Chapter 281 I earned it myself!
After tying up the horse and getting some water and food for it, Agou went back to the front yard with Gu Ping'an.
Halfway through the journey, the two saw Gu Lianshan pulling a carriage towards them.
A shed was built in the backyard, which was very spacious and could store firewood, ox carts, hoes and other household tools.
Gu Lianshan planned to pull the carriage under the shed.
"Uncle, let me do it." Agou stepped forward quickly and took the carriage.
Gu Lianshan didn't bother to be polite with him and ordered him to pull the carriage under the shed and park it.
Afterwards, he took a piece of patched linen and covered it to prevent rain and snow from blowing in and falling on the carriage.
After finishing all this, the uncle and nephew returned to the front yard together.
"I've put all the things in the carriage in the east wing, the room you lived in last time. I left that room untouched after you left, and I've kept it for you."
Gu Lianshan said this deliberately to coax people.
Agou didn't care whether he was coaxing people or not. He just remembered Gu Tang's words and wanted to coax her father. Only by coaxing her father could he stay for a long time.
"When I was packing up at home earlier, I picked up some useful things and brought them here. I'll find them and you can take a look and see if you like them."
Brought something again.
Gu Lianshan smiled so hard his teeth showed, "We're all family, how come you never forget to bring things back? The first time you came home, you brought twenty baskets of stuff with you, and we were really shocked!
Not to mention how expensive the food, supplies, and clothes were, just the six hundred taels of silver was enough to keep your grandfather and I awake all night! Accepting so many things from you is really a burden! "
Six hundred taels of silver?
Agou blinked, and immediately understood that the silver must have been put there by someone.
He didn't say much, simply admitting the matter of the silver: "My nephew is telling you the truth, please don't be angry. Given our family's situation, I can only pick up some inconspicuous but useful things to give you. I really don't dare to give you other good things, for fear that you will attract too much attention and arouse jealousy."
These words hit the nail on the head with Gu Lianshan's worries. "That's what I was worried about. Fortunately, you know your limits. Now I'm not worried anymore."
While talking, the uncle and nephew went to the east wing, pushed open the door of the east wing, picked up the things that Agou brought to the Gu family, and then went to the main room.
Third Uncle, Gu Tang and Gu Ping'an were all in the main room. A pot of tea was boiling on the stove inside. Steam was bubbling out of it and the whole room was filled with the fragrance of tea.
When Ah Gou came in, the old man pointed to the teapot on the stove and said, "The tea is ready, just waiting for you to come in. Try it. This is the new tea your cousin bought. She said it tastes great, and this is the first time she's brewing it."
Agou looked at Gu Tang, his eyes sparkling: "Thank you for the good tea, cousin. I will definitely taste it carefully."
Gu Tang: ...She suspected that this guy was taking advantage of her!
Gu Lianshan placed the things in his arms on the table. Seeing that Gu Tang didn't respond, he coughed lightly and said, "Your cousin is talking to you, at least say something. Look, your cousin has sent something over again."
Gu Tang rolled his eyes, then thanked Agou with a forced smile: "Thank you, cousin! I was just thinking about something and didn't react for a moment. I hope you don't mind!"
Ah Gou shuddered and waved his hands repeatedly: "My cousin is my lifesaver, I will never forget her. There is no need for these empty formalities between me and my cousin."
After saying this, he glanced at Gu Lianshan with a dim look in his eyes.
Every time this person speaks up for him, he gets into trouble!
In order to shut Gu Lianshan up, Agou hurried forward to open the package and started dividing the things.
If it were up to Agou, the first thing should be given to Gu Tang.
But reason told him not to do that.
He handed a foot-long wooden box to his uncle: "This is for you."
Third Uncle took it and opened the box with great joy: "I am blessed by Miss Tang... What is this?!"
The moment the box was opened, Third Uncle's smile froze on his face.
He looked at the contents of the box, feeling somewhat bewildered: "Is this ginseng?"
"Exactly. There are a lot of ginsengs of different sizes in my storeroom. I don't need them, and it would be a shame to leave them lying around, so I picked one out and brought it to you."
"This..." Third Uncle didn't dare to accept it. "This ginseng is even bigger than my palm. Ginseng this big must be very old. It's really too valuable..."
"I picked it out for you because it's so valuable. You can't refuse it."
Agou knew what the old man wanted to say, so he simply stopped him with words so that he couldn't say no.
Third Uncle really couldn't say no. Thinking about the valuables and six hundred taels of silver he had accepted before, it seemed reasonable for him to accept this ginseng...
After rummaging through a pile of boxes and finding the box he was looking for, Agou held it in both hands and handed it to Gu Lianshan.
"This is for uncle."
Gu Lianshan didn't care whether to accept it or not. As long as someone gave it to him, he would happily accept it.
After opening the box and taking a few glances, he was very happy: "This gift you gave me is exactly what I want!"
Gu Tang took a curious look and was speechless. He saw a row of small gold ingots placed side by side in the box. Each one was like a dumpling, plump and round, and very pleasing!
Her father loves gold and silver, and nothing is worse than giving him gold and silver directly!
It seems that Agou has already figured out how to please her father.
"Cousin, this is for you."
Agou handed another box to Gu Ping'an, which was the largest one among the three!
Gu Ping'an was already looking forward to it.
He took it without hesitation, with all kinds of guesses in his mind. Sometimes he thought it contained gold, and sometimes he thought it contained ginseng.
Or maybe both!
He rubbed his hands together and opened the box, but was immediately dumbfounded.
The box contained exquisite items such as pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
Giving gifts is extremely respectable.
"These are the pens, ink, paper, and inkstones shipped from the south. I heard they are much better than the ones we have here."
Agou looked at Gu Ping'an with a smile on his face: "I heard from my cousin earlier that your family intends for you to study for the imperial examination. When I saw this set of writing brushes, inkstones, and paper, the first thing I thought of was to give it to you."
Gu Pingan: ...For some reason, he always felt that there was something wrong with the smile on this person's face.
After they were all delivered one by one, only Gu Tang was left.
Agou stacked up the remaining boxes from large to small, and placed them all on the coffee table in front of Gu Tang.
"These are for my cousin!"
Gu Tang looked at him steadily, and a bad feeling flashed through his mind.
This person acted like he was asking for praise, which made her feel uneasy, fearing that he would do something bad again.
"Why does my second sister have so many, but I only have one?" Gu Ping'an widened his eyes and looked at Agou with an accusing look.
Agou glanced at him: "You two are different!"
"What's the difference?!" Gu Pingan asked angrily.
Agou ignored him and just smiled and talked to Gu Tang: "Open it and take a look, you will definitely like it."
Are you so sure?
Gu Tang raised his eyebrows, picked up a box and opened it. After seeing what was inside, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
She does like it!
"Second sister, let me take a look!" Gu Ping'an was like a cat's claw in his heart. He moved closer to Gu Tang. After seeing clearly what was in the box, his eyes turned red with envy!
The box is full of pearls!
Each pearl is as big as a finger, round and full, white and shiny.
Just this box of pearls is worth a fortune!
Gu Lianshan and his third uncle also saw it. The father and son were shocked and looked at each other. They were so shocked by Agou's generosity that they trembled a few times.
Gu Tang only opened one box, and there were nine boxes left.
Agou helped her open them one by one. Since there was no room on the coffee table, he placed them on the eight-immortals table.
There were ten boxes in total, containing gold, silver, jade and pearls.
Some are hairpins, bracelets, bangles and other items, and some are jade pendants, necklaces and other items.
The ten boxes were filled with all kinds of jewelry for girls.
Gu Lianshan, Third Uncle, and Gu Ping'an were so shocked that they were speechless.
The three of them stared at these things in amazement. If they took any one of them and sold it, the whole family would enjoy it for a few years!
Gu Tang also loved these things very much, but at this moment she was trembling with fear.
She didn't forget that Agou went to the Cheng family to take advantage of them not long ago!
So, these things were obtained from the Cheng family?
She took a deep breath and asked, "Did you buy these things yourself, or did you get them from... the warehouse?"
Gu Tang emphasized the word "warehouse" and Agou quickly understood what he meant.
He hurriedly said, "I earned all this myself!"
Gu Tang: …???
What the hell?
"You earned it yourself?!"
"Yes! I earned it myself!" Agou's tone was firm, and he didn't sound like he was lying.
Gu Tang didn't believe what he said, but before she could say anything, her father Gu Lianshan and her third uncle started praising Agou before she could open her mouth.
"Great! You're truly capable of earning so much!"
"That's right, Sanlang is really capable! He can make a fortune with just one move!"
Agou smiled modestly, "I was lucky this time. I happened to come across something I'm good at, so I got a chance. I thought these things were only for girls, so I just brought them here."
"That's why I came back late. I originally wanted to come back the next day, but a business deal came up at the last minute, so I had to delay for a few days."
He didn't want to delay, but the other party offered too much and he was reluctant to give up.
After all, I have always been plagued by bad luck. It is a rare opportunity for me to get lucky this time. If I miss it, I don’t know how many years I will have to wait for the next turn of luck.
After much hesitation, I finally compromised.
Now that he has handed over all the wealth he earned, I believe the owner will be very happy!
"Business is the most important thing! You can come here anytime, our door is always open to you."
"Your uncle is right. We are all family. There is no need for so much formality. Since business is busy, you should focus on business. You can come to our house anytime!"
Agou was very happy to hear what the father and son said. His gift was not in vain!
He turned his head and glanced at Gu Tang, only to see that he was frowning and still silent.
Gu Tang found it hard to believe what Agou said, but there was a contract between them. Through the contract, she could sense that Agou was indeed not lying.
Gu Tang, who sensed this, instantly became extremely curious!
What on earth did Ah Gou do to deserve so much wealth?!
"Ping'an, help your sister take the things into the house." Agou ignored the gazes of others and helped Gu Tang pack things.
"Oh!" Gu Ping'an looked excited. He stacked up the ten boxes and carried them to the west wing.
After receiving so much money and property, Third Uncle felt a little nervous. For a while, he became more concerned about Agou.
Gu Lianshan looked no different on the surface, but when he treated Agou, his tone became much more affectionate.
The three of them talked affectionately for a long time, and their clingy energy gave Gu Ping'an goosebumps.
Gu Tang couldn't bear to look at it and wanted to leave, but she was still thinking about how Agou made money, so she listened to Agou patiently.
But no matter how I listen, Agou never mentions how he makes money!
Gu Tang's face was extremely dark and he wanted to turn against his opponent at any moment.
Agou was so distracted by Gu Lianshan that he didn't pay any attention to Gu Tang. He was only focused on urging Gu Lianshan to hold the family recognition banquet.
Gu Lianshan had previously discussed with his third uncle that since Agou was not around, the family recognition banquet would be held after the New Year.
I didn’t expect that they would come back in the heavy snow!
Now, the family reunion banquet can no longer be held after the New Year, but must be held immediately.
Third Uncle went over Gu Lianshan and made the final decision: "You come with me. Let's go meet the clan leader first and let the clan elders discuss and decide when to hold the banquet."
"Oh!" Agou laughed.
Turning around, she saw Gu Tang's dark face, paused, and asked her cautiously: "Do you want to go together?"
"No!" After saying these two words, Gu Tang turned around and left the main room.
It's winter, she doesn't want to go out!
Agou looked puzzled, thinking that the person was angry and had no idea what was going on.
"Your cousin just has such a bad temper, it's okay." Third uncle still understood Gu Tang a little, but his words of comfort were pale and powerless.
After instructing Gu Ping'an to look after the house, Third Uncle and Gu Lianshan put on their bamboo hats and led Agou eastward.
The snow was lighter now, and the three of them supported each other as they walked towards the clan leader's house, taking one step forward and one step back.
Along the way, the thick snow made it very difficult to walk. Gu Lianshan glanced at Agou and wondered how difficult the journey must have been for this man when he drove the carriage to the village.
Soon, the three of them arrived at the gate of the patriarch's house one after another and raised their hands to knock on the door.
After a while, Yang's voice came from behind the door: "Who's knocking?"
"Aunt, it's me, Lianshan!"
Hearing Lianshan's voice, Yang quickly opened the door.
After the gate was opened, Yang froze instantly, staring at Agou, stunned by his wealth and nobility: "Who, who is this..." Whose noble son? !
"Aunt, this is my nephew."
Yang raised her voice: "...What did you say?!"
Gu Lianshan explained the whole story without hiding anything, and finally asked, "Is my cousin home? I'd like to ask him to find a good date for a family reunion banquet."
Yang looked dazed: "At home, at home, come in quickly."
He stepped aside to invite the three people into the yard, and his eyes could not help but look at Agou again, which seemed like a fairy tale!
What did Lianshan say just now?
It is said that Tang girl saved this noble young man, and this noble young man said that Lianshan looked very much like his uncle who died young, so he recognized Lianshan as his uncle.
Now that I'm home, I want to find a good day to hold a family recognition banquet.
Yang: ...I don’t even dare to write this in the notebook!
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