Gu Wanhua saw it from the side and was a little disapproving. Sure enough, he was still a little kid and was frightened by a piece of candy.
Although the taste was so-so, Gu Chengyu still refused the other piece that Gu Chengzhong gave. Watching Gu Chengzhong put the partially melted candy piece back into the oil paper bag, Gu Chengyu thought to himself that when he comes back tomorrow, he will ask his father to buy it in the town.
I brought back some maltose and gave it to the younger members of my family to try.
When the bullock cart returned to Shangling Village, Gu Chengyu saw that his house had been pushed halfway, and several people were working in the yard. It seemed that all his family's belongings had been moved into the house at the foot of the mountain, but
, he didn’t expect it to be dismantled today.
Looking at the half-collapsed mud-brick house, Gu Chengyu felt mixed emotions. Thinking back to the fact that he was born in this small yard, in the blink of an eye, he had lived there for nearly five years, and every grass in the yard was...
Wood has special feelings for him. Gu Chengyu lowered the curtain silently, without asking about the situation of Gu's father building the house. The oxcart went straight forward, and Gu Chengzhong's house had to go further in.
"Uncle Third! You guys are quick enough. I think I can clear the house tomorrow!" Gu Chengzhong also opened the car door curtain in front and saw that more than half of the Gu family's house had been cleared. A few days ago,
I heard Brother Hua talk about the current situation of the third uncle's family. Alas! The third uncle's family has really prospered, and now they even live in a big house.
"Hey! It's better to do it sooner rather than later! We have already read the almanac and it says that the day after tomorrow is a good day. Aren't we trying to dig the foundation in time for the day after tomorrow?"
After dinner, Gu Chengyu and the others went up the mountain to pick fungus and honeysuckle. The honeysuckle was in its last flowering period. They will have to wait until next year to finish picking it this time. The last batch will definitely not be as good as the previous one. Dad Gu and the others
I don't plan to sell them in the county town. Once the flowers are dry, I will sell them directly to Renhetang in the town.
I brought the fungus back, weighed it all, and picked a total of 143 kilograms. Dad Gu looked in a good mood, but when he was preparing to dry the fungus, he got worried. The house here has not been used for a long time, and the kang
It doesn't work either. If you want to burn the kang, you have to clear the kang first. If you don't tell whether it can work or not, you will waste a lot of time.
In the end, I had no choice but to decide to post it for a few days and say hello to Shopkeeper Liang.
The next day, when Gu Chengyu passed by his yard in an ox cart driven by Mr. Gu, he found that everyone was already working. However, he discovered a familiar figure among the people working.
"Senior Brother Sun?" Gu Chengyu opened the curtain and looked at Sun Xian who was working hard.
Sun Xian was sweating profusely in front of the dilapidated house, but suddenly he heard someone calling him. This call made him pause in his hand holding the hammer, and he looked a little dazed. It seemed that he hadn't heard such a call for a long time, and he looked at the phone in his hand.
Bangtou glanced at Duan Gua, who was not satisfied with the dust on his body, and gave a wry smile.
"Dad! Please stop for a moment. I really want to see my senior who was studying in the private school. I'll go say hello." Gu Chengyu faced the figure with his back to him, feeling a little unsure. After all, he and Senior Brother Sun had only met once.
As soon as Sun Xian turned around, he found that it was the little boy he met in the bookstore that day, and a smile appeared on his face.
Putting down the hammer, he cupped his hands towards Gu Chengyu and said, "It turns out to be Junior Brother Gu!"
Gu Chengyu got off the bullock cart and walked forward happily, "It's really Senior Brother Sun! What a coincidence. It's been some time since we last saw each other."
Sun Xian felt a little relieved when he saw Gu Chengyu smiling when talking to him and not looking down on him because of what he was doing.
"It's also my fault that brother left in a hurry last time. Please forgive me for any negligence!"
"Senior Brother, I'm serious. I think it's because Senior Brother has something urgent to do!" Although Sun Xian was in chaos at this time, and what he was doing was not related to others, Gu Chengyu didn't show any embarrassment when he saw him, which made him
My good impression of Senior Brother Sun has doubled. I can make friends with such a person.
"Junior brother, are you from Shangling Village? You must be going to a private school now, right?" Sun Xian asked, looking at the ox cart driven by Mr. Gu.
"That's right! Senior brother, it's getting late now, so I'll take my leave first. When I come back from school, we can have a good talk, and I can invite senior brother!" Since Gu Chengyu plans to make friends with him, he needs to move around more.
Move around.
"It's out of the question to ask for advice. I just studied for two more years than my junior brother! I won't keep my junior brother here, lest he miss the time to go to school."
After Gu Chengyu got on the bullock cart and left, Craftsman Sun, who was busy on the side, came up.
"Brother Xian also knows the fifth child of the Gu family?"
"Uncle! Do you know him too? I met him at the bookstore in the town. He is also studying in Master Wen's private school now, and he can be regarded as my junior brother." Sun Xian picked up the hammer and smashed it against the adobe brick again.
of walls.
"His family is the owner of this house, and his family is going to build a house. Speaking of which, his family's life was not good in the first two years! Now it is getting better, this man! Thirty years of Hedong, thirty years
Hexi, you may not get up some day." Carpenter Sun seemed to have thought of something, patted Sun Xian on the shoulder and sighed.
Seeing that Sun Xian looked thoughtful because of his words, he went back to do his work. Speaking of which, the life of his nephew is also miserable! If it weren't for his sick mother at home, why would his life be so difficult?
?Look at the hands holding the pen. Now they are doing the same heavy work as the craftsmen. What a pity!
However, he decided to help her because he was filial to her mother. Otherwise, how could he think of helping her if she was not his brother's child? After all, they were several generations away.
Over there, Dad Gu asked Gu Chengyu who was sitting in the carriage: "That baby looks familiar, a bit like the one I met at the bookstore last time."
"Dad! That's him! His surname is Sun. I heard from my classmates that his qualifications are very good, but he is hindered by family affairs. If he can continue studying in the first two years, there is quite hope for him to take the scholar examination this year." Gu Chengyu thought.
It would be a pity to give up like this.
Gu Chengyu thought that it was difficult for one person to survive alone. If he found an opportunity to help Senior Brother Sun, they might be able to support each other in the future. After all, they were children from peasant families, and they were not as well-connected as those from aristocratic families. They had to rely on their own efforts to succeed.
Stand firm.
Putting these things aside for now, he quite admires Senior Brother Sun as a person, and mostly feels pity for him.
It suddenly occurred to me that life at home is no longer difficult now, so Dalang and the others can now raise their matters.
"Dad! Now that the family is not short of money, and Da Lang and the others are not too young, why not let them go to private school! Even if they are not going to take the imperial examination, it is good to learn some calligraphy."