There is a fairy wife at home [Red Mansion]

After putting Gu Ting to sleep that night, Jiang Jinshu found Gu Kang with his spiritual sense, and it turned out that he was in the gambling house.

Gu Kang was lying on the gambling table playing dice to bet, his eyes were red, and he shouted hoarsely along with the people around him.The croupier shook the dice, and when it was opened, some people laughed and some cried.Gu Kang was stunned, and the only ingot of silver left just now was gone.

"Buy it soon, buy it and let it go, Mr. Kang, do you still want to play?"

Gu Kang red-eyed, and ran to Ding Daqiang who was patrolling the venue: "Brother Ding, borrow another 100 taels, and pay it back after a while."

Without further ado, Ding Daqiang paid him 100 taels of cash, and took out the IOU that he had written long ago. Gu Kang pressed his fingerprints without even looking at it.

Jiang Jinshu frowned as she watched, and simply gave Gu Kang another blow to make him fall asleep.

In the early morning, Gu Kang came back and slammed the gate of the courtyard.Uncle Xu went to open the door, and Gu Kang rubbed his head with hash, and went straight into the room to sleep.

At daybreak, Bai Shi didn't know that Gu Kang had returned until after washing up.Thinking of the scene of being chased by the gambling house yesterday to collect debts, Bai's heart beat, and she hurried to find Gu Kang to ask clearly about what happened yesterday.

"Mom, I'm so sleepy, I'll talk about it later." Gu Kang had been busy for a day and night, his mind was muddled, and when he heard Bai's nagging in his ear, he got annoyed, and the words in his mouth almost roared out. of.

Bai had no choice but to let him sleep.

After breakfast, Gu Xiangxiu pestered Bai Shi to go out to buy bracelets, and he spent the whole morning shopping around.When she came back, Gu Xiangxiu was wearing a gold bracelet on her wrist. The style was different from the previous one, but the weight was almost the same. She was satisfied, with smiles in the corners of her eyes and brows. She was at the age of a flower, bright and fresh, and very moving.

Bai Shi felt dizzy from the heat, and after lunch, he rested for a while before going to wake Gu Kang up.

"Kang'er, did you go to the casino to gamble yesterday? Did you take the gold bracelet from my room?" Mrs. Bai grabbed Gu Kang and forbade him to sleep.

Gu Kang couldn't avoid it, so he opened his eyes reluctantly, and said indifferently: "It's just a gold bracelet, so it's worth asking around."

"Then tell me the truth, did you go to gamble? Did you lose again? You don't owe money to the gambling house again, do you?" Mrs. Bai didn't care about pursuing the gold bracelet, and was worried about him The old trick repeats itself.

"No, no." Gu Kang muttered impatiently, Bai Shi breathed a sigh of relief, but did not see Gu Kang's eyeballs rolling around.

"What about the gold bracelet? Did you really exchange it for silver? How much?" Mrs. Bai finally felt in the mood to pursue the matter of the bracelet.

"It's not much money. I met a friend, and the money was gone after a drink." Gu Kang opened his mouth and said nonsense.

Naturally, Bai didn't believe it, but he said no, Bai didn't do anything, she just nodded his head and gritted her teeth: "You! What a living ancestor! That bracelet belongs to Xiang'er, which made her cry and fight with me , and spend more than a dozen taels of silver today to buy a new one before giving up.”

Gu Kang was about to reply, but he heard Caiqin's voice from outside: "Second master is here!"

"Qing'er is here!" Bai's eyes lit up, he stopped scolding Gu Kang, and hurried out.

The Bai family dotes on Gu Kang, hopes to contact Gu Xiangxiu with a family of wealth and close relatives, and shows off to Gu Qing.Gu Qing was smart since she was a child, could read, and was gentle and polite. This was the capital for her to gain a foothold in the Gu family, and it was also the object of her pride to show off to the outside world.

Jiang Jinshu stood at the door of the room, and greeted Gu Qing from a distance: "Second Brother Qing."

Gu Qing had a gentle face: "Fourth sibling."

After saying hello, Jiang Jinshu turned back to the house.

Gu Ting didn't come back today, and went to ask the old gentleman for advice. With Uncle Xu following, there is no need to worry.What's more, she had seen it with her spiritual sense before. Although the old gentleman was dressed plainly, his demeanor was not like ordinary people, and his words and deeds seemed to be an official.The old gentleman treated Gu Ting kindly, his eyes were clear and wise, Jiang Jinshu didn't ask the question, and just let Gu Ting contact him normally.

Gu Qing met Bai Shi first, and then returned to the room with Chen Shi.

Chen's face was full of joy, and she ordered the servant girl to fetch water, and served tea with fruit, and the husband and wife sat and talked about the recent situation in detail.Mrs. Chen told about the family affairs, including what happened after Gu Kang came to Fucheng.

"Second Master, it's not that I'm a sister-in-law who is picky about Third Uncle. We all know Third Uncle's temperament. If there is one, there will be two. Yesterday, Third Uncle didn't come back all day and all night, and even stole Third Younger Sister's gold bracelet. ..."

Gu Qing suppressed his eyebrows: "I'll tell my mother a few words in a while, the third brother is getting older, and he should find something serious to do, it's not good to always run around."

Mrs. Chen didn't say much about this matter, but brought up another matter: "It's strange to say that the Jiang family didn't recognize the fourth younger siblings at first, but yesterday the second wife of the Jiang family sent the eldest maid around to give the fourth younger siblings Send things."

"Is there such a thing?" Gu Qing was very surprised, it was too strange.

Seeing that he was unconsciously touching the table with his hands, Mrs. Chen understood that he had been married for several years, and said, "I don't think the fourth sibling is a temper-tantrum person. The Jiang family behaves strangely. I'm afraid they will come again in two days. Let's talk about it." The Gu family and the Jiang family have also been friends for many years. It is a good thing to be in-laws. No matter what happens, they should not break up inexplicably. If they resume walking, the old lady will be happy, and it is also a good thing for the fourth sibling. Brother and sister's thoughts, please persuade me again."

"Well, you can handle these things as you see fit." Gu Qing nodded.

After talking about outsiders, Mrs. Chen turned her head to look at Sister Jing, who was sleeping on the bed, with a gentle and beautiful face: "Sister Jing was thinking about Daddy just now, if I see you come back, I might be very happy."

"Thank you, Fanglan."

Fanglan is Chen's boudoir name, and Gu Qing would call her that only when she was alone in private.

Chen's eyes were slightly red, but the corners of his mouth curled into a smile: "I should do whatever Second Master says." After a short pause, he continued: "Second Master is out alone, I have always been worried, always afraid The second master only cares about studying and doesn't know how to take care of himself. I want to be with the second master and guarding the second master, so that I can feel at ease."

As she said that, her face flushed, and she lowered her head: "Mother agrees to this matter. Mother is also worried that the second master will not take care of herself alone. Besides, mother said that Sister Jing is too lonely, and I hope we will give her some more care." A brother and sister."

Chen's appearance is beautiful, her speech is gentle, and she is very considerate to Gu Qing. She has read a few books and knows the characters well. It can be regarded as an elegant thing to add fragrance to the red sleeves.Chen's natal family is also good, she can support the outside world, and manages the internal affairs properly, which is very in line with Gu Qing's wishes, so the relationship between the two has always been good.

Gu Qingzheng is young, although his mind is mostly on his studies, he also misses his lovely wife, it is great that the husband and wife can be together.

"Since mother agrees, I will move to the yard over there tomorrow."

Mrs. Chen nodded joyfully, thought of something, and asked, "Is the second master's visit to that old man going well?"

Gu Qing sighed and shook his head: "The article was submitted, but I didn't get to see the boss. I was too optimistic at the beginning, but I realized that there are many people who want to meet the boss, but only five or six people can meet him. That's all. , It’s also because my article didn’t catch the attention of the old man, and it happened that the Zhushan Literary Society is about to start, so it’s better to stay here and learn from students from all over the world, and it’s not a waste of time to make this trip.”

"Then our family's gift is also for nothing?" Chen suddenly felt distressed.

She knew very well that when Gu Qing left home, in addition to the 200 taels from Gongzhong, there was also 100 taels from Bai's family, and another 100 taels from her side, a total of 400 taels of silver.Gu Qing said that she wanted to buy a calligraphy and painting of the former dynasty, and entrusted her natal brother's connections, which cost 60 taels, which is a huge sum of money.

"Boss is not the kind of person who is greedy for money, and the things are not confiscated. You just need to know about this, don't mention it anymore." Gu Qing said.

Mrs. Chen understood what he meant, so she agreed.

In the evening, Gu Ting came back.

"Jin Shu! Jin Shu!" Gu Ting rushed into the door with a clear voice, full of joy.

"What's the happy event?"

Since being treated in Fucheng, Gu Ting's childishness has gradually faded, he has read more and more books, and he has begun to pay attention to politeness.Because of this, this kind of joyful running and jumping has not happened for several days.

"The old man wants to accept me as a student and teach me to read." Gu Ting couldn't say how happy he was.

"It's a good thing, I can't blame you for being so happy." Jiang Jinshu was actually very surprised. If Gu Ting only had a photographic memory, the old man would never have asked about apprenticeship. Since he mentioned it, it means that Gu Ting is indeed improving. The Butian Pill I took before really worked.Jiang Jinshu was naturally happy, and looked at Gu Ting carefully, realizing that Gu Ting had grown a little taller, and she didn't pay attention to one place all day long, but she didn't realize that the clothes on him were newly made, tailor-made clothes, and the length was the right size .

Jiang Jinshu was thinking about giving him another pill of Butian.

Putting these aside, she began to ask the old gentleman about the origin of his name.

Gu Tingdao: "The old man's surname is Zhang, he is a native of Fucheng. He said that if his family agrees with me as a teacher, he will go to Zhang's house in Xinghua Lane tomorrow."

"Do you want to be a teacher?"

Gu Ting's eyes were bright, and he nodded firmly: "I like to study with the old gentleman. The old gentleman is very knowledgeable, and one sentence can make people suddenly enlightened."

Gu Ting could not say such words before.

"Okay, then I will accompany you to apprentice tomorrow."

Jiang Jinshu called Uncle Xu and told him to check out the Zhang family in Xinghua Lane.Now that I have to be a teacher, I can't still be ignorant.Furthermore, if you want to worship a teacher, you must prepare for the ceremony of worshiping a teacher.

The traditional apprentice ceremony includes Shuxiu, celery, lotus seeds, red beans, dates, and longan, each of which has a unique meaning.Nowadays, Gu Ting's apprenticeship is different from that of a teacher in a school. The former is more serious and formal, and the relationship with each other is closer. Naturally, the ceremony of apprenticeship cannot be sloppy.After inquiring about the details of the old man, adding two gifts as appropriate, it seems more sincere.