After traveling to ancient times, I became a superb shrew

Chapter 258 Borrowing Money
After everyone had a hearty meal, Li Zheng had just had breakfast and came to discuss with Gu Qing about the second-season rice.

Gu Qing reckoned that Li just came here for the grain seeds, "Aunt Lizheng came just in time, and all the grain seeds for the second season rice are here."

"As expected of a princess, what you think is thoughtful!" Li Zheng said with a smile, "I'll inform them to come and buy grain seeds!"

The busiest time of the year is 'Double Grab'!
"Double grabbing" as the name suggests means rushing to harvest the rice in the field while rushing to plant the second season of seedlings.

The general double grab time is about eight days.

It is time to start raising seedlings now, and when the seedlings grow up, it is time to plant the seedlings.

Just as Li was notifying, each family in the village sent a half-grown child over to buy the grain seeds quickly.

At the same time, the grain seeds that should be sent to Nanzhou Prefecture, Youshui Town were also delivered by the shop boy early in the morning.

After everyone in the village had bought the grain seeds and left, Gu Qing took Xia Zhu and Zhou Yi to the Gu family's old house.

I came back from the capital yesterday, so today I have to go to the old house to see the elders, and by the way, send the gifts brought back from the capital to the old house.

When Gu Qing arrived, the old house was having breakfast, and their family would start milking the cows before dawn, so naturally they would eat breakfast later than the rest of the village when they finished their work.

"Grandma, Grandpa," Gu Qing walked in and shouted, and everyone at the dinner table hurriedly looked over.

"Qing'er is here, sit down quickly." Mrs. Gu hurriedly beckoned others to move chairs and add bowls and chopsticks.

On the table was the food that Gu Nuo brought over in the morning, as well as a few home-cooked pickles with white porridge.

When Gu Qing first came a year ago, it was an extravagant expectation for the villagers to have plain porridge. At that time, a lot of wild vegetables were added to the corn porridge they ate.

"Sister, the new food sent by your family is really delicious!" Gu Lu said vaguely while eating.

"It's delicious, eat more!" Gu Qing smiled.

The days are getting better, and the food level in the old house has also increased significantly. The faces of the younger brothers and sisters have grown a lot of flesh, especially Gu Lu, the baby's fat little face makes people want to squeeze it a handful.

"I went to the capital to bring you some things!" After Gu Qing finished speaking, Xia Zhu and Zhou Yi brought the boxes over.

As soon as the box was opened, it was full of all kinds of fashionable fabrics in the capital, as well as some gold and silver jewelry.

"The fabrics are available in any color, and you share among yourself. The part of the jewelry that the queen mother rewarded is given to grandma, and the rest of the jewelry is given to the two aunts and younger sisters!"

"Why is this so embarrassing?" Song quickly refused, "Life was so tight before, you sent things to help us, and the family was rich and poor. As elders, we had no choice but to ask for it shamelessly. Now our life is easier. , where can I continue to ask for your things, take them back quickly!"

Gu Qing didn't expect Mrs. Song to say such a thing. Mrs. Song is honest, she doesn't talk much, and she only concentrates on her work. The family affairs are decided by Mrs. Gu. Judging from this posture, the old lady deliberately wants to cultivate The Song family is now in charge.

Mrs. Zhang was holding the child in her hands, staring at the contents of the box with both eyes, reluctant to take it away for a long time, but said in her mouth: "This is too much. This fabric is very precious at first glance. Only the capital city Only those officials’ families can wear it, we clay legs are so expensive, how can we go to the fields.”

I haven't seen her for a few months, but Zhang's family has changed unexpectedly. Gu Qing couldn't help but look at her with admiration: "Is there anything that can't be worn? It's made of fabric, so it's for people to wear."

The old lady Gu took a look and knew Gu Qing's temperament. Since she took it, she would not take it back again. It is better to accept it generously than to be coy.

"Second and third, you two carry your things into the house, and we will divide them up later, and make some new clothes. Taozi and Xiaomeng are getting older, and it's time to meet each other. You two mothers should also support each other. Come to think of it, our family's conditions are good now, no matter who you are, you can only marry in."

As Mrs. Gu was talking, a timid voice suddenly sounded in the yard.

"Sister Meng, are you there?"

It was a boy's voice.

Gu Meng didn't even care about the meal, she threw down her chopsticks and walked out of the yard.

Gu Qing looked over curiously, and there was a young man in a green shirt standing outside the courtyard wall, looking a bit bookish, but this young man was very thin and his clothes were a little gray, and his family conditions were not very good.

This young man looks very strange, he should not be from the Gu family village, the people of the Gu family are now wearing half-new coarse clothes even for work.

Her eyes were burning with raging fire of gossip: "Tao Zi, don't eat it, look quickly, is that girl your sister-in-law?!"

Gu Tao stuffed his mouth with food, nodded and said: "Yes, it is Sui Ran from the next door village. I met him once. He is studying in the school in our village, and he is in the same class as Xiaomeng!"

Gu Shuang's eyes widened: "The third brother-in-law is really good-looking, but not as good-looking as the eldest brother-in-law."

This young man has straight eyebrows and eyes. Although he is thin and thin, he is quite tall. He looks really good, especially when he is wearing clean clothes, which makes him stand out even more.

The warm orange sun fell on the young man, his pupils reflected the brilliance of summer, and he looked up at Gu Meng who was standing in front of him.

Gu Meng didn't dare to look into the boy's eyes at all, and his hands were cramped and he didn't know where to put them.

Gu Qing couldn't help laughing out loud.

It's great to be young, there is nowhere to hide love, and it makes people's hearts beat just by looking at it.

Looking at Gu Meng's shy little girl's demeanor, one can tell that this girl is determined to marry her back, and that this young man can take the initiative to come to Gu Meng, which should be interesting to Gu Meng.

In other words, there will be a wedding in the old house soon.

Mrs. Gu's complexion is not very good-looking, she doesn't like this kind of too active, now her eldest granddaughter is the princess, and her two grandsons-in-law are both officials, this status and status has risen with the tide, many people want to take the opportunity to marry in.

For this kind of initiative, Mrs. Gu will treat it like those who want to climb the dragon and the phoenix to reach the sky in one step.

"Taozi, how long have they known each other?" Mrs. Gu asked with a cold face.

"It's been more than half a year. After the school was built, Sui Ran came to study and the two got to know each other."

Just as he was talking, Gu Meng walked in from the door.

She grabbed the corner of her clothes and opened her lips, and it took a long time before she said: "Mother, Sui Ran said that his mother is seriously ill and wants to borrow some money..."

Song asked, "How much do you borrow?"

Gu Meng stretched out two fingers, and folded back one: "One or two."

One tael of silver is not much for an old house today, but for people from other villages, one tael of silver is their two-month income.

This girl Gu Meng obviously likes that boy, so it's not too much to give a tael of silver to help her.

Mrs. Song looked at Mrs. Gu. Mrs. Gu hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

Seeing the old lady nodding, Mrs. Song dared to go back to the house to get her private money.

Gu Meng took the money and went out happily, but Sui Ran's eyes were full of disappointment at the gate of the courtyard.

What he asked was to borrow two taels of silver, but Gu Meng only took out one tael, how could he explain to his mother when he went back.

(End of this chapter)