Night.

Gu Ming made an exception and did not do the daily tasks of the system, and kept chatting with his fiancée, and the two seemed to have endless words.

Although we were separated for only two or three months, there were so many things that happened in the intervening period.

It's really not seen for a day, like every three autumns.

Before leaving, although Gu Ming was famous, in the blink of an eye, he not only became the champion of Lianzhong Sanyuan, but also the official robe, and became a scholar of the five-grade attendant of the Hanlin Academy.

In the eyes of others, what a beautiful thing is this?

The two had been chatting in the courtyard until late at night, and Gu Ming summoned Nie Xiaoqian to the room to continue chatting under the pretext of not disturbing Yu'er and Ying Ning's cultivation.

As soon as he entered, he gently hugged the beauty's slender waist, and his eyes became a little warm......

"Xiao Qian......"

"Hmm~"

Nie Xiaoqian responded shyly and slowly closed a pair of beautiful eyes......

It smells so good!

In the courtyard, Yu'er looked at her nose and her nose and heart, and tried her best to shield her five senses and immerse herself in cultivation so as not to hear something she shouldn't have heard.

Early the next morning, Nie Xiaoqian's hair was loose, and she opened the door with a probe......

It turned out that Yu'er was also in the courtyard, holding a broom in her hand and preparing to clean the yard.

The two looked at each other for a moment.

"Morning, Miss!"

Yu'er greeted casually, then turned around and began to sweep the yard.

"Hmm~"

Nie Xiaoqian's face was slightly hot, and she lowered her head while holding her hair and hurriedly walked to her room.

Dead girl, what are you doing so early?

After a while, Gu Ming also walked out of the room refreshed.

"Uncle, morning!"

Yu'er stepped forward and beckoned.

Gu Ming blinked: "Well, Yu'er ...... early Hey, you got up so early to sweep the yard? ”

Yu'er also blinked: "Uncle, people have always been so early?" ”

"Oh...... Since you're up, let's go make a pot of tea for my uncle. ”

"Yes, Uncle...... By the way, uncle, would you like to boil a few eggs? ”

Gu Ming said angrily: "What kind of eggs are boiled?" I'll go buy a few buns and come back. ”

"Oh, got it."

I'm afraid this girl wants to be crooked?

Leave her alone, lazy to explain.

Gu Ming turned around and walked back to the room.

After the tea was brewed, Gu Ming drank tea and began to do the daily tasks of the system.

In the past few months, although there have been occasional breaks, I am afraid that the total is only ten days, and almost every day I will find time to complete my daily tasks.

A day's experience doesn't seem like much, only a few dozen points.

But it can't stand the accumulation of time, and it is almost more than 1,500 in a month.

So far, I have accumulated more than 8,000 experience points, and I still have more than 3,000 points left to level up.

Moreover, this main quest has not yet been submitted...... To be precise, it is not yet finished, that is, the third volume of Dream of Red Mansions.

The manuscript has long been completed, but it has not yet been put into print.

This time, taking advantage of his return to his hometown, Gu Ming planned to print and sell it in Guobei County first, and then hand it over to Ma Yun for printing and distribution.

It's not that I want to make more money, but for a commemorative significance, after all, the high school champion returned to his hometown, and he was also popular.

However, in order to avoid suspicion, lest someone seize the handle and take the opportunity to criticize him for doing business or something, Gu Ming decided to hand over the Wenxing study to the Zeng family to take care of, including the name of the study must also be corrected, after all, Wenxing is his trade name.

In other words, nominally, the study was handed over to the Zeng family and became an industry under the name of the Zeng family.

Although this is Gu Ming's hard work and the foundation of the original start, he is somewhat reluctant from the bottom of his heart.

But from another point of view, there must be giving.

With his current status and status, he is indeed not suitable to be involved in business. The study can be regarded as the completion of its glorious and great historical mission.

Of course, this is also a façade.

Nominally, it is under the care of the Zeng family, but he still has a lot of right to speak.

As soon as he came, the yard was his.

Second, the main profit of the study comes from the books he wrote.

At that time, he can not participate in the dividends of the study, but he can distribute dividends in another way, such as the share of book sales, and he can get more commissions.

In this way, it is useless even if someone questions it.

Because he is not directly involved in business operations, he just writes books to earn a manuscript fee, which is a natural thing, who can say more?

Moreover, even if you really participate in the operation, it is useless, after all, the study is no better than other industries, and it can be regarded as a Confucian businessman.

For example, private schools and colleges, in the final analysis, they still have to make a profit, but will some people think that private schools and colleges are business?

It was an elegant place for teaching and educating people, and it was respected by the people, and the imperial court would also support it in this regard.

In fact, there are many officials in the DPRK and China who secretly run industries, and the court knows this.

However, as long as it is not a blatant use of one's power to do business, it is not a violation of the law.

Most of the princes and ministers in the capital have their own properties, and most of them are managed by their families or cronies.

And the income of the study now is almost dispensable for Gu Ming, and it doesn't have much impact.

First, he is now a five-grade Beijing official, and he has a court official.

Second, this time the emperor rewarded hundreds of acres of fertile land, since the emperor opened the golden mouth, then the county government had to find a way to assign the land to Gu Ming's name anyway.

In addition to the previous 400 acres, there is a lot of silver just for a year of land rent.

The third is the share of book sales...... To put it simply, it is the manuscript fee. Not to mention the future, judging from the current situation, there are at least a few thousand taels a year.

Although he did not dare to compare his wealth with those corrupt officials who were rumored to be "three years of Qing Governor's Mansion and 100,000 snowflakes of silver", it was enough for Gu Ming to live a rich life of fine clothes and food.

What about the mountains of gold and silver at home?

In his previous life, he was a famous traitor and Shen, the chief scholar of the cabinet, the foreman of the military aircraft, and the canonization of the first-class loyal Xianggong, which can be described as monstrous.

Relying on the emperor's favor, He Shen not only wantonly suppressed the ministers of the DPRK and China to collect money, but also blatantly did business, and its scale was jaw-dropping.

According to the list made when he raided his house later, there were 75 pawnshops and more than 300 large and small silver numbers under his name...... There are even business dealings with foreign countries.

When raiding the house, it was estimated that his wealth was as high as a staggering one billion taels of silver...... Although silver had already begun to depreciate at that time, it was only relative to the previous dynasty.

It can be said that Heshen at that time was completely rich and rivaled.

No, it should be said that the rich can be superb, because his family wealth at that time has far exceeded the total treasury at that time, which is almost equivalent to the total tax income of the imperial court for more than ten years.

I'm afraid this is the richest official of all time.

But the result?

He Shen didn't even have time to celebrate his fiftieth birthday, and he was ordered by the emperor to hang himself by hanging the beam!

Of course, Gu Ming is not an ordinary courtier, and he doesn't bother to be greedy for anything.

To put it bluntly, he did not enter the court as an official to become an official, but to accumulate more luck and improve his strength.

Once he became famous, he resigned and returned to his hometown to set up a college, recruit protégés, and revitalize Wendao.

This is the long-term solution!

This is the way to sanctification!

……

"Uncle, Miss, come out for breakfast!"

There was a coquettish drink from Yu'er in the courtyard.

Gu Ming put down his pen, stretched his waist, and walked out of the door.

Nie Xiaoqian also walked out, looking like she had freshened up, and she was very charming.

Seeing Gu Ming glancing over, Nie Xiaoqian seemed to be reminded of last night's events...... Actually, it's not a big deal, it's nothing more than hugging each other and sleeping, saying hello or something.

Anyway, it's not long before the wedding day, what's the hurry?

However, Nie Xiaoqian was still a little shy, and two peach blossoms bloomed on her face unconsciously.

"Xiao Qian......"

Gu Ming stepped forward and took her hand and walked into the kitchen together.

There were hot buns on the table, as well as porridge that Yu'er had boiled herself, and a few eggs......

Didn't you say you wouldn't boil eggs?

It's not an unusual thing.

"Ah, look at my brain......"

Gu Ming suddenly remembered that he had patronized talking to Nie Xiaoqian yesterday, but he had forgotten an important matter: a gift!

"Come on, come on, see what gifts I bought and come back......"

Gu Ming's mind moved, and several jewelry boxes suddenly appeared on the table, as well as the famous pastries in Beijing, some trinkets, and bird's nests.

Although there are also bird's nests sold in Guobei County, the quality is far worse than the one Gu Ming bought.

You get what you pay for.

"Wow!"

Yu'er looked at the jewelry box in surprise.

But she didn't dare to reach for it, although she knew in her heart that her uncle would not forget her, but ...... What if it's all for the lady.

"Yu'er, these two are for you."

Gu Ming took two jewelry boxes and handed them to Yu'er.

For the daughter's family, giving jewelry is the most affordable gift. After all, jewelry can be used as savings.

"Thank you, uncle, thank you, uncle."

Yu'er opened the jewelry box in surprise......

"Ah, Yu'er didn't dare to ask for ......"

When Yu'er saw the jewelry inside, she couldn't help but exclaim, and put it on the table in a panic.

One of the jewels inside is a gold lock, and the other is a gold bracelet, which is worth hundreds of taels of silver at a glance.

That's more than she's saved in her life...... How dare she take it easily.

Nie Xiaoqian looked at it and couldn't help laughing: "Silly girl, this is obviously a special reward from my uncle, take it." ”

Hearing this, Yu'er's tears couldn't help but flow out, and she whimpered: "Yu'er, Yu'er is very grateful to Miss and Uncle in her heart, but ...... But this gift is too valuable, Yu'er...... Yu'er didn't dare to accept it. ”

"If you accept it, you will accept it, this time the emperor rewarded my uncle with a few hundred taels of gold......"

"Huh?" Yu'er's eyes widened, and she looked incredulous: "A few hundred taels...... Gold? ”

According to the general ratio of the bank, one tael of gold can be exchanged for ten taels of silver, and a few hundred taels of gold can be worth several thousand taels of silver.

"Of course, hundreds of acres of land were also rewarded......

"Wow, that's ...... That uncle is ...... now. Now it's also a big master? ”

The eldest man in her mouth is the kind of squire who has a house, money and land at home.

"Poof!"

Nie Xiaoqian was amused.

"Ah, that's wrong, my uncle is now an official master."

"Alright, take it...... Remember to put it away, don't lose it. ”

Saying this, Yu'er finally accepted the jewelry box with some embarrassment, and bowed to Gu Ming to thank her: "Thank you, uncle!" ”

"Alright, don't be so polite."

Gu Ming then picked up another jewelry box and slowly opened it......

"Xiaoqian, this is a pearl of the night, and it is a wedding gift from the eldest lady of the Luo family to you."

"Huh? This...... This gift...... It's too precious...... Miss Luo...... Why did she give such a valuable gift? ”

If this night pearl is taken to the market and sold, I am afraid it will be worth thousands of taels of silver.

"Xiao Nie, the gift doesn't care about the weight, it cares about the heart."

Nie Xiaoqian pondered for a while, and couldn't help but sigh faintly: "Gu Lang, when you return to Beijing, I will personally write a letter to thank Miss Luo."

"Well, I will."

Gu Ming nodded.

The gifts he bought were not limited to this, his father-in-law naturally also had them, as well as He Yongliang and others, and they were more or less always of mind.

"Alright, eat!"

After Nie Xiaoqian also accepted the gift, the three of them sat around for breakfast.

"By the way, Gu Lang, the mansion that was repaired before has not been completed yet, so I'm afraid I have to reorganize it again."

Gu Ming nodded: "Well, I'll discuss it with my father-in-law when I go back." ”

Yu'er couldn't help but say: "Yes, yes, yes, my uncle is now a champion and an official, and the yard has to be built in style." ”

"Yu'er, this is not as simple as you think, it's not as big as you want."

"Oh......"

After eating breakfast and cleaning up the kitchen, Yu'er walked into the courtyard and said to Gu Ming: "Uncle, why don't I boil some hot water to help you wash your hair, and comb your hair." ”

This girl is intimate.

Gu Ming smiled and nodded.

After finishing grooming, Gu Ming changed into a shirt and went to the county government to visit his father-in-law with Nie Xiaoqian.

First, send the gifts, and second, talk about family life, and set the wedding date by the way.

Yesterday, in front of people outside, Weng and his son-in-law politely performed officialdom courtesy to each other.

This time, Gu Mingke has to lower his posture, even if the official achieves a good product, he should be called father-in-law and father-in-law.

Public is public, private is private.

Who told you to slander someone's daughter?

"The villain has seen Master Gu, and he has seen the eldest lady!"

As soon as the two arrived at the gate of the county office, several officials outside hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and their attitude was never more respectful.

After all, this is not the same as it used to be.

In the past, in their minds, Gu Ming was the son-in-law of the county magistrate.

Although he is very respectful in his attitude, he may not be very respectful in his heart, and there is always a little bit of Gu Ming's intention to climb the high branches.

Now, in their minds, the county magistrate has climbed a little high......

After all, Gu Mingnai is the first champion in the history of Guobei County.

Moreover, he became a five-grade Beijing official at such a young age, and his future is limitless.

The state of the world, that's it!

It's like a person who is unknown, but his father is famous, and people often put their father's name in front of them when they mention this person, saying that this is XXX's son.

"It turned out to be XXX's son, it's really a tiger father without a dog!"

But this person later soared to prominence, and his fame far exceeded that of his father.

So when people mention this person's father, they often give it the name of their son, saying that this is XXX's father.

"Oh, it turned out to be your old man, look up to it for a long time!"

Of course, this is also a common state of the world, and there is nothing unusual about it......