Pastoral Valley Fragrance

Chapter 18
Gu Yu and his party returned to the second uncle's yard. Although she was a little tired from walking, she was still in high spirits. She opened her mouth and was about to call Xiaoman, but found a few people coming out of the room. Uncle Li Dehe.

Li Dequan didn't have time to put down the things on his shoulders, and shouted: "Mother, second brother and younger brother, why are you here?"

Li He curled his lips, rolled his eyes upwards, and sighed: "There are so many things to buy here. The second child also said that you can't even eat here. It is rumored that you can't live, I don't know Some thought I was mean..."

An Jinxuan had already taken the things and was about to put them away, but when he heard what Li He said, he stopped, "Uncle Li's family really didn't eat the next meal, and finally made some things to sell, and they sold them in a day Eight coins, is it enough for the whole family to eat, or is it enough for them to eat salt, these things are mine, and it is useless for you to look at me."

After finishing speaking, An Jinxuan's face turned cold, and he walked past Li He with his things, and entered the main room.

Gu Yu applauded in her heart, just now she was worried that her father would be soft-hearted and give some of those snacks to the other side, since An Jinxuan said so, it can be regarded as keeping.

Li Dejiang smiled, "Mom, we're here to talk about business."

They went back to the main room and sat down. Xiaoman was holding the stitches of embroidery that were stretched. When he saw Li Dequan and the others coming in, he seemed to have seen a savior. It seemed that he had been ridiculed by Li He just now. She smiled and said, "Father, you are back."

Seeing this, Gu Yu rushed over with a smile, "Sister, I have something to tell you, come with me quickly."

While talking and tugging at the corner of Xiaoman's clothes, the two sisters entered the room.

Only then did Xiao Man ask, "What is worth your excitement?"

Gu Yu shook his head, "I didn't think you didn't want to stay there. We bought a lot of things. Sister, you made a lot of money. I sold your embroidery for 120 yuan with Brother Jinxuan. I'll call you when they leave. , you can embroider and make money now, and ignore them."

Xiaoman was also very happy, Gu Yu came out to see what this family's battle was going to do.

I saw Li He said: "Originally you separated your family, and I didn't need to tell you. Who knows what you think in your heart. If you told you earlier, you thought we were going to plot your family's wealth."

Li Dejiang was a little dissatisfied, "Mother—"

Then Li He said: "26 Your fourth brother gets married, if you..."

Li Dequan quickly said: "Mom, I will naturally go there when the time comes."

Only then did Li He nodded, and said again, "It was said that we got married after building a new house for the fourth child, but we didn't build it anymore. We are old bones, and we still have to rely on him in the future."

Gu Yu was so confused, she had no idea what the old lady was doing here, just to reveal a piece of information that the fourth uncle was getting married?

This idea was still circling in Gu Yu's mind, and she heard Li He say again: "The fourth child is not too young now, if we get married, and send Qiao'e away, we will be considered old without having a roof tile house There isn't much movement from the in-laws' side, we can't take out the bride price of one or two taels of silver, and we can't let the fourth brother's marriage be ruined because of this..."

Li Dequan was a little embarrassed, and rubbed his hands habitually, then took out the things in his arms with some difficulty, and handed them to Li Heshi: "Mother, this is fifty coins, which Xiaoman earned after embroidering for so long, you take it first." go."

Although fifty renminbi is not considered too much, Gu Yu still felt a pain in the flesh, and regretted not buying more of the things he liked, or just eating a little more, as long as he gave it, he didn't get a good face yet. .

Sure enough, Li He was a little dissatisfied, "I went to your third aunt yesterday, and she borrowed two hundred wen."

In the words, it is obviously too little.

Li Dejiang smiled: "Mother, this youngest family needs money for everything. It doesn't matter how much it is. It's just a matter of heart. Besides, it was earned by my niece's embroidery. You see, Xiaoman couldn't bear to stop talking just now, and earned it stitch by stitch." All the hard-earned money has been given to us, so don't talk about it."

Only then did Li He give up: "That's fine, I can't help but let go of my old face and go to a few more houses to borrow!"

After getting the money and they left, Gu Yu also felt depressed.

She sighed, put the things in the wooden barrel away one by one, gave the embroidery thread to Xiaoman, and put the salt in the kitchen. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. The fourth uncle's wife hasn't married yet, and grandma is like this He came here to ask for money, and if he asked for it, he didn't have a good face. He thought that the family would be clean after the separation, and he didn't know what would happen in the future.

Wang's body became heavier and heavier, and the family ate around the wooden table. Xiao Mandan steamed an egg for Wang, and the family still ate vegetables and radishes. I just can't bear to eat a meal of meat, so I managed to get fifty coins, and someone took it away in one go."

Mrs. Wang scooped the custard into Gu Yu's bowl, and tapped her on the forehead, "We'll earn more when we run out of money, how can you worry so much at such a young age."

Gu Yu thought, I'm in my twenties, why don't I worry about this, and looked at my little hands holding the chopsticks, so I had no choice but to shut up.

Xiao Man was a little worried: "Father, when the time comes, we won't even have the money for gifts, what should we do?"

Hearty laughter came from outside the door, it was Li Dejiang, and he scolded Li Dequan as soon as he came in: "You are a real person, let her say a few words, I just want to let her see what your life is like, You are good, this dish is reluctant to let go of the oil and has spent all the money, I am afraid that there is no penny now, right? Okay, you take this, it will come in handy when the time comes, I will see you in two days I'll discuss it with you again, I have to go, and borrow a steamer from my fifth aunt's house."

Li Dequan looked at the copper plate that Li Dejiang put down on the table, and ate with a dull head.

Gu Yu said with a smile: "Father, we can't let the second uncle help us all the time, right? The family hasn't been separated yet, his money hasn't come easily, and the money owed to Uncle Chen hasn't been repaid. Next time You make these wooden basins, and I will sell them with you."

Jing Zhe didn't speak all the time, now she said to Gu Yu: "Gu Yu, you should let dad go, how do you know how to do business as a little girl?"

Gu Yu got a little excited and stood up, "Brother, you don't know, Brother Jinxuan and I went to sell sister and mother's embroidery, and we sold it for a lot of money, a total of 120 coins. Dad's wooden basin is so good, I I don’t believe it can’t be sold for more money.”

Seeing Gu Yu's appearance, Xiao Man burst into a smile, "Okay, we know you're amazing, hurry up and eat, and let Dad take you there next time."

Seeing them coaxing the children, Gu Yu secretly made up his mind that next time he must make a little more money and come back, and see what they say.

While eating, Jing Zhe suddenly thought of something, said: "Father, how about next time, I'll go and have a look as well. In a few days, sir will go home to visit his relatives."

(End of this chapter)