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

Chapter 9
Chapter 9 Hiding Privately

Let's say that the second couple went back to the room, and Mrs. He went to check that there was no one outside, and closed the door.Seeing the two sons still sleeping soundly on the kang, they kissed a couple of times, and saw Gu Chengyi lying on the edge of the kang with his clothes on.

Recalling what happened in the main room just now, He Shi still has lingering fears. She carefully glanced at Gu Chengyi, seeing that he didn't speak, and was afraid that he would still blame her for what happened just now.

"Baby's father, if you say father, you know that he is biased. He usually prefers a few younger ones, and now he has another one. I think it is even more of a baby. This mother-in-law fell on her own, and she is relying on me." , my family is not one of those poor people in the village who can’t open the pot. Why do you have to be so frugal? You can’t even have a full meal. Seeing the world busy, and eating that wild vegetable pimple soup, people will starve to death. Let me say, This is because we are reluctant to eat, those few are still young, mother cooks for them every day, just wanting you and the eldest brother to be like cows and horses for them!"

He waited for a while, and saw that Gu Chengyi had complained without making a sound, and he was not convinced by the punishment just now.

"Okay, it's always your fault. If you're not greedy, how come there are so many things? Besides, you can eat it by yourself, and give it to Da Ya. If you eat one piece, you will lose one piece. I didn't see it, wouldn't it be possible to find out that the eggs were missing later? This time, Dad got into a fire, so I beg you, don't cause trouble recently. Otherwise, next time, I won't care about you." Gu Lao Er was impatient He replied that it was tiring enough to work on weekdays, and he had to take care of these trivial matters when he came back.

"Didn't I think that I would steal it and let Da Ya see it and go to sue? Besides, give her a taste, when there is less time, can't it be said that Da Ya ate it? Who knows that mother will come in at that time " He still feels wronged, the third and fourth eggs can be eaten, even Gu Wan's poor girl can eat it, but she can't eat it when she was born?

I only get some meat during the holidays, and I forgot what eggs taste like, and then I thought, no!

"What's the matter? I gave birth to two big fat boys for your old Gu's family. There is no credit but hard work, right? You can really divorce me? No way. Let me tell you Gu Chengyi, don't be stupid, you think you left me , can you find a young and beautiful one? I’m afraid that your good father won’t even find you a daughter-in-law.”

He shi was furious, thinking that Gu Chengyi could really make up his mind not to want her, he felt a pang of pain in his heart.

"Aren't I just talking, how can I not want you? This time, mother will not make up for it after suffering a loss? You, just do it, and I won't be able to save you then." Gu Chengyi was also a little irritable. The work in the house is so hard that I can't wake up. If I want to eat or drink, I don't have any good looks towards He Shi at the moment.

He really got a little impatient looking at Gu Chengyi, and didn't dare to say more, but there was one more thing to keep in mind, and he must ask clearly.

"Dad, baby, did you see the jade pendant that the monk gave to dad yesterday? Is that jade worth money? We haven't seen much money all year long. It would be great if we could exchange it for silver."

"I don't know if it's good or bad, but it's not cheap to look at. It's better than the one worn by Mr. Zhao in the village."

"What? Why did you give this rented thing to our father? It's about to be distributed, maybe the jade can be exchanged for some copper coins!"

It seems that He's eyes are full of copper coins, which are about to be distributed.As for why it is copper coins instead of silver, I dare not think about it.After living so many years, I have never received silver, and the most common ones are copper coins.

Gu Chengyi glanced at He Shi who was daydreaming.

"Don't think about it, that jade is really good jade, but it's a pity that the jade is broken, there are a few cracks on it, and it's only half a piece, can it be worth money?" Speaking of this, Gu Chengyi felt very regretful.

"Ah? Let me just say, if it's really worth that old nose's money, the monk will give it to Dad? Hey! I didn't look at that jade. Look at that jade, is it still worth money if it's broken?"

He beat his chest and stamped his feet, wishing he could sell the jade immediately.

"Don't even think about that jade. That jade belongs to the fifth son. The master thought he was an eminent monk. You didn't see it when you went to the kitchen. The mother hasn't given birth yet, but he knows that the mother is going to give birth to a son. He also said that the fifth son will come. Neng Guangzong Yaozu, what else did you say, I didn’t understand, anyway, that’s what it means. The master can say that the jade belongs to the fifth son, and it was originally the fifth son’s. He said that it should be returned to the original owner. You want to sell the jade, dad It's definitely not allowed, so don't just be a monster when you have nothing to do."

Gu Chengyi gave He Shi a warning look, the jade was all broken, and it was not very valuable after all, if he proposed to sell it, not to mention the loss of money, it would make his parents angry.

"And this thing? I don't know if it's true or not. His father, it's not like someone my mother found to lie to us, right? Repaying the glory of our ancestors?" Mrs. He looked in disbelief.

"What are you doing blindly? Could mother know that she is having a baby today? If the fifth younger brother is really promising in the future, we can always get the credit, right?"

Gu Chengyi was also dubious, how promising can a farm boy be?Isn't it planing food in the ground?But thinking that if the fifth younger brother really develops, he will never forget that he is a brother.

"Come on? He's just a little milk baby now, are you really pointing at him? Why don't you think about how you can earn a few more coppers if you have that kind of effort! The last time you went to work in the town, you paid for it." Why didn’t you keep a few more after you lost your parents? Just picked five?”

Seeing that the jade pendant could not be exchanged for money, Mrs. He thought of Gu Chengyi's part-time job in the town a few days ago.After carrying the cargo for half a month on the wharf by the river, I handed in all of them when I came back. I was busy in the field a few days ago, and Gu Chengyi fell asleep after eating, so he didn't have time to ask.

"The job of carrying the goods is fifteen cents a day. After carrying it for exactly half a month, they are all counted. The five copper coins are the extra rewards given by shopkeeper Zhou to see that my elder brother and I work honestly. Otherwise, the five cents There's not much left, and there's a lot of five papers, what's wrong? You think it's too little, so I'll leave it to dad." Gu Chengyi said angrily and was about to get up.

In fact, the money was rewarded by shopkeeper Zhou because of the hard work of the elder brother.He is average in his work, although he is not lazy, but he does not put in too much effort. He is honest and sincere, and shopkeeper Zhou is satisfied, so he rewards him by the way.

However, it's enough that Gu Chengyi doesn't say it out loud. Men always save face, and they don't want to let their mother-in-law know that it's their eldest brother who gets the reward.Seeing that she still thinks it's too little at the moment, and she wouldn't even have a penny, but He just hit a sore spot, and she became angry.

"Didn't I just talk about it? How can you think it's too little? I know you work hard. I took two nests in the kitchen yesterday, and my sister-in-law almost saw it. It's hard work, and I can't get enough to eat. I can't help but collapse." ? You eat one, give the two babies one."

In fact, Mrs. He was just asking questions. She also knew that the shopkeeper Zhou who went to the dock to do the work was an old acquaintance of her father-in-law. He knew everything about how many days he worked and how many copper coins he got, so he couldn't hide it if he wanted to.Just those five copper coins thought it was the private work of the baby's father!

Gu Chengyi was originally on fire, but when he saw the cornbread in He's hand, his anger disappeared, and he was still thinking about him after all.

He also loves the man in her family. In this world, a woman still depends on a man to live, not to mention there are two children in the family, it is not easy to grow up.

"Take a break, the work in the field is not over yet, and you will go to the field soon." He handed one of the cornbreads in his hand to Gu Chengyi, turned around and put the other on the table beside the kang, took the bowl Cover it, and share it when the baby wakes up.

Seeing Gu Chengyi resting, He thought for a while, and walked to the corner of the room.

Facing the potholes all over the wall, count the eighth block from the left, dig out a loose earth brick, and take out the things inside.

This is a bunch of copper coins, about 100 of them.Counting the copper coins, the corners of his mouth raised and couldn't stop.

After counting, he touched the copper plates again, and then reluctantly put them back into the hole in the wall, plugged them with earth bricks, and went out safely after seeing that they were no different from the earth wall next to them.

(End of this chapter)