This year, the Gu siblings have once again come to know their father (the second uncle) in a new light. To sum it up in two words: devil!
Gu En often complained to Gu Ren, "Just bear with it and you'll be at peace. You haven't run into your devilish second uncle yet. I bet when you grow up and he becomes an official, he won't torment you anymore."
Gu Ren laughed gleefully.
He didn't know that his second uncle had transmigrated into his book and become a real man. Although he hadn't used it yet, he had a wife and children, and he doted on him, having already arranged everything perfectly for him.
His second uncle's role for him was to guide the children born to his second and fourth wives to excel from a young age!
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In late January, the villagers began preparing for spring plowing.
Gu Nian suggested that she visit the estates in the prefectural city to plan which plots of land to plant which crops.
Gu Shouxin bluntly said, "Your father and I will take care of the farming, and your mother will take care of the business. You just stay home and complete the tasks I've given you."
Gu Nian exclaimed, "Dad, we need to balance work and rest! You can't make me practice martial arts all day long!"
Gu Shouxin: "Who told you to practice all day? Do you think I'm the kind of heartless father? I give you four hours of rest a day, four hours of martial arts practice, and four hours of other things. You can arrange your own rest time and other time."
Gu Nian: "But I want to go to the prefectural city!"
Gu Shouxin: "If you can guarantee you can make a round trip in eight hours, then you should go!"
Gu Nian: "!"
Li Muyan hasn't written to us lately, and Gu Nian is worried about his injuries, as well as whether some of his family's matriarchs are causing trouble again.
Unfortunately, Gu Shouxin wouldn't let her go.
As for Gu Xin, after seeing Lu Zheng return, she stopped worrying about Fucheng. She also had Xie Zhiyi and Huo Yanyu writing letters and chatting with her, and her days were very fulfilling.
She always wanted to become stronger. She didn't want to be caught and threatened by someone else next time, forcing him to hurt her so that they could find a chance to save her. She was working hard!
Gu Hui was very satisfied with Gu Shouxin's arrangements. She used to be strong, but no one had taught her systematically. Now she wished Gu Shouxin would teach her more, so that she could practice martial arts for twenty hours every day!
The older sisters are all working so hard, so Gu Si naturally doesn't want to fall behind. She doesn't have any specific goals; she just feels that since everyone else is doing it, it wouldn't be right for her not to. We should all work together!
Gu En was in a terrible situation. He was completely forced into this situation. Every day, he suffered physical torment from his second uncle in the second house and mental torment from his father at home. In addition, he also had to endure the torment of books. It was too hard for him!
Because of Gu Shouxin's insistence, the Gu sisters had to set up the perfume workshop ahead of schedule, which meant they had two fewer hours of work each day!
The perfume workshop was then handed over to Meng Erniangzi and Meng Siniangzi for management.
Although they made fewer goods by hand, the workshop produced more and more goods, and the Meng family's wife would come to report the income every five days.
Business at the start of the year is noticeably better than last year.
In February, Gu Nian created a new product.
Lu Zheng came over and asked for several sets of the same scent. Gu Nian teased him, "I heard from Xin Xin that you have a sweetheart. What, does your sweetheart like this scent? This can only be used for half a year. How many sets did you buy? Will she be able to finish them?"
Lu Zheng smiled and said, "My sweetheart is still young and doesn't need rouge and powder. This is for my friend's mother and sister, and I also got a set for my sister."
Gu Nian: You really dare to say that!
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