Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

"Let's not talk about politeness. What are you doing here today?" The lady said coldly, "I will not scold you for the dirty things in the past today, and you don't have to mention it. Just take care of yourself."

After being scolded, Gu Yue felt relieved.

This scolding was taken on behalf of Gu Dashi, so he certainly didn't feel uncomfortable and even thought the scolding was well-deserved.

The lady's actions showed that she was a cold-faced person with a warm heart. She also took the old lady's relationship seriously and was not stingy. She could have closed the door and not seen him, or put Gu Yue in a sack and beat him up at night, but it was useless. Instead, she took into account the face of the old lady and Gu Dashi and brought him into the mansion to talk.

"How is the old lady's health?" Gu Yue did not immediately tell the purpose of his visit.

As expected, the lady's attitude softened: "It's all right, don't worry."

"That's good. Thinking about my previous stupid behavior, I was really worried that I would make the old lady angry... I really feel sorry for her." Gu Yue's face was full of guilt.

"Oh, have you changed your character now? Did you get struck by lightning or beaten by someone? You can even speak a few words like a human being." The lady said sarcastically.

Gu Yue thought she was praising him, and immediately took the credit for Gu Xu: "It's like this, Madam, you should know the child my brother and sister-in-law brought back, right? His name is Gu Xu. This child is well-educated, and he finally explained this to me. I thought I was a jerk in the past, but I can't live like this anymore, so I..."

"Oh? That's a good kid. Your brother and sister-in-law have a good eye for people." The lady's face looked better. She had heard of Gu Xu. Before their relationship became strained, Gu Xu was always careful and thoughtful at a young age. The servants who came back from the Gu family couldn't stop praising him.

As expected of the hero!

Of course Gu Yue had plans to take credit for Gu Xu. Gu Xu had a good impression in the Marquis' Mansion, which would make it easier for him to do things in the future. No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat. It would be better to have more helpers around the male protagonist.

"Yes, yes... Thanks to Xiao Xu. I came here today just for Xiao Xu." Gu Yue said sincerely.

"Oh? But you want to find a job for him?" The lady leaned back in her chair and relaxed.

"It's like this. A few days ago, Xiao Xu said he wanted to learn martial arts. There happened to be a new martial arts school in town, so I sent him there..." Gu Yue briefly described Gu Xu's situation: "...Although the martial arts school has waived the silver, I still think it's better for him to have a chance to read some books. Besides, he will have to spend money to get married in the future."

"You want money?" The lady gave him a sidelong look.

"No, ma'am..." Gu Yue wiped his sweat, "Although there are many fields in the village, I can't cultivate them all by myself, and the money I earn every year is really little. I want to rent out all the fields, and then find a job that pays in the town or the county, so that I can make money faster."

He did not forget to reflect on himself again: "I was a real jerk in the past few years. I squandered all the money in the family. It doesn't matter if I remain single for the rest of my life, but I can't delay Xiao Xu."

What about earning a dowry for Gu Xu... bah, a betrothal gift, they are all excuses.

Gu Yue thought about it and realized that practice is the only criterion for testing truth. If you don't climb a high mountain, you don't know how high the sky is; if you don't stand by a deep stream, you don't know how thick the earth is. Anything that must be debated in theory should be solved with the practice of real life. If a person only thinks "I can't do it", then he will definitely not be able to do it.

He must hone his willpower through practice and improve his abilities and qualities through hard work...

Anyway, if you just stay at home, you will definitely not see any business opportunities to make a fortune!

Without ready-made channels to get rich and without capital, what is the point of dreaming about getting rich?

He is not the male lead!

Therefore, it is very important to find a job and get into the industry first.

"So, this time I came here to trouble Madam and see if there is any work I can do. It doesn't matter if the pay is small at the beginning. I will slowly move up after I become familiar with it." Gu Yue said sincerely.

Madam Hou was in deep thought.

It’s not that she is not in charge of arranging the work.

But Gu Dashi is not only a bad guy, but also a good actor. Last time he came, he fooled the old lady with his acting skills. If she hadn't had a keen eye and saw the flicker in Gu Dashi's eyes and sent someone to investigate, her daughter would be in trouble now.

The so-called child marriage, which had no written documents or contracts, is of course no longer valid today.

His family wouldn't push their daughter into the fire.

Madam Hou raised her eyes and looked at Gu Yue.

He was a tall man, his skin was not as dark as the farmer's, probably because he hadn't farmed for a long time. There was a scar on his forehead, which was considered a disfigurement, but it also made him look a bit fierce, so he would be a good watchman. When he saw her looking at him, he immediately smiled, a little silly, and his bad temperament was gone.

"Is there any place you want to go?" asked the lady.

Gu Yue said: "I have thought about it. I should run a restaurant or other business. My brother and sister-in-law have told me about it."

"Do you know that to do this job you must at least be literate?" The lady frowned. Didn't he choose this because he thought that business could make money quickly?

"Ma'am, my brother and sister-in-law left some books behind. I recognize some of them. It's no problem to calculate the accounts and look at the entries."

"Oh? You can do the math?" The Marquis's wife was very interested.

She immediately asked a question: "The mansion has an expenditure of 120 taels of silver, of which one screen is 11 taels, and six vases are 9 taels each. How much is the rest of the expenditure?"

Gu Yue was nervous for a moment. One hundred and two minus eleven minus sixty-nine fifty-four...

"Fifty-five taels, ma'am." Gu Yue said nervously. If only he had learned mental abacus!

"That's right. But this is just the simplest thing. I certainly can't let you check the accounts right from the start." The Marquis's wife looked good because Gu Yue answered very quickly.

It’s really simple, otherwise everyone would take the accounting exam.

"But you were not a good person before, so I can't decide right away." The lady's face was serious. "You can help out at the cloth shop under the Marquis's Mansion for a few days. We are short of people recently."

"Okay, thank you, ma'am." Gu Yue quickly stood up and saluted.

Seeing that he was still respectful and did not show any dissatisfaction, the Marquis's wife felt relieved.

But after sending Gu Yue away, he still ordered people to keep an eye on him to prevent him from causing any trouble.

Then he got up and went out to the old lady's yard.

……

Gu Yue was mentally prepared to be tortured, but he still almost died of exhaustion in just half a night.

He first had a hearty meal, and then a man who looked like a manager took him to the cloth shop.

However, this cloth shop is not just any cloth shop, but a warehouse for storing fabrics.

He carried the goods all night.

Ordinary cloth is thick and heavy, with a bundle weighing dozens of pounds; good cloth is light, thin and soft, but it is packed in heavy wooden boxes for fear that it will be damaged by the rough hands and feet of the people who move it, or that it will be stained with sweat.

Gu Yue worked with several other movers, going up and down, and it was not until midnight that they finally emptied the dozens of trucks of cloth.

"Your name is Dashi, right? Thank you for your hard work! Considering the goods you moved tonight, here is one or two taels of silver as your wages. Here you are." The supervisor came over with a kind smile.

So much? Gu Yue quickly pulled the supervisor aside and asked, "Is this really that much money? Or did Madam instruct us to give you more?"