Love is More than a Word, Chapter 23: Misfortunes comes in pairs (5)...

Love is More than a Word《识汝不识丁》Shi Nu Bu Shi Ding
Love is More than a Word, Chapter 23: Misfortunes comes in pairs (5)...

As the head of a county, Tao Mo is busy collecting gifts. There are both ceremonial and congratulatory customs.


Lao Tao took it all.

Tao Mo's original words were faint, but Lao Tao wrote down the gifts in his account book, and then returned the gifts to each other with gifts of comparable value, and in about three or four days the accounts were evened out.

Hao Guozi flipped the ledger back and forth several times, sullenly saying, "There really isn't any left?"

Lao Tao said, "Not a bit left."

Hao Guozi said, "That's a bad gift to receive."

Lao Tao didn't laugh.

Tao Mo said, ''That's better. These favors are not meant to be owed."

Old Tao said: " Young Master is a court official. It shouldn't be a courtesy to them to pay him. But this is a bad habit of the officialdom. The rejection of people a thousand miles away makes the heart angry. So it had to be done."

Hao Guozi said, "Those people are comfortable like that?"

"Whether the heart is comfortable or not, at least the respect is always maintained." Lao Tao said, "And not so much as to hold a grudge."

Tao Mo's heart snapped and said, "Why don't you prepare two more gifts for Mr. Yichui and Mr. Lin."

Lao Tao said, "What about Master Gu She Gu?"

Tao Mo opened his eyes wide, "He helped me and deserved to get some too."

Lao Tao shook his head.

Tao Mo frowned, "Why?"

"Although I approve of Young Master's befriending them, this befriending is based on equality. If the Young Master keeps on pleasing them, it will make them despise him."

"Despised? Will it?" Tao Mo remembered that Hao Guozi had said that if he was too obedient to Gu She, it would make him feel bored. Now that Lao Tao had added another word of contempt, he couldn't help but feel a bit nervous and confused.

Lao Tao saw that he was distracted and knew that he was thinking about Gu She again, so he sighed and said, "Young master. I do not know when someone will hide a knife in a smile and plot against you and lay a stone in a well to drown you. You must not fall into easy hands with others’ machinations."

Tao Mo said, "I'll be careful."

"I heard that this Gu She has not been in Tangyang County for long. He was able to pass through many lawyers in Tangyang County within a short period of time to become Mr. Yichui's favorite pupil, so he must be very capable. I heard that he is very rich in clothes and food, and even if he is not a famous family member, this family must be a scholar family. If such a figure is involved too deeply, it's only feared that you'll get into trouble." Lao Tao was very serious.




These points Tao Mo did not know how to reconcile. Just deal with things as the situation goes by.

Old Tao saw him looking sad and he said, "If you're such a good man, it's not impossible."

Hao Guozi looked at him with wide eyes.

"It's just that succession is still necessary. After taking a wife, then find two male concubines with clean families and hide them at home, and don't make a big deal of it." Lao Tao sighed.

Tao Mo's lips twitched, before he said after a long time, "I haven't thought so far ahead."

Lao Tao nodded and said, "Now is indeed not the time to be in a hurry. It's still important to establish a foothold in the Tangyang County first."

Tao Mo bowed his head, but his mind was still on Gu She.

It's just that such a person, not to mention a male concubine for him, even if he sent himself to be a male concubine.

Lao Tao looked at him, still waiting to say more, then saw Hao Guozi secretly made a wink.

The two went out of the house quietly.

Lao Tao asked, "What is it?"

Hao Guozi said, "Lao Tao, you don't know the Young Master's heart as thoroughly as I do."

"Oh?"

"Although my Young Master is infatuated, he is not a lover. If you really want to take a concubine for him, just let go and find one. If you really see the right thing, by the time the Young Master and the newlywed person are newly married, they will be as close to each other as they are meant to be close to each other, and they will slowly alienate that gentleman Gu." Hao Guozi smiled.

Lao Tao frowned.

"If you don't believe me, think of that Young Master Yi Yu." Hao Guozi reminded me.

Lao Tao said, "Master Yin Yu wants to say something else."

Hao Guozi said, "Anyway, it's much more effective than you forcing him to forget about Gu She."

Lao Tao sulked, "I know, the matter will be considered."

Not knowing how he was going to deliberate, Hao Guozi's mind was quickly taken up by the arrival of the Lantern Festival. Tao Mo originally did not want to go, but could not stand Hao Guozi's pestering, so he agreed.

Wearing hats and long coats, the two men mingled in the crowd and were not conspicuous.

One of the best features of the Tangyang is the large number of lawyers, so one of the special features of the Tangyang Lantern Festival is the lawyers' debate.

Tao Mo and Hao Guozi were attracted by a huge lantern surrounded by a crowd of people after enjoying the lantern.

Hao Guozi was small and thin, and in three or two strokes he burrowed into the crowd.

Tao Mo had to wait outside.

After a while, Hao Guozi burrowed out and excitedly said, "There's a quarrel going on inside."

"Quarrel?" Tao Mo hurriedly said, ''What's all the noise? Was it good?"

"Heh heh, just bickering, not great. They're all mouthful people." Hao Guozi took his hand, "Young Master came with me." He had one experience and drilled even faster the second time around.

Tao Mo was not as nimble as he was, stumbling in and pinching out bruises on his wrists. Before he could open his mouth, the figure of the man in the field stole his attention.

"Huh, Gu She?" Hao Guozi frowned. If I had known he was here, he would not have brought the Young Master with him.

Tao Mo's mind was diametrically opposed to his, and his gaze fell on the indifferent figure like nothing in the world without a blink.

"Young Master Gu, make an arbitration and see if Young Master Wang is right or Young Master Chen is right." The man who spoke was a middle-aged man with a grin on his face.

The named Young Master Wang and Young Master Chen both looked at Gu She at the same time, both with aspirations in their eyes.

Gu She slowly said, "Each one has a thousand points."

The middle-aged man laughed, ''That's really hard for me. To know that there is only one Lantern King, one cannot be separated for the two." He said, pointing a finger at the largest lantern in the field.

Young Master Wang laughed and said, "I'm amazed at Mr. Chen's theory of remarriage, the Lamp King should be taken by Mr. Chen."

Mr. Chen responded with a smile on his face, "Mr. Wang's Husbands Theory is even more brilliant, and it is up to Mr. Wang to get the Lamp King."




Young Master Wang's smile narrowed, "Why did you take it out of context, Gongzi Chen? How many times have I said something about the Husband Theory?"

"Am I then at the heart of the narrative of remarriage?"

The two men looked at each other and grew angry.

With a hint from the middle-aged man, Gu She finally opened his mouth and said, "Half right half wrong, no need to say who won or lost."

The originally furious eyes of Young Master Wang and Young Master Chen turned their anger on Gu She at the same time, "What does Young Master Gu say?"

Gu She said: "The words you argue have long been subject to court decrees, and the rules and provisions are as dense as the hair on an ox, and there are judgments in every case. The topics you have discussed are only general and unsupported, without regard to cause and effect. No matter who is higher or lower, it's just nonsense, so why bother to divide between the winners and losers if the topic depends on the situation?"

The middle-aged man hastily removed the big lantern and sent it to Gu She, smiling with him as he said, "This year's Lantern King looks like he's Mr. Gu again."

Gu Xiaojia jumped out and said, "You give it away every year, but my Young Master doesn't receive it every year, so why do you need to do it again?"

The middle-aged man laughed: "You can't keep talking about yester things, but today you're renovating. It may not be the same today."

Gu Xiaojia was about to retort, when he heard Gu She faintly say, "In that case, you can give it to him."

The middle-aged man looked along his fingers, just in time to meet Tao Mo's dumbfounded gaze. "This one is from Master Gu... "

The corners of Gu She's mouth slightly raised, and he turned around and left.

Tao Mo made a move in his heart and was about to chase after him, when he was stopped by the middle-aged man, who stiffly removed the large lantern hanging on a high place and shoved it to him, "Congratulations to this gentleman."

Hao Guozi was holding the lantern with all his hands and feet, afraid of poking him, afraid of touching it off, too light to be heavy, very distressed, "What is this?"

The middle-aged man froze, "Aren't the two of you the Tangyang people?"

Hao Guozi said, "Just after a few more years."

The middle-aged man laughed, "This is the Lamp King, there is only one every year, only for the winner of the Mutual Defense Contest. In fact, although Young Master Gu doesn't take it year after year, he comes year after year, and so far, I have never seen anyone take the Lamp King from him."

Hao Guozi muttered, "Don't want it yourself and won't give it to anyone else, how bossy."

The middle-aged man said, "Although Mr. Gu does not belong to the public hall, he is a senior disciple of Mr. Yichui, so to speak, he is also a famous lawyer.

Tao Mo suddenly asked, "Who came up with this Lantern King rule?"

The middle-aged man proudly exclaimed, "Me."

Hao Guozi said, "Who are you?"

The middle-aged man stood up and said, "I am the owner of the Yutu Lantern Place."

"... "

Hao Guozi nodded his head and said, "I finally understand why there aren't many familiar faces other than Gu She to participate in this Lamp King competition." Boring to win, humiliating to lose.

The middle-aged man: "... "

Hao Guozi originally wanted to throw the lantern away, but Tao Mo insisted on not doing so. In his mind, this lantern was a gift from Gu Xianzhi, so how could he throw it away when he was afraid of it? He saw Hao Guozi holding the lantern in a casual posture, fearing that it would be damaged, he simply replaced himself to carry it.

The lanterns were so big that it was a sight to behold as you walked down the street, looking back along the way.

Without noticing, Tao Mo asked as he walked, "Did you see where Gu She was going?"

Hao Guozi casually pointed, "It seems he turned to go over there."

Tao Mo quickly walked a few steps, to the corner, a silhouette suddenly flashed out, he could not retract, almost collided with the other party, but was held by the other party to slide past.

"Sorry." The other party's voice was as clear as a fountain.

Tao Mo moved the lantern away and his eyes lit up.

The man in front of me was as handsome and elegant as a snowy moon, and his temperament was not half as elegant as Gu She.

"I have taken the liberty of asking you to forgive me. Excuse me, how do I get to the county office?"

Hao Guozi dashed out from behind Tao Mo, ''You're going to the county office? To do what? A complaint?"

"No, go find someone." The youth are at ease.

Hao Guozi looked at him suspiciously, "Who?"




The youth smiled and said, "Lao Tao."





~ Love is More than A Word ~




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