Chapter 60: Want to Take Him as an Apprentice?
"What? Five hundred taels? Daddy Gu felt that his hands were a little trembling, and his brain was dizzy. How much silver is five hundred taels? He didn't seem to have seen it yet.
And Gu Chengli has been from the time his father took ginseng out until now, his head is confused, when did his family have ginseng? When I was picking honeysuckle, I didn't see who picked ginseng? Also, this ginseng is worth five hundred taels? What can you buy for 500 taels? He didn't know, and he couldn't think of it.
"What? But do you think five hundred taels is less? To tell the truth, five hundred taels is still my opinion on Yuanfeng's affection, there is really no more. Shopkeeper Liu looked at Gu Chengyu silently, another young man was expressionless, and an old man seemed to be surprised, so this is too little? I don't think it's too much, right? Shopkeeper Liu was a little displeased, although the rich and noble family wanted it, the price would definitely not be low, but how much could it be sold, that was also his ability, right?
Gu Chengyu saw that Shopkeeper Liu's face was slightly gloomy, and he knew that he had misunderstood. "Shopkeeper Liu, I'm really sorry, and I'm not afraid of your jokes, my father has never seen so much silver, so he is a little surprised, it's not too little, don't take it to heart." Five hundred taels is indeed a lot, which is a little higher than Uncle Li's estimate, and we are already quite satisfied. ”
Shopkeeper Liu is a little depressed, this little baby's father is not young! At first, he misunderstood that another man in the prime of life was the father of this little baby, and at first he only thought that they were selling honeysuckle, and did not ask the other party what his name was. Now he is quite interested in this little baby, such a young person can also observe words and feelings, and can be more informed and interesting, it is not simple, so he has some thoughts.
"Since you are satisfied, then our deal is done, even now, I don't know what you call it!" Although he asked the Gu family, his eyes were directed at Gu Chengyu when he spoke.
Gu Chengyu smiled on the surface, but in his heart, he didn't take them seriously when he first came in! Now it's official.
"Thanks to the care of Shopkeeper Liu, the kid's name is Gu Chengyu, the youngest in the family, the fifth brother, this is my father, and the one next to him is my eldest brother." Gu Chengyu pointed to Father Gu and Gu Chengli and introduced them to Shopkeeper Liu one by one.
"Oh! It turned out to be Brother Gu and the eldest nephew of the Gu family, and this ginseng was traded at the price originally said, I don't know if it is feasible? Shopkeeper Liu bowed his hand to Father Gu and them, and then wanted to implement the deal.
"According to Liu's shopkeeper, five hundred taels is a lot." Father Gu calmed down, and also wanted to take the silver and leave early.
"Shopkeeper Liu, since the ginseng matter has been resolved, why don't you take a look at my honeysuckle?"
"That's what you naturally want to see, in fact, there is a shortage of honeysuckle now, as long as it's not really bad, we will collect it in the Rejuvenation Hall, open the bag and I'll take a look." Shopkeeper Liu is thinking that the most important thing is that the ginseng just now has already made a big deal, and as long as the honeysuckle is not too bad, he can give in to the price.
Father Gu hurriedly opened the sack and asked Shopkeeper Liu to check it. Shopkeeper Liu grabbed a handful and put it in the palm of his hand, looked at it intently, and showed a happy expression on his face. "You guys are in good shape for honeysuckle, how many catties are here? Is it excessive? ”
"I've already weighed it, there are thirty-seven pounds in it, and you can weigh it again." Father Gu was excited when he thought of the five hundred taels of silver, and after comparison, this selling honeysuckle was considered a small amount of money, which was unimaginable before.
"Since the quality is good, I am not the kind of person who likes to take advantage, usually the price of honeysuckle is 90 wen a catty, if there is a really good one, give ninety-five wen a catty, here I will give you a hundred wen a catty, we are a raw and two ripe, if you can dig up honeysuckle or other medicinal materials in the future, just take it, it will not treat you badly." If you come, just find Dongzi, let him inform you, and I will tell you to go down. ”
"That kid is here to have more shopkeeper Liu, please ask shopkeeper Liu to call someone to come over." A pound of 100 wen is considered a high price, and there is nothing to bargain about.
"No need to weigh it, I can trust you."
"Shopkeeper Liu, you believe us, we are naturally happy, but the brothers still settle the accounts, our future friendship is friendship, and this matter still has to be done according to the rules." Gu Chengyu is the thinking of modern people, how many people are embarrassed because they are acquaintances, and later suspect or regret it, it is better to point it out in person.
"Oh well! I've had people come in and weigh them. Brother Gu, your baby is amazing, like a little adult, this eldest son is also stable and reliable, you are really blessed! "Shopkeeper Liu has some appreciation for Gu Chengyu's temperament, one yard is one yard, sometimes according to the rules, there will always be a lot of right and wrong.
"Where, where? The children of the poor are in charge of the family early, and they are all poor in the family, this fifth child is a little smart, how can he compare to you? The boss is also an honest man, tell you to say it, they are both good" Father Gu heard that others praised his son more than he praised him, and he opened his mouth with a smile, although he was modest, but this look betrayed him.
Gu Chengyu can understand, isn't a businessman just a good mouth? As long as he is happy, he will be able to praise you as a flower, and it will only be a matter of seeing who says something.
"Brother Gu, have you ever thought about letting your youngest son come to me as an apprentice? If he comes, I will personally bring him, I am not young, and I have not confiscated a lovely apprentice, in the past, I would rather lack than abuse, I see that your family is clever, and his temperament is quite calm, recognize him as an apprentice, inherit my mantle, what do you think? Shopkeeper Liu thought that Father Gu should agree, being a doctor in the future is always a good way out, it is better than shaving food in the field, but he didn't want to, and the result was beyond his expectations.
"This? Don't hide it from the shopkeeper Liu, for the fifth child, me and the baby have other plans, we plan to send the fifth child to study. Our Gu family used to have a small savings 20 years ago, and my eldest brother also studied for a few years, but then there was a big drought, and the family's savings were used to buy food, and they were almost starved to death, so naturally they couldn't read. Father Gu was also very happy to hear that Shopkeeper Liu wanted to accept Xiaobao as an apprentice, this is a good thing for pie in the sky, but he thought that the baby and his mother discussed it with him, and felt that if Xiaobao was not allowed to study, it would be a little buried for him. I don't know where he'll go in the end, but I still have to try until then, right?
"It's a good thing to go to school, everything is inferior, but reading is high, although I have some regrets, but I don't dare to delay his future. O Chengyu! Don't let down your father's hard work, study hard, I hope to see you in the county exam in three years. "Shopkeeper Liu really wants to accept him as an apprentice, but unfortunately people are not here, and they have great ambitions!
"It is also a blessing for the kid to be valued by the shopkeeper Liu, and the kid will definitely work hard to go to school and live up to the expectations of his relatives at home." Gu Chengyu stood up and saluted to Shopkeeper Liu.
Shopkeeper Liu saw that Gu Chengyu was modest and polite, and he also felt that his vision was good, but it was a pity that the two of them did not have the fate of master and apprentice.