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

Chapter 382
It was cold early in the north, and it was already early winter.

Muluoyan is in the south, and the north wind is cold on the river.

The early winter morning was very cold, and there was already a thick fog on the river.Standing at the bow of the boat, Gu Chengyu looked at the vast white scenery on the river, and a biting coldness rushed over his face.

The sky was not bright yet, Gu Chengyu looked at the gray sky, wondering if it would snow or not.

Gu Chengyu was a little worried. The boat was still moored by the river at the moment. It was definitely not possible to sail in such a heavy fog, and it was not easy to distinguish the direction.If it snows again and the temperature drops sharply, I am afraid that the river will freeze again, and the boats will not be able to leave at that time.

When Sun Xian came out of the room, he saw Gu Chengyu standing at the bow of the boat, looking at the river, wondering what he was thinking.

"It's such a cold day, why don't you stay in bed for a while?" Sun Xian stood behind Gu Chengyu to the bow of the boat, and when he spoke, the white air from his mouth slowly melted into the thick fog on the river.

"I'm used to getting up early, why does my brother-in-law get up so early? Is my second sister okay?"

Gu Chengyu looked at Sun Xian, thinking of Gu Wan who just got married, Gu Wan also gets seasick, and has been resting in her room for the past few days.

"I'm much better. I took the pills you gave me as soon as I got on the boat, and I rested on the boat for a few days. I've been tired of lying down for a long time. I'm cooking porridge right now." smiled.

Gu Chengyu gave Sun Xian a sideways look. Gu Wan married into Sun's family with a girl and a woman, it was his mother's idea.When Gu Wan was in her natal family, she mostly embroidered and took care of the embroidery workshop, so she did less work.

Gu Chengyu picked out three dexterous girls from the T-shaped generation, two of them took care of their parents at home, and one was Gu Wan's dowry.

Gu Wan brought a lot of dowry, besides the six dowries from the Sun family, those big items were in the capital, the Gu family also added 42 dowry, making up 48 dowry, and married Gu Wan over.

Gu Wan's dowry is not unsightly in the entire county, even the big families in the county can't compare, and this doesn't include her own private money.

Unexpectedly, in the past few days after they got married, Gu Wan would still wash her hands and make soup herself.In the eyes of the Sun family, it couldn't be more sincere.

At first, grandma felt a little uncomfortable being oppressed by her daughter-in-law and her natal family, so she smiled forcedly on her face. Seeing that her daughter-in-law is well-behaved, she knows how to respect her as a mother-in-law, so she let go of her grudges.

Even Gu Chengyu had to lament that once a woman gets married, it is different after all, not as happy as living in her natal family.No wonder Jia Baoyu compared married women to fish-eyes in the Dream of the Red Chamber in his previous life.

"I have asked someone to tidy up the courtyard in Jingzhong. It is not far from my residence. You just need to wait for me to go and put the household items in there."

On the day Gu Wan got married, Gu Chengyu gave Gu Wan the deed of the yard.Sun Xian promised again and again that he would return the silver if he had it, and he had already given 600 taels.

Gu Wan originally wanted to take out her private house and count that yard as her dowry.Sun Xian didn't want to, because his family also made some money because of Gu Chengyu, so it didn't make sense to use his daughter-in-law's dowry to make up for it.

His mother would not even agree, the family lived in the daughter-in-law's dowry, which would make her unable to hold her head up.

"Your second sister has been nagging me for the past two days, saying that the Gu family can live a good life because of you. Otherwise, how could she have so much dowry? Three words are not far from your brother, and she said that she will come with you. In the capital, her parents are relieved, at least she can take care of you in the capital."

Sun Xian mentioned this a little tastefully, he, a newly married husband, is still behind Gu Chengyu.

"I have been close to my second sister since I was a child. Even if she is married to Sun's wife, she is still a daughter of the Gu family. If you let me know that you bullied her, don't blame me for being merciless."

Gu Chengyu looked at Sun Xian, his expression was very serious when he spoke, he was not joking.These years, although he and Sun Xian have become close friends, if Sun Xian really treats the second sister badly, he will not show mercy.

"My lady, it's too late for me to be nice to her, so how can I bully her? She is the one I want to spend my whole life with." Sun Xian rolled a glance at Gu Chengyu, thinking that Gu Chengyu, a child who is not yet married, would understand the relationship between husband and wife. get along?
Gu Chengyu smiled, noncommittal.How can a man take seriously what he said when he first got married?When you are newly married, you are like glue, but after a few years, what about after you have children?How many people remember the vows they made when they were sweet?

Besides, in ancient times, it was normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, not to mention that he would be an official in the future. I hope that Sun Xian will remember what he once said.

"It may snow these few days, and we should be able to reach the capital in seven or eight days. I hope we can make it in time."

Sun Xian was also a little worried. In such a weather, if it really snowed and the river froze, the boats would not be able to sail. At that time, they would have to change carriages to go on their way.

They went to Beijing this time to settle down, so they brought a lot of things, except for those big items that couldn't be taken away, Gu Wan brought a lot of expensive dowry and some things that were used on weekdays, just for her, so they had to put them away Four or five carriages.

Besides, the carriage compartment is narrow and bumpy, and it is always inconvenient for women to travel.

"I hope the sky will follow the wishes of the people!" Gu Chengyu said so, but he suddenly felt that this year's snow would come earlier than in previous years.

"Junior Brother Ye's health is really bad. He caught the wind and cold just after winter came."

Sun Xian thought of Ye Zhiqiu, and this time he went to Beijing, he even brought his mother Ye and his second sister.Ye Zhiqiu's eldest sister is old enough and has already married. There are only two women left in the family. Ye Zhiqiu is worried, so he takes the two of them to Beijing, intending to rent a yard in Beijing and settle them down.

"Well! Let's go and have a look later! After taking the medicine I gave, logically speaking, it should be better."

Gu Chengyu took the pills from his fourth brother. He prepared a lot of these pills for treating colds, dysentery, etc.Going out of the courtyard gate, these can be regarded as prepared.

"Well! Only his second sister should be there, it might be inconvenient for us to go. Why don't you call your second sister too."

Gu Chengyu glanced at Sun Xian and felt that he was too careful.

"If the second sister goes there, what if she catches the cold? His mother and the second sister are here, so it's not a big problem. They're not alone in the same room. What are you afraid of?"

After discussing with each other, the two went back to the room, Gu Wan had already prepared breakfast.

Gu Chengyu sat at the table, looked at the food on the table and couldn't help sighing.It's better to have a woman, Mingmo and the others don't know how to cook, Gu Chengyu always eats the meals on the boat, how can these hot meals be delicious?

The woman who helped cook was called Mother Jin, she was good at cooking, she used to be a cook in a merchant's family, but she was not the head of the kitchen.

"The fifth child of the Gu family is here? Sit down!" Sun's mother hurriedly beckoned Gu Chengyu to sit down.

She was originally unwilling to come to the capital with her, she was used to staying in the village.It's just that after the son's persuasion, and seeing the daughter-in-law's so much dowry, he came to the capital with him. We can't let the son always point to the daughter-in-law's dowry to live, right?
The pickle business is good, but that's only in the county town. No matter how good the business is, they can't make much money.If you come to the capital, you must be able to earn more than in the county.

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