Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Song Tie began to worry.
If Gu Gong fools him, Gu Gong will be fine, but he will be the unlucky one!
"Where's Mr. Gu? Has anyone seen Gu Gong?"
No one saw Gu Gong.
Song Tie panicked!
Old Gu, you can't harm me.
Can Gu Gong harm Song Tie?
Of course not!
When the time came, sixty students squeezed into a double-track carriage and came to the military academy to report.
Physical fitness must be met and each person must know at least 200 words.
Moreover, they are all children of common people and fully meet the admission requirements.
Song Tie turned his worry into joy and patted Gu Gong on the shoulder, "Brother Gu is amazing, you have helped me a lot!"
"Remember to give me the remaining fifty taels as soon as possible."
"I'll give it to you in a minute."
Song Tie chuckled, thinking that the one hundred and fifty taels was well worth it.
He casually asked, "Brother Gu, where did you find these people from?"
Gu Gong smiled mysteriously, "Anyway, just meet the requirements, why ask so many questions?"
Is it difficult to find sixty students who can recognize at least 200 characters and have good physical fitness?
It's difficult for some people, such as Song Tie.
It is easy for some people, such as Gu Gong.
The servants in the mansion, the clan members, the clever boys in the manor, the families of the personal soldiers, and the Marquis's mansion also provided a lot of people...
The ages are concentrated between sixteen and twenty-two.
Dozens of people gathered together to engage in cramming and intensive learning.
If you can’t learn, you will be beaten with a stick. Let’s see who dares not to study hard.
After a sudden burst of listening, the words finally entered everyone's mind.
Select the best people who are willing to study at the Military Academy, gather sixty people, and send them to the Military Academy at once.
He was a boy who was a slave, but he escaped from slavery very early.
If you are not a slave, you only need to complete the status of three generations of ancestors.
Half a month, mission accomplished!
Perfect!
With the remaining fifty taels in hand, Gu Gong had some pocket money again.
I was busy recruiting students during this period, and the moving was delayed again and again.
When he had time, Gu Gong went back to the Gu Mansion.
He called the servants and guards together to move all the furniture in the yard.
Gu Cheng was about to leave mourning and was preparing for the banquet to celebrate his departure. He was discussing the guest list with Mrs. Hu.
Upon learning that Gu Gong was moving and taking away all the furniture in the yard, he hurried over.
"Old Five, what are you doing?"
"I bought an apartment near the Military Academy and will be living there from now on. These furnitures are what I've been used to since I was a child. If I move them all over there, it will just fill up the new house. Third brother, do you disagree with me moving the furniture?"
Gu Gong narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at people like a lone wolf, fierce but not afraid of death.
Gu Cheng's heart skipped a beat. "I don't disagree with you moving. It's just that if you move all the furniture in the yard, how will you live when you come back? You bought a house, how about this, I'll pay for a full set of furniture for you."
"No need! I just like this set of furniture in the yard. I'm used to it. Third brother is rich. When I move out, you can spend some money to buy a set of furniture to fill up this yard."
Gu Gong's attitude is absolutely non-negotiable.
Gu Cheng had a headache and his eyebrows twitched twice.
He rubbed his brow and asked, "Do we have to move?"
Gu Gong said firmly, "Yes, we must move it. This is the furniture I've been used to since I was a child. I like it!"
Gu Cheng smiled bitterly, "I didn't expect you to be such a nostalgic person. Since you want to move, I won't stop you. Remember to come back and stay for half a month during the Chinese New Year. This will always be your home."
Gu Gong laughed sarcastically when he heard this.
He speaks very directly and doesn't sugarcoat things like Gu Yan does.
"My eldest brother was awarded the title of Earl, and he would rather bear the stigma of being unfilial than move out and build a new mansion. It's obvious that in his mind, this place is not his home at all. As for the second and fourth brothers, the second brother has already settled down in the northwest and will probably never come back in this lifetime. The fourth brother secretly bought a house in Xinmin County and even took my concubine away with him, living a simple life behind closed doors." "Although the family hasn't been officially divided yet, in the hearts of all the brothers, it has actually been divided a long time ago. Only you, third brother, are deceiving yourself, thinking that we are still a family and this is still everyone's home. Stop dreaming, okay? Money is important, but living a comfortable life is more important."
"If you tell me that I won't get a share of the family property if I move out, I will still move out. As for the other brothers, my eldest brother will definitely have the same attitude. My second brother probably doesn't care about this little bit of family property either, and my fourth brother might join in the division with you. When the time comes, you can just have a good talk with him."
Gu Gong's words were quite blunt and directly pointed out the fact that Gu Cheng had been unwilling to face.
Gu Yan felt unwell.
"What are you talking about! All the assets of this family belong to us five brothers, each of us has a share. No matter how much you despise this family, this is always your root."
Gu Gong waved his hand, "Whatever you want! If you give it to me, I'll take it. If you don't give it to me, I don't want it either."
Gu Cheng slammed his fist on the wall. "What do you mean by not caring? You're not a child anymore. When I was your age, my children were already old enough to help with cooking. Look at you, you don't even have a marriage planned. You don't care about the family's money, so how can you get married and support your wife and children? You've been in the northwest for many years and earned a lot, but you spent it all. How much money do you have left?"
Gu Gong rolled his eyes and said, "Why do you care whether I have money or not? I haven't eaten your rice or drunk your water."
"You are my brother, how can I ignore you? I will ask the accountant to withdraw one thousand taels for you now. You are not allowed to refuse it!" Gu Yan was angry.
He was almost mad to death.
Other brothers, when it comes to dividing the family property, will fight like crazy. They are very meticulous and will divide every penny, even a needle or a foot of cloth.
Hey!
When it was the brothers' turn, they all looked down on it, as if the money at home was too stinky and they were unwilling to take it.
He also had to force his brothers to pay.
It's simply bizarre.
Let’s talk about the two illegitimate brothers.
The illegitimate sons of other families try every possible means to get some money from their families.
His half-brothers wished to be as far away from home as possible, and money didn't matter to them.
They all have weird tempers.
Even money is not rare!
Who did you learn this from?
Gu Cheng angrily went to the accountant to withdraw a thousand taels of silver note from the Shaofu Bank and gave it to Gu Gong.
Gu Gong snorted with a look of disdain.
Gu Yan gritted his teeth and wanted to say, since you are so disdainful, then don't ask for money.
But he was also worried that once he said this, Gu Gong would throw the banknote in his face without saying a word.
Gu Gong is definitely capable of doing this.
He has such a bad temper.
Gu Gong entrusted a truck dealership to move several large truckloads of furniture.
Gu Cheng was so angry that he drove all the people from the car dealership away.
"How can we ask a truck dealer to move such valuable furniture? We have people at home, so why would we need to hire someone from outside?"
After driving away the people from the carriage dealership, Gu Cheng gathered the servants and guards to help Gu Gong move the furniture to the new house near the military academy.
Gu Gong doesn't care.
He waved his hand, "I'm leaving! Stop worrying about me like an old lady."
Gu Yan was upset. How could he not worry?
Of the five brothers, none of them is reliable. If he doesn't worry about it, this family will really fall apart.
"Wait a minute, you said my second brother got married in the northwest. How come I didn't know about this? When did it happen?"
Gu Yan realized it later.
Gu Gong was also a little confused, "Second brother is getting married, you don't know?"
"How would I know? Who told me this?" Gu Yan was filled with resentment.
Gu Gong scratched his head. "He didn't write home to mention this? He's been married for seven or eight years, right? I heard they have children."
Gu Yan was going crazy. What the hell, what kind of brother are they?
He didn’t even inform his family about such a big thing as getting married.
"Does Aunt Hu know about this?"
The second son, Gu Heng, was the child of Aunt Hu. Aunt Hu couldn't have been unaware of Gu Heng's marriage.
Gu Gong rolled his eyes. "How would I know if Aunt Hu knew about it? Father probably received the letter but just didn't tell you."
It's possible!
Gu Zhili is a really unreliable person sometimes.
He always acts in a condescending manner and disdains to discuss things with his juniors.
In his mind, his children must obey him all their lives and he must make the decisions on everything.
If he received a letter from Gu Heng, he would certainly not tell Gu Yan on his own initiative.
Moreover, at that time, Gu Yan was serving as an official in a place thousands of miles away, and news from home came slowly.
When he returned to the capital, everyone thought he knew about Gu Heng's situation, so naturally no one would bring up the past.
After seeing Gu Gong off, Gu Cheng went to find the housekeeper Gu Quan to inquire about the situation.
As expected, Gu Heng sent letters to his family about his engagement and marriage, and the names of his wife and children were already included in the family tree.
That is Gu Yan, who realized it later.
Gu Yan felt depressed.
He complained to Mrs. Hu, "Is there anyone in this world who doesn't love money? Why do all these brothers disdain this family? In name, the brothers haven't split up the family. But in everyone's heart, they've already tacitly agreed to split up the family. Don't they really care about dividing the family property?"
Mrs. Hu said softly, "If you have the ability to make money and build a family fortune, you will naturally be proud."
"The family fortune is quite large. If we divide it among the five brothers, each of us can get a share. This is no small amount."
Hu shook her head. "I don't understand their thinking either."
Gu Cheng laughed at himself, "They don't have much money, but they're all so arrogant. I can understand that my eldest brother and fifth brother are arrogant. But my second and fourth brothers are both illegitimate children, so where does their arrogance come from? How can they not care about this family fortune?"
Mrs. Hu frowned. "What are you worrying about? No matter whether they want it or not, when the family is divided, let the elders make the decision and give them the share they deserve. Why do you care what they think?"
Gu Yan shook his head repeatedly. He had to figure out this problem.
"My second brother was born out of wedlock and hasn't returned since he left for the northwest. Given his surname, Gu, it would be a piece of cake for him to return to the capital. Whether it's the Marquis's Mansion, the Empress, or the Marquis of Chengping's Mansion, they're all his backers. But he refuses to come back, not even caring about the family property. Why? When did he become so arrogant, so concerned with dignity? And dividing the family property has nothing to do with dignity."
Gu Yan couldn't understand.
When Mrs. Hu listened to him, she vaguely understood what he meant.
"Could it be that the Queen has inadvertently put too much pressure on everyone?"
"What?" Gu Cheng was stunned. "What does this have to do with the Empress?"
Hu waved her hand, "Just listen to me!"
She pondered and chose her words, "Think about it, the Empress, as a woman, married into the royal family. Not only was she not suppressed by her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law, but she relied on her own abilities to become a figure whose influence surpassed Your Majesty's. How remarkable is that.
Although no one said it, they were definitely holding back. As children of the Gu family, the girls could do so well. As men, wouldn't it be shameful to still rely on the family for food? You know, the Empress hadn't relied on her family to get to where she was today. Instead, it was her family that had to rely on her.
"You mean, it's not that they disdain this family fortune, but that they feel ashamed to take it."
"It's not that I'm too embarrassed to ask for it, but I have a burning desire to show the world what I can accomplish. The Empress's brothers aren't all incompetent. Everything they have is earned through their own abilities, enough to bring honor to our family. When the family splits up one day, they can divide the estate with confidence, rather than being looked down upon for their incompetence and being handed a share of the family fortune."
Huh?
Is this really the case?
Gu Yan closed his eyes and thought carefully. It seemed that what he said made some sense.
"When did brothers become so ambitious?"
In my memory, my brothers were all unsuccessful in their studies and seemed to have no future.
Why do people look different when they leave the house?
Does this family really limit everyone's abilities?
Mrs. Hu explained his doubts, "The Empress is the most knowledgeable person and knows how to appoint the right people to the right positions. Even if you are a piece of mud in the eyes of others, you can be a capable person in the hands of the Empress. You brothers are better than mud. If mud can become something, then so can they. Go out and fight for a future, and you will live up to your family name."
Invisibly, the Queen Mother put enormous pressure on everyone, but also changed everyone's destiny.
is that so?
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