Chapter 17 Chapter 17 Guoguo, I bought you a gift, flowers...
Jiang Hongguo was surprised that there was still some money. Her grandmother was so kind-hearted that she still kept this money.
Logically speaking, she would not have to sell her house to make ends meet. She and Changzong set up a stall selling sesame cakes and lived a good life. She now has a savings of several hundred yuan, which is far from the point where she has to sell the house.
However, Jiang Hongguo had other considerations. Her step-grandfather's family was still unwilling to give up and thought that her grandmother had other inheritance hidden in the house. If she sold it, her step-grandfather's family would not be suspicious.
With eight thousand yuan, you can buy a house that is much better than the current one. This deal is a good deal in itself, and it is also compensation from grandma to kind people. So when you calculate it this way, the value of what both sides get is the same.
Jiang Hongguo asked Gu Changzong if he could sell the house. Gu Changzong had no psychological burden and said that as long as Hongguo had no other ideas and did not think about the treasure hidden in the house, he would sell it.
Then sell it. So she and Gu Changzong stayed for two more days to sell the house to the lawyer.
The lawyer got the house for free after keeping it for ten years. Jiang Hongguo and Gu Changzong came to the provincial capital and inherited 8,000 yuan. Jiang Hongguo was a little overwhelmed by so much money.
When my step-grandfather's family heard the news, they felt extremely regretful. Now they knew there was no other inheritance, otherwise Jiang Hongguo and Gu Changzong would not have sold that dilapidated house.
Although the good inherited house they wanted was worth eight thousand, it was still a different era now and one could buy a flat for two thousand, leaving the remaining six thousand, which would be enough for daily living just by collecting interest.
Now my step-grandfather's son and daughter's families live together in one place. They quarrel every day, fighting over the kitchen, the toilet, and the room with better sunlight. My step-grandfather has become sick with anger.
Jiang Hongguo and Gu Changzong hadn't figured out how to use the 8,000 yuan yet, so they decided to save it and earn the interest. They went to the bank to ask, and found out the interest rate was about 5% for one year, which means they could earn several hundred yuan in interest a year.
The two of them saved up their money, bought tickets to go home, and after getting off the station, they went to take a look at the stalls. It was already the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the stalls outside the station had already been set up.
Aunt Liu was selling fried dough sticks at Jiang Hongguo's stall. When she saw the young couple, she waved at them in surprise and explained that she was afraid that someone else would occupy Hongguo's stall and cause a dispute, so she took it first.
"Hongguo, when are you going to set up your stall? I'll give it to you."
Last year, Jiang Hongguo wanted to set up a sesame cake stall because he was afraid that his family would spend money lavishly, and he wanted to have an accountable source of the money.
Now that he had just inherited a fortune, he had something to talk about. Jiang Hongguo was not in a hurry. She said, "Aunt Liu, you can wait a few more days. I'm very tired after just coming back. I'll take a rest first. There's no rush."
Aunt Liu would definitely agree. Hongguo's house has a good location. After a few days, she realized how bad the location was and the impact was not small. After asking around, she found out that Changzong had a good relationship with the management office, so he was able to get this position and avoid being excluded. Changzong is really amazing.
Jiang Hongguo had just said this when Aunt Liu stuffed hot fried dough sticks, which had just come out of the wok, into the hands of her and Gu Changzong. The dough sticks were crispy, fragrant and delicious. Jiang Hongguo bought a few more and took them home to eat.
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Because we were no longer in a hurry, we took a break from the thawing snow to the growing grass and singing birds, the willow branches sprouting, the peach blossoms blooming on the hillside, and we picked locust flowers twice to make dumplings. If we continue to rest, the rape flowers will bloom.
After eating the locust flower dumplings, Gu Changzong went out and dug up two ginsengs. One was of inferior quality, about the thickness of a little finger, and the other was even better than the last one that was as thick as a thumb. Gu Changzong wanted to sell them himself. At night at home, he pretended to be a ghost and disguised himself, and asked Hongguo if she could still recognize it.
No one knew what he had done to his face, but his skin was frighteningly white, even his eyebrows were white, and he wore a hat and had droopy eyelids. Even Jiang Hongguo felt that he wouldn't be recognized if he went out like this, so she agreed to let him go out.
Before Gu Changzong went out, he went next door to invite Aunt Liu to stay with Jiang Hongguo for two nights.
"What is Changzong doing this time?" Aunt Liu asked quickly, expressing her curiosity while she and Jiang Hongguo were sewing shoe soles under the kerosene lamp at night.
When the young couple came back in the first month of the lunar year, they rented out their land to others and only planted their own vegetable garden and half an acre of land in front of their house, growing rapeseed, peanuts and sweet potatoes. In their spare time, they either fished by the river or picked mushrooms and wild vegetables in the mountains. They didn't even think about setting up a stall.
Jiang Hongguo said: "Changzong said to go out and see if there are better businesses to do."
Aunt Liu thought, how much capital does it take to do business outside? She asked again how much the house inherited by Hongguo and Changzong was sold for, but she didn't get the answer.
The big yellow dog that Aunt Liu brought with her suddenly jumped to the side of the courtyard wall and started barking. It seemed that some scoundrel in the village came here to cause trouble because he knew Changzong was not at home.
Aunt Liu ran to the courtyard wall and yelled, "You blind bastards, I won't let you off when Changzong comes back."
Uncle Yang also came when he heard the noise, asked about the situation, and then took Da Huang for a patrol, but found nothing.
Jiang Hongguo watched the little yellow dog grow into a big yellow dog, and became very close to Dahuang. She touched Dahuang who had done a great job and said, "I'll buy you a bone tomorrow."
The next day, she weighed two pounds of pork ribs, boiled half of them in water, and gave them to Rhubarb as a snack.
Aunt Liu was heartbroken and said in front of her husband: "Hong Guozhen bought ribs for the dog to eat. He is indeed rich. The house that Grandma Changzong gave them, no matter how shabby it is, is a house in the provincial capital. It can definitely be sold for two or three thousand. No wonder the young couple is not in a hurry."
The family has seen money since setting up the stall. Lao Yang advised his wife not to be greedy.
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The next day, Gu Changzong came back. When he got home, he washed himself from head to toe, then came over to hug Hongguo and gave her a wad of money.
"The one with good quality was sold for 600 yuan, and the one with inferior quality was sold for 300 yuan. This time, we sold two at once. Ginseng dealers have their own information channels. We should not sell ginseng in the next one or two years."
This time I sold the ginseng myself and earned much more than the last time I sold it to the middleman due to my inexperience. I made a total of nine hundred yuan. But the money didn't feel right in my hand, it was less than half of the nine hundred yuan.
Jiang Hongguo couldn't help asking, "Changzong, the money you gave me is only about three or four hundred yuan, where is the rest?"
Gu Changzong was waiting for Hong Guo to ask, and took out a box that he had hidden in advance: "Guo Guo, I bought you a gift, and it cost six hundred."
Jiang Hongguo's first reaction was that he was spending money recklessly again. She wanted to scold him, but he was the one who dug the ginseng and sold it, and she was reluctant to buy anything for herself. She spent six hundred to buy a gift for her. She couldn't scold him, as it would make people feel cold. She should praise him first and then criticize him later.
She gave him a good kiss. "What's so expensive? Let me see."
The box was opened, and with Gu Changzong's hand, Jiang Hongguo picked up a bunch of purple grapes from the box. If it weren't for the texture of jade when holding it in his hand, they would have looked like real grapes.
This thing looks good, but it cannot be eaten or worn. It is not in the antique circle, so it cannot be appreciated and there is no way to sell it. When Jiang Hongguo thought about how she bought it for 600 yuan, her smile was uglier than crying.
Gu Changzong looked at Hongguo's expression and thought that she didn't like this thing. Did she buy the wrong one?
Gu Changzong was reserved as if he had done something wrong: "Guoguo, it turns out you didn't like it. I bought it because I saw the red fruit carved from jade matched your name."
Jiang Hongguo was amused. She called herself Hongguo instead of Grape. How could they be the same? She looked at the purple jade grapes she bought again. They were indeed beautiful. She had already bought them. She should be happy and think of it as digging one less ginseng.
Jiang Hongguo hugged and kissed him: "I like it very much, but when I think about it, it cost 600 yuan, I think it's too expensive, and I feel bad about the money. Putting aside the money, I especially like any gift you give me. You have to promise me that if you want to give me something in the future, it can't exceed half of what you earn at that time."
This time he made nine hundred yuan from selling ginseng and spent six hundred yuan on gifts, which was more than half. Gu Changzong pursed his lips, thinking that he would not get any reward this time.
Jiang Hongguo kissed him several times: "This time doesn't count, start from next time."
Gu Changzong was happy: "Guoguo, you are so nice."
Jiang Hongguo blushed. It was she who received the gift, so how could it be considered her good? Changzong was too stupid.
She was too soft-hearted to say anything to spoil the fun, so she touched his eyebrows and said, "No one recognized me this time, did you?"
"No, I turned into that. The ginseng dealer said he would introduce a doctor to me and asked for my home address. I didn't fall for it. Oh, Guoguo, this purple jade red fruit..."
"It's grapes." Jiang Hongguo said to him, "It's called purple jade grapes. In the summer, I'll take you to the village where Aunt Liu's son-in-law lives. They grow a lot of grapes in their village."
It is impossible that Gu Zhiqing has never eaten grapes, but Changzong, who trusts her very much, agrees with Hongguo and even asks whether the grapes are sweet or sour?
Jiang Hongguo felt jealous. Chang Zong was so foolish to trust her. If she wasn't smarter and more cautious, what would happen to Chang Zong?
Gu Changzong stood up and sat back on the cushion of the wooden sofa, and continued, "Originally, the two ginsengs this time could have sold for more money. I was in a tug-of-war with a big ginseng dealer. The lawyer who helped grandma write a will and buy our house took the purple jade grapes that grandma gave him to sell for money, saying that he wanted to repair the house and open a law firm, so he reluctantly sold them. I disguised myself as another bearded man to negotiate, and negotiated from one thousand to six hundred. I was eager to get the money, so I made a deal with the ginseng dealer."
It turned out to be a relic that grandma gave to a law student. Chang Zong bought it. This is fate. Jiang Hongguo felt more and more that this purchase was not a bad deal.
It is mysteriously said that good objects can ward off evil spirits, avoid disasters and protect the home. They are just right to be placed next to the bed, and you will feel comfortable and happy just looking at them.
"Changzong, I really like you." Jiang Hongguo didn't care about the money at all and kissed him hard.
Gu Changzong did not go out in the afternoon. The two of them stayed at home for the whole afternoon and made a lot of delicious food. Jiang Hongguo touched her belly. It was more than five months, but it seemed that there was not much growth.
She didn't want to ask the experienced Aunt Liu for fear of being rushed to the hospital.
A few days later, in coordination with the city's crackdown, those idle scoundrels in the village were arrested and taught a lesson. It was heard that they were gambling in the city, so the village held a village meeting to alert everyone.
Aunt Liu was afraid that Jiang Hongguo would be squeezed, so she stood with her behind the crowd and said, "It's a good thing to get rid of a few troublemakers. Now even if Chang Zong goes out, he won't be afraid of people knocking on the door or window."
Yes, catching a few people will definitely help for a while. Changzong has been going to the county town every day these days, saying it is for social purposes. He asks Hongguo for 50 yuan every day. I wonder if this has anything to do with Changzong?
Anyway, the village is much more peaceful without these troubles.
With the trouble gone, Jiang Hongguo was in a good mood and took out the purple jade grape ornament to admire it. Before she took it in her hand, Chang Zong had washed it several times and made it clean. He guaranteed that there would be no dirty things in it. Jiang Hongguo felt relieved playing with it.
I don't know when this ornament was carved? Who has it passed through? Finally, it came into the hands of Grandma Changzong.
The lawyer said that these were all my grandmother’s dowry, and my grandmother’s family was really a wealthy family back then.
The more Jiang Hongguo admired it, the more fascinated she became. Suddenly, she felt a kick in her stomach. The fetus moved and the baby in her belly was interacting with her. Just when she was happy, Jiang Hongguo was suddenly startled by a laughter as clear as a silver bell. It was so late, who came over?
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