So, I had no choice but to swallow my pride and go find my younger brother.
"Oh, is that so? Bro, you want to raise fish?"
He knew that pond; it was at the end of the village. It was quite large, probably more than ten acres.
"No, I plan to rent it out to raise turtles." Gu Yansong scratched the back of his head, looking honest and simple.
"Raising turtles?"
"Yes, your sister-in-law and I have been thinking about this for days. We heard that some people in our county raise these and have already made a fortune."
"We were both a little itchy to try it out, so we thought we'd give it a shot." Gu Yansong told his younger brother everything; he felt there was nothing he couldn't tell him.
Gu Yanbai thought for a moment, "Brother, raising turtles is not the same as raising fish; it requires some skill. You've never done this before, aren't you afraid of losing money?"
Many things are said to be different from what is actually done; what if…
He absolutely did not mean to discourage him; he was just unfamiliar with the area and a little worried for him.
Gu Yansong said confidently, "Don't worry. I've inquired about it thoroughly these past few days."
I've also consulted experienced people in the county, so I have a good idea of what to do.
Furthermore, I've discussed it with my grandfather, and he supports it.
Gu Yansong spoke eloquently and logically.
Over the years, his life has improved, he has become more cheerful, and naturally, he talks more frequently than before. He also has more ideas and is much bolder.
Seeing that he had a plan in mind, Gu Yanbai stopped talking and simply asked, "Brother, how much money do you need?"
"Two thousand yuan." He took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Gu Yanbai. "This is an IOU I wrote. Keep it for now. I'll pay you back after I harvest my tobacco this season."
Gu Yanbai repeatedly refused, "Brother, we are brothers born of the same mother, why are you being so formal?"
Aren't you just slapping me in the face?
Besides, you can take the money and use it. What am I going to do about it?
Gu Yansong insisted on giving it to him, saying, "Have you forgotten? Grandpa said long ago that even brothers have to keep clear accounts."
So, you should keep this IOU!
If you don't accept it, I'll really feel bad taking the money.
Since things had already come to this point, Gu Yanbai had no choice but to accept.
He casually handed the IOU to Su Nianxue.
Without saying a word, Su Nianxue took the IOU and went inside. Soon she handed a stack of money to Gu Yansong.
With an absolute price advantage, Gu Yansong overpowered all competitors and successfully won the pond.
These past few days, the most talked-about topic among the village's older women has been the Gu family.
I never expected that there would be so many interesting things happening in the Gu family.
Let's start with Gu Yanbai. Wasn't he a good-for-nothing? How did he suddenly become a great philanthropist?
They bought so many things for the school all at once; that cost a lot of money.
With his current wealth, he is probably one of the most well-known people in the entire town.
Then there's Gu Yanliu, a perfectly good girl, beautiful and capable, yet she's still unmarried at twenty-seven.
She still lives with her older brother and sister-in-law.
Finally, let's talk about Gu Yansong. He's the most spineless member of the entire Gu family. You can't get a word out of him even if you hit him three times.
Unexpectedly, it has now become quite prominent.
They had already made a small profit from growing tobacco, and now they've taken over the pond at the end of the village.
Gu Yansong was a dull-witted person who only knew how to tend to crops and nothing else.
Unexpectedly, he also had such great courage, taking over the fishpond in one fell swoop and even saying he wanted to raise turtles.
That thing is something anyone can raise, and they're not afraid of losing everything.
To be honest, the Gu family is becoming increasingly unfathomable.
If you were to ask who the happiest person has been these past few days, it would undoubtedly be Gu Yanliu.
Now all eyes in the village are on Gu Yansong.
Everyone stared intently at the pond, wondering if he could succeed.
If he really succeeds, can everyone try to replicate it?
Anyway, no one has been gossiping about her these days.
After all, her marriage was insignificant compared to the livelihood of her family.
In their spare time, Su Nianxue and her husband would take their two children to stroll around the fishpond to see if there was anything they could help with.
I must say, Xiaxia is quite capable when it comes to work.
The old man praised, "Not bad, much better than your father was back then."
"Grandpa, what are you saying? I've never slacked off when I'm working." Gu Yanbai was a little unhappy with what he said.
"You really don't slack off when you work."
But when you were ten, you were running wild all over the village, and I couldn't even find a trace of you every day. Tell me, am I wrong about that?
Gu Yanbai glanced at the two children, then awkwardly touched his nose. "So many years have passed, how do you still remember?"
Besides, I'm a father of two now, can't you give me some face?
The old man laughed heartily, "Alright, now that you're a father yourself, let's not bring up these old grudges anymore."
His words made the whole family laugh.
………
"Nianxue, I heard that Su Jiaojiao's husband died." Yang Hongxing had nothing to do today, so she simply rode her bicycle to talk to Su Nianxue.
"Dead? How did he die? When did this happen?" At that moment, she was overwhelmed with mixed feelings. She couldn't quite explain what she was feeling.
"It's about what happened yesterday!"
I heard he drank too much and, on his way home that night, didn't see clearly and fell into the pond and drowned.
"How do you know so much?" Su Nianxue asked curiously. The brick factory was neither too far nor too close to them.
The news spread really fast.
"Naturally, it was said by the Wang family."
They have relatives at the brick factory, and the Wang family found out about it as soon as it came out.
Their family hates Su Jiaojiao to the core, and they're probably overjoyed to see her in trouble now.
"And sure enough, as soon as this got out, they started spreading the word, saying she had a 'strong' destiny and would bring bad luck to her husbands. Then, everyone in town knew about it." Yang Hongxing sighed somewhat.
Regardless of her character, Su Jiaojiao's life has been full of twists and turns, making her a figure of great misfortune.
"They're kicking someone when they're down; the Wang family isn't any better!" Su Nianxue said disdainfully.
"Who can argue with that!"
The Wang family thought they had gotten their revenge, but everyone knew perfectly well that the Wang family members were not good people and should not be befriended.
"Look, Wang Zhiguo and Su Jiaojiao have been divorced for so many years, and Su Jiaojiao's child is already four years old, while he's still single!" Yang Hongxing curled her lip in disdain when talking about the Wang family.
"The most pitiful ones after this happened are the children." She herself has two children, and what she can't bear to see innocent children suffer is seeing them suffer.
“Who can argue with that? It’s tough for a woman to raise a child who’s only half a grown-up!” Yang Hongxing sighed.
Time flies, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye.
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