Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 459 Being a Parent
Before Gu Erzhu came back, he thought that his old son and his young couple might be in the county town today, but there were too many people and goods accompanying them, so he had to go home first.

After all, the baby has been pregnant for a long time, the weather is getting cold, and the couple is very happy. It is understandable that San Ya is reluctant to let Liu Lang run back and forth day and night.

However, even if he had known in advance that the young couple would be in the city for the next few days, he would not have stayed in the city for a night before coming back, so as not to disturb the child's rest.

San Ya is different from other children. How can she sit still when she sees him coming back from a long journey? No matter how many servants there are, it would be strange if they are not busy coming and going.

What's more, after being away from home for several months, he has been eager to go back home. Of course, it is not easy to express these thoughts to his Erlang, but, it depends on the weather.

"Liu Lang should have known that Daddy is back by now. Daddy deliberately didn't send anyone to the mansion to report the news, but the escort agency would have sent someone to tell him."

Gu Erlang nodded to show that he understood. "So you are back with the escort agency? Did the guards you brought with you encounter any problems along the way?"

Gu Erzhu smiled meaningfully at his eldest son, "If you want to ask if your father's journey was smooth, just tell him directly. It's good. Dali is a capable person.

With him leading the team, there was no need to go back with the escort agency. It was your Uncle Yun who exchanged a lot of good things this time, and it would be bad not to wait for him to come back together.

This time, your Uncle Yun, your Uncle Zhao, and Mr. Cao all made a lot of money. They originally wanted to take a boat directly to Jiangnan, but your Uncle Yun and I turned it down.

Your Uncle Yun is thinking about the escort agency, and Dad is planning to go out for some time. After all, I am different from Uncle Zhao. He is a serious businessman, and I am not.

So, of the goods that each of them had on their hands, your uncle Yun took back most of them, and my father sold most of them to your uncle Zhao and Mr. Cao.

As for the profit, it is not as good as your Master Yun, but fortunately San Ya gave a lot of capital, adding up everything, the profit is probably about three or four thousand taels of silver..."

Brothers should settle accounts clearly. No matter how good the two sons are now, Liu still strongly agrees that Gu Erzhu should be straightforward and make it clear at this time.

Before Gu Erzhu could finish his words, she swiftly picked up the cloth shoes that Gu Erzhu had taken off in time and opened them with scissors.

Without waiting for Gu Erlang to stop him, he quickly found the silver bills wrapped in oil paper that Gu Erzhu had reminded him of, and placed them all on the kang table.

Silver bills were a common type of bill used in Daliang State, and were produced under the supervision of the Ministry of Revenue. Their intricate patterns and seals were difficult to replicate with current technology.

But it also has a fatal flaw: it is not waterproof. Once it encounters force majeure, it will be even worse than waste paper. Moreover, the exchange fee is not low.

Look, Liu picked up the cotton jacket that Gu Erzhu had taken off after bathing but had not had time to wash, and cut open the corner of the jacket with scissors.

First he took out one, two, three, four... six gold leaves, then he unfolded a fur cloak with both hands and shook it, and this time he took out more gold leaves.

"... San Ya, don't run away in a hurry. You still have to help your father settle some accounts while you are free now." Gu Erzhu quickly grabbed his eldest son.

Gu Erlang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Why don't you and my mother take it slow on our own? Are you afraid that I'll worry about you being partial to me? I only have this one brother——"

"I know, I know. Dad knows you are a good child. Don't interrupt me. I was just talking about that. Yes, before leaving, San Ya gave Dad a stack of banknotes.

Baoya knew all about this, but your mother and I didn't tell you how much money was involved, including you. It wasn't that I wanted to hide it from you and your sister, but your mother-in-law often brought her daughter-in-law to our house to take care of Huniu during her confinement. There was no benefit in making it public.

Besides, Dad was thinking of telling you, but you didn't tell Huniu. Later, Huniu found out that you were hiding it from her, and that would be another problem. It's better not to say anything for now.

San Ya gave me a total of 11,000 taels of silver notes and ten gold leaves, which your mother sewed into your father's underwear and winter clothes.

Among them, the silver notes worth five thousand taels each were sewn into the pair of cloth shoes. As for these two things, San Ya asked her father not to touch them unless it was absolutely necessary.

The only thing missing was to clearly state that the five thousand taels of silver notes and the ten gold leaves were for life-saving, and the remaining six thousand taels were placed in plain sight in various denominations.

In addition to the gold and silver, she also asked your brother to write a letter to your Uncle Zhao and have the guards take it to Zhoujia Village and give it to Dali, who will then pass it on to your Uncle Zhao.

The letter mentioned that Dad didn't have much money with him, and if he needed anything, please ask your Uncle Zhao to advance the money as much as possible. He and his wife will not forget their help.

If your Uncle Zhao hadn't asked Dad in Liaodong how much silver he needed to purchase goods, Dad wouldn't have known that your brother and his wife had written him a letter in private.

He also repeatedly mentioned that money is a small matter, and that a few taels of silver is nothing. They just want their father and friends to go out and have a good time, eat well, drink well, and have fun—"

Gu Erlang laughed, "It's something Liulang can say. He doesn't have much money earned by his sister-in-law now. He has been spoiled by his sister-in-law and has become the master of the house."

Suddenly interrupted by his eldest son, Gu Erzhu paused, shook his head and smiled, "Dad knows it's hard for you to trust someone, Sanya, you can trust me.

It’s not that she is willing to spend money on me and your mother, but she thinks from the bottom of her heart that we are a family. Liu Lang respects you, and she also regards you as her own brother.

Besides, San Ya is now pregnant with your brother's child. Erlang, you don't have to worry about her hurting your brother one day. You can let down your guard now.

Dad has met many people, so he won't deceive you. Besides, your brother is not as honest as you think. You didn't see how he deceived people in the workshop.

Ahem, I've gone off topic. Let me first tell you about the profit I made this time. Putting aside the ginseng and ginseng antlers I brought back, this is how Dad sold goods, exchanged goods, and purchased goods along the way.

On the way there, I stopped at Zhending Prefecture to sell the furs. Not counting the expenses, I probably made 500 taels of silver..."

Liu, who was listening quietly at the side, knew something was wrong when she heard this. If they continued to pay the bill like this, the father and son would not be able to have dinner first, but she would not stop it.

It's because these three of them are so stubborn that they share a bad habit: when they sit down to talk about serious matters, they will never stop until they have finished talking.

In desperation, Liu could only put the cakes and snacks on the kang, and help the father and son prepare the paper, ink, brush, inkstone and abacus that the eldest son would use.

She left the inner room and went out of the upper room, and learned that the kitchen had already prepared the "noodles for getting off the carriage" and side dishes, but she did not ask the maid to bring them into the inner room.

He first gave orders not to delay Ma Shan and Gu Baoya's dinner, then personally brought two bowls of "Xiache Noodles" and side dishes and went back to the inner room.

While Gu Erzhu and Gu Erlang were still reporting their bills and asking questions, Liu asked them to finish their meal before settling the bill.