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Gu Fei’s hands were shaking as she recited. For such a heavy gift, she only gave two small bottles of Five Grain Liquor. Now, would it be enough to give the whole bottle of Five Grain Liquor to Zhang Ze?

The deer was still alive, with four hooves tied up and lying on the ground, with wet eyes.

Xiao Cao squatted beside the deer, tilted her head, and looked at it curiously, wanting to reach out and touch it, but didn’t dare.

Gu Zhang’s face was gloomy. What does Young Master Su want to do?

They were traveling together on the road, so why give such a heavy New Year gift?

His family was just an ordinary farmer. Apart from Gu Fei, was there anything worth making friends with?

Could it be that he came for Gu Fei?

After all, Gu Fei killed wolves and bandits along the way, and Young Master Su saw it all.

Gu Zhang sighed: Oh, forget it, don’t think about it, it’s a blessing, it’s not a disaster, it’s a disaster that can’t be avoided.

After a long time, he will find out Young Master Su’s intention.

Mrs. Chen looked at the things on the ground, “My goodness, this rich family is different. They gave so many things as New Year gifts. How much money does it cost!”

She was happy and worried at the same time. What should she do with so many things?
They can’t eat them all!

Gu Zhang said in a deep voice: “It’s the New Year, let’s send the cured chicken, duck, and fish to each household.”

“Liu Zhuangtou, let’s cut the musk deer in half and get some cured chicken and duck.”

As she was talking, there was a knock on the door, and Mrs. Qian’s voice: “Gu Laoer, sister-in-law, open the door!”

Mrs. Chen rolled her eyes.

Gu Zhang frowned: “Everyone, don’t stand there, move the things to the kitchen first.”

“Okay.” Gu Sanlang picked up the deer and left, Xiao Cao followed him with her two short legs.

Mrs. Qian was shouting outside, and people in the yard were busy moving things.

After the things were moved, Li Chunhua went to open the door for Mrs. Qian.

Seeing the whole family standing in the yard staring at her, Mrs. Qian laughed dryly: “I heard that Young Master Su brought gifts to everyone, why didn’t I see it? What did he send?”

Chen sneered: “Everyone? Which everyone?”

“Brother Zhang clearly said that it was for my family.”

“It’s none of your business what he sent!”

Mrs. Qian’s cheek twitched: “Although it’s none of my business, mother is still with us. It’s the New Year, you have to give her something good to show your filial piety, don’t you?”

Gu Zhang didn’t want to argue with a woman, so he snorted and turned away.

Mrs. Chen stretched out her hand and pushed Qian out: “What my family gives to mother is none of your business. Go, go, go, my family has to cook, and I don’t have time to chat with you.”

Mrs. Qian was pushed out of the gate by Mrs. Chen, and then the two doors were closed.

Mrs. Qian almost fell backward in anger.

After returning to find the old lady, she started to cry: “Gu Laoer’s family has lost their conscience. People gave them so many gifts, but they didn’t even give me something to honor Mother, and they kicked me out.”

“Mother, they want to eat alone, and they don’t take you seriously at all!”

Old Lady Gu was so angry that her chest heaved: “I, I’m going to find Laoer! I’ll beat him to death for not caring about his mother!” At this time, the eldest aunt stepped in from the door and sneered at Mrs. Qian: “When I saw you running in, I knew you were going to instigate Mother to make trouble again.”

“Short-sighted thing, you only know how to take advantage of others all day long, you might as well poke a finger at the manure picker passing by. ”

Mrs. Qian turned around and pointed at the eldest aunt: “You, you——”

The Eldest Aunt snorted coldly and looked at the old lady: “Mother, don’t make trouble with this troublemaker. You’ve made Laoer’s heart turn cold. Do you think you can have a good life!”

“I’m not saying anything bad about you. However, if you didn’t make a fuss at the beginning, didn’t care about Laoer’s family affairs, didn’t always scold his wife, and didn’t always scold Xiao Fei, you’re living with them now and enjoying life.”

“However, you still can’t figure out about this, and still want to cause trouble!”

 

The carriage drove directly into the front yard, and Zhang Ze and Liu Zhuangtou unloaded the things on the carriage together.

Gu Zhang came out quickly and was stunned by the pile of things on the ground: “This – Master Su is too polite.”

Zhang Ze smiled: “My young master said that he was very grateful for the care of Second Master Gu’s family along the way. This little thing is just a small token of appreciation.”

Gu Zhang hurriedly said: “Brother Zhang, go into the house and have some tea.”

Zhang Ze waved his hand: “I won’t go in. Uncle Gu will say hello to Aunt Chen for me.”

“By the way, my young master said that there is no need to return the gift. After the New Year, when his leg injury is healed, he will come to visit Uncle Gu.”

Gu Zhang was anxious. How could he not return the gift?

“I wonder where Young Master Su’s house is?”

Zhang Ze smiled: “Master is living in his uncle’s house now, which is not very convenient.”

Before coming, his young master told him not to reveal his identity, so as not to make Uncle Gu’s family uncomfortable.

Gu Zhang didn’t ask for the place and dragged Zhang Ze into the house to drink tea.

He whispered to Gu Qing and asked him to find Gu Fei to see if he could find something to give back to Young Master Su so that Zhang Ze could take it back.

When Gu Qing found Gu Fei, Gu Fei got anxious, closed the door, and searched in the space for a long time.

Watermelon?

They exist in this era, but not in this season, and ordinary people can’t eat them. The Marquis’ Mansion only eats it once.

Apples were not okay either, there were none here, and she planned to keep apples to grow later.

She didn’t want to get into any trouble because of the things in the space anymore.

Finally, her eyes fell on a cardboard box in the space, with three big characters on the outside, Five Grain Liquor.

After opening the cardboard box, she took it out and saw that it was in a glass bottle, which was not okay.

Gu Fei searched for a while, then remembered that she had drunk plum wine for 18 yuan a bottle before. The bottle was made of porcelain. There were two bottles, one pink and one green, with a plum blossom painted on it. She thought it was fun, so she took it home.

After searching for a while, she finally found the two bottles.

Gu Fei took great pains to open the Five Grain Liquor and poured it into the two plum blossom bottles.

Zhang Ze was drinking tea in the main room. Suddenly, he smelled a scent of wine and couldn’t help sniffing: “What kind of wine is this? It smells so good.”

Gu Zhang thought his daughter was tinkering with something, so he didn’t say anything.

After a while, Gu Fei came out with two bottles and said with a smile: “Brother Zhang, this is some good wine that my father accidentally got in his early years. Please bring it to Young Master Su to taste.”

Zhang Ze took it after hesitating for a moment. The wine was too fragrant.

Besides, this wine was brought out by Miss Gu Fei herself, his young master will be very happy to receive it.

Zhang Ze smiled: “Then I thank the young lady on behalf of my young master.”

“I’ll take my leave and come back to bother Uncle Gu another day.”

Gu Zhang sent Zhang Ze out the door and watched the carriage go away before turning back.

It was the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Gu Erlang and Gu Sanlang haven’t gone out to pull the carriage these days. They were squatting in the yard, looking at the New Year gifts sent by Young Master Su.

Gu Sanlang looked through it for a while and shouted: “Here is the gift list.”

Gu Fei took it, and the rich families all have gift lists when giving gifts.

She looked at the piece of red paper sprinkled with gold, then read what was written: “1 deer, 1 roe deer, a pair of rabbits, a pair of suckling pigs, a pair of pheasants, a pair of swans, 8 cured chickens, 8 smoked ducks, 8 cured fish, 8 pieces of cured meat, 10 catties of green glutinous rice, 10 catties of purple rice, 20 catties of black rice, and 20 catties of fragrant rice.”

 

Mrs. Chen slapped Gu Sanlang on the back: “What kind of fortune are you making? You haven’t even started yet!”

Gu Zhang looked at Gu Sanlang: “Don’t make a fuss about this. We don’t know if it will work. Raising clams is expensive and time-consuming. Moreover, pearl clams are prone to disease and death. They are not easy to raise. You may lose everything.”

Gu Zhang saw that Gu Sanlang was instantly discouraged, and Gu Erlang was also not in high spirits.

He added: “However, you have to raise it no matter how difficult it is. Even if you lose a little at the beginning, it doesn’t matter. If you raise it well, you will make a lot of money. Moreover, our family can live on this craft for generations to come, and they can live well.”

Mrs. Chen looked at Gu Fei, and she finally understood why Gu Fei went to the silver shop to see pearls that day. It turned out that she wanted to raise pearl clams.

Thinking that a big pearl would cost two thousand taels of silver, Mrs. Chen’s heart also became excited. She didn’t want more. If she could produce a pearl like that in a year, the family would be extremely rich!

Gu Fei saw that her father had finished speaking, and she quickly applauded. The leader had to show his support after speaking.

Xiao Cao also clapped her hands. Gu Fei continued to flatter the leader: “Dad, I think you spoke very well today. If our family is considered a company, then you would be the chairman.”

Gu Qing asked curiously: “What is the chairman?”

Xiao Cao answered quickly, “I know, it means that Grandpa is very sensible!”

“Grandma often praises me for being sensible.”

Gu Fei laughed, hugged Xiao Cao, and kissed her: “Xiao Cao, you are a treasure.”

Xiao Cao giggled.

After a while, some people ate melon seeds, and some ate beef jerky. Although they had not made any money yet, everyone’s hearts were full of enthusiasm.

After the meeting, Gu Fei gave her father fifty taels of silver to buy clams.

The next day, Gu Zhang indeed went to drag a cart of clams back home. The clams he bought were not fully grown yet, and they would have to wait until March or April to mature and lay eggs.

Gu Zhang planned to keep some for breeding and plant some directly in the spring.

Gu Zhang also bought some fish fry and put them in the pond.

Then he bought some soybeans ground them into soy milk and sprinkled them in the pond to give the pearl clams enough nutrition.

In the blink of an eye, it was the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. That morning, Liu Zhuangtou was leaning against the yard to bask in the sun. Suddenly, someone shouted at the door: “Is Master Gu here?”

Liu Zhuangtou quickly got up to see, and then said in surprise: “Master Zhang, it turns out that you are here.”

Zhang Ze looked at him: “Do you know me?”

Liu Zhuangtou nodded and bowed: “I have seen Master Zhang by the side of the young master before.”

Zhang Ze nodded: “That’s great. I am here to give Master Gu a New Year’s gift. Is Master Gu here?”

At this time, Mrs. Qian was coming out of the kitchen. When she heard the word “New Year’s gift”, she ran over with shining eyes: “Oh, it’s Master Zhang. What gift is it? Is it for Gu Zhang? His mother lives here!”

Zhang Ze glanced at her lightly, as if he didn’t know her.

Liu Zhuangtou said hurriedly: “Second Master Gu doesn’t live here now, he lives in the manor next door, Master Zhang, please follow me.”

Zhang Ze nodded and followed Liu Zhuangtou out.

Mrs. Qian looked at the gate and ran in, shouting as she ran: “Mom, that Young Master Su is here to give Gu Zhang a New Year gift!”

“What a big carriage!”

Mrs. Liu was sewing shoe soles in the yard, she looked at Mrs. Qian and curled her lips.

Eldest Aunt sat at the door and watched Mrs. Qian run away coldly.

On the other side, Zhang Ze quickly arrived at the Gu family’s yard and knocked on the door. Gu Qing was delighted to see Zhang Ze: “Brother Zhang, long time no see!”

“Come in, come in.” Gu Qing hurriedly opened the door and let the person in.

 

Gu Sanlang clapped his hands: “Sister, you said it well.”

Gu Zhang looked at the children in the room and smiled with satisfaction: “Okay, then everyone listen.”

Gu Fei blinked: “Then this is our first family meeting.”

“In the future, when there is a big event in the family, we can hold a family meeting.”

Gu Zhang smiled. Although the term family meeting sounded new, he understood the meaning at once.

The court had a court meeting, and when encountering a big event, there was also a court meeting. The meaning was the same.

“Okay, then call everyone here, and let’s start the family meeting now.”

After a while, a brazier was placed in the main room. Gu Fei called Lian’er to pour tea for everyone and went into the room. After a while, she brought out a plate of melon seeds and a dish of beef jerky and placed them on the eight-immortal table.

Everyone looked at the melon seeds and beef jerky on the table eagerly. Gu Fei said with a smile: “A meeting should be held in the manner of a meeting.”

Gu Sanlang pointed at the plate of melon seeds: “What is this? Is it for eating?”

Gu Fei picked up a melon seed, put it between her teeth, and cracked it gently. The melon seed kernel went into her mouth, and the melon seed shell was placed on the table.

Everyone forgot about the meeting for a moment, and picked up melon seeds one by one, cracking them like Gu Fei.

Gu Sanlang was the most anxious, he grabbed a handful of melon seeds and put them in his mouth to chew, then “poof” and spit them all out.

Mrs. Chen glared at him: “Why do you grab so many? Look, Xiao Fei only eats one.”

Gu Sanlang spitted “teh, teh, teh” and shouted: “What is this thing? It’s not delicious.”

Gu Fei shook her head: “Third brother, you have to be elegant when eating melon seeds. You can’t eat the shell.”

“Look, like this–”

She picked up the melon seeds and demonstrated again.

Gu Sanlang waved his hand: “Forget it, I’m impatient and can’t eat this.”

To maintain his father’s image, Gu Zhang was itchy in his heart, but he resisted grabbing the melon seeds to eat.

Gu Fei carefully peeled a few seeds and handed the melon kernels to his father.

Gu Zhang chewed the melon seeds in his mouth, feeling happy. His daughter was filial, unlike these brats who only cared about eating themselves.

He coughed lightly: “The meeting is about to start!”

Everyone sat down quickly, and Gu Zhang said: “Then I will tell you about our family’s next plan. Now we have 20 acres of land. When the new year comes, we will plant peppers.”

“Your mother will be in charge of this matter.”

Mrs. Chen pointed at her nose: “Me?”

Gu Zhang nodded: “Xiao Fei said that peppers are a kind of vegetable. This thing is easy to grow. You are a good vegetable grower. When to plant, when to transplant, when to water, you can figure it out. Whatever you say, everyone will do it.”

Mrs. Chen looked at the eager eyes around her, straightened her chest, and suddenly felt heroic: “Okay, isn’t it just planting vegetables? I’m not afraid of anyone when it comes to planting vegetables. When spring comes, I’ll plant!”

Gu Zhang nodded: “There is also a pond. I have decided to raise clams and fish in the pond. This job is mainly for me and your eldest brother. ”

Gu Sanlang interrupted: “Dad, why raise clams, there is not much meat in the clamshell, and can it be eaten?”

Mrs. Chen rolled her eyes at him: “You only know how to eat, be quiet, and listen to your father.”

Gu Zhang drank a sip of water: “We’ll raise clams to raise pearls.”

“I asked around today and found a family that raises pearl clams. I will go there and bring back a large number tomorrow. By March or April next year, I can breed clams myself.”

After Gu Zhang finished speaking, Gu Erlang said: “Dad, can pearls be raised in clams?”

Gu Zhang nodded: “It’s true, I went to see today, and there are many families raising pearl clams.”

Gu Sanlang shouted: “Pearls are very valuable, so is our family going to get rich!”

 

Gu Fei nodded listlessly: “Well, then Dad, you ask around these few days to see where there are clams and buy some back first.”

Gu Zhang stared at her: “What’s wrong with you? Why are you talking like that? Did you catch a cold?”

“It’s cold in the south, and we can’t heat the kang. I told you to light a charcoal fire in the room, but your mother wouldn’t listen.”

Mrs. Chen came over and stretched out her hand to touch Gu Fei’s forehead: “Did you catch a cold? Is it serious? If it’s serious, let Dalang ask a doctor to take a look.”

Gu Fei shook her head: “It’s okay, I should be better tomorrow.”

Mrs. Chen shouted: “Lian’er, hurry up, burn it. A pot of charcoal fire was placed next to Xiao Fei. ”

“Chunhua, quickly boil a bowl of ginger soup for Xiao Fei!”

Lian’er and Li Chunhua agreed and ran quickly.

Gu Qing came in after hearing the voice: “Sister, are you sick? What do you want to eat? Big brother will buy it for you.”

Gu Fei felt that she had become a national treasure just because of a small cold. She rubbed her nose: “I’m fine. Maybe the quilt is too thin and I caught a cold.”

Mrs. Chen said quickly: “That quilt won’t work. Let Dalang go to the city to buy a new quilt weighing ten kilograms.”

After breakfast, Gu Zhang went to the market to ask if there were any clams nearby.

Gu Fei felt sleepy after taking the cold medicine and sat next to the charcoal basin, drowsy.

Mrs. Chen and Li Chunhua boiled a large pot of paste with flour, then took down a door panel and brushed the scraps of cloth on the door panel with paste.

After brushing one layer and it dried, brush the second layer.

At least four or five layers should be applied.

This was for making a skirt, which was used as a sole.

Gu Fei couldn’t resist the effect of the medicine and fell asleep on the table.

When Mrs. Chen saw this, she felt so distressed that she called Lian’er: “Go call Sanlang and take Xiao Fei to the room to sleep.”

Lian’er rolled up her sleeves and said: “I’ll do it.”

She was tall, had eaten well recently, and had more strength. She picked up Gu Fei and put her on the bed without any effort.

Mrs. Chen brought the charcoal basin into the room again.

Lian’er quickly opened the window a crack, fearing that the charcoal gas would fumigate Gu Fei.

When she opened the window, Lian’er saw several black ash spots on the window frame and was full of doubts. She had just wiped it yesterday, where did the ash come from?

Lian’er fetched water and wiped the window frame again.

Gu Zhang came back at night and waved to Gu Fei: “Xiao Fei, come here, Dad has something to tell you.”

Just as Gu Fei was about to take a step, Gu Erlang suddenly said: “Dad, can you take me with you when you go out in the future? I am also 18 years old, and I will be 19 after the Chinese New Year. I also want to know what’s going on at home.”

Gu Erlang felt a little wrong. He felt that he was the least valued one at home.

The whole family dotes on the younger sister. The eldest brother was the eldest son, and the parents relied on him. Gu Sanlang was naughty, and the parents also worried about him a lot. As for him, his father and mother don’t love him.

Gu Zhang was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly: “Dad neglected it. Dad always thinks you are still young. It’s okay. You can go with me when we go out in the future.”

Gu Sanlang shouted: “Dad, what about me?”

Mrs. Chen pushed him: “Go away, you are only sixteen years old, wait until you are older.”

Gu Sanlang shouted aggrieved: “My sister is only fourteen, I am older than her.”

Mrs. Chen pointed a finger at his forehead: “Can you compare with your sister? You have a head that is suitable for you. Your sister can earn money and cook. What can you do?”

Gu Sanlang smiled foolishly.

Gu Fei smiled and looked at her third brother, then said to Gu Zhang, “Dad: how about everyone listen to this? One person’s plan is short, two people’s plan is long, and three heads are better than Zhuge Liang.”

 

Xiao Yu turned back and glared at him: “Get lost, I think you want to take advantage of the girl.”

Shitou was about to cry out for injustice when he saw Xiao Yu’s hand trembling as he reached toward Gu Fei’s chest.

Shitou complained in his heart: If you touch her, isn’t that also taking advantage of people?

He turned his back and looked away. He didn’t want to watch this kind of thing.

Xiao Yu’s hand was halfway out and then retracted.

Shitou waited for a while and turned back, asking: “Have you found it yet?”

Xiao Yu was impatient: “No, don’t rush me!”

Shitou was speechless. Either you search quickly or cover her with the quilt. It was the middle of the night, and it was so cold. After all the trouble, Miss Fei would catch a cold tomorrow.

Xiao Yu stared at Gu Fei’s chest. If there was any place on her body where she could hide something, it would only be here.

It was bulging there, and it was not easy to find something hidden.

Didn’t Old Ma say that thing wasn’t big?

Xiao Yu made up his mind and finally reached out his hand.

After a while, he retracted his hand with a red face, hurriedly covered Gu Fei with the quilt, and turned around and left.

Shitou asked: “Master, have you found it? Where is it?”

“Let’s go back!” Xiao Yu answered hoarsely.

“Master, we have to go this way, that’s a door!”

They were here to steal, how could they walk out of the door with a swagger?

The two of them climbed out of the window, closed the window, climbed over the wall, ran for a while, and quickly got on the horse and ran away.

Inside the room, Gu Fei sneezed, turned over, and continued to sleep.

Along the way, Xiao Yu always felt that his fingers were slippery.

He secretly put his hand under his nose, as if he smelled a faint fragrance.

Xiao Yu whipped the horse under him fiercely, and his mind kept recalling the touch just now.

Early in the morning, Xiao Yu lay on the bed for a long time, changed his pants with a dark face, and then rushed to the martial arts training ground to vent his excess energy.

Gu Fei woke up and felt dizzy.

She sniffed, and her nose was blocked.

She touched the quilt. Was her quilt too thin?

Gu Fei didn’t know that it was not the quilt that was the problem at all, but some unscrupulous thief threw her on the floor and froze her.

After putting on her clothes, Gu Fei poured herself a glass of water and took a cold medicine from the space.

After taking the medicine, Gu Fei suddenly remembered something and entered the space again.

She suddenly found that her space had become different!

Originally, the space was a piece of land as big as two basketball courts, surrounded by nothingness.

Now there were a few very faint mists floating in the space that were almost imperceptible.

If Gu Fei was not very familiar with her space, she would have overlooked it.

Could this be the legendary spiritual energy?

Gu Fei blinked. Did something happen that she didn’t know about?

She tried to think about what happened in the past few days, but she had no clue. She thought that maybe the spiritual energy of the ancient world was more abundant, and the space began to evolve naturally.

Gu Fei couldn’t figure it out, so she threw it away and went out of the room. She saw her father with a happy face.

Gu Zhang said: “Xiao Fei, I read the book you gave me. This business is good. If it works, you will make a lot of money.”