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

Chapter 60 Want to Take Him as a Disciple?
Chapter 60 Want to take him in as an apprentice?
"What? 500 taels?" Papa Gu felt that his hands were trembling and his head was dizzy. How much silver is 500 taels?He doesn't seem to have seen it.

Gu Chengli, on the other hand, has been in a daze since his father brought out ginseng. Since when did his family have ginseng?When you were picking honeysuckle, you didn't see anyone picking ginseng?Also, this ginseng is worth 500 taels? What can I buy for 500 taels?He didn't know, and couldn't think of it.

"What? But I think 500 taels is too little? To be honest, I think 500 taels is because of Yuanfeng's affection. There is really no more." Shopkeeper Liu saw that Gu Chengyu was silent, and the other young man was expressionless. , and there is an old man who seems to be surprised, so this is too little?It shouldn't be too much, right?Shopkeeper Liu was a little displeased. Although the wealthy family wanted it, the price would definitely not be low, but how much he could sell was his ability, right?
Seeing Shopkeeper Liu's complexion darkened, Gu Chengyu knew that he had misunderstood. "Shopkeeper Liu, I'm really sorry, and I'm not afraid of your jokes. My father has never seen so much silver, so he was a little surprised. It's not that he thinks it's too little. Don't take it to heart. 500 taels is indeed a lot, compared to Uncle Li The estimated price is still higher, and we are quite satisfied.”

Shopkeeper Liu is a little bit repressed, this little baby's father is not young yet!At the beginning, he misunderstood another middle-aged man as the baby's father. At first, he only thought that they were selling honeysuckle, and he didn't ask the other party's name.Now he is quite interested in this little baby, such a young person can also observe words and expressions, and is more knowledgeable, it is not a simple one, so he started to think about it.

"Since you are satisfied, then our business has been completed. Even now, I still don't know what your names are!" Although he was asking about Gu's family, his eyes were on Gu Chengyu when he spoke.

Gu Chengyu smiled on the surface, but he was slandering in his heart. When he first came in, he didn't take them seriously!Now it's official.

"Thanks to shopkeeper Liu for taking care of him. The boy is called Gu Chengyu. He is the youngest at home. He has five brothers. This is my father, and the one next to him is my elder brother." Gu Chengyu pointed to old father Gu and Gu Chengli and introduced them to shopkeeper Liu one by one.

"Oh! It turns out that it's Brother Gu and the eldest nephew of the Gu family. I wonder if it's feasible to trade this ginseng at the original price?" Shopkeeper Liu bowed his hands to Father Gu and the others, and then wanted to finalize the deal.

"According to shopkeeper Liu, 500 taels is a lot." Old Gu calmed down, and wanted to take the money and leave early.

"Shopkeeper Liu, since the ginseng issue has been resolved, why don't you take a look at my honeysuckle?"

"That's a matter of course. In fact, honeysuckle is in short supply right now. As long as it's not in poor condition, we will collect it in Huichun Tang. Open the bag and let me have a look." Shopkeeper Liu thought that the most important thing is that the ginseng just now has been made. As for the big deal, as long as Rendong is not too bad, he can give in on the price.

Father Gu hurriedly opened the sack and asked shopkeeper Liu to check it.Shopkeeper Liu grabbed a handful and put it in the palm of his hand. When he looked intently, a happy expression appeared on his face. "Your honeysuckle looks good, how many catties does it weigh here? Have you ever weighed it?"

"I've already weighed it. There are 37 catties in it. You can weigh it again." Father Gu was excited when he thought of the 500 taels of silver. After a comparison, selling honeysuckle is considered a small amount of money. This was something that he had never dared to think about before. of.

"Since the quality is good, I'm not the kind of person who likes to take advantage of it. Usually, the price of honeysuckle is 95 yuan a catty. If it is really good, I will give you [-] yuan a catty. Here I will give you a hundred yuan a catty. It is raw once and cooked twice. If you can find honeysuckle or other medicinal materials in the future, just bring them, and you will not be treated badly. Just find Dongzi when you come, let him inform you, and I will give you instructions. "

"That kid is here to ask for more shopkeeper Liu, please call someone to come and weigh you." One hundred cents per catty is considered a high price, and there is nothing to bargain for.

"No need to weigh, I can trust you."

"Shopkeeper Liu, if you believe in us, we are naturally happy, but our brothers still settle accounts clearly. Our future friendship will belong to friendship, and this matter must be done according to the rules." Gu Chengyu is the thinking of modern people. I'm sorry, but if you suspect or regret it later, it's better to clear it up in person.

"Okay then! I'll have someone come in and weigh you. Brother Gu, you are amazing, like a little adult, and this eldest son is also stable and reliable, you are really blessed!" Shopkeeper Liu was a little bit a little bit towards Gu Chengyu's temper. Appreciation, one size is equal to one size, sometimes following the rules, there will always be a lot of right and wrong.

"Where is there? The children of the poor have long been in charge of the family, and they are poor and noisy. The fifth child is a little clever, how can he compare to you? The boss is also an honest person. Let me tell you, they are both good people." That's it." Old man Gu was happier when he heard that others praised his son than him, he laughed so hard that his lips parted, although his mouth was modest, but the expression betrayed him.

Gu Chengyu can understand, isn't a businessman just a good talker?As long as he is happy, he will definitely boast you as a flower, and it's all about talking to someone.

"Brother Gu, have you ever thought about letting your youngest son come to me as an apprentice? If he comes, I will take him personally. I am not young, and I have confiscated a caring apprentice. They are all from Ning Que Wu Lan, I think your fifth brother is smart and has a calm temper, so I recognize him as an apprentice and inherit my mantle, what do you think?" Shopkeeper Liu thinks that Old Gu should agree, and he will always be a doctor in the future. It was a good way out, better than planing food in the ground, but he didn't want to, and the result was beyond his expectation.

"This? Let me tell you the truth from shopkeeper Liu. Regarding the fifth child, my mother and I have other plans. We plan to send the fifth child to study. Our Gu family had small savings 20 years ago, and my elder brother also studied. After a few years of studying, there was a severe drought, and the family savings were used to buy food, and they were almost starved to death. Naturally, they could not study. Since then, only the eldest grandson of my elder brother’s family went to study, and so did we. I want to have one more scholar." Father Gu was also very happy to hear that shopkeeper Liu wanted to accept Xiaobao as an apprentice. Not letting Xiaobao go to study is a bit of burying him.Although I don't know where he can go in the end, but before that, I still have to try, right?

"It's a good thing to go to school. Everything is inferior, but reading is high. Although I have some regrets, I dare not delay his future. Chengyu! Don't let your father down. Study hard, I hope I can see you in the county examination three years later." Shopkeeper Liu really wanted to accept him as an apprentice, but it's a pity that his ambition is not here, and his ambition is lofty!
"It's my blessing to be valued by shopkeeper Liu. I will definitely study hard and live up to the expectations of my relatives." Gu Chengyu stood up and bowed to shopkeeper Liu.

Shopkeeper Liu saw that Gu Chengyu was modest and polite, and felt that he had a good vision, but it was a pity that the two of them did not have the fate of mentor and apprentice.

(End of this chapter)