Chapter 172 Discussing Retirement Money
"Mom and Dad, why are you here? And why are you here too, big brother and second brother?" Gu Yan felt his scalp tingling when he saw the whole family in front of him, but he still stepped forward to say hello.
"We came to town to buy things for Gu Xiang's dowry.
"I just wanted to come and see you. Your aunt said you agreed to let Gu Xiang get married here?" Gu Chongshan said.
"Well, Wanqing agreed. You just need to come over on the wedding day." Gu Yan nodded.
"Third brother, this large piece of land is all yours? How much grain can we harvest this year?" Gu Nian said.
"Yes, Third Brother, you are the most promising one in our family."
"Third brother, I heard that you usually live in the county town? Where is your house in the county town? Please invite us to visit your house one day."
"Third brother, why haven't Third Sister-in-law and Xuanxuan come back?"
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My goodness, with so many people saying one thing each, Gu Yan simply couldn’t answer them all.
Gu Yan simply didn't answer and opened the door to let them in.
"Okay, everyone come in. If you have anything to say, let's talk inside." Gu Yan opened the door.
Fortunately, the house is big enough, otherwise it would not be able to accommodate so many people.
But even if everyone comes in, not everyone has a seat.
"You all came here just to take a look? Just tell me what's going on." Gu Yan didn't believe that they just came here to take a look. They must have some purpose.
"Nothing else to do, I just bought some things for Gu Xiang and came to visit.
It’s not easy for us to come out. I’ve heard from your aunt how big and nice your farm is. Your mother and I have never been here before.
"I just wanted to come and take a look, and when your elder and second brothers found out, they said they wanted to come too, so we came together," Gu Chongshan explained.
"Okay, you've seen it, so go back. I'm still busy." Gu Yan nodded.
Gu Yan didn’t think that what he said was wrong at all. Since there was nothing to do, he could just do what he had to do.
He was busy and had no time to chat with them.
"No, third brother, you asked us to leave right after we arrived. Isn't that a bit too much?" Gu Bei couldn't help but say.
"What's excessive? I don't think it's excessive at all. I didn't invite you here." Gu Yan retorted.
"you……."
Seeing that they were about to argue again, Gu Chongshan quickly interrupted them.
"Okay, stop arguing, Third Brother. I haven't been to your land yet. Why don't you take us to see it?" said Gu Chongshan.
Gu Yan saw that Gu Chongshan wanted to go out to see it. Even though he was unwilling in his heart, he did not directly refute it. He could only say: "Let's go."
"From there to the river, it's all there. The paddy fields are being plowed now, and once they're done, we can release the water.
Over there is dry sandy land, and we plan to plant peanuts and soybeans today.
Over there is winter wheat. It looks green now because the wheat seedlings have turned green again.
Plant corn a little further away. It is drought-resistant and can be grown without being near a river.
The land outside the farm is also ours, but it's all rented out, and we just collect the rent." Gu Yan introduced as he walked.
"Third brother, I've heard that you bought a lot of land. This is too much.
With so much land, how much grain can be harvested in a year?" Gu Nian said enviously.
"Third brother, have all the land outside been rented out? How many acres are there in total?" Gu Chuan also asked.
"Not much, maybe thirty or forty acres in total. I can't remember the exact amount." Gu Yan said indifferently.
"Hiss~, thirty or forty acres isn't much? Third brother, are you getting rich?
Tell me, brother, how much wealth do you have?
Even if you become rich, you can't forget me, your brother." Gu Bei stepped forward and patted Gu Yan's shoulder in a pretentious manner.
Gu Yan ignored him and took a few quick steps forward.
"Uncle San, can I go see the chicks and ducklings?" Because it was the beginning of spring, the newly hatched chicks and ducklings were only bought not long ago.
"Go and see."
After taking everyone for a walk, Gu Yan brought them back to the house.
"Okay, we've seen it all. You guys can go back. I have to go to work too." Gu Yan said.
"Third brother, I have something to discuss with you." Gu Chongshan said after thinking for a while.
Gu Yan knew they must have come for something: "What is it? Tell me."
“Well, I’m getting older every year, and it’s a bit hard for me to keep hunting.
Gu Xiang got married this year, so I thought about stopping hunting.
"You four brothers give me and your mother pension money every year. What do you think about it?" Gu Chongshan said after thinking it over.
"I have no objection. Everything will be done according to your wishes." What objection could Gu Yan have?
Although his parents were not good to him, they raised him anyway, so it is only natural for him to take care of them in their old age.
"Well, since you have no objection, then let's do this: each of the four of you brothers will give us five taels of silver and two hundred kilograms of grain each year.
Forget about it this year, you can just start paying from next year," said Gu Chongshan.
"What? Five taels of silver? Five taels of silver per family, that's twenty taels for the four of us.
Add to that the food, what could you possibly spend so much money on, Dad?"
Li Yingdi couldn't help it before anyone else could say anything.
"Second brother, aren't you the head of your family? The men in the family discuss things, when is it the women's turn to make comments?" Gu Chongshan was very unhappy after being refuted.
As a father-in-law, he couldn't directly talk about his daughter-in-law, so he could only talk about his son.
Gu Nian, Gu Yan, and Gu Chuan didn't say anything, even Zhang Cuihua and Zhao Cuifang didn't say anything.
Li Yingdi was the first one to jump out of the room. Gu Bei looked at everyone.
Looking at him, I felt a little embarrassed.
He slapped Li Yingdi in the face and said, "Shut up. Why are you everywhere? If you keep talking nonsense, get out of here."
Li Yingdi was very good at reading people's expressions. When she saw that Gu Bei was really angry, she didn't dare to make a fuss anymore and shrank to one side without saying a word.
"Dad, don't worry about this spendthrift woman, I have the final say in my family.
I have no objection, just do as Dad says." Gu Bei turned around and said.
Gu Chongshan's expression improved only after he saw Gu Bei slap Li Yingdi.
"The second brother has no objection, what about you guys?" Gu Chongshan asked Gu Yan and the others.
In fact, the main question was to Gu Yan. Gu Nian and Gu Chuan knew what was going on and they didn't dare to disagree.
"Okay, I have no objection." Gu Yan nodded.
Gu Nian and Gu Chuan also nodded and said they had no objection.
"Since you all have no objection, then let's make it a deal.
Now let’s talk about your sister’s dowry.
Your mother and I are old, and with you brothers getting married one after another, we don’t have much savings.
Your younger sister is marrying in town, so I want each of you to give two taels of silver as a dowry for your younger sister."
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