King Fu Jiawei's annex to the north of Daxiangguo Temple is now the residence of Yu Hou Guo Shao, the direct capital of the inner hall.

This mansion occupies a large enough area, but in the princely and wealthy family, it can indeed only be regarded as a courtyard; Even if it is a separate courtyard, it is full of bearing and exquisiteness. The house can be divided into three parts: the front yard and the main courtyard, with a gatehouse in the middle and a garden in the back; There may be dozens of houses in total. The gatehouse in the middle is built like a platform, the skeleton is square and the lines are smooth, and the closed corridor on the upper floor is like an arch bridge, and there is a sense of beauty in the rough structure.

The back garden is centered on a pond, and a spring carved out in the middle shows that the location of this place is exquisite. Groundwater from deep depths flows out of the surface through this rare spring, forming living water; Living water is poured into the pond, which in turn flows into the drainage canals of Tokyo...... Feng Shui comes alive all at once.

No wonder Empress Fu only let Guo Shao live and did not give the title deed. Although this courtyard is not big, maybe the queen was a little reluctant when she made a move.

Guo Shao took Yulian here. Yulian was very happy today, and as soon as she got off the sedan chair, she whispered to him: "I will repay you." ”

Guo Shao was also thinking about giving her another "surprise", and couldn't wait to call Dong Bricklayer and Dong Sanmei out to "recognize" her...... He guessed that Dong Sanmei was Yulian's sister. A surname, that place belongs to the Gaoping boundary, I remember that Yulian once mentioned that her hometown is in Gaoping, Hedong; Then Dong Sanmei had a sister who "got married", Guo Shao saw that Dong Bricklayer wanted to sell his daughter, and he suspected that the third sister's sister was sold.

There are many signs that Guo Shao has reason to assume that the third sister and Yulian are a family. Although it seems a bit of a coincidence when I think about it, Yulian used to be a maid in Li Shouzhen's family in Hezhong Mansion, and she could meet them in Tokyo, and sometimes she couldn't say for sure; Besides, in Gaoping's place, there may not be many places with the surname Dong.

Unexpectedly, after the three of them met, they didn't recognize each other. The three of them looked at each other, and Yulian and the third sister looked at each other, and the atmosphere was really weird.

Looking at this situation, Guo Shao understood: it is not a family. If they are sisters who have grown up since childhood, they should be able to recognize each other after a few years apart; What's more, if Dong Bricklayer is Yulian's father, it is impossible for an old man to become unrecognizable in a few years, and Dong Bricklayer is not disfigured.

However, when the two little ladies stood together, Guo Shao found that they did look a little alike...... It was precisely because of speculation that they were sisters that Guo Shaocai brought the father and daughter of Dong Bricklayer back to Tokyo; Otherwise, there are too many poor people who can't afford to eat today, and he can't all go home to raise them. When I think about it, my guess has made a good deed.

After being embarrassed for a while, maybe Dong Bricklayer also saw that Yulian and the third sister looked a little similar, so they began to talk. As soon as I talked about it, I finally got into a relationship, I was really a local person, and I was a little bit of a relative, but even they couldn't figure out which generation of the Dong family belonged to. Yulian's father and Dong bricklayer were acquaintances, and they worked together and served as conscripts; Speaking of which, Yulian's house is behind the mountain of Dong Bricklayer's house, and there is a village where it is gathered, called "Aoshang". But according to Dong Bricklayer, a few years ago, Yulian's parents died of illness and starvation.

Dong Bricklayer said flatteringly for a while, and then couldn't help asking: "Yulian married a good man?" Is it the noble lady of the lord and the lord? ”

Yulian pursed her lips and shook her head in denial. Her face was not very good, probably because she heard the news of her parents' death...... But she didn't show too much of an exaggeration, she didn't say anything.

Guo Shao understood that they were just fellow villagers, not a family, so he immediately lost interest, and when he left, he confessed: "I won't be at home in the future, and Yulian will have the final say here." You all have to listen to what she says, don't run around and cause trouble. ”

Dong Bricklayer nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, yes." ”

Then he gave Yulian some of the things he had brought back from the blacksmith's shop, and gave her a cloth bag, which contained some broken gold and silver, as well as fifty copper coins that he had received from the front of the palace, and put them all in his head. It was very inconvenient for him to carry a large bag.

He grabbed a handful of gold and silver and put it in his waist pocket, and said: "Yang Biao, they found a shop, invite everyone to eat a flowing water banquet, I will pay first, and I will come back in the afternoon." Lao Huang ...... Lead the horse to the door. ”

When Dong Bricklayer saw Guo Shao grab a handful of gold and silver, his eyes were straight, and this guy didn't know how to hide it. Guo Shao glanced at him quietly, and he didn't have time to pay attention to it for the time being, so he walked to the door and couldn't help but say to Lao Huang: "Dong Bricklayer hasn't been with me for a long time, pay attention to this guy, and wait for me to come back." ”

"Hey." Lao Huang responded.

…… Unexpectedly, it was only half a day's work, and when Guo Shao came home in the afternoon, something really happened. The bricklayer found an opportunity to sneak into the inner courtyard, trying to rummage through the bag of money that Yulian had hidden. Unexpectedly, Yulian saw that he was not real, so she kept an eye on him, and after a while, she called Lao Huang in and arrested the guy.

When Guo Shao came back, Dong Bricklayer had already been tied up and was asking Guo Shao if he wanted to send it to the official shop.

Lao Huang, a honest man who was silent and silent, also scolded: "It's a good day, but learn that sneaky crooked way!" ”

Guo Shao also said in his heart: Dong Bricklayer's home is far away in Hedong, and there is no one at home, he is really barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, and it is a disaster to keep them; Lao Huang is much more reliable, he has been helping in the blacksmith shop for a few years, not only has he known that he is a simple person, but also that his children and grandchildren are in Kaifeng Mansion.

Guo Shao turned his head and asked Yulian: "What does Yulian want to do with him?" Then he waited with interest for her answer.

Yulian frowned and said: "For the sake of my fellow villagers, I still ask for a favor for him, don't send the official." ”

Dong Bricklayer was busy and thanked, saying that he was obsessed with wealth for a while.

Yulian said to Guo Shao again: "But you can't keep him in Guo's mansion anymore, this is Guo Lang's home, don't take some messy people to your own house!" Just drive him away. ”

Dong Bricklayer hurriedly knelt down and begged: "Just give me food, I'm just confused for a while, and I won't dare to do it again...... Your father and I used to work together, don't you ......."

"Shut up!" Yulian suddenly became very angry, she was usually a very quiet and amiable person, today for some reason, could it be that she remembered that she was sold? She became very angry: "You are not Guo Lang or anything, you are just lucky to give you a chance, and you want a second chance?" I plead for you and don't send the official, it's already benevolent and righteous! ”

Guo Shao didn't say a word, Yulian's words and deeds were clear and reasonable, which made him very satisfied.

He looked at Dong Sanmei again, the little girl was standing there pitifully, her face was pale, she looked very scared but at a loss. Guo Shao asked Yulian: "What about Dong Sanmei?" ”

The little girl's eyes were suddenly full of pleading, and she took two steps towards Guo Shao. Guo Shao asked kindly: "Do you want to go with your father, do you have a father-daughter relationship?" ”

The little girl didn't hide anything, shook her head without hesitation, and whispered: "Dad has no money, he will definitely sell me for money." ”

After hearing this, Guo Shao looked at Dong Bricklayer unceremoniously and said: "Sad, it's rare to see someone as sad as you, let alone outsiders, and you can't even keep your own daughter." ”

He was quite polite to Dong Bricklayer on the road, but as soon as he knew that he had nothing to do with Yulian at all, he turned his face when he said it; Even if Dong Bricklayer didn't steal anything, he would have to leave here today, just for a different reason.

Guo Shao didn't feel that there was anything wrong with him, and his thoughts were clear: It has nothing to do with me, I can manage so much? If it's good for everyone, then don't do anything else, just devote yourself to charity, anyway, people in need of kindness are everywhere.

But this little girl, he really wanted to help her...... Maybe it's because it's easier for girls to win the sympathy of Guo Shao, a person with modern concepts. There is no way that Guo Shao is a layman, even in modern society, if a little girl with a decent appearance suffers something tragic, it is obviously easier to sympathize with people than other equally miserable people.

"Yulian?" Guo Shao is ready to give her the greatest possible authority here.

Dong Bricklayer suddenly cried: "You can't do this! The third child, you bad seed, I will give you food and drink, more than ten years! If you don't raise something that is ripe, you will know that you will be killed! ”

Yulian said: "People in every place have good and bad, and this matter has nothing to do with Dong Sanmei." She doesn't want to go with her father, she can buy it. ”

Dong Bricklayer immediately stopped crying, raised his head and said, "How much do you want?" ”

Guo Shao's face was full of disdain, and he said in his heart: Won't you pretend a little?

He reached into his waist pocket and felt for a handful of broken gold and silver. It didn't cost much to invite a banquet at noon, and the nine tables of flowing water seats on the shop were not expensive. Guo Shao handed over the money in his hand: "Don't be long-winded, this world is chaotic, a person is not as valuable as a sheep, there are a lot of them here." He simply said: "If you want to be verbose again, you can't get a penny to believe it or not?" ”

"Faith! Letter! The bricklayer was untied, and he couldn't wait to hold the money in both hands. was even happy and grateful, and said that it was enough for him to eat fragrant and drink spicy food for a long, long time...... then turned around and left, saving even a glance at Dong Sanmei when he left; With so much money, Dong Bricklayer was so excited that he walked up and down, and his words and deeds simply did not match his age.

"You're not human!" Suddenly, I heard Yulian scold emotionally. Guo Shao turned his head to look and saw tears rolling in her eyes. She covered her mouth, turned her head and ran inside.

Guo Shao looked down at the little lady who was much shorter than him, and the little girl also looked up at him, with a pair of bright almond eyes with black and white, open up and very innocent.

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