The farmer has a mall

"Look at my brain!" Mrs. Gu finally shifted her attention away from Li Yi.

"It will be your grandfather's birthday in a few days. I didn't want to do it this year. It happened that you all came back, so I wanted to have a lot of fun and set up a few birthday banquets."

"By then, your uncle's injury should be almost healed. You and the prince should come here earlier, so we can get together as a family."

"The eldest daughter-in-law will go to the third room in person, and invite the Min family and Pei Lan."

Since the third bedroom was separated from the mansion, the life of the family has been very difficult.

Fortunately, Sister Nan helped them open a zongzi shop, and later they moved from afar, so they were relieved.

Now Gu Peilan's rice dumpling shop is booming, and even opened a branch, which can be said to be the end of all hardships.

Gu Congyuan often came to Gu's house to say hello to her and the old man, and Gu Peilan occasionally came to give her some zongzi, but the Min family never came, and only asked her children to send her a few clothes, all of which she sewed by herself. .

Madam Gu sighed.

She and Sanfang have always been in harmony with each other, and there is no deep hatred at all. Besides, at her age, she only hopes that her children will be successful and her family will be happy.

"My daughter-in-law knows about it, so I'll come to the door in person tomorrow." Mrs. Guo said with a smile.

Gu Nanyan chatted with Mrs. Gu for a while and then went back to Tingfengyuan.

"By the way, what is Gu Zhengkang doing now?"

The last time I heard Long Yi say that he was cheated out of his money, he didn't pay attention to it in the follow-up, and he doesn't know what's going on now.

"Last year, someone broke his leg, and now he is begging for a living in a ruined temple outside the city."

Although the Third Master of the General's Mansion deserved this fate, it was embarrassing.

Gu Nanyan raised his eyebrows: "Gu Congyuan didn't care about him?"

"Okay." Li Yi said.

"At the beginning, Mo Nian met with father and son. Your third brother bought him a house in the suburbs, and promised to send him ten taels of silver every month to live." He curled his lips mockingly.

"In just three days, he sold that house."

"Why?"

"In order to pay off his gambling debts, since he was cheated out of money, he has been hanging around in the gambling house from time to time. That leg was broken by the thugs in the gambling shop when he was collecting debts."

Gu Nanyan was dumbfounded.

Leaving aside the matter of Gu Zhengkang's gambling, following him with his two legs was considered a serious crime.

It was interrupted by her first, but it was finally interrupted by the people from the casino.

Gee.

Sure enough, evil comes with evil.

That kind of person deserves to be lame forever.

"What happened after that? Gu Congyuan helped him pay off his gambling debts?"

"That's not true. He just paid Gu Zhengkang ten taels of silver every month as agreed before, and ignored everything else."

"Gu Zhengkang didn't make trouble?" Gu Nanyan asked curiously: "A gambler can do anything if he loses in a hurry."

Not to mention that Gu Zhengkang is a villain who doesn't recognize his relatives. Knowing that his children are promising, he will definitely suck blood on them.

"There's a commotion, the commotion is not small, even the government was alarmed, but your third brother found a reason to break off the relationship." Speaking of this, Li Yi had to admire his decisiveness.

"This is also normal." Gu Nanyan quite agreed.

Gu Congyuan's mouth was broken because his mouth was broken a little bit, and he was sober in person when encountering things, knowing that he would let Gu Zhengkang continue to pester him.The whole family is going into a dead end, it is better to cut off the tail to survive.

Although it seemed a little ruthless, he saved his family in disguise and protected his mother and sister by doing so, which was much better than those indecisive and dutiful sons.

Moreover, he gave ten taels of silver every month as living expenses, which was the most benevolent, and repaid his life.

"Your third brother is now in the Ministry of Punishment, which is in line with his temperament. Given time, he will become a great weapon."

Such rationality, Qi is something that ordinary people can do.

Gu Nanyan took it for granted.

When she first heard that he refused to stay in the Imperial Academy and instead went to the Ministry of Punishment, she was still a little puzzled.

Now it seems more appropriate.

……

On the day of Gu Yao's birthday, he only wanted to have a casual meal with his family.

However, today's Gu family is different from the past. The old and the young in the family are not good at all. Including Gu Yunze, a newcomer, their position in the court is more stable than any courtiers.

Coupled with the fact that Gu Nanyan and Li Yi had never returned to the palace, those who wanted to make friends with each other came to the door one after another.

In desperation, after asking the elders for instructions, Mrs. Guo had to ask for a big banquet.

The mansion began to decorate early in the morning, and it was extremely busy.

Even Min's and Gu Peilan closed their shop ahead of time and came to help.

Gu Nanyan was not idle either, and asked someone to go to Guose Tianxiang to pull a whole two large carts of fruit, as a return gift for the guests, and everyone who came to celebrate their birthday would get a fruit basket.

There is food, drink, and food, and you can also take the opportunity to get in touch with the Gu family, and the guests have a great time.

Li Yi, the son-in-law, was not idle either, and personally entertained the guests, flattering everyone present.

"Brother Gu is so lucky!" Taifu Bai sighed.

"The Gu family is more prosperous than ever, and the Gu family's sons are all promising, and they will surely be able to maintain their glory for a hundred years."

Gu Yao couldn't close his mouth with joy when he heard the words.

"Teacher is too famous, Yunze and Congyuan can come to this day, thanks to your cultivation."

This is true, the two brothers both worship Taifu Bai as their teacher, one won the first prize, and the other won the third prize, which made Taifu Bai's position in the literary world more stable.

No matter how flattered or humiliated he is, he feels very relieved.

"The old man is just giving some pointers, but I don't deserve a thank you from brother Gu." Taifu Bai waved his hand quickly.

Having said that, the smile on his face grew brighter.

It can be seen how satisfied he is with Gu Yunze and Gu Congyuan, his two lovers.

"Speaking of which, your three grandsons are not young anymore, and it's time to start a family. I wonder if they have seen each other before?"

Men in the Jianan Kingdom generally get married at the age of seventeen or eighteen, and there are also cases where marriages are made earlier at the age of thirteen or fourteen.

But the Gu family brothers are not yet married.

Especially Gu Yunge, who is not in a hurry even after Double Ten.

He wasn't in a hurry, but he was so anxious that Mrs. Guo was ruined.

At the other end of the women's family table, several women were also talking about this matter.

"I have fallen in love with a few girls, and I am planning to let Yunge Yunze meet for a while." Mrs. Guo said to Mrs. Min.

"Your family has also reached the age of marriage from far away, and now it is considered to have a future, so it is time to put this matter on the agenda."

Mrs. Guo said in her ear: "I have many portraits of women in boudoirs in Beijing. If you don't dislike them, come with me to my yard later, and hold eyes for Cong Yuan. If you like them , I'll arrange someone to see you later."

The Min family showed gratitude when she heard the words: "Thank you, sister-in-law, for thinking about us from far away. I am also worried about this matter."

Her daughter is not young anymore, and it is time to find a suitable family, but there is an older brother in front of her who has not yet married, so it is not easy to go past him.

"Sister-in-law also knows that what happened to our third room..." Min paused, with a look of guilt on his face.

"Even if there are people who intend to get married, they are all merchants. I have really wronged my son."

It's not that she looks down on merchants.

Gu Congyuan is currently working in the Ministry of Punishment. Even with the blessing of the Gu family, it is not easy to climb up.

If you can find an in-law who has an official position in the family, it is also good to be able to support each other in the officialdom.

It's better than him bumping into walls like a headless chicken alone.