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

Chapter 266 Grandmother's doubts

Sun Xian felt that the purse was relatively light, so he didn't care, thinking that Gu Wan had sewed another purse for him, and put the purse on his chest happily.

"I won't go. My mother is at home alone, and I don't feel relieved."

Seeing this, Gu Chengyu had no choice but to leave, Sun Xian was not polite, took two jars of pickles made at home to Ming Mo, sent him out of the courtyard gate, watched the carriage go away, and then returned to the courtyard.

After returning to the house, he took out the purse from his pocket and rubbed it carefully twice. Why is it lavender?Gu Wan had never done this color for him.Some doubts, but still ready to put the purse under the pillow, but suddenly found that there seemed to be something in the purse.

He opened the purse and found a small jade ring inside.Although the jade ring is not big, it looks good.There seemed to be a piece of paper next to Yuhuan. Sun Xian opened the paper, and it turned out to be a bank note with 50 taels written on it.

Sun Xian immediately understood, the purse might not have been embroidered for him, could it?He remembered that Gu Chengyu had such a robe.Sun Xian's complexion is dark, such a conspicuous color, Gu Wan would not do it for him.

Then the things inside should have been given by Gu Chengyu, and they were given in Gu Wan's name, in order to save his face, in case he would not accept it.

At this moment, Sun Xian's heart is full of emotion, since Gu Chengyu gave it to him, he will not return it.Going back would hurt the friendship between the two, so I had to keep this feeling in my heart and find a chance to repay it later.

"Ah! Why did you let the fifth child of the Gu family go away? Why didn't you stay for dinner?" Grandmother heard the sound of the carriage and hurried over with a basket in her hand. She just went to the butcher's stall in the village to cut meat I went, and I was thinking of letting the fifth child of the Gu family have lunch!
"Why are we being polite with him? You are not in good health, why would he stay for dinner?"

Grandmother put down the basket in her hand and walked in a hurry, she was still panting.

"Brother Xian, why do you think the Gu family has taken a fancy to our family? Our family lives in poverty, isn't it because of the poor girl? You see, they always come to give things, and our family has nothing to give in return. , I'm sorry."

In fact, when the Gu family revealed that they wanted to be in-laws with the Sun family, Sun's mother was really surprised.Although she thinks that her son is the best son in the world, others definitely don't think so!

The Gu family's move made the Sun family puzzled, and they didn't believe it at first.Later, when the Gu family came to Qin, they believed it, and they all lamented what kind of shit luck the Sun family had.

Sun Xian became serious when he heard the words, "Mother, don't think so, the Gu family is because I am close to the fifth son of his family, and I like your son and my character. Besides, although I am not as good as Gu Chengyu, I still pass the exam anyway." As a scholar, I’m not bad either.”

Sun Xian was not boasting, he said this because he didn't want his mother to feel inferior, and left a knot in his heart, so that when Gu Wan married in the future, it would be difficult for mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to get along.He had already discovered that grandma's posture was very low when facing the Gu family, and she always felt inferior, which was not possible.

"That's right! My son is a scholar. But people always give gifts, and our family will return some pickles made by ourselves. Isn't it too shabby?" Grandmother's skill in making pickles is a must , Sun Xian would take these and some food made by himself as a gift every time.

"It's not that the Gu family is ignorant of our family background, as long as they are interested." Even so, these friendships are always in his heart, and he will return them when he has the opportunity in the future.

Mother Sun asked Sun Xian to comfort her before she let go and was about to take the meat into the kitchen.Suddenly, he found that there was still a pair of gifts on the table that hadn't been put away. These were food and cloth sent by the Gu family, and they were all practical.

Sun Xian also saw a gift box among the gifts. He was a little curious and opened it casually, only to find that it was a small ginseng plant.

"Isn't this too expensive?" Sun's mother leaned over to take a look, and found that it was ginseng. She had seen this ginseng in the drugstore, and the doctor who treated her advised her to take it often. , let the doctor cut two slices, but this thing is very expensive, and it is rare for her to take it. I didn't expect that there is one here.

Sun Xian took a deep breath, okay!I owe more and more.

"Mingyan! Go to Dalin Village in Huaihe Town tomorrow to send a post, and invite my aunt's family to have a seat on the eighteenth day." Gu Chengyu looked at Xiasang Village, which was getting farther and farther away, and told Mingyan.

After Mingyan answered, he thought of the courtyard in Fucheng again, "Mingyan, you should also pay attention to the courtyard in Fucheng. I'll go back and write a book. When you come to town tomorrow, ask Guanshi Yu to go to Fucheng to go with shopkeeper Niu. Go to a dental store, and if you find something suitable, you can buy it.”

Gu Chengyu silently counted his savings. In the past three months, Juxiang Building in Fucheng earned the most land, at least 6000 taels. It was lighter before.

Adding the profit of Yipinzhai, it is more than enough to buy a three-entry house in Fucheng, and the three-entry courtyard only costs more than 2000 taels of silver at most.

Sun Xian is also a scholar now, he can exempt [-] mu from tax, and he can also receive some gifts from small gentry and landlords, but those will have to be paid back in the future.What's the use of tax exemption but no land?Sun Xian was not born by endowment, so he could not guarantee for others, so he lost this income.

The silver and the jade ring were specially given by Gu Chengyu, but Gu Wan was not that careful.They are all scholars, and there will be many places to spend money in the future.

Besides the jade ring, Gu Wan had already made some clothes for Sun Xian, but Sun Xian didn't have any accessories, the gift of the jade ring was just for Sun Xian to show off, after all, there were a lot of people on the [-]th day, so don't be bullied by people who don't have eyes. In fact, it's just making face for Gu Wan!

The carriage returned to the village. As soon as Gu Chengyu entered the courtyard, he heard the noise in the courtyard.

"Oh! From the Changqing family, your family has come to the end of all hardships! The family lives well, and Xiaobao has passed the examination of a scholar. Even if he is a fairy, he will not change his life!"

Before entering the inner courtyard, Gu Chengyu listened to it. With such a loud voice, but also so kind, isn't it Aunt Wang?Gu Chengyu entered the main house, and found that there was not only Aunt Wang in the house, but also two women from the village, who also had some contacts with the Gu family on weekdays.

And his mother said how could it be so good, but she smiled so hard that her teeth could not see her eyes.

Gu Chengyu smiled, greeted her and went back to her room.It's good for his mother to have two things that make sense, so that she won't be bored on the kang all day thinking wildly.

The three chatted for a while, and then the two women got up and said goodbye.

"Oh! I'm going to ask Miss Wan to draw a picture! I forgot, you go first." Aunt Wang slapped her thigh, as if she just remembered what the Gu family was going to do.

The two women looked at each other and walked away with a smile on their faces.

Aunt Wang is actually just looking for an excuse. The flowers she embroiders are very rough, so what kind of pattern does she need?

(End of this chapter)