Chapter 36: What a big mule

Gu Fei felt happy, opened the curtain, and saw Gu Erlang standing beside the carriage.

He went to see the courtyard with the broker. He had just seen two places and Gu Erlang thought the courtyard was small and was not satisfied.

While Gu Erlang was talking to Gu Zhang, he accidentally glanced into the carriage and suddenly saw a girl sitting next to his sister.

This girl was dressed in pink clothes, with watery eyes and white and tender skin. She was extremely beautiful.

Gu Erlang’s face turned red immediately, and he stuttered when he spoke, “Sister, sister, where are you going?”

While talking, Gu Erlang’s eyes kept glancing at the second young lady.

The second young lady noticed his gaze and hid behind Gu Fei with a blushing face.

“We were about to go find you to go look at the courtyard together.” Gu Fei stared at Gu Erlang’s face: “Okay, why are you blushing?”

Soon, they went to see the courtyard together. The courtyard was not far away. The broker opened the courtyard door, and they saw a large yard of seventy or eighty square meters. There was a well in the corner of the yard.

There were also many houses. The main house and the wing rooms together have about ten rooms, which are enough for a family to live in.

Gu Fei was very satisfied.

Gu Erlang happily signed the contract and paid the money.

Gu Zhang helped Gu Fei lie down on the kang, told her not to move, and went out with Gu Erlang to find Gu Qing.

At noon, Gu Fei and the second lady randomly ate two steamed buns. It was not until midnight that the father and son drove the mule cart back to the yard.

Gu Fei got off the kang and walked to the yard to look at some mules.

The mules were all very tall, estimated to weigh about a thousand pounds, much stronger than some ponies. Two were dark brown, one was almost black, and their four legs were thick and powerful.

Gu Qing stopped the mule cart and handed over the account to his sister.

“This mule is the best mule I bought. It is a cross between a Hequ horse and a donkey. This mule is very strong. It costs 20 taels of silver a piece. I don’t want any of the other worth 10 taels.”

“The 3 mules cost a total of 60 taels of silver, the three carts a total of 15 taels of silver, the mules’ iron shoes were hammered for another 20 taels of silver. The sheepskins I bought cost 30 taels.”

“There are 90 taels of silver left.”

Gu Fei nodded and took the remaining money.

Gu Sanlang smiled and handed Gu Fei a small package, “Sister, all the jewelry was pawned. A total of 215 taels of silver. 1 tael was given to the second brother to rent the courtyard. The rest are here.”

Gu Fei took the silver and put it away. Well, there were still three hundred and seventy taels of silver left, which should be enough for the journey.

“You didn’t spend money for lunch?”

A few people shook their heads.

Gu Fei hurriedly took out a few steamed buns and shared them with everyone. He also left some money for Gu Sanlang and asked him to stay and look after the courtyard.

Several people drove a mule cart out and bought two pairs of clothes for the second lady to change into. Gu Fei also bought two large cotton-padded jackets for herself and the second lady to wear later. She passed by a butcher shop and cut some meat before returning to the village.

The carriage stopped at the door of the Gu Family’s house. As soon as Gu Fei opened the curtain, she saw an old lady standing in the yard, looking at her with an unkind expression.

Gu Erlang carried Gu Fei out of the car, and the crutch in the old lady’s hand stabbed the ground heavily: “Is this, Xiao Fei?”

“You’ve been back for a few days, but you haven’t even come to see me!”

Gu Qing hurriedly apologized and said: “Grandma, Xiao Fei is injured. Can’t she come to see after the injury is healed?”

The old lady snorted heavily: “She can go to the city. I just live next door, but you talk as if it will kill her to walk a few steps?”

“I think you just don’t take me, an old lady seriously.”

 


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One thought on “Chapter 36: What a big mule

  1. What the heck. So, her ‘kind’ family didn’t even separate in all these years??? They were absolutely fine giving money and food to the old hag all this time?

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