Chapter 72 I'm lazy, I can't do it!
That's true.
Gu Lianshan nodded: "We are not the kind of people with bad hearts. We know that they are waiting for money to donate to become officials, so we did not hold them back and we will get it done today.
If the person has a bad heart and can't stand others doing well, he will definitely delay for a few days until he gets angry and then take a bite of the meat!"
Gu Tang remained silent. What she said just now was just talk. In fact, no one dared to do that.
After all, if they really did that, the two families would probably become enemies.
When Mr. Zhao's son becomes an official, will the family that bought this yard be in a good situation?
I guess it’s because of this that people who want to buy the yard but want to lower the price dare not show up, so they keep the yard on the market and wait for Mr. Zhao to lower the price himself.
"His son will be an official soon. Don't say that again. Our family should not associate with the Zhao family. How many of those who donate money to become officials are good?
They are all trying to plunder the people, only caring about making a fortune for themselves, and they don't care about the lives of us ordinary people!"
Gu Lianshan is a genuine local, and he was deeply touched by what Gu Tang said.
Whenever a county magistrate is replaced, the first thing the new official does upon taking office is to collect taxes!
There are all kinds of tax items, all kinds of things. There is nothing they can't do, except what you can't think of!
Thinking of these things, Gu Lianshan's favorable impression of Mr. Zhao instantly dropped.
"He will be an official in the future, how can he have any contact with us? You are worrying too much, he will look down on our family."
Gu Tang frowned slightly, looking down on him?
I hope so.
"Don't worry. I've noticed that you don't like Mr. Zhao. Even if we meet him again in the future, I'll make sure you stay away from him and don't have anything to do with him."
After calming Gu Tang down, Gu Lianshan pointed at the houses and said, "This house has not been occupied for a long time, and there is dust everywhere! While there is still time today, I will go outside to see if there is a well, fetch some water, and clean this house thoroughly inside and out."
Scrub the yard?!
With such a big yard, if there are only three of them working on it, how long will it take to finish?
Gu Tang shook his head: "I'm lazy! I won't do it! If I do this, I'll be exhausted to death! I'll take the copper coins and go out to find a few neighboring women to help."
Gu Lianshan paused. He was lazy and didn’t want to do it!
"Well! That's right, this yard is a bit big, we don't have the time to do it, let's find someone to do it."
There is a back door on the third courtyard side. Going out of the back door, there is a spacious alley behind, with people living around it.
Probably because it was cold, many families had their doors closed, with only one family's gate open.
Gu Tang took two steps forward and saw an old woman sitting on the steps at the door. She was wearing thin, gray linen clothes with patches on top of patches.
After taking a closer look, I found that although the old woman was thin, she had a very kind face.
I saw a dog coming from somewhere, covered in dirt. When it passed by the old woman, the old woman did not look down on it. Instead, she smiled and stepped back.
People who are kind to animals are probably not bad-hearted people.
Gu Tang tugged at her father's clothes, motioning for her father to go forward and invite people.
Gu Lianshan was not very satisfied, "At this age, can she do this?"
"Who told you to ask her to do it?"
Gu Tang was helpless: "We are new here and we are unfamiliar with the place. We can only ask her to help find a few honest women and men to come over and help fetch water and clean the yard. We won't let her work in vain, so we will give her five copper coins as a thank you."
So that's how it is.
Gu Lianshan suddenly realized something and walked over to ask for help.
The old woman's maiden name is Sun and her husband's surname is Ding. Everyone in this alley calls her Aunt Ding.
He was sitting at the door right now not for any other reason but to wait for his grandson to get home from work.
This was her grandson's first time going to work, and she had been worried and missing him since morning.
There were all kinds of people coming and going in that inn. If her grandson offended any master or young master, he would probably suffer.
The more she thought about it, the more worried she became. Aunt Ding was waiting anxiously.
But who would have thought that after waiting for a long time, instead of waiting for his grandson, he got a job that could earn him a few pennies.
"Sir, is what you just said true?" Aunt Ding stood up tremblingly, bending her back timidly, wiping her skinny hands on the hem of her clothes, her palms full of sweat.
Being addressed as "Master" by an old woman who was older than his own mother, Gu Lianshan became furious.
He is not a master at all, he just benefits from his daughter's influence.
"My last name is Gu, and I am the second child in the family. People call me Gu Lao Er, so you can call me that, too. You don't have to call me 'Master'."
Gu Lianshan pointed to a yard not far away and said, "That yard is my home. We are about to buy it and haven't moved in yet.
It's just that the yard has been uninhabited for a long time and it's in a mess. I thought of hiring someone to help clean it up. It's not a waste of time to hire someone. We'll pay for it."
After confirming that this was true, Aunt Ding's cloudy eyes sparkled with light.
Gu Lianshan continued, "We are not familiar with this place, and we have no way to find anyone. It just so happened that my daughter saw you just now. My daughter said that you look kind and you look like a good person, so she asked me to come find you.
I would like to ask you to help find some honest and kind people to come here, five women to clean the house and two men to carry water. I will give each of them five copper coins, and you too, I will give you five copper coins as a token of my appreciation for your trouble."
Aunt Ding was so happy about this that she grinned widely, revealing several yellow teeth that were missing.
She bowed to Gu Lianshan repeatedly and said, "Master Gu is kind-hearted! If you don't mind, let my wife and sons go over to help clean up, okay?
Although my wife and son are stupid, they are honest and kind, and can do the cleaning work. I don't want my five copper coins, just give my wife and son five copper coins each."
Gu Lianshan didn’t care who to ask to clean the yard, as long as the person was honest and kind. But the yard was big, and he wondered how many daughters-in-law and sons this old lady had.
"My yard is quite large. We are waiting to move in. If there are not enough people, I am afraid we will be too busy to handle it..."
"I have three sons, and with my wife, there are six of us. There are also a few grandchildren in the house. I will ask them to come and help. I don't need to pay them, just ask them to help out."
Aunt Ding smiled apologetically, looking extremely reserved, for fear that her request was too excessive and would anger Mr. Gu.
Having said that, Gu Lianshan had no reason to refuse, so he nodded and asked Aunt Ding to go back and call his wife and son to go with him right away.
Aunt Ding was overjoyed. She bowed to Gu Lianshan again and turned to walk into the yard.
After a while, he came out quickly with his wife and sons, followed by a group of boys.
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