"Brother! Is my mother-in-law back?" Gu Chengyi did not look back at Chengli's words and asked about He instead.
"I didn't see the bullock cart coming back, but Erlang is back!"
"This mother-in-law is away from home every day. Doesn't she want to live a good life? I have to go and drag her back!" Gu Chengyi was really resentful when he talked about this. Whose mother-in-law has been living in her parents' house and never comes back, and there is a layer of dust in the house.
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"Go and tell her properly. Oh! By the way, Xiaobao has been admitted as a scholar. Dad said that there will be a banquet. Don't run around tomorrow. We have to discuss it!"
"What? You passed the exam?" Gu Chengyi's surprised voice suddenly came to mind, seeming a little unbelievable.
Gu Chengyu did not continue to listen. His second brother had no affection for him. He would not be interested in him becoming a scholar.
"Xiaobao! This time you can be regarded as a proud ancestor. Your uncle said that he will open an ancestral hall this time and record it in the family tree. He also wants to build a scholar memorial arch for you. He also said that he would like to make a plaque or something. I don't understand!
"When Father Gu talked about this, he felt energetic all over.
Gu Chengyu thought for a while, and it seemed that there was this custom in the Dayan Dynasty. He was currently the only scholar in Shangling Village. If he was selected as a scholar, the clan would build an archway and the plaque would be hung in the ancestral hall.
It's just that not many people do this, because repairing archways and making plaques costs a lot of money. The Gu family is very poor and doesn't even have family land. Should every family in the family pay for it out of their own pockets? That's definitely not allowed.
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"There is no need to be so extravagant. If I win the imperial examination or Jinshi in the future, I will have time to practice this again. I am still just a scholar now, so there is no need to make such a big show of it."
In fact, what Gu Chengyu thought was that if the clan refused to pay, then his family would definitely have to pay for it on his own. It was not that he was reluctant to part with the money, but that he spent money to build the memorial arch and plaque. Isn't that ridiculous and generous? I wonder if people thought that
He gets some results and feels complacent!
"This is a very happy event, why don't you do it? Our Gu family has finally become a scholar, and this is a good thing for changing the family." Seeing Gu Chengyu's refusal, of course Father Gu refused.
"Dad! Let's talk about this later! I'm going to go to Fucheng to go to school after coming back for half a month's rest this time!" After going to Fucheng to go to school, I may have to go home less often.
"Why go to the government school? Don't you mean the county school?" When Lu heard that the government school was so far away, she was even more reluctant to leave.
"The Holy Father gave an oral order that I want to cooperate with the Governor of Chiang Kai-shek in setting up experimental fields in Fucheng, so he recommended me to study in Fucheng." Gu Chengyu felt that his family would know about this sooner or later, so he chose to tell it earlier. He felt that his parents would not like it.
He came into contact with the prefect Chiang Kai-shek.
"The Holy Spirit gave an oral decree? What was that decree?" Father Gu has never heard of this.
"It's similar to an imperial edict. It's just a verbal edict, not written in the imperial edict."
"Why did you accept the imperial edict? This is really a great thing to honor our ancestors! It's a pity that it didn't reach our family, otherwise our Gu family would be in great glory!" After Mr. Gu was happy, he felt a little regretful.
A few people had a heated discussion, and then the room fell silent. Neither Mr. Gu nor Ms. Lu spoke. Mr. Gu even picked up the cigarette pole again and started smoking.
"Our little one is so good that we really want to go to Fucheng to go to school? It will definitely be much better than the county school." Gu Wan didn't know the relationship between her father and mother and Jiang Zhifu. She was a little happy to hear that her little brother went to Fucheng to go to school. She felt that the prefectural school was better than the county school.
Learn great.
"If I go to the government to study, I will come back less often. Won't the second sister miss me? Sure enough, if you have Brother Sun, you won't want me anymore." Gu Chengyu joked towards Gu Wan.
Gu Wan was so embarrassed by Gu Chengyu that she jumped down from the kang and was about to hit Gu Chengyu, "Hey, little treasure, I obviously care about you, but you make fun of me, mother! You still don't care about Xiaobao!"
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Mrs. Lu smiled and looked at the two siblings, and then scolded: "You monkey, how can you say that to your second sister? A girl's reputation is very important, so don't dare to talk nonsense!"
Gu Chengyu stepped aside, listened to Lu's words, and touched his nose, "Just talk about it at home, I will definitely pay attention next time!"
Actually, I think it’s because we are an unmarried man and woman that we say this.
The next day, Gu Xi and Wang Quanshou came early in the morning, bringing Wang Tianer and Wang Dou with them, holding several wooden boxes and wooden boards.
When Gu Chengyu came out of the room after practicing calligraphy, he heard Gu Xi's voice.
"Sister, didn't I say I'd wait for Ming Mo to pick you up? Why are you here so early? These are Tian'er and Adou, right? Come in and sit down." Gu Chengyu hurriedly let people into the main room, and he didn't expect them to come.
So early.
"Isn't this impatient? I have something on my mind and I haven't slept all night! It's better to come here earlier. Tian'er, Adou, call my uncle!" Gu Xi didn't sleep all night, her face looked a little haggard, but her expression was
Very excited.
"Brother-in-law!" Wang Tian'er and Wang Dou shouted in unison.
Gu Chengyu agreed. He rarely saw his two nephews, so they were a little reserved. Wang Tian'er was a pretty little girl, more like Wang Quanshou, and inherited Gu Xi's big eyes. Wang Dou looked just like Gu Xi.
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In fact, Gu Chengyu is speechless every time he hears the name Wang Dou. His nickname is also Adou. Isn't there a saying in ancient times that he is called Adou who cannot be helped? Is this a good name?
"Dad! The eldest sister and the eldest brother-in-law are here!" Gu Chengyu led the people into the main room. Mr. Gu and Mr. Lu had gotten up early. The villagers went to bed early and got up early.
"I'm afraid you haven't eaten at this early hour? My mother-in-law just happened to cook porridge and steamed buns, so let's eat some!" Gu Chengyu turned around and asked.
"Not hungry yet! What happened to the bracelet you gave me yesterday? Is it so expensive?" Gu Xi's family still has two meals a day, so they don't have the habit of eating breakfast.
"I'll give it to Tian'er. The girl still needs to buy some jewelry. Let's eat some! It's going to be physical work later."
After the family had breakfast, they began to make soy products. Gu Chengyu had only seen it in books and had not practiced it. Making tofu is not difficult and you can get started on the first try, but dried tofu is more troublesome!
After making it four or five times, Gu Chengyu finally saw that it was similar to the previous life. Then he asked Gu Xi and the others to make fried tofu and louver, soy milk and tofu curd. Gu Chengyu also added seasonings and tasted them.
"I made it for lunch this afternoon and tried it." Gu Chengyu broke off a piece of dried tofu and tasted it. He felt that it was almost the same as the one in the previous life, and because there was enough seasoning, it was actually more delicious than the previous life.
"This dried tofu can be made into a braised version or a bland version. It can be used for stir-frying or eating directly." His restaurant also needs dried tofu, but it's a pity that it's too far away, otherwise he would have asked Gu Xi to supply it directly.
"Changqing! Is the little baby at home?" At this time, Uncle Gu's voice sounded in the yard.
"Brother is here, here!" When Dad Gu heard Uncle Gu's voice, he knew that he must be here to talk about building an archway and making plaques.
"What are you doing? I smelled a scent, like tofu, but it didn't seem to be tofu." Uncle Gu had a very good nose and smelled the scent as soon as he entered the yard.