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

Chapter 24 Five Years
Chapter 24 five years

The sunset glow in the sky glows with gorgeous carmine, and the afterglow of the setting sun will cover the village next to the mountain.

On the rolling hills, at the foot of a village near a village, a boy with short hair and short brown hair was sitting on a big rock and looking into the distance.

The terrain here is quite high, Gu Chengyu leaned against a big tree, and looked into the distance with absent-minded eyes.When spring comes again, it is March in Yangchun.It has been more than four years since Gu Chengyu traveled here, and in two months it will be exactly five years.

Spring is in full swing, and pink willows are everywhere.Looking around the mountains, it is also lush with wild flowers and weeds on the roadside, and all kinds of flowers exude a refreshing fragrance. In front of the mountain is an open farmland.

So it was evening, and all the people working in the fields went home with farm tools on their shoulders.They walked on the small road in the field, and greeted each other when they met, and the cheerful laughter of children was mixed with it, which was an idyllic scene.

Gu Chengyu looked at this peaceful and beautiful village comfortably, and lamented that although the life of the farm family is difficult, as long as it comes to spring plowing and autumn harvest, everyone will have a hopeful smile on their faces. This is an ordinary and peaceful life.

Looking in the direction of the village, several thatched-roofed houses at the entrance of the village attracted Gu Chengyu's attention. This is the Gu family.

During these four years, Gu Chengyu gradually realized that he traveled to the Dayan Dynasty, a dynasty that he had never heard of before, and it might be a parallel space.As for the history before the Dayan Dynasty, he didn't know, because they were all peasants here, so they wouldn't mention it, and no one would care about the emperor's surname. He only knew that it was the 58th year of Dayan Dynasty this year.

This village is called Shangling Village, because it was named after the mountain range Changling Mountain.Changling Mountain is very large, one peak is connected to another, and the depth where the peaks are connected has never been visited.It is said that there are ferocious beasts that eat people inside, and even capable hunters dare not go deep.

This area is in the north, and Shangling Village is under the jurisdiction of Shanhe Town, Qinghe County, Jingyuan Prefecture.There are many surnames in this village, and the Gu family is one of them.

Gu Chengyu's grandparents have passed away, and his father, Gu Changqing, has two older brothers and one older sister.

The eldest, Gu Changsong, is the current patriarch of the Gu clan. Before the disaster, he had read a few years and could read a few words.Gu Changsong married his wife Yang, and gave birth to the eldest son Gu Chengzhong and the second son Gu Chengxiao.And Gu Chengzhong has another son and a daughter, the eldest son Gu Wanhua, the eldest daughter Gu Yan, and Gu Chengxiao has only one son Gu Wansheng for the time being.

When Gu Changqing's second brother, Gu Changbai, suffered a severe drought in Jingyuan Mansion in the early years, his family went to the south to join the elder brother of the Yue family, and he has not been in touch with him till now.

After Gu Changbai, there was Gu Xiu, who married into Huaihe Town, which is adjacent to Shanhe Town, and his family ran a tofu business.

Father Gu is 33 years old this year, and his mother, he guessed right, is indeed the second wife, and she is [-] this year.

Father Gu originally had a first wife, Da He, who was the daughter of Father Gu's uncle's family, and the two were first cousins.

After that, the eldest brother Gu Chengli was born. Gu Chengli married his wife, Fang Shi, and gave birth to the eldest son Gu Wanhai, who is eleven years old this year. Next is the eldest daughter Gu Lian, who is ten years old this year.The second daughter, Gu Lan, is seven years old this year.There is also Gu Xing, who is only ten months old.

The second child, Gu Chengyi, is married to the niece of his original partner, Da He, Xiao He, and has his second son, Gu Wanjiang, who is nine years old this year; the third son, Gu Wanhe, is seven years old;Gu Chengyu felt ashamed when he found out, the relationship between the big and small He's is quite complicated.

There is also an older sister who is twinned with Gu Chengyi, named Gu Xi, and married to Xialing Village, a neighboring village.

Gu Laodi was just 16 years old when he married Da He, and Da He was one year younger than him.Da He died when Gu Chengli was nine years old. She had twins that year, and her health was too much for her. Later, she procrastinated and fell ill for a few years, and finally passed away when Gu Chengli was nine years old.

Papa Gu married Mrs. Lu after a year, which is not unpleasant.I heard that Mrs. Lu used to be a maidservant in a wealthy family, but somehow she was released when she was eighteen, married with Father Gu, and had a falling out with her family because of this incident. Communicate with the Gu family.

Father Gu and Mrs. Lu gave birth to the third child Gu Chenglian, the fourth child Gu Chengchi, and the youngest daughter Gu Wan.The third child is 14 years old this year, and his mother is already showing the third brother his wife; Gu Chengchi is 11 years old this year, and Gu Wan is nine years old.

After thinking about this, Gu Chengyu sighed, it is really a huge family, not counting those side branches.His family alone has a big family, otherwise why are there so many right and wrong?
Thinking of the financial situation of the Gu family, he sighed again.Gu Chengchi was weak since he was a child. When his mother gave birth to his third brother, he had a bad pregnancy and vomited whatever he ate, so Gu Chengchi was like a kitten when he was born. He didn't even have the energy to cry, and he had to take a lot of medicine every year. .

But ever since he was able to walk, he often put a little spring water in the water tank of Gu's family, not daring to put too much, for fear that others would notice.The family members have changed somewhat, they seem to be more energetic, and have never been sick. Even Gu Chengchi has recovered a lot, and now he is not taking medicine, and the family has some money left.

"Uncle, grandma is calling you home, we're ready for dinner!" Gu Chengyu was staring in the direction of the Gu family in a daze when he heard the voice of Gu Lan from the eldest brother's house.

"Come on!" Gu Chengyu saw the little girl standing on the path in the field, raising her hand like a trumpet, calling him towards the foot of the mountain.

Gu Chengyu then stood up, patted his pants, and walked to the field.Walking to Gu Lan's side, Gu Lan wanted to lead Gu Chengyu along, the path in the field was uneven, if she fell, she would have to scold her to death when she went back.Seeing this, Gu Chengyu knew the reason and didn't struggle.

The terrain of this place is open, and to return home, one has to pass through a field, among which is the field of the Gu family.

Gu Lan was ordered by Mrs. Lu to call the man of the Gu family who was working in the field to go home for dinner. By the way, she also had a task to find her uncle.Gu Lan looked at the uncle in front of her, feeling a little complicated.

If you want to say who has the best life in this family, it's not the grandma who doesn't need to work, but the five-year-old uncle in front of you.

I heard that when her elder brothers and sisters were this big, they would carry a big basket that was almost taller than a person, and bring it back full of pigweed. They fed the pigs and chickens in the family.

Grandma also loves Third Uncle and the others, but she loves Uncle the most. She often sees Nanny making small cooking for him. Except for the holidays, girls like them usually can't eat the eggs.

And the delicate pastry, she didn't even know what it tasted like.In this way, my uncle doesn't like to eat, and often loses his temper, but the milk is still hidden for my uncle, and if he doesn't like eggs, he buys other snacks.

However, the uncle is very coaxing, he doesn’t like to eat, and sometimes he will give them a few small tastes, but there are too many people, and everything is delicious, and he can’t taste it in his mouth. Gone.

(End of this chapter)