Chapter 17
The Second Auntie spitted, "Finally you said it out loud! You just want to trade Xinxin for the betrothal gift! You can't wait to sell Xinxin off!"
The two men were arguing with each other, while Gu Xinxin rinsed her mouth with the bowl of water brought by Gu Xiangrong, and then turned to look at Gu Daniu.
Although Gu Daniu didn't say a word, he looked like he was going to charge again. Gu Xinxin thought to herself that she had to go to the town again and buy something to protect herself.
Gu Daniu reached out and touched his arm. The pain had subsided, but his hand was still covered in blood.
Blood dripped onto the ground. Gu Daniu sneered, "Well done! You're worthy of being my daughter. I originally thought your mother had given birth to a little rabbit, but I didn't expect you to be so courageous now."
Gu Xinxin became more and more alert. This was absolutely crazy. No normal person would praise their opponent after suffering a loss, unless they were father and daughter.
Oh, although she and Gu Daniu are father and daughter, they are no different from enemies.
The second aunt called her daughter-in-law: "Take your sister Xinxin to our house and sit for a while."
So that the two of them wouldn't fight again.
The eldest cousin's wife hurried over and pulled Gu Xinxin away. Before leaving, Gu Xinxin made a "pah" sound on the ground, which looked like she was spitting... but actually she was spitting.
Gu Daniu almost exploded again, but his eldest cousin held him down. "Uncle San, let's talk things over. Didn't I tell you yesterday? Xinxin got guidance from her mother and is now the God of Wealth of our Gu family. It's ok for you not to worship the God of Wealth, but you even beat him out... Let me ask you, do you know Mr. Zhang in town? What kind of life does his family live? Are you envious?"
Mr. Zhang is the richest man in town, and he has dozens of servants serving him at home.
He eats delicious food and drinks spicy drinks, wears gold and silver jewelry, and is followed by butlers and servants when he goes in and out. His style is the most... ostentatious person Gu Daniu has ever seen.
Although he had been to the county town, the wealthy people there would not see a hunter like him. The richest people he had seen in the county were the owners of restaurants and the housekeepers of wealthy families.
"If Sister Xinxin is willing to give us one or two ideas, you might be able to be like Master Zhang in the future." The eldest cousin continued, "Buy a big house, buy a few acres of land, and find some tenants. Wouldn't life be better then? Why are you..."
You've lost your mind and want to beat up the God of Wealth? Do you still want to make money in this life? I've seen people beat up poor people, but I've never seen anyone beat up the God of Wealth.
The eldest cousin's wife took out her own clothes for Gu Xinxin to change: "Your clothes are also dirty, change them to make you feel more comfortable. Xinxin, what happened today... you have to keep your uncle a secret, and you also have to make sure that your third aunt and third aunt don't tell anyone about it."
Gu Xinxin pondered for a moment: "As long as I can deal with my father, the rest will not be a problem."
After all, Gu Daniu is still the one in charge of the family.
She sighed, "It was originally going to be ninety copper coins, but now it might become fifty." It was cut in half. If she continued with this method, how much less money would she make in a year?
This fight was a crushing defeat.
But for some reason, she felt very happy. She, Gu Xinxin, a weak girl, almost bit off a piece of meat from Gu Daniu. Just ask, how awesome is that!
The eldest cousin's wife didn't understand, but she was worried: "Your father is not so easy to deal with. He has a very stubborn temper. When your father remarried, neither your aunt nor my mother liked the one you have now..."
Because the eldest and second eldest aunts are also elders, female elders can give their opinions on the matter of remarriage.
The two of them fell in love with a widow from a neighboring village. The widow had no children and was unlucky. Her husband died within two years of her marriage. Her in-laws were kind enough to let her remarry. The widow herself was honest and not good at talking.
Naturally, her appearance is just average.
Gu Chenshi was better looking than the widow, and her temperament was more clever. Most importantly, Gu Chenshi was a first-time bride, and her family was poor, so she asked for a slightly higher bride price.
Gu Daniu chose Gu Chenshi himself, and Old Lady Gu couldn't persuade her son to do so, or rather, she never considered going against the breadwinner of the family. So, in the end, Gu Chenshi was the one who got married.
Gu Xinxin waved her hand: "Sister-in-law, if there is silver dropped in front of you, would you pick it up?"
The eldest cousin's wife couldn't help laughing: "Of course I picked it up. Who wouldn't want silver that was picked up for free?"
"Yeah, who wouldn't want some free silver?" Gu Xinxin said with a smile, "Let's go find the village chief."
The eldest cousin's wife's eyes widened. "Why are you going to the village chief? Are you going to tell the village chief about your father? Then you'd better not go. Even if the village chief is willing to help you, you can't hide the fact that you have accused your father. The most important thing now is that you don't disobey your father. Don't tell anyone about this."
"I'm not going to complain to the village chief, I want to ask him something." Gu Xinxin sighed: "I asked Second Aunt the other day, brown sugar in town is very expensive, right? And honey, is it expensive too? Our village actually has a good terrain. Otherwise, we can grow some sugarcane or some flowers and plants, and raise some bees."
The eldest cousin's wife smiled and said, "You want to eat sugarcane? The sugarcane grown in our village is not very good, it's not sweet."
As for raising bees, not everyone can do it. Besides, if you want to raise bees, don't you have to have some first?
Gu Xinxin said, "I want to grow sugarcane because I want to make brown sugar. As long as I can make brown sugar, it doesn't matter whether the sugarcane is sweet or not. As for raising bees, if I can find a wild beehive, I will have my first box of bees."
The eldest cousin's wife was immediately surprised: "You can also make brown sugar?"
"I'm not quite sure, but I guess it's not difficult. I may be able to do it after trying it out." Gu Xinxin didn't dare to be too confident.
The eldest cousin's wife hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll take you to ask the village chief."
If they could really make brown sugar, their village would have an industry. Brown sugar is so expensive, half an ounce of silver per pound.
The village chief was sitting in the courtyard, weaving a basket with bamboo strips. There were mountains outside their village. Otherwise, Gu Daniu, a hunter, wouldn't have anywhere to hunt, so what kind of hunter would he be? The mountains had bamboo, and the bamboo baskets and other items they used were all woven by their family.
It's not that no one has thought about selling them in town, but almost every household would do it, but it would only take a quarter of an hour or two to do it in their spare time. As the saying goes, human labor is the least valuable. So, who would spend money to buy these things?
Seeing the two of them coming, the village chief asked, "Are you looking for your aunt?"
My aunt is the village chief's wife.
Men talk to men, women talk to women, and the village chief is a person with some old-fashioned ideas.
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