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

Chapter 62

Chapter 62 Visiting the County

"Then I'll come to see Uncle Liu later, don't Uncle Liu find me annoying?" Gu Chengyu replied half-jokingly.

"What are you talking about? Just come here. When you go back this time, say hello to Li Langzhong for me, and let him come to play often. It has been three years since he came last time, and he has never come to see me. This is an old acquaintance."

"Uncle Liu, don't worry! The boy will definitely bring the message." Gu Chengyu saw his father packing up the bank notes, and hurried forward to help.

Shopkeeper Liu watched Father Gu pick up the banknote for a few moments, then took out two taels of silver along with the banknotes, presumably for spending on the road.Put the rest in the rolled quilt he brought, and then put them in the sack he brought back just now. When Gu Chengyu stepped forward to help on the way, he had already put the banknotes and silver into the space. Mr. Gu Dad doesn't know yet.Shopkeeper Liu thought that even the thief would not have thought that all the money was put in the quilt of the sack, right?It should be safe to put the silver like this.

"Brother Gu, since you've come to the county seat, it's almost two o'clock now, why don't you let me be the host, and let you have a good taste of the famous dishes of Wenxianlou in this county town." Shopkeeper Liu thought about running all the way. Come on, at this time, I must be hungry, I'd better eat something so I can hurry back.

"Thank you Uncle Liu for your kindness, but we rented an ox cart when we came here, and asked the owner of the ox cart to wait for us at the gate of the county seat. It is getting late now, and I am afraid that we will miss the time we agreed with him, which is not good. Telling people to wait in vain?" When Gu Chengyu heard that he was going to eat in a restaurant, he quickly refused, the restaurant cost a lot, and he couldn't let people spend the money, not to mention that they just met, so it wouldn't be good to eat at other people's food, right?
"Then since you have made an appointment with someone, I won't force you to stay. Brother Gu, next time you come to the county, you must come to me, so that I can do my best as a landlord." Shopkeeper Liu also said I know, with so much money on my body, even if I go to the restaurant, I still feel uneasy, and it is better to go back earlier.

"Then shopkeeper Liu, let's take our leave now." Father Gu still feels his heart pounding. He doesn't want to go to his eldest sister's house anymore, so he wants to go back and tell his mother, so that his mother can also tell her. happy happy.After following him for so many years, I have never seen even 50 taels of silver.

"Uncle Liu, then we will meet again next time." Gu Chengyu bowed to Shopkeeper Liu as farewell.

Shopkeeper Liu sent Gu's family to the gate of the medical center, "Shopkeeper Liu, we'll go back now." Father Gu turned to Shopkeeper Liu and said.

"Then I'll send it here, be careful on the way." After finishing speaking, he went in.

"Father, let's do some shopping in the county seat? It's hard to come here and you can't bring something back? Also, is it true that you said you're going to the aunt's house? If it's true, then you have to bring some snacks or something. Courtesy?" Seeing how lively the county town is, Gu Chengyu really wanted to take a stroll, he seemed to buy something to thank Dongzi, and he wanted to say hello when he left.

After thinking about it, he pulled Dad's sleeve again, made him bow his head, and whispered to him that the money had been put away by him.Papa Gu was a little surprised when he heard it, why so fast?Obviously just now he put the quilt in himself.

"Really? But the bullock cart is still waiting for us! I have this plan to go to your aunt's house." Old man Gu hesitated. In fact, it is rare to come to the county. He doesn't need to worry about it.After much deliberation, I finally decided to go shopping.

"Boss, go to the gate of the city to see if the driver is still there. If he is, let him wait a little longer. We are still doing business with him anyway. If not, don't come looking for us, just wait there. Don't get separated from us, Xiaobao and I will go shopping and come back, and we won't wander around. It's not convenient for me and Xiaobao to carry the bag with you." Father Gu was afraid of making the driver wait in a hurry Well, it's not easy for others, besides, they buy something and leave, it's better to let the boss wait there with the things.

"What? How can this be done? I dare not! Dad!" Gu Chengli was actually impatient with the crowds of people wandering around, but he knew that there was money in the quilt, so let him walk alone with so much money. City gate, his hands would shake.

"Just hold it if you tell me, what are you afraid of? Don't keep staring at it, or are you telling others that you have something in it? Go!" Old man Gu was a little depressed, this eldest son needs to practice his courage.

Gu Daddy and Gu Chengyu watched the eldest brother walk towards the city gate, then turned back and walked into the crowd.

The two walked on the street and glanced at every stall they passed by. Gu Laopa thought, if we go to the eldest sister's house, we have to buy a pack of dim sum and some brown sugar, which is also expensive!Add another piece of cloth, and the gift will be complete.

But Gu Chengyu didn't look at these things, he thought it's better to buy some food for Brother Dongzi, they always helped him, and besides, his sense of Brother Dongzi was not bad.

Someone stopped at every stall, and the stall owner just yelled, and if someone came, he would try his best to introduce the goods on his stall.

Gu Chengyu pulled Papa Gu to a stall selling cooked food and stopped, smelling the aroma of braised meat, Gu Chengyu almost drool. "Father, Brother Dongzi also helped us. Why don't you buy two braised pig's trotters to thank him? If you give them money, they may not take it. The food is better. Let's buy some and let the family taste it."

"That's fine, but let's forget about it. We're going to your aunt's house. It's not convenient to carry this pig's trotter, isn't it?" Gu Lao thought that he was buying food and supplies at home, so he might as well go back to the town purchase.

When the stall owner saw someone wanting to buy pig's trotters, he immediately became full of energy, "Brother, you still have a good eye! I, blind man Wang, have been selling braised pork here for more than ten years. Don't worry about the taste. You will still want to eat it if you eat it. Eat. What's the matter? Come two? Buy it for your baby to try?"

"Father, you don't have to go to my aunt's house today! You can go tomorrow too! It's getting late now, and it's going to be noon when we go, why not go tomorrow!" Gu Chengyu didn't want to go The eldest aunt's house, but in addition to the long journey today, it will be afternoon when I go back, so his mother must miss her at home.

"Forget it, that's fine, let's go tomorrow! I'm really in a hurry today, and I don't need to buy that gift today. I'll buy it when I go to town tomorrow. How did you buy these pig's trotters? Please take four pig's trotters. Cut it up for me, and divide it into two packages." Father Gu also felt that he was in a hurry to go to the eldest sister's house today, so let's go tomorrow!He raised his voice and asked the stall owner to cut four pig's trotters, so that he could satisfy the children's hunger when he went back.

"Hey! Alright! Pig's trotters cost thirteen cents a catty. Look at the elder brother who loves your baby, so I'll cut them up for you?" the stall owner said, but he was already chopping up the pig's trotters with a knife in his hand. After I got it on, I chopped the pig's trotters in a few clicks, "I'll weigh it for you! It's exactly five catties and one tael, and I'll count it as five catties for you, a total of 65 Wen." Wrap the hoof, pull out two ropes to tie the oiled paper tightly.

Gu Chengyu felt that the stall owner was very shrewd and a little cunning, he chopped off the pig's trotters even if others didn't want it, but the stall owner had a good eloquence, which made people hate him.

When Papa Gu heard that 65 Wen was required, he felt a pain in the flesh. Why are things in this county so expensive?He took out a bunch of copper coins from his body, which Lu Shi asked him to carry on his body before going out, a total of two hundred Wen, and old man Gu was counting the copper coins in his hand, his heart still throbbing with pain.

(End of this chapter)