It gets cold very early in the North, and it is already early winter.
The trees are falling and the geese are heading south, and the north wind is blowing cold on the river.
It was a very cold morning in early winter, and heavy fog had already appeared on the river. Gu Chengyu stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the white scenery on the river, and a biting coldness hit his face.
It was still dark. Gu Chengyu looked at the gray sky and wondered if it would snow.
Gu Chengyu was a little worried. The boat was still docked by the river at the moment. In such heavy fog, it would be impossible to sail the boat and it would be difficult to identify the direction. If it snows again and the temperature drops sharply, I am afraid that the river will freeze again.
The ship cannot leave.
Sun Xian came out of the room and saw Gu Chengyu standing on the bow of the boat, looking at the river, thinking about something.
"It's such a cold day, why don't you stay in bed for a while?" Sun Xian stood from behind Gu Chengyu to the bow of the boat. As he spoke, the white breath from his mouth slowly blended into the heavy fog on the river.
"I'm used to getting up early, why does my brother-in-law get up so early? Is my second sister okay?"
Gu Chengyu looked at Sun Xian and thought of Gu Wan, who had just gotten married. Gu Wan was also seasick and had been resting in the room for the past few days.
"I'm much better now. I took the pills you gave me as soon as I got on the boat. I rested on the boat for several days. I was tired of lying down for a long time. I'm cooking porridge now." Sun Xian said about his little wife, his face immediately changed.
Showed a smile.
Gu Chengyu glanced sideways at Sun Xian. Gu Wan married into the Sun family with a girl and a mother-in-law. This was his mother's idea. When Gu Wan was at her parents' house, she mostly did embroidery and took care of the embroidery workshop.
There is less work to do.
Gu Chengyu selected three more dexterous girls from the Ding generation, two of whom took care of his parents at home, and one who became Gu Wan's dowry.
Gu Wan brought a large dowry. In addition to the six dowries from the Sun family, which contained large items outside the capital, the Gu family also added forty-two dowries, making up the total of forty-eight dowries to marry Gu Wan.
Gu Wan's dowry is not unfavorable in the entire county. Even the wealthy families in the county cannot compare with it. This does not include her own private money.
Unexpectedly, in the past few days after getting married, Gu Wan still washed her hands and made soup herself. In the eyes of the Sun family, this couldn't be more sincere.
At first, grandma felt a little uncomfortable being suppressed by her daughter-in-law and her mother-in-law, so she smiled a little reluctantly. Now she saw that her daughter-in-law was well-behaved and knew how to respect her as a mother-in-law, so she let go of her grudge.
Even Gu Chengyu had to sigh, after all, a woman is different when she gets married. She is not as happy as the life she had in her parents' family. No wonder in the Dream of Red Mansions in his previous life, Jia Baoyu compared a married woman to a fish-eye ball.
"I have already asked people to tidy up the courtyard in Jingzhong. It is not far from my residence. All you need to do is wait for me to go and put the finished household items in."
On the day Gu Wan got married, Gu Chengyu gave the deed of the courtyard to Gu Wan. Sun Xian repeatedly promised to return the money to him as soon as he got it, and he had already given him six hundred taels.
Gu Wan originally wanted to take out her private house and count the yard as her dowry. Sun Xian was unwilling, because his family also made some money because of Gu Chengyu, so there was no reason to use his daughter-in-law's dowry to supplement the money.
His mother would not agree even more that her whole family would live on her daughter-in-law's dowry, which would make her unable to hold her head high.
"Your second sister has been nagging me in the past two days, saying that the Gu family has lived a good life because of you. Otherwise, how could she have such a large dowry? She never left your brother without saying a word, and she even said that she would come with her.
Her parents are relieved in the capital, at least she can take care of you in the capital."
Sun Xian mentioned this a little bit, as he, a newly married husband, had to be ranked behind Gu Chengyu.
"I have been close to my second sister since I was a child. Even if she has married into the Sun family, she is still the daughter of the Gu family. If you let me know that you bully her, don't blame me for being merciless."
Gu Chengyu looked at Sun Xian, his expression was very serious when he spoke, he was not joking. Although he and Sun Xian have become close friends over the years, if Sun Xian really wronged his second sister, he would not show mercy.
"My wife, it's too late for me to be nice to her, so how can I bully her? She is the person I want to spend the rest of my life with." Sun Xian rolled his eyes at Gu Chengyu, thinking how could Gu Chengyu, a little kid who has not yet been married, understand the differences between husband and wife?
get along?
Gu Chengyu smiled and was noncommittal. How could a man take what he said when he first got married? They were inseparable when they were newlyweds, but what about after a few years and having children? How many people remember the sweet vows made to each other?
Besides, in ancient times, it was completely normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, not to mention that he would be an official in the future. I hope Sun Xian would still remember what he once said.
"It may snow in the next few days. We should be able to reach the capital in seven or eight days. I hope we can make it in time."
Sun Xian was also a little worried. If it snowed in this kind of weather and the river froze, the ships would not be able to sail, and they would have to change carriages to travel.
They came to Beijing to settle down this time, so they brought many things with them. In addition to the large items that could not be taken away, Gu Wan brought a lot of expensive dowry and some daily necessities. If only her things were left, she would have to put them away.
Four or five carriages.
Besides, the carriage was small and bumpy, so it was always inconvenient for women to travel.
"I hope God will do as I wish!" Gu Chengyu said this, but suddenly felt that the snow would come earlier this year than in previous years.
"Junior Brother Ye's health is really bad. Winter has just entered and he has contracted the wind and cold."
Sun Xian thought of Ye Zhiqiu, who even brought Ye's mother and second sister with him when he went to Beijing this time. Ye Zhiqiu's eldest sister had already gotten married, leaving only two girls in the family. Ye Zhiqiu was worried, so he brought the two
They went to Beijing together and planned to rent a courtyard in Beijing and settle down for the two of them.
"Well! Let's go take a look later! After taking the medicine I gave you, it stands to reason that you should be better."
Gu Chengyu got the pills from his fourth brother. He had prepared a lot of these pills to treat colds, dysentery, etc. When he went out of the hospital, he was prepared for any trouble.
"Well! Only his second sister should be here. It might be inconvenient for us to go. Why not call your second sister too?"
Gu Chengyu glanced at Sun Xian and felt that he was too cautious.
"If the second sister goes there, what will happen if she catches the cold? His mother and the second sister are here, it's fine, and they're not alone in a room, so what are they afraid of?"
The two discussed it and returned to the room. Gu Wan had already prepared breakfast.
Gu Chengyu sat at the table, looking at the food on the table and couldn't help but sigh. It's better to have a woman, Mingmo and the others couldn't cook. Gu Chengyu always ate the food on the boat when he was on the boat. How could these hot meals be as delicious?
The woman who helped cook was called Mama Jin. She was a good cook. She was originally a cook in a merchant's family, but she was not the head of the kitchen.
"Here comes the fifth child of the Gu family? Sit down quickly!" Sun's mother hurriedly asked Gu Chengyu to sit down.
She was not willing to come to the capital with her at first. She was used to staying in the village. However, after her son's persuasion and seeing how much her daughter-in-law's dowry was, she still came to the capital with her. She couldn't let her son live on his wife's dowry all the time.
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The pickle business is good, but that's only in the county town. No matter how good the business is, you can't make much money. If you come to the capital, you can definitely earn more than in the county town.