Chapter 972 Do you still remember what happened back then?
Father Gu was also full of complaints, but he couldn't stop him. After all, Mr. Li had no son, and his apprentice would be the one who would take care of him until he died.
Gu Wan opened her mouth, and then persuaded with a smile: "Isn't it just a good opportunity to let the fourth sister-in-law and the child go out for a walk? Mom, the fourth brother will be back in a few days, and I might not be able to catch up with Brother Fang.
Married."
She knew the truth. After all, her embroidery shop had many distinguished customers, so she was well-informed. In addition, Sun Xian had revealed a few words to her and informed her of the truth, so Gu Wan had been worried for the past two days.
Everyone immediately put their emotions behind them and talked about what happened around them in the past two years.
The atmosphere became lively, and everyone's faces were filled with smiles. Even Erlang was very sensible today and no longer acted sarcastically.
The third child, Gu Chenglian, looked at Gu Chengyu and hesitated to speak. Unlike everyone in the room who was smiling happily, on the contrary, there was a slight sadness on his face.
Gu Chengyu had noticed just now that his third brother seemed to have something on his mind, but now that there were so many people, it was hard to ask too many questions.
Gu Chengyu planned to find an opportunity to ask again later. He said hello to everyone and planned to go back to his yard first.
Now that I'm back, I can't eat in official clothes, right? I still have to go back and change into regular clothes.
When Gu Chenglian saw Gu Chengyu was about to leave the main room, he quickly got up and followed.
Gu Chengyu walked out of the main house, walked to the plum tree in front, and then stood under the tree.
"Xiaobao!" Gu Chenglian left eagerly. When he saw Gu Chengyu waiting for him under the plum blossom tree, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
There was something that had been stuck in his mind for several days. He had been unable to make up his mind, so he wanted to discuss it with Xiaobao.
Xiaobao always has the right ideas, and he is right.
"Third brother! Are you looking for me for something?" Gu Chengyu looked at him with a smile. Judging from his third brother's face, it didn't seem to be a bad thing, but rather hesitant because of something.
Gu Chenglian looked around and said, "Go and talk in your yard!"
Gu Chengyu nodded, "That's good, I just want to go back and change into regular clothes!"
The two walked into Gu Chengyu's yard hand in hand. As soon as they arrived at the wing, Gu Chenglian sat down on the chair.
Gu Chengyu didn't care about him, but ordered Lonicera to bring him regular clothes.
"Xiaobao! Do you still remember the first time I hit someone with a big knife by myself when I was learning blacksmithing in the town?"
When Gu Chenglian saw that Gu Chengyu was not curious at all, he couldn't help but feel discouraged. Then he couldn't help it anymore and started to talk about the whole story.
Gu Chengyu was a little surprised, of course he remembered this.
"Of course I remember! Back then, our family lost ten taels of silver because of this incident. We had not yet separated, and there was a lot of commotion at home."
Gu Chenglian was very embarrassed when he said this, and he didn't know what he was thinking at the time.
It must be my fault that I used the piece of iron without the master's permission.
Gu Chengyu changed his clothes, turned around and asked, "What? Did you meet that person in the capital?"
Gu Chenglian opened his eyes wide and nodded sharply.
Gu Chengyu couldn't help but laugh. Eleven years had passed, but he didn't expect that the third brother still remembered the appearance of that person.
That's right, this incident taught Third Brother a lesson back then, and it's normal for him to be deeply impressed.
"Did you ask him for any money? Back then he took the knife and left. No matter what, he has to give it back in exchange for it this time!"
Gu Chengyu's face was filled with a smile, and he teased his third brother.
Gu Chenglian rolled his eyes at Gu Chengyu, "Of course I want it."
Gu Chengyu nodded, and then put away the playful smile on his face, "Tell me! What else is there? Just for the sixty taels of silver, you can't be so entangled."
"He did return the money to me, sixty taels, not a penny. When I grabbed him, he was startled. I met him in the shop, otherwise I would never have met him.
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Gu Chenglian was deeply impressed by this man. Because of this incident, he almost had to do corvee service.
"He doesn't remember me very well. He came to the shop to make weapons. He heard someone said that I was good at my craftsmanship, so he came here. Huh! Fortunately, I recognized him, otherwise these sixty taels would have been lost in this life.
The opportunity will come again."
Gu Chenglian also looked angry when he talked about this.
"Did he say what the reason was?" Gu Chengyu was a little curious. He felt that this person did not deliberately want to rely on Yinzi, but it was not like he said that he was an escort.
Gu Chenglian shook his head, "He didn't explain clearly. He only said that he met an enemy. However, he told me something that I have been thinking about for the past two days."
"What's the matter? Are you asking you to give him more weapons? Are you afraid that he won't give you money? Or is this person a special person and wants to ask you to do something?" Gu Chengyu asked curiously.
Gu Chenglian looked at Gu Chengyu and suddenly asked with a mysterious face: "Where did you say the Ordnance Bureau is?"
Gu Chengyu was stunned for a moment, "You said he is from the Ordnance Bureau?"
Gu Chenglian nodded, "That's what he said, and he showed me his token."
"What is your identity?" Gu Chengyu raised the tea bowl on the table and took a sip, going through the officers of the Ministry of Industry's Ordnance Bureau in his mind.
It was a pity that he only recognized a few officials from the Ordnance Bureau, but not the others.
Besides, the Ordnance Bureau not only has officials, but also craftsmen who make weapons.
"It seems that he is an ambassador of the ninth rank. Look, it says so on the token. His name is Gu Zhengqi."
Gu Chengyu clasped the table with his fingers. He had never heard of the name Gu Zhengqi. What's more, the other party was only a ninth-rank official, and he was not in the officialdom at all. He would have very few opportunities to come into contact with him.
"But I want to ask you to go to the Ordnance Bureau?"
"Yes! He said he was interested in my skills. He has been using that knife for many years. The last time he came to practice knives, he even praised the improvement of my skills. Xiaobao, is he trying to recruit me?
?You want me to work at the Ordnance Bureau?"
Gu Chenglian looked at Gu Chengyu with curiosity, and Gu Chengyu looked at him as if he was yearning for the Arms Bureau.
After pondering for a while, Gu Chengyu said: "Third brother! I don't know whether this person's identity is real or fake. I think we should be more cautious. Did he tell you how to contact you?"
"I was hesitating at that time, so he said he would come back to the shop to find me after ten days." Gu Chenglian couldn't sleep at night for the past two days, thinking about this matter over and over again.
Although his shop has gained a little fame in the capital, residents around him come to him for blacksmithing, and some even come here because of his reputation.
It was just that he felt a little uncomfortable having to buy some scissors, kitchen knives and farm tools every day.
He just wanted to make some weapons. When he was making weapons, he felt that his whole body was full of energy and he had endless strength.
He had also beaten several big knives and several swords before. Except for Xiaobao who took a few, the others were thrown into the shop to collect dust.