The first wife of the strongest peasant daughter

Chapter 196

Mrs. Cao is shrewd and well-spoken, and the two daughters are also well-behaved.

Gu Yuniang and Gu Liniang also spoke to Sanfang.

But Gu Ruoniang just saw that they were not pleasing to the eye, and still remembered the previous grudge.

The most clear thing is that their family didn't even have to eat bran. Grandma and Second Sister went out to beg secretly. Ninth Brother hurt his leg and couldn't move, so he thought of a way to make money. I paid four Wen.

I asked their family to borrow money, but I didn't have a penny. There was meat stewed in the pot, but I peeled the meat and stuffed the bones into them. When I got tired of the meat, I threw it to the dog.

It is said that marrying Gu Yuniang and Gu Liniang is also good for their family, they have many relatives, but they must be thinking about themselves!
If you really want to take advantage of it, Gu Ruoniang thinks it will be beneficial for them to send the two of them directly to the aunt of a high-ranking official, or the concubine of a wealthy businessman!Find a good family for them! ?
Gu Raniang persuaded her not to mess around, "Before our family was poor and owed a lot of debts. Their family opened a shop and their status was different. Now our family has made a fortune and they have grown up. Sifang is also a smart person and knows to rely on us. But it must also bring benefits to us!"

Gu Ruoniang curled her lips, "What benefits can it bring! Those who marry a high-ranking family can only be concubines, and those who marry a small family are also concubines, so what's the benefit! The benefit is also thinking about themselves! Maybe the dowry is not good-looking, and we need help Woolen cloth!"

She really thought it right, Mrs. Cao was not only looking for a wealthy family for her two daughters, but also paving the way and thinking about the future.

Another thing is to marry a high-ranking person, there must be a dowry, and it would be ugly to have less dowry.Their family didn't live in the village. Although Yitian also had theirs, they only got some food. They got 20 taels of silver to marry a daughter, which is a lot of money in the end, which is not enough in this capital!Without so much dowry, Gu Jiulang must also feel that his face is not good-looking, so he will naturally pull them to make money!
Even if they don't take a step back, as long as Yuniang and Liniang get married and ask him for help, or ask Ranniang for help, they can earn money for makeup and clothes. Help as appropriate!

As soon as Gu Ruoniang said, a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, and her face turned ugly, "They didn't just come up with this idea, did they?"

Gu Raniang had also suspected it before, and she mentioned it to Gu Chuhan, but she seemed to have expected it and didn't care.Thinking that they are all from the same family, and there are two more in-laws, they must be married because of Jiulang because of their family. This relationship belongs to them, and it is also beneficial to them, so I didn't mention it!

Looking at her expression, she had guessed it a long time ago, Gu Ruoniang's face sank, she was extremely ugly, "Did you and brother Jiu think about it a long time ago, and you still want to call them over!?"

"Okay! Whoever earns is earning. Their family is smart, so they are better than the second and eldest families, right?" Gu Raniang said to her.

"Then you can't spoil them like this! Why do you want to marry them for nothing and help them earn dowry!?" Gu Ruoniang's face turned blue with anger.

Gu Raniang nodded her head, "When I got married, I brought a dowry of more than 1 taels, and I will prepare another one for you when the time comes, which will be quite a lot. They are at most a thousand taels, so don't be too Forget about this!"

Although it feels better to think this way, Gu Ruoniang feels uncomfortable when she thinks that she still has to help the fourth room, and she is on fire, "Then you don't have to help them buy their family property! If you don't have the ability, don't think about it. Go!" If it wasn't for Brother Ninth, their family might be in what they are now, if the second sister sold herself, she would have to sell herself, and Brother Ninth would not get better either, he wouldn't even have enough to eat.

Gu Raniang reminded her, "No matter how uncomfortable you are, you can't say anything outside! Although others look down on them, they won't look up to you! You can't ruin yourself just because of a few words!"

"I know!" Gu Ruoniang said softly, "Oh! You go to hold the road festival! I remember it!"

Gu Raniang looked at her again. Although she was hot-tempered and a bit vindictive, she understood the truth and knew what she could and couldn't do, so she put her mind at ease and turned around to set up a road festival.

Qi Lanxin went to the funeral and was buried in the ancestral grave of Cheng's family in Qianzhou.

Yan Junfeng, Gu Shilang, and Gu Wulang accompanied the coffin back home.

The Qi family didn't say anything, only Qi Lanxu and several nephews of the Qi family clearly showed their unkindness towards Gu Shilang and Gu Wulang.

Gu Shilang didn't care too much, Brother Jiu couldn't run away, this time he and Brother Fifth ran away, and everything that should be done has been done!
After returning to Beijing from Qianzhou, Gu Shilang packed his bags and headed north, first to Nanle County.

Gu Chuhan asked about Qi Lanxin's funeral and Cheng Yi's situation, and nodded, "Is there anything going on with Liu Yiling?"

"Brother Ji Bai said that he would go to the Liu family to apply for a job after the hundred days of the Qi family, but the news has been released and the matter has been settled, and those looking for Liu Yiling have calmed down a bit!" Gu Shilang explained.

Gu Chuhan responded, "It will take a year and a half!"

Looking at her expression, Gu Shilang knew that her bad emotions rarely leaked out, and was about to say something to comfort her, when Zhang Nai and Sun Yang came to her, so they shut up.

Zhang Nai and Sun Yang came over to see Gu Shilang, bowed their hands first, and said to Gu Chuhan, "My lord! The wheat has already started to sow!"

"Go! Take a look!" Gu Chuhan gave Gu Shilang a look.

Gu Shilang hurriedly responded, and followed her to the countryside.

When the corn was harvested, Gu Chuhan made records and analyzed the harvests from all over the country, and then sent them back to Kyoto, and the taxes were slowly collected.

Each family grinds cornmeal, makes cornmeal buns, cornmeal pancakes, cornmeal buns, all kinds of food, eats too much cornmeal, for this fresh cornmeal, although it is also a coarse grain, it is not white flour, but it is mellow The taste of cornmeal, especially the pot stickers, makes people applaud.

This year's food tax is also collected the fastest!

The harvest report from my hometown, Baihe County, was also sent, and they were treated with the same care. The taste of the corn on the red soil is slightly different, but the yield is the same!

The trial planting in two places concluded that corn is a high-yield crop and can completely replace sorghum!
Emperor Xianzheng issued a decree to vigorously implement the autumn planting of corn throughout the country.Let all the reserved corn seeds in Baihe County and Nanle County be selected and transported to all parts of the country to promote planting.

Nanle County has been exempted from corvee taxes for two years, and the amount paid this season is as high as the previous two seasons.

Gu Chuhan was highly praised in court.

Because of this, those who were watching could not help but walk around with the Gu family after Qi Lanxin's funeral.

Gu Shilang went to Nanle County to look for Gu Chuhan, and his relative Gu Lingshan wasn't going to tell him right now that he was only 15 years old, and it wouldn't be too late to wait another three years!Under the current circumstances, there is no need to finalize the marriage!Can't tell what's going on in the future!

As for Gu Ruoniang, she was younger, so she didn't mention it to anyone, and pushed everyone away.But it didn't stop her from associating with the ladies of the noble families in Kyoto.

Seeing that Gu Ruoniang went to the Li family three times in a row, and followed Li Qiuyao and Li Xueyao to visit other aristocratic families, Mrs. Cao envied her, but she didn't dare to say that she should take Gu Yuniang and Gu Liniang with her.

She knew that her family's status was not enough, and they invited people from a few small circles she knew well. Talking about it would only increase her annoyance, so she just served Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Li courteously and respectfully here, and helped Mrs. Li choose and arrange for Li Erlang to marry. thing.

Although Gu Raniang is not very familiar with her, but fortunately, she was married before, and Yan Junfeng took care of most of the wedding things in person, and helped to buy the necessary things quickly.

Mrs. Li packed up and prepared to go home, "It's almost the end of September, I have to go back and get ready! Although Jiazhu is at home, he is not careful as a big man, and if he doesn't take care of it, the Zhou family will lose Both of them are not good-looking!"

Mrs. Gu also wanted to go back with her, but the second room was here, and the fourth room was also waiting to talk about their marriage.

"Mother, just stay here! I'll send my little girl back first! I'll pick up my mother after the twelfth lunar month! With my mother here in charge, many things are easy to handle!" Gu Lingshan said with a smile.

Mrs. Li also patted her, "You can't leave now! Just live here! Helping Mother Ran look after the baby is also a thing!"

Thinking of Xiao Mingchang calling her grandma with her little head up, Mrs. Gu felt soft in her heart, and nodded in response, "Okay! Then I will live until the year before!"

Gu Lingshan took the things for his family and the things he bought for marriage with the Li family, and rushed back to his hometown in Baihe County with Mrs. Li.

Yan Junfeng was also busy, and after a short stay, he went on a long trip with the delivery of machine cloth.

Only Gu Pozi, Gu Raniang, Gu Ruoniang, Gu Twelve and Li Xiaolang are left in Uncle Changxing's mansion, the three mothers of the fourth room, with a baby.

Mrs. Gu is not used to going out, she doesn't know anyone, and the place is not comfortable, so she grows vegetables in the greenhouse built in the backyard, so that she can eat fresh vegetables in the new year, and it is also a novelty to send to each family!
Gu Raniang also picked a few, and showed them to Gu Yuniang and Gu Liniang.

Mrs. Cao doesn't know much, and she has a delicate mind, so she wants to ask more questions.

Gu Raniang also inquired clearly, and then analyzed with Mrs. Gu at home, which one is better.

The He family, the prime minister of Dali Temple, suddenly inquired and fell in love with Gu Liniang.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Cao finally got someone with a higher profile, so she cheered up immediately.

Gu Raniang was puzzled, the three sons of the He family had already married wives, so if they came to inquire about Liniang, they might be concubines! ?She couldn't help frowning slightly as she thought about it.

Mrs. He had met Gu Yuniang and Gu Liniang in Yang's Mansion before. Although Gu Yuniang was more dignified, Gu Liniang was smarter. It was good to see her in good spirits. She was a noble concubine for her third son to propose marriage.

Although the Dali Temple Chancellor has the title of the sixth rank, he has real power, and He Weiqing also went from the Jiupin County Chancellor to the sixth rank Dali Temple Chancellor in just ten years.The He family's main family can be considered a big family in southern Hunan, and He Weiqing's lineage is also a direct branch.

When Cao Shi heard about being a concubine, her face became ugly and she didn't want to.

Gu Liniang was completely unwilling, she would rather marry a poorer, small family to be her regular wife.Otherwise, her brain will definitely be tricked by the main wife and other concubines and lose her life!
Gu Ruoniang felt that being able to marry and be a concubine was enough for her, so she was picky, and wrote to Gu Chuhan to complain, telling her to see Sifang's face, and not to help them earn money to start a business!

When Gu Chuhan saw the letter, he couldn't help but shook his head with a smile, "This little firecracker wrote four letters, and three of them talked about this matter. I really drove away the second room, and I'm free! I don't study hard, but I think about it all day long. !"

Seeing her gentle and loving smile, Su Jin frowned unhappily, and read the letter.

It has become a habit for him to look through her drawings and letters. Gu Chuhan also said at the beginning that he would puff up his face and non-violently non-cooperative when he said it, or just ignore her and hug her. Gu Chuhan is too lazy to talk about him. Nothing to see!

After reading the letter, Su Jin asked, "The third son of the He family?"

"Yes! It's a job title. Chunwei failed the ranking three years ago, and I think he will be selected next year! But it's a pity that she is a concubine. No matter how bad the daughter of the Gu family is, she can't be a concubine! And her surname is He!" Gu Chuhan thought the same, If you don't agree, it doesn't matter if he is a concubine or a concubine, I don't want to be a concubine!
Looking at her protective posture, it seemed that the daughters of the Gu family were the best. Su Jin asked her name, and calculated for him, "Yes!"

"Huh? Promise what?" Gu Chuhan raised his eyebrows.

"He Jia!" Su Jin explained, "He has the luck of having two wives, and his first wife will die soon. Since the He family came to ask for a marriage and gave him the status of concubine, it must have meant to celebrate his happiness, and to raise his position in the future .”

"You said you would straighten Li Niang in the future?" Gu Chuhan asked.

Su Jin nodded, "You can agree."

Gu Chuhan thought about it for a long time, and frowned.

Su Jin stretched out his hand and stroked her brow, "This way is better than them finding a regular wife from a small family to marry! This He Jia is also lucky, let the family inquire about his character and temper!"

Gu Chuhan saw that he was serious about what he said, and thought about his morality, even if he didn't practice divination, his luck would not be bad. After thinking about it, he wrote a secret letter to Gu Raniang.

Gu Raniang looked at the letter and hissed. After thinking for a long time, she finally figured out a way.He Jia will participate in Chunwei after the new year. If his wife dies before then, he will have to observe filial piety. Even if he doesn't have to guard for three years, he will miss Chunwei.If you want to marry again, you won't be able to marry in a short time. On the contrary, marrying a noble concubine in advance is said to be a joy, and then you will stay for a hundred days. After you are straightened, you don't have to worry about it.

She approached Mrs. Cao and told her the situation in a whisper, "The He family is also looking at other families. If you want to, let's look at Fourth Aunt and Liniang!"

Mrs. Cao asked twice, "Are you sure... is that the case?" In fact, she moved Cheng Yi's thoughts, not the eldest son of Cheng's family, but also Tanhualang, Hanlin, and his first wife only had a girl, even if he was a second wife. I can't even think about it.

Gu Raniang nodded, "I can't guarantee it, but most of it can't be wrong."

When Mrs. Cao went back to take care of Liniang, the two of them talked in the middle of the night and warmed up to the He family.

Mrs. He saw that they were willing, not to be too high-spirited and picky about the heights of the sky and the earth, and it was barely passable. Even if the fourth house of the Gu family was not on the table, but she married Uncle Changxing's younger sister, and the one who married was married to the entire Gu family. Watch them for themselves!

The betrothal gift was quickly purchased, and after discussing with He Jia, he found an opportunity to let him take a peek at Gu Liniang, and then offered the betrothal.

When the news got out, Lian burst out laughing, "Oh! I'm so laughing! Picking and picking, I traveled thousands of miles to the capital to pick it, and it turned out to be someone's concubine! She's still a sixth-rank girl. The third son of the official family! Sifang is really going to kill me with laughter!"

　To make up for it, there was a small accident, I will try again tomorrow and the day after tomorrow~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)