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

Chapter 359

"Don't make sister-in-law busy, I'll leave after sitting down for a while, and I have to go to third brother's place!"

Gu Chengyu hurried to stop him. His fourth sister-in-law usually helped to process the medicinal materials in the backyard, and sometimes he had to decoct the medicine for patients far away from home, which was not an easy job.

Gu Chengyu heard light footsteps, Zhao lifted the curtain with a tray in his hand, and entered the outside room.

"Fourth sister-in-law!" Gu Chengyu hurriedly stood up and saluted.

"Hey! His uncle! You came back from the capital? Sit down quickly."

Zhao's habit of blushing is much better than before, and it may be because he contacts more people every day.

However, she still looks like that gentle woman.

Gu Chengyu sat down again, "Fourth sister-in-law, don't be busy, I have to go to third brother's. I drank a lot of tea in the morning, and I really can't drink it now."

Zhao smiled softly, but still poured tea for Gu Chengyu.

"Let's have lunch here! Then I'll go grocery shopping. Master, please say hello to my uncle."

Seeing that it was getting late, Mrs. Zhao wanted to keep Gu Chengyu for dinner.

Gu Chengyu hastily declined, "Sister-in-law Si, please stop busy work. Mother still wants to ask you husband and wife to go back to have dinner at night. We haven't met for a long time. Let's get together again when everyone is here at night!"

After hearing this, Gu Chengchi no longer forced himself, they were brothers and there was no need to be courteous.

"Then listen to Xiaobao and we'll meet again at night. You can't bear to be tired now, it's better to rest more."

Gu Chengyu was a little puzzled, "Sister-in-law Si is not feeling well?"

Gu Chengchi laughed, "Your fourth sister-in-law is happy."

The corners of his eyes and eyebrows are full of joy, and in a few months, he will be a father.

"That's really a happy event. Congratulations to the fourth brother and the fourth sister-in-law. Why didn't you hear my mother mention it?"

Zhao's face turned red from neck to neck, she gave Gu Chengchi a reproachful look, and said in a low voice, "I haven't told my mother before it's been three months."

In Shangling Village, it's less than three months, so it's best not to tell too many people.In ancient times, many children died young, and many were shed.

If it's less than three months old, it's just that it's not done well, so naturally you can't go out and talk about it.

"When the little nephew is born, I will definitely prepare a gift for him, and the fourth brother will write to me."

Gu Chengyu is also very happy, there is another little guy with his blood, he thinks the little baby is pink and tender, very interesting.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help thinking of Xiaoyue. He wanted to talk to fourth brother about the credit, so he went to see Xiaoyue at third brother's place.

"Fourth brother, does your shop always pay on credit?"

"Those who really can't afford copper coins can only use credit. They are all poor people."

When it comes to this, even Mrs. Zhao has some criticisms.

"We don't know if those individuals are really poor, and you shouldn't always pay on credit, it's not good if it becomes a habit. Those who have been paid know, and they must follow suit."

Mrs. Zhao is also worried, if it is not supported by the profits from the Chinese New Year soap, this medical clinic will not be able to open long ago.

There are several small medical clinics in the town, and they still mock them behind their backs, saying that they are making money at a loss.

"We have lost a lot in the past few months since we opened the shop. Some people said they had no money, so they kept on credit and didn't pay it back. Although they are all in the vicinity, we are not good, so we come to ask for it!"

"Fourth sister-in-law is right. Fourth brother, this trend can't help the rise. If the family really has no money, it's not impossible to find a way. There can always be something to pay for it. If there is nothing, let him come to the shop to help, or give it to you. To farm the land, exchange labor for money, as long as the price is negotiated."

"The shop doesn't say how much money it needs to earn, but the most basic balance of expenses is still required."

Gu Chengyu believes that some people are indeed poor, but there is no guarantee that he will come to pay back the money when he is well-off. He sees that his fourth brother doesn't even issue an IOU.

"This? What you said is also reasonable. In fact, I have been trying to solve this problem recently. Xiaobao's method is good. I will handle it as appropriate."

Gu Chengchi is not an idiot either. It was okay to have no heirs before, but now he is going to be a father soon, so of course he needs to save some money.

Seeing that Gu Chengchi understood, Gu Chengyu stopped talking.

"I'm going to the third brother right now, and the fourth brother will come back early in the afternoon. If mother knows that the fourth sister-in-law is happy, I'm afraid she will be so happy from ear to ear."

"Okay!" Now that Gu Chengyu knew about it, Gu Chengchi didn't stop him from going back to tell his parents. Anyway, it's been more than two months, and it's not too far away from three months.

Ming Mo and Ming Yan saluted Gu Chengchi just now, then came out to drive the carriage and waited.

Gu Chenglian's blacksmith's shop is almost a street away from the medical hall, so it's faster to take a carriage.

Gu Chenglian's shop is on another street, which sells groceries.

When Gu Chengyu first went to see it, he only thought that the location was chosen well. It must be the credit of the third sister-in-law. His third brother is a stickler. How can he think of this?
The wheels rolled on the clean bluestone slabs, making a grunting sound.

This area is already close to the south, and Gu Chenglian mostly makes smaller iron tools on weekdays.Such as scissors, kitchen knives, farm tools, etc.

Speaking of the blacksmith's shop, when Gu Chenglian opened the shop where Gu Chenglian was an apprentice, he said goodbye to Gu Chenglian.However, who is his third sister-in-law?Shrewd and able to calculate, Yu Datie's wife is just a woman with a big and three rough heads. Compared with Yu Datie, she has a simpler mind. How could she be able to calculate more than his third sister-in-law?
The carriage stopped at the door of the blacksmith's shop, where Gu Chenglian was forging iron.There were fewer farm tools in the shop, so he had to buy a few more.

Hearing the sound of the carriage, he thought it was business, so he quickly looked up, only to find Ming Mo and Ming Yan sitting in the carriage.

"But Xiaobao is back?" Gu Chenglian shouted loudly, the flames burning in the stove shone on his bare chest, and there were layers of hot sweat on it.

Gu Chengyu hurriedly got off the carriage, "Third brother!"

"Are you back? Go to the house first, and it will be ready soon." The iron tool in his hand is almost ready, and he can't stop now.

"Hey!"

"Third Master!" Ming Mo and Ming Yan shouted, and together with Gu Chengyu, they were going to go to the backyard, where there was a stove and it was very hot.

Gu Chengyu went to the inner courtyard first. At this time, his third sister-in-law should be there. During the day, Gu Chenglian worked, and Xiaoyue followed the third sister-in-law.

The sound of Gu Chenglian striking iron was heard in front of him, and Gu Chengyu could imagine Gu Chenglian's thin body, but his powerful arms, beating the iron in his hand intently.

His third brother is very thin, but he is still very strong. Many people say that he does not look like a blacksmith.

When I went to the inner courtyard, the sound became much quieter.

Because the front was too noisy and sparks were flying everywhere, he couldn't stand alone. Gu Chengyu was still young, and he was a brother, so he didn't pay much attention to going to the inner courtyard.

Because the third sister-in-law is a woman, it may be inconvenient, so if Gu Chengyu really wants to go in, he still has to call a few times at the gate of the inner courtyard, and it won't be too late to go in after the answer.

Just when I was about to speak, I heard a few sharp voices from a woman, "I told you to pour out the water in the basin. Look at you, it's scattered all over the ground. You really can't do anything well."

When Gu Chengyu heard it, wasn't that the third sister-in-law's voice?Who is she talking about?Could it be Satsuki?

(End of this chapter)