Chapter 140 141. Visiting

The two men were not idle after entering the house. They quickly heated the kang and cleaned the house. Before the kang was warm enough, they had already taken off their thick cotton jackets.

"Let's drink some hot soup first!" Since the beginning of winter, Jin Qianqian likes to put some boiling soup in the space so that she can use it at any time.

Gu Wenheng washed his hands and held the bowl in his palms. "It's not easy to come here this time. If we weren't fully equipped, we wouldn't have the courage to make this trip."

Jin Qianqian, "It seems like I haven't been back for more than a month. Let's eat something to fill our stomachs. We should also go around the village and visit some elders."

Although they are in the county town, there are very few people who actually go to the county town to attend the market, and even if they go, they may not necessarily come to the store to disturb them.

"It's time to go," here, family relationships must also be maintained.

With the arrival of winter, many people start to stay at home as soon as the winter comes. Gu Wenheng and Jin Qianqian have not left empty-handed along the way.

Carrying two boxes of cakes, Gu Wenheng stood outside the courtyard gate and shouted loudly, "Mom, are you there?"

"I'm here, I'm here," Li Cuicui didn't even put on her cotton-padded jacket and pushed the door open. "Why are you back in such a cold day?"

Gu Wenheng helped Jin Qianqian brush off the snow on her body, and then shook her feet. "It's been a long time since I came back. I came back to see you guys."

"Come in quickly," Li Cuicui pulled one of them with each hand, "What's so good about this? We stay at home every day, and our lives are much better than before.

In the future, when it snows so heavily, you should stay at home."

Gu Wenheng, "It's okay, we have a donkey cart, and we have built a shed, so we don't feel that cold."

"You are just trying to scare an old woman like me. You have to sit outside when driving the carriage. It will be even colder when the carriage is running." Li Cuicui said unhappily, "You sit here. I will go and cook something for you."

Jin Qianqian stood up quickly, "Mom, stop busying yourself, we came here just to eat."

Gu Wenheng, "We came here after eating, and we can't eat now.

By the way, where is my dad? Why can’t I see him? "

"I don't know what he does all day. He is often not at home. He just finished his meal and he goes out again." Li Cuicui knew that the old man had been flattered by everyone during this period and was a little proud.

"Is everything going well at home?" Gu Wenheng looked at the empty house and couldn't help but frowning. "Mom, didn't I move some cabinets back for you before? You didn't use them!"

Li Cuicui sighed, "Now there are several families in the village who are preparing to look for daughters-in-law. In order to look good, they all come to our house to borrow furniture. The ones you sent over have all been borrowed."

Jin Qianqian and Gu Wenheng had not expected this to happen. "Isn't it time to return the money after borrowing it? Isn't this cheating?"

Li Cuicui, "This is not a lie. When guests come, they need a place to stay. You can't just have an empty kang, right?

The kang cabinets and kang tables you sent over are not brand new, but they have good carvings and designs, and everyone wants to borrow them to save face."

Gu Wenheng felt guilty, "Mom, I didn't think about this. Did I cause you any trouble?"

Li Cuicui patted his hands and said, "What kind of trouble is this? Besides, they don't lend it for free. They will give you something. And they are all from the same village. If they can help, they will help."

Gu Wenheng, "Are there many people who want to get married?"

Li Cuicui, "The economic situation was bad before, so many people were delayed. Some of them have been engaged for several years. If they don't get married, they will really become old maids. Now is the season for hibernation, so there are quite a few."

Jin Qianqian immediately thought of the interpersonal relationship, "Mom, what about the gift?"

Li Cuicui, "Don't worry about these. I've taken them all away for you. They're not expensive things. They're just some vegetables or eggs."

"This has cost mother a lot of money," Gu Wenheng touched his purse and took out two small pieces of silver from it, "You keep this money. When we are not around, you and father should take good care of yourselves and don't wrong yourselves."

Li Cuicui glanced at Jin Qianqian and found that there was no other strange expression on her face. She pushed the silver back and said, "Mother has silver. You have many places to spend silver in the academy now."

Seeing that the old lady refused to accept it, Gu Wenheng had no choice but to give up.

"By the way, Mom, you haven't told us who helped us clean the snow off the roof?"

Li Cuicui said this with a smile on her face, "That was done by your eldest brother and the other brothers. Now that you are back, take some time to go over there."

Gu Wenheng and Jin Qianqian never expected it to be like this. If the eldest and the fifth brother thought it was normal, but for the third and fourth brothers, this was really rare.

Li Cuicui didn't think so much about it. She just thought that it was a good thing if her sons could help each other and lend a hand to their brothers.

After chatting about some family matters, Gu Wenheng and Jin Qianqian carried the cakes and went to the homes of the other brothers.

When she came back this time, everyone seemed enthusiastic. Even Li Xiaohua and Liu Liu, who had always been at odds with each other, were able to restrain themselves and talk to Jin Qianqian with stiff smiles on their faces.

"This is too weird," Jin Qianqian shook her head on the way back, "Don't you think everyone is a little weird?"

Gu Wenheng, "This is normal. It's human nature. They flatter the powerful and look down on the weak. The two of us are now at another level in the village. Since we can't be stepped on, they will only flatter us."

Jin Qianqian, "If you pass the imperial examination in the future, does that mean you will have endless troubles?"

When you think about the involvement of these clans, you can imagine how heavy the burden on your shoulders is.

"This is also something I want to discuss with you. I just got some money. I want to build a private school in the village to give these children a future."

It is simply impossible to stay out of trouble here.

Now that this shortcoming has been discovered, we can only try our best to smooth it out.

Jin Qianqian, "Where's the sir? Would anyone be willing to come over here?"

Gu Wenheng, "There are a few students in the academy who have given up on taking the imperial examination. It would be enough for them to teach the children.

But this matter requires long-term consideration, and it is not something I can decide alone.

I am telling you this now so that you can be mentally prepared. Wife, I guess your wallet will be thinner again."

Jin Qianqian touched her small purse distressedly, "Alas, it's okay if I don't gain weight, but my purse has to get thinner too."

Gu Wenheng looked at the plump Jin Qianqian and suddenly laughed, "Do you still remember what Li Tianai said to you before?"

Jin Qianqian shook her head, "Senior sister said so much, how can I remember it all?

But seeing that you are laughing so exaggeratedly, I'm sure you don't have anything good to say, so I'd better not think about it."

Gu Wenheng didn't let her go, "If you don't have a good figure, you can make up for it with clothes. Do you remember?"

(End of this chapter)