Chapter 17: Adding Dots and Grades

  "Yuanzi is such a girly name, it's not domineering enough and doesn't suit your style. So I'll make a slight change, from now on I'll call you - Yuanzi!" Guo Jia said.

  "Yuan zai?" Ming'er, who was beside him, almost burst out laughing again. Slaughtering pigs and cows, yeah, it's quite domineering. For a moment, Ming'er couldn't help but make two slashing motions with his hands.

  But Guo Yuan, who was illiterate, did not understand Ming Er's joke at all, and naturally, he would not understand Guo Jia's actual meaning either.

  Or rather, Guo Jia never had the intention of making Guo Yuan understand, as long as he himself felt comfortable saying it and hearing it. After last night's encounter, Guo Jia also discovered that in this chaotic world, the weak are preyed upon by the strong, and good people are often bullied. So, he decided to upgrade his "status" a bit, at least this title would match Guo Yuan's style.

  And why must it be the "zhǎi" of slaughtering pigs and cows, rather than the "zhǎi" of prime minister? That's also very domineering, right! Although, looking at Guo Yuan that way, everyone will think of a butcher, but absolutely can't think of a prime minister.

  "Then I'll be called A'zi from now on?!" Guo Yuan asked.

  "Hmm." Guo Jia nodded, "From now on, you're my underling."

  Why not pig slaughter, cow slaughter, but horse slaughter? Tomorrow, she started turning her little head again, is it a variation of "shoot the person first and then shoot the horse", or is it "slaughter people first and then slaughter horses"? The young master's thinking is really peculiar~

  "What's a horse kid?" Guo Yuan was an honest baby, didn't understand and asked, never pretended to know.

  "Listen up, that means when I point east you go east, and when I point to someone you take them down!" Guo Jia thought for a moment before explaining in simpler terms.

  "Oh, so that's what I meant by making you the great general!" Guo Yuan instantly "understood".

  Guo Jia tilted his head to one side,

  "Alright, that's about it. But being a good horse is not that easy, first of all, the whip must be held brightly." Guo Jia continued to say, "Forget it, there's no use saying too much to you, just learn slowly later. However, from now on, you can't call me big brother again."

  As soon as Guo Jia finished speaking, Guo Yuan's face changed instantly.

  "Big brother, you're not going to abandon me, are you? I was wrong, I won't laugh anymore, I'll never laugh again! Big brother, I can't live without you!"

  For a moment, Guo Yuan was like when they first met, and with tears and snot, he threw himself into Guo Jia's arms.

  "My god, what are you doing! Get down, get down quickly! You're actually saying such embarrassing things, I'm not gay!" Guo Jia suddenly cried out in pain, "Get down! I didn't abandon you, I'm still your older brother!"

  Guo Yuan finally calmed down a bit, and then Guo Jia said:

  "First of all, let me make it clear to you again, I am your elder brother and will always be your elder brother!"

  "Big brother~~~~ I....."

  "Then." Guo Jia interrupted him again before Guo Yuan could get sentimental, "Just like how I don't call you Yuanzi now, but instead call you Yuānzǎi, you shouldn't call me Big Brother either, you should call...Big Boss!" Guo Jia said.

  "Big Master?" Ming'er looked puzzled and turned her eyes around, wondering why Guo Jia didn't want her to call him "Young Master" earlier, saying he was still very young, but now wanted to be called "Big Master"?

  Hearing Ming Er's voice, Guo Jia immediately said to Xiao Ya Niang,

  "You still call me Young Master. The title of Big Brother is only used by the helpers."

  "Oh." Ming'er nodded, although she still didn't understand, but as a servant girl, it wasn't her place to ask questions or know things she shouldn't. If she needed to know something, Young Master would definitely tell her himself.

  This little girl is still young and may not have a mature personality yet, but her mind, well, it's absolutely the opposite of that foolish big guy next to her!

  "Big brother..." Guo Yuan had just opened his mouth when Guo Jia corrected him, "It's Big Boss!"

  "Oh, big brother, big brother, I remember now, big brother." Guo Yan hastily said.

  "Ah ~ It seems that this IQ is indeed your weakness." Guo Jia patted his head speechlessly.

  Compare her to the little maid beside her, when Guo Jia first told her not to call him "old master", she didn't have any reaction at all. Since then, she started calling him "young master" and never called it wrong again.

  The gap between people is so big!

  Forget it, now we can only take one step at a time, slowly cultivate, after all, practice makes perfect, habit becomes natural. He Guo Jia is just such a horse, even if the "initial attributes" are a bit worse, with careful effort, he may also become a top-notch one.

  Guo Jia was teaching Guo Yuan various forms of address while passing the time, and at the same time riding his horse to continue advancing towards Luoyang.

  This horse was naturally the one sent by Huang Bo yesterday, but Guo Jia didn't know how to ride a horse at all. Therefore, it wasn't that Guo Jia and Guo Yuan each had a horse, galloping quickly towards Luoyang with whip in hand.

  But like Guo Jia now, with Tang Sanzang in general, riding a white dragon horse, being led by others. Of course, what's different from Tang Sanzang is not only that Guo Jia has a different entourage, but also that Guo Jia has a little loli in his arms.

  How can you bear to let a little girl like her walk on the ground like Guo Yuan?

  Guo Jia as the leader of a small group, would he walk on foot and let Ming'er ride alone on horseback? Is that possible?

  Everyone walks on the ground, why use a horse? Are you stupid?

  Should Guo Yan also come up and ride a horse? Can the horse bear it?

  Therefore, Guo Jia also enjoyed it naturally.

  You carry the pole, you lead the horse, I sit on the horse, holding the doll, crossing mountains and rivers, going to Beijing, chasing after Diao Chan, coming and going, ah, coming and going.

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  Another day of nothingness, another day of having nowhere to settle down.

  It was already late afternoon, and the colorful clouds had risen, Guo Jia couldn't help but sigh.

  "Alas, the people are suffering! The people are suffering! Our great Han Dynasty has traveled so far, yet we haven't even encountered a single household. Are we going to have to spend another night sleeping under the stars?!"

  After hearing Guo Jia's words, Ming Er was slightly displeased and pouted her mouth. It was clear to everyone on the scene who had caused this situation. Earlier, they had encountered a relay station, and at that time, they had indeed inquired about it, and before nightfall, they could have reached the next place.

  But they are calculated at a normal speed, with Guo Jia's snail-like speed, walking and stopping to enjoy the scenery, can he arrive at the next place before dark?

  Besides, why mention "again"? Has last night's robbery already been forgotten?

  However, she was just a small servant girl, lowly and weak in speech, and naturally could not accuse Guo Jia of his mistakes and thick skin. As for Guo Yuan, that foolish big fellow, he didn't even have any right to speak.

  "Yuanzi, don't you want to eat meat?" Guo Jia suddenly asked.

  "Think! I'll think!" Guo Yuan hastily replied, subconsciously touching his mouth.

  "This isn't something you just ate, and yet you're thinking of it again so soon." Guo Jia laughed.

  Guo Yan blushed and smiled slightly.

  "My greatest wish is to eat meat every day, and have meat at every meal!"

  Kuo Chia burst out laughing and suddenly said:

  "If so, why don't you open your eyes a bit wider! When the sky is completely dark, it will be hard to find!"

  "Yes! Big brother, no, big boss!"