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

Chapter 261
"It's Xizi who makes dried tofu. She learned the craft from someone else and is making it at home! I want to open a shop in the town to sell this, and I cook it for lunch. My eldest brother just drinks two cups here!" Father Gu I am also a little greedy when I smell the aroma, just drink a few sips of this dish with a small wine, the taste must be delicious!

"Then I won't be polite, it smells really good!" Uncle Gu also likes to drink a little wine, because of Gu Wanhua's fault these days, he hasn't had a drink with Father Gu for many days.

"Have you guys discussed about Xiaobao's banquet? Have you chosen a date? When are you going to do it?" Uncle Gu was also very emotional when he mentioned this. It would be great if his brother Hua could win it!Fortunately, the county and the government have tried it, otherwise they will have to start all over again in three years.In the past two years, he will force him to study more, or he will be suspended in three years!
"It's not decided yet, we'll see when the time comes!"

"Then let's set the eighteenth! I saw it that day, and it was a good day. By the way, your eldest sister will tell you when you find out, don't forget!" Uncle Gu remembered Gu Xiu in Dalin Village, Huaihe Town. It's a bit strange that the Dragon Boat Festival didn't come back, after all, it was quite frequent in the past few years.

"I'll send a letter when the time comes." Father Gu took a sip from the cigarette stick from time to time.

"It's still your luck! Xiaobao is a competitive person. Brother Hua didn't make progress, so he failed the ranking this time. Otherwise, wouldn't our family have a double happiness?" Uncle Gu felt more and more regretful the more he thought about it.

"Brother Hua is not very old. At his age, there are not many people who end up in trouble. Why are you in such a hurry? Maybe you will become a scholar next time." Father Gu could only comfort him, thinking to himself, he Jia Xiaobao wouldn't be like Brother Hua, coaxed by a woman to the point where he couldn't walk.

"What's more! Ever since Yanbi came to the house, Brother Hua's whole heart has been devoted to Yanbi. He doesn't even hug his son, and his grandson and daughter-in-law don't bother." In fact, Uncle Gu really couldn't figure it out. She's not bad looking, and Yanbi is not a top beauty, so why is she so obsessed with this brother Hua?

In fact, what Uncle Gu didn't know was that Xiao Yang's heart had long since given up on Gu Wanhua, and she only wanted to live with her son, so why would she try to please Gu Wanhua?She hated Gu Wanhua when she saw her.

Gu Wanhua, who was at Uncle Gu's house, was still having sweet dreams, and he fantasized that Yanbi would give birth to him a son!

"That's impossible! In this way, Brother Hua can still be interested in studying?" Father Gu hated the kind of woman who looked enchanting and enchanting, and even had hooked eyes.Some women wipe tears at every turn, as if everyone is bullying her.

"Who says it's not? But he just got his heart! Alas! We can only wait for his freshness to pass, and then supervise and supervise him!" Uncle Gu also cares about face, this time he is really bored, otherwise he will I won't talk to Papa Gu.

"It's time to eat!" Mrs. Lu walked into the main room and cleared away all the kang tables.Seeing that Uncle Gu was coming, she didn't raise her eyelids, she just asked Gu Wan to put down her work.

Uncle Gu was also a little embarrassed, and the Changqing family didn't look good when they saw him now.

At noon, fried tofu and roasted pork with veggie knots, plus spicy tofu, also made a fried tofu stuffed with meat, fried two vegetarian dishes, and the dishes were all ready.

Sure enough, the dishes were well-received.

"The dried tofu and fried tofu taste very special. If you go to the town to open a shop, there will definitely be business!" Uncle Gu praised while eating.

"It's delicious." It was rare for Mrs. Lu to boast.

After eating, Gu Xi offered to leave. Now that she knew how to make soy products, she wanted to go back early and collect more soybeans. When she was leaving, Gu Chengyu got old Gu's wink and went out, and gave Gu Xi five taels of silver. This is the cost of buying raw materials.Pay it back later when you earn money.

"Big sister, don't bother about the shop. I'll ask someone to keep an eye on the town, and I'll give you an answer in the next few days." Gu Xi must have trouble finding the shop. Yu Tanzi has already returned, so I will leave this matter to Yu The paralytic will do it.

"Ah! Thank you, Eldest Sister, this shop is not in a hurry, just look for it slowly." Gu Xi's words were obviously insincere, but she was in a hurry more than anyone else!
Gu Chengyu asked Ming Yan to drive them back in a carriage, and Wang Dou and Wang Tian'er waved to him.Young people's feelings came quickly, and they got acquainted in such a morning. Besides, there are food and drinks at grandpa's house, which is much better than at home, so when they leave, they are also reluctant to part.

Of course Gu Chengyu would not try to persuade her to stay, the two children are not young anymore, and they are also the main force of the family work, who will help Gu Xi with the work left behind?
When they returned to the main room, Uncle Gu and the others were chatting about the archway again.

"This memorial archway still needs to be built. After all, this is the first scholar in our village!" Uncle Gu is now the patriarch and Li Zheng. No matter what aspect he considers, he thinks that one should be built.

"Didn't you say that there is no money in the clan?" Old Gu's excitement at the beginning calmed down again. It is not easy for their family to take money, at least not all of it, lest people think their family is rampant. If you become a scholar, you build archways and plaques for yourself, so how shameless?

Uncle Gu was taken aback by asking this question, and then he came back to his senses and said: "Otherwise, if our Gu family pays a little, we should be able to get it all together, so we can build a stone building. Wood is the easiest to break due to wind and rain, and it will be damaged in the future." It’s too much trouble to repair.”

"It's not easy for the family, how can we ask everyone to pay for this matter? I think it's better to forget it!" Gu Chengyu disagrees, everyone's life is tight, you run away and say that you will give up the money to build an archway, Can people be willing?How much benefit can the tribe get if he wins the scholar?
In fact, Gu Chengyu underestimated the unity of a clan. As long as someone in the clan is really admitted to the scholar, everyone is not willing to pay money. This is a good thing to change the clan.If someone is admitted to Juren, Jinshi becomes an official, he can drive the whole clan, and if he goes out, as long as he is a member of the official family, the average person will give face.

"Then why don't you agree? This is a big event for the whole clan, let's get it together first! Let's talk about it if it's not enough, don't worry, Xiaobao! Everyone will be happy."

"I think it's better to forget about the archway. Let's build it together when I'm lucky enough to win the Juren or Jinshi! Now my family's life is better, and I have more money. I want to repair the ancestral hall, which can be regarded as doing my part for the family. Already!"

Gu Chengyu didn't have this plan in the first place, but when he mentioned this today, he suddenly remembered it.Gu's ancestral hall is very small, and the house has long been dilapidated. Although the roof is covered with tiles, the walls are made of stones. It may have been to save money, so bricks were not used.

After so many years, the gap between the stones has already appeared, and it is getting bigger and bigger. It doesn't look like it. Gu Chengyu actually didn't intend to repair it, he planned to rebuild it.He has money, since he came to the Dayan Dynasty and voted for the Gu family, he should do something for the ancestors.

(End of this chapter)