"Why did you suddenly think of Song Xiaobao to study? Can you get some money? Didn't you hear two days ago that your third child lost ten taels of silver? It's not that I want to hold you back, I want you to think about it carefully, Brother Hua and their husband let Brother Hua try it this year, the money spent every year is much older, and this year's exam will cost a lot! Alas! Sad! I don't know if I can get by. Uncle Gu complained as soon as he talked about his eldest grandson's study, which was equivalent to the family providing him with study.

There was a drought back then, and the life of the family was almost unbearable, even he didn't read, and the Gu family did not improve in the next few years, and the eldest son Gu Chengzhong was delayed, and when the family situation was better, the eldest son was also older, so he had to teach some words at home, and now he can still make a small account room in the largest rice shop in the town, is it not because he taught at home? Although it is only bookkeeping, there are still 500 yuan every month! Coupled with some of his later savings, the old woman's mother's family is subsidizing some, otherwise how can he afford Hua Ge'er to study?

"Big brother, I have prepared some silver for Xiaobao's study, so don't worry about it." Father Gu is still a little proud when he talks about this, his son has not been worried since he was a child, and he will earn money at such a young age.

Gu Changsong was taken aback when he heard this, he knew the situation of the Changqing family, the sum of the family's silver did not exceed twenty-five taels, and the previous one also lost ten taels, and the fifteen taels of silver Yao gave Xiaobao to study, and the family tied their necks? Changqing is too unreasonable, he knows that his father and mother only let him read because he is the eldest son, Changqing has some ideas in his heart, he has always thought that if he changes to read, he must read better than his eldest brother. Later, he did have to admit that Changqing's brain was indeed smarter than him, but so what? Who would pass up the chance? Isn't reading a book much better than shaving food in the field? Perhaps, it is because of this that Changqing is obsessed with reading, right? "Where did you get the money?"

Father Gu looked at the courtyard and saw that there was no one, so he whispered to Gu Changsong: "Big brother, two days ago, Xiaobao dug up a ginseng on the mountain and sold it for some silver, so I wanted to send Xiaobao to study." "Daddy Gu won't say that before they dig up ginseng, they want to send Xiaobao to study, otherwise, the eldest brother may have to think about something again.

"Really? How much silver did that ginseng sell for? Uncle Gu was even more surprised, such a good thing was actually encountered by Xiaobao? No wonder on the day Xiaobao was born, the master said that Xiaobao can glorify his ancestors, it seems that Xiaobao is really a blessed person!

"Sold for four hundred taels!" Daddy Gu didn't dare to say more, he thought it was better to keep some, he calculated, buying land and building a house for four hundred taels might have a little left, so there was not much left, it wasn't that he couldn't trust his eldest brother, but the eldest brother's family was not the only one!

"What? Four hundred taels? Changqing, your family is hairy! Before Gu Changsong could react, the Yang family on the side exclaimed, four hundred taels? She didn't even dare to think about it. The boss of her family is afraid that she will have to do it for a lifetime, and she will not be able to do four hundred taels, this little treasure of the evergreen family is really lucky! She was a little jealous.

Gu Changsong pondered for a while, "If there is really so much silver, then there is no fear of studying." But with so much silver, where do you put it for Xiaobao to read? Brother Xiaobao has no opinion? ”

"Big brother, I plan to buy thirty-five acres of land, so that the income from the field can be used for Xiaobao to study every year. The house at home also has to be rebuilt, and it can't be squeezed in, the third child also has to say that he is close, and the grandchildren are also older, and it is not like to be crowded together, so I will keep some silver for preparation. "Daddy Gu told this Uncle Gu his plan.

"It's good! Our Zhuang family is still the most important property, the land is our lifeline, and we are not afraid of the land. It's your place to build a house, the layout is still a little smaller, but if it is postponed to the future, it's okay. Gu Changsong saw that his younger brother had already made a plan, so he didn't say anything more. Although he also envied the good luck of his second brother's family, he would not blush.

"I'll talk about this matter when Xiaobao's reading matter is resolved. Big brother, when you sent Brother Hua to town, which private school did you study? I heard that there is also one in Xiasang Village, what is that family? ”

"Oh! I sent Brother Hua to study, it was eight years ago, whether there have been more private schools in the town in recent years, I don't know, I have to ask Brother Hua, he is in the town after all, he knows better than me. I'll call him, you wait a minute. ”

"I'll call him, he read late last night, and he hasn't gotten up yet!" Yang saw that the head of the house was going to call in person, so he got off the kang and prepared for her to go alone, otherwise the head of the house would scold her again when she saw Brother Hua lying in bed.

"What time is this? Why haven't you gotten up yet? You go to the village and see who else hasn't gotten up? Even the little baby got up earlier than him, you go and call me, I see how he still looks like he is reading? Gu Changsong felt that the eldest grandson had made him lose face in front of his second brother, was this still like a scholar? Who doesn't read late every day when they read? Was reading late last night an excuse for not getting up in the morning? You're about to go to the exam room, and you still have the heart to sleep? Because last month was the queen's mother's thousand years, and this year is preparing for a big event, and many officials have to return to Beijing to congratulate, so this county test was postponed for a month. Otherwise, the county exam has already been passed at this time, which is a lot of time! But he didn't know how to cherish it.

"Big brother, you have to take a break when you're tired of studying, right? You can't be too tired, otherwise how can you eat during the exam? Since Brother Hua hasn't woken up yet, then Xiaobao and I will go back first and come back later. Daddy Gu was also a little embarrassed.

"It's coming! Here it comes! Yang woke Gu Wanhua up from the east wing and pushed him into the upper room.

Gu Chengyu began to look at the only scholar of the Gu family since Gu Wanhua entered the inner room, only to see that his stature was not high, and his appearance inherited the square face of the Gu family, but his skin was fair, which added a lot of color to this face. Wearing a moon-white muslin collared robe, he has the air of a scholar. It seems that although it was in a hurry, it was picked up and picked up, and the action was quite fast.

Gu Changsong saw that his grandson was coming, and there were outsiders there, so it was not good to get angry again. "Brother Hua, why don't you call the third grandfather? Also, you are always not at home, and Xiaobao does not come out, you have to call this uncle! ”

Gu Wanhua shouted at Daddy Gu, "Third grandfather! Then when he saw Gu Chengyu, he was silent for a long time, and called Uncle softly with some reluctance.

Father Gu nodded, Gu Chengyu didn't care, seeing that Gu Wanhua was reluctant to call him, he wanted to agree loudly. The ancients paid attention to the dignity and humility of the upper and lower, since he was an elder, it was also appropriate to call him, not to mention that he saw that this nephew was not the kind of sincere person.

"Brother Hua, your second uncle came this time because your uncle wants to study, is your husband good? Why don't you let Xiaobao go to your husband's place to study? ”

When Gu Wanhua heard this, he frowned, he didn't want to call a person who was so much younger than him all day long.