble?" Putting down the teacup, he smiled obscenely, "I always look forward to trouble."

  If no one is looking for trouble, how can she have the opportunity to rob? She is a good person and never likes to cause trouble to others.

  Of course, if someone comes to cause trouble to her, she is still quite welcome.

  It's all about money! Although money is not omnipotent, but without money is absolutely impossible. It seems that she is still some distance away from restoring her previous high-class life. The revolution has not yet succeeded, and robbery still needs efforts. Come on!

  "Madam Xu, how much do these two people want? Please name a number."

  "Thirty taels." She stretched out three fingers tremblingly. Mother Xu felt that the lady in front of her who had regained her demeanor made her feel a little uncertain. Was the fight just now because of her old eyesight?

  So cheap, not even as valuable as a good horse. These are two people! Alive!

  Gu Changsheng sighed, damn, in the evil ancient times, people were not as good as animals, so tragic.

  "Xiao Cui, take out fifty taels of silver and give it to Aunt Xu. The rest will be used to calm you down." Gu Changsheng gave Xiao Cui a look, "I'll trouble Aunt Xu for the rest." "Don't

  worry, madam, don't worry, I'll go to the government to get the official certificate and send it to Anping Inn for you immediately." Aunt Xu bowed repeatedly, so generous, this is almost half of the silver! Since they are not afraid of causing trouble, she is happy not to serve those two little ancestors.

  "In this case, I will take this person away?" Gu Changsheng stood up and took the little meat bun over.

  "Madam, please do as you please." Xu Pozi bowed again and looked at the brother and sister on the side, "Why don't you thank your master? It's your blessing to follow such a family. Don't do anything weird again, or you will end up in trouble."

  Han Qiu knelt down again with his brother, "Han Qiu thanks Madam, Han Qiu swears to be loyal to her until death!"

  What's good about the ancient times? It doesn't fit her approachable image. She accidentally became a rich person. She looked at the two kneeling people in distress. Don't you know that women also have gold under their knees?

  "Okay, let's go." She sighed and walked out first.

  Xu Pozi thanked them profusely and sent them out. She turned around and scolded the people standing in the lobby, "Why are you still here? You are all unlucky. Don't you leave? Go and do what you should do!"

  ......

  Gu Changsheng returned to the inn and curled up on the couch, deeply depressed.

  She was going to buy a driver, right? But she got so excited that she bought a maid and a kid. The little girl does have some skills, but she is only six or seven years old, and she has to spend a lot of money to raise her! And who knows what kind of trouble she might get into. This deal is not worth

  it! I wonder if she can regret it now? It's hard to think of the relieved look on Mrs. Xu's face.

  She should have picked a big and strong driver who could show off when she took her out. She miscalculated and shouldn't have been kind for a while.

  "Well, can I let you go?" She rubbed her scattered hair, feeling conflicted.

  "I am a government slave." Han Qiu stood aside, expressionless.

  Government slaves can only be slaves for their entire lives. If she lets them go, they will still become slaves. Wouldn't all her hard work today be in vain? Damn it!

  "Well, this kid is your brother, Han Mo, right?" Gu Changsheng was defeated, and he had done all the good things. There was no regret medicine. Accepting his fate was a skill. It was just two more people. Could she still be in trouble?

  "Yes." A concise and powerful answer.

  "Your wife is in a bad mood now. Seeing that you have become slaves of officials, hurry up and tell me about your tragic experiences to make me happy."

  Xiao Cui frowned, raised her head from the sewing basket and called out unwillingly: "Wife..."

  How could this be? The wife is too bullying...

  Han Qiu didn't care much. She still had a cold face and told the story slowly, as if she was talking about other people's business and had nothing to do with her.

  It turns out that these two people were born in a military family. Their father, Han Jingye, was the main general stationed in Tongguan City in the northern border. Last winter, Mobei encountered a heavy snow that had not been seen in a hundred years. All the cattle and sheep froze to death. The Tatars, who were short of food and clothing, went south to plunder and besieged Tongguan with ten times their number. Han Jingye had to defend and ask for help from the neighboring checkpoints. He had no choice but to die on the city wall after waiting for reinforcements for a long time.

  When the court heard that Tongguan had fallen, it was furious and convicted them for not defending the city well. The family property was confiscated, and the adult males were sent to the execution ground. Han Qiu and Han Mo, brother and sister, also became official slaves.

  After hearing this, Gu Changsheng could not be happy and sighed, "Please don't talk about being a marquis. A general's success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of bones. Your father died on the battlefield. I don't know what happened after his death. It's a kind of happiness..."

  Han Qiu and Han Mo were finally moved, and their faces showed sadness.

  Her father risked his life to live and die with Tongguan, but the result was that the court questioned him and his family was broken up.

  How could such a court not make her feel disappointed? How could such a result not make her feel unworthy for her father?

  "Don't be sad, there is a saying that goes, in ancient times, few people have ever returned from the war. For a soldier, dying on the battlefield is the best destination. As for what happened to your family, I can only say that you are unlucky." Gu Changsheng stood up and patted Han Qiu on the shoulder. The comfort was self-evident.

  She was just unlucky to meet an emperor who was not very wise.

  Who can say for sure what happened in the court? As a former soldier, she felt empathy...

  "I thank you for taking in my sister and me. Han Qiu is willing to follow you all my life and will never have two hearts." Han Qiu knelt on the ground again. She felt the same as Gu Changsheng. The familiarity of having gone through the military training made her feel at ease. Perhaps, as Xu Pozi said, it was their fortune to meet such a master.

  "Okay, I don't have so many rules here, and you don't have to kneel all the time." He pulled the man on the ground up and looked at Han Mo on the side, "Your brother is not much older than my son, so you can be a little book boy beside him in the future. As for the lifelong following you mentioned, a lifetime is too long. What opportunities you have in the future will depend on your luck."

  "I don't have the ability to go through the sky, but I am more than enough to take care of you two..."

  Before Han Qiu had time to thank him, Gu Changsheng cried out "Ah!" and squatted down holding his stomach, with a face full of complaints, "Xiao Cui, go and see if there is anything to eat in the inn. I exercised too much today, and your wife, I am hungry!"

  Xiao Cui put away the sewing basket, with an expression that said I knew it would be like this, and went out to find food.

  She knew that her wife's seriousness would not last long, but it was revealed after a while.

  After a hearty meal, Gu Changsheng, holding his full stomach, planned to buy a comfortable carriage tomorrow so that they could continue to head south, getting closer and closer to their future home...

  "Mom, mom, someone is looking for trouble outside..."

  Gu Ze, who was imagining a better life in the future, turned around and saw the little meat bun running in with a pair of short legs, looking quite anxious.

  　I am not a beauty, so I will bring salt to the handsome man...