Gu Yuxi's family now actually only has more than ten acres of good farmland that is listed in the official register. There are also more than twenty acres of poor land that has just been reclaimed.

The little yield from the land is limited, and it is already very difficult to support their family of more than 40 people. However, they have to save money to support Gu Chongzuo's daily expenses, especially his studies and writing, so that he can stand out.

In the past ten years, Gu Yuxi's family has worked hard, saved money, and spent at least 30 taels of silver on Gu Chongzuo alone.

As Gu Chongzuo got older, he spent more and more money.

A man in his twenties only has the title of Tongsheng, and can't even get a scholar. He doesn't bring any benefits to his family. Gu Yuxi's family has been quarreling for many times because of his study. The contradiction has become increasingly acute.

Especially the second and third wives, they have begun to quarrel about dividing the family.

Because the second and third wives have many children, they are now at the age of getting married and having children. According to the customs of this area, if a boy from a farming family is over 20 years old and still hasn't married, the cost of marrying a wife in the future will definitely be higher.

Girls are valued over boys here, and everyone thinks that raising a concubine's daughter is not a big deal. They always think that concubines are cheap goods, money-losing goods, and are all raised by other people's families. Therefore, most farmers are unwilling to give birth to concubines. If they have concubines, they will try every means to kill them.

The extreme preference for girls over boys has resulted in more boys than girls.

With more boys than girls, many boys cannot find wives, so in order to find wives and give birth to dozens of sons, each family will try every means to save money for the bride price for their sons...

Now, the sons born by Gu Yuxi's sons have no wives. His family simply cannot afford any bride price, so boys of the same age as Gu Chongzuo think it is unfair.

They always think that Gu Chongzuo studies every day and does nothing, and is sucking their blood and eating their flesh.

The dissatisfaction in his heart had lasted for too long. At this time, Gu Yuxi's family had become a powder keg. They were fighting over making money. They

were all very angry when they talked.

Seeing that the second uncle, the third uncle, and the fourth and fifth uncles all wanted to compete for the quota to learn cooking, Gu Chongzuo felt particularly embarrassed at this time.

...

In order to let them continue to supply him with blood, he could only ask his grandfather to treat them equally and do them a favor.

He thought to himself that as long as he used this as bait and the skills of the old lady Liu's daughter to hang them and delay time, once he passed the examination for the title of scholar next year, he would no longer have to worry.

By then, even if grandpa asked them to separate, they would not be able to agree.

So, Gu Chongzuo said to his grandfather in a serious face, "Grandpa, we can't be too anxious about making money. After all, it depends on fate. Because the old lady Liu said that in order to become an apprentice, you not only have to pay a sum of money, but also have to bring the child over for the master to take a good look at..."

"Just like when we brothers went to school. Studying and cooking all require talent. Some people are smart and dexterous, and they learn skills very quickly. As long as they study hard, it may only take a few years for them to become a master and do business."

"But for some people, it's not necessarily the case. No matter how they are taught, they won't learn. The master must be annoyed when he sees this..." Hearing

this, the expressions of the people present varied.

Some parents are extremely confident. Their sons are obviously useless, incompetent, impatient, and bad-tempered. But in their eyes, their sons are the proud sons of heaven and geniuses. Even if they don't achieve much now, things will change over time, and young people should not be despised for their poverty. In the future, their sons may do something big. In fact,

in Gu Yuxi's family, basically everyone who has a son thinks this way. In the past, a matchmaker came to their house and said that she wanted to introduce a few girls to their boys as daughters-in-law, but everyone in their family was not happy. They felt that the matchmaker Gu had no vision and actually introduced them to village girls.

However, as such incidents happened more and more, matchmakers were no longer willing to come to the door and make trouble. As a result, none of Gu Yuxi's grandchildren had married or had children.

Seeing that the family situation was getting worse and worse, the parents were all very anxious.

With such a good business now in front of them, Gu Chongzuo's second uncle, third uncle, fourth uncle, and fifth uncle all started talking to Gu Yuxi one after another, "Dad, let our third son go to school!"

"He is young and the smartest. He can do anything quickly. As long as you are willing to pay for his tuition, we can go to Tongzhen to sell buns and make money next spring!"

"Dad, you should choose my child! The sons born to my second brother are all incredibly stupid. They are also good at talking. They can't say a single word. You might as well let them pick up shit on the street than let them do business..."

Gu Chongzuo's second uncle frowned and became very angry when he heard his third brother tearing down his career.

"Third brother, please speak nicely, there is no need to step on me so hard. You are such a bad mouth, you don't even know how to offend people when you go out. With such an unreasonable temper, how can you do business?"

Seeing that his family started to quarrel again, Gu Chongzuo, who was sitting next to him, sighed silently in his heart.

Well, the family will be lively again in the near future.

No matter which brother learns a skill, it will not harm his interests.

I just hope that grandpa can make a decision as soon as possible, and after this matter is settled, let the whole family take action, and tell them to farm and sell buns well. Then, he will have enough money to take the exam and go to study abroad with his classmates.

When he goes out, he has to make sure he has enough money for food, transportation, socializing, writing, and a few decent new clothes...

Oh, and he also has to buy himself a fan.

Just when Gu Chongzuo was thinking about how much money the Gu family would prepare for him, the situation on Gu Yu'an's side was completely different.

Because of the departure of the old lady Liu and the relatives of the Gu family, Gu Yu'an became unhappy.

Especially when Chen Xuanxuan and Gu Yanzhang came back, Gu Yu'an got very angry with them in front of everyone.

"What's wrong with you?! Let them learn from you. We are from the same village and life is not easy... Why can't you be more generous?"