Chapter 61: Yuan Shao Invites Him to Dinner
"What? You want another one?" The woman was clearly startled by Guo Jia's words.
Guo Jia didn't want people to think he was being greedy, anyway now that he had money too, he added.
"Of course, I am willing to pay some compensation for this, so that the girl will not starve."
In the past, we relied on hunting to make a living, but now picking flowers can also make a living, why not choose an easier one?!
"It's nothing, really." The woman hastily waved her hand, "It's just picking an extra flower, no big deal. I'll go first, see you tomorrow."
The girl finished speaking and ran away directly.
"Hmph!" Guo Jia shrugged and chuckled, "It seems she hasn't finished speaking yet? What a crazy and reckless little wild girl, I'll ask her again another day."
On the other side, the woman who had already run far away muttered and scolded as she ran.
"I'm so stupid! I'm really stupid! I wanted to tell him that the flowers on the mountain are already hard to find now, and in a few days they might not be able to be picked. Ah! Just coming out for such a short time, have I learned the ways of the Central Plains people? Oh no, what can I do now? I've already promised him!"
The woman couldn't help but let out a loud cry, completely ignoring the strange looks from the people around her. Then she lowered her head to look at the medicine in her hand that Guo Jia had just given her, muttering to herself.
"Zhurong, Zhurong, isn't it just a pack of herbs? How did you become so silly......"
Come back
Guo Jia and Ming'er went to the residence of the Minister of Works again the next day. Suddenly, Ming'er opened his mouth and laughed, saying:
"Master, I think that sister just now is quite a match for Big Dumb. One's crazy and the other's silly, hehe."
Guo Jia shook his head instead.
"You don't understand, people often like to be with those who are different from themselves, this is called complementarity. Think about it, if someone who doesn't like to talk finds another person who also doesn't like to talk, how will they spend their lives? That's why a wealthy family's daughter often marries a country boy, and a street-smart girl often marries a scholarly young master."
This is something Guo Jia deeply feels, because on TV and in games it's always like this.
As a result, after hearing Guo Jia's words, Ming Er suddenly raised his head and said,
"Isn't that quite suitable for you, young master?"
"Cough, cough." Guo Jia was suddenly choked with emotion. To be honest, he had never thought about his own problems before. It wasn't that Guo Jia looked down on "country people", but rather he still had some big man chauvinism.
Even if a woman has martial arts skills, she doesn't need his protection, Guo Jia's, and can even protect him. She should be walking the gentle and agile route, not the powerful and brave one; at least looking delicate and weak, rather than muscular. Standing next to Guo Jia, she should also be leaning on him like a little bird.
But what about that wild girl? It can be imagined that on a certain summer day, the weather is hot, and the wild girl subconsciously reveals her "little waist" and those bulging abdominal muscles are estimated to be able to directly blind Guo Jia's eyes!
If he really found a woman like Guo Jia, then "Mom won't have to worry about my safety anymore" ...
"Of course, what I said earlier was just a minority, like the Cowherd and the Weaving Maiden. It's precisely because such things are rare that they can be widely passed down. In real life, it's usually the beautiful woman paired with the hero, the talented scholar paired with the virtuous woman." Guo Jia hastily rounded off his words.
"Oh." Ming'er nodded, "Like Young Master and Miss Cai Yan, that's a perfect match made in heaven!"
"That's right." Gu Jia responded without a hint of embarrassment.
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Arriving at the gate of the Situ Mansion, it was still that person from yesterday standing at the entrance, with a look of entanglement on his face.
Even if he didn't say it, Guo Jia could guess that this person was struggling with whether or not to take the initiative to find him, Guo Jia, to cooperate.
To this, Guo Jia naturally was delighted to hear. As a joke, anyone who had offended him would not be given substantial revenge, but would have to endure psychological torture!
Guo Jia had just appeared when the other side hurriedly came forward, piling on smiles and saying:
"Master Guo, you've come to send flowers again?"
This attitude is simply a 180-degree change from before.
"Yes." Guo Jia handed the flower over to the other person, his expression calm.
"That, the flowers from yesterday I personally handed over to Miss Diao Chan, and Miss Diao Chan seemed to like them quite a bit too." The other party said with a flattering expression. As long as Guo Jia could throw him a gold ingot of about the same size as yesterday's, he reckoned he would even call Guo Jia "dad" directly.
But just as he was about to respond, a horse carriage suddenly stopped at the gate and someone got out.
"Excuse me, is this Guo Jia, young master Guo?"
Kuo Chia's heart skipped a beat, his eyes narrowing.
What's going on again? You just looked for it yesterday, and today there's something again?! What's even more surprising is that this time he actually came openly?! Is Zhang Liao not afraid of startling the snake by cutting the grass, letting He Jin get the news?!
"What brings you here?" Guo Jia asked calmly.
"My master would like to invite you over for a chat." The visitor replied.
"Who is the master of your house?" Guo Jia asked.
"Commandant of the Imperial Guard, Yuan Shao, Lord Yuan." The newcomer replied with a hint of arrogance.
"Yuan Shao?!" Guo Jia was shocked. He never thought that Yuan Shao would come to find him.
"Tomorrow, do I have any plans today?" Guo Jia didn't respond immediately, but instead turned to ask a little maid beside him. It wasn't that he was trying to show off his importance, but rather he wanted to take the opportunity to think carefully about this matter.
However, Guo Jia's move startled the people around him. He joked that a provincial-level cadre had sent a special car to pick him up, and he still wanted to check if he had any schedule conflicts? What kind of person is this, royalty or something?
"That's right, I need to go find Master Guo Tu and also Big Blockhead." Ming Er couldn't understand what Guo Jia was thinking, so he could only honestly reply.
"That's all, let's go." Guo Jia lifted his foot and walked towards the carriage.
"Please!" The newcomer suddenly became much more polite.
The horse carriage slowly drove away.
The defenders had completely collapsed on their home ground.
"I'm so stupid, really, I knew it all along..."
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Afternoon
After bidding farewell to Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers, Guo Jia's eyebrows never relaxed.
"What do you think tomorrow?" Guo Jia couldn't help but ask, sometimes when a person thinks about a problem, it's easy to get stuck in a dead end, at this time, another person just mentions it slightly, and it may make people suddenly enlightened.
"What's wrong?" Ming Er asked strangely, "Young Master, is there something troubling you?"
"Yuan Shao invited me to dinner." said Guo Jia directly.
"What else can it be, obviously he has finally realized your talent, young master, so he wants to get close and win you over." Ming Er said matter-of-factly, which was indeed the normal situation.
But Guo Jia had another terrible idea.
Yuan Shu was a person who had already been seen through by Guo Jia. He completely followed the trend, and whatever Yuan Shao did, he would do the same. When Yuan Shao showed enthusiasm towards people, he would also show enthusiasm towards them. On the surface, it seemed like he was closely following his brother's footsteps, but in reality, there were ulterior motives at play. From this perspective, Yuan Shu probably didn't have any other ideas and was simply taking advantage of the situation.
But was Yuan Shao's invitation merely a simple request for Guo Jia to join him for dinner?
