Vol 2 Chapter 828: Jiang Yan showed up (twenty-three more)

It was light, and Guo Taohua made breakfast. When I came to the front yard, I took off the door panels one by one, opened the store door, and started a day's business.
This is a pickle shop in Sanxiang, Xinmin County.
Sanxiang is not lively, but because of the huge flow of people in Xinmin County, business is actually pretty good. There is no problem with income to support the family.
In Jinju that year, Guo Taohua and Jiang Yan were elected to serve as maidservants in the Provincial Government.
Jiang Yan followed Gu Jiu, while Guo Taohua waited on his wife Xie's yard.
Later, Jiang Yan entered the palace to seal the concubine, and the limelight was the same.
Guo Taohua followed Gu's family to the capital.
When she was older, the lady in charge acted as a matchmaker for her and married a hawker.
After marriage, she gave birth to children, followed her husband to learn how to make pickles. After years of hard work from a street vendor, she finally rented a shop in Sanxiang, Xinmin County, and bought a house with the sixth loan.
Guo Taohua, who was too poor to sell as a slave, finally settled down in the capital and will take root in the capital.
From her home northwest, she has not returned for many years.
The maiden family came to visit her in Beijing. She also introduced a hard labor to her natal brothers, and the wages were well paid.
But the natal brothers were worried about the family's crops, as well as his wife and children, and finally chose to return to his home in the northwest.
Guo Taohua took a long wooden spoon and stirred the pickles.
In the season when green and yellow are not picking up, pickles are the best way to eat.
And the pickles can be left for a long time.
The sound of carriages and horses came from outside the store.
Guo Taohua thought that the guests came, turned around, and prepared to greet the guests with a smile.
But when she saw the woman coming down from the carriage, she was stunned for an instant.
Jiang Yan walked into the shop with a smile, and asked crisply, "How do you sell pickles?"
"you you……"
Guo Taohua was dumbfounded.
Jiang Yan is already dead, who is standing in front of her now?
"This pickle is so fragrant, it's a bit like the practice in the northwest. I want all of this jar. Is it packaged for delivery?"
Guo Taohua nodded subconsciously, "Send, deliver."
Jiang Yan said: "Help me deliver this jar of pickles to the gate of Phase III, and someone will pick you up. I haven't used breakfast this morning, can I deliver it now?"
After speaking, she took out a bunch of official silver and put it on the counter.
"Remember to send it over now." She blinked at Guo Taohua, smiled, turned around and got into the carriage.
Da da da……
The carriage left slowly.
It took a long time before Guo Taohua came back to her senses.
She picked up Guan Pingyin and took a bite in her mouth. It was true and not adulterated.
Jiang Yan is still alive, and it seems to be alive and well.
Guo Taohua felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
But time is limited, and she has no time to hurt the spring and sad autumn and recall the past.
She talked to the boss, put the pickle jars on the donkey cart and transported them to the third phase.
Donkey carts are rented.
The shop has long-term cooperation with the car and horse company, and the car and horse company gave them a very low price, saving them the money to buy a donkey cart.
Guo Taohua's mind is empty, and he dare not think about it.
Because the more she thought about it, the more afraid she became.
She drove the donkey cart to the gate of Phase III, and as expected, someone picked her up. It was the maid who followed Jiang Yan before.
She followed the maid, drove the donkey cart, and walked into the third phase. I felt that after a long, long journey, I finally reached the door of a big house.
"The third phase is really big." She secretly said with emotion.
I didn't expect to be heard by the maid.
The maid laughed at her, "Did you come to the third phase for the first time? The house in the third phase is second only to the fourth phase, and it is very expensive. The building where my lady lives has three entrances and several small courtyards. There is also a garden pond. I will show you through the side door."
Guo Taohua smiled awkwardly and drove the donkey cart into the side door.
The pickle jars have their own move.
The maid said to her: "You are blessed today. My lady wants to see you. My lady is always generous in her actions. You can speak well, and your reward is indispensable."
Guo Taohua twitched the corners of her mouth, not knowing what to say.
The maid glanced at her disgustingly, so dull, how to do business.
Guo Taohua didn't know how she did a business with Jiang Yan.
She was led by the maid, through the garden, the corridor, and finally came to the depths of the courtyard.
There was a crisp laughter from the room.
Even if he hadn't heard it for many years, Guo Taohua instantly recognized that the voice was Jiang Yan.
"Go in. My lady is waiting for you inside."
"Oh! Thank you sister."
"Bah! Who do you call sister, don't look at how old you are. Are you embarrassed to call my sister?"
Guo Taohua flushed and was teased by the maid again.
Until Jiang Yan's voice sounded again, "Is the lady boss of the pickle shop here? Please come in."
The maid urged her, "Go in."
Guo Taohua put away his uncomfortable body and stepped into the door.
There is only Jiang Yan in the room.
I don't know where the previous laughter came from.
"Peach Blossom, you are here. Haven't eaten yet, come sit down and have breakfast with me."
Jiang Yan was very enthusiastic and got up and took Guo Taohua into the seat.
Guo Taohua was uncomfortable, looking at Jiang Yan blankly, "You, are you alive?"
Jiang Yan covered her mouth and laughed, "You feel warm when you touch my hand. Of course I am alive. How else can I get out in broad daylight."
"However, everyone said you were dead. The Emperor Xian gave you a funeral." Guo Taohua was very disturbed, very nervous, and wanted to escape here.
Jiang Yan looked at her and laughed, "It's all blindfolds. The first emperor loves me, afraid that after he passes away, I will be sent to the Temple of Thanksgiving as a nun. You know I have no children, and all concubines without children will be sent to the Temple of Thanksgiving. For nuns. So the first emperor made a decree to give me a death burial, but it actually made me get out of the palace and live incognito.
"what?!"
Guo Taohua was obviously shocked by Jiang Yan's account.
"Master Xiandi is so good to you? Even the things after his death have been considered for you."
Jiang Yan nodded repeatedly, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously: "This matter is still a secret, and I must not say anything about my life. Your Majesty does not know the truth. If he learns that I am still alive, he will definitely send Jin Wuwei. I took it and executed me."
Guo Taohua's heart trembled, and she also lowered her voice, "Don't worry, I promise not to say anything, I must be tight-lipped."
"Good peach blossoms, I knew you were the best to me." Jiang Yan hugged Guo Taohua, making it too affectionate.
Guo Taohua was stiff and uncomfortable.
"For these years, I have been living incognito, and my life has been very hard. Finally, let me meet you. You are my closest sister." Jiang Yan said emotionally.
Guo Taohua was slightly moved, and she asked with concern: "How did you come over these years? What do you live on? This place..."
Jiang Yan said with a smile: "I bought this place myself. The first place arranged for me is in Jiangnan, but I am not used to that place. The climate there is too humid, and I often get sick. If I continue to live, One day I will die in Jiangnan.
So I ventured back to the capital and stayed simple. A few days ago, the maidservant in Fuzhong bought some pickles back. As soon as I tasted it, I felt it was the taste of my hometown. So I drove to the pickle shop early in the morning to take a look. I didn't expect to meet Peach Blossom, I was so lucky. It must be God who knew that I was too lonely in this life, so let me meet you. "
After speaking, Jiang Yan hugged Guo Taohua and hugged tightly.
Guo Taohua was a little out of breath.
"Swallow, don't get excited."
"How can I not be excited. After so many years, I finally saw you again. Peach Blossom, do you miss me?"
Guo Taohua lowered his head and smiled embarrassedly.
"I was really happy for you when I learned that you entered the palace and was favored by the first emperor. Later, I heard that your majesty gave you a funeral. I was worried. But I can't help at all. Now I know you are still alive. , I'm relieved."
Jiang Yan took Guo Taohua's hand, "Thank you Taohua, you are the most kind. Does the Gu family know about me?"
Guo Taohua shook her head, "Gu's family doesn't know your situation. I listened to Qing Zhu and the others. Do you remember Qing Zhu? The maid beside Madam Zhao..."
Jiang Yan's expression was stiff for a while, and she adjusted quickly, and nodded with a smile, "Of course I know. When I was waiting by Madam Zhao, I read and literate with Qingzhu and Qingmei. They were stupid and didn't have me. Great."
Guo Taohua laughed, "I know the one you have been the best."
Jiang Yan laughed, "So, Madam Zhao didn't reveal my identity in the palace at Gu's house?"
Guo Taohua nodded, "The Gu family don't know that Jiang Shuyi in the palace is you."
Jiang Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
"So I can rest assured. In case one day I meet Gu's family outside, I don't have to worry about their surprised expression when they see me. I don't have to hide in Tibet, like the imperial court."
Guo Taohua asked with concern: "You must be very hard to live alone."
Jiang Yan nodded and shook her head again, "For so many years, you are the first person to care about my hard work over the years. Peach Blossom, thank you."
Guo Taohua smiled embarrassedly, "You have a good time, I can rest assured. Do you have contact with your family?"
"I dare not contact my family, I'm afraid of causing them trouble. Taohua, have you been back these years? What's the situation in my family now?"
Guo Taohua said: "After I came to the capital, I never went back to my hometown. But my elder brother has been to the capital, and he said that your house is pretty good. When you entered the palace and got the favor of Emperor Xian, Emperor Xian gave a reward to your family. , Given a house and land, there is still a false job.
Later you disappeared, but the government did not take back your house and land. It's just that the empty job is gone. Nowadays, your family is a well-known big family in the local area. Your nephew also went to study in the county college, and your niece said a wonderful marriage. "
After listening, Jiang Yan let out a long sigh of relief.
"I've always worried about getting involved at home. I'm relieved to hear that everything is fine with them."
"Aren't you going back?" Guo Taohua asked curiously.
Jiang Yan smiled bitterly, "The world thought that I was buried with the first emperor, and I was dead. I reappeared in front of them, not only did nothing help, but would also harm them. Let everyone treat me as dead, so I Only then can I spend the rest of my life peacefully."
Guo Taohua felt a little distressed, "I have wronged you all these years."
Jiang Yan shook her head, "As long as I can live, I can bear no matter how much grievances I have. But you, I thought you would stay in the Gu Mansion, marry a small servant, and then become a housekeeper. I didn't expect you to come out of Gu Mansion. Up."
Guo Taohua smiled shyly, "I can't be a slave and maid for a lifetime. He is good, so I married him and came out of Gu's house naturally."
"Congratulations! We both entered the Gu Mansion back then, and now we both jumped out." Jiang Yan said sincerely.
Guo Taohua smiled, her smile revealing sincere happiness.
Jiang Yan greeted her for breakfast, "Porridge and side dishes, don't dislike it."
"How can I dislike it, it's much better than my family's food."
"You are also a lady boss now, you have to be willing to eat!" Jiang Yan laughed at her.
Guo Taohua shook his head, "I have to save money to pay back the loan, and the child will have to study in the future. I dare not spend money at will.
"You are too saving, but if you need my help, just speak up."
Guo Taohua put down his chopsticks, "Thank you, we can still support it."
Jiang Yan smiled and said, "Don't forget to find me when you need it."
Guo Taohua nodded, "Thank you very much. You eat more, you have lost a lot of weight."
"Are you thin?" Jiang Yan clutched her cheek.
Guo Taohua definitely said that she was thinner, which made her happy.
When she was happy, she asked again: "Madame Zhao's situation, are you clear? That's all the people you are familiar with, and I can't help but want to inquire a few words."