Chapter 109: wait and see

Chapter 109 Waiting and Seeing

He Dacang asked Village Chief He: "Dad, what should we do next? Should we go and show our favor to the Gu family? Shang Xiucai did not come alone today, he came with his wife and daughter. His wife is the daughter of Jiang County Lieutenant , being able to visit the Gu family and stay to eat, it seems that County Lieutenant Jiang really wants to protect the Gu family."

 Although it is a life-saving grace, what kind of family is the Gu family? They are just victims fleeing famine. But Shang Xiucai's daughter-in-law was the daughter of Lieutenant Jiang County. She was a real official lady. She didn't even have to come to thank her in person. She could just give her some money and buy her life-saving grace.

Ke Shang Xiucai took his daughter-in-law to the Gu family's door, pretending to be on good terms with the Gu family.

“The Gu family is very lucky.” He Dacang sighed. From now on, when walking with the Shang family and the Jiang family, no one would dare to underestimate them.

Village Chief He did not immediately make up his mind to make good friends with the Gu family, but said: "Let's see again. Maybe the scholar wants to save face, so he came to visit in person. I can't say what will happen in the future."

If after this time, the Shang Xiucai family no longer interacts with the Gu family, but their family rushes to make friends with the Gu family, the Lu family will definitely be angry. When the Lu family gets up again, the He family will have to go around without food.

He Dacang was squatting on the ground warming himself by the fire. When he heard this, he frowned and said, "Still waiting? Dad, if you wait any longer, it will be too late."

 When the Gu family really establishes a foothold and they get closer, will the Gu family still like them?

"Furthermore, the Gu family's tofu business is very good. People in the town are crazy about buying it. They can make a lot of money in a day. The Gu family now has a backer and a business, and it is about to start. If our family doesn't rely on it, wouldn't it be wrong? Are you wasting the opportunity to make good friends?" Although his family belongs to the village chief, his family does not make a living. Apart from his father being the village chief, his second brother works as an accountant in a cloth village in the county. Does he need a backer? Backer, whether to make a living or not.

He Dacang was not very smart, so he didn't think as much as Village Chief He. He felt that the Gu family was well, so he wanted to lean in to help his family, but Village Chief He was used to being cautious and still shook his head: "Don't rush, wait and see. "

"Then the Lu family has suffered such a big loss at the hands of the Gu family. They will not let it go. They will definitely take revenge. If our family relies on it now, while the Shang family and the Jiang family will not have any contact with the Gu family, wait until the Lu family calms down. , when we start to retaliate, our family will be implicated."

Village Chief He warmed himself by the fire, looked at the desolate courtyard, and said the same sentence again: "Don't be anxious, wait a little longer."

He Dacang had no choice but to suppress his desire to make friends with the Gu family and continue to wait.

In addition to Village Chief He's family, many villagers in Dafeng Village are also paying attention to the Gu family. They want to get close to them, but they are afraid of the Lu family's revenge. After hesitation, like Village Chief He, they choose to wait and see.

Shangjia Village is the closest village to Qingfu Town. It only takes two-quarters of an hour to walk to the town, but it is quite far away from Dafeng Village. Even by mule cart, it took Shang Xiucai and the others half an hour to get home.

 After arriving home, the family changed out of their heavy clothes for visiting guests and drank a cup of warm tea before feeling comfortable.

Yuanyuan played at Gu's house for a long time and fell asleep after returning home.

Mrs. Jiang carried her to the bed in the inner room, put a thick quilt on her, and then lit up the charcoal fire in the room before going to the outer room.

Shang Xiucai took out the calligraphy and articles written by Gu Jinan and the others. When he saw a piece of paper full of crooked characters, he couldn't help but laugh.

Ms. Jiang came over and saw the word, and she covered her mouth and laughed: "Who wrote this?"

Shang Xiucai pointed to a name in the upper right corner of the paper and said: "Gu Dewang." This was what Ajiu told him in advance. Otherwise, just looking at the factory page in the upper right corner, he would not have recognized these three people. The name is Gu Dewang.

Shang Xiucai put down Gu Dewang's calligraphy and then looked at Gu Dexing's. Gu Dexing wrote the Xueer chapter and Weizheng chapter of the Analects of Confucius in the Four Books.

It can be seen that Gu Dexing wanted to be an official, but he was not very proficient in the Weizheng chapter. He only finished the Xueer chapter, but failed to finish the Weizheng chapter. He had long said that he should let them write down the characters or articles that they thought they had learned best. However, Gu Dexing clearly did not learn the Weizheng chapter well, but for the sake of performance, he still forcibly wrote the Weizheng chapter.

Shang Xiucai thought about the expression on Gu Dexing's face today, shook his head, and read the next article.

I didn't have any expectations at first, but my eyes lit up. This is a thousand-character article, a thousand words, all written. The pen is sharp, the silver hook is like a dragon, and it is like a mountain. It has a momentum of its own. .

 “Good, well written.” Shang Xiucai was very satisfied with this piece of writing, and judged people by words: “This Gu Jinan is ambitious.”

When Mrs. Jiang heard this, she looked at the writing in his hand. Seeing that the writing on the paper was majestic and majestic, like a silver snake dancing wildly, she couldn't help but nodded: "This writing is good. But..."

She paused and said, "I also want to be an official. There is a hint of eagerness in my words."

 Perhaps they knew about Xianggong's reputation and wanted to become his disciples, so they all competed to show off.

When Shang Xiucai heard this, he frowned slightly, stood up, walked around the room a few times, and finally came to the desk, picked up a pen, dipped it in ink, and wrote two words on the paper: Wen Zhi.

It was very clear. He just wanted to know what Gu Jinan's ambition was in this life?

Although he did not take the civil service examination and was not interested in becoming an official, he did not think there was anything wrong with wanting to be an official.

However, he doesn't like officials like Zou Xiancheng. If Gu Jinan wants to be such an official, he will not teach him.

Mrs. Jiang looked at the word "Wen Zhi" written on the paper and asked Shang Xiucai: "Do you want to recruit a disciple?"

Shang Xiucai has a very good relationship with Jiang. He will not hide anything from her. He nodded when he heard this: "I do have this intention. First, I think Gu Jinan is good, and second, this can maintain the relationship between our two families."

He looked at Mrs. Jiang and said, "The Zou family and the Lu family are not vegetarians. When they calm down, they will definitely find ways to deal with the Gu family. Only if we keep walking with the Gu family can we make those two families afraid and not dare to attack the Gu family."

After hearing this, Mrs. Jiang did not object to Shang Xiucai's doing this. Instead, she nodded and said, "This is how it should be."

 Let’s not say that the Gu family is their family’s savior, just say that her Jiang family has a grudge against the Zou family, so they will help the Gu family.

Shang Xiucai felt relieved when he saw that she had no objection to his contact with the Gu family. But he was afraid of wronging Mrs. Jiang, so he asked her: "How do you feel about getting along with the women of the Gu family today? If you don't like them in your heart, you don't have to go in the future. I'm here to interact with the Gu family."

Mrs. Jiang gave him an angry look and said, "Look, as you said, although the Gu family is a refugee fleeing from famine, they are a measured and courageous family. After getting along today, judging from the Gu family's behavior, it's OK Coming and going.”

She thought for a while and then added: "Especially Mrs. Cui, there is an indescribable charm in her movements. She looks like an authentic peasant woman, but she doesn't feel like it."

 In short, Ms. Cui gave her a strange feeling.

 (End of this chapter)