Chapter 41: Long-term Perspective
Zhao family.
After Zhao Liya and the others discussed it, Zhao Xiang, Hu Ling and Zhao Liya decided to take Ganoderma lucidum and silver to the county town tomorrow to ask for mercy from Yu Gongcao.
It's okay to go to Zaihu Village tomorrow afternoon. There are two clan leaders and Li Guangwu and his brothers watching over it, so it's safe and reliable.
The lychees in the yard are ripe, and the whole family has been enjoying them for several days. The flesh is crystal white, sweet and juicy, and absolutely delicious. I'm going to see Yu Gongcao today, so I'll pick some to take with me.
Widow Qu went to the vegetable garden and picked a lot of beans, eggplants, red peppers, loofahs, and pulled out a few clumps of fresh young ginger. She also filled a backpack and asked them to take it away.
Even though this is a local specialty and not worth much, it’s still a thoughtful gesture, isn’t it?
No matter whether you have the gift or not, you will feel happy when someone gives you the gift.
What's more, young ginger at this time of year is a good thing and it's not cheap. Chop the red pepper and garlic cloves, mix them with the washed young ginger and put them into a jar. Marinate for about half a month. It will be fragrant, sour and spicy. It is a great thing whether it is used for stir-frying or directly used as a side dish for porridge!
Yu Gongcao and his two companions entered the city and soon found Yu Gongcao's home.
Yu Gongcao's wife was very happy to see that they brought so many things, especially when she saw so many bright and beautiful red peppers and tender white ginger. Her smile deepened a little. She warmly invited them to sit down and asked her daughter to pour a bowl of tea for each of them.
The tea made from the leaves of the kumquat tree is refreshing and thirst-quenching, with a hint of sweetness.
Zhao Xiang presented two Ganoderma lucidum and complained and begged for mercy. Zhao Liya occasionally added a sentence or two, and while begging for mercy, she also mentioned that the Gu family had snatched away a Ganoderma lucidum.
"We really couldn't find it. We even asked the people from Zaihu Village to look for it. We went into the mountains with them, but there was nothing we could do."
Zhao Liya didn't mention how old the Ganoderma lucidum the Gu family had taken was. Seeing the two Ganoderma lucidum plants before him, Yu Gongcao assumed the one the Gu family had taken was also this large. He immediately frowned, "The Gu family is really getting more and more unreasonable! From now on, if you have anything to hand over, remember to bring it directly to me, don't give it to them."
"Yes, sir."
Yu Gongcao didn't say anything else about the Gu family. A place like Yancun should have people like the Gu family to suppress it, otherwise it would easily lead to chaos. As for the Gu family, he always used kindness and force, giving them a good reward after a blow. As long as the Gu family didn't make too much trouble, he would not care.
Of course, he wouldn't care if someone pulled the Gu family down and replaced them.
It is not necessary to take care of the family.
After a few conversations, Zhao Liya already knew what was going on. That was, Yu Gongcao did not regard the Gu family as his own people. What he needed was a manager.
Yu Gongcao said, "If there were three Ganoderma lucidum plants this big, we could barely handle it, but with only two, it's a bit difficult!"
Zhao Xiang and the other two begged bitterly, and finally took out the ten taels of silver they had saved, and finally got the matter over with.
Zhao Xiangwu said with a sense of luck, "Luckily, my son and daughter found some Hericium erinaceus and red mushrooms when they went into the mountains. Luckily, they happened to run into merchants from the provincial capital and made a small profit selling them. Otherwise, this time, I'm really, really... Thanks to you, sir, I finally got this job."
Yu Gongcao's wife, sewing nearby, looked up and smiled, "Monicil'ereum? Wow, that's a good thing! It's not easy to come by. You guys are really lucky!"
Zhao Liya immediately smiled and said, "Yes, we're lucky this time. We'll go back into the mountains and explore again. If we're lucky enough to find some again, we'll send some to Madam Yu to try. The other mushrooms in the mountains are also quite delicious. Madam Yu, please send some if you don't mind."
Yu Gongcao's wife immediately smiled brightly: "Oh, how can I be so embarrassed!"
Zhao Liya smiled and said, "Things from the mountains aren't worth much anyway. I'm glad you don't mind."
Yu Gongcao's wife smiled and said nothing, obviously very satisfied.
After a while, Zhao Xiang and the others said goodbye and left.
Hu Ling couldn't help but mutter: "He's just a minor official, but he's so greedy." His adoptive father had never done such a thing before.
Zhao Liya said: "Don't say anything, this is considered good."
Zhao Xiang smiled bitterly and shook his head, thinking to himself, no wonder they say officials are as slippery as oil, it's indeed true.
Over there, Yu Gongcao's wife said to him, "The Zhao family is quite good, very sensible. I say if you can side with them, please do so. A family like this is much better than those poor people who can't squeeze anything out of them!"
Yu Gongcao looked at her and said, "Okay, what do you know?"
Yu Gongcao's wife snorted, "I don't understand. I just know that smart and sensible people are much better than those who are stupid and incompetent!"
Yu Gongcao: “.”
Yu Gongcao's wife said: "Besides, no matter how smart he is, what good can he do? He is still under our control. After coming to this place, can he really turn the tables?"
Yu Gongcao: “.”
Yu Gongcao's wife instigated the matter again. She was unwilling to see such a good Ganoderma lucidum being taken away by the Gu family. Since the Zhao family had already paid the silver, if they could get the Ganoderma lucidum back, wouldn't it become theirs?
Can a Ganoderma lucidum like this one that is fifty or sixty years old sell for a lot of money?
Why should the Gu family get the advantage?
The Gu family is too ignorant. Even if they really took it away, they should use it to honor them.
Yu Gongcao also thought it made sense. What was the Gu family's intention in taking the Ganoderma lucidum and keeping it a secret? What were they trying to do? It was time to give them another warning, or else they'd be damned!
Yu Gongcao quickly found Boss Gu and asked him about the Ganoderma lucidum.
The Gu family was already furious when they learned that the Zhao family had gone to Yu Gongcao to report the matter. When Yu Gongcao asked about it, they complained even more. How could the eldest brother Gu dare to hide it? He immediately handed it over.
When Yu Gongcao saw that he took out such a small Ganoderma lucidum, he knew that he was trying to fool him on purpose. It was obvious that Xin had really grown up.
He scolded Boss Gu harshly.
In the end, Boss Gu gritted his teeth and paid five taels of silver. After receiving a scolding, the matter was finally settled.
Boss Gu returned home with a gloomy face. When he told his family about this, his whole family was furious. They wanted to settle the score with the Zhao family and blame them for talking nonsense.
Boss Gu said coldly, "Forget it. There's no point in talking about this anymore. If something goes wrong again, it will be hard to explain to Yu Gongcao if he finds out."
Yu Gongcao had just punished him, and right after that, his family started causing trouble for the Zhao family because of this matter. Doesn't this mean that they are dissatisfied with Gongcao?
The Gu family wasn't afraid of the Zhao family, but they couldn't help but consider Yu Gongcao. They felt extremely frustrated and said, "We can't just let this go!"
Boss Gu sneered: "Of course not, Hulu should go to the Qu family to propose marriage."
"Um?"
No one was as sinister as Boss Gu, and they didn't understand why the topic changed so quickly.
Boss Gu said calmly: "Aren't the Qu and Zhao families one family now? When Qu Yutao and Hulu get married, they will naturally be relatives of the Zhao family as well."
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