Martial Arts World Assassin

Chapter 58 Thanks
Hu Guinan replied, "My last name is Hu, but I'm not some great hero. I make a living by stealing. Father-in-law, you don't have to flatter me."

He used to think that he had a bad reputation and was ashamed to mention it, but now he can talk about it openly and does not feel embarrassed at all.

The white-haired old man laughed and said, "If a man as righteous as Mr. Hu is not considered a hero, then there are no heroes in this world. What do you think?"

The women and children nodded vigorously.

However, most of the people on the deck were young children, and it was difficult for them to understand the white-haired old man's intentions. Although they admired the bravery of Mr. Hu in their hearts, they did not cheer out loud.

As a result, the atmosphere was not lively and a little deserted.

The white-haired old man pointed to the shore again and said, "What should I call that hero? When I get home, I will build a shrine for him to thank him for his kindness!"

"My husband's surname is Huang, and he is the fourth child in the family!"

Hu Guinan thought, when her husband introduced himself, he said his name was Huang Sixi. Was this Sixi a pseudonym he made up at random?

"Ranked fourth?"

The white-haired old man was a little messy: "What is the name of Mr. Huang? I want to build a temple and a monument for Mr. Huang, so I must know the name of the benefactor."

"You can just use Mr. Huang's name!"

Hu Guinan glanced at him and said, "Father, think about it, my husband has killed so many evil people. If his real name is reported and publicized everywhere, it will attract his enemies to revenge him together. How much trouble will that be?"

"Yes, yes, I am sorry for being so abrupt!"

The white-haired old man said no more.

Hu Guinan pressed the issue, jokingly asking, "The town you live in has been burned to the ground. Where are you going to build a temple and a monument for your husband? Are you just talking nonsense?"

"Master Hu, please do not question my sincerity!"

The white-haired old man hurriedly said, "I have served the Lu family for decades and have accumulated a lot of wealth. I have purchased good land in the countryside. I originally planned to return to my hometown to retire. My children and grandchildren moved out of the city a few years ago. I have both land and money, so I can guarantee to build the ancestral hall."

"Is the country where you live far away? If it's on the way, I can take you there!"

Hu Guinan's purpose was not to escort, but to receive a reward for sending someone to his door. A rich man like the white-haired old man would definitely give him money and food in return.

There is a war going on in Sichuan and Shu at present. In the future, it will be impossible to resupply supplies along the way when sailing on the river, and it will be difficult to get food and drink.

If we can get food and daily necessities from the white-haired old man's home, the return journey will be very smooth.

Hu Guinan is an old hand and he considers issues in a more practical way.

After hearing Hu Guinan's words of escort, the white-haired old man excitedly praised Hu Guinan for his chivalrous spirit and kind heart, calling him a rare hero in the world.

Hu Guinan felt quite embarrassed by this flattery.

"Father, I can only send you if it's on your way. If your home is too far from the river, I can't do anything about it. You can only go ashore and walk back by yourself!"

"Not far, not far at all! In order to make it easier for me to travel to and from the county town, I built the manor by the river. It's only a few miles away!"

"What about you? Do you have a hometown in the countryside? Or do you have any relatives to go to?"

Hu Guinan looked back at the women and children on the deck and asked them about their details one by one.

They are all locals, and they should have relatives and friends in the surrounding area. When they go down the river, they need to be sent away, otherwise they will not be able to sail far. This trip is to the south of the Yangtze River, and Hu Guinan cannot take dozens of women and children with him. First, it will affect his mobility, and second, he cannot support them.

After some questioning, Hu Guinan discovered that most of the women and children did have relatives to seek refuge with. Sichuan and Shu have many mountains, and these relatives generally live in the mountains. The risk of encountering war is not great, and they can ensure temporary safety by going there.

But there are also a number of women and children who have become homeless.

Hu Guinan discussed with the white-haired old man and asked him to take in these people.

The white-haired old man agreed immediately and expressed his willingness to accommodate the villagers.

By the time Huang Sixi had chased down the rebels and returned to the river boat carrying the beehives, Hu Guinan had already made all the arrangements for the whereabouts of dozens of women and children on the boat.

Huang Sixi doesn't need to waste his time on these trivial matters anymore.

In the following days, they took a boat and traveled along the river, stopping and starting from time to time.

Whenever they arrived at a disembarkation point, Hu Guinan would escort a group of women and children off the ship, with the closest being one or two miles away and the farthest being more than ten miles away.

And every time a woman or child was sent away, Hu Guinan would receive generous gifts as a thank you, and the supplies in the cabin piled up more and more.

After Hu Guinan sent all the women and children who could be accommodated off the ship, the food, cloth, medicinal materials and even gold, silver and jewelry stored in the cabin were enough for them to use for several years.

This time they go to Jiangnan, they can hold on even if there is no supplies along the way.

That day they sent the last group of women and children off the ship, and only four people were left in the cabin.

Apart from Huang Sixi and Hu Guinan, there were only the woman in yellow and the girl.

The girl's surname was Zhuang and her ancestral home was in Jiangnan. Her father was an official in Sichuan and Shu, and she had no relatives there, so she planned to return to Jiangnan by boat to join her relatives.

The woman in yellow claimed to be a relative of the girl's family. With the help of the girl's father's official connections, she originally went doing business in Sichuan. However, she encountered war and all her family members were killed. The woman in yellow survived by chance and decided to escort the girl to Jiangnan.

Huang Sixi and Hu Guinan had already confirmed the girl's identity; she was the county magistrate's only daughter.

However, the identity of the woman in yellow is questionable because her accent is wrong and she is obviously not from the south of the Yangtze River. Instead, her accent is more similar to the local dialect in Yunnan and Dian.

A few days ago, when Hu Guinan got off the boat to escort the white-haired old man Lu, he heard Lu say that he had seen girls in the county many times, but had never seen the woman in yellow. She might have just moved to the county to do business recently.

However, the woman in yellow knows medicine and can treat Taoist Huang Mu. She is also an orphan who survived the war. She is trapped on the boat all day and cannot go anywhere. There is no need to dig into her identity.

"Clang!"

In the cabin, the two iron hooks behind Taoist Huang Mu were pulled out by the woman in yellow and placed on the wooden table next to her.

There were also wound medicines, hemostatic cotton yarn, and suture needles and thread on the table. The woman in yellow skillfully picked up the various medical supplies and treated the wound efficiently.

When everything was done, the woman in yellow turned around and said to Huang Sixi behind her, "The two hooks were pulled out smoothly and did not aggravate the Taoist priest's bone injuries! The precious medicinal materials that Elder Lu sent a few days ago have all been used by the Taoist priest. He just needs to rest slowly and there should be no problem in recovery!"

After repelling the rebels that day, Huang Sixi wanted the woman in yellow to treat Taoist Huang Mu's wounds, but the cabin was crowded with women and children, and the environment was not very suitable.

It happened that the next day Hu Guinan escorted Mr. Lu back home and was given a batch of rare medicinal materials, which were very effective in treating external injuries. After assessing the situation, the woman in yellow told Huang Sixi that it would not matter if he delayed for a few days.

Huang Sixi followed the advice of the woman in yellow and delayed it until now.

(End of this chapter)