Chapter 73 The fourth brother with a cold face and a warm heart
"Tomorrow, the boss will go to town with me. I have to buy some rice and noodles. Our food is not enough. The second brother will take everyone to move at home. I will ask Artisan Sun to come over tomorrow. Tomorrow, our family should be able to almost move.
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"Hey! Dad!" Gu Chengli replied.
"You have to cook well for these dozen people. Just make cornmeal and brown rice, but don't make wild vegetables and black dough. The working people can't eat this. I don't have to be accused of being stingy by the Gu family.
." Father Gu thought for a while and then told Mrs. Lu worriedly. He was afraid that Mrs. Lu would be a little bit jealous and would not be willing to cook for her.
"Do you still need to tell me?" Ms. Lu glanced sideways at Dad Gu. She still cared about such a big-name matter.
"Aren't my instructions in vain?" Father Gu could only murmur after receiving a flying knife eye.
"Dad! Are you calling me brother-in-law anymore?" Gu Chengli suddenly remembered that the last time he went to Wang's house, he forgot to tell his brother-in-law about building a house at home.
After hearing this, Father Gu pondered for a while, "Humph! If he comes, he will come. If he doesn't come, forget it. Won't Xizi tell him?"
"Are you still pointing to your good son-in-law? He didn't come when he borrowed money last time. How dare he come to build a house this time? We have told Xizi a long time ago that the house will be built in the next few days.
I saw the couple coming back to help. I threw eighteen taels of silver into the water and heard a sound! I said yes, but their family is in such a situation, how can they afford it? Don’t you want to go back to your parents’ house and ask for it in vain?”
Mrs. Lu became angry when she heard Gu Chengli mention Wang Quanshou. The old man said that this son-in-law was honest at first, but she didn't think so at first. She looked at him with evasive eyes, but he was honest, but he didn't have much courage.
"Isn't it not built yet?" Regardless of whether he was satisfied with this son-in-law or not, Father Gu had to defend his son-in-law for the sake of his daughter. This son-in-law, he was also not thinking carefully at the beginning. The son-in-law is not like the boss.
, the boss is honest, although he is not a useful person, he is still reliable.
However, judging from the matter of borrowing money, this son-in-law loves face too much, and he hides behind his wife when things get into trouble. Isn't this because he is afraid of trouble? They borrowed so much money from the Wang family, and the son-in-law didn't even say a word.
No, I don’t know what he thinks. Does he think he should give it to me?
"That's right! Mom! Look, this eldest brother-in-law even asked my eldest sister to come back to borrow money. I don't know when I can pay back the money!" He was on Lu's side this time.
The eldest daughter has been married for many years, but she still wants to go back to her parents’ house to borrow money. If she finds out that her parents’ family has more and more money in the future, won’t she want to go back to her parents’ house to catch the autumn breeze?
"Okay! Don't mention the money thing again. I know it well. This time, people's lives are at stake. No matter how much you say that Xizi is also your biological sister, you can't just ignore it, right? Don't talk about it again in the future.
There's no need for Xizi to go out and give instructions, it's up to them!" Father Gu doesn't want to talk about these troublesome things. Building a house is a big deal and he should be happy.
When he originally took out the eighteen taels, he knew that Xizi's family would not be able to pay them back, but he did not mention that he would not pay them back. He did not want his son-in-law to take the Gu family for granted.
Gu Chengyu had known his father's plan for a long time, and of course he knew that the eldest sister would not be able to pay back the money, but it was good that his father knew it. He and the eldest sister only met each other during the holidays, and the eldest sister seemed to have some feelings for him.
He is alienated, so he doesn't want to get involved in the affairs of his eldest sister's family. Of course, he will definitely borrow money.
Seeing that everyone at the table had almost eaten, Father Gu asked Mrs. Lu and the others to put away the dishes and everyone should go to bed early.
After everyone left, Father Gu looked at Gu Chengyu who was writing under the oil lamp and said, "Xiaobao! Did you put the fungus up for you?"
"Well! Dad! I left them with the gods. I'm afraid that others will find the fungus and steal them back. Tomorrow morning, let's get up early and put the fungus back on the mountain." Of course Gu Chengyu would not mention it.
Putting the fungus in the space will increase the production, and Father Gu doesn't know about the space, so he just thinks he can temporarily put things in the gods' place.
"That's OK! Then you can get up early tomorrow." Father Gu felt relieved.
The next day, when the sky was dark and bright, Gu Chengyu and Dad Gu went up the mountain and put the dead wood in the same place. Dad Gu was also shocked when he saw so many fungus. He roughly estimated that it could weigh more than a hundred or dozens of kilograms. If dried, it would
Including drying, it must be at least more than ten kilograms, right?
"Ah! Xiaobao! So many? If our family can pick it every few days, what money will we have to worry about?" Mr. Gu grinned happily.
"Dad! This fungus is just fresh at the beginning, to make some initial money. In the future, more people will know about it, and some restaurants will sell fungus, so the money will be less. However, fungus is divided into seasons, so we
When I have time, I can look for more rotten wood like this in the mountains, carry it home and plant it at home. It will also be an income. Although I don’t earn as much as before, it is still a stable living.”
When Gu Chengyu saw that Father Gu was so excited, he couldn't help pouring cold water on him. He estimated that after sending it this time and again, other restaurants would know about the fungus, and then the price of the fungus would not be the same.
Maybe it's so high.
However, he believed that shopkeeper Liang would not be so stupid as to put the whole fungus in to make soup or stir-fry. If the fungus was cut into thin strips, he might not be able to guess what material it was made of in a short time.
People in the Yan Dynasty should have never eaten fungus.
"Ah? Yes, how is it possible for our family to keep earning so much money? I am very satisfied with being able to earn so much." Dad Gu felt a little regretful at first, but then let go. You can't be too greedy.
Being able to earn so much was something he never dared to imagine.
Gu Chengyu took Father Gu down the mountain. It was still dark, so there was no one on the path.
"Dad! Fourth brother seems to be very busy recently. He has already started studying with Li Langzhong?" Gu Chengyu remembered that he seemed to have not cared about fourth brother's affairs for several days.
"Li Langzhong has been teaching your fourth brother to learn Chinese calligraphy recently, but your fourth brother is already quite old, so it's still a bit difficult to learn at this time." Father Gu remembered that the fourth brother had found a place, and also thought that the third brother was still farming at home!
After the house is built, let Wa'er's mother ask the matchmaker to find a match for the third child.
Gu Chengyu was a little surprised, "Then why didn't I see my fourth brother come back to practice calligraphy and read books? If he doesn't know how, he can ask me! We are both just starting to learn, so the books we read should be about the same."
"Aren't we afraid of disturbing you? The four of you came back after studying at Mr. Li's house." Although the fourth child usually talks little, he has nothing to say to his family members. He also advised the fourth child and
Xiaobao studied together, and he could ask if he didn't know how to do it, but the fourth child refused, saying that Xiaobao was going to take the imperial examination and could not disturb Xiaobao.
Gu Chengyu was a little touched. The fourth brother has always been so considerate of others. On the surface, he looks taciturn, but in fact he always cares about others silently. He is a cold-faced and warm-hearted type.