Gujia Village is not considered a run-down town in Yunxia Town, and even because of the large amount of fertile land, the life of the farmers in the village is better than that of people in several nearby villages.However, even so, Gu's Village is just a little-known village in the entire Yunxia Town, and it can be attributed to the fact that there have never been any big names in the village.

Therefore, when it was known that there was a talented man in the village who had come to join him, the whole village became lively.

Among them, Liu's is the most embarrassing.Because this handsome and talented man who caused a sensation in the whole village was none other than the son of Liu's own brother, that is, her own nephew.

The Gu family has been rooted here for hundreds of years, but since ancient times, there have never been any prominent figures, and there have not even been decent scholars in the village. It is hard for a promising family to take the initiative to take root here. In the village, although the surname is not Gu, everyone from the patriarch down to the village who is close to the Liu family feels honored.

Naturally, Liu Xiucai's family should be taken seriously.

The life of the Liu family in her natal family is actually not good. Liujia Village and Gujia Village do not belong to the same town. It is located in Yanliu Town, northwest of Yunxia Town. The villages below Yanliu Town are dilapidated places with a lot of land The main reason is that most of the land in this area is barren, and there are no irrigated rivers around. The people in the village work all year round. After taxation, it is good to have food and clothing. Liujia Village is notoriously dilapidated in this dilapidated town. village.

As a large village with the largest clan population in Yanliu Town, the reason why it has such a bad reputation is not because the village is too poor to be exposed. The main reason is that the atmosphere in this village is not good. Three hits four, and the men in the village are not good birds, they are lazy.

There were many rumors, and over time, people with better conditions were unwilling to marry girls from Liujia Village, and they were also unwilling to marry their girls to Liujia Village.

Liu's family was lucky, after Jiji, quite a lot of people came to her door to ask for marriage. Of course, it was not because everyone thought well of her, but because of her family style.Her grandmother, Su Shi, has been a widow since she was 19 years old and raised her only son alone. She is a well-known chaste woman in the village.

Su Shi was widowed at a young age, she is a vicious woman, knowing that the atmosphere in this village is not good, and she is not kind to her son who depends on each other, so she strictly disciplines her granddaughter, Liu Shi, even more strictly. She was not allowed to play with the boys in the village when she was young, and the red housekeeper had to learn everything. If there was a mistake, she would be fined not to eat, and at worst, she would be locked up in the firewood house and beaten.

Of course, although Liu's life as a girl was not very happy, the first husband she married was envied by the girls in the village. Although Liu married to raise money for her elder brother's wedding, that In addition to his poor health, the handsome man is also very good to her. Huai Chun, a girl from the Liu family, is also good when she is in love with her husband.

But she didn't want the good times to last long, Ma Lingling was less than three years old, and her husband died short-lived.At first, she could manage to get by in her husband's house, but after a long time, the sister-in-law became a little dissatisfied with her husband taking care of her all the time. After all, when Liu was young, her figure was the kind that men like It is easy for people to think too much about their orphans and widows.

There were a lot of conflicts and quarrels, and in those two years God didn't give me food, everyone's life was difficult. A woman in the Liu family brought a money-losing item, and even her mother-in-law didn't want to see her anymore.

When she and Ma Lingling were both screaming with hunger, how could she still remember the principles of being a woman taught by her grandmother, and occasionally leaning against the door behind her back to sell coquettish, begging for food and clothing.

In the end, it was even more broken and fell in love with the salesman Gu Laoer. The two of them hit it off, one woman died early, and the other man died early.

Back then, when she desperately wanted Er to marry Gu Lao Er, everyone in the Liu family looked down on her, and even her good brother didn't speak well of her. When she broke up with her family, didn't she hate her mother's family? of.

However, today is different.

My nephew is a talented scholar, if she can be selected in next year's Qiu Wei, then her Liu family is also an aunt of Juren, so many people will be envious if she tells it.

For a while, the door of Gu Lao Er's house was almost trampled to death, and the villagers gathered together to join Gu Lao Er's house as if they were looking at a western scene, praising Liu Xiucai as if he was a fairy descending to the earth.

Gu Ci was far away, and could hear those greasy smirks from Gu Laoer's house. She ran to the town these days when she had nothing to do, and didn't pay much attention to Gu Laoer's affairs. I don't care about gossip that has nothing to do with me.

If Xiao Shi hadn't come to tell her about it, she would still wonder what happened to Gu Lao Er.

"Auntie, did you just say that Liu's nephew is a scholar? And the whole family is going to settle down in our village?" Gu Ci thought he heard it wrong, so he asked again, "Are you sure? Didn't you mean her? Parentless?"

"Tsk, look at your face, you don't look as calm as you usually do." Xiao thought that Gu Ci was regretting that his relationship with Liu had become tense, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that Gu Ci was not like this A person who is trying to gain power, "That Liu Shi, who knows whether her words are true or not."

In front of Mrs. Xiao, Gu Ci didn't hide her surprise. She was just wondering. She hadn't had such a thing in her previous life. She hadn't heard about Mrs. Liu and her natal family until she died. She always thought Mrs. Liu was real. A widow without father or mother.

After being silent for a while, Gu Ci finally digested this matter. After all, reliving this life, there are many variables. Looking at the excitement like an outsider, "If someone is really capable, will the whole family move to our village to settle down?"

"Exactly." Xiao looked at her with a smile, "You and I thought about going together. I think the patriarch and the others are also confused, but anyone with some skills will drag his family and defect to his sister The in-law’s family came to settle down? To put it nicely, it’s to settle down. It’s hard to hear, just to catch up with the autumn wind. What’s more, the Liu family has been married for so many years. Before, they claimed that they had no parents, brothers and sisters. Now I'm not afraid of being slapped in the face."

"Auntie thinks highly of her." Gu Ci also seldom joked mischievously, "She doesn't even have a face, so how can she know what slapping is?"

"Tsk, my mouth is bad too." Xiao pretended to tear her mouth, and as if remembering something, raised her hand halfway and then retracted it, "It's just that the patriarch has been dazzled now, and I heard that every family needs to help with it." The family built a house."

Gu Ci raised his eyebrows, looked at Xiao Shi, "What does Uncle Zheng mean?"

"Your Li Zhengshu listens to me." Xiao frowned, "But you also know that there are few people with foreign surnames in Gujia Village. Your Li Zhengshu is just a name, and everyone is more willing to listen to it." Patriarch's."

Gu Ci was noncommittal, and this was also true, "Then they helped build the house, the foundation and the materials are all provided by themselves?"

Xiao Shi didn't speak, but just looked at Gu Ci.

Gu Ci was shocked, "The meaning of the patriarch is that you need everyone to help out?"

Xiao nodded, "That's not true. People in the village build houses and every household helps. If I just want everyone to help lay bricks and tiles, how can I be so narrow-minded?"

Gu Ci didn't know what to say, he was stunned for a while before saying: "I will definitely not pay this money."

"I won't go out either." Xiao Shi echoed, "However, the group of people in the village seemed to be bewildered, rushing to please them. You haven't been in the village these days, don't you know that Liu Shi Acting like a government wife, it's a pity that it's just an imitation."

"Things of a feather flock together." Gu Ci chuckled, "If Liu's brother and nephew have accepted the kindness of the villagers, it can be seen that they are as shameless as Liu."

"You still think about it." Xiao pondered for a while, and then laughed again, "To be honest, I have seen the hypocrisy of the villagers these days, and I feel really sick in my heart. I am still thinking, like Gu Lao. For a person like Erliu who has no moral integrity, God will not punish him, and even smash the pie. Hearing what you said, I suddenly see the light."

Gu Ci smiled, jealousy is a woman's nature.No one is a saint. People who hate themselves naturally hope that the other party will have a bad life.

After sending Xiao away, Gu Ci racked his brains to review the officialdom in his previous life. After thinking about it, he didn't remember knowing any officials with the surname Liu.It can be seen that this Liu Xiucai is not a rookie in the officialdom, so he doesn't care much.

On the contrary, for Gu Ci, it is a good thing for her that the Liu family has such a "noble relative", and it is estimated that this will make him even more eager to draw a line with her, lest she bring A Bao to the door to take advantage of it.

Within two days, the patriarch came and sent someone to inform everyone to gather outside the ancestral hall to discuss major issues in the village. Gu Ci didn't need to guess, he knew what he was thinking about this time.

Sure enough, when he arrived at the meeting place, Gu Ci saw from a long distance away that Gu Laoer's family were all wearing new clothes, including Ma Lingling, dressed in fancy clothes, standing with a very elegant-looking strange man, with lowered eyebrows and lowered eyes , Did you sneak a glance at the man next to you, pursed your lips lightly, with a shy face, anyone with a discerning eye would know that this is a young girl Huaichun.

The corners of Gu Ci's lips twitched, she was looking forward to the wonderful afterplay of these two shameless mother and daughter.

When everyone arrived, the patriarch didn't delay, and first introduced the Liu Xiucai family in a grand and solemn manner, with a beaming appearance as if he was boasting about his own children.On the other hand, Liu Xiucai raised his chin slightly, his expression was indifferent, and there was a hint of impatience and disdain between his brows. This superior posture was really annoying.In contrast, that dawdling Mrs. Gu is somewhat cute.

Of course, no one can compare with her little girl, whether Xiaojiaojiao is coquettish, petite, or arrogant, they are all cute.

The scene was well said, and the patriarch was unambiguous, and said the main point directly: "In our Gujia Village, basically every household can eat and wear warm clothes, but few people can walk out of this mountain. Why? It is because our village has no There have been some great people, so naturally the future generations want a good development prospect, and there is no noble person to help. Now, thanks to Brother Liu's family, he and his family come to settle in our village, and we naturally welcome them warmly."

"Brother Liu's family has a lot of elders and children, and now they all live in Gu Laoer's house. If things go on like this, there is no solution. So, I called everyone here today to discuss the matter of building a house for Brother Liu's family. There are many people in our village. As the saying goes, there is strength in numbers. I discussed with a few people in the village before, and I decided to build a green brick and tile house with two rooms in the east and west. The foundation will be used by our village government, and we will pay for the other bricks and tiles. Every household sells some..."

As soon as the patriarch said this, except for the people around Liu's family who were willing to agree, everyone else fell silent. Gu Ci looked around, and it seemed that like her, most people were unwilling to pay .

That's right, for the farmers, money is the lifeblood, and they like to follow suit, but this kind of invisible business and payment has to be weighed and weighed.

"Then let me make a statement first. Such a house will probably cost 40 taels to 45 taels. Let's charge 40 taels. I'll take out one tael first."

The patriarch looked at the crowd while talking, and saw that many people still didn't respond, and the smile on his face faded, "Why, everyone is unwilling? Liu Xiucai settled in our village later, and he is a member of our village I'm going to participate in Qiu Wei next year, and I won the first prize in one fell swoop, but it's the official. In the future, our village will have a good time, and when everyone encounters something in the future, there will be someone to rely on. Not to mention these, In the future, there will be such a big man in the village, those boys in your family may talk about daughter-in-law, and those girls can also marry a good family..."

Gu Ci raised his eyebrows and interrupted him, "Patriarch, it is indeed a good thing that someone with dignity has come to the village, but when it comes to helping build a house, everyone with the ability should help. Like me , a girl’s family, no land, no land, and two younger brothers and sisters, how can I have this spare money, my broken thatched hut leaks the wind and rain, and I don’t have any spare money to rest.”

Gu Ci said that on purpose, the more ignorant she is, the more the patriarch and Gu Laoer will dislike her more, and they must wish to send her away, "So, patriarch, don't make things difficult for us poor people who have settled down. , it’s not that we are stingy and reluctant to part with money, but that we have more than enough heart but not enough energy.”

She made such a start, and some people who were not willing to pay quickly echoed: "Yes, yes, patriarch, it is true that we have more than enough heart but not enough power."

"I would like to help too, but my child has reached the age of enlightenment, and he can't even afford a tael of tuition. How can he be like you, casually giving a tael of money to build houses for others."

"..."

The patriarch's heart ached from these ironic words, and he gave Gu Ci a hard look, "A group of short-sighted people."

Gu Ci lowered his head and snorted softly. He didn't know who was short-sighted. Instead of rushing to give favors to a tribe with a foreign surname, it's better to cultivate those good seedlings in the village.It wasn't because he wanted to gain a good reputation because he had already achieved the fame of a scholar and was willing to stay in Gu's Village.

The quarrel in the crowd became lively, Gu Ci didn't care about their quarrel, she didn't pay or she didn't pay, with her in the early stage, there were a lot of women behind her tightly covering their purses and not letting go.

The patriarch was very angry, but this kind of thing really can't force everyone, and it ended in an unhappy end.

Facing the resentful eyes of the patriarch and Gu Laoer, Gu Ci smiled lightly, and she waited for them to make trouble.

She looked at the residence in the town. Although she couldn't find a place to make a living for the time being, Gu Chunxiao said that it was really impossible and asked her to go to the Fortune Restaurant to help wash and cut vegetables and be a helper cook.

Everything is ready, but Gu's second child is the only one who has to give up. She just doesn't know how to speak up on her own initiative. Speaking of which, she also wants to thank Liu's promising nephew.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like