Time Traveling: The Man and Wife Heads the House

Because of the rain, the time was delayed, did they have a good meal, and when they were on the road, Zhang Chi and the others wanted to go to a village and town to have a good meal.But things backfired. They walked all afternoon, and they didn't arrive at a small village until evening.The village is really small, with only a few families and a few scattered houses.

Zhang Chi and the others had a lot of people, so they first went to the largest and most spacious house to ask for a place to live, but they were rejected by the host.They had no choice but to settle for the next best thing and find a relatively spacious and newly built house.The owner of this family is an old man in his 50s, surnamed Zhang, of medium build, slightly fat, and smiles before he speaks, and looks very kind.Sure enough, as soon as he saw Zhang Chi's young men with outstanding appearance and temperament, he immediately welcomed them into the house enthusiastically.

Old man Zhang had only him and his wife at home, and his son and daughter-in-law took the children to the mother-in-law's house.The house is very new, but the layout is very simple, and a room can be vacated for Zhang Chi and the others to live in.

Zhang Chi and the others entered the west room and saw the big kang that took up half of the room.A child of Mu Xuan's height can sleep five or six side by side, but he, Gu Xihe, Lu Zixiu, and Tan Shi are all tall, and half of their calves and feet will be exposed when they lie on it.

Fortunately, it's summer, and it's not cold even at night. Zhang Chi and Tan Shi decided that Mu Xuan, Tang Zheng, Gu Xihe, and Lu Zixiu would sleep on the kang with the old man. The two of them would put two chairs in the main room to make do Night.

Lu Zixiu protested that Tan Shi put him together with a group of old, weak, sick and disabled, but the protest was ineffective, so he could only honestly enter the house.

Tang Zheng said that if he left the ruined temple, he would be separated from Zhang Chi and the others, but when he walked halfway, Mu Xuan had a fever again, and he was groggy, so he could only follow Zhang Chi and the others into the old man Zhang's house.

Fortunately, he still had a lot of medicine at the beginning, and after he settled him on the kang, he borrowed a casserole from old man Zhang to boil the medicine.

Lu Zixiu couldn't stay idle, and went to the outermost room to cook with Tan Shi and Zhang Chi. The old man also felt that the room was stuffy, so he slipped out of the door, and only Gu Xihe and Mu Xuan were left in the room.

Because there were Mu Xuan and others in the carriage, Gu Xihe could only sit on the stool obediently. After sitting for the whole afternoon, his back ached and he was very tired, but he couldn't show it, for fear that Zhang Chi would be worried.

"Water, water."

Mu Xuan leaned on the kang head, closed his eyes, and his voice was hoarse.

Gu Xihe sighed, picked up the cup, and fed him a few sips of water.

The warm water moistened his thirsty throat, and Mu Xuan opened his eyes.

"Where's Tang Zheng?"

He who was not yet fully awake had a cold face, quite majestic.

Gu Xihe put down his cup and said softly, "I'm going to make medicine for you."

Mu Xuan's eyes fixed on his face, and then fell on his slightly swollen stomach.

His hand moved suddenly, and he was about to touch Gu Xihe's stomach, but Gu Xihe's expression changed, and he quickly grabbed his hand.The boy's hands were covered with thin calluses, very strong.

"what are you doing?"

Gu Xihe's voice was low-pitched, panicked and annoyed.

Seeing his appearance, Mu Xuan withdrew his hand instead, and said with a faint smile, "Would you not be seen through if you go to the exam like this?"

Hearing what he said, Gu Xihe knew that he had seen through him, so he calmed down instead.

"There are a lot of fat people in the world, and there must be a lot of candidates rushing for the exam. Who will stare at me? Who will think about it?"

Mu Xuan sneered, "You are very courageous. Don't be afraid of what happens, just be afraid of [-]. What if you are seen through?"

Gu Xihe's face remained calm, "Will you expose me?"

Mu Xuandao: "I heard that if you make a report, the imperial court will reward you."

Gu Xihe looked at him, laughed slowly, leaned down and whispered in his ear: "Does His Royal Highness still need that little reward?"

Now it was Mu Xuan who changed his face, he squeezed Gu Xihe's hand tightly, and said in a deep voice, "How did you recognize me?"

Gu Xihe said lightly: "Haven't you heard my name?"

Mu Xuan snorted coldly, "I just can't believe that the person who was praised by Teacher Lu is actually a fool!"

Gu Xihe knew that his child came at the wrong time, but he was afraid, if he only had this one child in his whole life, how could he be willing to let it go?

He smiled bitterly: "Don't you have anything you can't give up?"

Mu Xuan's expression changed again, and he finally sighed, "Of course there are."

Looking at the reluctance and determination in each other's eyes, they suddenly laughed together.

Smiling and laughing, Mu Xuan coughed.

Gu Xihe helped him to sit down, gently stroked his back, and sighed, "Why are you here?"

Mu Xuan managed to stop his cough, and snorted coldly, "Someone didn't want me to be in the imperial capital, saying that it was a flood in the south, and asked me to understand the people's conditions. I spent several months walking this way, but I learned that the palace The one in the hospital is seriously ill. I wanted to hurry back, but I fell ill again."

Having said that, he coughed again.

Gu Xihe poured him a glass of water and sighed, "Even if you are in a hurry, you should take care of yourself."

Mu Xuan coughed and couldn't speak, and lowered his head to drink water.

When Tang Zheng entered the door with the medicine in hand, he saw this scene and was very surprised.Mu Xuan never pretends to outsiders, and because of his special status, he hardly gets close to them. How did he get into his arms this time?

Although he was his cousin, he didn't dare to ask more questions.

"Xiaoxuan, I'm taking medicine."

Mu Xuan frowned suddenly, put down the water glass, and turned his head.

"Do you still want to drink medicine?"

Such a grown-up person is actually afraid of taking medicine.

Gu Xi and Ninja smiled and said: "The good medicine tastes bitter. After you drink this medicine, I will give you a few more plums."

Hearing his tone as if he wanted to coax a child, Mu Xuan couldn't help but give him a blank look, but said to Tang Zheng, "Bring the medicine here!"

He closed his eyes, held his breath, and finally drank a bowl of medicine. Just as he was about to speak, a plum was stuffed into his mouth, and a sweet and sour feeling filled his mouth immediately.

Gu Xihe helped him to lie down, covered him with a blanket and said, "Lie down and rest, and I will call you later when I eat."

Although he is a child, he has a distinguished status, so Gu Xihe used the honorific title.

Mu Xuan took his hand, "Mr. Gu, what do you think I should do?"

Gu Xihe met his shining gaze and sighed again.

"Your Highness, I'm just a scholar, and I'm still far away from the court. How can I teach you?"

Mu Xuan smiled wryly, "Mr. Gu, don't you want to help me? Behind Jiang Lingzhi, you are giving him advice, right?"

Gu Xihe sighed, "Your Highness, to be honest, I did not do what happened in Gucheng County."

Mu Xuan looked at Gu Xihe and saw that his eyes were clear and sincere, not like a fake. After thinking about it, he said, "Tell me what you think first!"

Seeing that he didn't refuse, Mu Xuan said to Tang Zheng, "Stay at the door and don't let others approach here."

After finishing dinner, Zhang Chi went into the house to look for Gu Xihe, but he and Mu Xuan fell asleep on the kang.

In the dim light, Mu Xuan rested his head on Gu Xihe's chest, his posture was very intimate.

Zhang Chi's face suddenly sank, how could Xihe sleep with a brat in his arms?

He took two steps forward abruptly, but then took his steps lightly, as if he was afraid of stepping on an ant.

Gu Xihe who was asleep had a calm face, and his fair face was slightly sweaty, making it look more moist and delicate.Although he couldn't see clearly, Zhang Chi felt that he couldn't see enough.

Mu Xuan fell asleep, sweated, and his fever subsided, and he immediately regained his vigilance.As soon as Zhang Chi approached, he opened his eyes.

He looked coldly at the person who came, and seeing that it was Zhang Chi, he relaxed and sat up slowly.After yawning, he said, "Dinner is ready?"

Zhang Chi glared at him, ignored him, but lowered his head and said to Gu Xihe, "Xihe, it's time to eat."

Mu Xuan snorted coldly, got up and got off the kang.

Zhang Chi suppressed his anger, didn't care about the children, and gently touched Gu Xihe's face.

"Xihe, wake up."

Gu Xihe slowly turned over, let out a low moan, and slowly opened his eyes.Just this sound made Zhang Chi drunk.He restrained himself, lifted the man up, and hugged him into his arms.

"tired?"

Gu Xihe suddenly seemed to have returned to his own home, buried his face in his arms, and said in a muffled voice, "Sleepy, want to sleep."

Zhang Chi gently touched his back, which was also covered with a thin layer of wetness.

"Hey, eat before going to bed."

"Ah."

Gu Xihe smelled Zhang Chi's familiar scent and felt sleepy even more.

Seeing Gu Xihe buried in his arms and not moving, Zhang Chi's heart was sore and swollen, and his heart ached, but he was afraid that he would starve to death.I could only pat him on the back and whisper in his ear: "Xihe, it's time to eat."

Only then did Gu Xihe raise his head, glanced to the side, saw Mu Xuan standing at the door, blushed immediately, stepped back, lowered his head and said, "Let's go now!"

Zhang Chi smiled and said "Yeah", "Don't worry, I'll fetch water to wash your face. You sweat all over from sleep, go out later."

"it is good."

Several people from Zhang Chi paid for it. Old man Zhang killed a chicken, stewed a pot of chicken soup, fried some vegetables, and set up a table.

Old man Zhang looked at the table full of people, and said with a smile: "My house hasn't been this lively for a long time."

The crowd had a lively meal, and then rested according to the previous arrangement.

Lu Zixiu saw that Mu Xuan and Gu Xihe seemed to be getting closer, he was very puzzled, but he couldn't ask, he just wanted to ask when they separated tomorrow.

Because it rained during the day, it was cooler at night, so although there were many people on the kang, it didn't feel hot, and I slept well.

The next morning, Tang Zheng asked all over the village, not to mention horses, not even a donkey.

Gu Xihe said: "However, we will arrive at the imperial capital in two or three days, Mu Xuan, you can go with us!"

Mu Xuan raised his head and looked at Gu Xihe. He knew it would be dangerous to go with him, but he still wanted to take him with him. Is this Gu Xihe the person Teacher Lu mentioned?Why are you so unprepared?

But he couldn't refuse Gu Xihe's proposal, so he got into Gu Xihe's car anyway.

Both Lu Zixiu and Zhang Chi couldn't figure out why Gu Xihe took such good care of Mu Xuan. It was the first time that they had a common enemy, and they looked at Mu Xuan with supercilious eyes.

Mu Xuan didn't seem to see it, he was always sticking to Gu Xihe and talking, and he was called Gu Xihe's name at a young age, Zhang Chi and Lu Zixiu were even more angry.It's just that they ignored the piercing gazes of the two of them.

Fortunately, nothing happened on the way, and Mu Xuan's illness also recovered. Three days later, they entered the imperial capital smoothly.

The horse's hoof stepped on the bluestone road, making a crisp rattling sound, but it was quickly drowned in the noisy human voice.

Zhangchi's first impression when he entered the imperial capital was that it was lively and crowded, and the buildings on both sides of the street were just like those shown on TV, with an antique look.

Mu Xuan lifted the curtain and looked out, it was exactly the same as before he left a few months ago, but his mood changed a lot.

"Zhang Chi, turn left at the front and stop at Deyue Hutong. Tang Zheng and I will get off."

Zhang Chi agreed.

Mu Xuan looked at Gu Xihe and said, "Xihe, do you have a place to live?"

Gu Xihe shook his head, "No, just find an inn later."

Mu Xuandao: "There are so many applicants who come to rush for the exam, I'm afraid it's hard to find an inn."

He was even more worried that there were too many people, and he could see something strange about Gu Xihe.

He took out a jade pendant from his pocket and handed it to Gu Xihe, "Xihe, this is my token, you take it to the Yingbin Inn, the boss will arrange accommodation for you.

Gu Xihe was not polite to him, took the jade pendant and thanked him.

Tang Zheng showed Zhang Chi the way, and he soon arrived at Deyue Hutong.

Mu Xuan got out of the car, clasped his fists and gave a deep salute to those who helped him, "Everyone, thank you very much, don't let this go. We will meet later!"

After speaking, he simply turned and left.

Mu Xuan left with Tang Zheng, and Lu Zixiu could finally say what he had held back for several days.

"Xihe, when have you been so friendly with that brat? Are we really going to the Yingbin Inn? I heard that it is one of the best inns in the imperial capital, and you can't just live there with money. What is the origin of that kid? Can the jade pendant work? By the way, Xihe, take out the jade pendant and let me have a look, is it very valuable?"

Gu Xihe rubbed his ears depressedly, and said with a smile, "Why do you become so talkative? Don't you know if it works or not when you get to the inn?"

"That's right." Lu Zixiu rubbed his head, and suddenly saw the old man next to him.

He stared at the old man and said, "Hey! Didn't you talk about the imperial capital? Why don't you leave now that it's all here?"

The old man looked at Lu Zixiu, then at Gu Xihe, and shook his head, "Young man is too tempered! I really want to go, but I am afraid that you will find me. In this case, I will stay Here is something for you. If you want to find me, light this, and I will come to you as soon as I see it."

"what?"

The old man took out a small box from his bosom, handed it to Gu Xihe, and said solemnly: "Little brother, keep this, take care of it."

After finishing speaking, he jumped out of the carriage neatly, walked into the crowd in a few steps, and was never seen again.

Gu Xihe looked at the things in his hand and suddenly felt something strange.

Curious, Lu Zixiu stretched his head over, looked at the box and said, "Xihe, open it quickly and see what's inside."

Gu Xihe came back to his senses, and glared at him with a smile, "Why are you so impatient?"

Having said that, he still opened the box in his hand.

Author Gossip: Transitional Chapter.