Chapter 71 Digging Bamboo Shoots
"Third brother, why did Third Sister-in-law ask us to dig these small bamboos?" Gu Chuan asked while digging bamboo shoots diligently.
Gu Yan was sent out by Li Wanqing to dig bamboo shoots, and Gu Chuan also followed.
"Your third sister-in-law used these small bamboos to dry bamboo shoots. She said they are called bamboo shoots and they are delicious when fried." Gu Yan said.
"Really? This thing can be eaten? Third sister-in-law is really knowledgeable. This little bamboo has been growing here for many years? We didn't even know it could be eaten?" Gu Chuan said with emotion.
"Well, your third sister-in-law does know a lot." Gu Yan nodded, looking a little proud.
Gu Chuan also envied his third brother Gu Yan. His third brother was not as good as him at home. His parents still loved him a little, but to his third brother, it was purely out of face, and sometimes there was no face at all.
But the third brother was lucky and saved his third sister-in-law. His third sister-in-law was beautiful, and after all, she had been a maid in a wealthy family, so she knew a lot.
"Third brother, I want to go hunting at Wild Boar Ridge tomorrow. Do you want to go?" Gu Chuan wanted to save enough money for the betrothal gift to marry a wife as soon as possible, so he wanted to try his luck at Wild Boar Ridge.
Gu Yan remembered that Li Wanqing had told him not to go hunting anymore, and that they could make more money digging medicinal herbs than hunting.
I refused: "I won't go, you go by yourself."
"Third brother, will you come with me? Although what Dad said was unpleasant, he was right.
You really have to work hard at hunting, otherwise where will the money come from? You and your sister-in-law will have children in the future.
"Having a child is very expensive. You don't know if you haven't grown up at home. Just look at my eldest brother. With three children in his family, life is very tight. We often have to give my eldest brother a few more taels of silver from the prey we sell." Gu Chuan advised earnestly.
Hunting is dangerous. It turns out that Gu Chongshan always goes hunting with Gu Nian and Gu Chuan.
Later, Grandpa Gu passed away. Gu Yan sometimes went with them, but most of the time he went alone.
However, Gu Yan also knew that Gu Chongshan gave more money to Gu Nian, so Gu Yan was so angry when Gu Chongshan said that today.
They are both sons, and the older son was worried that he might not be living well, so he gave him money in both open and covert ways.
If you come to him, you won’t look for him even if you starve to death? This is the fundamental reason why Gu Yan is disappointed.
But now Gu Yan has figured it out. Since his parents don't take him seriously, he just needs to fulfill his obligations from now on.
Gu Yan saw his brother looking at him worriedly, and after thinking about it, he felt that it would be okay to tell him that his family owned a farm.
He said, "You don't have to worry about us. Your third sister-in-law bought a farm with fifty acres of land.
Now we have hired farmhands to farm the crops, and we have food to eat."
"What? Third sister-in-law bought a farm? You-you guys-third brother you are so awesome. Where is the farm? Why haven't I heard you mention it?" Gu Chuan was so excited that he spoke incoherently when he learned that his third sister-in-law bought fifty acres of land.
Gu Yan also felt that he was very capable. Although all this was thanks to his wife, he was very capable of marrying his wife.
"The village is right next to Chenjiazhuang in Qingshan Town. I'll take you there when I have time.
We grow rice, corn, and wheat on the farm, and we also raise chickens, ducks, and geese," said Gu Yan.
“Third brother, you are so lucky to be able to marry the third sister-in-law. Since you have so much land, you don’t have to worry about it in the future.
You should have said it to Dad this morning, letting him see that the son he didn't value is much more promising than the son he valued." Gu Chuan said.
"Well, I've figured it out now. As long as I live a good life, I don't care about other people anymore.
You too, live your life well in the future. Since others don’t take us seriously, we should take ourselves more seriously.
Don’t shirk the responsibilities that we should bear from our parents in the future. Anyway, we have our elder and second brothers above us, so we should just follow them.
As for the rest, don't think too much about it. When you get married, you'll have your own family and children. You should focus on your family." Gu Yan said.
Gu Yan really figured it out. If others don’t care about you, then care about yourself.
Besides, even if his parents don’t care about him, he still has a wife, and his wife cares about him very much.
"Okay, I'll listen to my third brother. I'll go hunting tomorrow and try to save enough money for the betrothal gift as soon as possible." Gu Chuan nodded.
"Be careful when hunting. Don't provoke large wild animals just to make a few more bucks. We can't handle them.
Nothing is more important than safety. If the betrothal gift is not enough, I can lend it to you." Gu Yan was afraid that he would go to a dangerous place to make money.
That's why I offered to lend him money. After all, the betrothal gift was only ten taels of silver at most, and he didn't care about it at all now.
As for why he didn't give it directly, he also knew the old saying that a little kindness pays off and a big one pays grudge.
Besides, his relationship with the fourth brother isn't that good yet.
He returned to this family after his grandparents passed away a few years ago.
When his grandparents were alive, he basically had little contact with these brothers.
That is, after he returned, his parents did not pay attention to him, which made Gu Chuan feel that neither of them was valued by their parents, and they felt that they were from the same country.
In fact, Gu Yan knew the real situation clearly. Gu Chuan had a much higher status in his parents' hearts than he did.
After all, he is the youngest son, so his parents are still somewhat kind to him.
Gu Chuan didn't expect that his third brother was willing to lend him money. Gu Yan didn't have much feelings for them, and Gu Chuan knew it very well.
"Thank you, Third Brother. I understand." Gu Chuan said gratefully.
"Okay, let's dig quickly. Let's dig all of this area today and peel off the skin of the bamboo shoots." Gu Yan said.
"Okay." This bamboo forest is quite large, and it won't be easy to dig up all of it.
But Gu Chuan didn't say anything. He just agreed and started working hard.
The two men worked until dusk and finally finished picking all the tender bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest.
In order to reduce weight, Gu Yan even peeled off the skin.
"Third brother, why are you digging so many bamboo shoots? Even if you want to eat them, you can't eat so much?" Gu Chuan said while peeling the bamboo shoots.
"Don't think we got a lot, there won't be much left after it dries.
The reason we picked so many is to save them for winter, and to have an extra dish on the table for a change of taste. "You peel them first, I'll send these back." They definitely couldn't take back all the bamboo shoots they dug, so they had to send some back first.
"Okay, Third Brother, you go ahead. There aren't many left. It won't take me long to finish peeling them." Gu Chuan said.
"Well, you peel them first, I'll take it back first, and then we can pick the next ones back in a while." After saying that, Gu Yan carried two large baskets of bamboo shoots back first.
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