Gu Chengyu looked at the banyan tree getting closer and closer, thinking in his mind whether to expand the old house.
However, he is only the youngest son, and the eldest son inherits the old house, so it would be too lenient for him to dictate this matter.
He originally built this house, but as the eldest son, if he, the younger brother, is required to provide money for the expansion of the house, it will definitely not look good on the eldest brother's face.
Besides, next to the Jiang family, the Jiang family’s yard must be demolished to make the yard grand. Otherwise, even if the depth is further extended, the front door will still be too big.
"There is a family next to my old house, so even if we want to expand it, there is no way. Besides, I am not the eldest son, so I can't worry too much."
Zhu Pang understood, but he believed that Gu Chengyu might be thinking of expanding.
After all, the appearance of an old official residence is indeed a bit shabby.
Gu Chengyu and the others had seven carriages in total, and there was quite a lot of movement entering the village.
It is the busy farming season now, the sky is still very bright, and there are many people in the village working in the farmland.
Gu Chengli was standing on the ridge of the field with his hands behind his back, watching the long-term workers planting rice seedlings. Now that the Gu family was rich, there was no need for him to do it himself. But he couldn't sit still, so he often went to the fields to help.
He rolled up his trouser legs again and planned to go down and plant rice.
Aunt Wang's family has also bought some fields in recent years. They have already collected ten acres, and their life is not bad.
"Master, you have finished all the work at home in the past two days. Go to the Gu family to help. How can you feel so good after taking someone else's money and asking them to do your own work first?"
As Aunt Wang spoke, she straightened her back and tried to take a breath. When Mrs. Huang was cooking at home, she went to the ground with the two men in her family.
She glanced casually under the big banyan tree at the entrance of the village, but her eyes immediately widened. What is that, a motorcade?
She immediately threw the seedlings in her hands into the field, patted her thighs and shouted, "Look! Is that the Gu family's Xiaobao's carriage? Is Xiaobao back?"
Aunt Wang's head, Wang Erniu, also straightened up and looked towards the banyan tree, "Oh! There are so many carriages. It's really possible that the little treasure of the Gu family is back. Didn't he say he's coming back in just a few days?"
"Ouch! It must be. No, I have to call the boss of the Gu family. His little baby is back!" After saying that, Aunt Wang climbed up the field with bare feet and prepared to call Gu Chengli.
Gu Chengli went to the field with them, and everyone greeted them on the way. However, Gu Chengli's field was a little far away from the village, and was almost close to Changling Mountain.
"Mom, this is coming to an end soon." The dog was left at the other end of the field. He saw his mother climbing up the field ridge and running towards the back with a whirring sound.
Gou Sheng looked at the motorcade in front of him and couldn't help but feel a little resentful.
His mother has been comparing him to Gu Chengyu since he was a child, and he has always lived in Gu Chengyu's shadow.
What? Gu Chengyu was admitted to the scholar examination, Gu Chengyu was admitted to the civil service examination, Gu Chengyu found a profitable business for his family
There were countless things like this. Gu Chengyu didn't know what drug he gave his mother. As long as Gu Chengyu came back, his mother would be happier than anyone else.
Even when Gu Chengyu traveled far away, his mother would sometimes nag that Gu Chengyu would suffer hardships while away from home. He went to the county town to do work, and when he returned home for several days, he never saw his mother so worried.
It was as if Gu Chengyu was his mother's biological son and he had picked him up.
Gou Sheng has never seen modern times. If it were Gu Chengyu's previous life, then Aunt Wang would be Gu Chengyu's loyal fan.
"Boss of the Gu family, your little baby is back!" Aunt Wang trotted barefoot on the field ridge and greeted Gu Chengli, who had already got off the ground.
Gu Chengli heard Aunt Wang's shout from afar. He looked up and was a little confused. Aunt Wang was so anxious that he didn't know what was going on.
"My boss, it seems that your official is back!"
A long-term worker on the side heard clearly. He had worked for Gu Chengli for more than two years, and he still had some understanding of the Gu family's situation.
There is an official in the Gu family, and everyone in the surrounding areas knows about it.
"It does sound true. It should mean that the official has returned to his hometown." Another long-term worker listened carefully and agreed.
"What? Xiaobao is back?" When Gu Chengli heard this, he hurried to the field, feeling extremely happy.
"Auntie, did you say that Xiaobao is back? I'll go back right away."
Aunt Wang saw that Gu Chengli had stopped running here after hearing this, and turned around to go to Gu's house to join in the fun. But then she remembered that she hadn't finished planting the seedlings, so she came back to her senses and ran to her own field.
The rice seeds were brought from the Gu family. In the past, every household grew wheat and sorghum. Now that the Gu family has rice seeds, more and more families are growing rice.
However, this kind of rice needs to be very small. It cannot be grown in places not close to water sources, so wheat must be grown.
The women in the village had already gone home one after another to prepare dinner. They heard the sound of carriages in the distance, so they all looked up at the entrance of the village.
"Oh! Why are there so many carriages? Are they going to the Gu family again? There seem to be more carriages today than before."
The mother-in-law of Dalan's family just came back from the fields. Her family still has the same two acres of land. Dalan refuses to go to the fields, so she can only work on her own. When the time comes, she has to go back to cook.
She said this because ever since the fifth eldest son of the Gu family passed the imperial examination and became an official, there has been an endless stream of carriages coming to visit the Gu family every day. But when she saw so many carriages coming all at once, she felt a little strange.
Lao Wangtou was walking to the side of the lazy woman. Hearing these words, he also started to guess.
"The life of the Gu family has really improved. People often say that one person can reach the sky. Alas! I don't understand either. Anyway, it is the Gu family that has become prosperous."
Lao Wangtou stopped driving the oxcart this year. His oxen died of old age. Without the oxen, he would not be able to do business to and from the town.
"Ouch! I'm afraid the official of the Gu family is back." The lazy woman thought of this just now, and she felt excited in her heart.
There was an official in Shangling Village, and in the past two years, no other village had dared to cut off the water source of their village.
Mrs. Lu was sitting at the head of the Kang, packing the clothes in the Kangqin, and pulled out a pair of small tiger-headed shoes.
This pair of shoes was worn by Xiaobao when she was a child. At that time, Xiaobao had just learned to walk. She couldn't help but picture Xiaobao's staggering walk in front of her eyes.
At that time, she held Xiaobao's little hand and learned to walk step by step in the old dilapidated yard of Gu's family. Wan'er was there clapping her little hands and laughing at her brother who walked like a duck.
As she thought about it, Ms. Lu's eyes burst into tears.
Gu Chengyu waited for the carriage to arrive at the gate of the courtyard, and he couldn't wait to jump out of the carriage.
Pushing open the ajar door, before stepping in, she shouted toward the inside: "Mom! I'm back."
Mrs. Lu was stunned when she heard the voice. She looked out the window with eyes dimmed by tears, and found that a young man had arrived in the yard. Who could that tall figure be if it wasn't her little treasure?