Gu Tongzhi was inconvenient to leave, Brother Shang was young, and when Gu Jun returned from a study trip, Gu Yao went to him: "Grandpa Meng is seriously ill, and I bother the fourth brother to accompany me to Baoding Mansion." ”

Gu Jun traveled to study and did not go home until the money bag was deflated. It's only been two days since I got home, and I have to go out again, and I don't have to pay for it myself, not to mention how happy I am. However, Meng Shan was seriously ill, which was a worrying thing, and he couldn't show joy, so he said: "My brother and sister, the fifth sister is polite, when will you leave?" ”

"I'll leave today."

The brother and sister simply packed their bags and asked Gu Tongzhi to go out without saying a word. It was nearly noon when the two of them went out, and when they left the city gate, the sun was already setting in the west. Gu Yao was in a panic, he didn't feel hungry at all, he was in a hurry, so he didn't think about eating. Gu Jun, who was wilted by the sun, couldn't help it when he endured it to the two stores, and asked Gu Yao: "Good sister, have a meal first?"

"Listen to the fourth brother."

Listen to me? Does that mean I need to give me money? Gu Jun thought so, her heart pounding.

That's a big deal.

Forget it, let's fill my stomach first, I'm so hungry that my head is foggy.

No matter how good the two stores are, they are just a small town, Gu Yao is not picky, and Gu Jun is embarrassed to dislike the silver in his pocket. After swallowing a bowl of fried noodles, Gu Jun saw that the tea only cost two cents and one bowl, so he ordered seven more bowls of tea. Two brothers and sisters, two small servants, and a cold fragrant jade lady coachman, one person and one bowl. After a tea meal, seven people spent less than a hundred yuan.

Xiaowen Xiaowen, sweating profusely, came over and whispered to Gu Jun: "Fourth master, there are still two or five dollars and three hundred Wen, but I am afraid that I will not be able to reach Baoding Mansion." Fourth master, talk to the fifth girl? ”

My brother didn't have money to ask my sister for, Gu Jun couldn't afford to lose this person, so he threw the problem to Xiaowen as always: "You can solve it as you like, in short, I can't let my fifth sister know that I am poor." ”

The sweat on Xiaowen's forehead was even more fierce.

Gu Yao saw it, recognized the problem, and hurriedly said, "It was my negligence." ”

Gu Jun and Xiaowen breathed a sigh of relief, and listened to Gu Yao: "It's hot this day, I should bring you some cool white open." ”

Ah, and it costs more?

Gu Yao whispered and then ordered Han Xiang, Han Xiang first asked the store to boil a pot of hot water to cool, and then went to Gu Jun to ask for money to buy a kettle: "Fourth master, I am in a hurry to go out, I don't have any money, can the fourth master give some conveniently?" The slave went to buy some water bags and came back. ”

Gu Jun had to ask Xiaowen to give money.

Xiaowen followed Gu Jun to go out a lot, and often encountered such things, at critical moments, one penny had to be used for two pennies. As soon as he heard that Gu Yao didn't bring any money, he knew that this was such a moment, how could he be willing to give money?

"The water bag is very heavy, I'll accompany my sister to buy it."

Someone is willing to work as a coolie, and Han Xiang naturally does not object, because he said: "Then thank you Brother Xiaowen." ”

As far as Gu Yao knew, the grocery store was very close to this noodle restaurant, but after a big bowl of tea, Xiaowen and Hanxiang hadn't come back yet. Gu Yao asked Yu Niang with some worry: "Nothing will happen to these two people, right?" Yu Niang, let's take a look. ”

Without waiting for her to get up, Han Xiang came back with a black face and that Xiaowen. Gu Yao glanced at her suspiciously, Han Xiang shook his head, Gu Yao stopped asking, and said with a smile: "Why is it so long!" Hurry up and put it on, and you'll have to hurry. ”

After the three of them got into the carriage again, without waiting for Gu Yao to ask, Han Xiang said, "This Xiaowen is more frugal than the old lady." He bargained with the shopkeeper for a whole quarter of an hour. From the eighteen texts, to the seventeen texts. He didn't buy it because it was too expensive, and asked me if I had it anywhere else. I walked two miles straighter, fifteen wen a piece, and bought seven water bags. ”

Listening to this, Gu Yao suddenly smiled.

Han Xiang was dissatisfied: "The slave is so tired that she is going to die, why is the girl still laughing?" ”

Yu Niang was also puzzled.

Gu Yao said: "Ahem, that's the case, I just saw Xiaowen sweating all over his head, thinking he was hot." Now that I think about it, I was in a hurry. The second brother has been out for half a year, and it is estimated that there is no money in his pocket. You just said that you were in a hurry and didn't bring any money, so he was afraid that he had misunderstood. If you don't believe it, we'll see in the evening. ”

Shuntianfu to Baoding Mansion, although there are only a few hundred miles of road, normal speed, it takes two days to arrive, and you must live in an inn for two days to arrive. There was nothing to say all the way, and when it was dark at night, when passing by the inn in the town, Gu Yao discussed with Gu Jun across the carriage: "Fourth brother, it's too late, let's rest here." ”

Gu Jun asked Xiaowen: "Have we ever lived in this inn?" ”

Xiaowen knew what he meant, and hurriedly said, "I've lived." The upper room is 200 wen, and the inferior one is also 50 wen. ”

Then their group will cost one or two silver for one night, and if they eat something or something, Gu Jun feels that he will not be able to live in Baoding Mansion. Don't stay at the inn, but there's a problem. How can you say that you can ask Gu Yao to live in a farmhouse without finding out that you have no money?

"It's hard to have no money." Gu Jun sighed with emotion.

Xiaowen answered very unceremoniously: "If you don't have money, you have to save face, it's even more uncomfortable." ”

"Shut up! In order to save money, what shabby house have I never lived in? How could I have asked for face? Gu Jun lowered his voice and scolded the little guy angrily.

"Everyone wants face outside, it's better for you to save face in front of your family."

Gu Jun refused to admit it, and only said: "What's the use of telling the fifth sister, she doesn't have any money!" ”

"Who said I don't have any money?" Gu Yao lifted the curtain and said with a smile.

Gu Jun said: "Didn't Han Xiang say that you didn't bring any money?" ”

Han Xiang hurriedly said: "Back to the fourth master, the slave didn't bring money, but silver." ”

Gu Jun: ......

While speaking, Han Xiang got out of the carriage and handed Gu Jun a whole piece of snowflake silver, which sank five taels. Xiaowen looked at the silver in his eyes, like a wolf and a tiger, and without waiting for Gu Jun to speak, he quickly caught the silver and threw it into his sleeve pocket.

Gu Jun: ......

I really want to slap this shameful thing to death. can think of this useless thing, especially to save money and live a special life, Gu Jun endured it.

The group stayed in the inn and waited for the meal, Gu Yao asked Gu Jun: "Fourth brother often can't make ends meet?" ”

Gu Jun nodded reluctantly.

Gu Yao asked again: "Isn't it particularly uncomfortable to have no silver?" ”

Isn't that nonsense? Gu Jun looked at her sister sadly.

"Then why don't you plan to live?"

Gu Yao asked curiously, Gu Jun's originally injured self-esteem was like a handful of salt water sprinkled on it, it hurt even more, and even had an urge to leave his sister in the wilderness to feed the wolves.

This is actually a misunderstanding.

Gu Yao didn't want to know how Gu Jun was, but wanted to know Zheng Zhi's possible psychology. According to what Song Haitang said, she should return all the money used by Zheng Zhi. However, what about a few thousand taels of silver, for Zheng Zhi, unless he talks to his family, he will definitely not be able to pay it.

Gu Jun fought for a long time with the two villains in his heart, and finally said with a pout: "I planned, but there are too few items, and I want to go out again, so I often can't make ends meet." ”

Gu Yao bowed his head and expressed understanding.

She calculated for Zheng Zhi that even if she was frugal, with Zheng Zhi's financial income, it was just right to support that group of private guards. If it weren't for the support of his own silver, Zheng Zhi would only be hungry and cold like Gu Jun.

Thinking that Zheng Zhi would have himself in the future, Gu Yao teased Gu Jun: "It seems that when I go back, I will talk to my father and mother about finding a fourth sister-in-law for my fourth brother who can live." ”

How do you know that Gu Jun said: "Xiaowen is very good at living, why do you need to find others?" ”

"Poof."

When Gu Yao thought that his tea was squirting out, he found that his back was wet. If you want to spray yourself, you can't spray your back! Gu Yao turned around, saw the woman at the next table, dropped the tea bowl, and apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." ”