bayedsolid Chapter 123 Can this brother still be a good friend?
Chapter 123 Can this brother still be a good friend?
That year, Chenglin's grandparents had been sick for over a year and no one had taken care of them. After she came back, she was the one who took out money to pay for their medical treatment.
However, the money she had was just a drop in the bucket...
Thinking of this, he felt even more contempt for Granny Gu and her family.
That family, including Gu Qingshan, were all disrespectful to their parents.
While Gu Qingshan's biological parents were ill, he also changed the house deeds and land deeds of the family to Gu's mother's name.
This incident caused quite a stir in the village back then.
Later, the aunt's family was found, but her husband had already remarried.
She was much older than her husband, and although they were husband and wife, they didn't have any love between them.
It could be said that she raised her husband to adulthood, and when she saw that he had started a new family, she didn't make a fuss; instead, she was happy for him.
At first, the new bride was wary of her, and this aunt knew her place, so she had no choice but to ask for a divorce agreement and return to Lingwu Village.
At that time, the head of the Gu clan was the father of the current clan head.
Because of her special circumstances, her name was added back to the family genealogy, and the clan also built two additional rooms for her to live in next to the ancestral hall of the Gu clan.
Later, her children came to visit her, and each time they would leave her some money. But gradually they stopped coming, and eventually, none of her children came until she died.
When she was critically ill, he and Gu Chenglin went to look for her children based on the address. They heard from the neighbors that the family had offended the local tycoons and had moved away.
It was because of that trip back that Gu Chenglin was so badly injured by being beaten with a carrying pole by Granny Gu and Gu Qingshan that he was bedridden for more than ten days before recovering.
During this period, he, Gu Chunsheng, Xu Changhua, and Xu Changshan would secretly deliver food and medicine to them in the middle of the night.
Seeing their expressions, Gu Chenglin knew they were probably thinking about what happened back then.
"Let's go get some noodles. My wife makes amazing meat noodles. If you let them sit for too long, they'll get soggy and won't taste good."
It's a pity I can't give you beef. I guess I'll have to talk to Lu Yunqing about it when I have time. Ling'an County could raise some cattle that are edible.
Thinking back to the Dragon Guard who suddenly appeared on the Mid-Autumn Festival, he knew that his family had left someone behind.
This was all thanks to Ruyi; otherwise, he wouldn't have discovered it.
The thought of his wife using food to pressure Long Jiu into teaching them martial arts made him want to laugh.
He also knew that this was both protection and surveillance of his family by that person.
Sometimes when Lung Kau asks his wife for the menu, he wonders how poor she must be.
He didn't know that Emperor Shengde was truly poor. He had finally found someone who could help him make money, so he had to take a good look at him.
In a short period of time, his savings have increased at a visible rate.
What they didn't know was that Emperor Shengde and the Empress hadn't slept well for several nights because of this.
In the past, I was worried; now I'm excited and thrilled.
If it weren't for the Imperial Tutor keeping him in check, he would have brought their whole family into the palace long ago.
After finishing their meat noodles, Gu Chunsheng and his wife, along with Sun Xing's family of four and Sun Laibao, left satisfied, wiping the lamps clean.
They were having a pleasant meal together.
Lin Lizheng's family was extremely busy. Lin Yu exchanged a whole box of copper coins, and there wasn't a single one left.
Seeing the villagers carrying bags behind him, Lin Yu had no choice but to let them go back, repeatedly assuring them that he would continue collecting the bags after he took his son to the private school the next day.
Those people then left.
During this time, Lin Min also called her parents, who lived nearby, to come and help at home, as they were simply too busy to manage everything.
Today is arguably the most bustling and story-filled day in Lingwu Village's history.
The group also learned two pieces of news: one was that from now on, the Lin family would be able to harvest sesame and peanuts year-round.
Another point is that Gu Chenglin's family has been growing soybeans for many years.
These two pieces of news caused an uproar throughout Lingwu Village.
What is this concept?
Doesn't that mean their family will have an extra source of income in the future?
Lin Yu said that once they have money, they will also send their children to school.
This is a great thing!
That night, it could be said that every household was busy.
Some are cracking sesame seeds, some are picking peanuts, some are smashing beans, some are chopping cabbages...
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Dongfang Jin called the two people hiding in the shadows to come out for dinner. Upon seeing the two who appeared in an instant, she said, "Xiao Jiu, I've noticed that you seem to have gained weight recently."
Long Jiu waved his hand: "That's not true."
Long Shiyi looked Long Jiu up and down and said, "Jin Jie'er, I've noticed it too, your waist has gotten thicker."
Dongfang Jin: "..."
I meant her face has gotten rounder!
Jun Wenhui covered her mouth and chuckled. After spending time with these people, she realized they were actually quite nice.
They are all children without parents, and some don't even know their own surname.
Before this, most of them were begging children.
Another group consists of orphans from disaster-stricken areas.
Now Jun Wenhui treats them like her own sons. This eleventh boy is only eighteen years old this year, the same age as her daughter.
They said that when they brought the baby back from the disaster area in Lingnan, it was only a few months old.
Long Jiu pressed his waist and pinched it: "It's getting cold, the clothes I put on make me look colder."
He absolutely refused to admit that he had gained weight.
They're all useless.
Long Shiyi suppressed a laugh: "I also put on more clothes, why don't you do the same? So what if you're fat? What's there to be embarrassed about? You're not a woman."
Long Jiu glared at Long Shiyi with resentful eyes: "..."
Are you brothers?
Which side are you from?
Is it still possible to get along with this guy?
Wrong!
He can't make a move now that he's outside.
Internal strife must be avoided.
That would not only disgrace the Dragon Guards, but also the Lord.
He could only suffer in silence!
Long Shiyi! You just wait!
Dongfang Jin suppressed a laugh as she looked at the awkward Long Jiu: "Right? Your master is really stingy. Doesn't he usually feed you?"
Upon hearing this, Long Jiu objected: "Eat up! Can those meals compare to what you have here?"
You should know that there are a total of 128 Dragon Guards, with the first 36 following their lord.
The food for these thirty-six people was second only to that of the Lord.
However, that only applies to the past.
Now, things are different. He and Eleven are here, and every meal they have is something they've never eaten before.
Every time he and Shiyi returned to Beijing, those people would challenge them to a contest, trying to replace them.
Unfortunately, those people weren't as skilled in light-footed martial arts as I was, nor as fast as Eleven.
Dongfang Jin looked at the two of them with a half-smile: "That's true, Xiao Jiu, you two are just like the daily attendants of your master."
"You took so many recipes from me, even a method for pickling vegetables, did you pay me?"
This emperor is so blind; he really has the nerve to take so many of her things.
You should at least give me some reward.
She wouldn't even complain about a bowl; she's incredibly stingy.
The money that Eunuch An gave us last time is gone now; he's never come back.
It's been so long, and they haven't given us anything. They're incredibly stingy.
Looking at Dongfang Jin's constantly changing face, Long Jiu said with a serious expression, "The master is doing this for Jin'er's own good. Aren't you afraid this will bring trouble to your family?"
You have no idea how popular the recipe you gave us is in Beijing.
Even those fried peanuts are in short supply right now.
"When high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital hold banquets, they all take great pride in having our multi-flavored peanuts."
Long Jiu said, taking out two property deeds from his chest: "Hehe, if you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten about the important matter."
"This is an estate in the western suburbs of the capital, covering 1,500 acres. Although it is not large, it is inconspicuous and will not attract much attention."