As the sun sets, Gao Erfu finally sees off the siblings Gu Ting and Gu Jiu.
He stood at the door, looking at the ox cart going away, and wanted to cry.
The devil Gu Jiu not only extorted a sum of money from him, but also copied the account book and even made him write a letter of guarantee.
Within three days, Nanny Gui, Da Zhuang, and Er Zhuang must be sent to the city, and their indentures must also be delivered.
The indenture was kept in the accounting office of the mansion. What could he do?
But this matter cannot be known to Mrs. Xie.
If he alarmed the Xie family, he would ruin his own future.
After much thought, Gao Erfu decided to go back home early tomorrow morning to ask his younger brother Gao Sanfu for help.
No matter what, we must get the indentures of Nanny Gui, Dazhuang, and Erzhuang.
In the ox cart, Gu Ting laughed heartily.
"Thinking of Gao Erfu's painful expression, I feel happy in my heart."
Gu Jiu agreed and smiled.
She extorted five hundred taels of silver from Gao Erfu. Gao Erfu felt so painful that his expression was distorted.
Gu Jiu felt that he was so poor, so poor.
She had to spend money everywhere, and she had no means of earning money. The money she had wasted.
It's so painful to see the money flowing out without a penny coming in.
Gao Erfu bumped into her at this time. Adhering to the principle of going deep into a treasure mountain and never returning empty-handed, he naturally took the opportunity to make some money to solve his urgent problem.
When she has a way to make money in the future, she won't have to do this anymore.
Gu Ting was a little curious and said, "Sister, I originally thought you would just take Aunt Gui away from here."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, “We are now living in Tianmen Temple, with Aunt Gui and her son around, and we don’t even have a place to stay.
It was not convenient for Da Zhuang and Er Zhuang to show up in front of the guards.
Why not wait a few days until the house in the city is rented? Then Nanny Gui, Da Zhuang, and Er Zhuang can live outside the mansion without attracting attention."
Gu Ting nodded, "Sister, you're really thoughtful. But does Gao Erfu really have a way to get the indentures of Gui Mama and the others?"
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Even if Gao Erfu can't do it, Gao Sanfu will definitely have a solution. Don't worry, Gao Erfu will take the initiative to deliver the indentures of Gui Mama and the others in a few days. By then, I will have to trouble my brother to go and help Gui Mama and the others settle down."
"Don't worry, sister. I'll take care of this matter."
The brother and sister returned to Tianmen Temple in an ox cart.
As soon as I got off the car, a guard came to report, "Third Young Master, Second Young Lady, Manager Zhang Gui is here."
Zhang Gui is the steward of Lord Gu. He suddenly came to Tianmen Temple, and he must have come on Lord Gu's orders.
Gu Jiu and Gu Ting exchanged glances. Could something have happened again?
The two siblings hurried back to Jubo Courtyard and saw Manager Zhang standing under the osmanthus tree.
"Manager Zhang is here, please come in and have a seat."
Gu Ting came out to greet them, and Gu Jiu stood behind him.
Zhang Gui looked at the two of them and said, "Greetings, Third Young Master and Second Young Lady. I heard you went to the manor?"
"That's right! My sister rarely comes out, so I took her out for a walk." Gu Ting's answer was flawless.
Zhang Gui looked at Gu Jiu, who was standing behind Gu Ting. The second girl looked thinner, probably because she was frightened.
However, when he thought that the second girl had the courage to kill Xie Xian with her own hands, Zhang Gui immediately overturned his judgment.
Since the second girl had the courage to kill Xie Xian with her own hands, how could she be frightened?
But looking at the second girl's thin and pale appearance, it was obvious that she had been frightened.
Oops, Zhang Gui shook his head, feeling confused.
Forget it, don’t think too much about it.
The second girl was the second girl. Whether she was frightened or not was not his concern.
"The second girl was frightened."
Gu Jiu smiled faintly, "Thank you for your concern, Manager Zhang. Are you here on orders? What instructions does father have?"
Zhang Gui said, "I've been ordered to come to Tianmen Temple to visit the Third Young Master and the Second Young Lady. Furthermore, the Master has instructed me to calm them down."
After saying that, Zhang Gui took out a gift list from his arms.
"This is a token of my gratitude to the master, who specially ordered me to deliver it to the Third Young Master and Second Young Miss."
Gu Ting took the gift list, opened it and saw a series of gifts.
From cloth to pens, ink, paper, and inkstones, gold and silver ingots, the two gifts were worth more than a thousand taels.
Gu Ting and Gu Jiu were both pleasantly surprised.
This was the first time in their lives that the two siblings received such a valuable gift from Lord Gu.
Gu Jiu said hurriedly, "We are unfilial and have caused Father to worry. Father not only did not blame my brother and me, but he also specially sent Manager Zhang to visit us.
We were really excited. I knew that my father always cared about my brother and me. Brother, when you get home, go kowtow to your father.
"Um!"
Gu Ting nodded heavily, "Father cares about us so much, we naturally cannot let him down."
Zhang Gui laughed, "It's good that the Third Young Master and the Second Young Lady think this way, it's worth the Master's kindness.
In addition, the master also asked me to tell the third young master and the second young lady that the Xie family father and son have already left Jinzhou."
"Really? That's great! Brother, let's set off back home tomorrow. I've been away from home for so long and I really miss everything here."
Gu Ting looked at Gu Jiu, a questioning look on his face, as if asking: "Sister, are you sure you miss everything in the mansion and can't wait to go back? But you clearly said before that you wanted to play for a few more days."
Gu Jiu lowered his head and pursed his lips.
Silly brother, Zhang Gui is here, so why should they continue to stay in Tianmen Temple? Of course, they have to return home as soon as possible.
Gu Ting understood and said, "Just listen to my sister. We will set off for home tomorrow."
Zhang Gui smiled and said, "That's great. I'll stay at Tianmen Temple tonight, and tomorrow morning, I'll go back to the mansion with the Third Young Master and the Second Young Lady."
"Thank you, Manager Zhang."
“It’s not hard.”
Gu Jiu said goodbye to Zhang Gui and returned to Puxian Temple.
Just after sitting down for a while, several servants came in carrying two boxes.
"Second Miss, this is what the master prepared for you, please take a look."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard for the little one."
Several servants turned around and said goodbye and left.
Qingmei asked, "Miss, do you want to open it and take a look?"
Gu Jiu nodded, "Open it."
Qingmei and Qingzhu opened the two boxes together.
One box contained cloth, and the other box contained gold and silver coins, writing brushes, inkstones, and ancient books.
Qingmei counted each item one by one: four pieces of silk, four pieces of satin, four pieces of brocade, and eight pieces of cotton cloth.
Qingmei excitedly exclaimed, "Miss, this gift from the master is really practical. I can make you many sets of clothes with it."
Gu Jiu's eyebrows curved and he smiled, his eyes almost narrowed into slits.
I'm lucky today and made a small fortune.
First she got some money from Gao Erfu, and then her father gave her a gift. That’s great!
Gu Jiu looked like a money-grubber. When Qingmei and Qingzhu saw this, they both laughed.
"The girl is in a really good mood."
Gu Jiu nodded repeatedly, "Now I can barely be considered a rich man, so I'm naturally in a good mood. Qingmei, hurry up, how much gold and silver are there? Do you have a hundred taels?"
Qingmei and Qingzhu counted together, "Reporting to the young lady, there are ten taels of gold ingots and twenty taels of silver ingots."
Gu Jiu smiled brightly when he heard that.
Lord Gu was rarely generous. Most likely it was because he had confiscated the Xie family's property and his purse was full, so he also sent a gift to her, a meritorious official.
Qingzhu said, "We have to take these gifts back to the mansion tomorrow. It's very troublesome to go back and forth."
Qingmei nodded. "It's quite troublesome. Master can wait until the young lady returns home and then send someone to deliver the gift to Zhilan Courtyard."
Gu Jiu shook his head slightly and said, "Father probably did this to save face for his wife and not to upset her too much."
"ah!"
Qingzhu cried out, "So, the master sent someone to give the young lady a gift without telling the mistress."
Gu Jiu nodded, "I will definitely keep it a secret from my wife."
"No wonder. It's such a hassle to carry it back and forth. So it's because he wants to keep it a secret from his wife."
"If we send the gifts directly to Zhilan Courtyard, Madam will definitely not be able to hide it with her spies in the mansion. If we bring the gifts back ourselves, Madam will definitely not know."
Gu Jiu smiled and nodded, that's right.
From Lord Gu's perspective, this matter must naturally be kept secret from Mrs. Xie.
Although Lord Gu was very angry because of the father and son of the Xie family, he did not hesitate to confiscate the Xie family's property in Jinzhou.
But Xie was his wife after all, and Xie Mao was still an official in the Eastern Palace.
Lord Gu has already gained a lot. At this time, he should still be more considerate of Mrs. Xie's face and take care of Mrs. Xie's feelings.
That's why Zhang Gui was specially sent to Tianmen Temple to deliver gifts.
Gu Jiu said, "Put away all the other gifts, and leave the book with me."
"yes!"
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