Chapter 262 Coming again?

Gu Tang stopped the man and said, "Dad has gone far away, and the wind is blowing. He may not be able to hear you even if you call him."

"Why are you leaving in such a hurry?!" Gu Ping'an stomped his feet, very dissatisfied.

"Dad went to help Gu Tianbao move, thinking he could get there early so he could finish the job. What do you want from me? Is there something wrong at home?"

Gu Tang's heart was in turmoil, and he walked towards the yard anxiously.

Seeing that Gu Tang had misunderstood, Gu Pingan hurriedly called him back: "Everything is fine at home, nothing happened."

"Then why are you so anxious?"

After closing the courtyard door, he pointed towards the main hall and said, "That Mr. Gu is coming again!"

"Ah?" Gu Tang was stunned for a moment.

"Didn't you and Dad send him away? He just came again!"

Gu Tang took a deep breath and calmed himself down: "What is he doing here again?"

"Delivering meat to our family!" Gu Ping'an raised his hand and gestured, "The boy from the butcher shop on East Street is following Master Gu with a wheelbarrow. There are three short-legged lambs on the cart. He said they are for our family to eat."

Originally he came to deliver meat.

Gu Tang breathed a sigh of relief: "Just give it to him, if he gives it to you, just accept it, otherwise it would be a waste."

"That's easy for you to say. If you accept someone's meat, you should at least give something in return, right? The things we have at home can't compare to the mutton they sent us. What can we give in return?"

Gu Ping'an was worried about this matter. He added, "I'm worried about this. I wanted to ask Dad what to do about this matter, but before I could open my mouth, Dad left in a hurry."

"Why should I worry about this? He's my father's nephew! His family is rich and powerful, so it's only natural for him to buy a few sheep and send them to my father as a filial gift. No need to return the favor!"

Gu Tang's words sounded a bit sarcastic, causing Gu Ping'an to look back at her frequently.

"Walk carefully! Be careful not to slip!" Gu Tang scolded impatiently, and simply walked past him and entered the second courtyard first.

As soon as I stepped into the yard, I saw three skinned sheep placed under the corridor of the main hall, which was extremely conspicuous.

Gu Tang raised her eyebrows. She remembered that Agou seemed to have said that he had no money. Since he had no money, how could he buy the sheep?

Walking along the corridor to the front door of the main hall, she took a closer look and found that these three sheep were bigger and fatter than the ones she had bought before, and they must be more expensive than the ones she had bought before.

He took off his hat and hung it on the wall, then opened the curtain and entered the house.

Inside the house, Third Uncle and Agou were talking about something, with smiles on their faces, and the atmosphere between them was very harmonious.

Seeing Gu Tang enter the room, Third Uncle looked behind her and saw that the curtain was lifted again. Gu Ping'an followed closely in, rubbing his hands and going to the stove to warm himself by the fire.

After that, the curtain remained silent.

"Where's your father? Why didn't he come in?" Third Uncle thought Gu Lianshan was feeding the cows and asked hurriedly, "Is your father feeding the cows? Go, call your father over, his nephew is bringing him some meat!"

Gu Tang blinked. "After my father sent me to the gate of the courtyard, he drove away again in his ox cart. My aunt-in-law has rented a courtyard and is currently moving. My father went to help move things. He didn't know that Master Gu was here again."

Gu Tang slightly emphasized the last three words "Here we go again". Third Uncle didn't hear it, but Agou did.

His scalp went numb. Damn it, he did it wrong again!

When Third Uncle learned that Gu Lianshan was helping the Wei family move, he didn't know what to say. He just said, "It's my duty. It's snowing heavily, so any help is appreciated."

At this point, he looked at Agou with an apologetic look on his face: "Sanlang, your uncle is away for something and can't talk to you. Don't mind, I'll accompany you!"

Saburo?

Gu Tang was stunned for a moment when he heard the new name. Who was he calling? Agou?

As expected, Agou replied, "Master, you're really worrying too much. I'm the boss here, and I don't need my family to accompany me."

"Yes, yes, yes! Grandpa didn't think of this. You are one of our family members now." Third uncle laughed again and enthusiastically asked to keep him.

"It's getting late, and it's still snowing outside. Don't leave today. There's a room and bedding at home. Just stay here and wait for your second uncle to come back. Have a good meal tonight and leave early tomorrow morning!"

"Oh!" Agou was more than happy to accept the request.

This is an opportunity...

Seeing the old man's enthusiasm to keep people, Gu Tang suddenly felt that this was a good opportunity.

She winked at Agou secretly, then approached the old man and asked him, "Master, are you going back to the village tomorrow? If you are leaving tomorrow, you have to pack up today."

Third uncle really forgot about going back to the village tomorrow.

After Gu Tang reminded him, he finally realized it.

Just like Si Ya said, if we are leaving tomorrow, we have to pack up today.

Since we have to pack up, it seems... a bit inappropriate to let Mr. Gu stay at home at this time.

Agou's mind worked very quickly this time and he quickly understood what Gu Tang meant.

Before his uncle could speak, he said with surprise, "Master, this is such a coincidence! I have a horse-drawn carriage and an ox-drawn cart, and they are both sitting idle in my yard with no one using them!"

I'll stay here today to help pack up the things at home. Tomorrow I'll have someone bring over our horse and ox carts to help pull the things back to the village, and let the horses and oxen help out too!"

These words hit the nail on the head for Third Uncle.

The old man was about to say goodbye, but he swallowed the words back.

He didn't dare use other people's ox carts, for fear that the food at home would be coveted.

But the Sanlang in front of him is different. His family is rich and powerful. All the assets of the Gu family added together are probably not as much as what slips through his fingers.

If he helps transport the food, it can be done in two trips, which can save a lot of trouble.

But, isn’t it a bit bad to start ordering people around when they are just about to recognize each other?

Seeing the old man's hesitation, Gu Tang persuaded him, "Master, why are you still hesitating? This is a good idea, it couldn't be better. Besides, let your cousin go with you to get to know the family."

Although this recognition of kinship is not a big deal, it is reasonable to invite the elders of the clan to a banquet and inform them of the matter. After all, we will be formal relatives in the future. Don’t you agree?

The word "cousin" gave Agou a start!

He glanced at Gu Tang cautiously, and seeing that he showed no sign of being angry, he continued speaking along with what Gu Tang was saying.

"Cousin, my cousin is right. This time I'm going there, first, to help transport things for the family, second, to get to know the family, and third, to entertain the elders of the clan and let my grandson show his face in front of them."

Uncle San couldn't find any fault with this statement.

This is indeed the right way to formally recognize one's relatives.

"Okay! Then I'll do as you and your sister wish. I'll trouble you, Sanlang, to go with me."

Finally gave in.

Gu Tang also breathed a sigh of relief.

She said, "While we have some free time now, shall I take my cousin and Ping An to the west wing to pack our things?"

Third Uncle paused and thought, are you really going to ask others to help pack up?

"How about... you and Ping An go clean up. I guess your cousin has never done this kind of cleaning work before..."

"I have done it, I have done this job!" Before Third Uncle could finish his words, Agou couldn't wait to interrupt him.

"I've done this kind of work at home before. I always clean up my own things myself, never letting anyone else do it."

These words reminded Third Uncle of what Gu Tang had said before, that this person was not favored at home and did not have a good life. It seemed to be true.

In this case, he would be reluctant to say anything more, so as to avoid others thinking too much.

"Since you've done it, then go with your cousin."

"well!"

Agou responded, then looked at Gu Tang, waiting for her praise.

Didn't he do well this time?

Praise?

Without even thinking about it, Gu Tang rolled his eyes at him, called out to Gu Ping'an, and turned around and left the house.

Agou was silent for a moment. He did not suspect that Gu Tang did it on purpose, but instead suspected that he had done something wrong.

Seeing him stunned, Gu Pingan tugged at his clothes and said, "Let's go."

"Ah? Oh!" Agou came to his senses and hurriedly followed.

After coming out of the house, I walked a few steps to the west wing.

After opening the door, Gu Tang asked Gu Ping'an to find a hemp rope, saying that some things needed to be tied up again.

The Gu family's hemp ropes were all kept in the west wing, and they were specially brought from home to tie things up.

Gu Ping'an reached out and asked Gu Tang for the key. The west wing was locked and all the keys were in Gu Tang's hands.

"The key to the west wing is in my dressing-case in my room. My room is locked. Take the key and open the door yourself."

Gu Tang handed him a key and sent him away quickly.

Gu Ping'an was unaware of anything. He took the key and went to the backyard.

After the people walked away, Gu Tang immediately grabbed Agou's clothes and pushed him into the ear room.

Pushing him into the house, Gu Tang asked him, "What did you say to the old man?"

"No, nothing..." Agou was confused and didn't understand what was going on.

"Nothing? Then why did the old man call you Sanlang?"

"When the old man asked me what my name was, I didn't know what to say, so I said I was the third child, and my parents called me Sanlang."

Gu Tang was completely speechless!

"No, it's just a name! Why don't you just make one up? Now you say your name is Sanlang. When you return to the village, the old man will definitely introduce you to everyone by your name.

What will you do then? What's the point of using ranking or Sanlang as an excuse? If you really dare to do that, I tell you, within a day, the whole village will know that my father has adopted a fool with a lot of money as his nephew!"

Agou: ...He is not a fool.

"Think of one quickly! Find a chance to tell it tonight during dinner!"

While giving the instructions in an impatient tone, Gu Tang did not forget to stick his head out to take a look outside. Gu Ping'an had not returned yet.

Pulling his head back, Gu Tang asked him again: "Didn't you say you had no money? Where did you get the money to buy the sheep?"

This...

Ah Gou laughed and said, "I went to Cheng's house and found a few more boxes of silver in his storehouse, so I took some away."

Gu Tang: ...going to the Cheng family again!!!

She reached out and nodded Agou's head vigorously, gritting her teeth and cursing him: "Asshole! Didn't I tell you before? Don't go to the Cheng family again! You actually turned a deaf ear to my words?!"

Agou didn't dare to hide, and there were a few invisible finger marks on his forehead.

"The Cheng family is rich and bad, so why can't we go to their house?"

"No matter how rich I am, I can't stand you fleecing me like this! If I piss them off, they'll set a trap for me, and then you're screwed!"

Agou wanted to say no, ordinary people are no match for him.

Just then, his ears moved and he heard Gu Ping'an's footsteps coming towards him.

"Your brother is here."

Gu Tang paused, then immediately moved away from Agou, pretending to be packing up.

Agou also imitated her actions and sorted the things in front of him.

Gu Ping'an came with the key, stood at the door of the ear room, and glanced inside.

"Second sister, I've locked the door of your room again. Here's the key."

Gu Tang came out and took the key: "Go to the west wing and get a rope quickly. There are too many things in this room and they are too messy. We need to sort them out first."

"well!"

Seeing Gu Ping'an go to the west wing, Gu Tang returned to the house and reminded Agou again: "If you run out of money in the future, just come to me for money. You are not allowed to go to the Cheng family again!

If... you absolutely must go in the future, you must get my consent! The hallucinogens I have now can knock out four or five members of the Cheng family. It would be safest to knock them all out."

So...

Ah Gou followed Gu Tang's thoughts and suddenly his eyes lit up: "If that's the case, why not send the entire Cheng family away? Wouldn't that be safer?"

"Send it down?" Gu Tang was a little confused and didn't react. "Send it where?"

"Send them to the underworld! I'll kill them all and send them to the underworld together. How about that? Is this a good idea?"

Gu Tang took a deep breath and exploded instantly: "Okay? Okay! Get this idea out of your head right now!!!"

Agou, who thought his idea was a good one, looked confused. Is this a bad idea?

"I don't want to talk to you about this anymore right now. Turn around and continue packing your things! Don't make me scold you!"

Gu Tang had a sullen face, and was obviously unhappy.

Seeing this, Agou's heart trembled. He immediately dared not speak anymore. He turned around obediently and continued to pack his things.

Not long after, Gu Ping'an came in holding a bundle of ropes.

He didn't notice that the atmosphere in the room was wrong. He returned the key to Gu Tang, then stood beside her and helped her drag some bags of food.

Rice, flour and other grains are all packed in burlap bags. This is easy to do. Just check whether the rope tied to the bag is loose.

The most troublesome things are various miscellaneous items such as various meats, cabbage, radish, river fish, oil, salt, etc.

Fortunately, some of the items had already frozen solid, so they could be safely stacked together without worrying about them being crushed.

Put the small ones in bags and tie the big ones together with ropes. After loading them into the car tomorrow, cover them with a cloth to block the view.

After collecting the food, the three of them went to the west wing again.

All the charcoal bought by the Gu family was placed in the west wing, half in bags and half in backpacks.

All the charcoal in the backpack should be put into the bag. Once the bag is tied, no one will know what is in the bag. This is much more low-key than the backpack.

Gu Ping'an kept filling the bag with charcoal with his hands. He took the time to ask Gu Tang, "Second sister, do you want to clean up the bedding in the room?"

"It's up to you. We have bedding at home, so it's up to you whether you take it or not."

"Then will you accept it, Second Sister?"

"Me? I will definitely accept it!" The bedding in her room was given by the system, and it was really warm when she covered herself with it!