Chapter 552: No matter how poor you are, you can't be poor in education
This was the case in this dynasty. When you became an official, you had to give back to your clan. Although his clan didn't help him, he didn't need the money, so there was no need to be so stingy.
"Fifty acres! This is too much. Are you really willing to give it up? If you give it to the clan, you won't get it back." Uncle Gu knew that Gu Chengyu had always been generous and affectionate to the clan.
But being given so much land at once made him shocked.
"Now that I have made a decision, how can I go back on it? It's settled. The uncle took the time to talk to the clan. The tribe asked the uncle to see which place in the village is better, and we will provide money to buy the land. I don't have time at home.
If you want more, try to get the clan studies done before you leave."
Uncle Gu pondered for a while, and then said: "If you really want to do it, it will definitely not take long. It just takes more effort to build the house. I will ask some people from the clan to build the house."
Of course Gu Chengyu wouldn't bother with this, but when Uncle Gu mentioned the house, he interrupted.
"With the money for the house, if the clan has any difficulties, you can come to me." Now that the clan land has been given to him, Gu Chengyu will no longer be stingy with the money for the house.
Compared with a home, building a family home is definitely simpler, and the decoration inside is even simpler, and it doesn't cost much money.
"That's good! Just pay it to the clan's public account first, then you'll have to worry about Master's affairs."
Uncle Gu thought about the money in his family's accounts and found that he had about seventy taels left over. He just needed to build a house made of mud bricks and put tiles on the roof.
Gu Chengyu was also settling accounts. In the past few years, the family had not much money left from the land. At that time, he only gave the family ten acres of land. Although it was tax-free, there was not much land, and there was not much money left.
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Later, he passed the exam and had thirty acres of land. By this year, the family's money would not have exceeded one hundred taels.
The house for building a family building might not be enough. Since it is going to be built, let’s simply build a bigger one. As for the material, it must be a brick house.
It seems that ten acres of land is still a bit short. There are many children in the clan, and a new baby is born almost every two years. There are no contraceptive measures here, and it is not unusual for a couple to have seven children.
The annual expenses will increase in the future, so when it comes to buying land, let’s collect 100 acres for the clan!
It's not that Gu Chengyu is reluctant to give up money and doesn't want to add more to the clan. He is afraid that he will make his clan members more and more greedy. He has never been favored by the clan, but on the contrary, he has helped the clan a lot.
Don't say that every clan member has contributed money to the memorial arch. In fact, the Gu family has always contributed a large amount. And Gu Chengyu will also send equal gifts later, so that everyone will never suffer a loss.
Besides, the benefits brought by this archway are not enjoyed by him alone. The ones who benefit the most are the clan.
If the appetite of these people is raised and the help they provide to the clan becomes natural, then a lot of trouble will definitely arise in the future.
After calculating the money, he was afraid that Uncle Gu would be reluctant to build a brick house, so he made it clear.
"Uncle! Ethnology's house should be made of bricks and tiles, not mud bricks. Ethnology is one of the proofs of the rise of our Gu family. This time we have to do things openly."
"Ah! That's a lot of money." Uncle Gu didn't want to let Gu Chengyu really get out of here. After all, clan studies are only for the clan's children, and he knew it well.
He really did something wrong about the grain seeds a few years ago. The Changqing family could obtain such good grain seeds because of his own ability. Why should he let the Changqing family help the village change grain seeds for free?
That was a lot of money, and the one who lost was his younger brother. When he took office as a new official, he was inevitably a little impatient and focused on achieving results, which almost hurt the harmony between the two families.
It should be noted that he only got this position of uprightness through Xiaobao. Once he became upright, he turned around and plotted against his own brothers, which is really chilling.
Later, after he became Li Zheng for half a year, he figured it out. He just couldn't bear to talk about it, but he always remembered the care that the third family had taken for him over the years.
Gu Chengyu nodded, "Don't be afraid of spending money, it's all for the sake of the children. I said, if you don't have enough, come to me. If you start a clan school, it can be passed down from generation to generation."
This is what I said in my previous life, no matter how poor you are, you cannot lack education.
Uncle Gu and the others also knew that Gu Chengyu was right. Uncle Gu nodded, "Then if the money in the clan is not enough, I will go to every household in the clan to collect it. Anyway, they will be the ones who benefit in the future. If there is not enough money, I will come to you again."
Otherwise, if you get used to taking money, everyone in the clan will point their fingers at you."
Gu Chengyu was a little surprised when he heard this. He glanced at Uncle Gu and was a little surprised by Uncle Gu's obvious change.
However, he didn't say anything more about this matter. As a clan leader, he must act fairly, otherwise he might not be able to convince the public.
"Then I have to worry about it, uncle. I have to help you organize the banquet." Uncle Gu likes to think about the family wholeheartedly and deserves Gu Chengyu's respect.
"Ahem! Xiaobao, where do your second uncle and his wife live? Why don't you clean up the penthouse next to it?"
When Father Gu saw the two of them finished talking about business, he raised the question of which room Gu Changbai should live in.
To be honest, the penthouse next to it is not big, so it doesn't feel crowded if two people live in it. However, after not seeing each other for so many years, both parties feel a little strange.
He was a little uncomfortable living together immediately.
Gu Chengyu thought about it and realized that there was a guest room in the front yard, but it was obviously inappropriate for the two of them to stay there. The villagers who came and went would have opinions on the matter if they knew about it.
The front yard is for a single male guest who has a normal relationship with the host family. They also have their second wife, Mrs. Liu, but they cannot live there to avoid people making irresponsible remarks behind their backs.
The penthouse was definitely not good. Living so close to each other made their whole family uncomfortable, and it was inconvenient for him to talk to his parents. Even if the walls could be soundproofed, if Gu Changbai and the others had no rules and walked in and out of the main room at will, it would be really annoying.
Disgusting to death.
Gu Changbai glanced at the silent Gu Chengyu and his third brother who showed a bit of embarrassment on his face. His heart sank slightly. Could it be that he was not welcome to live in?
Gu Chengyu may have some objections to him. After all, there was an unpleasant quarrel between the two because of the eldest granddaughter, but why does the third child think so too? Does he really look down on his second brother?
Gu Changbai didn't know yet that Gu Chengyu had guessed his intention and had obtained evidence from Gu Wanfang. He was thinking that Gu Chengyu didn't know his plan yet. Even if he had suspicions, there was no evidence.
After all, Ying Nan Mansion had made arrangements, and the man even found a child who died of illness as a substitute. He saw that his face was covered in pus, and even he couldn't see his face clearly.
"Isn't the penthouse next to it always occupied by the eldest sister's family? When I hold the banquet this time, the eldest sister should come back." 11