On the way home, Gu Dafu scolded all the way, the more he scolded, the more heartache he felt, if he was still in his hometown, where would a bastard dare to talk about the wall of his yard?

The third grandfather knew that Gu Dafu was angry, so he didn't stop him, but only scolded him.

After returning home, the Qin family, the Luo family, and Gu Dafu's family took five taels of silver and returned it to Gu Dashan.

As for the Gu Damu family and the Tian family, they couldn't come up with so much money at once, so they could only owe it first.

Gu Yumei was really frightened this time, hiding in her house and crying.

Chen accompanied her in the house, jumped to his feet and scolded He San's leprosy, and scolded Gu Yumei after scolding: "You laughed at the embroidery sister a few days ago for practicing self-defense, saying that the girl's family is ugly with a knife and a gesture!" What is ugly? The moves practiced by others can save my life, so you will go to Sister Xiu'er's house tomorrow and practice with her. ”

"Woo~" Gu Yumei just cried.

Chen was upset by her crying, and after Gu Dafu and Gu Dagui came back, they ran to Luo's house, asking Aunt Tian's family to move quickly, move to the front of their house, and block their house, lest the bastards in the village come to the end of the village, and the first one will run outside the wall of her house.

Uncle Tian and Aunt Tian's family were driven by the Chen family, so they packed up their things and moved to the newly bought dirt yard on the same day, and lived on top of Gu Dafu's Gu Dagui brother's house.

That night, the third grandfather was worried that something would happen, so he called several men and said that they were going to keep vigil.

Gu Dafu was the most agreeable, and immediately said: "Tonight, our family will start the vigil first, Dagui will keep watch for the first half of the night, and I will keep watch for the second half of the night." "One person will keep watch for half the night, and he will not delay tomorrow's work.

Several men didn't have an opinion, and lined up the people who were going to keep vigil next.

After they finished discussing the vigil, Gu Jinli took the opportunity to say something about He Sanzi and a few people: "There must be someone behind them, someone is instructing them to make trouble with us, otherwise they bastards wouldn't dare to be so arrogant, we should check and see who the people behind them are?" ”

Elder Qin nodded and said, "They should indeed be checked." Such a bastard would not dare to be so arrogant in the village. The village wants a reputation, and it won't let a few bastards ruin the reputation of the village, but He San's leper is obviously not afraid of this, and Village Chief He can't control them, behind them, there should be people who are more powerful than Village Chief He. ”

"It's the Lu family." Gu Jinli said.

In addition to the village chief's family, the Lu family is the most powerful in this village. The Lu family has a daughter who is a concubine for the county lord, and the people in the village are afraid of their family, if their family wants to buy a few bastards to do things for them, it is really easy.

"But why is the Lu family looking for trouble with us? We didn't offend them at all? Gu Dafu didn't understand very much, they lived a good life, and the three taels of silver were also given, why are they still uneasy?

Qin Lao said: "I don't know, but it is very likely that the Lu family is looking for trouble with us, or it may be that the village chief wants to knock us again, and this matter will only be known after investigation." ”

Qin Lao looked at Qin Sanlang and said to several families: "You don't have to worry about this matter, let San Lang investigate, he is good and good at these things." ”

On the way to escape from the famine, Qin Sanlang went to find out the news everywhere, and several families were already very clear about his ability, so they handed over this matter to him.

Qin Sanlang stared at He San's gang of bastards for more than ten days, but found nothing. Neither the Lu family nor the He family went to look for He San's leprosy, and He San's leper they didn't go to the Lu family and the He family, and after they were beaten up, they were a lot more honest.

During this time, in addition to being more wary of the villagers, several families also continued to do the tofu business, and in order to make more money, they went out every day.

Although the weather is so cold that people's teeth chatter, their business is very good, and they already have a regular source of customers, and many families in the town come to their stall every day to buy a few pan-fried spiced tofu and golden bean cakes.

White tofu is also sold, and seasoning spices are also selling well. The people in the town, as well as the stalls and shops that sell food, will buy their seasoning and spices to go back to cooking. Their stall earns three to six taels of silver every day, and the business is very good.

In addition to worrying about who in the village wants to trouble them, Gu Jinli is also worried about Gu Jin'an's study, taking advantage of the time to go to the town to set up a stall, he ran to the hanging pot workshop with the third grandfather, and asked Dr. Wu, where is there a good private school in Qingfu Town?

Dr. Wu thought for a while and asked them, "Do you study for literacy or for fame?" ”

The third grandfather said: "It's for the sake of fame." Several of our families are outsiders, and we have nothing to rely on, so we have to provide a scholar, and only by taking the test to make a name for ourselves will our families not be bullied. ”

Doctor Wu said: "If it is to test for fame, then go to Shangjia Village to find Shang Xiucai." Don't look at Shang Xiucai as just a showman, that's because he didn't take the exam because of filial piety, he is a person with real skills, and he is very proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics, Policy Theory, and Spring and Autumn Period. ”

The third grandfather was very surprised when he heard it, but Old Doctor Wu said again: "However, Shang Xiucai has a strange temper, he has only taught a few sons and nephews of the Shang family over the years, and the rest of the outsiders have not been taught." And his ancestors were landlords, and his family had some small property, and he was not short of money, so he would not accept students because of his shackles. ”

So it's hard to do.

"What can I do?" The third grandfather was anxious when he heard this: "What do you need to make Shang Xiucai accept our brother An?" ”

Doctor Wu gave him a post about the Hanging Pot Workshop and said to him: "The old man has seen Shang Xiucai's family a few times, and he knows him. ”

Dr. Wu also reminded them: "Shang Xiucai hates those people who have different hearts and mouths, why do you let your children go to school, you have to make it clear, you can't hide it at all." ”

The third grandfather took the post and thanked Dr. Wu: "Thank you, Dr. Wu, you have done us a great favor again." ”

Doctor Wu touched the white beard on his chin and said with a smile: "Thank you, we ate a lot of your tofu and bean cakes, just a small favor, not worth thanking." ”

This Gu family's fried spiced tofu and golden bean cake are very delicious, and the people in their hanging pot shop will panic if they don't eat it for a day, and this Gu family is very good at being a person, and will send them a few copies every day as a disguised cost of storing tables and stools.

After Gu Jinli and the third grandfather got the post of the hanging pot workshop, they said goodbye and returned to the stall.

It's noon, and the stall is doing very well, and many people in the town come out to buy fried spiced tofu and bean cakes.

"Come, your three portions of fried five-spiced tofu, six golden bean cakes, and two packets of seasoning spices, take them." Luo's father handed the wrapped things to the guest.

Now it is not a festival, and there are not as many customers as on the day of the Lantern Festival, so they redistribute the manpower and divide it into two batches, and everyone takes turns to come out of the stall.

Luo's father and Mrs. Chu, Uncle Tian and Aunt Tian are a group; Gu Dagui Chen and his wife, Gu Damu Yan and his wife are a group.

As for the third grandfather, who comes every day and is responsible for collecting money, Gu Jinli comes occasionally, and he doesn't follow the stall every day.

After they had been busy with the noon round, they could finally take a breather.

When the stall was about to close in the afternoon, two guests came, one of whom had a shrewd face and wore a very good new blue jacket; One of them had a rich face, and wore a pair of sleeves made of gray cloth on the sleeves of his clothes.

After the two sat down, the shrewd man said, "Let's have a fragrant fried five-spice tofu, two golden bean cakes, and a bag of seasoning spices." ”