"No one has left," Old Wu said to Gu Xingnuo.
Gu Xingnuo nodded. Even if these old soldiers wanted to leave, they would have no money to live in Wangxiangguan. Go to other villages? There were not many good farmlands at the border. Which village would take in outsiders? Leave the border? These people were old, disabled, and had families to support. How could they travel so far?
The housekeeper then said that the hot water was ready.
"Go take a shower," Gu Xingnuo patted Lao Wutou's shoulder and said to the veterans gently, "Change your clothes and have a full meal. We'll talk tomorrow."
Old Wu said: "Young Master..."
"I know about this," Gu Xingnuo waved his hand at Old Wu and whispered, "Leave it to me. Anyway, our Gu family will not abandon you. As for the farmland, as long as you are willing to cultivate it, you will come back. Don't worry, I know what to do."
Old Wu had a guilty look on his face, but after hearing what Master Gu said, the old soldier felt at ease.
"Butler," Gu Xingnuo ordered the butler, "accompany them and take good care of them."
The housekeeper quickly replied yes.
Old Wu was the first one to stand up. After paying his respects to the old man and the two young masters, he followed the housekeeper and left.
After Lao Wu and his men left, Gu Xingyan asked, "Who sent the troops to destroy our village?"
"Zhao Qiuming," Gu Xingnuo said, "Or someone who wants to please Zhao Qiuming."
"Damn it!" Gu Xingyan cursed.
"This matter is not difficult to investigate," Gu Xingnuo leaned back on the couch again, pressing his hand on the injured part of his ribs, his expression somewhat painful.
Gu Xingyan hurriedly asked: "Brother, how are you?"
The old man hurriedly said, "Second brother, go and see why the doctor hasn't arrived yet."
My husband is a sister slave
Gu Xingyan ran out of the study.
The old man walked up to Gu Xingnuo, reached out and touched the place where Gu Xingnuo was pressing his hand, and asked, "Is this where you're hurt?"
Gu Xingnuo nodded and whispered, "Grandfather, there is not much money left at home. What should Lao Wu and the others do?"
The old man sat down on the edge of the couch and sighed, "I still have some money. I'll give it to you first."
Young Master Gu knew how much money was left in the family. The money the old man mentioned was probably his and his wife's funeral funds.
"Don't worry about it," the old man said, "It's time to let the second son take charge of things. You are right. We can't let him not ask about anything anymore."
Gu Xingnuo smiled bitterly and said, "Grandfather, your money cannot be touched."
"Nonsense!" The old man glared, "My money was boiled with medicine? Will it kill people if used?"
"Grandfather," Gu Xingnuo took a deep breath and said, "You have to take the money back to the hometown. Suddenly there are 100,000 more soldiers and horses, and there is no food or fodder. You have to spend this money on the army."
The old man had a sullen face and said nothing.
"It's easier to deal with the army's arrears of wages, as they will eventually be paid," Gu Xingnuo said, "but if the army has no food and the soldiers are left hungry, there will definitely be chaos in the army. At that time, it will be another great sin for my Gu family."
"You mean, I have to buy a lot of grain from the capital?" said the old man.
Gu Xingnuo said, "We can buy grain along the way, but we must buy as much as we can in the capital. Otherwise, without us saying anything, the censors will report our Gu family's purchase of grain to the court. Then, if the emperor asks about it himself, and we say something, it won't be considered as our Gu family filing a complaint with the emperor."
The old man thought about what his eldest grandson said, pointed his finger at Gu Xingnuo, and said, "You are so thoughtful."
"No matter how clever I am, I can't make money," Gu Xingnuo said with a wry smile, "Without money, what should I do with the manor? Including women and children, there are several thousand people in the manor."
Gu Xingyan came in with the doctor at this time and said, "Grandfather, brother, the doctor is here."
The old man patted Gu Xingnuo's shoulder and whispered, "Let's see the doctor first."
The doctor sat down and took Gu Xingnuo's pulse. His expression gradually became serious. Young Master Gu's injury was not light.
Gu Xingyan said to the old man: "Grandfather, I'm going back to my room for a while."
The old man said, "What's the matter?"
Young Master Gu hesitated for a long time but couldn't explain clearly.
"Okay, go ahead," the old man finally became impatient and waved his hand at Gu Xingyan, letting him go.
"Brother, I'll be here soon after I go back to my room," Gu Xingyan said hello to his elder brother again and ran out of the study.
Mrs. Lin was sitting in the room doing needlework, while Gu Xu had fallen asleep in the arms of her wet nurse.
Gu Xingyan pushed the door open and walked into the room. He looked at the nurse and said, "Take Xu'er back to his room and let him sleep."
The nanny hurriedly carried little Gu Xu away.
Madam Lin stood up and asked, "Husband, what happened?"
"Are you still hoping for something bad to happen in the mansion every day?" Gu Xingyan said unhappily.
Madam Lin smiled and walked up to Second Young Master Gu, saying, "Okay, okay, I said something wrong, what's wrong with you, my husband?"
"Where's our money?" Gu Xingyan said, "How much do we have in total? Give it all to me."
Mrs. Lin was shocked and asked, "Why does my husband suddenly want money?"
Gu Xingyan briefly recounted the destruction of the manor in Guannei, and said, "From the way Big Brother behaved, I knew that the family had no money."
Mrs. Lin didn't show any expression on her face, but she felt unhappy. The mansion was out of money, so they had to use their private savings to supplement the bill?
"Why are you still standing there?" Gu Xingyan said, "Take out the money."
"My husband," Mrs. Lin said, "It wasn't long ago that our house was ransacked. How much money can we have in this house?"
Gu Xingyan's face darkened and he said, "Lin, I don't care about money, but I know that when the family property was returned, my elder brother and his wife returned our share. We don't have to spend money on food, clothing, and other necessities. Where did your money go?"
Mrs. Lin said, "Husband, there is money, but you have to ask my eldest brother how much he gave us in total."
Gu Xingyan was stunned and said, "What do you mean? Can my elder brother take our money? My elder brother is not that kind of person. Stop talking nonsense to me!"
Madam Lin said hurriedly, "That's not what I meant. My third brother got married with all the money from you two brothers. My eldest sister-in-law said she didn't need the money from grandpa and grandmother, so she returned it. As for mother's money, my eldest brother and sister-in-law also returned it. My husband, my third brother is the princess, and the money went out like water. Now my husband is asking me for money, can I turn it into money?"
Gu Xingyan glanced at his wife, then stood up and started rummaging around in the room, saying to Lin: "It's okay if we don't have money. At worst, I can just move all the things in our room out and sell them. At least we can have some money."
"Can't you live like this?" Mrs. Lin became anxious when she saw Gu Xingyan like this, and followed behind the Second Young Master Gu and asked repeatedly.
Gu Xingyan turned around, looked at Madam Lin with a somewhat cold gaze, and said, "Where's the money?"
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