It was late in the afternoon before Father Gu brought Gu Chengli and the others back. Uncle Gu and Gu Wanhua were also brought back with them.
The county examination just started yesterday. If you pass it, you can take the government examination. But Gu Chengyu saw that everyone looked bad, so he expected to fail.
"Okay! There's not much luggage, and there's no need to send it to the door. We can just walk back by ourselves, just a few steps away." The uncle of the Gu family got off the oxcart with his luggage. Dad Gu was not polite. This is the eldest brother's house.
If he is in a bad mood, he will stop causing trouble.
Gu Wanhua, with his head drooped, was the last to get off the bullock cart, and followed Uncle Gu with his head lowered and silent.
"Brother Hua, don't think too much. Isn't it that everyone who passes the exam is dozens of years old? You are still young! Work harder next time! You can pass the exam." Dad Gu gave a few words of comfort about this matter.
You can’t mention it too much! Otherwise, wouldn’t it be poking someone’s heart?
"Hmph! I don't know how to make progress. I sleep until midnight every day. How can I pass the exam? Alas! Go back! Third brother, let's go home too!"
Uncle Gu would be lying if he said he was not disappointed with his grandson. Brother Hua always said how much his husband valued him, as if he was sure of winning the county examination. But he saw that Brother Hua was restless and restless.
When I think about it, I expect that those words I usually say are also lies.
If I want to take the exam again, it will have to be another three years. Brother Hua is also fifteen this year. I wanted to wait until he was selected as a scholar and then get married. By then, these good girls from all over the country will not be spoiled for choice? This can’t happen now
It seems that we need to find a granddaughter-in-law early to take care of Brother Hua. After another three years, who knows if he can pass the exam? There is no need to delay the inheritance of the family line.
Everyone went back to the house, and Gu Chengyi took out the scar removal cream and put it on the table.
"Dad! The quality of the honeysuckle this time is not as good as last time. Although shopkeeper Liu said it is still counted as one hundred cents per catty, but the next time I pick it, it may not be that much. Twenty catties will cost a total of two taels of silver.
, the scar removal cream is just two taels, so this time we also paid for the fare! One trip and one trip, it cost seventy cents. This is the copper plate given by dad, and there is still so much left."
After Gu Chengyi finished speaking, he coughed slightly, "My eldest brother and I had lunch in the county for a long time and it cost us sixteen cents!"
After talking about it, Gu Chengyi's voice lowered, and he looked at Father Gu with no expression on his face.
After Gu Chengyi said this, Gu Chengyu happened to look towards Gu Chengli, but saw him glance at Gu Chengyi quickly, his eyes seemed a little wandering, and his hands could not help but clenched. Gu Chengyu looked at the copper plates on the table and saw about a dozen copper plates on the table.
There are some things, as long as you don't go too far, you can only turn a blind eye or close one eye. Everyone has a small calculation, but fortunately his father can still control the general direction. He is a younger brother
Yes, you can't control your brother's money, right? If the control is really too strict, you won't even have a private house, and you won't have much to do in this day.
Dad Gu was still immersed in the regret that Gu Wanhua failed the exam just now, and didn't think so much. Only then did he remember that he forgot to ask his two sons if they had lunch, but he had given instructions before, and he was in the county
I had to eat inside so I wouldn’t be starving. At this time, of course I wouldn’t think too much about it.
"I brought you a hundred coins, and I asked you to eat them back in the county. Why didn't you buy some snacks for the children? Take the coins and buy some candies for the children to sweeten their mouths." Mr. Gu
Dad felt happy when he thought about how much he had earned dozens of taels of silver today. The children at home usually worked hard, which also made them happy.
Mrs. Lu was about to reach for the copper plate on the table, but Father Gu said, giving the copper plate to the boss and the others. This prodigal old man bought so much fabric today, why should he pay back here? Could it be that the family is not living well?
"Old man, if you want to build a house at home, there are so many places to spend money. Which copper plate would you rather break in half and use?"
"Isn't this rare? Let's buy some candies for the kids. The kids have grown so big, and we haven't bought candies at home yet!" Father Gu was a little embarrassed, but he continued to explain.
Mrs. Lu doesn't care about this. The boss and the second child spent so much on lunch. It's enough for her to feel distressed. She can't give this coin anymore. Besides, who knows if the boss and the second child have hidden private rooms.
Money? Even if you buy white flour steamed buns, you can’t spend so much, right? Could it be that you also bought meat buns?
"Girls can't get used to it. They don't have to develop that greedy look and make people laugh. We can wait until we build a house. We don't have enough money to build a house! With so many copper coins, we can provide a meal for the house builder.
Got it!" As he said this, he took the copper plate back and put it in his arms.
Gu Chengyu looked at Dad Gu's helpless expression from the side, "Oh! Mother! You really don't give dad any face."
"Dad! Mom! Let's go back to the house first! Later, we have to go to the ground." Today, the men are not at home, so we can only let the woman go to the ground.
"Ah! Then you go!" Father Gu was still a little embarrassed at the moment, and a little embarrassed towards his two sons. But he couldn't grab the copper plate in front of the third brother's son, right?
After the two of them left, Mr. Gu complained to Mrs. Lu, "What are you doing? I told you to give it and you took it back. Aren't you deliberately trying to embarrass me? What will happen to the boss and the second child?"
Look at me?" Dad Gu said, still a little angry, and picked up the cigarette pole and was about to start smoking.
"What? Are you still reasonable? Look at how much money you spent today? That old Duobu, you asked me to buy it? Where are the dried fungus you sold in the town today? Why don't you hand over the money you sold?
?You also took Xiaobao to spend money randomly. Those copper coins are not money, right? Okay! You Gu Changqing, you have the ability and don’t treat copper coins as money anymore!" Ms. Lu became more and more angry as she spoke and pointed.
Father Gu scolded him.
"Oh! Mom! I wanted to buy that cloth, don't blame dad. I also want everyone in my family to dress decently. I am just a human being. If my classmate sees the whole family wearing it,
I'm so shabby, but I'm well-dressed, so you don't know how to arrange me! This will affect my reputation. My son will have to take the imperial examination in the future, how can I get a bad reputation?" Gu Chengyu had to use such an excuse.
Come on, it was a major event, and he believed that Mrs. Lu must be very nervous.
Sure enough, Mrs. Lu stopped scolding, but she was still a little unhappy. "Then there's no need to buy so much!"
When Father Gu saw that Gu Chengyu had successfully calmed down his mother's anger, he couldn't help but sigh that Xiaobao was the only one in the Gu family who could coax his mother. He handed over the fifty taels of silver in his arms to Mrs. Lu
, Mrs. Lu's face looked much better when she saw Yinzi.
After coaxing Mrs. Lu, everyone was curious about what kind of paste could be worth two taels of silver. When Mrs. Lu opened the small porcelain box, the black paste inside exuded a strong medicinal smell. The three of them saw
There was nothing special about it, so I just put it away for Lu.
"Dad! Why did you come back with the uncle and the others?" Gu Chengyu suddenly remembered how the uncle and the others of the Gu family happened to get on the Gu family's bullock cart.
"It was your eldest brother and the others who met him in the county seat. Brother Hua and the others had been waiting for the results to be released today, but they failed. Your uncle packed up his things and came back with the eldest brother and the others. It happened that I had made an appointment with your eldest brother and the others.
Shichen, if you go to pick her up, why don't you bring her back with you?"