Gu Yitong blushed and whispered: "I can't live with Aunt Liu, there is an antique shop that is willing to take over, but the shopkeeper of his family ...... At most, he was only willing to give out six hundred and eighty taels of silver, and he refused to raise it any more. That's not the price I said earlier...... It's not even close! ”

Wen Yi was stunned when she heard this, and immediately reacted, and said with a smile: "What should my nephew do, I see, but the price is not low, it is more than my nephew originally expected." Originally, everything added up, and it was only estimated at six or seven hundred taels, but she only let Gu Yitong move one box, it would be good to be able to sell it for four or five hundred, and it was an unexpected joy to be able to sell it for six hundred and eighty taels. She looked at her grandmother, and saw that there was also a look of surprise on the other party's face, but it was not obvious.

Gu Yitong's face turned even redder, and he didn't dare to look directly at Mrs. Lu: "The sixth aunt said that those things can be worth at least six or seven hundred taels, and my nephew also thinks that such good things are common to sell for eight or nine hundred. My nephew said a lot a few days ago, and now I really don't have the face to see the sixth aunt. ”

Old Madam Lu smiled faintly and said: "It's not your fault, if you buy it from the store, it will naturally be worth a high price of thousands of taels, but now we are going to sell it, and your friend will change hands in the future, and it will be profitable." It's about the same price as I originally estimated, so let's just set it. "The granddaughter unexpectedly only gave half of the nephew's things, and it was not easy to get this price. It seems that this nephew can still use it, and the rest of the antiques will be stored for the time being, and when the money is needed in the future, let him cook it.

She was about to open her mouth to agree to the price, but Gu Yitong squeaked and hesitated for a while before saying, "Not only that...... Yesterday, the nephew told his friend the price, and he was scheduled to ask for the letter from the sixth aunt today, and he was going to send something over, but he didn't expect that the ninth brother suddenly summoned his nephew last night and asked about the deal...... Straight to say that the sixth aunt and nephew are not kind, they are obviously from the same family, and they have good things to sell, so they don't pay close to their own family first, but give the cheap to outsiders to take advantage of the ......" He glanced at Mrs. Lu in embarrassment, "The nephew told the ninth brother that the sixth aunt was going to ask the ninth sister-in-law for help, but the ninth sister-in-law has never been, and the sixth aunt thought that his family was not interested, so he let the nephew find a store outside." Brother Jiu said that he had misunderstood before, but now that he knows the truth, he should still patronize his family's shop. Nephew...... After listening to Brother Jiu's bid, I felt that it was a little lower, but he was the eldest brother in the end, and he had a righteous name, and the nephew really didn't know how to deal with it, so he asked the sixth aunt to show it, yes...... Leave it to Brother Jiu, or ...... Still sell to your nephew's friend? ”

Wen Yi pursed her lips and said with a faint smile: "It turns out that Aunt Nine misunderstood and refused to come?" This is not easy to do, if it is two days earlier, it is fine, now the fifteenth uncle has told the people about the price, just need the grandmother to nod, you can pull things, but the ninth uncle is here...... I haven't even talked about the price, how can I deal with him? If a man sells something to him, is it not a violation of the covenant he made with him? ”

Gu Yitong hurriedly said: "Isn't it? I am embarrassed in my heart, but your ninth uncle refuses to give in, and says that I shouldn't ignore the interests of my sixth aunt and ninth niece for the sake of my own credit. If you sell things to your own family, at least you won't be deceived, and it's hard for outsiders to say, if that store gets something but doesn't pay, wouldn't it hurt the sixth aunt and nine nieces? Gritting his teeth, he lowered his voice, "My friend is my old classmate, I knew him when I was in the school, and the antique shop he opened at home is also a time-honored brand for more than 20 years, I know the behavior of his shop, so I can sell things to them with confidence, but I didn't expect Brother Jiu to intervene sideways......"

Old Madam Lu heard this, smiled coldly, and asked, "What is the price he offered?" ”

"Five...... Five hundred taels ......"

Old Madam Lu raised her eyebrows: "That's not low." ”

Wen Yi sighed secretly in her heart, compared with the sixty taels in her previous life, it was really a high price!

Gu Yitong was disheartened when he heard this, and said curtly: "If the sixth aunt thinks...... The ninth brother is more reliable, so the nephew will go and say hello to his friends......"

Mrs. Lu smiled and said: "My family is more reliable, but we have already agreed on the price with the store, and we have changed the hexagram for no reason, but it is not very good, Lao Jiu has intentions, why didn't you say it earlier?!" In this way, you go and tell him, more than a hundred taels of silver is nothing, but faith is priceless, our ancestors have strict training, and we want future generations to be trustworthy people, even if you are dealing with merchants, you can't forget the teachings of your ancestors, if he really has the heart to take over, you have to give people a suitable reason. Originally, the price was 680 taels, we were too low, and we had to discuss it again, but now as long as he offers a tael of silver higher than this amount, I will sell everything to him and give him a big advantage! In addition, there are some tattered dishes in our house, which are not worth the price, and we will give them to him at this low price, not to mention that my wife is always cheap for outsiders when she has benefits! ”

Gu Yitong was dumbfounded when he heard it, Wen Yi couldn't help but laugh and called out "Uncle Fifteen", he reacted, thought about it, and laughed. Although he is honest, he is not stupid, and the ninth cousin is absolutely unwilling to pay nearly two hundred taels of silver to buy these antiques. He spent a lot of effort in his friend's shop to put the price on this number, this is because his friend happened to recognize a regular customer who was generous, and recently wanted to buy that kind of copper ancient furnace, and he was very interested in those bottles, and was willing to buy them at a high price, and his friend felt that it was profitable, so he agreed to the price. It's not that he is boasting, although this figure is still far from what he expected, but if he changes stores, he may not be able to get this price. The scale of the ninth cousin's shop is far less than that of a friend's, so it's just a small fight, where to find such a generous customer?

As for those tattered dishes, he had already heard from his niece and daughter, but he thought that Mrs. Lu was joking, and he didn't pay attention to it.

After thinking about it, he smiled and said, "Then the nephew will go back and tell the ninth brother that if he is really embarrassed, the nephew will not be reluctant." After all, the time has been set on that side, and the things will be shipped over in three days at the latest, otherwise the nephew will not be able to afford to offend the gift from the customer. I heard that it is a relative of the prefect. ”

Old Madam Lu tugged at the corners of her mouth, looked at Gu Yitong again, and felt that this clan nephew was much more pleasing to the eye, and he was not as stupid as before, so she smiled and nodded: "Then it's hard for you." He turned around and instructed Wen Yi: "Earlier, your fourth aunt sent some medicinal herbs over, and I saw that there were a few things that could be used by mothers, so let Mama Zhao pack a bag and bring it back to your fifteenth uncle." Wen Yi understood what she meant, and hurriedly turned around and left.

Gu Yitong hurriedly excused himself and said, "This, this, this...... How does this work? My nephew is already ashamed of the sixth aunt for doing things like this, and you still give things to your nephew and daughter-in-law, this is really ......"

Old Madam Lu raised her hand to stop him, and said with a smile: "It's just a few medicinal herbs, if you don't help me, I will also send it, but now I just let you take it away by the way." When those few antiques are delivered, I thank you again. Seeing that Gu Yitong was about to resign again, her face sank: "The elder gave it, but I didn't dare to resign." You refuse to accept my things, do you dislike the lack of things?! ”

Gu Yitong immediately shut up, not daring to say anything more.

Only then did Mrs. Lu soften her face and said, "That's it." You help me do things, it is your filial piety, I want to thank you, it is the heart of our ancestors and grandchildren, so that you can leave your daughter-in-law and children and run away for a few days, can you still call you in vain? ! My wife is not that kind of person! ”

Gu Yitong went out with a large bag of things, and he kept smiling on his face. The rumors in the clan are really not credible, where is this sixth aunt a gloomy and mean person? It's just that she is stricter, but in fact, she is transparent about the world, and she is very kind to these juniors, and she is never stingy with what she should reward. The clansmen just thought that her family was out of the house, and they underestimated the sixth room, so they just said some inconsistencies behind her back.

He carefully counted the things he had obtained from the sixth room these days, including medicinal herbs, supplements, small things that meant auspiciousness, those for his youngest son to play with, and Buddhist vessels that had opened the light, which could keep his family safe. Although it is not valuable, it can be used in everything, and it is rare to have this heart! More precious than gifts that others have paid a lot of money for. Looking at the tonic in his hand, thinking of his wife and youngest son whose faces were becoming more and more ruddy at home, he secretly made up his mind that he must send the ninth cousin away, so as not to let the six aunts and grandchildren be wronged!

Not to mention how Gu Yitong fought wits and courage with Qifang, Mrs. Lu and Wen Yi's ancestors and grandsons got the exact message of Jiufang on the third day, and they had already decided to make a deal with that time-honored antique shop, Qifang heard that it was a relative of the prefect who wanted to buy it, and saw that Liufang insisted on the price and refused to let go, so he reluctantly gave up, and naturally he was not interested in the tattered dishes in Mrs. Lu's mouth. Gu Yitong personally escorted things to Pingyang City, and when he came back in the evening, he already had six hundred and eighty taels of silver tickets in his arms, handed them over to Mrs. Lu, and took out the contract and asked her to inspect it.

Old Madam Lu just glanced at it casually, then asked Wen Yi to hand Gu Yitong a small box prepared in advance, and said with a smile: "Take it, it's not worth much, just a little caution." ”

Gu Yi knew that this was a "thank you gift", and when he opened it, it was a small piece of jade seal, faint cyan, slightly yellow, warm texture, shallow and shallow carved with a few green bamboos, fine workmanship, obviously the top grade in the seal stone, the only shortcoming was that the bottom of the seal accidentally broke a small corner. He immediately became excited: "This, this, this...... It's not ...... Is the door closed?! "That's a great seal stone! Look at this texture, although it is smaller, if it is not broken, it is worth one hundred and eighty taels!

Wen Yi was a little surprised when she saw this, it was something she found out from her grandfather's study, she finally wiped it clean and found a good box to hold, although the texture was good, in the end there were flaws, she was still worried that if she took this as a thank you gift, the fifteenth uncle would feel dissatisfied, how could she be so excited?

Old Madam Lu smiled and said: "This is something that your sixth uncle collected before his death, and I wanted to engrave it myself to play, but I didn't expect it to be accidentally broken for a while, so I haven't used it." When I cleaned up the house before, I found it, I thought that this is an incomplete thing, and our grandparents are not good at this mouthful, it is a pity to lose it, since you love to tinker with these things, I will give it to you. Don't dislike it, find a good craftsman to grind that angle, it's also a good seal. Then he took out a thirty tael from the stack of silver tickets he handed over, and motioned for Wen Yi to hand it over, "These are for your two eldest sons to buy some candy and cakes to eat, I only cared about your daughter-in-law and younger son before, and forgot about them, it is rare that both of them are filial and well-behaved children, and they got out of school yesterday and came to greet me together." My wife always has to express that she can't chill the hearts of the children. ”

Gu Yi was stunned, looked down at the seal in his hand, hurriedly straightened his clothes, saluted respectfully, and said solemnly: "My nephew can get this seal, it is an unexpected joy, the value is still secondary, my nephew collects all kinds of seals on weekdays, just a small fight, such a rare treasure, has never been seen for the first time, this is the first time I have it." With it, the nephew only felt full of joy, and did not dare to accept the thank you silver of the sixth aunt again. The sixth aunt has something to do in the future, even if she sends her nephew, her nephew will not dare to resign! After saying that, he made another big salute, happily carefully put the small box into his arms, turned around, and didn't glance at the silver ticket presented by Wen Yi's hands.

Wen Yi looked at his back, turned around and said to Mrs. Lu in surprise: "Could it be that grandmother has inquired a long time ago and knows that the fifteenth uncle likes seal stones, so she asked her granddaughter to find out this seal?" ”

Old Madam Lu looked at the silver ticket and contract in her hand, and said with a smile: "I have been to his house twice before your fifteenth aunt gave birth, and I heard your fifteenth aunt talk about it when she talked about it, and your fifteenth uncle sometimes can't even take care of eating because he likes these. On the thirteenth day of the seventh month, he caught a cold and fell ill because he had obtained a new seal stone from a friend, and the wind blew when he stayed up late. Since he is so fascinated, he must like this piece of sealed green, in fact, it is the gadgets that your grandfather played with to pass the time when he was alive, and the worth of the dozen or so yuan have been sold before your father has won the test, and the rest are missing horns or carved bad, and they can't be sold at a price, and people dislike them. This piece of sealed door green is already intact, and it can be regarded as a joy for your fifteenth uncle. After a pause, she stared at Wen Yi, "Sometimes, it is more useful to do what you like than to send money." Your fifteenth uncle is the son of the ninth house, although he is a partial house, but his ancestors are able to manage the law, and he is not rich and noble, but he also has a rich family. Usually we gossip and only say that he is an honest man, but in fact, it is because he does not have to worry about food and clothing, and the brothers are harmonious, so there is no need to play tricks with others. For a person like him, no matter how much Xie Yin is given, it is nothing, it is better to do what he likes and send him some rare seal stones. There are no good things at home, if you meet them in the future, you should pay more attention, whether it is a seal stone, or a related book or a gold and stone atlas, even if it is not worth anything, as long as the thing is unique and rare, you can satisfy him. ”

Wen Yi knew that this was her grandmother's experience, but she had never heard her talk about it in her previous life, and now she taught herself that she wanted to learn about the world by herself, so she responded respectfully, and according to her grandmother's instructions, she took another box with the silver ticket to buy the land, and carefully put the rest into her grandmother's mirror for daily flowers.

Old Madam Lu looked at the old mahogany mirror, sighed, and asked, "You didn't make new clothes this autumn, you only changed your mother's dress to a smaller one, and the winter clothes can't be mixed up anymore, right?" Now that you have the money at home, you can ask Zi Sakura to go to the market and pull a few feet of velvet back, so that you can prepare clothes for going out in winter. ”

Wen Yi smiled: "Grandmother also remembers?" The granddaughter sent Zi Ying to buy it early this morning, the velvet material was too expensive, and she only made one for her grandmother, so the granddaughter used dense silk and sandwiched cotton wool to make a cotton jacket and wear it in the coat, which was the warmest. What tricks does grandmother love? Granddaughter embroidered it for you? ”

Old Madam Lu frowned and glanced at her: "Why save so much?!" My wife doesn't need good materials, and there are a lot of old clothes, so it's okay if you don't make them. Your little girl's family should be dressed up well, the old clothes are small, and your mother's clothes are too old, so people don't look like it! Hurry up and call Zi Sakura and let her Ming'er go buy soft and bright, thick and warm clothes again! ”

Wen Yi just laughed, but was silent. At this time, Mama Zhao hurriedly walked in and said, "Old lady, miss, the Nie family has sent someone!" ”

Wen Yi was surprised, could it be that the people from her uncle's family came to get the silver? It's just right.

Unexpectedly, the person who came was not the butler who delivered the letter in the past, but a sixteen or seventeen-year-old, ordinary-looking young man, wearing a cotton robe, with a bookish atmosphere, no matter how he looked like a little scholar.

The person who came claimed to be surnamed Jun, his name was Minxing, he was Nie Heng's best friend, and he came here tonight just as a messenger for his friend, sending a secret letter to the Gu family, and he didn't know anything else.

Wen Yi looked at him through the screen, wondering in her heart, when Aunt Zhang delivered Nie Heng's letter to her, she was immediately startled when she saw it.

The letter contained a land deed, which was on the hillside that Wen Yi had previously fancied and the gentle slope that she later abandoned, with a total of 321 acres. According to Nie Heng's letter, he bought it with his private money and gave it to Wen Yi to make up for the losses caused by his mother's foolish behavior to their grandchildren. As a son of man, he didn't dare to be disobedient, let alone accuse his mother of loving his son, but after all, he felt guilty and could only use this method to make amends to his cousin.

Wen Yi couldn't speak for a long time, so she could only silently hand the letter and title deed to her grandmother, and sighed secretly.