Chapter 103 I really don’t care about these little things
"Early this morning, Zhoujia Village sent people to take those little bastards back home, and they took the prey to the town to sell for money.
He gave each household a share of the money he collected, and since you were instrumental in this matter, you were given two shares." Clan leader Gu told Gu Xiaoxi about Yang Lizheng's final decision.
The village is very big, with four surnames and more than 500 households. With so little silver, each family can't get much.
Now that Gu Xiaoxi has some savings, she really doesn't care about these small things.
"Old patriarch, this Yang Lizheng is quite neutral." She wanted to ask the old patriarch about the origins of Yang Lizheng.
The old patriarch Gu replied, "There is no benefit at the moment. In order to live a peaceful life, what can he do if he can't remain neutral?"
"Has the old patriarch ever thought about taking our people away to live alone?" Gu Xiaoxi suddenly asked a rather sensitive question.
Why……
Clan leader Gu sighed deeply and said helplessly, "Our clan may seem good on the surface, but in fact, we have long been a loose sand. It is too difficult to truly support them.
Not to mention others, you've seen what kind of people your two neighbors are like."
Gu Xiaoxi felt a real headache when she thought of those two selfish neighbors.
However, this village is too big. If their clan is not united, they will probably suffer great losses when the real trouble comes.
However, she is not the clan leader, so there is no point in thinking about these things. She just needs to take care of themselves.
"Xiaoxi, if you have money, you must know how to hide it. There are many poor people, and there will be more people suffering from conjunctivitis." Patriarch Gu reminded Xiaoxi.
After hearing what the old patriarch said, Gu Xiaoxi understood what he meant: "Thank you, old patriarch, I understand."
"You are a smart child. If you really make money one day, go to the city and buy a big house, but you can't be too conspicuous in the village." Old Patriarch Gu knew that their family had made money recently and might have been targeted by someone.
"Xiaoxi has taken your words to heart." Gu Xiaoxi nodded in understanding.
They talked for a while, and then Gu Xiaoxi went out and called her uncle to another room to talk.
"Uncle, just now old Patriarch Gu told us not to make money too obviously in the village, so as not to be targeted by someone." Gu Xiaoxi told his uncle what old Patriarch Gu said.
Gu An felt a little depressed after hearing this, but after thinking about it, he felt that the old patriarch's consideration was right.
The main reason is that there are too many surnames in this village and the population is quite complicated. Also, the head of the village is not the one who is really in charge.
"Uncle, do you think this would work? Use blue bricks inside and cover the outside with mud. It will look like a mud wall, but it's a bit more troublesome." Gu Xiaoxi made a suggestion.
"We have to do this even if it's troublesome. The old patriarch said this, so I guess it's not groundless. It's better to be careful." Gu An felt that he had to listen to what he said.
Gu Xiaoxi nodded and said, "I'll go home and ask my third brother and the others to sell the remaining chestnuts in the next few days, and then come over to help."
“That’s best. Also, be low-key when your friend comes.
If people think you'd rather ask outsiders for help than your own people, they'll have their own opinions." Gu An thought of this.
"You're right. I'll go to the city then, to avoid making too big a scene." Gu Xiaoxi knew that Chen Qinian was a young master who was used to being rich, and he would definitely not restrain himself unless he was told.
"Go! I'll take care of the housework." Gu An nodded. These things had to be arranged in advance.
After the two of them had discussed the matter, Gu Xiaoxi went into the house to check on Uncle Yunhai's wound, gave some instructions to Aunt Tianyun, and then told Afeng a few words before leaving with the backpack on his back.
Outside the village entrance, there were passing horse-drawn carriages and ox-drawn carts. It was still early at this time, so she went home to take the jar of preserved eggs with her. Not long after arriving at the village entrance, she got on a horse-drawn carriage.
Gu Xiaoxi had never seen the coachman before. The people in the carriage were all from other villages. She had her face wrapped in cloth and didn't recognize anyone.
When she arrived in the city, she came to the gate of the academy.
Gu Nanming and his friends had just arrived a while ago. Now that the Mo family was not competing for their business, they didn't need to set up a stall there. Customers would come as soon as they put down their things.
"Xiaoxi, how come you have time to come here today?" Mrs. Tan was a little curious when she saw Xiaoxi coming.
Gu Nanming told them that Xiaoxi was busy building a house at home, hoping to move in before the New Year.
"Mrs. Tan, I brought you some food and will teach you how to make another delicious dish." After Gu Xiaoxi finished speaking, she started to work without waiting for Mrs. Tan to say anything.
Mrs. Tan asked her husband to greet the guests, and she seriously learned new things from Xiaoxi.
Gu Xiaoxi taught Mrs. Tan how to make preserved egg and lean meat porridge, then talked with her eldest brother and the others before going to find Chen Qinian.
When she went to the academy to ask, she found out that Chen Qinian had not been there for two days, so she had to go to Chen's house to look for him.
In order to cure Chen Qinian's dantian injury, the Chen family has been looking for a master with high cultivation level for Chen Qinian these days, and is waiting to go to Xixia Village after the master arrives.
Seeing Gu Xiaoxi suddenly appear, Chen Yuanwai became a little worried.
"Xiaoxi, could something have happened that year?" he asked.
"You worry too much. This is not Qinian's problem, it's my problem. I need to talk to Qinian about the details." Seeing that Mr. Chen was worried, Gu Xiaoxi hurried to explain.
After hearing this, Mr. Chen let out a breath, and his frown gradually relaxed. He then looked at Lao Yu and ordered, "Go find that kid."
"Okay, sir!" Old Yu walked out with a smile.
Chen Qinian was extremely excited after returning from Gu Xiaoxi. It had been several days, and he took out the secret books he had treasured and read them over and over again every day.
Look, he got up early in the morning and started practicing in the back yard, looking completely obsessed.
"Third Young Master, Miss Xiaoxi is here to see you." Old Yu came over happily to inform the Third Young Master.
When he heard that Sister Xiaoxi was coming, Chen Qinian dropped the sword in his hand and ran over.
"Sister Xiaoxi, do we need to prepare something else?" His voice came in before he entered the house.
Seeing Chen Qinian coming over, Chen Yuanwai said cheerfully: "Okay, I won't listen to you young people talking. I'm going to go out for a walk. Xiaoxi, stay for lunch at noon."
"Okay, Mr. Chen." Gu Xiaoxi could only obey respectfully.
After seeing Mr. Chen off, she looked at Chen Qinian and found that the boy had a rosy complexion. She guessed that he had been having a good time these days.
She put down the cup in her hand and briefly explained the situation: "When you left last time, there were some things I forgot to tell you, so I came over."
"Please speak." Chen Qinian asked.
“People in our village are quite complicated because we are too poor and we can’t stand seeing others getting rich.
When you go there, don't let the carriage go into the village. Send someone to my house first and they will take you to the place where I want to build a house.
"Put the things you need to bring in the backpack, and remember not to show off, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble." Gu Xiaoxi gave detailed instructions.
Chen Qinian thought about the trouble his second brother had caused and nodded in understanding.
"By the way, I didn't see your second brother. Where is he?" Gu Xiaoxi asked curiously.
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