Farming with the get rich system

On the eve of the winter solstice, several sporadic freezing rains fell in Shuiyuan Village located in the south of the Yangtze River.

The weather will be cold in an instant.

It's getting colder, but the village is getting busier. Every household is busy preparing wine for the winter solstice and steamed cakes for ancestor worship.

In the Jiangnan area, people pay as much attention to the Winter Solstice as New Year's Eve.

This year, because of Gu Shen, the whole village has become richer, so this winter solstice is much more lively than previous years.

Before the festival, Gu Shen paid the workers more than three times their usual wages, and asked them to work overtime in the workshop.Trying to get the last batch of soap orders from Hangzhou before the Winter Solstice, and then Gu Shen gave them a whole month's vacation from the Winter Solstice to the Lantern Festival, allowing them to go home and spend time with their wives and children.

As the winter solstice approached, Gu Shen finally found a time to take Su Yan to the water source city to purchase the festival gifts for the workers on the day of the winter solstice.

Every year from the tenth day before the winter solstice to the day before the New Year's Eve, there will be a customary New Year's market in the water source city. All the products used in the New Year's festival, such as ham, bacon, wine yeast, steamed cakes, fresh fish, and pigs and sheep slaughtered on the spot , Window grilles, palace lanterns, fireworks, firecrackers, whatever you can think of, are all available.

Therefore, whenever the market opens, even the people of Lincheng will crowd over to join in the fun.

Gu Shen and Su Yan were no exceptions, they got up early like those villagers who purchased new year's goods, and arrived in Shuiyuan City in a donkey cart with a roof repaired all the way.

The donkey cart had just arrived at the edge of the city, and Xiao Dong'er, who was driving the cart, saw the endless crowd: "Young master! Young master! There are too many cars ahead, it seems that I can't squeeze in!"

Gu Shen raised the curtain on the donkey cart and peeked out. Sure enough, he saw a sea of ​​people, and his ears were full of voices.

Helpless, Gu Shen had no choice but to pull Su Yan out of the car and walk.He also gave Xiao Dong'er two taels of silver, and asked him to buy some snacks and sauced meat nearby, and sit in the car to watch the donkey, and he must not go far.

Gu Shen protected Su Yan's body and squeezed into the crowd all the way, passed through a short section of congestion before entering the door, and the two were finally freed from the crowd.

Gu Shen stood on the spot and took a few mouthfuls of damp and cold air.

In the memory of his previous life, the last time he crowded with so many people was in the field of the olive tree team of the foreign campus.

"Huh, there are so many people here." Gu Shen raised his hand and rubbed Su Yan's ears that were red from the cold wind: "Ayan, is it cold?"

"It's not cold." Su Yan shook her head gently, her eyes turned to one side unconsciously: "Let's go shopping quickly, I don't really like places with so many people."

Gu Shen, who has always been observant of people, caught the slight abnormality in Su Yan's eyes. Through the memory of the original client Gu Nanting, Gu Shen recalled many details of that year.

That year, Gu Nanting was six years old.

He is still a loving and carefree rich young master.

It was also such a cold winter day, Gu Nanting's biological mother, Mrs. Su, took Gu Nanting's little hand and walked in the lively market.

It was the first time that Gu Nanting came to the market with so many people, he was so happy to look around, no matter what food he came across, he wanted to buy it back and taste it.

Suddenly, little Gu Nanting saw a ferocious one-eyed man on the side of the road beating a ragged little beggar.

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the little beggar was only wearing single clothes that could hardly cover his body, red!His bare feet were covered with chilblains.Under the fierce whipping of the man, the little beggar curled up, holding his head in his dirty hands, howling hoarsely.

"Dumb dumb! Dumb dumb! You won't even beg for money on your knees! I'll beat you to death!"

The one-eyed man was beating and cursing at the same time, some passers-by were not used to it, and stepped forward to dissuade him a few words, the man not only ignored him, but also cursed back: "This is my son! I can beat me if I want!"

Some took out a few pieces of silver to try to calm the man's anger.

Unexpectedly, when a man sees that he is rich, he will attack even more ruthlessly.

Three twisted cowhide whips lashed at the person, and a scorching blood mist burst out in the cold air.

The little beggar twitched instinctively, and the original wailing turned into a weak sob.

Little Gu Nanting, who witnessed this scene, was terrified, and held on to his mother's clothes tightly: "Mother, mother, that little brother is about to be beaten to death."

"Mother knows." Su Shi also saw that extremely cruel scene, she turned Gu Nanting to the wet nurse beside her, took the two servants over by herself, and sternly shouted: "Stop! You hit people like that!"

The one-eyed man was stopped by the scolding. He glanced at the source of the voice from the corner of his eye. Seeing Su's attire, he knew that this woman must be of extraordinary background, so his tone softened: "I said this lady , I hit my unworthy son, why are you so angry?"

"You say you are his father? I have never seen my own father beat his son like this. Whether this child was born by you or abducted by you, you know in your heart!"

"Hey, ma'am, you have to tell the truth when you speak." The one-eyed man had his whip on his hips, looking like a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water: "This little bastard was born by his mother stealing a man. He is a dumb man. Bai has been this cheap father for so many years, give him food and drink, how do you care about me?"

Su Shi is not a woman who has been in the boudoir for a long time, she can hear the meaning of this man's words, so she no longer circles around with him: "Okay, just tell me what you want, how much money do you want to make this child happy?" Come with me?"

"Unexpectedly, Madam is still a straightforward person. Since this is the case, I will not say much. I have raised this little beast for eight years, and 30 taels of silver. It is the fate of the two of you. What do you think?" The one-eyed man stood Rubbing his big rough hands in the cold wind, he grinned his disgusting yellow teeth and waited for Su Shi's reply.

Su Shi turned around and took the purse handed over by the servant behind him, took three ingots of silver and handed it to the one-eyed man, saying: "Get lost!"

The one-eyed man took the money, he didn't even want the begging stall, and ran away in a hurry.

Su Shi didn't care about anything else, and immediately picked up the little beggar who was covered in injuries.

"Ting'er, let's go, let's take the little brother home." Su Shi hugged the little beggar and called out to Gu Nanting who was waiting beside him.

"it is good!"

Little Gu Nanting chased his mother all the way to the return carriage, he was not very sensible yet.Looking at the bruised and unkempt little beggar in his mother's arms, he carefully touched the little beggar's skinny shoulders, and the drowsy little beggar was shocked by the pain and instinctively struggled.

There was an extremely unpleasant whimpering sound in his throat.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I won't hurt you." Su hugged the panicked little beggar tightly, and comforted the little beggar in a gentle voice: "I want to take you home, find a doctor for you, and heal your injury." , you will never be beaten again from now on."

When Su brought the little beggar back to Gu's house, the old housekeeper who guarded the gate was startled.

Originally, the wife took her young master to buy New Year's goods early in the morning, but there was no New Year's goods in the car, and only brought back a little beggar covered in injuries.

The few who went out with Su told the old housekeeper about the detailed situation. After the old housekeeper understood it, he sent someone to find the doctor, and at the same time personally reported that his wife had brought a little beggar home.

Although the master of the Gu family is in business, he is also a benevolent person on weekdays.

Knowing that his wife is kind-hearted, he didn't ask too much, just asked the whole family to take care of her.

Su carried the little beggar all the way back to the main room, and ordered the maid in the room to bring hot water and a charcoal basin, as well as some comfortable and clean clothes.

After a while, the room was drier with charcoal fire and hot water.

Su took off the single clothes that were almost ripped into rags from the little beggar, revealing black and red traces all over his back, those traces were either deep or shallow, layer upon layer, old and new intertwined.Some scabs were pulled open repeatedly, and the skin and flesh rolled up, revealing tender red polyps.

Due to year-round hunger, the little beggar's hands and feet were as thin as hemp sticks, but his lower abdomen protruded conspicuously.

Little Gu Nanting was so frightened that he covered his eyes and hid in the arms of the nurse beside him.

Mrs. Su didn't dare to touch the scars on her body, so she could only wash a piece of handkerchief with clear water, and wiped the little beggar's dirty face: "Good boy, don't be afraid, just let the doctor look at it later."

Soon, the little beggar's dirty face was wiped clean.

It was only then that Su discovered that the little beggar was an extremely handsome child, with a pair of clear eyes, a delicate nose, and a dry and cracked mouth that was trembling constantly due to fear and pain, which made people feel even more distressed.

Many years ago, the Su family accidentally had a miscarriage.

Gu Nanting was born two years later.

For some reason, Su always felt that the little beggar in front of her was very much like the child she had lost many years ago.

Su took some more hot water, bit by bit melted away the dry and tangled hair on the top of the little beggar's head, and then combed it with a fine-toothed copper comb until it became smooth.After tossing and tossing for a long time, the doctor sent by the housekeeper finally arrived.

The old doctor with excellent medical skills first took the pulse of the little beggar, and said that the little beggar was congenitally disease-free, and his voice was just being force-fed with dumb medicine all the time, as long as the medicine was stopped, it would recover slowly.Also, the trauma of this whole body doesn't matter in winter, the only thing to pay attention to is that this child is too weak from the day after tomorrow and needs to be nourished.

Afterwards, the old doctor asked the nanny in the house to hold down the little beggar's hands and feet, and forcibly treat the wound of the bruised child.

Cut off the carrion and scabs, wipe off the dirt on the edges, and then apply layer after layer of medicinal powder.

The little beggar struggled, screamed, and finally passed out from the pain.

The old doctor wiped the sweat from his forehead, and wrote down a series of prescriptions, some for oral use and some for external use.He also left two bottles of the wound medicine that he had just used, and told Su Shi to change the medicine twice a day, and new flesh would grow within ten days.

After Mrs. Su thanked the old doctor, with the help of the two old nuns in the room, she changed the little beggar into a soft silk pajamas that would not rub the wound.

The clothes were worn out by Gu Nanting. According to his age, the little beggar is two years older than Gu Nanting, but Gu Nanting's clothes from last year still look very loose on the little beggar.

About two hours later, the little beggar Zhongyou woke up, and Su Shi, who had been sitting by the bed watching him, handed him a glass of warm water.

The little beggar took a sip, and seemed to finally understand that it was the gentle woman in front of him who saved him.

He lifted the quilt and tried to kowtow to the woman.

Seeing this, Mrs. Su immediately hugged him back, comforted him in her arms and patted his back gently: "Silly boy, you don't need to thank me. I brought you back, not for you to kowtow to me."

It was the first time for the little beggar who had no mother to lean on a warm embrace like this, biting his fingers and sobbing softly.

Su reached out and rubbed the child's soft hair, and said warmly: "Don't cry, don't cry, you will be my child from today on. My last name is Su, and my first name, how about Yan'er?"

Little Suyan blinked, and nodded obediently.

Mrs. Su found a nurse again and brought over Gu Nanting who was not yet in bed, took Gu Nanting's little hand and touched Su Yan's face: "Ting'er, this little brother is called Yan'er. From now on, he will accompany you every day. You play together, you say okay?"

"Okay!" Gu Nanting, who had never played with his peers before, immediately clapped his hands and agreed: "Can I sleep with Brother Yan tonight?"

Su Shi looked at the pale child in his arms, and at the expectant look of his youngest son beside him, and couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.

Just when Su Shi was in trouble, Xiao Suyan opened his mouth and popped out a few syllables with difficulty: "One...together...ok..."

"Yan'er, don't rush to talk, do you mean to sleep with Ting'er?"

Little Suyan tilted her head and nodded.

"Then... okay." Su Shi gently patted Su Yan's little head, and then told her son, "Ting'er is obedient, be careful not to touch the little brother's wound, you know?"

"I know! I know!" Gu Nanting happily pulled Su Yan back to the upper room where he lived.

On the first night when he came to Gu's house, Su Yan slept with Gu Nanting.

The wide and warm soft bed is many times more comfortable than the wooden plank and straw that Su Yan used to sleep on, and there are pillows made of silk and cotton, Xiao Suyan is reluctant to open her eyes once she puts it on it.

In the middle of the night, the old mother who took care of Gu Nanting finally retired to the outside room to rest.

"Brother Yan, are you asleep?" In the darkness, little Gu Nanting opened his eyes.

Xiao Suyan who was in a light sleep was awakened, and responded to Gu Nanting gently and silently with the corners of her mouth raised.

"Brother Yan, why can't you speak?"

"En." Xiao Suyan nodded and skipped a syllable.

"Mother said you will get better." Gu Nanting hugged Su Yan's arm with a pair of small hands, tilted his head and rubbed against his shoulder: "Brother Yan, can you sleep with my arms around you?"

Su Yan has never been held in his arms since he was born, nor has he ever slept with someone else in his arms.

But the request of the young master of the family must be met, he tried to wrap his arms around and tightened his arms hard.

"Well, little brother, you're so kind." Gu Nanting smiled and took out a piece of hard candy that had been hidden for an unknown amount of time from under the pillow, peeled off the candy wrapper and brought it to Su Yan's lips: "Little brother, eat candy."

Su Yan lowered his head and took a sip of the surface of the candy. He had never tasted such a sweet taste since he was a child.

From the beginning of his memory, he only had the impression of the vicious one-eyed man, who didn't have enough to eat or wear warm clothes, did hard work day and night, begged, and drank those unknown bitter medicines. It hurts and itches like a fire.

Today, he not only has a gentle and kind godmother, but also a lively and lovely brother.

He put on clean clothes, slept in a big comfortable bed, and even tasted sweet candies.

He couldn't take it anymore, he couldn't take it anymore.

Big tears rolled down the corners of his eyes, sobbing silently.

"Brother Yan, are you crying?" Gu Nanting wiped the teardrops from his eyes with his small hand: "Don't cry, don't cry, you don't like candy, I'll give you something else."

Little Suyan couldn't speak, she didn't know how to explain, she could only grab Gu Nanting's clothes and shake her head and groan.

"Little brother, what's the matter with you? Little brother, do you feel pain again?"

Xiao Suyan wiped away her tears, and slowly dragged Gu Nanting back who had crawled under the bed.

"No, no... sleep."

The movement of the two little guys tossing finally attracted Su's in the next bedroom.

Wearing pajamas, Su came in from the door holding a candlestick: "Ting'er, why isn't Yan'er asleep?"

"Mother, little brother is crying." Gu Nanting pointed to Su Yan who was on the bed and said pitifully: "Ting'er is very good, he didn't bully little brother."

Holding the lamp, Mrs. Su illuminated Su Yan's red eyes, feeling sore in her heart, she hugged Su Yan's small body back into the bed, turned around and hugged her son on the bed.

"Good boy, will mother sleep with the two of you today?"

"Okay!" Gu Nanting got into the warm bed obediently: "Mother tells stories! Tell stories!"

The days when Su Shi was alive can be said to be the best days in Su Yan's life.

He lives and plays with Gu Nanting every day.You can even read and write in one place.

When he was a child, Gu Nanting was afraid of the dark, especially at nights with thunderstorms, every time he had to be coaxed by Su Yan for a long time before falling asleep.

Because of Su's relationship, Su Yan's friendship with Gu Nanting was extremely sincere since childhood.

Perhaps it was because of this that the Su family wanted Gu Nanting to marry Su Yan as his wife.

In this way, Su Yan can stay by Gu Nanting's side for a long time.

***

The past can be ignored for the time being, but the short memory still made Gu Shen understand Su Yan's sensitivity to this market.

He breathed out a hot breath towards the palm of his hand, taking advantage of the warmth of his palm, he wrapped Su Yan's earlobe in his palm.

"Ayan, it's okay, with me here, no one will bully you again." Gu Shen did not hesitate to kiss Su Yan's forehead among the passing crowd.

Su Yan tilted his head to dodge, and his cheeks flushed instantly: "Young master, stop making trouble, we still have serious things to do."

The serious matter Su Yan said was the purpose of Gu Shen and his trip today.

Purchase annual gifts for the workers in Gushen Workshop.

Ordinary shopkeepers handing out New Year's goods to the guys is nothing more than a small red envelope, which is better than nothing, plus a pack of dim sum, and one or two tea leaves.

A shopkeeper with a little conscience will even add a pair of new shoes to the buddy, which is considered the best intention.

Gu Shen wanted to be different from everyone else, he prepared to give each of the workers in his workshop a pork leg, five liters of white flour, a piece of soft cloth, and a large bag of candied dried fruits.

Due to the large number of Gu Shen's requests, everyone in the market regarded Gu Shen as a big customer, and they all wished that he could come to their small stall to have a look.

But Gu Shen is not a fool, the more things he wants, the more he must choose carefully.

Therefore, after walking for noon, I finally settled on the number of pork legs with a butcher. The white flour, cloth and dried fruits have not yet been settled.

Gu Shen rubbed his heavy legs, and pulled Su Yan to sit down at a small stall selling steamed pastry noodles and tea by the roadside.

"Boss, two bowls of noodle tea and one cake! Hurry up!" Gu Shen lightly ordered the dishes: "Ayan, the steamed cakes here are delicious. I found it by accident when I was in the city. I wanted it a few times ago. Bring you here to eat, but you have been busy studying at Guo Xuejiao's place, so I don't want to disturb you."

"Master Gu is here? Is this the wife you have never met?" The owner of the small stall was a neat person, shaking the handkerchief on his shoulders, wiped the table for Gu Shen, and poured two more cups of tea : "Sure enough, it's just as you said, it's really a good-looking talent."

"Yeah, I said I didn't lie to you." Gu Shen was not polite, and put his arm around Su Yan's shoulder: "Today we are here to buy new year's goods. How is your business these few days?"

"Thanks to you, there are many people in the market these days, and I have made a lot of money as a kid." The boss smiled and dug out a large steamed cake made of red dates and glutinous rice from his big wooden bucket. , poured another layer of honey, and sprinkled sugar: "Come on, it's the first time you brought your wife here today, I'll dig some more red dates for you, so that my wife can taste something new."

Gu Shen nodded towards the boss, and scraped off a piece of steamed glutinous rice cake mixed with sugar with a pointed bamboo blade: "Ayan, come, have a taste."

At this moment, you, Su Yan, blushed all over your face, lowered your head and half-opened your lips and ate the piece of soft cake: "Master, how can you talk nonsense with outsiders like this?"

"Nonsense?" Gu Shen took two bowls of noodle tea from the tray brought by the boss, stirred it lightly and took a sip: "Where am I talking nonsense? Aren't you my unmarried wife? Or are you saying you don't want to marry?" I?"

"Why did I ever say that I don't want to marry the young master?!" Su Yan frowned and lowered his voice.

"Since I want to marry, then why am I talking nonsense?" Gu Shen smiled and scooped up a spoonful of sweet noodle tea and brought it to Su Yan's mouth: "What's the difference between calling you madam earlier and madam later?"

Su Yan didn't say anything to refute, but continued to lower his head and eat the food that Gu Shen brought to his mouth mouthful.

The steamed cake is served with noodle tea, which is sweet and salty, and it is warm in the stomach.

It is very comfortable to eat in cold weather.

Coincidentally, not far from the stall where Gu Shen and Su Yan ate and rested, there was a stall specializing in wedding supplies.

Although there has been a local custom of not being able to get married during the first month since ancient times, major events in life can never be done in a day or two.

Therefore, the stall business on this new year's market is also very lively.

With sharp eyes, Gu Shen spotted the stall at a glance, took out his silver and paid for the meal, and dragged Su Yan and his party who didn't know what happened to come over.

"Wanfu, both gentlemen, congratulations." The owner of this stall is a middle-aged woman with a kind face, but anyone who does this kind of business is the best at observing words and demeanor.

Whether the people who stop at this stall are a couple, who are going to get married, she can see clearly with a cold look.

There were two people in front of her stall today, one was handsome and elegant, and the other was gentle and delicate.One could tell at a glance that they were a couple who were about to get married, so they said a few blessings in succession.

Gu Shen was greatly benefited by the two blessings, and his purse was loosened accordingly.

"Miss Boss, how do you handle the most ostentatious weddings here? Show me the list."

"Master, you look like a decent person. I have everything at any price here."

"Young master! You haven't written off the horoscope yet! How can it be possible!" Su Yan stopped Gu Shen and prevented a deal that was about to be concluded.

"What's the matter? You and I are in love with each other, isn't this horoscope two strokes?" Gu Shen didn't understand why.

"Miss proprietress, I'm sorry, my young master is ignorant, we'll come to see you another day." Su Yan dragged Gu Shen's arm while walking and said, "Young master, my master had a funeral last year, how could you rush to buy those things? Besides, whether the whole family will agree with you or me is still unknown, if you ordered those pompous things today, and if they spread to Gu Fang's ears in the future, there will definitely be rumors that the young master is unfilial again."

Gu Shen was originally a modern person, and he didn't have the strict concept of filial piety that the ancients had in his mind.

In addition, it was Gu Nanting's father who died last year, not Gu Shen's own father.Therefore, Gu Shen's feeling of bereavement is not strong. During this period of time, he was full of thoughts about how to be a legitimate husband and wife with Su Yan, but he even forgot that Gu Nanting's father had a new funeral. According to the rules of this era, he and Su Yan Yan will have to wait at least another two years before getting married.

Two years to get married?Gu Shen thought about something.

Even Su Yan knew that they should observe filial piety, so why did Gu Fang be so anxious to ask him and Su Yan to get married as soon as possible?

Either this Gu Fang, like him, is a modern person who is not sensitive to the concept of filial piety.

Either this Gu Fangshi has no relationship with Gu Nanting's biological father.

In order to win over his stepson to change his mind, he didn't even intend to observe the etiquette that should be observed.

In the afternoon, it is getting westward.

There are fewer and fewer people in the market, and the remaining New Year's goods are much easier to handle.

Naturally, the cloth was ordered at the cloth shop along the way of the market, and the flour was also paid for the deposit at the agricultural grain shop.

With the remaining candied fruit and dried fruit, Su Yan clutched Gu Shen's purse and picked several ones, and finally settled on the one with the best quality and the most moderate price.

After buying the new year's goods for the workers, Gu Shen and Su Yan also seriously bought new year's goods for their small home.

A family of two had limited supplies, and after buying all of them, Gu Shen carried them with both hands.

After shopping in the market for a whole day, the two of them walked towards the gate of the city slowly and orderly along the flow of people leaving the market until the sunset was towards the west.

Little Dong'er had already waited so long that he fell asleep in the donkey cart, and the greased paper wrapping dim sum and roast chicken was thrown all over the floor.

"Brother Dong'er, go back, don't take a nap outside when it's cold." Perhaps because of his childhood experience, Su Yan was very tolerant towards the young Dong'er, and rarely used this child for anything.

Xiao Dong'er heard the call from the master, rubbed her nose and immediately sat up.

"Well, two young masters, you are finally back, it's almost dark."

The donkey cart staggered all the way to Shuiyuan Village. Along the way, I met many villagers who also set off to buy new year's goods.

Those villagers have eaten the benefits of Gu Shen's sweet potatoes, and everyone who sees them will do their best to take out some new year's goods and pile them on their cars.

The New Year's goods that could be carried with two hands turned into half a car.

When it was time to light the lamp, Gu Shen finally returned to his newly built yard.

From a long distance, I saw Gu Fang's arms around a clump of fur, and the arms of the maid Cuicui, jumping back and forth in the cold wind.

Since she had figured out how to pry open the courtyard door of Gu Shen's house in the first few days, she chose this day out of thousands of choices as the day to implement her plan.

Who would have thought that this day would be the day when Gu Shen took Su Yan to the city to buy new year's goods.

Gu Fang was afraid of missing the crucial moment of Gu Shen's return, and did not dare to go back to her carriage to keep warm for too long.

In order to realize her plan of seizing the family property, she stood in front of the yard gate on an empty stomach all day long.

Until the sun goes down and the lights come on.

Gu Shen's donkey cart finally returned to the gate of the courtyard.

"Son, you're back." Gu Fang's grinning frozen face was brewing with mourning emotions: "Mother, I really..."

"Mother is here? Why are you standing in front of the door? Come in if you want." Gu Shen held Su Yan's arm, walked in front of Gu Fangshi and said calmly.

Gu Fangshi blinked, and couldn't believe her ears.

"Son, what did you say?"

"Didn't my mother come to see me today? Or did I make a mistake?"

"No...no!" Gu Fangshi was so cold that he could hardly think, and immediately agreed: "Mother, I came to see you, let's go in."