The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 121 Counting the Silver

"Uncle Dashan, take out the mold and have a look!" Gu Chengyu jumped off the car.

"Wait! I put them all in the back room, I'll get them for you!" Da Shan put down the shelf in his hand and went to the back room.

When Gu Chengyu took the mold in his hand, he found that Dashan really made it with his heart. The edges of the mold were polished and smooth, and the carvings inside were fairly detailed. Gu Chengyu nodded with satisfaction. Maybe in the future, he can also ask him to make furniture for the new house. .

"Father! Pay it!" The price was agreed at the beginning, and Gu Laodi paid the remaining two taels of silver.

"Brother! If there is any fine carpentry work in the future, just come to me. Although my craftsmanship is not very good, but you can still see it." Seeing that Old Gu and the others paid the money so readily, Dashan also hoped This kind of life will still exist in the future.

"If there is such a job in the future and I still look for you, then we will leave now!"

"Hey! You go slowly!" Dashan watched the Gu family's ox cart slowly go away, touched the two taels of silver in his hand, and grinned happily, it was not in vain for him to spend so much energy.As for what kind of mold is engraved, he doesn't know how to ask. Some things can't be talked about, and if the customer doesn't say anything, then you can't ask!
"Father! Is there a lot of ashes in our stove?" Gu Chengyu plans to go back and soak the ashes for two or three days to see. In ancient times, there was no technique of caustic soda, so it can only be extracted from the ashes, but the color may not look good.

"It's the one that doesn't have a lot of dust? Our family uses it to wash clothes!" Father Gu was a little surprised why Gu Chengyu suddenly asked this?

"I need to make soap, and I'll soak it in plant ashes when I go back. We have to buy some fat meat, and we need to burn oil when we go back, and we need lard to make soap. I'll buy this in two days. Dad! You will go to the street to buy three Bring four catties of fat meat, and bring some spare ribs, let's serve meat to the family!" Gu Chengyu almost salivated when he thought of the braised pork ribs in his previous life.

"The fatty meat is used to make soap, and the ribs can be bought back to eat? It's all bones, not even meat. If you really want to eat meat, let's buy some pork belly to satisfy your craving!" Father Gu thought his son wanted to save money. , I was reluctant to buy pork belly, and I still earned more than 50 taels today!
"Father! Pork ribs are delicious! Buy an extra two catties and come back." Gu Chengyu thought that Dayan Dynasty's ribs should be very cheap, so he planned to ask his mother to make him braised pork ribs.

When Gu Chengyu and the others returned home, Mrs. Lu and the others were harvesting fungus.Gu Chengyu reckoned that it would be successful if he exposed it to the sun tomorrow.

Gu Chengyu hurriedly asked Lu Shi and the others to soak the ash in a bucket. This would have to soak for a few days, otherwise the alkalinity might not be so strong.And asked everyone to put it out of the reach of Xiaowa.And you can't stir it with your hands, so as not to burn your hands and skin.

After dinner, lay out paper, and finish homework.Gu Chengyu practiced his handwriting for a while, and then he heard Father Gu and the others counting money.

Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Gu took the money box and counted, while Gu Wan was also stringing copper plates.

"Oh! Old man, our family still has 140 taels of silver. With those copper coins, it should be enough to build a big tile-roofed house, right?" I bought a few dozen taels, but now I have a hundred taels left, which was really unthinkable before.Until more than a month ago, the family's silver did not exceed 500 taels.

"Xiaobao has a lot of ideas, and the money comes in quickly! Hey! But I earn a lot, and I use a lot! I can't believe it, this month our family has spent hundreds of taels of silver!" Old Gu also said with emotion.

It's also because he has no ability, he has lived for most of his life, and he has not been able to earn two silvers for nothing.Father Gu raised his head and looked at Gu Chengyu who was sitting and writing in front of him, and saw those small hands, holding a brush, practicing big characters seriously.Papa Gu smirked, such a smart kid is actually his son.

"Father! Does our family have so much money? How much does it cost to build a house? Is it enough?" Gu Wan looked at the money in the money box and asked in surprise.

"Now the money is enough! I bought the yard next door this time, and built a house with two entrances according to Xiaobao's suggestion. The back of our house is a wasteland, and Shangli is going to use some money to build it bigger. You She's a big girl too, I'll leave you a room."

Father Gu was pulled back from his thoughts by Gu Wan's words. At first he thought he didn't have money, so he didn't want to build it so big. Now that he has enough money, it's better to build it all at once. It will be easier for the children in the family to say goodbye in the future.

"Really? Daddy is so kind!" Gu Wan happily jumped up on the kang, she really didn't want to sleep in that small room anymore.

"Old man, when the honeysuckle and fungus are dried tomorrow, they can be sold for silver." Of course, Lu was very happy that his family could earn silver.The only regret is that this money was earned by Xiao Bao, but in the end it was cheaper than the previous ones.

The more I think about it, the angrier I get, no. "Old man! Let's talk about this house! Don't give this house to the boss in the future. This house was built with Xiaobao's money. You can't leave Xiaobao behind when you divide the family in the future." Dayan In the separation of the family, the old man lived with the eldest, and the house had to be given to the eldest son. The other sons subsidized some silver taels, went out to build another house, or only got two houses, which would be enough. Get more than half of the family property.

"What are you talking about? When did I say we were going to split up? Don't worry, Xiaobao, I have my own plans." Father Gu remembered that he was not young anymore. What should I do if Xiaobao and his mother are left behind?The third and fourth children are also grown up and can take care of themselves.But Xiaobao still has to study, and it costs a lot to study. When he leaves, Xiaobao's life will be difficult. Old Gu plans to save some money for Gu Chengyu.

When Gu Chengyu heard this, he picked up his pen and looked at his parents with a smile. "Mom! What are you worried about? I can earn dozens of taels today, and hundreds of taels tomorrow. When I grow up, I'm afraid I won't like this house anymore!" Gu Chengyu said the truth, That is, when he grows up, he will do nothing, and he will not worry about food and clothing. There are so many good things in the space!

Besides, he already planned to buy private property, so when he went to restaurants to sell recipes, he didn't sell much. He planned to open his own restaurant in the future.It's just that he doesn't have anyone useful around him.Suddenly, Gu Chengyu thought of Renyazi. In ancient times, people could be bought and sold. You can go to the Yazi shop to see what kind of talents you need.This has to be carefully considered.

"Mother knows that my little treasure is smart, can earn money, and can read books! But who can tell what will happen in the future?" Mrs. Lu sat beside Gu Chengyu, patted his head, and sighed.Although she usually seems to have enough of her mother-in-law's money, she also has difficulties as a stepmother.She didn't dare to think that if the old man suddenly disappeared, would the eldest and second child be as obedient as they are now.

Sensing that Lu's mood is not high, Gu Chengyu held Lu's hand and comforted her for a while.

(End of this chapter)