Daming: Internship also counts as work experience

Chapter 45: Round and mellow

Zhao Li lowered his head and said nothing.

Jia Chuan was about to rush over again, and Zhao Li hurriedly said, "Yes, there were a few nights when I couldn't sleep, and I heard him hiding money at the foot of the wall in the middle of the night..."

Jia Chuan ignored Zhao Li and turned to bow to Xu Gong, saying, "Before, the inspector and the brothers saved some money, but he gave it all to the bandits. I thought the family of the deceased brother needed money to survive, so the inspector saved for three years to give to his daughter as a dowry..."

"Rest assured, go and rest. We should have found some gold and silver on Xiaodong Mountain. I'll tell General Han and distribute it to you."

Zhao Li said anxiously, "I only took the banknotes and silver that Dong Shuben hid in the secret compartment under the bed. Who else has it?!"

Jia Chuan didn't want to see that face again, so he turned and left.

……

When Jia Chuan left the county government office, Gao Yuntian was waiting at the door.

It was already five o'clock in the morning and the curfew had been lifted.

This was the time when everyone except those who needed to get up and work was sleeping soundly. Jia Chuan didn't want to go back and disturb Dong Shuben and Shunzi's sweet dreams, so he strolled casually on the street with Gao Yuntian.

It was still dark. Gao Yuntian could see that Jia Chuan looked unhappy. He wanted to ask several questions but didn't know how to start.

After they walked for a while, Jia Chuan took the initiative to speak: "For someone like me, living here... with a few acres of thin land, living in poverty, and dying of illness early is a good ending."

Gao Yuntian didn't understand and asked in confusion: "Is this good?"

"I'm timid, sensitive, and cowardly. I don't have the ability to get what I want. Even if I miss it in my heart, I can only tell myself that man proposes, God disposes, and persuade myself to accept it, no matter whether it is fair or not, or whether it is reasonable or not... This makes me feel better. I didn't have anyone to rely on before, and I didn't want to rely on anyone. I just wanted to be worthy of my monthly salary. Coming here, I thought it was a big pie falling from the sky, but who knew it was a life-and-death game. What's the point of surviving this level? I may not be able to pass the next level! Can I quit? No. You've heard of a thief with a thief's heart but not the courage? That's what I'm talking about."

Gao Yuntian didn't understand at all. He tried to think for a moment before asking, "What did you just hear?" Then he whispered, "No one from the Jinyiwei came to ask about our affairs."

Jia Chuan stopped, slapped his forehead hard, and said in frustration: "How could I forget about this! We shouldn't be together now."

Jia Chuan looked around and made sure that no one was following him, then he whispered the general situation to Gao Yuntian.

Gao Yuntian's eyes grew wider as he listened. After Jia Chuan finished speaking, he asked, "You lied to me? I thought you were loyal enough to help me, but it turns out he wanted to kill you!"

Jia Chuan ignored Gao Yuntian and continued walking forward.
"Think what you will. Of the three years I've been with me, only two are left. I buried their bodies myself. Lao Dong and Shunzi have been obsessed with revenge, while I only wanted to solve the case and get the credit to save my life. I thought I was cold-blooded enough. It was just a trip for fun, why take it so seriously? But when I saw Xie Dali's face just now, I couldn't control my anger. You know, it's hard to achieve great things if you're emotionally unstable. I keep telling myself to stay calm, but can I bear it? I thought I caught a ten-pound fish, but after struggling to pull it ashore, I found out it was just a plastic bag of garbage!"

Gao Yuntian quickly followed Jia Chuan, listening to words he didn't quite understand. He tried to understand, but Jia Chuan didn't give him time to digest them and continued:
"I deliberately kept my distance from them, thinking I had no feelings for them... I really hated them: stupid, selfish, cunning, and stinky! But today I realized, isn't that just me? Why should I hate them? It's precisely because we're similar that we're together. I have no right to dislike them. We're all pawns and victims in the struggle for imperial power."

"Are you done?" Gao Yuntian walked up to him and asked in a low voice.

Jia Chuan didn't say anything, so Gao Yuntian asked in a low voice, "You just said that we shouldn't be alone together. Should I go back first?"

"It's too late. Let's just go around the county government office. This way we can be alone in the open."

Gao Yuntian thought about it and felt that this was a good idea. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then he remembered to care about Jia Chuan.

"You've been talking for a long time, but I don't quite understand. Who are you angry with?"

Jia Chuan sighed: "I don't know either, I just feel so choked up."

"I see the Jinyiwei have brought back several suspects. They must be the bandits from Xiaodong Mountain, right? Did you just see the traitor from your Inspection Office?"

"Ok!"

"No wonder. If I couldn't kill him myself, I would go crazy too."

"If I don't kill him with my own hands, he won't survive."

"That's different. It's better to avenge this kind of revenge with your own hands."

Jia Chuan turned his head and looked at Gao Yuntian, who said hurriedly, "If one day you are killed by someone..."

"Thank you! If I were really killed by someone, you really can't do anything to the person behind the scenes."

Gao Yuntian thought for a moment and said, "Then this is your fate."

Jia Chuan looked at Gao Yuntian speechlessly. Gao Yuntian snorted and said, "I can't do anything about the person behind the scenes, but I will never let the person who did it go!"

Jia Chuan didn't say anything and continued strolling in the dark.

"Are you not afraid of the dark now?" Jia Chuan suddenly asked
"I'm afraid! But I can't leave you alone on the street."

"When I'm done with this, I'll help you get well."

"Where did I get sick?"

"Were you afraid of the dark before you encountered the Dongxi Village case?"

"afraid."

Jia Chuan stopped and said, "Are you scared because of that female ghost?"

Gao Yuntian shuddered, covered Jia Chuan's mouth and said anxiously: "Do you really have to recruit one?"

Jia Chuan pushed Gao Yuntian's hand away and said angrily, "You're 1.85 meters tall for nothing!"

"What?"

"Nothing! Let's go back. I'm sleepy."

"Are you okay?"

"It's okay. Emotions can come and go. Master will teach you one more trick. When you encounter something, find a way to vent it and get rid of the negative emotions as soon as possible. This is called self-consistency!" Gao Yuntian frowned at this and didn't care about the word "Master". At least he understood the meaning of these two words. As for the other words... Gao Yuntian didn't make things difficult for himself. He thought of a more important question: "Do you think the Jinyiwei... will come to question me again?"

"Can't you lie? Can't you lie according to the situation? Don't say what you shouldn't say, and say whatever else you want. Don't pretend to be calm and composed. Who wouldn't be nervous when meeting the Jinyiwei? But I don't think they will ask."

Jia Chuan felt that since Xu Gong had not arranged anyone to follow him, he must have trusted him very much.

In fact, Xu Gong knew very well in his heart that Li Shun was just as Jia Chuan said, a person who was good at scheming and calculating. They didn't know each other. If Jia Chuan really wanted to kill him in just a few days, it was Li Shun's own fault. If it was someone else, no matter whether it was Li Shun's problem or not, Xu Gong would have taken it into account, not for Li Shun's sake, but for the Jinyiwei.

But Jia Chuan is not someone else. After the bandit suppression was successful, Jia Chuan's previous inferences were basically confirmed. This is also a kind of skill. Although Xu Gong does not think this skill is useful, he can get the answer by catching someone and torturing him, but the prince appreciates it.

The crown prince is about to ascend the throne, and it is time to recruit people. As long as Jia Chuan doesn't make a big mistake, he will definitely be reused in the future. But Xu Gong is not so stupid as to touch the crown prince's people.

But what needs to be clarified still needs to be clarified. What if Li Shun discovered something that led Jia Chuan to silence him? Xu Gong himself overturned this possibility when interrogating Zhao Li.

No matter what Jia Chuan had, as long as it was not related to this case, it was insignificant. And thinking of Li Shun's personality, Xu Gong felt that what Jia Chuan said was more credible, so he really didn't intend to ask anyone, let alone send anyone to follow them secretly. But Jia Chuan and Gao Yuntian were wandering around the county government office. Even if the Jinyiwei pretended not to see them, the yamen runners all had mouths.

When Xu Gong found out, he just smiled and shook his head without saying anything.

……

Jia Chuan returned to the house, patted Dong Shuben and Shunzi awake, and then, half asleep, he lay down when a question occurred to him: Where was Xu Gong living? Was he moving into this house too? If he hadn't come, and Li Shun had been dead for a few days, wouldn't the three of them have returned to the official residence as well?

Cui Youzhi also wanted to take back the house for the county magistrate, but since Jia Chuan did not take the initiative, he could not go to his house to challenge him. Before he could think of a good idea, Xu Gong arrived with his team.

However, this house could not accommodate Xu Gong and the members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Xu Gong did not make things difficult for Cui Youzhi and ordered people to find an inn near the county government office and book it for three days.

But what no one expected was that when Jia Chuan was sleeping soundly, the Jinyiwei hurriedly set out on the journey back to Beijing with several suspects, and Xu Gong didn't even get a chance to sleep in Dongzhao County.

Cui Youzhi was happy in his heart, but after watching the neatly-formed Jinyiwei march out of the city gate, his legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground.

Over the past ten days, Cui Youzhi has lost a lot of weight. How can this be a normal life? I hope these people are gone and this matter can be put behind us.

He touched the letter in his arms. It was written by Xu Gong to Jia Chuan. Alas, there was another one!

……

At noon, Jia Chuan was awakened by a loud noise. He thought it was Dong Shuben and Shunzi fighting over food again. Shunzi was much tougher now than before. He didn't dare to talk back before, and he didn't dare to say a word when there was a stranger around. But now his voice was louder than anyone else's.

Jia Chuan turned over, closed his eyes and reached out for the quilt to cover his head to muffle the sound. Suddenly, Jia Chuan opened his eyes and sat up. He heard a woman's voice, and the woman's voice was deep. Jia Chuan's first reaction was: Old Dong was being teased!

Jia Chuan jumped off the bed, put on his long gown, and rushed out of the room in his slippers.

"Jia Chuan, you're awake! Hurry, hurry, this is my daughter... Yuanyuan, this is the brother I mentioned in the letter... your elder brother."

The smile on Dong Shuben's face squeezed his eyes until they were only a slit.

Jia Chuan stared at Dong Shuben in shock, then pointed at the woman in the courtyard and asked in disbelief, "Is this your precious daughter, the one your wife treated so harshly?"

Dong Shuben nodded heavily.

Jia Chuan once again looked at Yuanyuan in the yard with a surprised expression.

The woman in the courtyard was plump, with broad shoulders and a round waist. Her face was like a full moon, her complexion was very healthy, and her cheeks were full. She was looking at him with a smile, her two blushes were like the sunset, her small eyes were bright and lively, her eyebrows were thick and upturned, her nose was round, and her lips were slightly thick. At this moment, she shyly called out, "Brother!"

Could it be that Brother Li Kui has arrived? As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, Jia Chuan quickly kicked it out of his mind. This is the boss's precious daughter, how can he be so rude!

"Oh my, my sister is here, and you didn't tell me in advance so I could prepare." Jia Chuan took two steps forward and stopped again. In this day and age, it's better not to get too close to each other. "Is everything going well at home? How did you get here? If you told us in advance, we could go pick her up."

"I came here on a donkey! Someone from the county government was going to Dongzhao County, so thanks to my brother, I was able to follow him."

"Oh... Donkey, no, you came here on your own? Your brother didn't come with you?"

"My younger brother is lazy and doesn't want to move all day. My mother asked me to bring some clothes for my father. She said forget about the food, because the food here is definitely better than what we have at home. My mother also said that my eldest brother has worked hard, so she asked me to make him a short-sleeved shirt..."

"Why did you make a half-sleeve shirt?" Dong Shuben asked, putting away his smile. He had clearly stated in the letter that he should not be stingy with money and should make a decent straight shirt according to the size he mentioned.

"As soon as I cut the snips, I knew I couldn't make it stand straight." Yuanyuan lowered her head shyly and fiddled with her fingers.

Dong Shuben quickly interrupted, "You must be tired after walking all this way. Go to the front yard and rest first. I'll ask your eldest brother to welcome you later. Who is it, Shunzi?"

Shunzi had been standing aside. When Dong Yuanyuan called out "Big Brother", he was prepared to be called "Second Brother". He was so excited that his face turned red. However, there was no sound of "Second Brother". He stood there blankly. Finally, he heard Dong Shuben calling him, and he stepped in front of Dong Shuben.

"Oh, you scared me. Take Yuanyuan to the front yard first. We'll live in the backyard. It's not suitable for her to rest in this yard. Let me discuss with Jia Chuan and see how to change it. Then go to the kitchen and tell them to add two more dishes, some sorghum cakes, and some millet cakes..."

Shunzi just nodded when he heard it, but Jia Chuan kept his mouth shut. He was surprised to find that Dong Shuben was still very capable of organization and arrangements. According to Dong Shuben's arrangements, he planned to let his daughter stay for a few more days. How long?

Jia Chuan was still wondering how many days he could retain his right to live in the house when Dong Yuanyuan picked up the huge bag at her feet and swung it onto her shoulder. Shunzi was almost blown away by the strong wind. He stood firm and hurried forward, saying, "Let me do it. It looks quite heavy."

Dong Yuanyuan didn't feel tired at all, and she obediently put the bag back on the ground. Shunzi picked up the bag with both hands, and lifted it hard, but the bag never left the ground.

Dong Shuben looked at Jia Chuan proudly and said, "If anyone is lucky enough to marry my daughter in the future, it will be a blessing earned through countless lifetimes."

Jia Chuan ignored Dong Shuben and watched Dong Yuanyuan shoulder the bag again. Her strong arms were very powerful. Shunzi knew he couldn't carry it anymore, so he took the initiative to run ahead to lead the way. Dong Yuanyuan followed steadily behind, each step was firm and powerful, as if the earth was echoing with her steps...

　It’s not the heroine, haha, the very cute Yuanyuan, the heroine will be out soon.

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