Gu Chengyu glanced at Sanlang in surprise. Sanlang had gained a lot of experience in the county in the past few years. Maybe it was because he usually came into contact with many people, so he seemed much more reliable than Erlang.
Father Gu thought for a while and then replied: "If the Li family has arrived at the Gu family, then they are not from the Li family. It makes no sense for the Li family to come to ask for money."
Father Gu doesn't talk nonsense. Anyone who is not a fool can see the purpose of the Li family.
These words made Father Li and the others feel disappointed. How could the Gu family be so stingy and not want to give a penny?
"However, after all, it is the Li family's natal family. Although they are not serious relatives, they are not completely unrelated. So be it! Your second wife gave the Li family a hundred taels of silver, which is considered as a way to satisfy everyone's feelings. But the ugly words are ahead.
, Mrs. Li is dead, you can no longer ask for money in the name of your daughter."
Father Gu thought about it and decided that giving the Li family a hundred taels of silver was a good thing in his conscience.
When Gu Chengyi brought the Li family here, he not only paid three hundred taels of silver to the family whose son had died, but also gave Father Li and the others two hundred taels of silver.
No villager has so many daughters as wives, let alone concubines.
It was made clear at that time that the Li family had nothing to do with her natal family, and the Li family had sold the Li family.
Now that the Li family came to ask for money, it was unreasonable. He gave them one hundred taels just to send them away.
Although the second child was unfilial to him, he didn't want outsiders to laugh at him after the second child died. He didn't want to leave such a reputation for the second child.
When Sanlang heard that it was only one hundred taels, he could still accept it.
Although Erlang was reluctant, he couldn't go too far with Father Gu if it was just a hundred taels.
Besides, he should be concerned about the division of property between the two families in the future. As long as the soap profit is there, one hundred taels is nothing.
Erlang and the others agreed, but the Li family didn’t want to!
The Gu family's one hundred taels is like sending them away? A living person in his family is worth one hundred taels of silver?
"This can't be done! One hundred taels of silver is not enough to buy more than ten acres of land, do you think?" Dad Li said to Dad Gu with a bitter face.
Ming Yan entered the main room from outside, "Sir! The magistrate is here!"
Gu Chengyu nodded. His family was holding a funeral, so the magistrate would naturally come to express his condolences.
"Please ask him to wait in the side hall. I'll be there right away."
Gu Chengyu stood up and prepared to go to the side hall.
"I don't know when your Li family became rich. Do you look down on more than ten acres of land? Our Gu family's money didn't come from the strong wind. If you dislike a hundred taels, then our Gu family also doesn't like it.
There is nothing you can do. After all, even if you have a lot of money, you can't afford to feed those rice-eating borers, right?"
Gu Chengyu dropped this sentence before leaving. If you want one hundred taels of silver, take it. If you don't want it, the Gu family will not give you any more.
The Li family brought the blame on themselves. The Gu family was out of benevolence and righteousness. If they could give the Li family a hundred taels of silver, they had already done their best.
Ordinary people's household needs only two or three taels of silver a year, and his Gu family's money cannot afford to support such a greedy person.
Father Li knew that the Gu family wanted to use one hundred taels to sever the relationship. In the future, the Li family would not have a name to come to the Gu family to ask for money.
He must have originally wanted to ask for more, but he just heard that the county prince had come to visit, which meant that the fifth official of the Gu family was really more senior than the county prince.
If Mr. Gu is offended, he may not even be able to get the one hundred taels of silver. Father Li is in a dilemma.
After Gu Chengyu finished speaking, he turned around and left. As for Wang, it was none of his business.
The Wang family did suffer a loss, but it was Zhou Yu who beat Huang Gai, and everyone was willing to beat and the other was willing to suffer.
Whether Sanlang and the others give him money or not is the second room's business, so he doesn't bother to care.
Halfway through the walk, Gu Chengyu thought about it and finally confessed.
"Ming Mo! Go and watch over there, and warn the Wang family and Li family to stay calm and not spread rumors about the Gu family outside."
"Yes! Sir!" Mingmo accepted the order and left.
By the time Gu Chengyu visited Li Zhi County, the Li family and Wang family had already left.
"It was said that the third young master gave the Wang family fifty taels of silver, and the Wang family naturally refused to give up. Later, the third young master said that he should not be left without a penny. Anyway, this matter is not our family's loss. If people outside know that the Wang family's daughter is still
Having an affair with a man before getting married will not be good for Miss Wang's reputation."
Ming Mo told Gu Chengyu what happened, and Gu Chengyu twitched her lips after hearing this.
Just give away fifty taels of silver? But this makes sense. After all, the Li family only got one hundred taels. If the Wang family didn't give them a penny, they would have to suffer the loss.
Besides, Gu Chengyi must have given the Wang family a lot of benefits before, right? When he saw the Wang family coming, he was wearing silk and satin clothes.
With the Wang family's family background, can they afford to wear silk and satin? You don't need to think about it to know that it was the money given by Gu Chengyi.
"Have everything been explained clearly?" Gu Chengyu didn't care about this, he just wanted to know that these two families would not spread rumors when they went out.
Ming Mo smiled and nodded, "As long as you shine your sword and say a few cruel words, you will definitely make them obedient. However, the Li family is really cruel. They didn't even look at Li when they left.
Neither did I. I just took the money and left."
"Isn't their family just here to ask for money? How much affection can they expect from a family that sells their daughter?"
Gu Chengyu sneered. He didn't sell it to a brothel because it was burned with incense.
"Sir, Manager Yu is back!" Ming Yan entered the room to report.
"Oh? Let him in." Gu Chengyu narrowed his eyes, but Yu Paraman didn't delay his return this time.
Yu Banzi already knew what happened in Jingyuan Prefecture. The neighboring state capitals also knew about the punishment of the shopkeeper of Jingyuan House. Shopkeeper Xing had already been sent to the coal mine.
At first, he was surprised as to what Gu Chengyu wanted to do in such a hurry to find him, but now he naturally understood, so he felt very uneasy.
As soon as he entered the house, he saw Gu Chengyu in mourning clothes sitting at the top drinking tea.
He immediately knelt on the ground and said, "The villain has seen the adults!"
He has been traveling for Gu Chengyu all year round, and in recent years he has had few opportunities to meet Gu Chengyu.
The last time I met Gu Chengyu was five months ago.
"Well! Why are you giving such a big gift? Get up quickly!" Gu Chengyu put the tea bowl on the table and said in a gentle tone.
The gentler Gu Chengyu acted, the more uneasy Yu Parazi felt.
"I just came back and heard that the second master has gone. It's really unexpected."
Paralyzed Yu has been walking outside in the past few years, so it is natural that he has not made progress.
In fact, if you don't have some skills when dealing with those merchants, you will definitely suffer a big loss.
Now, Paralympus Yu has not only developed a clever mouth, but his temper has also become much calmer.
He was indeed surprised by Gu Chengyi's death. In fact, he also suspected that Gu Chengyu had done something.
After all, Gu Chengyi died just after Gu Chengyu came back. How could it be such a coincidence?
However, he naturally didn't dare to ask these questions. He and Gu Chengyu were not so close yet.