Chapter 310 311. Deng Yuanhang's Visit
Li Cuicui looked at Luo Gang who was going back with Gu Dashi this time, "When you go back this time, take some time to visit Lijia Village. When you see my family, give them this letter and this silver. If..."
Li Cuicui was unable to say the next words. She was silent for a long time before she continued, "See if Second Master and his family are at home. If they are, bring them all here and tell them that I will give them money to settle down."
I don't know if the second son Gu Yuanmu and his family have gone back? As a mother, she is always worried and secretly prays that they must be in their hometown so that the family can have a chance to meet.
Luo Gang hid the letters and silver close to his body. Although he was going back with the old man this time, given the old man's dislike for him, he probably wouldn't let him serve him closely.
Sure enough, Gu Dashi's face changed when he saw Luo Gang, "Why let him go with you? Change someone for me."
Li Cuicui, "I asked him to go back and see how things are going at my mother's house, not to serve you.
You have hands and feet, so just follow the others and hurry along."
Gu Dashi immediately quit and said, "I'll ask someone to inquire about your parents' family when the time comes. Why waste that extra money?
And how can my great old man go out without a servant? Your sons are so capable, how can you treat your own father badly? "
Gu Yuanjin smiled and called his long-time attendant over, "Dad, how about letting Lai Fu go with you?"
Gu Dashi realized at this time that he had no available manpower. "These are the ones you are used to. Go buy me another one and I will serve you exclusively in the future."
Gu Yuanshui looked embarrassed, "Dad, where can we find someone for you all of a sudden? And the person we find all of a sudden may not be able to serve you well. What if he makes you angry on the way, we are out of reach."
Gu Dashi held his breath, and finally pointed at Luo Gang and said, "That's him. Go and help me pack my luggage later."
Li Cuicui had to find another servant, otherwise if this old guy really started to make trouble, Luo Gang would not be able to handle it alone.
Gu Yuanjin felt a little worried when he saw the old man’s attitude just now.
Thinking about the fact that every household had someone missing this time when they returned, the brothers went to the families that they had taught well to give them some more advice.
"You need some travel expenses to go out!" Gu Dashi is short of money now and he doesn't have the confidence to go out like this.
Li Cuicui glanced at him and said, "Don't think I don't know how much silver you have. You've asked me for 20 or 30 taels of silver. How come you've used it all up?"
Gu Dashi, "When you go out, it's a good idea to have extra things with you."
"Twenty or thirty taels of silver, do you think it's not enough? It only took us about ten taels of silver to escape the famine from our hometown to here. If you go back alone, all the expenses have been paid by your sons in advance. It would be a bit too much to ask for more." Li Cuicui didn't expose him, but just teased him directly.
Ancient Dashi, "..."
The Gu Yuanjin brothers exchanged glances with each other, and then left with their own excuses.
As for Gu Dashi, well, it was his ability to get money from his mother.
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The escort agency's convoy was waiting at the village entrance early in the morning, and Deng Yuanhang and his wife also accompanied them.
Jin Qianqian looked at Deng Yuanhang, the new daughter-in-law, curiously.
Some time after he got married, Gu Wenheng had already rushed to the capital, but he sent a gift in advance.
As the legitimate daughter of a grain merchant in Daocheng, Zhu Le'er had met many ladies with her mother. However, she did not expect that Jin Qianqian, who did not look much older than herself, was already an official's wife and had given birth to two legitimate sons.
"At that time, I was in a hurry to go to Beijing to familiarize myself with the environment, and I didn't have time to attend your wedding with Senior Brother Deng. I'm here to apologize to my sister-in-law." Jin Qianqian said with a smile.
"I dare not call you Master's Wife," Zhu Le'er quickly stood up and bowed, "Madam, you can just call me Zhu."
Jin Qianqian was stunned for a moment, then she started laughing again, "It's well deserved, Senior Brother Deng entered the sect earlier than my husband, and they have always been good friends, and that won't change because of these external reasons.
You don't need to be polite to me, let's just treat each other normally."
Zhu Le'er looked at this lady who had no airs, and her originally uneasy heart relaxed a little.
Although her husband had told her before she came that the wife of the top scholar was easy to get along with, she did not take it seriously. All the wives of officials she had met before looked down on her as the daughter of a merchant.
These thoughts only lasted for a moment, and Zhu Le'er quickly perked up and started chatting with Jin Qianqian.
Both of them wanted to make friends with each other, and they chatted with each other until they gradually became familiar with each other.
Gu Wenheng looked at the somewhat reserved Deng Yuanhang and punched him on the shoulder. "Brother, what's wrong? But I did something wrong before, which made you and I so unfamiliar."
Deng Yuanhang grinned, "You are already the top scholar. I am considering whether we can still get married."
"Oh," Gu Wenheng laughed, "You look down on me too much. With our friendship, you still need to establish a relationship with me.
You came here with the escort agency on purpose this time, you are not here to escort again, are you?"
Deng Yuanhang, "I really came here to make friends with you this time."
Gu Wenheng raised his eyebrows and looked at him, waiting for his explanation.
"Ever since the news of your winning the top spot spread, my father and mother have been regretting it at home.
Obviously, we are brothers, but I was delayed because I was helping them take care of the escort agency's affairs.
In their words, you, the junior brother, are so capable, how could I, as your senior brother, still be a scholar?
If I had taken the imperial examinations with you, I might have been appointed an official by now."
At this point, Deng Yuanhang smiled bitterly, "I explained to them that my brain is not as good as yours, not to mention that I failed the last time I took the exam because I was not sure, otherwise I would not have given up."
Gu Wenheng patted his shoulder sympathetically and said, "So I asked you to come here this time so that you can learn from me and prepare for your next big success."
Ever since he won the top spot in the imperial examination, many people have been asking him if he has any secrets.
Deng Yuanhang was not the first, and certainly not the last. These people were unwilling to believe what they said.
Deng Yuanhang, "I tried my best to talk to them, but they just didn't believe me.
Besides, this time, Senior Brother Liu also passed the imperial examination, which gave them the illusion that it was easy to pass the imperial examination."
Gu Wenheng was really helpless with these things. "I can lend you all my previous books with some of my annotations, but you can't lose these things. I plan to keep them as heirlooms in the future."
(End of this chapter)
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