Chen Xuanxuan thought that building a new toilet at home was a trivial matter. Even if her parents-in-law talked about it carelessly, no one would care.
After all, her family just spent some money to build a new toilet. However
, she really didn't expect that it had only been a few days since the construction, and the villagers in Gujiagang had already started to talk about it.
Anyone who had a blood relationship with Gu Yanzhang actually invited each other to come and see it early in the morning these few days.
No matter whether it was the seventh uncle or the eighth aunt, or the third uncle and the sixth aunt, they all brought their sons and daughters-in-law, grandchildren, and did nothing every day but hang around their new toilet.
Moreover, in the past few days, they have been gathering around the new toilet all day long, like a tour group of several hundred people, looking up and down, inside and out,
as if they were looking at something rare.
For some people, it was not enough to just look, they also wanted to touch here and there, and exclaimed from time to time, "Oh my God, come and see. The toilet in Uncle Anzi's house is better than the one we live in!"
"Yes, yes, in the middle of winter, if you sleep here, you don't need to be blown by the wind and you won't catch a cold!"
"Oh my God, come and see! If our house collapses in winter, we only need to use a wooden board to cover this pit. Then, we can put a bed here, and our family of dozens of people can hide here safely..."
Chen Xuanxuan, who was hiding in the crowd, twitched her eyes quickly every time she heard such strange words, and then she ran back to her room.
No, she really couldn't take it anymore.
If she continued like this, the three views that she had rebuilt with great difficulty would be shattered again.
...
Just as she was leaving, Gu Yu'an was surrounded by several of his brothers.
"Anzi, I didn't expect that among us brothers, only you have made it!"
"Yes, yes, brother, your family is really rich now! Look at this toilet in your house, it's really solid. It's paved with tiles, and the three walls are made of earth bricks, and it's built so big. ...And this pit is built so small. Tell me, you are already an adult at this age, why are you becoming more and more particular as you grow older?"
"Brother Anzi, do you know that now in our Gujiagang, everyone is beginning to envy your family! Look at your family, they are building a new tile house, a new tile toilet, and making money from this and that... Tsk tsk tsk, your family really knows how to spend money to live!"
Gu Yu'an heard his cousins talking to each other, and he felt bitter in his heart.
If he had known this, he would not have followed his wife and made a fuss outside.
Why is he so stupid? !
Why did he say that his daughter-in-law was a spendthrift woman who only knew how to spend money and didn't know how to save money? When
he said this, the whole village came to see the wonder.
Now his daughter-in-law can still hide in her own room and not see guests, saying that she is in poor health and tired. But this old man can't do that!
After all, he is the pillar of the family. Others think he is the talker of the family. If he follows his daughter-in-law and says that he is sick and can't meet guests, then those harsh rumors will spread everywhere before tomorrow.
Thinking of this, Gu Yu'an smiled bitterly at his cousins.
"Hey, brothers, I won't hide it from you. It's not that I'm becoming more and more particular, but my daughter-in-law likes to tinker with these things now."
"Half a year ago, she made some pickled vegetables and kimchi. In fact, almost every farmer's family can make pickled vegetables and kimchi. But the tastes of people in the city are very picky and hard to figure out. After eating the pickled vegetables made by my daughter-in-law, they think her cooking skills are good. No matter if they are restaurant owners or street vendors, they are all willing to spend money to buy them. My family has made some money because of this."
"After making this money, plus the little money I had saved up before, she helped the family pay off the debt and build a new house."
Hearing this, the old guys who followed Gu Yu'an felt an indescribable envy in their hearts.
Who doesn't know this?
The sons and grandsons of their brothers also went to Tongzhen and the county town to sell vegetables since June.
They were there often and saw Gu Yu'an's family carrying baskets and selling vegetables to make money. They made a lot of money.
Anyone with eyes knew that Gu Yu'an could make hundreds of coins in a few days by bringing his sons and grandsons.
During this period, their family made money every day. So why didn't they build a new house?
However, some time ago, someone in the village noticed that Gu Yu'an's family no longer sold vegetables, but instead sold other things.
Last time, about a month ago, they heard from the sharp-eyed people in the village that his family seemed to be selling steamed buns. They even sold them to Yan Ji Restaurant.
Someone went to Yan Ji Restaurant to ask how much the steamed buns sold by their family cost. I heard that the steamed buns at Yan Ji were sold for two cents each, and many people bought dozens or even dozens of them. They immediately realized that Gu Yu'an's family really made money.
In the future, their family might really be able to live in a big tiled house with green bricks!
Thinking of a brother like Gu Yu'an, who can still enjoy the blessing of his son and daughter-in-law when he is old, how can they, the old guys, be happy?
Last time, because of the kimchi incident, they took into account the strength of Chenjia Village and did not dare to take action against Gu Yu'an and his daughter-in-law. But this time,... since they have caught the opportunity, they must not let it go.
No matter what, they still have to give it a try for their family to live a good life.
Because if they don't try, they will be unwilling!
Gu Yu'an's closest blood relatives, brothers and cousins, add up to almost forty people.
However, not many can live to the age of sixty.
Now if he counted carefully, there were only five of them.
Moreover, they were all from the Yu generation.
Among these brothers, only one was his biological brother from the same father and mother. He was the third brother who was one year older than him. As for the others, they were all his cousins.
"Anzi, this toilet in your house must have cost at least one or two silver coins, right?"
"Hey, it's not that I, as your brother, want to say something to you. Even if your family makes money, you have to spend it sparingly. Even if you don't know how to spend the money, you should think more about us brothers! Our lives are so hard now! We don't have enough to eat, and we don't have clothes to wear. We really can't survive! Wuwuwuwuwu, Anzi, you must have a conscience, save your brother!..."