The family is living a good life now, but her father bought all the money to farm the three sisters. When her eldest sister got married, her father gave her ten acres of land, another two hundred taels of silver, and other household items.
, just pack a few cabinets and boxes.
She is in charge of Soap's account books and knows how much money each room can receive each year.
In the past few years, she has been earning about a thousand taels a year, but she still hasn't expanded her business. You can imagine how big the profits of soap are, and her father has really taken a lot of them in recent years.
Needless to say, if they go out in a few years, her father will definitely be comparing her eldest sister's dowry.
It's not that she dislikes her father for not giving her enough, she understands that her parents prefer their son, but compared with the extra dowry given by her brother-in-law, the dowry seems even more unaffordable.
The jewelry that my brother-in-law buys on weekdays is much more than the dowry, plus the 100 acres of land and a few household items that were added to the dowry, it is already very affordable for them.
Giving a gift back to your uncle is not all about pleasing him, but also an element of gratitude. The Gu family's life has become easier because of their uncle.
Gu Chengyu took a look and saw that it was a snow-green satin material with green bamboo embroidery on it. The craftsmanship was not very good, the stitching was a bit rough and the color scheme was a bit messy. Compared with what Gu Wan embroidered, it was completely different. However, this was her niece.
of mind.
He poured out the jade pendant in his purse. It was a piece of jade cicada made of white jade. It was just an ordinary green and white jade. It was not expensive. It looked like it could be worth thirty or forty taels of silver. To Gu Chengyu, this was just a piece of whatever he had.
It's better than this. The piece he is wearing is emerald jade, tender in color and fine in texture. It is a better variety and can be worth more than three hundred taels of silver.
This is an ordinary item among his jade pendants, so the one given by Erya is indeed inferior.
Gu Chengyu took off the jade pendant and purse on his body, and then put on those given by Erya and the others.
"It hasn't been long since Si Ya learned embroidery. She's already very good at embroidering like this. I like the jade cicada and the purse very much, so I wore them."
The purse Gu Chengyu was wearing was bought. His second sister was going to embroider a dowry recently and she didn't have time to embroider the purse for him, so she just replaced the one she bought.
Seeing this, Erya's brows were filled with joy, "As long as I don't mind it, Si Ya and I have to wash the dishes when we go back, so I won't bother my uncle."
Gu Chengyu nodded in agreement, and the three of them staggered back to their houses.
He also knew what Erya and the others were thinking. He didn't want his nieces to repay anything in the first place, so it didn't matter how they treated him. This purse and jade cicada can be regarded as unexpected gains, and efforts will be rewarded.
The words are true.
The cold mountains turn green, and the autumn water flows day by day.
The autumn morning was already very cold. Gu Chengyu put on a thicker robe and got on the carriage that Ming Mo was driving to town.
Falling leaves can be seen everywhere on the mountain forest road, dyeing the mountains with a layer of golden yellow. Gu Chengyu looked at the beautiful scenery in front of him and remembered the poems of the ancients in his past life.
It's strange that people are always sentimental in autumn. This scene really makes people emotional.
There were not many villagers going to the town at this time. Those who did not take the ox-cart had already set off, and those who took the ox-cart could not catch up with the speed of their carriages.
"Hey? The fifth child of the Gu family! Stop the car quickly!"
Gu Chengyu was looking at everything yellow and sighing, when he heard someone calling him by the roadside. The fifth child of the Gu family? It should be calling her.
Gu Chengyu opened the curtain and took a look, who was this if not Wang Yueniang?
Mingmo also heard the cry, "Sir! Do you want to stop the car?"
When his young master met villagers on the road, he would always take them with him. After all, they were neighbors.
"Don't stop!" Gu Chengyu felt very uncomfortable when he saw Wang Yueniang. This woman always spoke ill of his mother outside, and her eyes made her feel restless.
Ming Mo said yes, then drove the carriage forward.
"Wait! Stop!" Gu Chengyu originally wanted to put down the curtain, but unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, he saw Aunt Wang a few steps away from Wang Yueniang.
"Aunt Wang, get on the carriage quickly."
Aunt Wang met Wang Yueniang in the morning. She originally felt very unlucky. She wished she could stay ten feet away from her, but unexpectedly she met Gu Chengyu on the road.
She is a cheerful person. When she saw it was the Gu family's carriage and heard Xiaobao calling her, she quickly responded loudly and ran towards the carriage.
Ming Mo stopped the carriage, and Aunt Wang jumped onto the carriage with dexterity.
"Oops!" Aunt Wang just entered the carriage and found that it was covered with colorful blankets. When she came in, she stepped on the mud on her feet on the blanket.
Aunt Wang is going to cry. This thing looks very expensive at first glance. It has been stepped on and dirty. What can I do if it cannot be washed?
"Aunt Wang, come in and sit down. The blanket is just for walking on, just wash it!" Gu Chengyu quickly stepped forward to take the basket for her, pulled Aunt Wang, and asked her to sit down.
Aunt Wang seemed to like him very much. She often gave him delicious food when he was a child. Although it was just some pine nut candies and pastries, it seemed that she was very considerate. She also had a baby at home.
There were rumors in the village, and it was she who helped to speak up. She even quarreled with others for the sake of his family. He had always liked his straightforwardness.
Aunt Wang was relieved when she heard that she could wash it.
When Wang Yueniang saw that Gu Chengyu and the others ignored her, she was so angry that she almost broke her silver teeth. Unexpectedly, the carriage stopped again later, and she thought it was going to take her! She ran forward excitedly, preparing to get on the carriage.
Unexpectedly, Gu Chengyu called Aunt Wang. She could only watch the bitch get on the carriage and drive away. Why didn't this make her angry?
"Bah! What are you so crazy about? When I become a thing, won't I be able to ride on the carriage casually?"
Wang Yueniang thought of her plan and felt that she should act quickly. When that day comes, she can be a wife, let alone a carriage.
When she thought about living such a good life, she felt so happy that she even started to sing.
"Then I'll just sit down. Xiaobao doesn't dislike me. When are you going to the capital when you come back this time?" Aunt Wang is also close to the Gu family on weekdays. She often goes to chat with Lu about family affairs. Gu Chengyu wants to go to the capital.
Mrs. Lu had chatted with her about this matter. Gu Chengyu mentioned this matter when she wrote to her last time.
Mrs. Lu missed her son, and Aunt Wang often went to comfort her. The relationship between the two was very close.
"After more than a month at home, it's time to set off. Aunt Wang is going to town, but what do you want to buy?" Gu Chengyu saw that Aunt Wang's basket was empty, and she was not going to town to sell eggs.
"Our dog Sheng is getting married! I'll go to the town to buy him some wedding items." When she mentioned this, Aunt Wang's face showed a smile.
Gu Chengyu was infected by her smile and was happy for Gou Sheng when he heard that he was getting married.
"I just came back and I didn't hear anything about it. I didn't expect to get married. When is it?"
Gu Chengyu thought that Aunt Wang was kind to him, so he asked Ming Mo to give him a backup gift when the time came.
"We're getting married in six days. The date is set in a hurry, and there are still a lot of things I haven't bought yet! Do you have free time then? Let's go to the banquet with your mother." 11