Chapter 24 Asking the Cow and Answering the Horse

  Wiped away tears with her sleeve, sobbing as she spoke.

  "The young master's mind is too hard to guess, tomorrow will always be unclear what the young master really wants in his heart..."

  That's right, this is the real reason for tomorrow's crying. It's a bit ridiculous to say that it's not because of Guo Jia's scolding, but because he couldn't understand Guo Jia's true intentions and cried. Not at all like something a child would think.

  But this is Ming'er, who has been clever since childhood. Now, in front of Guo Jia, she behaves almost the same as that foolish big guy Guo Yuan beside her. How can the proud Ming'er accept such reality?

  "Why must you always know what's on my mind?" Guo Jia asked, stroking Ming Er's little head.

  Tomorrow she pouted and didn't respond. If she really wanted to say something, it was just that she 'wanted to know'!

  Not for seeking favor, nor deliberately showing off, but a natural desire to express oneself.

  Pretty people will show off their charm, smart people will show off their wisdom, this can be said to be human nature, especially children, without so many twists and turns of consideration, this aspect is particularly prominent.

  Cao Chong was indeed clever, but the result was that he died young because of his excessive cleverness; and sometimes it's not just children, like Yang Xiu, who are already old and have been in officialdom for a long time, but still end up with an early death.

  Nowadays, Ming'er looks almost the same as that kind of person. Subconsciously, she wants to guess what Guo Jia is thinking in her heart, as if this can reflect her true value. Fortunately, she follows Guo Jia, so she shouldn't suffer the same tragic fate in the future!

  Seeing a cowherd in the distance, Guo Jia suddenly pointed at the cows over there and asked.

  "What is that?"

  "Cow."

  Tomorrow is the answer: "Horse."

  Guo Jia blinked his eyes, and indeed, what should be done with these two people?

  Obviously, the clever Ming thought that Guo Jia was going to play a "pointing deer as horse" like Zhao Gao of Qin Dynasty, in order to confirm his absolute control. So, Ming also came up with a "ask cow answer horse".

  But even if he knew it was for this reason, Guo Jia still stroked Ming Er's little head and said,

  "That is obviously a cow, how can you say it's a horse?"

  As soon as Guo Jia said this, Ming Er immediately pouted her mouth, and indeed, she had guessed wrong again.

  Guo Yuan on the side was delightedly silly.

  "Haha, it's just a cow, I already knew that."

  "You know your sister!!" Guo Jia retorted angrily.

  "What's wrong with my sister? What's going on?" Guo Yuan asked in surprise.

  Guo Jia's mouth twitched slightly.

  "Never mind your sister for now, please use your brain. I don't know what that is? Would I ask you such a simple question?"

  Guo Yuan scratched his head and revealed his usual silly expression.

  "Hehe, I only know that when the big boss tells me what to do, I'll do it; when he asks me something, I'll answer."

  "That's right, you just need to know that it's okay." Guo Jia nodded, a bit dull, but sometimes easier to deal with.

  At this time, Ming Er in Guo Jia's arms was already pouting with a huff, muttering softly.

  "What's wrong with this? It can't be done no matter what!"

  She replied that Ma was wrong, and Guo Yuan replied that Niu was also wrong. In Ming Er's view, such a Guo Jia is simply difficult to serve!

  Kuo Chia heard Ming Er's complaints and laughed.

  "It's not that nothing works, but everything works. I just hope you can be more moderate, the young master can be a bit smarter, and tomorrow you can be a bit dumber, that would be best."

  Taking the previous thing as an example, if it was Guo Yuan, even if Guo Jia's intention at that time was to let him throw the money on the ground, facing the "little fool" who treated him so well yesterday, Guo Yuan would definitely disobey Guo Jia's order and give the money directly to the "little fool".

  But tomorrow she didn't even consider those issues, her cleverness could only be considered petty cleverness, abandoning righteousness and reversing right and wrong, in Guo Jia's view, it was better to give up!

  As for Guo Jia's words, Ming Er still looked displeased, originally a very clever person, why should they be made to appear stupid? Moreover, such things can't be done!

  Seeing this, Guo Jia's eyes rolled over and he immediately said:

  "Of course, it's not about making you really stupid or anything, just to make you guess my thoughts with a mindset dumber than yours. I believe if you're smart enough, this should be easy to do!"

  As expected, as soon as Guo Jia spoke these words, Ming Er's face suddenly turned serious and revealed a very solemn expression. Apparently, Ming Er accepted this test, she couldn't let Guo Jia look down on her intelligence!

  Guo Jia secretly smiled to himself, what a proud and stubborn little girl who loves to save face and never admits defeat.

  It seemed that the problem of one big and one small, one bodyguard and one maid, had already been solved by Guo Jia.

  The three of them continued on their journey, heading towards Luoyang.

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  On this day, the three of them traveled at a much faster pace than the previous day. Not only was Guo Jia gradually becoming familiar with the rhythm of traveling in this era, but he also gradually lost interest in the monotonous scenery along the way. Of course, the most important thing was that the closer they got, the more impatient Guo Jia became to go and see the legendary beauty for himself.

  Unfortunately, when a person's desire is stronger, the process will be more difficult.

  Not at all

  Just as they were about to arrive in Luoyang, Guo Jia and his party suddenly encountered a roadblock that should not have existed in theory.

  Suddenly, a dozen or so people appeared on both sides, blocking the road ahead. Each of them was holding a weapon and looked ferocious. Guo Jia didn't need to ask to know that this must be the legendary "bandits" he had only seen on TV before.

  It's precisely because of this that it seems extremely strange. Indeed, in the vicinity of Luoyang, there are many people coming and going, usually with a lot of money, but to rob here, isn't the risk a bit too great?!

  Even if it has gone through the Yellow Turban Rebellion, but next to the capital city, under the emperor's feet, one can't even see a grain of sand!

  But at this time, Guo Jia couldn't afford to delve deeper. There were over a dozen people on the opposite side, while their side had only three people - no, to be precise, one person and two burdens. How could they possibly cope with this situation? The circumstances could no longer be simply described as grim!

  Guo Jia did not expect that his first outing in this world would lead to such a situation. If he could pay for their silence, he would have handed over all his money immediately. But can these fugitives be trusted? What if they took the money and still betrayed him?

  Fortunately, the other side had only a dozen or so people and no horses. The possibility of Guo Jia's three-person escape should still be relatively high. Guo Jia and Ming Er rode horses, Guo Yuan was physically strong, and his speed wasn't slow either. He shouldn't be easily caught, especially since he didn't have the burden of Guo Jia and the others. If Guo Yuan were alone, it would likely be much easier for him.

  At this point, Guo Jia whispered to Guo Yu in front of him,

  "Yuanzi, do you still remember what I said?"

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  Some book friends suggested that it would be better to develop in two chapters.

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