Chapter 254 Help! Please stop!

Gu Lianshan guessed correctly. Gu Tang was indeed unwilling to get up. Even though she heard what Gu Ping'an said and knew that there was a thick layer of snow outside, she still didn't want to get up.

Gu Ping'an had no choice but to go back to the front yard and play with the two puppies by themselves.

Gu Lianshan had cleared the snow from the corridor of the main hall, leaving only the east and west wings to be cleared.

He called his son, handed him the broom, and told him to sweep the snow.

Facing the first snow, whether it is sweeping the snow or playing in the snow, it is a rare thing for Gu Pingan. He has not yet had enough of it, so he happily takes on the job.

After handing over the task of sweeping the snow, Gu Lianshan was not idle either. He turned around and went to the kitchen.

Let’s boil two pots of hot water first so the family can use it for washing up later.

When scooping water, he deliberately took two glances at the water in the tank. It was enough for one day, so he would fetch more water tomorrow.

There is no well in the yard yet, so the water for the family is carried from the alley behind.

There is a well at the bottom of the alley over there, and almost all the people nearby go there to fetch water.

In the past, if Gu Lianshan was there, he would go and pick it himself. If he was not there, Gu Tang would pay someone to pick it for a few copper coins.

There are two large water tanks in the kitchen. When I bought it, I asked for the largest one. The two large water tanks are filled with water, which is enough for two or three days.

After lighting the stove, two pots of hot water came out in a short while.

One pot was carried to the main room, and the other was left in the kitchen.

Just as I carried the kettle to the main room and put it down, the sound of a copper bell suddenly rang in my ears.

Gu Lianshan paused, feeling suspicious.

There is a copper bell hanging under the corridor outside the house. The rope extends along the top of the corridor and all the way to the outside of the courtyard gate. As long as the rope is pulled, the copper bell will be pulled and make a crisp sound.

However, only their family knows about this, and outsiders don’t know about it.

"Dad! The bell is ringing."

Gu Ping'an outside shouted into the house, startling his third uncle who was getting dressed in the east room.

He shouted outside, "Second brother? Are you in the room?"

"Here I am."

"Hurry up and go to the gate to see who is pulling the rope."

"well!"

Gu Lianshan responded, lifted the curtain and walked out.

Gu Ping'an, who was sweeping the snow outside, was almost done. When he saw his father come out, he stopped talking and continued to sweep the snow.

Arriving at the gate, Gu Lianshan took out the rusty knife he used to chop hay for the cows and asked loudly, "Who's outside?"

A familiar voice soon rang out from outside the door: "Uncle Gu, it's me!"

Gu Lianshan rolled his eyes: "I know it's you! But who are you?!"

Agou, who was standing behind a door, was a little confused by what he said. Thinking that he didn't recognize his own voice, he hurriedly said, "Have you forgotten? Your daughter saved me before, and then we agreed that after the winter fair, I would come to visit and thank you..."

His daughter saved people?

Gu Lianshan was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and remembered the rich young man he met a few days ago who clearly wanted to climb over the wall but said that Tang Yatou had saved him.

It turned out to be him.

He glanced at the knife in his hand, threw it aside, and opened the door as if nothing had happened.

When the gate was opened, the rich young man I met last time was standing outside.

But this time he didn't come alone.

Behind Agou stood ten servants, each carrying a shoulder pole with two large backpacks at both ends.

I don’t know what’s stuffed in the backpack, but it’s so full that it’s sticking out!

Gu Lianshan stared with his eyes wide open, glancing over there constantly, really wanting to know what was in the backpack.

Unfortunately, it was covered with cloth, so you couldn’t see what was underneath, which made people even more curious.

Seeing that Gu Lianshan didn't say anything and just kept glancing at the backpack, Agou understood what he meant, bowed to him as a junior, and spoke.

"I came today to thank Miss Gu for her kindness that day. I have prepared some small gifts to express my gratitude."

This time, Agou behaved well, spoke normally, behaved normally, and most importantly, brought so many thank-you gifts.

There is just one bad thing, it’s too early when we visit!

It is almost half past noon. Who would come to visit so early?

Besides, we are going to the home of our "benefactor".

Gu Lianshan thought that this boy was too unrefined, but when he took another look at those things, well... it doesn't matter if he is unrefined, as long as his heart is sincere!

Apart from anything else, just for the sake of these gifts of thanks, we should welcome the guests warmly.

After opening both doors, Gu Lianshan happily invited people into the yard.

"You are so polite, sir. Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. It is a good deed that will accumulate virtue. It is not worth mobilizing such a large force."

Agou secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly: "I should repay you for saving my life!" As he said that, he walked into the yard.

The servants behind them caught up a few steps slower than them, carrying twenty baskets of things and entering the yard one after another.

Third Uncle had already gotten up by now. He had just finished washing up and poured the dirty water in the basin into the drain in the yard. When he straightened up, he saw his son leading a group of people into the yard!

After taking a few glances at Agou, he felt that this man looked wealthy. He knew at a glance that he was a young man raised in a wealthy family.

He just looks unfamiliar and I don't know who he is.

Turning his gaze to the servants carrying loads on their shoulders at the back, Third Uncle was a little confused. He then looked at Agou, who was dressed richly, with a look of surprise on his face.

Is this a visitor to our house?

When did the Gu family have such a wealthy guest?

If there were guests coming, why didn’t I hear my son say that he was holding a wooden basin in his hand... No!

This yard was bought secretly by Tang Yatou. No one else knew about it except her family.

If you don’t know, how can guests come?

"Second brother, this is..."

"Dad, this young man is the one that Tang girl saved last time. He came back to thank Tang girl."

Gu Lianshan took the wooden basin from his uncle and casually placed it on the porch. He then said, "Take them inside to warm up. As for the rest... your son will have to take care of it."

I understand!

So many things really need to be arranged!

The third uncle knew his son very well and understood what he said. He quickly understood what he meant and turned around with a smile, inviting Agou into the house.

"Please, please, please! It's cold outside, let's go inside and talk!"

Agou bowed first, then nodded with a smile.

But before entering the house, he said to the servants carrying the things: "Just follow Master Gu's instructions. Put these things away and you can go back."

"yes!"

The servants all responded in unison, then looked at Gu Lianshan: "Master Gu, please give your instructions."

The call of "Master Gu" made Gu Lianshan feel a little dizzy. He grinned and led them to the west wing.

"Come, come, come! Everyone, come over here and put your things in this room..."

Gu Lianshan led his men to the west wing, and his third uncle also led Agou into the main hall.

Gu Ping'an, who had been standing in the corridor, was a little dazed. After a while, he thought of something and his face changed drastically. He threw down the broom in his hand and ran to the backyard quickly!

Xie En came, but his second sister hadn’t gotten up yet!

"Second sister!"

This time, Gu Ping'an went straight to the window and shouted into the house, "Get up! Second sister! The young master you saved last time is here today!"

Gu Tang was sleeping soundly. When he was woken up, he subconsciously covered his head with the quilt.

Gu Ping'an is really itching for trouble!

She has never saved any young master... Wait a minute!

Gu Tang suddenly opened his eyes and sat up!

"Gu Ping'an! What did you just say?!"

"That rich young man you saved last time! He's home today!"

Coming home?

Is Agou coming home?

"Has the person arrived yet?"

"Yes! They're already here!"

Gu Tang's heart skipped a beat and he quickly grabbed the clothes on the bed and put them on!

While putting on clothes, he called up the system panel and glanced at the time. It was exactly 8:30 in the morning!

Damn it!

Who would visit someone at 8:30 in the morning to express gratitude?

That bastard Agou had clearly promised before that there would be no mistakes.

It’s a shame that I actually believed what he said!

God can't make mistakes!

Now this is wrong again!

After putting on his clothes and shoes, Gu Tang opened the door with a sullen face and asked, "What's going on? Why are you here at this hour?"

"I don't know! This is my first time seeing him! But he's quite generous and brought a lot of things with him!"

Gu Tang frowned and was about to say something when her eyes suddenly focused. Her father was running towards her from the other side of the passage.

After Gu Lianshan sent the servants away, he finally remembered that his daughter was still sleeping and had not gotten up yet!

For a moment, people ran here in a hurry.

As soon as he entered the backyard, Gu Lianshan saw the brother and sister, especially Gu Tang, who was standing at the door dressed neatly.

Gu Lianshan's heart suddenly relaxed, and he ran over here faster: "Girl! Hurry up and wash up. The man you saved earlier is home."

Gu Tang was in a bad mood at the moment and rolled his eyes: "Come on, why are you in such a hurry? You didn't like me last time."

"Dad doesn't like them, but he can't stand their generosity!" Gu Lianshan smiled and stretched out his arms to gesture: "Twenty of these big backpacks! They're stuffed to the brim! They're overflowing!"

He actually gave away so many things?

Gu Tang's anger subsided a little, and he asked curiously, "What's in it?"

"I don't know. It's covered with cloth, so you can't see what's inside. Besides, the person hasn't left yet, so it's not convenient for Dad to open it and take a look."

After saying that, Gu Lianshan urged her to go wash up: "Wash up, comb your hair, and at least show up to meet people. Yesterday, your grandfather and I were worried about the snowstorm, but now people have sent so many things. As long as we can get one or two valuable things, we won't be afraid of this snowstorm anymore!"

These words made Gu Tang calm down.

She said, "Don't worry, that person is honest, and the things he gives away must be valuable!"

There were twenty backpacks. She would go and check them later. If possible, she would try to swap one or two of them and put some of the silver in the backpacks back in to reassure her father and third uncle.

"I hope so. Dad will go to the front first. After you wash up, just go to the main room."

"Oh!" Gu Tang responded and sent Gu Ping'an away, asking him to go to the front yard to take a look.

Since her father was not angry because Agou came so early, Gu Tang suddenly stopped being anxious.

She leisurely went back to the house to comb her hair, then slowly heated the remaining water in the kettle from yesterday.

When it was heated to the right temperature, she poured it into the basin to wash.

In the main hall, since Gu Tang had not shown up for a long time, Agou started to act freely when faced with the questions from his third uncle.

"May I know your surname, sir?"

What is your last name?

The smile on Agou's face was a little stiff. He had forgotten to discuss this before!

He paused, then steeled himself and began to make up a story: "My last name is Gu..."

"Oh? Which Gu?" Third Uncle looked surprised. Could it be that he met someone with the same surname?

Huh? You're asking that, too?

Ah Gou perked up: "The 'Gu' in Gu Fuzhien is my surname."

"That's a coincidence!" Third Uncle laughed, "The surname 'Gu' in my Gu family also has this character!"

"Really? That's fate! It's clear that it's destined for me to be saved by your daughter!"

Agou didn't know how to respond to this, but he learned one thing these days.

If you don’t know what to say, just praise the other person!

Praise them vigorously! Praise them with all your might! Praise them until they are dizzy and become like a tyrant, and then everything will be fine!

Sure enough, after hearing this, the smile on Third Uncle's face became more sincere.

As soon as Gu Lianshan and Gu Ping'an, father and son, entered the house, the old man couldn't wait to tell them about this.

"Is it such a coincidence?" Gu Lianshan also laughed. People with the same surname do tend to get closer.

He sat down next to Agou and started chattering: "Where are you from?"

"...My hometown is in the south, and I will be moving here soon."

"Hey! From the south? That's a rich place! Why did you move here? Our land is barren and the people are poor. It's not a good place to settle down!"

Agou was a little upset, none of this had been discussed before!

Under Gu Lianshan's gaze, he gritted his teeth and continued to lie: "Because my brothers were fighting over the family business, I came all the way here to save my life. I hope to live a peaceful life..."

"They say life is hard for the poor, but I didn't expect that life is also hard for rich people like you. Have all your problems been solved?"

Don't bring any trouble to their family!

Agou nodded hurriedly: "It's all settled. I will settle here from now on."

"That's good. Judging from your appearance, you must be quite old, right?"

"How old?"

"Have you married yet?"

"Are there any children?"

…

Agou: ...Help!!!

Where is his master?

Come quickly and save me!

If he doesn’t come soon, he really won’t be able to continue making up stories!

Agou tried his best not to show any abnormality and answered Gu Lianshan's questions one by one.

"It's okay for my age."

"This year...twenty!"

"Not married yet!"

"No children!"

…

Gu Lianshan listened, nodded and smiled, thinking that this person was interesting!

Although he is a young master from a wealthy family, his temper is actually very good.

Even though he asked this, she was not angry at all. Instead, she responded to all his questions obediently.

Agou's behavior made Gu Lianshan change his opinion of him a lot.

For a moment, he was in a playful mood and wanted to tease her again: "You..."

"Let Ping An prepare the food. We should treat our distinguished guests well."

Gu Lianshan was about to say a word when his third uncle interrupted him without any courtesy and secretly glared at him, telling him to stop!