A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 50: The Young Marshal Treats Him Courteously and Inquires About the Marshal's Residence

Gui'er did not sleep well that night, with too many questions and anxieties in her mind.

The next day, she woke up early. She wanted to get breakfast for Sha Yanxiao, just like she had at the Song residence, but she didn't know where the kitchen was. She washed up early and went to the living room, only to find Sha Yanxiao already sitting on the sofa, with the housekeeper and several servants, including Taohua, standing by. Gui'er felt very embarrassed and said quickly, "I'm sorry, I'm late."

Sha Yanxiao smiled slightly and said, "It's okay, I'm just used to getting up early. I have to go running and practice shooting every morning. You're still young, you should get more sleep."

After saying that, he turned around and said to the housekeeper, "Let's have breakfast." Then he pulled Gui'er to the dining room next door. Other servants came in with breakfast. There was bread, cakes, milk, and porridge. It looked like lean meat porridge and noodles. It was very rich.

Gui'er quickly stood up to answer it, but Sha Yanxiao pushed her down onto her seat and said, "Don't be busy. Sit down and eat. You still have to go to school later."

The servants and the housekeeper placed breakfast on the table. Sha Yanxiao was a little surprised to see Gui'er still sitting there, so he asked, "Why aren't you eating?"

Guier said, "Just the two of us?" Because she saw that the breakfast was large, it must be enough for at least four or five people.

Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "I don't know what you like to eat, so I asked them to prepare some extra. Come and eat."

Gui'er couldn't help but feel a little touched. Since she came to this world, her breakfast every morning was just two sweet potatoes or a bowl of porridge. She just wanted to fill her stomach and didn't care whether it tasted good or not.

She smiled and said to Sha Yanxiao, "Thank you for your care, Marshal. I like to eat them all."

This breakfast was very awkward because Sha Yanxiao ate two slices of bread and then just stared at her while she ate. Gui'er couldn't stand being stared at, so she quickly poured him a glass of milk and said, "Young Marshal, have a glass of milk too."

Sha Yanxiao drank it all in one gulp happily.

After breakfast, Sha Yanxiao took her to the courtyard. The car was already parked at the gate. The driver got out and said to Gui'er, "This is my subordinate Dali. He will pick you up and drop you off at school from now on."

He opened the car door vigorously and said, "Please get in, Miss Wu."

Gui'er quickly said, "Excuse me, Dali brother. Just call me Gui'er."

"Okay, get in the car, Miss Guier."

Gui'er got in the car, and with everyone watching, the car left the courtyard and drove directly out of the Marshal's Mansion.

Guier noticed other cars lined up at the gate waiting to be inspected and released, and asked curiously, "Why doesn't our car have to queue up?"

Dali said proudly: "Because our car belongs to the young marshal, who dares to check the young marshal's car? In the marshal's mansion, besides the marshal, our young marshal is the only one who can do that."

Guier saw that Dali was a very talkative person, and it was a good opportunity to get some information, so she started chatting with him.

"Brother Dali, you must have been with the young marshal for quite a long time, right?" Guier asked tentatively.

Dali glanced at her and said with a smile, "Don't you remember me? Miss Gui'er, I was there when Miss Song was taken to the mountain stronghold last time. I grew up with the young master. The boss originally didn't want the young master to be a bandit, so he sent him away to study early. If the other leaders hadn't killed the boss, the young master wouldn't have come back. Last time the police station was suppressing bandits, the young master saw the opportunity to cooperate with the police, leading us to defect and destroy Qingfeng Village. Those who were willing to surrender at the time followed the young master to the marshal's team and are now under the young marshal's command."

Only now did Gui'er finally understand why Song Xichen did not pursue Sha Yanxiao. It seemed that Sha Yanxiao was quite capable.

Dali continued, "I heard from the young master that when he first came back and the village was surrounded and attacked, you helped him when he was injured. The young master is very grateful to you, and we are grateful to you too."

Seeing that Dali was not only Sha Yanxiao's subordinate but also his die-hard fan, Gui'er smiled and said, "That's because when I first saw your young master, I didn't think he was a bad guy. And I was right."

Dali was delighted to hear this and began to talk non-stop, "Of course. Our young master never participated in those robberies in the mountain village. Instead, he led his men to rob several opium dens and sold the stolen opium to high-ranking government officials. He said they weren't good people anyway. He used the money to buy more farmland and ran it very well. Miss Gui'er, I'm only telling you these things."

After hearing this, Gui'er couldn't help but think that Sha Yanxiao was a very interesting person.

"Then your young master and the Marshal just met not long ago? Wouldn't it be a bit awkward if that were the case? It's been so many years." Gui'er wanted to find out about the situation in the Marshal's Mansion.

"In fact, the Marshal would visit the young master every once in a while, but he just didn't reveal his identity to the young master. The boss and the Marshal were comrades in arms in the past, otherwise why would the Marshal allow Qingfeng Village to occupy this area for so many years? The boss has also been able to control his subordinates for many years, but he has been in poor health for the past two years, and the young master has been away from home, so those people slowly began to rebel."

"So that's how it is. I guess there must be a lot of people there, right?" Guier asked.

"Of course. Our Marshal has seven concubines, and the number will probably increase." Dali said with a smile.

When Gui'er heard Sha Yanxiao talk about it last night, she knew there would definitely be a concubine, but she didn't expect it to be so exaggerated. So she asked curiously, "Then the young marshal must have a lot of brothers and sisters, right?"

When Dali mentioned this, he said with a bit of pride, "Indeed, there are quite a lot. There are 10 sisters, but only three brothers. The eldest, Sha Yanyao, was with the Marshal in battle and his leg was broken by a bomb. The third, Sha Yanwen, is a nerd. Now, the one who has the most respect in front of the Marshal is our young master."

So that's how it is. When Gui'er heard this, she probably knew that Sha Yanxiao was transformed from an abandoned child to the young master of the Marshal's Mansion because of luck. After all, the heir to a warlord family must be able to fight, but the Marshal has only three sons, and the other two are obviously not capable of inheriting. Now it seems that Sha Yanxiao is indeed the strongest candidate for successor.

The two of them were chatting happily back and forth, and before they knew it, the car had arrived at the school gate. Dali got out of the car and opened the door for Guier, saying, "Miss Guier, please take care. I'll pick you up after school."

It was rush hour for school, and many students saw it. He Ruizhu hurried over and asked, "Why didn't you go to school yesterday? I heard something happened there. This car looks like it belongs to the Marshal's Mansion, with its flag hanging on it."

Gui Er didn't know where to begin. She still wanted to save some face for Song Xichen, so she said, "There was indeed an accident. I'm staying at the Marshal's Mansion now."