A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 181 Arrange Wu Mingqiang to go to the security team

After sending away Ji Yiru's 20 or so ferocious servants, the courtyard became much calmer. Gradually, Guier discovered a phenomenon. The maids and servants in the courtyard began to find fault with Ji Yiru's maids. The main reason was that the person in charge also stood on their side. Sha Yanxiao didn't want to get involved in this matter, so Ji Yiru's maids were quite aggrieved.

It was Sunday and Gui'er didn't have to go to school. She was sitting in the hall reading a book when she suddenly heard a noisy noise outside.

"I just came to see the lady and will go back after delivering the things."

"Who are you? Can you see the lady whenever you want?"

Gui'er put down her book curiously and walked out the door. It turned out to be Wu Mingqiang and the manager talking, so she asked, "What's going on?"

The steward said, "This servant insisted on seeing the young lady. He really doesn't know the rules. I will send him away right away."

Gui Er thought about how Wu Mingqiang had helped her before, so she said, "It's okay, just let him come forward and say a few words."

Wu Mingqiang walked up to Gui'er happily and said, "Miss Gui'er, I was working on the farm and caught a little rabbit. This time when I went to the city to deliver food, I brought it here. Look." As he said that, he took out a small wooden cage from behind him, and there was a little gray rabbit in it.

Gui'er was delighted to see this. She quickly took it and reached in to touch the little rabbit. The fur was sleek and smooth, and felt wonderful. She smiled and said to Wu Mingqiang, "You're so thoughtful." Suddenly, she remembered that Dingxiang seemed to have some interest in Wu Mingqiang. She turned around and saw Dingxiang staring at Wu Mingqiang with shining eyes.

He said to Dingxiang, "This little brother Wu gave me a little rabbit. I should thank him. Go to the kitchen and see if there are any pastries to give him."

Dingxiang went there happily, jumping and skipping.

Gui'er looked at Wu Mingqiang. After just a few months of not seeing him, he had grown a lot taller, his skin had become darker and he had grown muscles, his facial features were more three-dimensional, and he looked like an adult. However, his temperament was still somewhat refined and elegant. When he smiled, he became more suave. If he was not wearing rough homespun clothes, others might have thought he was a young master from some family.

Ding Xiang brought two pieces of Thousand Layer Cake over to Wu Mingqiang. He took them with both hands and said with a smile, "Thank you, Sister Ding Xiang."

Dingxiang blushed immediately. Guier saw that some young maids in the yard were also looking at Wu Mingqiang. In their opinion, Wu Mingqiang was tall and handsome, attentive, and favored by his master. He was indeed the type that many maids of the right age liked.

Gui'er recalled Sha Yanxiao's dismissal of Ji Yiru's servants. Wu Mingqiang was educated, and spending his whole life farming on the farm was truly a waste of time. So she said to him, "We've dismissed all the servants brought by my sister-in-law to our courtyard. My brother gave them four options: one is to join the army, two is to join the Fengcheng Security Team, and three or four is to return to Shanghai. However, the number of people who can return to Shanghai has already been determined. The fourth one will be freed for five yuan. Do you want to go? I can talk to my brother about it."

Wu Mingqiang was stunned for a moment, then thought for a moment and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Miss. I want to join the security team."

When he said this, Gui'er and Dingxiang were stunned. They didn't expect that the gentle Wu Mingqiang would choose to join the security team that wanted to fight and kill.

Ding Xiang blurted out: "It's not appropriate for you to go there. There are bandits and casinos and opium dens there. It's very dangerous."

Wu Mingqiang smiled and said, "But it's easier to make achievements in the security team. The world is so chaotic now. For an orphan like me, if I want to make a name for myself, I have to risk my life."

Gui'er was stunned for a moment. For some reason, she actually felt a sense of resonance with his words. However, she was a girl and had no chance of risking her life.

At this time, Sha Yanxiao came back from outside and saw Gui'er and Wu Mingqiang talking in the yard. He walked over and said, "What's going on?" While speaking, he glanced at Wu Mingqiang vigilantly.

Wu Mingqiang quickly lowered his head.

Guier smiled and said, "Brother Yanxiao, do you remember Wu Mingqiang? He brought me a little rabbit when he came from the village to deliver something." As she spoke, she picked up the cage of little rabbits and shook it.

Sha Yanxiao looked at it and said with a smile: "Do you like it?"

Gui'er said, "Very cute. By the way, I thought it would be a shame for Wu Mingqiang to just stay on the farm doing farm work even though he can read and write, so I asked him if he'd like to follow the four paths you suggested, and he decided to join the security team."

Sha Yanxiao was surprised to hear this and said, "I never thought you knew that wealth and honor can only be achieved through risk. I thought you were an honest person."

Wu Mingqiang stood there at a loss. Gui'er said to Sha Yanxiao, "He comes from a family of scholars, so it's understandable that he wants to make progress. Brother Yanxiao, please give him a chance."

Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "That's no problem, Dali. Go and arrange it."

Dali walked up to Wu Mingqiang and said, "Come with me."

Wu Mingqiang agreed and was about to leave. As he turned around, he turned back to Gui'er and Sha Yanxiao and said, "Thank you, Marshal, thank you, Miss. I will come to see you again when I have the chance."

Gui'er nodded politely, and Sha Yanxiao said expressionlessly, "Just do your job well over there."

Wu Mingqiang lowered his head, said "Yes", then turned and left.

That afternoon, when Ji Yiru returned and learned that it was Gui'er who recommended Wu Mingqiang to join the security team, she sarcastically said, "You're really attentive to this servant. I heard that he was just a little boy, and after being at the manor for half a year, he's become even more handsome. I'm afraid you have some ideas? If so, please tell me. Your sister-in-law will help you make it happen. You were originally a maid, so the two of you are a perfect match."

As soon as the words fell, the air seemed to freeze, and the servants around did not dare to breathe. Gui'er felt that Ji Yiru dared to expose Gui'er's past like this because Sha Yanxiao was not around. Gui'er knew that her background seemed very humble in the eyes of some people, and she was only respectful to her for Sha Yanxiao's sake.

She looked at Ji Yiru calmly and said, "Sister-in-law, you're overthinking it. I just saw that my brother had sent away the previous group of people. Wu Mingqiang was also in that group, so he should be given the same opportunity to choose."

Ji Yiru didn't say anything, just snorted and turned to go upstairs.

Ding Xiang watched Ji Yiru go upstairs before coming over and comforting Gui Er, saying, "Miss, don't worry about it. A person's blessings are not determined by their background. You are a person with great blessings."

Guier smiled. She didn't expect Dingxiang to be so good at comforting people. But when she thought about it carefully, this world was different from the modern world. Wu Guier's humble background might have a profound impact on her future life. How could she get rid of it?