Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

Gu Xu looked at him and smiled.

Gu Yue scolded himself in his heart, why is he so serious?

It's obvious that Gu Xu is pretending to be pitiful. How could he be so possessed by the devil and say such disgusting and nauseating things!

Too gay!

However, thinking of Gu Xu's miserable life experience in the original text, Gu Yue accepted his fate again.

He had never experienced the saying that it is lonely at the top, but he could understand it. Before meeting the prince, Gu Xu in the original story lost both his parents and became an orphan. He wandered for a while and was then picked up and adopted by Gu's brother and sister-in-law. However, the good life didn't last for a few days. The Gu family was massacred, and then he was abused by the bastard Gu Dashi for several years, and he almost ended up in a disgusting place like a brothel.

After so many ups and downs, it is rare for the child to behave normally now. What's wrong with him acting a little coquettishly and drinking some Longjing tea?

He is just a cannon fodder, can't even bear this? Then he might as well die!

Even the protagonist needs love.

Gu Yue was actually a little happy, as he was the only one who had experienced the male protagonist's appearance before!

Just like that, Gu Yue adjusted himself.

"You can do whatever you want, but I'm afraid I'll delay your work." Gu Yue shook Gu Xu's hand, "Come on, let's go to the bookstore and see if there are any books you like."

"Okay." Gu Xu achieved his goal and followed Gu Yue with good reason.

……

The branch of Hangdou Bookstore in Yuning Prefecture is much larger than the one in Sushui County.

As soon as Gu Yue entered the door, he basically confirmed that the owner of Hangdou Bookstore was also a person with modern memory.

Isn’t this a modern bookstore?

It was just much smaller than modern bookstores, and due to the backward binding technology, all books could only be placed flat on the shelves, with the titles on the left side exposed. There were even fewer books, divided into only a few major categories. On the left side of the door were classics, historical literature, poetry, and songs. Some people who looked like scholars sat on the ground and quietly flipped through the books. On the right side was more lively, with a large area filled with strange stories and magazines published by Hangdou itself. There were many people picking books, but most of them looked like servants.

After all, the threshold for reading is high and the literacy rate is low, so not many ordinary people would patronize Hangdou Bookstore.

The bookstore clerks were very casual, sitting scattered around the room, perhaps to prevent someone from stealing books. As soon as Gu Yue and Gu Xu entered the room, vigilant eyes swept over them. It was because Gu Yue was wearing a coarse linen shirt and had a fierce face. He looked like a thief rather than a book buyer.

But the professional ethics were quite high. One of them came over and asked politely, "Sir, would you like to buy a book?"

"Xiao Xu, go and see if there's anything you like." Gu Yue patted Gu Xu's shoulder gently.

Gu Xu nodded and went to the area on the left first.

The guy looked at his face and relaxed a little: "Are you taking your child to buy books?"

"Not all of them. Is the person in charge of your branch here?" Gu Yue didn't care about how people looked at him, since it was not him but Gu Dashi, so he asked.

"You...?" The guy looked at him inquiringly.

"I'm here to hand in the manuscript for the next issue." Gu Yue spoke in a low voice, as he was afraid that others would hear him and draw attention to him.

"Oh! Oh, please come in. Where did you submit the manuscript before? Why haven't I seen you before?" The clerk was in awe and invited Gu Yue to go inside.

"In Sushui County. I happened to be in Yuning Prefecture on business and came here on the way." Gu Yue said.

This time we didn't enter a secret room, but a small hall behind the front desk of the bookstore, which seemed to be a place for discussing cooperation.

Gu Yue took out the wax-sealed oil paper bag and placed it on the table.

This was just the most basic confidentiality measure, but Hangdou Bookstore had never had a manuscript leak, and no one knew how it did it. However, there were many pirated copies of their magazines, and some storytellers even used them to tell stories in teahouses.

There is nothing that can be done about it. The literacy rate is not high, and people who cannot read don't need to buy books from bookstores. They can just listen to storytellers.

The whole process was simple. The director of the branch office came with a thick list, found Gu Yue's name and project, recorded it, and collected the manuscript.

"You still have to go to the branch in Sushui County to settle the money. I'm only responsible for collecting the manuscripts." The manager explained.

"I understand. There is something I want to ask you..." Gu Yue took a sip of the tea brought by the waiter.

Wu Feng, who was lying in ambush on the roof and eavesdropping, pricked up his ears.

"What's the matter?" The steward seemed very easy to talk to.

"Master Han in the Yu Ning Mansion, how much do you know about him?" Gu Yue asked. This person is not only the key person in his business, but Gu Xu also seems to have some plans for this person.

"Oh, you mean the Hu merchant who does business with the capital?" The steward answered every question. "His name is Sarhan, and he seems to be from India."

"What kind of business does he have?"

"That's a lot. Most of it is the spice business, and the rest is some southern tribute fruits and silk utensils. We eat from both ends. Why?"

"Are his spices processed in India before being sent to the Central Plains?" Gu Yue asked. This wouldn't be so difficult to handle, right?

"It was true in the past, but as far as I know, Lord Han has rented a piece of land in the nearby mountains in recent years, but I don't know what he is used for." said the steward.

"Where exactly is it?" Gu Yue became interested. This was really a pleasant surprise. It was different when you had connections!

I'll take Gu Xu to see it when the time comes, maybe there will be some new discoveries.

"It's probably a little to the west of Taiqing Temple. I'm not sure exactly where it is, but there are quite a few people working there," said the manager.

"Thank you. One more thing. What is his relationship with the Tianzhu caravan?" Gu Yue asked without hope.

"I don't know the details, but I don't think that was Lord Han's own caravan." The steward recalled, "I heard someone say that he and the leader of the caravan were arguing about something, but unfortunately they were speaking Indian language, so no one could understand."

"If it was his own caravan, I don't think the caravan leader would have a big argument with him in front of others."

Gu Yue nodded and said, "That makes sense... Thank you very much."

"Why, are you going to deal with Lord Han?" the steward asked with a smile.

"Not really." Gu Yue was embarrassed. How could he ask that? "I don't have that ability."

"I heard that Lord Han's carriage lost control for no reason last night and knocked over a number of shops along the way." The steward chatted with him, "Lord Han refused to compensate, and he is from another place..."

At this point, the steward stopped talking. He looked Gu Yue up and down, and suddenly smiled: "That outsider can't be you, right?"

"Haha, yes." Gu Yue scratched his head. This matter could not be concealed.

"Several of Lord Han's shops were smashed last night. Did you do it?" The steward's eyes flashed.

What shop? What was smashed?

Gu Yue was stunned for a moment.

Is this also part of your plan, Gu Xu?

"How is that possible? Why would I smash his shop for no reason? Please don't talk nonsense." Gu Yue explained quickly.

I can’t take the blame for this!