Chapter 865 868. News
Seeing that Gu Benluo understood, Jin Qianqian talked about another matter.
"I have discussed this with your father before. The credit for this matter will go to your second brother."
The palms and backs of the hands are all made of flesh. Jin Qianqian does not think of helping the second brother just because she sees that the eldest brother has made progress.
"Have you figured out the trade-offs?"
Gu Benluo understood his parents' good intentions and said, "Mom, we have already discussed this matter. I have no objection."
He wanted to follow in his father's footsteps and live his own life step by step.
If this achievement was credited to himself, he might have to work ten years less, but he would also be subject to many restrictions, or even stop there, which was unacceptable to him.
My second brother is as talented as me, and choosing another path is also a way of being humble.
In the court, it is impossible to tolerate three courtiers from the same family. Even if he wants to ascend to a high position in the future, it will be the time for Gu Wenheng to be raised.
He talked to his second brother and realized that it was he, as the eldest brother, who should make the sacrifice.
But Cancan started to cheat and even hid his incompetence in the examination and passed with a low score.
The credit for this corn goes to my second brother. From now on, even if he becomes a merchant, no one will dare to look down on him.
Jin Qianqian, "I think the corn has been delivered by now. Go and prepare it with Cancan. Maybe someone will come and take over soon."
Gu Benluo and his team were actually already prepared, they just did some more checking to be on the safe side.
Just as he was about to leave, he turned back and asked, "Should we tell them about this news?"
Jin Qianqian, "Just tell me, this is a happy event, there's no need to hide it."
Even if they didn't say it, it wouldn't be long before people would come to congratulate them, and they wouldn't be able to hide it at all.
The Gu family was shocked when they heard the news. They had never dared to dream of having a prince's mansion rewarded by the emperor.
Li Cuicui clasped her hands together and kept chanting "ancestors bless you".
I thought Gu Dashi’s sudden death would have a great impact on Lao Qi, but I didn’t expect there would be this opportunity.
Gu Sanbu kept muttering about opening a clan temple, burning incense and praying to his ancestors.
Jin Qianqian also received waves of congratulations, but they were in mourning now, so it was not appropriate to hold a grand ceremony. In the end, Gu Benluo took Gu Bencan to the ancestral hall to burn a stick of incense.
The people sent by the emperor arrived faster than they had imagined. In just a few days, the mountain behind Gaoling Village was surrounded.
As the leader, Gu Bencan took the Si Nong who was sent here and settling down in a wooden house on the mountain.
According to their years of experience in crop cultivation, it is not yet the best time to harvest the corn.
Moreover, they had also estimated the harvest this time and were already excited to report it.
In order to have more crops in the future, their main task this time is to cultivate seeds.
Before the seeds were harvested, the mountain behind Gaoling Village was directly confiscated, and even several boys from the Gu family who used to work together were requisitioned.
Magistrate Gao of Fu County was feeling restless in the county government office, as no news had come out from Gaoling Village.
He had previously known that the Gu family had opened up a piece of land in Houdi Mountain and had also obtained the deed from the county government. He had already reported the matter to his superiors, but they had always ignored it.
He thought it was no big deal, so he didn't send anyone to keep an eye on it.
With such a big commotion and him knowing nothing about it, he didn't know if he would be implicated or held accountable.
"Master, how is it? Have you heard any news?" As soon as County Magistrate Gao saw the master coming in, he hurried over and asked.
The master shook his head and said, "The people we sent out can't even enter Gaoling Village. There are people guarding the entrance to the village, and the villagers haven't gone out these days.
When I was younger, I asked people to go to Madam Gu's shops to inquire, but they knew nothing. "
County Magistrate Gao was anxious, "Don't you know how to use some silver?"
If he couldn't get any more information to report, his position as county magistrate might be over.
The lawyer was helpless, "I gave him some money, but he really didn't know anything.
Since Master Gu went into mourning, we have had less contact with the county town. Except for the chief steward who sometimes goes there to deliver account books, no one else has had any contact with the Gu family."
"Go find their chief steward and tell him that I have something to ask you."
The master looked at him strangely. It was rare for ordinary people to see that chief steward except for some important matters.
It is said that the seventh-rank official is the doorman of the prime minister. Although Lord Gu is not the prime minister, he is now the Minister of Revenue and is favored by the emperor. It is not so easy to summon the chief shopkeeper under him.
Not to mention today, even in the past, the shopkeeper was very slippery and it was impossible to get anything out of his mouth.
"Sir, we have dealt with this shopkeeper Hu several times before. He is very smooth, so I'm afraid we won't be able to get anything out of him."
County Magistrate Gao asked, "…Is there anyone who interacts with him frequently?"
It is said that officials and businessmen are in close contact, but this shopkeeper Hu has the support of Lord Gu, and he was previously backed by Lord He from Daocheng. In this area, everyone is polite to him.
But it was also because of this politeness that it seemed as if no one was in his eyes.
"I have already asked someone to inquire about this matter, but there is not much hope. I hope you can think of other ways." The lawyer was not optimistic. Instead of wasting time here, it would be better to find another way.
Gao Zhixian walked back and forth, "Please prepare a car for me. I will go to Gaoling Village myself."
"Sir, do you want to ask someone to deliver the visiting card first?" the lawyer reminded him.
If it were in the past, when Mr. Gao came to Gaoling Village, it would be to give honor to Gaoling Village.
But don't forget that there is still Madam Gu, the lady of noble title, in the village. If you go there rashly, you will offend people.
Kochi Prefecture stopped and actually forgot about this matter.
"Pencil and paper are ready." Even if he was anxious, he didn't want to be charged with an additional crime for no reason.
While writing quickly, he did not forget to instruct his master to send more people out to inquire.
Now they only know that the emperor has sent people there, and they are accompanied by heavy guards.
At first they thought that Lord Gu had angered the emperor in the court, and these soldiers came to arrest his family members and bring them to justice.
But unexpectedly, news arrived at the same time that Lord Gu was rewarded with a prince's palace.
These soldiers will be stationed directly in Gaoling Village.
Everyone wanted to find out what had happened inside, but they didn't expect that no villager from Gaoling Village had gone out in recent days.
They didn't know that in order to entertain these soldiers, every household in Gaoling Village set up a stove and started doing business with these soldiers, and they really didn't think about going to the county for the time being.
Jin Qianqian looked at the pile of visiting cards and asked the butler to reply to them all.
They are in mourning now, and this reason can be used to dismiss everything.
But some people wanted to find out the news, and soon married women from other places came into the village.
Gu Lehua from the Gu family also came back with her family.
When Liu Liu saw her daughter coming back, she guessed where she came from, "Why are you guys joining in the fun?"
Tang Qingdong looked embarrassed, "Mother-in-law, there are too many visitors at home these days, so I have to make this trip. Please forgive me."
(End of this chapter)
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