Chapter 128: court
Chapter 128 Showing Goodwill
After seeing the white paper on the table, he asked again: "What is this? It looks like a contract. What contract are you signing?"
Grandpa Third and Gu Dashan did not expect that Village Chief He would come, and their expressions were strange when they heard this.
Village Chief He was not embarrassed at all, and said very naturally: "Brother Gu, signing this contract is a big deal. You can't sign it casually, otherwise something will happen."
Brother Gu?
Even the title has been changed. It seems that Village Chief He is here to show his goodwill this time.
Not only did village chief He come, he was also followed by He Dacang, and a young man wearing a bamboo-colored long coat with a bookish look on his face.
The young man was none other than He Jinsheng, the eldest grandson of Village Chief He.
Liang Zhuzi and the others finally got enough tofu from the Gu family to sell them. Just as they were about to sign the contract, they were interrupted by Village Chief He who appeared and was very angry.
Liang Zhuzi was quite smart and knew that this was the village chief of Dafeng Village. He did not get angry immediately, but said: "Village Chief He, we are from Lianghe Village in front of us. I am Liang Zhuzi. I am not a bad person. Neither is our contract." The contract about selling land and people is the tofu sales contract we signed with the Gu family."
Village Chief He naturally knew that they were here to discuss the tofu business with the Gu family, but it was precisely because of this that he rushed over and interrupted them.
This matter is also his fault. Okura had already persuaded him, saying that Qin Guluotian and his family were capable and asked him to make good friends with them.
But he was old and was most afraid of causing trouble to his family. He was worried about the revenge of the Lu family and Zou Xiancheng, so he just kept watching and did not dare to go to the Gu family's door.
However, when he knew that Jiang County Lieutenant had helped the Gu family deal with shopkeeper Tao in the town, and that Shang Xiucai had accepted Gu Jinan as his student, he immediately understood that the Gu family had really gotten lucky, and the He family did not have to wait any longer. , you can come and make friends with a few.
But at this moment, Liang Zhuzi and the others appeared, and as soon as they came they said they would make a living by making tofu.
He has also set his sights on this tofu business and is planning to come and tell the Gu family.
He family is poor. Besides farming, He family does odd jobs in towns or counties.
How much money can you make doing part-time work?
The young and old men in this village gather around the big millstone in the middle of the village and gossip every day. This cannot continue. He thought of the Gu family's tofu, and wanted the Gu family to sell the tofu to the villagers at a cheaper price, so that the villagers could carry the tofu to sell in other villages and make some money.
Village Chief He ignored Liang Zhuzi and sat down on his own. He called He Jinsheng and said to the third grandfather: "Brother Gu, this is my eldest grandson Jinsheng. I should have brought him to visit me a long time ago." Brother, Jin Sheng is studying in a private school in the town and has a lot of homework, so he has been putting it off until now."
He scolded He Jinsheng again: "Come here quickly and meet your third grandfather of the Gu family, uncle Dashan, and your sister of the Gu family."
Gu Jinli got goosebumps inexplicably when he heard the word "sister of the Gu family", and hurriedly said: "No need to call me sister, my name is Xiaoyu." Sister of the Gu family was too sour and she couldn't bear it.
He Jinsheng was stunned for a moment. After he came to his senses, he bowed to Third Grandpa and Gu Dashan: "Junior Jinsheng, I have met Third Grandpa Gu, Uncle Gu... Xiaoyu."
Third Grandpa smiled and said to Gu Dashan: "Jin Sheng, don't be too polite. We farmers don't pay attention to this."
Village Chief He smiled and said, "You are elders. He is young, so he should salute accordingly." Liang Zhuzi felt uneasy when he saw Village Chief He chatting happily with the third grandfather, and hurriedly said to Gu Jinli: "Little girl from the Gu family, We are still in a hurry to go home, so let’s sign this contract first.”
As he spoke, he actually bit his finger and used the blood to make ink pads to press his fingerprints. Village Chief He took a step ahead of him, picked up the contract on the table, read it, frowned and said: "Five hundred kilograms of tofu a day, so much tofu, do your family have time to make it?"
Village Chief He looked at the third grandfather and reminded: "Brother Gu, it is already mid-February, and the seeds will be planted in half a month. Where does your family have the hands to make so much tofu? You can't use the ground just to make tofu." It’s been abandoned, so it’s better not to sign this contract until the land is planted.”
Third Grandpa also saw the purpose of Village Chief He's visit, but Xiaoyu had already promised Liang Zhuzhu and the others, so it was impossible to go back on his word, so he smiled and said: "Village Chief, don't worry about us, our family's fields are not paddy fields, but paddy fields." In dry land, we can only grow some soybeans and sweet potatoes. It doesn’t matter if we plant the seeds later, there are people who can make tofu.”
Liang Zhuzi was originally angry and panicked, but when he heard this, he became happy. He thought the matter was going to go wrong. Unexpectedly, the Gu family is a trustworthy family and has no intention of going back on their word.
Once Village Chief He heard what Third Grandpa said, he knew that he could not stop the sale and had no choice but to let go of the contract.
He Dacang was very anxious when he saw this. He wanted to speak, but was stopped by Village Chief He. Since they are here to show goodwill, they cannot go too far, otherwise they will become enemies.
He Dacang could only give up.
Liang Zhuzhu and the other two villagers were very happy and hurriedly put their fingerprints on the contract.
Gu Jinli waited for the blood on the handprint to dry before putting the contract away.
Liang Zhuzi and the others did not stay long. After Gu Jinli collected the contract, he said goodbye and left: "Mr. Gu, eldest brother Gu, and the little girl from the Gu family, let's go back first and come over tomorrow morning to get tofu and seasonings."
The white tofu must be seasoned with spices, otherwise the tofu will not be fragrant.
Gu Jinli nodded: "Okay, you can come to get the tofu tomorrow, but you don't need so many people to come, just five or six people."
"Hey, we know that we will definitely discuss it and won't be as reckless as yesterday." Liang Zhuzi and the others put down the gifts they brought and left happily.
He Dacang looked at their happy backs, feeling anxious and regretful. They should have come yesterday, but when they heard that the Gu family had driven away Liang Zhuzi and the others, they thought that Liang Zhuzi and the others' buying tofu had gone wrong, so they didn't immediately Come over, but wait until today.
Whoever thought it was, it was too late.
He Jinsheng was a little anxious when he saw his father's sullen look, but he could only read and had no knowledge of general affairs, and he didn't know how to help his father.
After Liang Zhuzi and the others left, Third Grandpa asked Third Grandma to bring a plate of bean dregs cakes and several bowls of soy milk, and said to Village Chief He: "There is nothing good at home. If the village chief doesn't dislike it, try our home-made bean cakes and soy milk." .”
"How can I dislike it? This golden bean cake is in hot demand. We are eager for this bite." Village Chief He picked up a bean dregs cake and took a bite. His mouth was full of delicious flavor. He took another sip of soy milk. The fragrance was slightly sweet, and he was heartbroken Sighing, how could the Gu family make such delicious food.
After swallowing the bean dregs cake in his mouth, Village Chief He finally said: "Brother Gu, what happened to the Lu family is that I, the village chief, did something wrong. I knew that the Lu family was overbearing, and Lu San came to grab the prescription." , but I didn’t bring anyone to stop it...it was my fault.”
(End of this chapter)
