Major General Through the Upper Gate

It was not very clear at night, and when Cheng Wei got up the next day, he realized that what Gu Xijiao had brought back was an adult mountain dog.

A pair of upside-down horns are slightly curved backwards, with a strong physique, and a beard on the chin.Cheng Wei looked at the mountain table tied next to the chicken coop, and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

This is a Gongshan Ji in the prime of life, and it weighs a hundred catties by visual inspection.There is a large grassland under the extremely high and steep rocky mountain, so these mountains have almost never gone.Probably because it is far away from the village, ordinary people have difficulty breathing after climbing the rocky mountain, and there is no place to stay, let alone keep up with its speed.

What's more, the one Gu Xijiao captured was still alive.

"That mountain isn't dead yet, why don't we sell it in the county?" Cheng Wei said while holding a bowl, poking the porridge made of brown rice in the bowl.

"Can't eat?" Gu Xizheng was a little surprised, he tilted his head to look out, it's a pity he chased him for so long.

"It can be eaten..." Cheng Wei paused before saying.He really wanted to tell Gu Xicheng that this food was very rare and the meat was delicious, and if it was sold to the county, it would not cost a few pennies.

The point is that even if it is slaughtered, Gu Xicheng will not be able to eat the taste, so he has to give it away or pickle it for storage if it is too big to finish.In the end, it's still cheaper for others, but he, a person who contributes, can't even enjoy the taste.

"Then kill it." Gu Xicheng thought for a while and said, "Keep that corner, it looks pretty."

Cheng Wei was about to speak again, when he saw someone walking in from outside the yard, dressed in dark blue material and the taupe clothes worn by ordinary people in Tonghua Village, the person who came was Yao Guang, the steward of the Liu family's main house.

"Is anyone home?" Guanshi Yao called while standing in the yard.

"Guard Yao is at home." Cheng Wei quickly stood up, went out and said, "I'm having breakfast, come in and have a seat."

Yao Guang was not restrained, he saw that Gu Xixiao was also in the main room, so he walked in openly.Cheng Wei followed in, went to the kitchen and brought out a set of bowls and chopsticks.

"There's nothing good to eat, so Manager Yao will just have a bowl of porridge?" Cheng Wei put the bowls and chopsticks on the table, and was about to serve the porridge.

"Don't worry about it, Brother Wei. I only came here after eating at home. The master was afraid that I would not be able to catch up with the meal, so I stepped on your door during the meal." Manager Yao was born with a rich attitude, and now he laughed and looked like Extraordinarily amiable, he moved the stool from the dining table to the door to sit, which meant that it would not hinder the two of them from eating.

Cheng Wei was stunned for a moment when he heard his words, and he glanced at Gu Xizhen, not quite understanding what Yao Guang meant.

"Is that you the person I saw when I came down from the mountain last night?" Gu Xijiao stopped his chopsticks, turned his head to look at Yao Guang and said.Gu Xicheng's memory is exceptionally good, especially for people.Due to his profession, even if he can't see the face but only the figure, he can recognize it.

"Gu Sheng has good eyesight, it was me last night." Yao Guang didn't shy away, he said with a smile: "I saw you coming down from the mountain last night with a big object on your shoulders, and I thought it must be something good to hunt. My master is so kind, he specifically asked me to come here early in the morning, hoping that brother Wei can sell me the mountain, and the price is the same as the price of [-] cents per catty in the county city, do you two think it is okay?"

Fifteen cents a catty is the price after slaughter, and the pork in the town is twelve cents a catty, so the price is indeed only a lot more.

Gu Xicheng listened and glanced at Cheng Wei, and the person sitting opposite pinched his chopsticks and said, "After all, you hunted it, you have the final say."

"The mountain can be sold to you, but I want to keep the four legs and the two horns." Gu Xi put down his chopsticks and said.

Although he couldn't taste it, Cheng Wei could.Tonghua Village is far away from the town, even if you are rich, you will have to work hard if you want to eat a meal of meat.As for the two roles, they are his own hobbies.

Hearing what Gu Xizheng said, Yao Guang showed a bit of embarrassment. He hesitated and said, "It doesn't matter if you have four hooves, but whether you can sell the corner to me or not, money is not a problem."

Cheng Wei was a little surprised. Although the corners of the mountain table are beautiful, they are not available in the county. Why does the Liu family suddenly want this thing?

"To be honest," Yao Guang suddenly smiled and said, "My master's elder brother is going to form a contract in the spring of next year, and the other party is a boy from the Fuzhou family. My master is preparing for the young master's wedding. After seeing everything, my master is not very satisfied. What's more, this mountain is extremely rare, and it is even more difficult to preserve such a complete corner, so I hope you two can part with each other."

Since it was to be used as a dowry, it was not easy for Gu Xizheng to keep it.People are used for weddings, and if he wants to, he can grab another one for himself.

"Congratulations, just take the steward Yao back from the mountain." Gu Xizheng said, after drinking the porridge, he put away the bowl neatly and led him to the yard.

"The Liu family's wedding is still in preparation, so please don't talk about it for the time being. I'll ask someone to bring it back to the mountain at night, and I'll trouble you two to take care of it for half a day."

"We can save it." Cheng Wei, who was following behind, nodded and watched Guanshi Yao go out.

In the evening, as expected, Manager Yao brought four people to carry the wild goat back. They also brought a steelyard and weighed it in front of the two of them. The total was 120 five catties.The Liu family has always been generous, and Manager Yao paid the money on the spot.

"Guan Shi Yao, this is a bit too much. Fifteen catties for one penny is the price of meat. After a few kills in this mountain, I'm afraid it will only be over a hundred catties. It's not worth so much." Cheng Wei looked at the 20 taels that Manager Yao took out, Hastily rejected.

Manager Yao asked someone to take out a piece of silver, and counted out ten strings of coins, and put them on the table side by side.

He said cheerfully: "Brother Wei, you are welcome. I said this morning that the corner of the mountain table was purchased separately. My master said that this purchase is for a wedding, so I can't bargain with you. You are so lucky with this money." Keep it. Those four hooves will be slaughtered tomorrow before sending them over."

After Yao Guanshi said that, he didn't want to stay any longer, he held the lamp, and guided the four people to carry the mountain all the way back to Zhuangzi.

Cheng Wei sent the man out of the courtyard, and then came back to look at the 20 taels on the table in the main room. Manager Yao deliberately changed the [-] taels into paper money, fearing that it would be inconvenient for the two of them to use.

"You've made money, I'll find you something to put away." Cheng Wei looked very happy, he originally wanted Gu Xizheng to sell it, but now he doesn't have to transport it all the way to the county, which saves a lot of effort.

"You don't need to look for it." Gu Xizheng shook his head, and he said, "You keep it."

Cheng Wei was stunned for a moment, and he said after a while: "You'd better keep things like money separately, in case later..."

"No chance," Gu Xizheng interrupted him, looking at Cheng Wei under the dim light and said, "There is no such case."

He knew what Cheng Wei wanted to say, but in case they didn't get together in the future, the money would still be his when he left.

After kissing Cheng Wei that day, Gu Xijiao gave up the idea of ​​pretending to be married to Cheng Wei at first. He couldn't say what was good about Cheng Wei, but there was nothing wrong with this person.

That's about as good as it gets.

Cheng Wei managed to understand what Gu Xizhen meant, and before he had time to say anything, he saw Gu Xizhen enter the room with the money and a lantern.He hesitated for a moment, stood up and followed.

I saw Gu Xijiao put the lamp aside, stretched out his hand to lift his bed board, and put the silver money next to the 20 taels he had left.And under the bed board, there was already the one or two papers that Gu Xizheng earned from doing part-time jobs before.

Cheng Wei's face darkened suddenly, when did Gu Xijiao know where he hid the money!

"It's not safe to hide the silver here. It's better to find a box to put it in and lock it up another day." Gu Xijiao, who didn't know that Cheng Wei had exploded, said to him while covering the bed.

This is what it means to defend against house thieves by day and night, Cheng Wei covered his face with one hand and thought.

The young couple was happy about the windfall, but Tonghua Village fell into a wave of anxiety.In the village chief's house, he and Lizheng sat on the front seats, and the people below were filled with villagers from Tonghua Village, each of whom was the head of the family in his prime and in good health.

"Village chief, this matter can't wait any longer. Talk to Brother Wei as soon as possible and ask him to move to another place for a while." In the dull room, someone suddenly said.