Chapter 17 Thank you for being involved
Master Jiang Wu looked at Gui Chongyang in a steady manner. He opened the box he brought back a few times, and it was full of books. If the rest were the same, the gold, silver and fineness brought back by Gui Chongyang was limited, but now he borrowed it without hesitation, and it was Huanhuanxi's sincere and active loan. Is this nephew a little careless?
Not only was Mr. Jiang Wu not moved, but he was a little worried and frowned and said, "That money is for you to buy labor, so how can you move it lightly? Don't keep talking about it, and you have no guards at all. Studying is a good thing, but you must not be ignorant of the world. Wealth is moving. Don't cause disaster for yourself in the future!"
Gui Chongyang respected Jiang Wuye's character and was very close to him, and he didn't want to be scolded. Gui Chongyang felt a little aggrieved and a little novel, and listened honestly, but did not defend himself.
Grandpa Gui Er nodded aside. His nephew and grandson looked smart, but he was unreliable. This is just the people in the family, and there were no outsiders, otherwise they would be sure to cheat each other regularly. This reminds him of Gui Yuan, the father of Gui Chongyang, who was also a honest child. Was he bewitched by outsiders when he stole silver and ran away? He hated him so much that his teeth were itchy last night, but now he is pity.
However, Grandma Gui heard something else and ignored whether Gui Chongyang was real or fake. She took Master Jiang to the side and asked in a low voice: "But you don't have enough money? What difficulties do you encounter? How much does it cost?"
Master Jiang Wu hurriedly said, "It's okay, I'll just say that in Chongyang."
Grandma Gui didn't believe it, so she took out a bunch of money from her big collar, and had to be the fortress, Master Jiang Wu: "The old woman can't help you, I only save this little by my side. If you really use the money, you must not hide it. If you don't have any at home, you can go to your sister's place to borrow it first."
In addition to two sons, Grandma Gui also has a daughter, who married back to her parents' home in the town.
Master Jiang Wu could not push him, so he could only take the money and nodded and responded: "If you want to use the money, you will definitely not hide it."
Grandma Gui then felt relieved.
It was getting darker and Mei wanted to do dinner. Mr. Jiang Wu didn't tell his family that it was not good to spend the night away and say goodbye to his relatives and go back to the town.
Grandpa Gui Er and Grandma Gui Er stood at the door, unable to see the carriage of the Jiang family, and immediately lost his energy. He waved his hand and refused Mei's words of leaving food, and helped him go home.
When Grandpa Gui Er and his wife left, Gui Chun was left by Mei and did not follow the reason for not paying attention to the meal after being busy for a whole day.
Today I make cold noodles with sesame paste. The custom in Tongzhou is to "get the bus and get off the bus". When I see you off, I eat dumplings, and when I welcome you, I eat noodles.
Yesterday, the elders of Grandpa Gui Er's family thought that Gui Chongyang was a foreign visitor and cooked specially, but Mei's family treated him as a family member.
The table was placed in the yard with a few bowls of cold noodles on it.
Gui Chongyang didn’t know the customs in Tongzhou, so I just thought it was so refreshing to eat cold noodles when it was hot. Although it was a vegetarian, the aroma of sesame paste came to my nose. With the finely chopped shredded cucumber and blanched mung bean sprouts, I ate it very refreshing.
Although Guichun was a little restrained, she had been struggling for a whole day and was hungry. In addition, when she saw Mei Duo cut noodles in the kitchen before, she knew that it was made by her own hands, and it was even sweeter to use. She directly used two bowls of white flour. If it weren't for the expensive white flour, it would be better to eat more, Guichun would be able to eat two bowls of it.
Mei looked at the children in front of her and smiled.
The twelve boxes that Gui Chongyang brought back were, except for one box of bedding and one box of clothes, and the remaining ten boxes were all books of various colors. Others did not care about these, but Mei knew the benefits of passing on poetry and books.
Not to mention others, even the Mei family, their ancestors were also farmers who were digging for food from the land. In the year of famine, they settled in Tongzhou with their fellow villagers as refugees. At that time, the Mei family's grandfather was fooled by others because he was illiterate. Then he made his sons ruthlessly let his sons learn to read, confessing that Mr. Mei and Mei Tong had two brothers. When it was the third and fourth generations, their descendants all started to study since childhood. When a scholar came out, they could be considered as changing their family lintels.
The Gui family has been in decline for more than ten years and is not afraid. As long as their descendants have a bright future, life can always be achieved. When Mei thought of this, her eyes looking at Gui Chongyang were full of expectations.
"There is really no rules. What kind of moral character does men and women not be jealous of this kind?" At this time, someone at the door said sarcastically.
Everyone looked at the door and saw two people standing at the door, one of whom was in his fifties, wearing a goatee and a long goat; the other was in his thirties, and he was also dressed as a Confucian scholar.
Mei frowned and stood up: "Second uncle, second brother."
The person who came was Mei Tongsheng and his son Mei Qingbai, who were biological father and son, and naturally looked similar. One was Tongsheng and the other was a scholar, and his demeanor was unusual like that of ordinary villagers.
The two of them didn't need anyone to invite them, so they pushed the door and walked into the yard.
Looking at the chickens and ducks in the corner and the white cat squatting under the dining table, Mei Tongsheng looked disgusted.
As soon as Mei stood up, the few small ones naturally also stood up.
Gui Chun remembered Gui Chongyang's words yesterday and looked at the Mei family and his son with a look of alert. Mei Duo obviously thought of this, his body was tense and his face was a little pale. Only Gui Chongyang had been guarding against the Mei family for a long time. He couldn't stand Mei Tong's appearance of "returning to the guest" and said to Mei family: "Aunt, which guest is this? Why did he come to the door at this time?"
The village has the rules of the village. On weekdays, people should avoid meals when visiting each other. After all, no one is well-off. Only those who beg for food will come to the door.
Although Gui Chongyang still didn't know the rules of the countryside, this sentence also knocked down the faces of the Mei family's father and son, as if pointing at the two of them and saying they were beggars.
Mei Tongsheng put down his face and said to Mei, "You are also from a scholarly family. Why have you been out of the Gui family for more than ten years? This man and woman are so dissatisfied with each other! I pity you alone and helpless in my early years, and let your niece come to relieve you. Now Duo'er is old and Gui family is back. After all, he is a man. It should be more taboo. I will take Duo'er back today!"
Mei's face turned pale and did not respond, but looked at Gui Chongyang.
Guichun and Mei Duo also looked at Gui Chongyang, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Gui Chongyang smiled and said, "It turns out that he is the second master of the in-laws. Even the second master will not come today, and the younger generation will come tomorrow. My aunt is from the Gui family, but Mei's cousin is from the surname Mei, so there is no reason to live in the Gui family all the time."
Judging from the old aunt of the Gui family (the mother of Mei), Gui Chongyang's "in-law master" is not wrong.
Mei Tongsheng said arrogantly: "It's the reason why you know how to read and read."
Gui Chun couldn't help but be stunned. Mei Duo's eyes were red, and Mei was a little unsteady. He really didn't expect Gui Chongyang to say that.
At this time, Gui Chongyang continued: "My grandma and grandma passed away one after another, leaving only my aunt and cousin. The family has been troubled by the second master of the family for more than ten years, and now it is just right to calculate it."
Mei Tongsheng heard something wrong and said, "What's that?"
Chapter completed!