C28 An Elegant Man Goes over the Wall

At noon, a hempen-clothed coachman drove a very ordinary carriage and turned and turned into a small courtyard at the southern side of the city. After the carriage stopped, the carriage driver opened the curtain and out came a beautiful middle-aged woman with fair skin and light blue eyes. When she saw the familiar figure standing in front of the gate, her tears fell.

"Mother!" Tears welled up in Yan Rou's eyes as she threw herself onto her knees. "Your child is unfilial and has frightened your mother."

This woman was Yan Rou's foster mother, Hu Nuo. She sobbed as she helped Yan Rou up, examining her from head to toe. She said in a gratified voice, "My child, it's good that you're fine. I'm not scared!"

"Your child will never let your mother be in the slightest bit more danger!" Yan Rou made a firm promise, then pointed at the gate and smiled. "Mother, this is our new home."

"New home?" Hu Nuo did not walk further in. Instead, she looked at the exquisite yard in front of her with a puzzled expression, as well as the unfamiliar young man standing in front of the door.

This youth's skin was dark and his eyebrows were fluttering. It was Gongsun Xu. He smiled gently at Hu Nuo.

Yan Rou said gratefully, "Mother, this is the young duke's new home for us."

"Young duke?" Hu Nuo was even more confused.

Yan Rou looked at Gongsun Xu and said, "This is the young duke. He also sent someone to save his mother."

Gongsun Xu walked up and cupped his hands, "I am Gongsun Xu. Greetings Madam Hu Nuo."

"Little woman, you can't afford it!" Startled, Hu Nuo quickly kneeled down to return the greeting.

"Brother Yan, quickly help your mother up." Gongsun Xu Xu supported him, took out some papers from his sleeve and handed them to Yan Rou. "This is the room deed and the indenture contract of the servants. Brother Yan, please keep it. I won't disturb your reminiscing. Goodbye."

Yan Rou bowed and took the deed. She watched Gongsun Xu disappear around the corner before turning her head back.

"My son, this young duke seems to be a great man!" Hu Nuo sighed and started sobbing.

"Mom, why is that?" Yan Rou asked in panic.

Hu Nuo's expression was sorrowful as she patted Yan Rou's arm and sighed, "Ah, my son, I still don't understand you." If you hadn't decided to sell your life to the young duke, how could you have not thanked him just now? My son's life is no longer his own. As a mother, how can I not be sad! "

"Mother, the young duke is worthy of your son working hard!" "When he went to Changli that day …" Yan Rou suppressed her excitement and explained the things that had happened in the recent days in a simple manner.

Hu Nuo remained silent for a moment before she smiled and changed the topic. "Hehe, I didn't expect to be able to live in a beautiful house built by the Han Chinese in this lifetime."

"Mother, go in." Yan Rou breathed a sigh of relief. She walked while supporting Hu Nuo and said with a smile, "Mom, it will be even better in the future!"

Gongsun Xu walked along the street with his hands behind his back. He was in a very relaxed and happy mood. It had been three days since he came back from Changli. In order to settle the ten thousand strong soldiers he brought back, he had to busy himself until the sky went dark. He had a good day's rest, so he sent a team to rescue Hu Nuo and brought her back. He came over to say his farewells, preparing to stroll around the streets.

The shallow grassland was located one hundred and eighty miles northwest of Long City. Hu Nuo had been imprisoned in a secret cave for dozens of miles after she had been captured by Xianyu Fu's men, so that they could be used to threaten Yan Rou at any time. During the battle at King's Slope, Xianyu Fu's broken arm was captured and his mood collapsed. He would cooperate with everything he had done, so the men sent by Gongsun Xu were able to rescue Hu Nuo.

After Gongsun Xu had been reborn, it was his second time out on the streets. The last time was when Yuan Lu came, when a group of people escorted him around the streets for a brief stroll. This time, he didn't bring a single person with him. He only wanted to take a walk around and experience the life on the market in Han Dynasty.

The north of Ji County City was an army camp, the west was a market, and the east was a residential area for the poor. There were many thatched huts there, which were also known as slums. As for the officials and merchants, as well as the citizens with slightly better families, they all lived in the south side of the city.

Gongsun Xu didn't have any purpose, he just walked with ease. He noticed that the roofs of the better buildings were very big, with green brick and black tiles, wooden beams and arches, and bold and powerful decorations, simple and unadorned. At this point of time, the market had not dispersed yet, and there were no loose players in the Gate of Fang. As a result, there were very few people on the streets to the south of the city.

Just as Gongsun Xu turned a corner, he suddenly heard someone call out softly from above: "Brother! Brother, please wait! "

Gongsun Xu looked up and couldn't help but to laugh. He saw a 20-year-old man lying behind a tall green brick wall. There was a tree with dense branches beside him. It was obvious that he was climbing the tree wall. The man wore a long green robe and a black crown on his head. Both of his hands were placed on top of the wall and he didn't dare to move. His handsome face was filled with anxiety.

Gongsun Xu smiled and said, "Why don't you wait for the dark night before you act?"

The man said sternly: "You are wrong, I am a good man, how can I be a gentleman? You should apologize to me. "

Gongsun Xu teased, "Since you are not a gentleman, how could you jump over the wall and leave?"

The man's face was filled with regret as he sighed, "Ai! I have miscalculated and was forced to jump over the wall! "

"Oh?" Gongsun Xu was stunned, "Who bullied you? "Why didn't you inform the authorities?"

"Brother, you're wrong!" The man glared at Gongsun Xu and said proudly, "You have to seek the help of the authorities for such a small matter? Where does my face lie? "

"Oh, if that's the case, then please take care of your pride and slowly climb over the wall. I will take my leave now." Gongsun Xu turned around and left. At this moment, he suddenly recalled the matter of him overturning the wall together in his previous life. He couldn't help but want to tease this guy first before coming down to help him. It was a pity that no one shouted, "Teacher is here, run!" Otherwise, it would have been more appropriate.

The man said anxiously, "Hold on! As the saying goes, helping others makes you happy. Doing good things every day is just a small matter. Why don't you lend a helping hand? This humble one will definitely reward you handsomely! " At this point, he paused as if he had made a difficult decision. He gritted his teeth and asked, "Always money, what do you think?"

Gongsun Xu pretended to be shocked and sighed, "Only with money? It's too little! "

"How much do you want?" The man asked with a sullen expression.

"How many do you have?" Gongsun Xu asked while holding back his laughter.

"Five or three hits!" As the man spoke, he hurriedly changed his words and pleaded, "Brother, I really can't go any further. I have to leave some money for the wine!"

Gongsun Xu blinked his eyes and laughed: "Hehe, I will suffer a bit, so let's do it three times! "But I have a condition."

"What condition?" The man asked cautiously. He looked down at the money pouch on his waist and said firmly, "Other than increasing the money, everything else is fine!"

Gongsun Xu shook his head. "No money! Sir, you only need to tell me the true reason for your escape through the wall. "

"This …" The man hesitated, a trace of shyness appearing on his face.

Just then, a clear female voice came from inside the wall. "Young Master Feng wants to climb over the wall and escape, catch him quickly! If anyone can catch that heartless person, I will give them five cents! "

The man turned his head and saw seven or eight gorgeous girls swarming towards him, carrying ropes and broomsticks. He gave a cry of fear and pushed off the tree with his feet. He pushed against the wall with both hands and somersaulted over.

Teacher did not come, but a bunch of girls came! Gongsun Xu was shocked and quickly rushed over and hugged the man. He was depressed to death in his heart: "Damn it, the first time I came to Great Han Dynasty to be hugged by a princess, it was actually a man!"

The man quickly regained his senses. He also felt that it was too shameful to be held by a man like this. Shameless, quickly use all your strength to try and get down.

Gongsun Xu immediately let go of him and the man plopped down on his butt, wailing in pain. He rolled and got up, pulled Gongsun Xu and shouted: "Run!"

Gongsun Xu didn't react immediately, he followed the man and ran for no reason. This guy was wearing a wide robe and wide sleeves. Who would have thought that he would run so fast? The two of them quickly ran through several streets.

Only then did Gongsun Xu recover his wits. He stopped running and shouted to the man that was still running: "Stop running, no one is chasing us!"

"He didn't catch up?" The man looked back and saw that there was no one around. He stopped and said while panting heavily, "Hehe, it's good that you didn't catch up to me! Sigh, I finally escaped a great calamity! "

Gongsun Xu asked in bewilderment, "Sir, why don't you tell us what happened?"

The man clapped his hands and cried out, "Aiya, that's a long story! How about we find a place to drink and chat? "

Gongsun Xu saw a three-storey restaurant in front of him. He nodded and pointed at the sign that read "Drunken Moon Restaurant". "Let's go there."

"Drunken Moon Restaurant!" The man looked up and his face changed. "Brother, can we move somewhere else?"

"Why?" Gongsun Xu was confused.

The man said helplessly, "Brother, you don't know this, but the Drunken Moon Restaurant and the Sleeping Moon Tower are owned by one person. I really don't dare to go!"

"Sleeping Moon Restaurant?" Gongsun Xu was even more confused.

"It's a brothel behind the wall from before."

A brothel? Was it because of the Overlord Chicken that this fellow was being chased? Gongsun Xu was extremely depressed. This guy seemed to have an extraordinary temperament. He never expected his character to be so low!

"Brother, you misunderstand!" What a misunderstanding! This is definitely not what you think! " When the man saw Gongsun Xu's expression, he quickly tried to defend himself. Then he pointed to a small teahouse beside them, "Brother, let's sit there and talk." Then, he pulled Gongsun Xu over to sit down without saying anything further.

This small teahouse was very small. Inside, there were three small tables, but there weren't any customers. Noticing that a customer had come to his door, the dark, skinny, and short shopkeeper hurried over to greet him.

"Bring me a pot of tea." The man instructed and pulled Gongsun Xu to sit on the innermost table.

The inn owner quickly came with a tray. While pouring tea, the man took the teapot and waved him off.

After warming the teacup, the man first poured a cup of tea for Gongsun Xu and then poured a cup for himself. He cupped his hands and said: "I am Feng Xiao. "May I know your esteemed name, brother?"

Gongsun Xu cupped his hands in return, "I am Sun Xunsheng, you don't have to hang your teeth in small matters."

Feng Xiao's face was filled with admiration as he sighed and said, "Brother, you are truly a warm-hearted person. I am extremely impressed. From a single glance, you can tell that you are a true hero who views money as dirt, a true hero! "

Gongsun Xu rolled his eyes and smiled evilly, "Hehe, I can't say that I'm a warm-hearted person. I'm only helping you out for the sake of three cents."

Feng Xiao picked up his teacup and made a gesture of 'please', "Aiya, brother, it's so vulgar to drink tea without opening your mouth! "Drink your tea!"

This fellow actually wanted to renege on the debt? Gongsun Xu was extremely happy, but he said with a serious face: "After tea, you still need to pay three cents." By the way, it's only right that you should pay for the tea. "

"Alright." Feng Xiao's expression immediately fell as he sighed, "The world is not the same as it used to be. The people's hearts are on the wane."

"Alright, alright!" Gongsun Xu waved his hand and interrupted the other person's lamentation as he sneered, "I'm just taking the money that I deserve. It's still better than your Overlord Chicken, isn't it?"

"What does this mean?" Feng Xiao was confused and curious.

"We'll talk about this later." Gongsun Xu rubbed his chin and quickly changed the topic, "Please tell me why you went over the wall."

Feng Xiao sighed. "Well, this is what happened."

Gongsun Xu stared at Feng Xiao in shock. He couldn't understand this guy's actions at all. All of a sudden, he wanted to find a hammer to smash this guy's head to see if it was filled with water.