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Chapter 33 A Small Seed

After leaving the yamen, Gui Wu remained silent and did not show excitement and joy just because he changed his ancestor's surname.

Gui Chongyang felt the atmosphere was a little depressed and said, "Uncle Wu, aren't you going to prepare for the end of next year? Do you need to go to a school?"

The county examination is not difficult. Although Gui Chongyang does not know the five knowledge of Gui, he is not worried about him if he has the words of Xiaoli Zhong.

Sometimes the school is not just for learning, but also for a circle of friends. Gui Wu used to raise a son-in-law and also for business, which was a circle of relationships. Later, he studied and took exams, which was another circle of friends.

Gui Wu nodded and shook his head: "I want to find a school, but not for me, but for you. It is when you study hard. Since you have already settled down, don't delay it. Don't worry about me. I will send a post to the teacher tomorrow to see you, and ask him to give me some advice when you have time." After saying this, he realized: "I'm confused. What school to look for? I will take you to see the teacher next day."

Gui Wu's teacher's surname is Yuan. He opened a private school in the east end of the town and recruited elementary school students to attend the hall.

This was distorted by the school's words, and Gui Wu's spirit was a little better: "Chun'er is here too, and the marriage cannot be delayed anymore, so she should clean up her house."

Grandpa Gui Er’s house was repaired before Yang entered the door. Although it was better than the adobe house in the Gui family’s old house and had brick surfaces, it was more than ten years ago, and it was raining and was not much better than the old house of Gui family.

When Gui Chongyang heard this, he was shocked: "Uncle Wu, you must also repair the house in the old house."

It’s not that Gui Chongyang despised the dilapidated and narrow old house, but that he couldn’t stand the tides inside. He had just slept for two days and had several small bumps on his back and thighs.

Gui Wu did not react immediately, but instead thought about it and shook his head, "The old house has been too old and the wood has rotten. If it is repaired, it will have to replace the roof and windows. It would cost a lot of money, so it would be better to rebuild the house."

Gui Chongyang immediately said happily: "Then let's start the house again!"

The village’s homesteads are all large. Although the old house only has three main houses and one wing room, the front yard is spacious. Except for one side with a chicken coop, there is a vegetable garden on the other side, which adds up to half acres. With half acres of land in the back of the house, there is enough one and a half acres of land in front, which is enough to build one and two yards into the yard.

Yes, I have to go in two. I have to go in the city every day these days and pass by the village. Gui Chongyang has already looked at the courtyard of Village Chief Du’s house and was envious.

Gui Wu was a child who had an idea since he was a child. He decided to marry into his wife at the age of 11. Naturally, he would not regard Gui Chongyang, who was already twelve years old, as a child. He said, "What do you mean when the Mei family is there? The Mei family's father and son are still apart, and they are greedy for money and have no good intentions, so they offended them. But Mei Sheng also has Mei Sheng, who is now studying in the official school. This year is only fourteen, and last year's "Little Three Yuan".

Gui Chongyang hesitated for a moment. Is this Mei Sheng arguing about the "Nine Dings Difficulties" that year, and one of the creditors of "dad": "Uncle Wu knows him, what is his character?"

Gui Wu shook his head and said, "I don't know much about it after meeting twice. However, since he won the 'little Sanyuan' last year, the families who were waiting to marry a young lady at home have asked people to inquire about it. They checked Mei Tong's father and son and found out many inappropriate things. The families who really felt sorry for their daughter have all extinguished their intention to marry a daughter. However, Mei Sheng has no bad record here. He just started studying when he learned to speak. Because his grandfather was in charge, he was not sent to a private school outside, and he was not known before the scene. It was not until last year that he made a big splash."

Gui Chongyang felt something was wrong: "Where is Mei Sheng's mother?"

Thirteen years ago, the "Nine Dings Difficulties" were killed by the Mei family. One was the brother of the Mei family and the father of Mei Duo; the other was the eldest son of Mei Tong and the father of Mei Sheng.

For the sake of money, Mei Tongsheng sold his widowed niece-in-law after the accident. What about the widowed daughter-in-law?

"Mei Sheng's mother is not someone else, she is the daughter of my teacher Mr. Yuan. Your son-in-law was classmates with the teacher back then, and he always had good friends and wanted to be a relative. The cousin didn't like studying, and the teacher didn't like it. He chose Mei Da, who was a little talented in studying. The senior sister suffered from postpartum disease and disappeared when Mei Sheng was half a year old." Speaking of this, Gui Wu remembered something: "The Du family moved there for not many years, and the foundation was still unstable, so he fell in love with the Mei family, but he was one step slower than the Yuan family. But he didn't give up. Before his senior sister was buried, he asked a matchmaker to come to her house. Somehow, he understood Mei Tongsheng, and the ceremony was all done. The teacher broke up with the Mei family because of this dislike of Mei family. Later, when Mei Da had an accident, Du married Mei Er."

Mei Er had already married his aunt Gui at that time, so in order to marry Du, he naturally had to divorce his wife first. I don’t know whether it was the Mei family taking the initiative or the Du family’s proposal, but they all stepped on the Gui family.

Although it had been thirteen years since the incident, Gui Wu was still angry when he remembered the bullying that the Gui family was subjected to at that time.

Mei Sheng is a "good child that others call" and is another "potential stock" in the imperial examination. Gui Chongyang naturally doesn't want to offend him for nothing. He originally thought that Mei Tongsheng was greedy and unproductive, and if he had a daughter-in-law and widow, he would have to marry for money. If that was the case, this was a hidden danger to the Mei family, so don't worry that Mei Sheng would blindly protect his grandfather and uncle.

However, even if Mei Tong's father and son did not do that, the Mei family and the Du family married during the Yuan family's funeral, which was a seed. If Mei Tong's father and son were not tactful and wanted to beat Mei Duo after Gui Chongyang's warning, Gui Chongyang would have to loosen the soil and water the "seed".

When the uncle and nephew returned to Mujia Village, the villagers along the way were no longer surprised.

Who has the time to pay attention to other people’s affairs? The weather is sunny these days, and it is the time for wheat to be harvested. All households have already started preparing to harvest wheat.

Gui Chongyang went directly to Gui Er's grandfather's house with Gui Wu. Jiang stood at the door and waited for her husband to return.

When Gui Wu saw it, he quickly took a few steps, held Jiang's wife, and said angrily: "The sun is enough outside."

Jiang smiled and said, "It's just the sun that I've come out to dry it. Otherwise, the room will be full of mold and the bones will get moldy."

The couple said this, but did not speak anymore, and looked at each other silently. Although they did not speak, they seemed to have said everything.

Gui Chongyang was beside him, and inexplicably felt that his eyes had no place to fall, so he hurriedly moved his eyes away.

Grandma Gui came out of the backyard with a basket of vegetables. When she saw her son coming back, she strode over: "Is this... good to say?"

Gui Wu let go of his wife, went up to take the vegetable basket from his second grandma Gui, nodded and said, "I went to my father-in-law and mother-in-law to get my household registration when I went back to the town, and went to the county government to settle down. They all had a proper marriage letter, and they needed to add a matchmaker, so they had to ask my mother to do it."

Grandma Gui looked up and down several times and confirmed that he had to be full of all his heart. Then she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's all for my mother, you don't have to worry about it anymore. In two days, I will arrange two tables of wine and give you a gift, so that your wife can meet relatives and elders."

Gui Wu hurriedly said, "Mom, no need."

Jiang also said, "Mom, it's really no need. It's not too late for us to see the guests again after a few days."

"How can that be done?" Grandma Gui insisted: "The family is not rich, and you can't hold weddings for you again. Two tables of wine must be placed, and there is no reason to let your bird sneak into your in-laws' house!"

Gui Wu and Jiang were going to push again. Grandpa Gui Er pushed the door out and made a decision: "Stop talking, just do what your mother said!"
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