Chapter 109 Li Xiangyu Gives Gifts
Li Xiangyu took a sip and put it down.
Old man Li asked, "Xiangyu, why did you come back at this time? Why didn't you bring Huiru with you?"
"Tomorrow is a day off. I haven't been home for a long time, so I came back to see you. Huiru is in a heavy body, so it's not convenient for her to run, so I came back by myself."
Liu Jinhua said hurriedly: "Let her take good care of the baby. Mother will go see her in a few days."
"Grandpa, grandma, dad, mom, I saw my eldest and second cousins from my uncle's family at the academy today."
Everyone in the main room was curious: "Huh? What are they going to do?"
"They are going to send Xiao An and Xiao Kang to study in the academy."
"What? Let two children go to school at once?"
After being surprised, Old Man Li became furious: "This bastard, he has money but he doesn't respect me or help you. Instead, he spends it on two brats. Those two brats only know how to play. They are not worthy of studying. What a waste of money."
"Grandpa, is my uncle's family rich now?" Li Xiangyu asked.
Old Lady Li sighed, "This story all started with Wan Yue. After she divorced the Gao family kid, she became very different when she came back. She learned a way to process bamboo shoots and joined Zuixianju. Every day, she asked the villagers to help them collect hundreds of kilograms of bamboo shoots, and they charged two cents per kilogram.
He would rather let outsiders make money than let our family do this job. Alas, it is because we have been so unkind to him that he has become estranged from us."
Guo Xiangyu was shocked, because it turned out that the delicious spring bamboo shoots in Zuixianju came from his uncle's family.
At two cents per pound, even if my uncle's family added a cent to the price, they could still earn hundreds of cents a day, and more than one or two taels of silver a month.
Not to mention if the price is increased by three or four cents.
At the same time, he despised his uncle for being so stupid. The villagers were very happy to earn a penny, but if it were him, he would buy bamboo shoots at one penny per five catties, and then sell them at five pennies per catty, and he could earn dozens of taels of silver a month.
He knew what kind of personalities his father and grandfather had. He must have consulted his uncle. His grandfather's favorite method was to pressure people with filial piety, but he still couldn't get a solution, nor did he agree to take them into business together.
How cruel and selfish! We are all family, yet you hold such a grudge.
He thought that in order to make his classmates look up to him, he could only say that his home was in the town and he lived in Yue's family. He was tolerant in everything and did not dare to speak loudly.
If his uncle could help him, he could buy a house in town and no longer have to look at the faces of Yue family and Guo Huiru. He could also go out for a drink like his rich classmates. Just thinking about it made him excited.
Since the hard approach doesn't work, then try the soft approach. After all, he is not often at home, and his relationship with his uncle's family is not bad, so he should still have some face.
Seeing Li Xiangyu in a daze, Mrs. Li patted his hands and said, "Xiangyu? Why aren't you talking?"
Li Xiangyu came back to his senses and looked at his grandparents: "It's okay, I was just thinking that since my uncle has decided to send the two children to school, I should go to my uncle's house to give the two children a gift. In the future, we will be in the same academy, and I can also take care of them and ease the relationship between the two families."
Old man Li looked at him with satisfaction: "It is said that our Xiangyu is kind-hearted. The old man has treated us so well, and he still thinks of taking care of those two brats. You can go to the eldest house, but you don't need to give gifts. Why waste that money?"
Li Xiangyu smiled gently: "It doesn't matter, he is my nephew after all. It's OK if he doesn't know. If he knows, I should express my gratitude. Grandpa and grandma, parents, I'll go over now."
Liu Jinhua advised: "Let's go after dinner. It won't take a moment."
"No need. I'll be back soon while it's still early." Li Xiangyu said, then stood up and walked out of the yard.
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Lee Family
As soon as Li Xiangyu entered the yard, he shouted, "Uncle, aunt, your nephew is here to see you."
The Li family was having dinner. When they heard Guo Xiangyu's shout, they looked at each other in surprise.
Li Sandong was puzzled: "Why is he here?"
"Who knows? You guys eat first, I'll go take a look."
After Li Dachuan finished speaking, he walked out.
"Hey, isn't this Dazhu? Why are you here?"
Li Xiangyu's smile froze. He had changed his name a long time ago. He was unhappy but didn't show it on his face: "Brother, I changed my name to Xiangyu when I entered the academy."
"Oh, what are you doing here? Didn't we just meet at the academy this morning? I remember you didn't want to see our family at that time."
Li Xiangyu had already walked to the door of the main room. He smelled the aroma of rice and meat and couldn't help swallowing.
Did the uncle's family eat so well every day? He thought it was impossible. Maybe it was because the two children were able to enter the academy, so they had a good meal to celebrate.
No matter what, being able to send two children to school at once means that I have earned money.
I don't know what kind of luck I have.
He suppressed his jealousy and said with a wry smile, "What are you talking about, cousin? I didn't miss you, but I didn't expect to see you in the academy.
I was surprised to hear you say you were sending Xiaokang and Xiaoan to the academy. I didn't have time to say a few more words before you left. Tomorrow is a day off, so I wanted to come back to see my grandparents and parents, and I prepared a gift for Xiaokang and Xiaoan. Brother Dachuan, can I come in and sit for a while?"
Li Youshan in the room said, "Let him in."
Don't hit a smiling person. It's hard to say whether this nephew is good or bad. Let him in and see what he wants to do.
Li Xiangyu walked into the main hall and greeted everyone before saying, "My uncle and his family are having dinner. I am sorry that I came at an untimely time."
He stared at the dishes on the table and found that there was stewed chicken, scrambled eggs, and bone soup.
He swallowed subconsciously. He didn't have such good food every day even when he was at Yue's house.
Li Youshan stood up and walked to the main table in the hall and sat down: "Unfortunately, we have finished eating. It would be bad to let a scholar like you eat what we have left, so I won't give you a seat."
Li Xiangyu looked away and took out two copybooks in his hand: "This is what I wrote when I was practicing calligraphy. Give it to Xiaokang and the others for practice. If they have any problems in the academy in the future, feel free to come to me. We are all family, and we are closer than outsiders anyway."
Li Erhu glanced at him. Even if he was being perfunctory, he wouldn't be so perfunctory. Is his handwriting very good?
It’s not even as good as my sister’s. How can I give it to someone else as a gift?
Didn't he come here because the second family wanted to find out something from their own family through him? They still haven't given up.
Li Kang walked up to Li Xiangyu, raised the calligraphy in his hand and said, "Thank you, second uncle, but Dad has already bought it for me. He bought two copies."
Li Xiangyu saw that it was a printed copybook of calligraphy by a famous calligrapher. Compared with this one, the copybook he had was not good enough.
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