After selling couplets for three days in a row, villagers from the neighboring village heard about it and came to watch Xiao Xiao's performance and bought a pair of cheap couplets.
In the past few days, Gu Huai and the others have earned nearly six yuan, which is more than Gu Zhongyi's monthly salary.
The Gu family was very happy, Huang Cuicui even praised Gu Huai to the sky, but some people were very unhappy.
That was Yuan Qi who originally wrote the couplet.
He is what everyone calls a scholar. He is the most highly educated in the village and has graduated from high school.
Originally, writing couplets was his business, and it was also the time when he made the most money of the year. But now that the Chinese New Year is approaching, no one has come to ask him to write couplets.
When he asked, it turned out that a few young men from the next village had robbed his business!
Can he bear this?
Absolutely not!
So he fought his way to the door of Gu's house, and then saw Dahu who was stuffed into an iron bucket and was crying.
He had heard of this boy Dahu. He was a famous tough young man from all over the country. He was surprisingly strong. Most adults might not be as strong as him in arm wrestling.
Why was he actually beaten?
He lifted the crying tiger out of the barrel:
"Dahu, what's wrong?"
How could Dahu tell an outsider such a shameful thing? He wiped his tears fiercely and said to the scholar:
"Nothing, what are you doing here?"
As we all know, scholars are very lazy except for writing. They don't like to go out no matter what the weather.
Is the sun coming out in the west today? He actually traveled such a long way?
Of course the scholar would not tell Xiaohu that he came here for a few dollars. He thought for a moment and said to Dahu: "I'm here to see Gu Huai. He has bad conduct and I plan to teach him well."
It is true that the original owner had bad conduct, but he had been misbehaving for so long, and no scholar had the idea of teaching him. Why did he suddenly want to teach him now?
Dahu thought about it carefully and understood the reason.
But before he could say anything to the scholar, Gu Huai had already dragged Xiao Xiao back.
Seeing an unfamiliar face and smelling the sour smell on his body even ten meters away, Gu Huai knew who he was.
He knew that the scholar would be impatient and come to his door, waiting for him.
Gu Huai's unsurprised expression surprised the scholar, and even more surprises were to come.
Gu Huai said to him: "Here you come, come in and have two cups of tea?"
The scholar hesitated a little.
Gu Huai, this bad boy, wouldn't put laxatives in his water, would he? Wouldn't he go in and beat himself up? No...
Gu Huai: "What? You don't have any courage? How can you be a scholar?"
There was no description of the scholar at all in the original book. However, Gu Huai could tell at a glance what kind of character the scholar was.
Just by looking at his outfit and attire, as well as the complex and tangled emotions written on his face, you can tell that this kind of person is best fooled by aggressive tactics.
Sure enough, the scholar immediately followed Gu Huai into the broken house.
Dahu didn't want to go in, so he waited at the door for the scholar to come out.
The scholar began to regret as soon as he entered the room. He should not have come in so easily. He should have stood outside and let Gu Huai talk. If Gu Huai attacked him, he would immediately shout at the top of his lungs so that he would not be beaten.
Now he has lost the opportunity.
The more the scholar thought about it, the more he regretted it. He followed Gu Huai's wishes and sat on the bench and took the boiled water from him.
Gu Huai: "Are you Yuan Qi, the scholar from the next village?"
Yuan Qi did not dare to nod.
Gu Huai: "When I see you, you have the light of Wenquxing. You must be the scholar next door. I have heard about your talent for a long time. Xiao Xiao, come here quickly. This is the scholar you have admired for a long time!"
Xiao Xiao was confused.
No? Since when did she admire scholars?
However, she was usually obedient and asked her to come over, but the way she looked at the scholar was not really admiration.
But Yuan Qi couldn't see it.
Since Gu Huai praised him like this, it must be like this. The little girl in front of him absolutely adored him.
Thinking of this, Yuan Qi raised his face slightly.
Xiao Xiao asked for help and looked at Gu Huai: A Gu, does this person have neck pain? Should she be sent to the hospital?
Gu Huai: "Don't you really want a scholar to teach you how to write? Just ask for advice and I won't bother you anymore."
After Gu Huai finished speaking, he slipped away.
The scholar came to Xiao Xiao to steal his business, not to Gu Huai to collect money. Of course it was Xiao Xiao who greeted him. Is there any problem?
Xiao Xiao dealt with the enthusiastic scholars all afternoon, and lay down on the kang exhausted at night.
She couldn't understand what Gu Huai wanted to do.
Is this his new trick?
Want to make yourself feel afraid of this home, and then sell yourself naturally?
The more Xiao Xiao thought about it, the more likely and reasonable it became, and she felt that she should be more careful.
However, since she has seen through Gu Huai's trick, she will definitely not be fooled!
Couplet's business went on smoothly, and the scholars not only did not obstruct it, but also strongly encouraged them to steal their own business.
Because Gu Huai said to him: "In ancient times, there was Tao Qian, and now there is Yuan Qi. Scholars and great talents, how could they give up for just a few cents?"
The scholar felt that what he praised was, no, what he said was quite right.
He is not a common man, he is a genius. Although he did not go to college, it was just a small mistake. Besides, there is not a single college student in his village so far!
With Gu Huai's praise, the scholar didn't make any money, but he gained happiness and satisfaction.
Gu Huai also got happiness and satisfaction, as well as eleven dollars.
Huang Cuicui was satisfied with two pieces, and let Gu Huai keep the rest for himself.
Gu Huai took a few girls to the provincial capital and ate the big meat pie, big meat buns, mutton soup that Gu Xiaoliu had been craving for...
After walking around, Gu Xiaoliu felt that brother Agu was inhumane and he was a god in her mind, while Gu Xiaowu only felt that his brother was a prodigal.
Of course, the big meatloaf is really delicious, one big meat bun is not enough, and the mutton soup is also really delicious.
After this round, Gu Huai only had five dollars left in his pocket.
Looking at the tattered shoes on his feet and the tattered clothes on his body, Gu Huai felt that the next step was to change this outfit.
Compared to Gu Xiaowu and Gu Xiaoliu's excitement, Xiao Xiao was not excited at all.
When she was eating the second big meat bun, she was thinking, is this the last meal? She will be sold soon? Thinking about it, she ate two more big meat buns.
But before evening, they went home together.
Gu Huai didn't mention selling her along the way.
When he got home, Xiao Xiao thought to himself, could it be that he had really misunderstood and that Gu Huai really didn't intend to sell him?
Then why did he treat himself to something?
How much money is it?
Xiao Xiao thought for a while, it seems that there is more money recently...
Xiao Xiao's heart reached its highest level until Gu Huai came to see her before going to bed at night.
Gu Huai asked her: "Are the big meat buns delicious?"