Chronicle of Farming in Muxianfu

Chapter 272 Negotiation
Then he turned around, and he was not polite, sat down and started to eat. He traveled four hundred miles back and forth these days, especially on the return trip, and had to catch up with the Gu family brothers who were excellent in riding skills, so he saved up three meals a day. When we arrived to eat together, we were really hungry.Now that I'm back home, and the woman I like cooks food with my own hands, there really is no happier time than this.

The two of them chatted one after another, and finished their meal in less than a moment. Just as Chun Equinox was about to raise his hand to clean up the dishes, he heard someone knocking on the door knocker at the door next to him.

Wen Bo responded and asked, "Who is outside?"

A rough voice outside the door said loudly, "We came from Stone Fort and want to see your wife."

Wen Bo thought about it carefully, and it was the Gu family who had a connection with Stone Fort, so he asked, "You are the uncle of the young master next door."

The person outside the door replied, "Exactly."

"Please wait a moment, I will report to my wife."

Chun Equinox hurriedly walked out of the house, waved at Wen Bo, pointed to the courtyard, and then turned around to report in person.

Mu Ai smiled slightly when she heard this, and while picking up vegetables for a few children, she patted the stopper of her chopsticks, signaling to her to ignore it, and then raised her head to explain the vernal equinox. "Go and talk to your uncle, just say it's getting late, and it's not convenient for me to invite them in to talk. If they came for Huzi, please ask them to go to the clan elder and village head's house to discuss. After all, Huzi's surname is Li. A person with a foreign surname is not qualified to manage it."

"Yes, ma'am." Chun Equinox responded with a smile, and then went back to the gate and said, "Is uncle still there?"

"Yes." Gu Si and Gu Wu replied quickly.

Chun Equinox smiled slightly, "Our wife said that the two uncles are guests from afar, and she should have invited you in for a sit-down, but firstly, it was late, and secondly, her status was inconvenient, so today, I will neglect the two uncles." In addition, our wife said that if the two of you are here for the young master next door, it is best to discuss it with the clan elders and village chiefs. After all, our wife is from a foreign surname, so it is not easy to interfere in the internal affairs of the Li family."

Gu Wu worked hard all the way, and when he arrived here, the door was closed. He felt a little annoyed, and wanted to open the door, but Gu Si grabbed him and shouted loudly, "We are the ones who are rude today. Yes, come to see me another day.”

Then he grabbed Gu Wu and left. Gu Wu struggled, and he punched him when he raised his hand, and cursed in a low voice, "What are you doing, don't you know whose territory it is now? You thought it was a stone Fort. If you hadn’t injured someone and caused the whole family to borrow money everywhere, why would we want to hit our nephew?”

Gu Wu also came to his senses, lowered his head and said flatteringly, "Fourth brother, fourth brother, I didn't suppress my temper just now, don't be angry, little brother won't talk anymore, can't you just listen to you?"

Gu Si glared at him and said, "Let's go, go to your nephew first, it's better to ask about the situation. We were too reckless just now. If what Mrs. Liu heard is not true, we will make a joke."

"Yes, yes." Gu Wu agreed, and the two of them called open the courtyard door next door, saying that it was Huzi's uncle. Aunt Xu looked them up and down, and a little scared went to call Huzi out, but Huzi yelled Uncle snatched them and did not let them go, and Xiao Hua also came to see her, and Aunt Xu was kind enough to let them go to the upper room to serve tea and prepare meals.

Wang Shusheng sat in the study, and the Queen Mother heard the movement outside, but neither spoke.As soon as the old lady and Li Sheng passed away, their mother and son knew that the teacher's job was over.

The queen mother often picks and chooses, how bad the food is, and how careless the servants are, to show how noble their mother and son are.Now she is about to lose her job all of a sudden, and she can no longer live in such a spacious house. There are no new clothes for four seasons, and there is no ready-made food for three meals. The old lady is suddenly like a frost-beaten eggplant, wilting.Wang Shusheng comforted his mother that their mother and son were hired by Mrs. Xian, and with her reputation of benevolence and righteousness, she would definitely find a good place for them.

So the queen mother has been very quiet these few days, and even stopped Ling to help with some small jobs these few days.

At this time, when the mother and son saw Huzi's uncle coming to the door, they guessed that Huzi might be picked up, so they became more and more uneasy.

Gu Si Gu Wu ate dinner, called Hu Zi and Aunt Xu Xiao Hua to him, and asked about the incident in detail, feeling a little sad in his heart. They also met the old lady about Gu's incident last time, and they admired her for being strong and sensible. , I didn't expect that now that he died in such a useless way, I don't know if she would slap his useless son twice when she saw her useless son in Huangquan.

The two expressed a few words of emotion and discussed with each other. The elders of the Li family must be very displeased by what Li Sheng did so badly this time. The old lady has no relatives in the village. If there is no obstruction there, it is not difficult for them to take Huzi away.

The two changed into clean clothes and went straight to Grandpa Li's house. When they came out again, they already had smiles on their faces.

In the early morning of the second day, Grandpa Li and a group of elders gathered in the old lady's yard, and Shuan Shuan and Mu Ai were also invited.

With a sad expression on his face, Gu Si first expressed his grief for the death of the old lady and his helplessness for Li Sheng, and then talked about how he missed his child after Mrs. Gu was divorced, and how he reformed himself.So I want to take Huzi to the stone castle. After all, Huzi is still young and has a short temper. It will be better if his own mother is by his side to take care of him and supervise him all the time.

All clan elders, to be honest, I don’t have a good impression of Li Sheng’s family, especially this time Li Sheng was angry with his mother because of gambling, and then fell off a cliff to his death. The news spread in ten miles and eight villages, which really kept Li’s village alive. Years of good reputation, covered in dust.And Gu's way of insulting her mother-in-law in public and rolling around in public, even after such a long time, they still remember it very clearly. Although this tiger is young, he beat up children of the same age in the village. He is a sensible and good man.

Besides, if Huzi stayed in the village, not only would he not be able to contribute manpower to take care of the vegetable fields with the villagers every year, but he would also have to give him a small amount of money in autumn, which also made them feel very heartbroken.

If Huzi really went to Stone Fort with his uncles, the village would be considered a big burden, but after all, they are all a clan, and now that the old lady and Li Sheng are gone, the children will be kicked out of the village in disguise. No one wants to speak first, in case the tiger grows up and comes back to find something later, wouldn't they be the first to bear the brunt.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Gu Si winked at Grandpa Li, cursing inwardly, "I'm so old, I don't want to speak up after taking my money."

Li's grandfather coughed, looked at Mu Ai who was sitting first on the left, and asked, "Xian girl, what do you think about this?"

Mu Ai smiled faintly, "Grandpa and all the elders also know that when grandma was alive, she once said that in the future, Shuan Shuan's marriage will be decided by me, and Shuan Shuan has been by my side for the past two years. As for Huzi, although I have the ability to take care of him, this child has never been close to me and Shuan Shuan. I am afraid that in the future education process, it will be hard work and this child will be resented, so Well, it would be great if her mother could teach her in person. However, I am a woman with a foreign surname after all, and Huzi’s surname is Li, so it is up to the elders to decide whether to hand him over to his mother to raise him, and I will obey unconditionally."

Hearing her words, Grandpa Li not only expressed his unwillingness to raise the tiger, but also kicked the ball back to him.

"Huzi is indeed too young. It is indeed better to be taught by her mother. If you have no objections, let him go with his uncle. As for the yard and a few acres left by his fourth aunt..."

When everyone heard his words, they knew that he was going to be the master and gave the money to Huzi to take away. Several clan elders who had children who were about to get married or whose houses were dilapidated were a little tempted.The old lady's yard is newly repaired, and the stone and wood are all high-quality, spacious and neat, and it is one of the best in the village.It would be nice if you could buy it cheaper.

But before they could speak, Mu Ai spoke first, "Elders, after grandma passed away, Shuan Shuan was very sad and had to stand by the corner gate every day to look here to feel at ease. Since Huzi is going north with his uncle, grandma It’s also good to bring him some family property in silver. Grandma’s yard can be transferred to me. According to the current market price, this yard should be worth 100 taels of silver. I’ll give you 500 taels. She said that in the future, she can also make a dowry for Shuan Shuan, and leave her a thought. As for the two acres of land, only 20 taels of silver, it should be taken back by the village and used as a sacrifice field. The silver harvested every year will be used to give to the ancestors. To make a confession can also be counted as accumulating merit for Hu Zi and Shuan Shuan. What do the elders think?"

Everyone was a little surprised when they heard the price, 500 taels?This is really a big deal. If this yard is located in the best part of Kao City, it may be worth the price. However, this is just an ordinary small mountain village, and it is not bad if it can be sold for 100 taels.In this way, Mrs. Xian's devotion to the old lady is really not light, and buying a yard as a dowry for Shuan Shuan is another excellent reason. Who would have the heart to let a granddaughter who misses her grandma not even think about it? Can't live.What's more, the village got the two mu of land, whether it is growing vegetables or grain, it will be enough for the village's ancestor worship money for a year, and the villagers have saved a sum of apportionment.Everyone felt that the benefits were shared, so they immediately echoed, "Mrs. Xian is benevolent." "Tiger is blessed."

Mu Ai smiled and listened to them finish, and then said to Gu Si Gu Wu who could not hide her joy, "The two uncles and masters of the Gu family, after returning, hand over the money to Aunt Gu, whether it is to continue to hire Mr. to study for Hu Zi, or It is enough to open a small grocery store and the like. If there is a chance in the future, I will send someone to visit. The two uncles have taken care of it."

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