They are all familiar with Li Wen, the servant.
After Qi Ershao came, he also attracted the attention of many young daughters-in-law and unmarried girls. Seeing his style and appearance, people would blush a few more times, and some people quietly asked Mrs. Gu : "This is the young master of the Qi family in the county, is the young master of the Qi family married?"
When the old lady saw Qi Yunfei for the first time, she also felt that the handsome young man was as handsome as her old son, and the girl liked him. At this time, she forgot that before Gu Zhao failed the county examination, she wanted to marry Gu Zhao. Those who are high or low, those who are well-qualified don't like her family Zhao'er. Of course, now those people want to go back on their word, and it's her turn to be picky.
Gu Zhao had reported it to his parents in advance, so the old lady said: "I heard from my family, Zhao'er, that the family of the second youngest of the Qi family has already arranged a marriage for him, and we just wait for the new wife to come in."
Even though he knew that such a young master would not be able to reach the girls in the village, he still felt regretful after hearing it, and said: "Seeing that this young master of the Qi family is not young, it is not surprising that he has arranged a marriage. He must be in the right family."
"It seems so, I don't really understand, I just heard Zhao'er mention it, maybe Zhao'er doesn't know anything about it." In fact, the old lady knew it, but she knew it but didn't say it, and the marriage was indeed true. They are well matched, because the woman's family is the daughter of a businessman's family in another county, and their family background is no worse than that of Qi's family.
Because the chef of Qijia Restaurant showed his skills, whether it was the guests from outside or the villagers of the village, they all ate very satisfactorily. For the villagers, the dishes made by the chef of Qijia Restaurant alone are It's enough for them to savor it for a long time. It's a dish that can only be eaten in big restaurants in the county.
Many guests at the banquet saw Gu Zhao and Song Ze in person for the first time. They were really young talents, and they wanted to marry the Song family and the Gu family even more. He even regretted that he didn't bring his daughter with him, so what's the difference between a man and a woman? Maybe Song Ze and Gu Zhao will be able to take a fancy to it, and it will be useless for the elders to object.
However, whether it is Song's mother or the two elders of the Gu family, they all shirk it on the grounds that the child is still young and needs to focus on his studies. What can others do?When they can't hear it's just an excuse?But even if he knew, there was nothing he could do, he couldn't force the Gu Song family to marry them.
For Gu Zhao, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief after finishing a major task.
Qi Yunfei came to him before leaving: "When will you and Brother Song leave for Fucheng? We agreed on a good time to go together, so I'll make some preparations early."
"Three days later, when my parents arrange the family affairs well, then I can leave at ease."
"Okay, then three days later."
The guests left, and the banquet of Gu Song's family also ended, but the villagers were still chatting outside.
Someone asked: "The Gu Erniu family of the Gu family didn't show up for a whole day, did they really have a falling out with the Gu family?"
Someone rolled his eyes and said, "There's nothing wrong with it. I asked the old aunt, do you know what the old aunt said? The Gu family doesn't even know where Gu Erniu's family lives in the county now, so what is going on?" Where can I invite people? This matter is obviously done by Gu Erniu himself too dishonestly."
"Is that so? No wonder I haven't seen their family. Gu Erniu is such a Gu Erniu. I really misjudged him in the past."
Gu Erniu's reputation among the villagers is getting worse and worse. Look, after settling down in the county, he didn't even send a message back, and he didn't come back to say something about such a big event as Liu's childbirth. The Erniu people didn't say to prepare a big gift, anyway, everyone can see clearly that Gu Erniu belongs to the kind who can't get rich together, didn't see that after making a fortune, he moved quickly and only cared about his own enjoyment.
If Gu Erniu knew about such an argument, he would definitely be aggrieved to death. Who said he didn't want to attend such a banquet?But he didn't know that there was a wine on this day, why didn't he give himself an address?It was so noisy that day that I forgot such an important thing, and I couldn't remember it after I went back.
So after all, Gu Erniu was actually to blame. For Gu Zhao, he was happy to see that the second brother's family did not show up and was quiet.
After the banquet, the Gu and Song families began to pack their luggage for the trip, and the old lady couldn't help but "unintentionally" revealed it, yes, she definitely didn't mean to show off.
This made the villagers of Shuiyun Village even more jealous, but it was useless to be jealous. Who told them that they didn't have a child like Gu Zhao and Song Ze, so some parents who sent their children to school went back one after another. Tell your children face-to-face orders, learn a lot from Song Ze and Gu Zhao, and it will also improve their face in the future.
But even if the old lady couldn't help showing off, she still didn't talk about the soap workshop. She only said that the old couple followed to take care of Gu Zhao's food and clothing, and that the old son was too young. Just look at it.
As for Song Ze taking Mother Song away, it is more normal than the Gu family, but everyone is still envious.
The old lady wanted to bring this and that, otherwise she would have to buy it herself when she arrived in Fucheng, and bring more to save money. In the end, besides the clothes of the four seasons, she even wanted to bring the pots and pans, which made Gu Zhao dumbfounded.
"Mother, is it possible that you have to bring these belongings back when you come back in the future? Otherwise, what are you using when you come back? Mother, you are reluctant to spend money now, but these luggage, I guess a carriage can't take them away. Renting a carriage There is also a lot of money."
When the old lady heard that it would cost more money, she had no choice but to start to lighten her luggage, but she couldn't bear this or that, what could Gu Zhao do?So I had no choice but to secretly give his mother 100 taels of silver. With the silver in hand, there will always be confidence.
Now the old lady didn't push it back, she thought that the old son spends money lavishly, and she can save some for the old son if she puts it in her hand, so as not to spend it all on him. As for the luggage, she had to grit her teeth and clear it Half of it is lost, and the rest can no longer be reduced, and must be used.
Song's mother also reduced and reduced, and discussed with the old lady several times during this process, what to bring and what to give up, the two elders have a common language in this regard.
Song Ze and Gu Zhao looked at each other, and there was one thing they could rest assured about. When they got to Fucheng, the old lady and Mother Song didn't have to worry about being lonely because they couldn't find someone to talk to.
Gu Zhao looked away, and found that Mu Mu had gone to his mother to help again. He was very diligent these two days, and he was still his little tail before. Mu Mu's eyes became more and more kind.
On the last night before leaving, Da Fang had dinner with them again, Gu Daniu was very reluctant to let the elders leave.
"Mother, Ren'er's marriage when she arrives..." Xiao Zhao asked.
"We will definitely come back. When the date is set, we will send a message to Qi's family in the county. Someone from Qi's family will bring it to Fucheng to tell us. When we come back, and Yao'er's marriage, you have to hurry up." , Others are not important, the key is good character, the in-laws at home must also be kind, and those who are too strong cannot marry." Speaking of the granddaughter's marriage, the old lady earnestly hoped that her granddaughter would have a smooth life after marriage.
The situation is better now than before, the people who came to talk about the marriage are of a higher grade than before Gu Zhao was admitted to the scholar, but the old lady is worried that Xiao Zhao is too picky, and only pays attention to the appearance and not the inside.
"Oh, mother, I know."
Gu Yao bowed her head shyly, otherwise what could she do?This is about her marriage. If possible, she really wants to go to Fucheng with her grandma.
Gu Zhao looked at Gu Yao, and actually felt a bit of a headache. You must know that his niece was Song Ze's official spouse at first, because Gu Zhen and the two were separated, and now the two have no such intentions. Absolutely not as good as Song Ze's future.
For a while, Gu Zhao didn't know whether to find Gu Yao a well-to-do family in the local area, or find a scholar beside him with good future prospects to marry.
After dinner, when Gu Yao was boiling water in the kitchen, Gu Zhao came to have a heart-to-heart talk with her.
Gu Zhao handed Gu Yao firewood, Gu Yao was about to ask, but Gu Zhao spoke first.
"Yao'er, have you thought about what kind of life you want to live in the future? Do you want to be like your parents, or do you hope to go out and see more scenery?"
Gu Yao looked at her uncle amusedly, she was envious of him being a man who could roam around, and said, "Uncle, this is not up to me to decide, I have to listen to my parents."
Of course, the parents hope that she will marry a good husband and son-in-law, and then raise and raise children, like husbands and children, just like most ordinary people in this village and town, and then pin their hopes on their children and grandchildren.
If it wasn't for my uncle being admitted as a scholar and opening a tofu shop for the family, her situation would only be worse, so she wouldn't be dissatisfied.
Gu Zhao couldn't say anything to refute, this is not a later life, he couldn't say something that would let Gu Yao decide her own life, and confuse her to do something out of the ordinary.If it is not tolerated by the world, women's life will be more difficult.
After thinking about it, he changed the way of saying: "Then let's talk about marriage, Yao'er, do you want to marry the person your elder brother and sister-in-law found for you, or do you want to wait a little longer and wait for my uncle to find you a scholar?"
Gu Yao's face was burning hot. A girl of this age is not ashamed when it comes to marrying someone. Even if she gets closer to her uncle, she can't be generous. Fortunately, there is a fire in the stove, so Gu Zhao is not ashamed. found her face flushed.
"Uncle, you..."
Gu Zhao realized the shyness in Gu Yao's voice after a while, and laughed: "Don't be shy, I'm telling you serious things, think about your life for the next few decades will be tied to today's thinking, uncle, other things There is no guarantee, but it is still possible to find a scholar with good character for you."
Gu Yao lowered her head by Gu Zhao's words, but she was really thinking about what her uncle said while being shy, and whispered after a while: "I know that my uncle treats me well, but my uncle, let me think about it." okay?"
"Haha, okay, then I'll go out first, and if you have an idea, tell your parents, just say it's my uncle, and they won't listen." It's good to be a scholar and have financial strength. The power of speech in the family has greatly increased, and it is impossible for the elder brother and sister-in-law not to listen, and he thinks that the elder sister-in-law should think his opinion is better, that is, to help Gu Yao find a scholar.
Before he left the kitchen, he heard Gu Yao's voice saying "Thank you, uncle" behind him. Gu Zhao didn't look back, but waved his hands back.
Gu Yao looked at the disappearing figure of her uncle, and smiled at the fire. The uncle was really kind to her.
In fact, Gu Yao has already moved her mind. Who doesn't want to go up, marrying in the local area may not be able to go out for the rest of her life, and finally pin her hopes on her son like a mother and father. If there is no such condition, it will be fine, she will not give birth to such a It was an extravagant wish, but now that my uncle has raised it personally, her heart is also shaking.
After burning enough water for everyone, Gu Yao still couldn't hold back and found her mother, holding back her shame and whispering.
Sure enough, as Gu Zhao expected, after hearing what his daughter said, Little Zhao was overjoyed: "Your uncle really told you that?"
Gu Yao's voice was like a mosquito moaning: "Well, my uncle said that he can help my daughter meet a scholar."
After she finished speaking, her face flushed, she was ashamed to death, because she thought that this would affect her fate for the next few decades, so she dared to speak.
Xiao Zhao was even more delighted: "Then what are you waiting for? Of course, I have listened to your uncle's arrangement. The scholars your uncle knows are at least as talented as him, and they might be from the Fucheng side. Wait a minute." Come on, mother, go talk to your uncle right now."
"Mother, are you in a hurry." Gu Yao stomped her feet in embarrassment, and quickly grabbed her mother.
"Your uncle left tomorrow morning, don't tell me when you will wait now? How about this, mother will talk to your grandma first, mother has her own ideas." For the sake of her daughter's future, Xiao Zhao is willing no matter how thick-skinned she is. I like my son, but I also love my daughter very much. I hope my daughter can marry well and live a happy life.
After speaking, Xiao Zhao broke away from her daughter's hand and ran out. Gu Yao bit her lip, she had no choice but to turn around and pick up the half-finished embroidery work with the oil lamp, but she didn't pay attention to it at all.
After Gu Zhao came out of the kitchen, he went back to his room, but he saw Gu Ren waiting in his room. As soon as he saw him appear, he immediately stood up from the stool nervously, his eyes embarrassed to meet Gu Zhao's.
Gu Zhao is not displeased with this eldest nephew, but it is better to be close to Gu Yao. There are also his own reasons for this, and he is in Gu Ren's position. Do you want to get close to uncle?The answer is of course no.
Moreover, although Gu Ren was not close to him, he didn't look at him with hatred like Gu Zhen. Generally speaking, Gu Ren was still a kind-hearted child. , It must have taken a lot of courage to come to him now.
Gu Zhao noticed that Gu Ren had his hands behind his back, looked at his nephew who was one year older than him amusedly, and said, "Ren'er is looking for me now, could it be that he wants to give me a parting gift?"
"Uncle knows?" Gu Ren had an expression of "my uncle saw through it", which made Gu Zhao couldn't help laughing again.
Gu Ren took out the things he brought from behind in embarrassment, lowered his head and said: "I found wood to carve this myself, and the carving is not very good. Don't be disgusted with it, uncle. I will carve it better next time when I get used to it." of."
What was held in front of Gu Zhao was a pen holder and a pen holder, which surprised Gu Zhao. Although the workmanship was a bit immature, it could be seen that the owner worked hard and polished it very smooth.
Gu Zhao took it and rubbed it twice, and said happily, "My uncle is missing these two things. Thank you, Ren'er, my uncle likes it very much."
The uncle accepted, and Gu Ren was also very happy, so he rushed out and left a message: "Then uncle, rest early, I will go back first."
When rushing out, Gu Ren was startled again, because Gu Mu, who was always behind his uncle, suddenly appeared, he nodded at Gu Mu and continued to rush out, his face was still hot.
Gu Mu popped his head out of Gu Zhao: "What did that stupid guy give my brother? I can't even go back to my room."
Gu Zhao patted his head: "It turns out that Mumu specially gave up the room to Ren'er. Look at this pen holder and pen holder. Ren'er made it himself."
Gu Mu wrinkled his nose and said, "Let's be so-so."
"Haha, hurry up and go to bed."
But before going to sleep, Gu Zhao was asked by his mother again, it was about Gu Yao, which let Gu Zhao know that Gu Yao told her mother what he said, and her mother told the old lady again, the little Zhao family was obviously more serious. I was a little anxious, and came up with an idea to let Yao'er go to Fucheng with her grandparents this time, in the name of taking care of her parents and being filial to her elders.
The old lady was also very moved when she heard it. Of course she would like to see her beloved granddaughter find a good family. Of course, she didn't make her own decision. Instead, she came to ask her son what he meant. After the son agreed, she took someone with her to take her son Put your meaning first, and you must not make trouble for your son.
Gu Zhao said: "It's very good. I have to study all day long, and I don't have much time to spend with my parents. With Yao'er around, I can also help my parents relieve their boredom. It happens that when I go out, I can open my eyes, which is also good for Yao'er. "
"Okay, then bring one more person with you tomorrow morning, you go to bed quickly, you have to get up early tomorrow morning."
"Hey, mother and father are too."
Gu Mu curled her lips when she heard that, well, she's just a little girl, so just follow her, after all, he is not close to her brother, if a little guy like Gu Yi follows her, Gu Mu will be annoyed, she will definitely cling to her brother all day long.
Gu Mu herself was only in her early tenth year, and she actually treated Gu Yi like a little boy.
After Mrs. Zhao went back, she packed Gu Yao's luggage overnight. The others in the big room were both happy for Gu Yao and a little sad, and there was one more person who was facing parting. I don't know when we will see each other again after leaving. Gu Ren is not Gu Yi, and he knows that In the future, I will spend less and less time with this sister.
The same is true for Gu Yao, but she is also reluctant to go out this time.
Gu Yi, the youngest, hugged her sister and cried, crying so hard that Gu Yao felt so soft that she almost said she couldn’t leave. It was Xiao Zhao who decisively took the younger son away and put him to sleep. It would be fine if he fell asleep. When he wakes up tomorrow, Yao’er has already set off up.
In the early morning of the next day, many villagers in Shuiyun Village spontaneously got up early to see the Gu and Song families off. Although they envied Song's mother and the two elders of the Gu family, they also respected the two young talents. More.
After discovering that there was an extra Gu Yao among the travelers, there was another Gu Yao that everyone envied, especially girls of the same age, they were even more envious of Gu Yao. It was a prefectural city, and the girls in the village might not be able to set foot there for the rest of their lives. Gu Yao can go to this place.
The elders are more aware that if the Gu family brings Gu Yao this time, maybe Gu Yao will marry in Fucheng in the future. If he really obeys that sentence, everything is inferior, only reading is good. See if this reading is good, the fate of the family All changed.
Song's mother handed over the keys of the house to Mrs. Zhao, and asked her to help her to take care of it. Mrs. Mrs. Zhao did nothing wrong.
After leaving Shuiyun Village to bid farewell to everyone, the old lady couldn't help but shed a few tears. After all, she was reluctant to leave the place where she had lived for most of her life. However, Gu Zhao, Gu Mu and Gu Yao coaxed them. After a while, the smiling face appeared again.
Mother Song is much better than her. After all, she has only one son, and a place with a son is considered a home. Although there are some reluctance, but not many.
Brother Gu drove the ox cart himself, called another ox cart, and successfully sent the person to the county town to meet up with Qi Ershao who was guarding there. Watching everyone get on the carriage to Fucheng, Brother Gu reluctantly turned around.
Gu Yao and the old lady Song Mu shared a carriage, so there was no inconvenience on the road. On the contrary, Gu Zhao was much more relaxed because of the careful Gu Yao who helped take care of the old lady.
"What? They all went to Fucheng?" Gu Zhen who got the news was too shocked, stood up suddenly, took the tea bowl in her hand and dropped it to the ground, and found a crisp sound, but Gu Zhen had no time to take care of it, and repeatedly asked the person in front of her for confirmation.
"Yes, not long after we left, everyone in Shuiyun Village is now talking about it."
Last time she persuaded her mother to invite a matchmaker to come to the Song family to propose marriage, and explained all the benefits to Liu Shi. Liu Shi shrank again because she gave birth to another girl, and couldn't hold her head up in front of men. At this time, hearing her daughter's encouragement, she immediately took the money given by her daughter to invite a matchmaker.
The daughter is right, if there is a talented son-in-law of the young Sanyuan, she is not afraid that the man will find other women to have a son if he has money, and she will have the support of the son-in-law. Why is it not the son who is also a girl?Do you know how much she expected from this baby?If it wasn't cruel enough, she would have strangled her to death right after giving birth.
Liu didn't care about it after giving birth to a daughter, and now the little baby girl is taken care of by Laidi and Zhaodi, otherwise, Liu wouldn't even remember breastfeeding the baby, and the baby girl might not survive.
In the original world, it was also because Mrs. Gu couldn't see her eyes, so she hugged the little baby girl to her side to raise her, so she was not abused by Mrs. Liu. Therefore, Gu Zhen was also hostile to the youngest sister.
But Gu Zhen didn't expect that Song's mother still didn't give the Gu family face, and even told the matchmaker that Song Ze had an affair with her. Gu Zhen was so angry that she almost spit out blood when she heard the matchmaker's report, and became anxious because of this. Due to the conditions and the relationship with the Gu family, Song's mother still refused to agree to her marriage with Song Ze. What should she do to marry Song Ze?
Because of this incident, she deliberately asked someone to pay attention to the situation of Shuiyun Village and the Song family of the Gu family, especially to keep Song Ze's whereabouts firmly in her hands. Cooked rice.
Yes, Gu Zhen thought of this method all night long. As long as outsiders see that her reputation has been lost in Song Ze's hands, Song Ze must marry her, otherwise Song Ze will be the most famous among scholars. Don't even think about her reputation, Song's mother had to grit her teeth and agree to let her in.
Gu Zhen thought about it for a long time, and felt that the plan this time was absolutely foolproof. In her mind, Song Ze would enter the county school to study after passing the examination as a scholar. How could Song's mother see it when she was in the county?Wouldn't it have fallen into the palm of her hand, and she would definitely find the best time to strike at that time.
So she asked people to pay special attention to when Song Ze came to Qinghe County. It turned out that Song Ze came, but he left the city after a quarter of an hour. He went to Fucheng!
Gu Zhen turned pale with shock, her expression was in a daze: "How could this happen? Why didn't you enter the county school? Could it be..."
Could it be because of her that the accident happened again?And this time, after hearing the letter brought by someone, Song Ze even took away Song's mother, unlike her previous life, where Song's mother stayed in Shuiyun Village, so Song Ze studied in the nearby county school, which is very convenient. Going back to visit Mother Song, is it really because of her interference that Song Ze and Gu Yao did not have a good relationship, and Song Ze did not talk about marriage, so he was worried that his mother would stay at home alone, so he simply took it away together?
The last thing Gu Zhen wants to accept is the change that happened because of her, because she even loses her chance to get close to Song Ze. She is in the county town and Song Ze is in the prefecture. How can she create a chance to get along alone? ?Do you want her to go to Fucheng to open a shop to do business?
When Gu Zhen returned home, her expression was still in a trance, and Liu Shi was also angry when she saw her: "Damn girl, where did you go again? You don't see anyone for a long time."
Gu Zhen came back to her senses and looked at her mother with a look of disgust in her eyes. Before, she was kind to her because of Song Ze's matter, but because the marriage failed, she turned around and turned back to her, so a person like her mother can't She is so kind to her, she should see clearly in her two lifetimes, her mother only thinks about her son, and her daughter is dispensable.
Seeing that Gu Zhen didn't speak, Liu came up and gave her back. Gu Zhen cried out in pain: "Mother, what are you doing? If I don't go out, who will do business? Rely on mother to deal with those ladies and ladies to sell our things?"
Liu Shi was choked for a moment, not only didn't think about it, but also felt that this dead girl dared to talk back to her. After she came out, no one else was angered by her, and her attitude towards Gu Zhen became worse. Thinking of what the man said, Liu Shi said: "You agreed with the young master of the Zhou family, so you don't need to worry about the business in the shop? The Zhou family has a big business, and if something leaks through your fingers, it's enough for our family to have a good life."
Gu Zhen's face darkened immediately, what about the young master of the Zhou family, she couldn't believe it, her parents actually asked her to be a concubine for the young master of the Zhou family!They really dare to think about it, and they don't want to think about who they rely on to live a good life now, isn't it all because of her?
If the Zhou family is a rich and powerful family like that in Beijing, it would be fine to come and be a concubine. Gu Zhen thinks it can be considered, but what kind of family is the Zhou family?Even the Qi family is worse, the Qi family has an eldest young master who is an official in the capital, and the young master of the Zhou family is ugly, and there are several women in the room, so he is a pervert, she would rather hit her head to death I don't want to enter the door of this kind of people.
"Anyone who wants to enter Zhou's house will go in by himself, but if I don't agree, you can't force me!" After Gu Zhen shouted, she rushed back to the room and slammed the door. There was still a sentence left, that was a big deal At that time, they will break up once and for all, and see what kind of good life Li's family can live.
An ungrateful thing!
The sound of the door being slammed was too loud, and the baby girl in the next room was shocked and started crying, Liu Shi was so angry at her daughter's attitude, and at this moment, she heard the crying of the girl again, and all the anger in her heart rushed Passed: "What mourning? Hurry up and coax, if you can't coax, just cover your mouth!"
Zhaodi was taking care of the little sister inside, and Laidi was so frightened that she ran into the house to help coax the little sister together. The two coaxed and coaxed the little sister with tears in their eyes. It was hard for the little sister to stop crying. Zhaodi whispered sadly: " Why isn't my little sister my little brother?"
It would be great if it was the younger brother, their mother will definitely feel better, and their father will be happy too. At this time, they are no longer happy for coming to the county, but miss the days in Shuiyun Village. At least grandma is here, Liu Shi never beat or scolded them easily, and never starved them.
As a result, the current life is not as good as in Shuiyun Village.
"Sister, I miss my grandparents, my uncle, sister Yao, and even my uncle."
"...I think so too." Laidi hurriedly wiped away her tears, but was about to be scolded again when her mother found out.
***
When Gu Zhao and others arrived in Fucheng, they still temporarily settled in the Qi family's house. On the same day, Gu Zhao and Song Ze ran out and asked an intermediary to help find a house. If they were themselves, it would be fine to live in Qi's house, but Now that the family is dragged along, if they live in someone else's house, it will not affect them too much. Mother Song and the two elders of the Gu family will definitely feel uncomfortable.
Qi Yunfei knew this very well, so not only did he not stop him, but he even asked his servants to help him find a suitable house together.
After traveling for such a long time, the elders need to stay in the house to rest.
For the two of them, the suitable house had better be closer to Qi's residence, and the two houses had better be next to each other, so that it would be convenient for the old lady and Song's mother to visit, and they also had to consider their own bearing capacity, Song Ze definitely couldn't Renting a house that is too expensive, and now the workshops and shops are not in operation, so I have to save some money on hand.
After running for two days, the two finally settled on the house. Although they were not next to each other, they were also in the same alley. At this time, Mother Song and the two elders of the Gu family went to see the house after they had rested, and immediately decided to rent it.
The Song family has a small courtyard with three main rooms and a kitchen. Although the courtyard is not big, the rent is relatively cheap. It only costs two renminbi a month. Of course, it is still very high for Song's mother. The rent over there was negotiated, and Song's mother felt that the price was not bad.
Because the house that Gu Zhao fancy is for young couples to enter, the inner courtyard happens to be for the elders and Gu Yao to live in, and Gu Zhao brings wood to live in the front yard, even if some friends come to the house, the front yard is also convenient for entertaining guests, and there will be no collisions Gu Yao.
Of course, such a house needs half a tael of silver for a month's rent. In contrast, Song's mother thinks it is acceptable. The old man and the old lady think it is expensive, but when he said to find another cheaper house, Gu Zhao said that he would take another 100 taels. The two coins were kept by the parents' side, but the old lady quickly pushed it away, and stopped talking about the expensive rent.
The Qi family's servants helped to clean up, and the two moved soon. It was not far from the Qi family's house, and it took only ten minutes to walk there.
After settling down, the two elders are also very happy. The big house has great benefits, and there is a lot of room for activities. It is also a great mood to walk around the front and back yards. When have they ever lived in such a big house? The blessing of the son.
As soon as he arrived in Fucheng, Qi Yunfei was busy with workshops and shops. Gu Zhao and Song Ze were not busy with work or going to the government school, but took the elders around the city first, let them get used to it, let alone, the two The elders and Gu Yao were all eye-opening, they felt that they couldn't see through their eyes, and they didn't go back to cook for themselves at noon, but went to Qijia Restaurant to have a good meal.
They haven't even been to the restaurant in the town, but now they come to the big restaurant in Fucheng. This Qijia restaurant is really magnificent.
The old lady took Gu Yao to walk with Mother Song, and saw that the people who came in and out were all rich people. Their style was different from them, so she couldn't help being timid in her heart, and whispered to Mother Song in a low voice: "Do you think we will To embarrass Zhaoer Zeer?"
Mother Song was actually much better than the old lady. She patted the old lady's hand and said, "The more you are afraid, the more you will attract attention. It's better to stand up and follow in. Besides, this is Qi's restaurant, not a nearby place."
"Yes, yes, the young owner of the restaurant still calls me auntie." The old lady gave herself courage, as she would lose face and make people look down on her old son.
Gu Yao was also timid, but seeing that her grandma was walking with her chest up, she couldn't show her timidity, and she didn't dare to look around, so she followed her in carefully.
In fact, not many people looked at them more often. Gu Zhao and Song Ze in front of them greeted the people they knew with a calm demeanor. Not to mention, there are so many people who know Gu Zhao in this prefecture, the corners of the old man's mouth turned up when he saw it. Wake up, the old son has really grown up.
They came early, and they wanted to avoid the rush hour for meals, but they didn’t want the lobby to be full of people, so Gu Zhao’s idea of bringing his two elders to eat in the lobby stopped, and he asked the shopkeeper to open a special restaurant. box.
The private room was separated from the outside, and the two elders were more at ease. The old lady murmured: "Sure enough, there are many rich people in the city, but there are so many people in this restaurant."
Song Ze shook his head. Although he didn't come here many times, he knew the restaurant's normal situation: "There shouldn't be so many people at this spot. I guess there is something wrong."
"Yeah, I also think there are too many people."
The little second who greeted them said courteously: "Young Master Gu, Young Master Song, you don't know something. It was when you left that our Qijia Restaurant became famous again."
"Oh? What's the reason this time?" Gu Zhao asked curiously.
Xiaoer hurriedly told what he knew, and it turned out that it was because of the bean products from the restaurant. This time, not only the diners were attracted, but also the monks from a very famous Chongyuan Temple outside the city. I specially ordered a vegetarian meal made of soy products, and it is a great kindness to run out.
No wonder, Gu Zhao said that he understood. Because of the reputation of the temple, the monks who came to eat the vegetarian banquet were obviously an advertisement for the Qijia restaurant. The believers in the temple must also be willing to taste the vegetarian banquet praised by the master. how nice it is.
Gu Zhao touched his chin: "If your second young master comes over, tell him that I have something to say to him."
"Okay, Mr. Gu."
In later generations, Su Zhai is definitely more famous for the products made by various temples. Now obviously, in addition to tofu, those monks have also found that soy products are very suitable for making vegetarian food. Gu Zhao feels that the reputation of Qijia Restaurant can be further improved this time. layer.
After Xiao Er went down to pass the dishes, Song Ze looked at Gu Zhao's thoughtful expression and said, "What idea did you think of?"
Gu Zhao raised his eyebrows: "You also thought of it?"
Song Ze smiled: "You want to use the masters to increase the reputation of Qijia Restaurant."
Gu Zhao directly gave Song Ze a thumbs up, Gu Mu was not convinced, and hummed: "I also know what brother thinks."
The others laughed when they heard this, but they forgot to ask Gu Zhao what he was thinking.
The few people who ate this meal were naturally very satisfied, and it was better than the banquet at home last time. They all said that it's no wonder the business of the restaurant is good.
When he was about to finish eating, Qi Yunfei appeared. He was also busy all morning, so he came to the restaurant for dinner at noon, and immediately knocked on Gu Zhao's private room after hearing the shopkeeper's words.
"You haven't eaten yet, it's important to sit down and eat." The old lady is also familiar with Qi Yunfei, and Qi Yunfei respects her and the old man as elders, and she naturally treats Qi Yunfei as a junior.
Qi Yunfei didn't shirk and sat down, saying that he asked the kitchen to order a bowl of noodles for him, and they would be delivered right away. He was more interested in what Gu Zhao asked the shopkeeper to pass on, and urged Gu Zhao to speak out quickly: "I only found out about this after I came back. , luckily it’s a good thing, the restaurant’s business has also risen a wave because of this.”
"It can be better, especially a good reputation is hard to come by." Gu Zhao reminded.
Qi Yunfei also showed a thoughtful look: "You mean...but in that case, wouldn't Fang Zi leak out?"
Gu Zhao smiled and said, "If you don't have this recipe and other people come up with it, how long will it take for you and the Qi family to find out other soy products on top of tofu?"
Qi Yunfei looked stunned: "You are right, in fact, there are quite a few tofu shops now, and maybe after a while, there will be other soy products that are only available in our restaurants, and we can't keep them secret for long. This time I'll listen to you, I'll make a trip in the afternoon to talk to the masters in the monastery, rather than waiting for them to figure it out by themselves, it's better for us to give you a favor from our restaurant."
Gu Zhao patted him on the shoulder, and the second brother Qi was sure enough.
Qi Yunfei turned around and said to the two elders: "When I'm free some other day, I'll take you, auntie, to live in Chongyuan Temple for two days. The temple is full of incense."
"Okay." The old lady agreed happily.
Qi Yunfei ate a bowl of noodles and left in a hurry. The old lady felt a little distressed when she saw it. Sure enough, rich people are not so easy to be. She didn't see that Qi Yunfei was so busy treating himself as two people.
After Qi Ershao came, he also attracted the attention of many young daughters-in-law and unmarried girls. Seeing his style and appearance, people would blush a few more times, and some people quietly asked Mrs. Gu : "This is the young master of the Qi family in the county, is the young master of the Qi family married?"
When the old lady saw Qi Yunfei for the first time, she also felt that the handsome young man was as handsome as her old son, and the girl liked him. At this time, she forgot that before Gu Zhao failed the county examination, she wanted to marry Gu Zhao. Those who are high or low, those who are well-qualified don't like her family Zhao'er. Of course, now those people want to go back on their word, and it's her turn to be picky.
Gu Zhao had reported it to his parents in advance, so the old lady said: "I heard from my family, Zhao'er, that the family of the second youngest of the Qi family has already arranged a marriage for him, and we just wait for the new wife to come in."
Even though he knew that such a young master would not be able to reach the girls in the village, he still felt regretful after hearing it, and said: "Seeing that this young master of the Qi family is not young, it is not surprising that he has arranged a marriage. He must be in the right family."
"It seems so, I don't really understand, I just heard Zhao'er mention it, maybe Zhao'er doesn't know anything about it." In fact, the old lady knew it, but she knew it but didn't say it, and the marriage was indeed true. They are well matched, because the woman's family is the daughter of a businessman's family in another county, and their family background is no worse than that of Qi's family.
Because the chef of Qijia Restaurant showed his skills, whether it was the guests from outside or the villagers of the village, they all ate very satisfactorily. For the villagers, the dishes made by the chef of Qijia Restaurant alone are It's enough for them to savor it for a long time. It's a dish that can only be eaten in big restaurants in the county.
Many guests at the banquet saw Gu Zhao and Song Ze in person for the first time. They were really young talents, and they wanted to marry the Song family and the Gu family even more. He even regretted that he didn't bring his daughter with him, so what's the difference between a man and a woman? Maybe Song Ze and Gu Zhao will be able to take a fancy to it, and it will be useless for the elders to object.
However, whether it is Song's mother or the two elders of the Gu family, they all shirk it on the grounds that the child is still young and needs to focus on his studies. What can others do?When they can't hear it's just an excuse?But even if he knew, there was nothing he could do, he couldn't force the Gu Song family to marry them.
For Gu Zhao, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief after finishing a major task.
Qi Yunfei came to him before leaving: "When will you and Brother Song leave for Fucheng? We agreed on a good time to go together, so I'll make some preparations early."
"Three days later, when my parents arrange the family affairs well, then I can leave at ease."
"Okay, then three days later."
The guests left, and the banquet of Gu Song's family also ended, but the villagers were still chatting outside.
Someone asked: "The Gu Erniu family of the Gu family didn't show up for a whole day, did they really have a falling out with the Gu family?"
Someone rolled his eyes and said, "There's nothing wrong with it. I asked the old aunt, do you know what the old aunt said? The Gu family doesn't even know where Gu Erniu's family lives in the county now, so what is going on?" Where can I invite people? This matter is obviously done by Gu Erniu himself too dishonestly."
"Is that so? No wonder I haven't seen their family. Gu Erniu is such a Gu Erniu. I really misjudged him in the past."
Gu Erniu's reputation among the villagers is getting worse and worse. Look, after settling down in the county, he didn't even send a message back, and he didn't come back to say something about such a big event as Liu's childbirth. The Erniu people didn't say to prepare a big gift, anyway, everyone can see clearly that Gu Erniu belongs to the kind who can't get rich together, didn't see that after making a fortune, he moved quickly and only cared about his own enjoyment.
If Gu Erniu knew about such an argument, he would definitely be aggrieved to death. Who said he didn't want to attend such a banquet?But he didn't know that there was a wine on this day, why didn't he give himself an address?It was so noisy that day that I forgot such an important thing, and I couldn't remember it after I went back.
So after all, Gu Erniu was actually to blame. For Gu Zhao, he was happy to see that the second brother's family did not show up and was quiet.
After the banquet, the Gu and Song families began to pack their luggage for the trip, and the old lady couldn't help but "unintentionally" revealed it, yes, she definitely didn't mean to show off.
This made the villagers of Shuiyun Village even more jealous, but it was useless to be jealous. Who told them that they didn't have a child like Gu Zhao and Song Ze, so some parents who sent their children to school went back one after another. Tell your children face-to-face orders, learn a lot from Song Ze and Gu Zhao, and it will also improve their face in the future.
But even if the old lady couldn't help showing off, she still didn't talk about the soap workshop. She only said that the old couple followed to take care of Gu Zhao's food and clothing, and that the old son was too young. Just look at it.
As for Song Ze taking Mother Song away, it is more normal than the Gu family, but everyone is still envious.
The old lady wanted to bring this and that, otherwise she would have to buy it herself when she arrived in Fucheng, and bring more to save money. In the end, besides the clothes of the four seasons, she even wanted to bring the pots and pans, which made Gu Zhao dumbfounded.
"Mother, is it possible that you have to bring these belongings back when you come back in the future? Otherwise, what are you using when you come back? Mother, you are reluctant to spend money now, but these luggage, I guess a carriage can't take them away. Renting a carriage There is also a lot of money."
When the old lady heard that it would cost more money, she had no choice but to start to lighten her luggage, but she couldn't bear this or that, what could Gu Zhao do?So I had no choice but to secretly give his mother 100 taels of silver. With the silver in hand, there will always be confidence.
Now the old lady didn't push it back, she thought that the old son spends money lavishly, and she can save some for the old son if she puts it in her hand, so as not to spend it all on him. As for the luggage, she had to grit her teeth and clear it Half of it is lost, and the rest can no longer be reduced, and must be used.
Song's mother also reduced and reduced, and discussed with the old lady several times during this process, what to bring and what to give up, the two elders have a common language in this regard.
Song Ze and Gu Zhao looked at each other, and there was one thing they could rest assured about. When they got to Fucheng, the old lady and Mother Song didn't have to worry about being lonely because they couldn't find someone to talk to.
Gu Zhao looked away, and found that Mu Mu had gone to his mother to help again. He was very diligent these two days, and he was still his little tail before. Mu Mu's eyes became more and more kind.
On the last night before leaving, Da Fang had dinner with them again, Gu Daniu was very reluctant to let the elders leave.
"Mother, Ren'er's marriage when she arrives..." Xiao Zhao asked.
"We will definitely come back. When the date is set, we will send a message to Qi's family in the county. Someone from Qi's family will bring it to Fucheng to tell us. When we come back, and Yao'er's marriage, you have to hurry up." , Others are not important, the key is good character, the in-laws at home must also be kind, and those who are too strong cannot marry." Speaking of the granddaughter's marriage, the old lady earnestly hoped that her granddaughter would have a smooth life after marriage.
The situation is better now than before, the people who came to talk about the marriage are of a higher grade than before Gu Zhao was admitted to the scholar, but the old lady is worried that Xiao Zhao is too picky, and only pays attention to the appearance and not the inside.
"Oh, mother, I know."
Gu Yao bowed her head shyly, otherwise what could she do?This is about her marriage. If possible, she really wants to go to Fucheng with her grandma.
Gu Zhao looked at Gu Yao, and actually felt a bit of a headache. You must know that his niece was Song Ze's official spouse at first, because Gu Zhen and the two were separated, and now the two have no such intentions. Absolutely not as good as Song Ze's future.
For a while, Gu Zhao didn't know whether to find Gu Yao a well-to-do family in the local area, or find a scholar beside him with good future prospects to marry.
After dinner, when Gu Yao was boiling water in the kitchen, Gu Zhao came to have a heart-to-heart talk with her.
Gu Zhao handed Gu Yao firewood, Gu Yao was about to ask, but Gu Zhao spoke first.
"Yao'er, have you thought about what kind of life you want to live in the future? Do you want to be like your parents, or do you hope to go out and see more scenery?"
Gu Yao looked at her uncle amusedly, she was envious of him being a man who could roam around, and said, "Uncle, this is not up to me to decide, I have to listen to my parents."
Of course, the parents hope that she will marry a good husband and son-in-law, and then raise and raise children, like husbands and children, just like most ordinary people in this village and town, and then pin their hopes on their children and grandchildren.
If it wasn't for my uncle being admitted as a scholar and opening a tofu shop for the family, her situation would only be worse, so she wouldn't be dissatisfied.
Gu Zhao couldn't say anything to refute, this is not a later life, he couldn't say something that would let Gu Yao decide her own life, and confuse her to do something out of the ordinary.If it is not tolerated by the world, women's life will be more difficult.
After thinking about it, he changed the way of saying: "Then let's talk about marriage, Yao'er, do you want to marry the person your elder brother and sister-in-law found for you, or do you want to wait a little longer and wait for my uncle to find you a scholar?"
Gu Yao's face was burning hot. A girl of this age is not ashamed when it comes to marrying someone. Even if she gets closer to her uncle, she can't be generous. Fortunately, there is a fire in the stove, so Gu Zhao is not ashamed. found her face flushed.
"Uncle, you..."
Gu Zhao realized the shyness in Gu Yao's voice after a while, and laughed: "Don't be shy, I'm telling you serious things, think about your life for the next few decades will be tied to today's thinking, uncle, other things There is no guarantee, but it is still possible to find a scholar with good character for you."
Gu Yao lowered her head by Gu Zhao's words, but she was really thinking about what her uncle said while being shy, and whispered after a while: "I know that my uncle treats me well, but my uncle, let me think about it." okay?"
"Haha, okay, then I'll go out first, and if you have an idea, tell your parents, just say it's my uncle, and they won't listen." It's good to be a scholar and have financial strength. The power of speech in the family has greatly increased, and it is impossible for the elder brother and sister-in-law not to listen, and he thinks that the elder sister-in-law should think his opinion is better, that is, to help Gu Yao find a scholar.
Before he left the kitchen, he heard Gu Yao's voice saying "Thank you, uncle" behind him. Gu Zhao didn't look back, but waved his hands back.
Gu Yao looked at the disappearing figure of her uncle, and smiled at the fire. The uncle was really kind to her.
In fact, Gu Yao has already moved her mind. Who doesn't want to go up, marrying in the local area may not be able to go out for the rest of her life, and finally pin her hopes on her son like a mother and father. If there is no such condition, it will be fine, she will not give birth to such a It was an extravagant wish, but now that my uncle has raised it personally, her heart is also shaking.
After burning enough water for everyone, Gu Yao still couldn't hold back and found her mother, holding back her shame and whispering.
Sure enough, as Gu Zhao expected, after hearing what his daughter said, Little Zhao was overjoyed: "Your uncle really told you that?"
Gu Yao's voice was like a mosquito moaning: "Well, my uncle said that he can help my daughter meet a scholar."
After she finished speaking, her face flushed, she was ashamed to death, because she thought that this would affect her fate for the next few decades, so she dared to speak.
Xiao Zhao was even more delighted: "Then what are you waiting for? Of course, I have listened to your uncle's arrangement. The scholars your uncle knows are at least as talented as him, and they might be from the Fucheng side. Wait a minute." Come on, mother, go talk to your uncle right now."
"Mother, are you in a hurry." Gu Yao stomped her feet in embarrassment, and quickly grabbed her mother.
"Your uncle left tomorrow morning, don't tell me when you will wait now? How about this, mother will talk to your grandma first, mother has her own ideas." For the sake of her daughter's future, Xiao Zhao is willing no matter how thick-skinned she is. I like my son, but I also love my daughter very much. I hope my daughter can marry well and live a happy life.
After speaking, Xiao Zhao broke away from her daughter's hand and ran out. Gu Yao bit her lip, she had no choice but to turn around and pick up the half-finished embroidery work with the oil lamp, but she didn't pay attention to it at all.
After Gu Zhao came out of the kitchen, he went back to his room, but he saw Gu Ren waiting in his room. As soon as he saw him appear, he immediately stood up from the stool nervously, his eyes embarrassed to meet Gu Zhao's.
Gu Zhao is not displeased with this eldest nephew, but it is better to be close to Gu Yao. There are also his own reasons for this, and he is in Gu Ren's position. Do you want to get close to uncle?The answer is of course no.
Moreover, although Gu Ren was not close to him, he didn't look at him with hatred like Gu Zhen. Generally speaking, Gu Ren was still a kind-hearted child. , It must have taken a lot of courage to come to him now.
Gu Zhao noticed that Gu Ren had his hands behind his back, looked at his nephew who was one year older than him amusedly, and said, "Ren'er is looking for me now, could it be that he wants to give me a parting gift?"
"Uncle knows?" Gu Ren had an expression of "my uncle saw through it", which made Gu Zhao couldn't help laughing again.
Gu Ren took out the things he brought from behind in embarrassment, lowered his head and said: "I found wood to carve this myself, and the carving is not very good. Don't be disgusted with it, uncle. I will carve it better next time when I get used to it." of."
What was held in front of Gu Zhao was a pen holder and a pen holder, which surprised Gu Zhao. Although the workmanship was a bit immature, it could be seen that the owner worked hard and polished it very smooth.
Gu Zhao took it and rubbed it twice, and said happily, "My uncle is missing these two things. Thank you, Ren'er, my uncle likes it very much."
The uncle accepted, and Gu Ren was also very happy, so he rushed out and left a message: "Then uncle, rest early, I will go back first."
When rushing out, Gu Ren was startled again, because Gu Mu, who was always behind his uncle, suddenly appeared, he nodded at Gu Mu and continued to rush out, his face was still hot.
Gu Mu popped his head out of Gu Zhao: "What did that stupid guy give my brother? I can't even go back to my room."
Gu Zhao patted his head: "It turns out that Mumu specially gave up the room to Ren'er. Look at this pen holder and pen holder. Ren'er made it himself."
Gu Mu wrinkled his nose and said, "Let's be so-so."
"Haha, hurry up and go to bed."
But before going to sleep, Gu Zhao was asked by his mother again, it was about Gu Yao, which let Gu Zhao know that Gu Yao told her mother what he said, and her mother told the old lady again, the little Zhao family was obviously more serious. I was a little anxious, and came up with an idea to let Yao'er go to Fucheng with her grandparents this time, in the name of taking care of her parents and being filial to her elders.
The old lady was also very moved when she heard it. Of course she would like to see her beloved granddaughter find a good family. Of course, she didn't make her own decision. Instead, she came to ask her son what he meant. After the son agreed, she took someone with her to take her son Put your meaning first, and you must not make trouble for your son.
Gu Zhao said: "It's very good. I have to study all day long, and I don't have much time to spend with my parents. With Yao'er around, I can also help my parents relieve their boredom. It happens that when I go out, I can open my eyes, which is also good for Yao'er. "
"Okay, then bring one more person with you tomorrow morning, you go to bed quickly, you have to get up early tomorrow morning."
"Hey, mother and father are too."
Gu Mu curled her lips when she heard that, well, she's just a little girl, so just follow her, after all, he is not close to her brother, if a little guy like Gu Yi follows her, Gu Mu will be annoyed, she will definitely cling to her brother all day long.
Gu Mu herself was only in her early tenth year, and she actually treated Gu Yi like a little boy.
After Mrs. Zhao went back, she packed Gu Yao's luggage overnight. The others in the big room were both happy for Gu Yao and a little sad, and there was one more person who was facing parting. I don't know when we will see each other again after leaving. Gu Ren is not Gu Yi, and he knows that In the future, I will spend less and less time with this sister.
The same is true for Gu Yao, but she is also reluctant to go out this time.
Gu Yi, the youngest, hugged her sister and cried, crying so hard that Gu Yao felt so soft that she almost said she couldn’t leave. It was Xiao Zhao who decisively took the younger son away and put him to sleep. It would be fine if he fell asleep. When he wakes up tomorrow, Yao’er has already set off up.
In the early morning of the next day, many villagers in Shuiyun Village spontaneously got up early to see the Gu and Song families off. Although they envied Song's mother and the two elders of the Gu family, they also respected the two young talents. More.
After discovering that there was an extra Gu Yao among the travelers, there was another Gu Yao that everyone envied, especially girls of the same age, they were even more envious of Gu Yao. It was a prefectural city, and the girls in the village might not be able to set foot there for the rest of their lives. Gu Yao can go to this place.
The elders are more aware that if the Gu family brings Gu Yao this time, maybe Gu Yao will marry in Fucheng in the future. If he really obeys that sentence, everything is inferior, only reading is good. See if this reading is good, the fate of the family All changed.
Song's mother handed over the keys of the house to Mrs. Zhao, and asked her to help her to take care of it. Mrs. Mrs. Zhao did nothing wrong.
After leaving Shuiyun Village to bid farewell to everyone, the old lady couldn't help but shed a few tears. After all, she was reluctant to leave the place where she had lived for most of her life. However, Gu Zhao, Gu Mu and Gu Yao coaxed them. After a while, the smiling face appeared again.
Mother Song is much better than her. After all, she has only one son, and a place with a son is considered a home. Although there are some reluctance, but not many.
Brother Gu drove the ox cart himself, called another ox cart, and successfully sent the person to the county town to meet up with Qi Ershao who was guarding there. Watching everyone get on the carriage to Fucheng, Brother Gu reluctantly turned around.
Gu Yao and the old lady Song Mu shared a carriage, so there was no inconvenience on the road. On the contrary, Gu Zhao was much more relaxed because of the careful Gu Yao who helped take care of the old lady.
"What? They all went to Fucheng?" Gu Zhen who got the news was too shocked, stood up suddenly, took the tea bowl in her hand and dropped it to the ground, and found a crisp sound, but Gu Zhen had no time to take care of it, and repeatedly asked the person in front of her for confirmation.
"Yes, not long after we left, everyone in Shuiyun Village is now talking about it."
Last time she persuaded her mother to invite a matchmaker to come to the Song family to propose marriage, and explained all the benefits to Liu Shi. Liu Shi shrank again because she gave birth to another girl, and couldn't hold her head up in front of men. At this time, hearing her daughter's encouragement, she immediately took the money given by her daughter to invite a matchmaker.
The daughter is right, if there is a talented son-in-law of the young Sanyuan, she is not afraid that the man will find other women to have a son if he has money, and she will have the support of the son-in-law. Why is it not the son who is also a girl?Do you know how much she expected from this baby?If it wasn't cruel enough, she would have strangled her to death right after giving birth.
Liu didn't care about it after giving birth to a daughter, and now the little baby girl is taken care of by Laidi and Zhaodi, otherwise, Liu wouldn't even remember breastfeeding the baby, and the baby girl might not survive.
In the original world, it was also because Mrs. Gu couldn't see her eyes, so she hugged the little baby girl to her side to raise her, so she was not abused by Mrs. Liu. Therefore, Gu Zhen was also hostile to the youngest sister.
But Gu Zhen didn't expect that Song's mother still didn't give the Gu family face, and even told the matchmaker that Song Ze had an affair with her. Gu Zhen was so angry that she almost spit out blood when she heard the matchmaker's report, and became anxious because of this. Due to the conditions and the relationship with the Gu family, Song's mother still refused to agree to her marriage with Song Ze. What should she do to marry Song Ze?
Because of this incident, she deliberately asked someone to pay attention to the situation of Shuiyun Village and the Song family of the Gu family, especially to keep Song Ze's whereabouts firmly in her hands. Cooked rice.
Yes, Gu Zhen thought of this method all night long. As long as outsiders see that her reputation has been lost in Song Ze's hands, Song Ze must marry her, otherwise Song Ze will be the most famous among scholars. Don't even think about her reputation, Song's mother had to grit her teeth and agree to let her in.
Gu Zhen thought about it for a long time, and felt that the plan this time was absolutely foolproof. In her mind, Song Ze would enter the county school to study after passing the examination as a scholar. How could Song's mother see it when she was in the county?Wouldn't it have fallen into the palm of her hand, and she would definitely find the best time to strike at that time.
So she asked people to pay special attention to when Song Ze came to Qinghe County. It turned out that Song Ze came, but he left the city after a quarter of an hour. He went to Fucheng!
Gu Zhen turned pale with shock, her expression was in a daze: "How could this happen? Why didn't you enter the county school? Could it be..."
Could it be because of her that the accident happened again?And this time, after hearing the letter brought by someone, Song Ze even took away Song's mother, unlike her previous life, where Song's mother stayed in Shuiyun Village, so Song Ze studied in the nearby county school, which is very convenient. Going back to visit Mother Song, is it really because of her interference that Song Ze and Gu Yao did not have a good relationship, and Song Ze did not talk about marriage, so he was worried that his mother would stay at home alone, so he simply took it away together?
The last thing Gu Zhen wants to accept is the change that happened because of her, because she even loses her chance to get close to Song Ze. She is in the county town and Song Ze is in the prefecture. How can she create a chance to get along alone? ?Do you want her to go to Fucheng to open a shop to do business?
When Gu Zhen returned home, her expression was still in a trance, and Liu Shi was also angry when she saw her: "Damn girl, where did you go again? You don't see anyone for a long time."
Gu Zhen came back to her senses and looked at her mother with a look of disgust in her eyes. Before, she was kind to her because of Song Ze's matter, but because the marriage failed, she turned around and turned back to her, so a person like her mother can't She is so kind to her, she should see clearly in her two lifetimes, her mother only thinks about her son, and her daughter is dispensable.
Seeing that Gu Zhen didn't speak, Liu came up and gave her back. Gu Zhen cried out in pain: "Mother, what are you doing? If I don't go out, who will do business? Rely on mother to deal with those ladies and ladies to sell our things?"
Liu Shi was choked for a moment, not only didn't think about it, but also felt that this dead girl dared to talk back to her. After she came out, no one else was angered by her, and her attitude towards Gu Zhen became worse. Thinking of what the man said, Liu Shi said: "You agreed with the young master of the Zhou family, so you don't need to worry about the business in the shop? The Zhou family has a big business, and if something leaks through your fingers, it's enough for our family to have a good life."
Gu Zhen's face darkened immediately, what about the young master of the Zhou family, she couldn't believe it, her parents actually asked her to be a concubine for the young master of the Zhou family!They really dare to think about it, and they don't want to think about who they rely on to live a good life now, isn't it all because of her?
If the Zhou family is a rich and powerful family like that in Beijing, it would be fine to come and be a concubine. Gu Zhen thinks it can be considered, but what kind of family is the Zhou family?Even the Qi family is worse, the Qi family has an eldest young master who is an official in the capital, and the young master of the Zhou family is ugly, and there are several women in the room, so he is a pervert, she would rather hit her head to death I don't want to enter the door of this kind of people.
"Anyone who wants to enter Zhou's house will go in by himself, but if I don't agree, you can't force me!" After Gu Zhen shouted, she rushed back to the room and slammed the door. There was still a sentence left, that was a big deal At that time, they will break up once and for all, and see what kind of good life Li's family can live.
An ungrateful thing!
The sound of the door being slammed was too loud, and the baby girl in the next room was shocked and started crying, Liu Shi was so angry at her daughter's attitude, and at this moment, she heard the crying of the girl again, and all the anger in her heart rushed Passed: "What mourning? Hurry up and coax, if you can't coax, just cover your mouth!"
Zhaodi was taking care of the little sister inside, and Laidi was so frightened that she ran into the house to help coax the little sister together. The two coaxed and coaxed the little sister with tears in their eyes. It was hard for the little sister to stop crying. Zhaodi whispered sadly: " Why isn't my little sister my little brother?"
It would be great if it was the younger brother, their mother will definitely feel better, and their father will be happy too. At this time, they are no longer happy for coming to the county, but miss the days in Shuiyun Village. At least grandma is here, Liu Shi never beat or scolded them easily, and never starved them.
As a result, the current life is not as good as in Shuiyun Village.
"Sister, I miss my grandparents, my uncle, sister Yao, and even my uncle."
"...I think so too." Laidi hurriedly wiped away her tears, but was about to be scolded again when her mother found out.
***
When Gu Zhao and others arrived in Fucheng, they still temporarily settled in the Qi family's house. On the same day, Gu Zhao and Song Ze ran out and asked an intermediary to help find a house. If they were themselves, it would be fine to live in Qi's house, but Now that the family is dragged along, if they live in someone else's house, it will not affect them too much. Mother Song and the two elders of the Gu family will definitely feel uncomfortable.
Qi Yunfei knew this very well, so not only did he not stop him, but he even asked his servants to help him find a suitable house together.
After traveling for such a long time, the elders need to stay in the house to rest.
For the two of them, the suitable house had better be closer to Qi's residence, and the two houses had better be next to each other, so that it would be convenient for the old lady and Song's mother to visit, and they also had to consider their own bearing capacity, Song Ze definitely couldn't Renting a house that is too expensive, and now the workshops and shops are not in operation, so I have to save some money on hand.
After running for two days, the two finally settled on the house. Although they were not next to each other, they were also in the same alley. At this time, Mother Song and the two elders of the Gu family went to see the house after they had rested, and immediately decided to rent it.
The Song family has a small courtyard with three main rooms and a kitchen. Although the courtyard is not big, the rent is relatively cheap. It only costs two renminbi a month. Of course, it is still very high for Song's mother. The rent over there was negotiated, and Song's mother felt that the price was not bad.
Because the house that Gu Zhao fancy is for young couples to enter, the inner courtyard happens to be for the elders and Gu Yao to live in, and Gu Zhao brings wood to live in the front yard, even if some friends come to the house, the front yard is also convenient for entertaining guests, and there will be no collisions Gu Yao.
Of course, such a house needs half a tael of silver for a month's rent. In contrast, Song's mother thinks it is acceptable. The old man and the old lady think it is expensive, but when he said to find another cheaper house, Gu Zhao said that he would take another 100 taels. The two coins were kept by the parents' side, but the old lady quickly pushed it away, and stopped talking about the expensive rent.
The Qi family's servants helped to clean up, and the two moved soon. It was not far from the Qi family's house, and it took only ten minutes to walk there.
After settling down, the two elders are also very happy. The big house has great benefits, and there is a lot of room for activities. It is also a great mood to walk around the front and back yards. When have they ever lived in such a big house? The blessing of the son.
As soon as he arrived in Fucheng, Qi Yunfei was busy with workshops and shops. Gu Zhao and Song Ze were not busy with work or going to the government school, but took the elders around the city first, let them get used to it, let alone, the two The elders and Gu Yao were all eye-opening, they felt that they couldn't see through their eyes, and they didn't go back to cook for themselves at noon, but went to Qijia Restaurant to have a good meal.
They haven't even been to the restaurant in the town, but now they come to the big restaurant in Fucheng. This Qijia restaurant is really magnificent.
The old lady took Gu Yao to walk with Mother Song, and saw that the people who came in and out were all rich people. Their style was different from them, so she couldn't help being timid in her heart, and whispered to Mother Song in a low voice: "Do you think we will To embarrass Zhaoer Zeer?"
Mother Song was actually much better than the old lady. She patted the old lady's hand and said, "The more you are afraid, the more you will attract attention. It's better to stand up and follow in. Besides, this is Qi's restaurant, not a nearby place."
"Yes, yes, the young owner of the restaurant still calls me auntie." The old lady gave herself courage, as she would lose face and make people look down on her old son.
Gu Yao was also timid, but seeing that her grandma was walking with her chest up, she couldn't show her timidity, and she didn't dare to look around, so she followed her in carefully.
In fact, not many people looked at them more often. Gu Zhao and Song Ze in front of them greeted the people they knew with a calm demeanor. Not to mention, there are so many people who know Gu Zhao in this prefecture, the corners of the old man's mouth turned up when he saw it. Wake up, the old son has really grown up.
They came early, and they wanted to avoid the rush hour for meals, but they didn’t want the lobby to be full of people, so Gu Zhao’s idea of bringing his two elders to eat in the lobby stopped, and he asked the shopkeeper to open a special restaurant. box.
The private room was separated from the outside, and the two elders were more at ease. The old lady murmured: "Sure enough, there are many rich people in the city, but there are so many people in this restaurant."
Song Ze shook his head. Although he didn't come here many times, he knew the restaurant's normal situation: "There shouldn't be so many people at this spot. I guess there is something wrong."
"Yeah, I also think there are too many people."
The little second who greeted them said courteously: "Young Master Gu, Young Master Song, you don't know something. It was when you left that our Qijia Restaurant became famous again."
"Oh? What's the reason this time?" Gu Zhao asked curiously.
Xiaoer hurriedly told what he knew, and it turned out that it was because of the bean products from the restaurant. This time, not only the diners were attracted, but also the monks from a very famous Chongyuan Temple outside the city. I specially ordered a vegetarian meal made of soy products, and it is a great kindness to run out.
No wonder, Gu Zhao said that he understood. Because of the reputation of the temple, the monks who came to eat the vegetarian banquet were obviously an advertisement for the Qijia restaurant. The believers in the temple must also be willing to taste the vegetarian banquet praised by the master. how nice it is.
Gu Zhao touched his chin: "If your second young master comes over, tell him that I have something to say to him."
"Okay, Mr. Gu."
In later generations, Su Zhai is definitely more famous for the products made by various temples. Now obviously, in addition to tofu, those monks have also found that soy products are very suitable for making vegetarian food. Gu Zhao feels that the reputation of Qijia Restaurant can be further improved this time. layer.
After Xiao Er went down to pass the dishes, Song Ze looked at Gu Zhao's thoughtful expression and said, "What idea did you think of?"
Gu Zhao raised his eyebrows: "You also thought of it?"
Song Ze smiled: "You want to use the masters to increase the reputation of Qijia Restaurant."
Gu Zhao directly gave Song Ze a thumbs up, Gu Mu was not convinced, and hummed: "I also know what brother thinks."
The others laughed when they heard this, but they forgot to ask Gu Zhao what he was thinking.
The few people who ate this meal were naturally very satisfied, and it was better than the banquet at home last time. They all said that it's no wonder the business of the restaurant is good.
When he was about to finish eating, Qi Yunfei appeared. He was also busy all morning, so he came to the restaurant for dinner at noon, and immediately knocked on Gu Zhao's private room after hearing the shopkeeper's words.
"You haven't eaten yet, it's important to sit down and eat." The old lady is also familiar with Qi Yunfei, and Qi Yunfei respects her and the old man as elders, and she naturally treats Qi Yunfei as a junior.
Qi Yunfei didn't shirk and sat down, saying that he asked the kitchen to order a bowl of noodles for him, and they would be delivered right away. He was more interested in what Gu Zhao asked the shopkeeper to pass on, and urged Gu Zhao to speak out quickly: "I only found out about this after I came back. , luckily it’s a good thing, the restaurant’s business has also risen a wave because of this.”
"It can be better, especially a good reputation is hard to come by." Gu Zhao reminded.
Qi Yunfei also showed a thoughtful look: "You mean...but in that case, wouldn't Fang Zi leak out?"
Gu Zhao smiled and said, "If you don't have this recipe and other people come up with it, how long will it take for you and the Qi family to find out other soy products on top of tofu?"
Qi Yunfei looked stunned: "You are right, in fact, there are quite a few tofu shops now, and maybe after a while, there will be other soy products that are only available in our restaurants, and we can't keep them secret for long. This time I'll listen to you, I'll make a trip in the afternoon to talk to the masters in the monastery, rather than waiting for them to figure it out by themselves, it's better for us to give you a favor from our restaurant."
Gu Zhao patted him on the shoulder, and the second brother Qi was sure enough.
Qi Yunfei turned around and said to the two elders: "When I'm free some other day, I'll take you, auntie, to live in Chongyuan Temple for two days. The temple is full of incense."
"Okay." The old lady agreed happily.
Qi Yunfei ate a bowl of noodles and left in a hurry. The old lady felt a little distressed when she saw it. Sure enough, rich people are not so easy to be. She didn't see that Qi Yunfei was so busy treating himself as two people.
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