Chapter 143: An Unexpected Choice (Second Monthly Pass)
The dinner was very rich, killing a chicken, and a hare caught by Gui's second grandfather. Chicken stew with chestnuts, braised hare in sauce, two large dishes, plus braised tofu and vinegared cabbage, the staple food is the dumplings with mushroom stuffing that Mei promised in the morning.
Because Gui Wu didn't go back to Xiji today, there was more wine on the dinner table.
Gui Chongyang kept filial piety, Mei Xiaoba was still young, so Gui Wu and Gui Wu accompanied Gui Er's grandfather to eat several cups.
Fifty-five acres of land, the second room of the Gui family finally has an industry, no wonder the second grandfather of Gui is in a good mood, and he accidentally eats too much.
"I don't dare to think that there will be today's day, the Gui family has finally risen." Second Grandpa Gui said with tears in his eyes.
Mei Xiaoba is eight years old, but she also knows that "Xigui" is notoriously poor, so grandma took pity on her aunt and let herself smuggle some small fish and shrimp here, but since Gui Wu and Gui Chongyang's uncle and nephew came back, it has been different.
Gui Chun's heart was sour, the Gui family went from rich to poor, he went through. He is happy that his family has more fields, and he no longer has to worry about food and clothing in the future, but he is somewhat frustrated. It seems that everyone is working hard, uncles, younger brothers and cousins, only he has no success.
Chongyang asked Gui Chun what he wanted to do in the future, and Gui Chun also pondered for a few days, but he didn't know what to do except wait for the crops.
It's just that Gui Chun also understands that if you only wait for the crops, it is easy to wrap your belly, but it is difficult for others.
When his younger brother and Chongyang came out, he, as an elder brother, had to rely on his two younger brothers to take care of him, so Gui Chun was also a little unwilling in his heart, and he had a little idea.
It's just that in the end, whether it's feasible or not, Gui Chun still wants to discuss it with Gui Wu and Gui Chongyang.
"Dead old man, after drinking, he started to do it, what are you nagging about?" Gui's second grandmother was also on the kang table, seeing that her wife was out of shape, her face was more uncomfortable, she took a handkerchief and wiped it on Gui's second grandfather's face, and muttered: "Don't drink anymore, make the children laugh." ”
Gui Wu took a sip of wine and said, "Mother, don't stop it, my father is happy." ”
Grandma Gui snorted lightly, but she didn't stop it.
"Big brother, third brother, you should rest assured that you have been gone all these years." Second Grandpa Gui choked up and said, "Our Gui family's hard days have passed, and the Gui family has risen!" ”
Did the Gui family really get up? Gui Chongyang listened, but he was not as happy as Gui's second grandfather.
There is a Du Li who is eyeing him, and it is strange that the Gui family can live in peace. Now it seems to be stable, but in fact, the Gui family still can't withstand the ups and downs.
Gui Chongyang and Gui Wu's uncle and nephew glanced at each other, and they both saw the worry and heaviness in each other's eyes.
When he didn't really find out the details of Du Lizheng, he shouldn't have acted rashly, but Du Lizheng's attitude did not give the Gui family a choice.
A meal is eaten until it is dark.
Gui's second grandfather was already unsteady walking, and he was helped back to the second room by his children and grandchildren.
It was obviously a happy birthday banquet, because Gui's second grandfather was drunk, which made everyone's mood very heavy.
Sending away the people in the second room, Mei Duo directly pulled Mei to find Gui Chaoyang: "The Du family, let's just do it and watch, can we fall into the well?" ”
Confucius sages have said that only villains and women are difficult to raise.
Women are more likely to hold grudges, and Mei Duo remembered that the Du family might be the culprit of several family accidents, and her heart was like a fire. She only hated that she was not a man, otherwise she couldn't say that after she was sure that Du Li was the enemy, she directly took a knife and stabbed Du Li Zheng, which was more painful to exchange a life for a life.
Gui Chongyang touched his nose and said: "It's not that the position of Lizheng can't be changed, it's just that the right person must be introduced." ”
The Gui family is definitely not good, and the relationship with the villagers is relaxed; The rest is to find a person of high moral character, and the other party must also have the heart of contention.
Mei Duo's eyes lit up: "The Mei family and the Li family!" ”
The two families are the in-laws of the Du family, and they are one of the four old surnames in Mujia Village, and there are many clansmen.
Mei Shi is old, shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it won't work, it's strange that Du Li can become a Lizheng in his right year, if there is no one in the government, he can't be a foreigner." ”
The Mei family has two Xiucai dukes, which does have a few more foundations, but the two Xiucai dukes are Du Lizheng's two sons-in-law. If the two switched, the rest of the Mei family would have no power to compete at all.
As for the Li family, there are many people, but in the end, there is no relationship in the officialdom, and it is a little weaker than the Mei family.
"It may not be really replaced, the main thing is to provoke everyone's contention, that is, 'Donggui' can also be pulled into the water, who will let them have more men!" Gui Chongyang thought for a while.
If everyone wants to fight for righteousness, there will be less fear of the Du Li family, and the prestige of Du Li Zheng will be even lower.
Mei Duo smiled when he heard this: "It's just right, just let them 'dog eat dog, a mouthful of hair'!" ”
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This night, Mujia Village was very unpeaceful.
The people who got the cheap looked at the new rice in their warehouses and smiled; The people who suffer from the loss have to close their families and dare not say anything outside, so they close the door and greet the elders of the Duri family.
The most regrettable thing is that the family who tenanted the Mei family's fifteen acres of land before, and they knew that the summer tax would be returned, so why did they follow Du Li to offend the Gui family and the Mei family?
*
In the Du family's house, Du Li was in the study, making three bubbles of tea in the middle of the night.
After suffering such a dumb loss, how can Du Li not be annoyed in his heart? It's just that he naturally knows that there is no one else who has concealed this news except the newly appointed grain chief.
But the chief of food has only taken office, and it is too late to appease and win over everyone, so why do you calculate yourself like this?
Although he had already inquired that the new grain chief was an old household in the town and had a good relationship with the Tie family, Du Lizheng did not take it seriously. This has a few turns with the Gui family, unless the Gui family really asks to go to the door, it is estimated that the new grain chief does not know about the Gui family at all.
Even this time he suffered a loss, and Du Lizheng didn't think of pressing it on the head of the Gui family.
There is a saying called "Three fires for the new official to take office", and there is also a sentence called "One person has achieved the Tao and the chicken dog ascends to heaven", but I don't know which one the new grain chief calculated the Du family for?
If it's the former? Under the light, Du Lizheng's smile was a little hideous. He has been nesting in the village for too long, and it seems that he has been treated as a soft persimmon, and he has to pinch one or two.
If it's the latter, then the other party calculates that he is right, which one does he want to promote? In Mujia Village, does anyone think about his position?
*
The matter of talking to Yang Wei, because Gui Wu is here, there is no need for Gui Chongyang to worry about it.
Early the next morning, Gui Chongyang still went to the village school with Mei Xiaoba.
However, here in the village school, Mei Lizheng opened the skylight for everyone and never showed up.
No one came to pass the word, the primary school students were quiet at first, and then there was a lot of noise, chasing and chasing, playing and playing, Mei Chen and others, who were reading seriously, kept knocking on the table, but no one listened.
The same was true of the class next door, and everyone had a good time.
Gui Chongyang was made a fuss, but in order not to leave a handle for Mei Tongsheng, he still did not leave early, but checked the homework of Yang Wu and Mei Xiaoba.
One of these two is old and sensible; One person is "close to Zhu Zhechi", led by Gui Chongyang, and he is not as clumsy as he started studying.
After checking his homework, Gui Chongyang was idle, so he asked the two to take the "Three Character Classic", and then Mei Tongsheng continued to teach the two of them where he taught yesterday.
The hustle and bustle of a room, only the back row is unaffected.
Mei Chen sat in the first row, holding on to the desk that was almost taken down by his classmates, and he could hang a wine bottle with his mouth pursed.
Waiting for the voices behind to come one by one, Mei Chen turned around and saw that the trio behind him was not affected by others at all.
Mei Chen wanted to get up and go over, hesitated, but still didn't move, but picked up the book and read it silently by himself.
Gui Wu and Yang Wei stood at the window, and what they saw was this scene, among the elementary school students in the room, only one in the first row and the trio in the last row had the book in their hands, and the others had become wild monkeys.
Although he had long known that the village school was just a social science, it was definitely not as good as the special school in the town, but Gui Wu didn't expect it to be like this.
However, Yang Wei, although he has not officially entered the village school, he has taken classes outside the window in his early years, knows a little, and said on the side: "Mei Fuzi should not be there, otherwise no one would dare to make such trouble." The third child of my family also said that Mei Fuzi is very strict with his students. ”
Mei Tongsheng is not there?
Gui Wu blinked, and there was a guess in his heart, but he didn't care about that at the moment, he opened his mouth to greet Gui Chongyang: "Chongyang!" ”
This opening not only alarmed Gui Chongyang, but also the other elementary school students in the room. Seeing two outsiders standing at the door, the little monkeys were quiet for a while.
Gui Chongyang hurriedly got up and came out, and Mei Xiaoba and Yang Wu also came out.
"Fifth uncle, why are you here?" Gui Chongyang was unexpected.
Gui Wu didn't answer, but said to Mei Xiaoba and Yang Wu, who came later: "I called Chongyang to go out and say a few words, and you will learn by yourself for a while." ”
Mei Xiaoba and Yang Wu immediately responded honestly, and Gui Chongyang nodded to Gui Chongyang and beckoned him to come out with himself and Yang Wei.
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Yang Wei refused to ask for the formula.
Gui Chongyang was stunned, he thought of all kinds of possibilities from this formula, thought about the Yang family's inch by inch and thought about it more, thought about the Yang family's own family because of the profit distribution, but he didn't think of this one, Yang Wei didn't want the formula.