Chapter 843 I feel the same way
Unlike Gu Wenxuan who was waiting for someone to do something with paper out of boredom, Gu Erlang just folded the rice paper in half again and again in a very steady manner.
However, the rice paper that Gu Erlang took out was not just two sheets, but a thick stack. He also took out a stack of silver bills from his pocket.
Gu Wenxuan is very fast.
The paper package was folded by himself and he was very skilled in opening it. In addition, Gu Erlang's movements in taking things out were still neither hurried nor slow, so he could reach out to take it.
Seeing him reaching out his hand, Gu Erlang quickly withdrew one hand.
Gu Wenxuan had no choice but to accept the stack of banknotes as he wished.
When he took it over, there was no need to open it to take a look. Just by the feel of his hand, he knew that the banknotes he brought today were still there intact. He looked at Gu Erlang in confusion.
"Master Wang won't take over. He just wants everyone to go to the county government office before dark tomorrow. I heard him say that, and there are a few shops and farms that are not on the list..."
Hearing this, Gu Wenxuan was not surprised as before that his elder brother could not find out that he had already picked out the shop and farm he had liked this morning.
However, when he listened to his eldest brother's narration of what he had seen and heard at the Tian family before, he gained a better understanding of the fathers and sons of the five families present.
"…The most clever ones are Grandpa Liao and his son. His eldest son is exactly like his father. They follow the path of moderation."
Gu Wenxuan nodded in agreement and mentioned something off topic, "My Senior Brother Cheng is the Senior Brother Cheng Qian who guaranteed me before.
He is Mr. Liao's cousin. You could say he is a student supported by Mr. Liao. Senior Brother Cheng respects this cousin very much."
Gu Erlang knew Cheng Qian. From the county examination to the imperial examination, it was this man who guaranteed his brother's success. After that, his brother entered the county school and had a good relationship with this man.
Even now, his younger brother and his wife still visit this man and his wife on New Year's Day and other festivals. In the first month of the lunar year, he even saw Cheng Qian and his wife coming to his parents to wish them a happy new year.
It is said that among the students enrolled in the county school, if they were to take the provincial examination this year, this person and his brother would be able to pass. Although we don't know whether it is true or not, it is enough to prove that this person is very talented.
"And Mr. Liao's eldest son, even though he smiles all day long as if he took a laughing pill, Tian Hengzhi is still far behind him.
Tian Hengzhi's wife was found by Tian Hengzhi's grandfather, but his wife was originally intended for Senior Brother Cheng, but was snatched away by him.
Not many people know about this. I only found out about it today. Before I left the Cheng Mansion, I heard it when Master Cheng mentioned Senior Brother Cheng.
At that time, Master Cheng mentioned that Senior Brother Cheng had asked him to find out whether the Liao family had been implicated by County Magistrate Huang, and he said that their Cheng family actually had a nerd.
Gu Erlang couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder and said, "You are speechless again. Could it be that they have the same ancestor and are from the same family tree?"
"That's not the case, otherwise Senior Brother Cheng wouldn't need Master Liao to support his studies. Master Cheng and his family don't just have the Jingshan Academy, they also have their own private school.
What the Cheng family members have the most is the opportunity to study. From the first day of their enlightenment, they can enter their own private school without spending a penny, and they will be rewarded if they do well in the exams.
The Cheng family gave a lot of rewards. In addition to rice, charcoal, and four treasures of the study, as long as you passed the county exam, you could get fifty taels of silver the next day.
This is also the reason why Master Cheng said that Senior Brother Cheng is a nerd. The city is only a short distance away from us, and if we ask around, we will know that the Cheng family enjoys these preferential treatments.
Even if they are not in the same family tree, given Senior Brother Cheng's talent for studying, why would he need his uncle to support him? Just because he has the surname Cheng, he can definitely go to the Cheng family's private school."
"Maybe people think he is closer to his cousin. Besides, County Magistrate Cheng hadn't come to our place at that time. Who knows if their big family is the same as the rumors." "This does make sense. Compared to strangers with the same surname, they must be familiar relatives, and relatives who are willing to pay are naturally more reliable."
"Of course. Besides, if it were you, wouldn't you think about which side would have more to gain or lose? A cousin is always easier to deal with than a family."
"The point is, Senior Brother Cheng doesn't have your brain. If he could think of the difference between one family and one clan, there would be no way he would marry this daughter-in-law."
"What happened to his wife?"
"She is far inferior to Mr. Liao's eldest daughter-in-law. She is the daughter of a pedantic and poor scholar. A rich lady who can manage household chores at her parents' home cannot be compared at all."
"Did you do me a favor first?"
"No."
"That should mean good looks and good character."
You are just a nitpicker!
Gu Wenxuan rolled his eyes at Gu Erlang in annoyance, "I don't know whether he has good character or not, but he has a very good appearance, haha, you are blind!
Don’t mention that they came to our house in the first month of the lunar year, and you didn’t see his wife. I still remember that it was you who asked your sister-in-law to accompany his wife to the backyard to look for my wife first! "
What kind of wicked brother is this? I don't want him anymore! "You have a good memory, but you are not as likable as Baoya. You are lucky to have a brother like me, otherwise you would have been beaten a long time ago!"
Gu Wenxuan teased with a smile, "You still don't want me to tell the truth, you are just a brother to me, otherwise, with the tricks you taught me since I was a child, you would have been punished by our father long ago."
"what!"
"Where were we talking about just now?" Gu Wenxuan saw that the situation was not right and quickly changed the subject. "Yes, we were talking about Mr. Liao's eldest son. What was Liao?"
You are smart!
Gu Erlang suppressed his laughter and reminded, "Liao Cheng, the 'Cheng' of the prefectural city, also took a courtesy name, called Youchu, the 'You' of blessing and the 'Chu' of first time.
As for why he was given this name when he was obviously the eldest son, after all, "You" also means the second, I don't know. Maybe it was just to match the name.
He did mention at the time that the legitimate generation of the Liao family was named after the earth, while the illegitimate generation had to add the word "earth" before the name. "
"Yes, that's the name, that's the character! He was the first to take the initiative and asked a matchmaker to come and propose marriage when his father-in-law took a fancy to Senior Brother Cheng.
He was also afraid that he was not as talented as Senior Brother Cheng, and that a commoner would be looked down upon by his parents-in-law, so he asked his eldest sister to visit his parents-in-law in person.
His eldest sister's eldest sister-in-law was the wife of the prince of Zhenguo Mansion. How dare his Yue family not give his eldest sister some face? He just snatched this marriage.
Many people say that he follows his father in not taking concubines. But in fact, before he got married, he didn't want too many maids in the room. It was he who promised to be with him for the rest of his life.
But there were many foolish people who believed this nonsense and let him catch the daughter-in-law whose family was as wealthy as his Liao family. Fortunately, he was more trustworthy than Lord Zhao.
I heard that when his wife gave birth to her first son, she wanted him to take in a maid as a dowry, but he insisted on not taking her in. But she didn’t want to take her in the county, but outside, haha…”
Unlike Gu Wenxuan who was waiting for someone to do something with paper out of boredom, Gu Erlang just folded the rice paper in half again and again in a very steady manner.
However, the rice paper that Gu Erlang took out was not just two sheets, but a thick stack. He also took out a stack of silver bills from his pocket.
Gu Wenxuan is very fast.
The paper package was folded by himself and he was very skilled in opening it. In addition, Gu Erlang's movements in taking things out were still neither hurried nor slow, so he could reach out to take it.
Seeing him reaching out his hand, Gu Erlang quickly withdrew one hand.
Gu Wenxuan had no choice but to accept the stack of banknotes as he wished.
When he took it over, there was no need to open it to take a look. Just by the feel of his hand, he knew that the banknotes he brought today were still there intact. He looked at Gu Erlang in confusion.
"Master Wang won't take over. He just wants everyone to go to the county government office before dark tomorrow. I heard him say that, and there are a few shops and farms that are not on the list..."
Hearing this, Gu Wenxuan was not surprised as before that his elder brother could not find out that he had already picked out the shop and farm he had liked this morning.
However, when he listened to his eldest brother's narration of what he had seen and heard at the Tian family before, he gained a better understanding of the fathers and sons of the five families present.
"…The most clever ones are Grandpa Liao and his son. His eldest son is exactly like his father. They follow the path of moderation."
Gu Wenxuan nodded in agreement and mentioned something off topic, "My Senior Brother Cheng is the Senior Brother Cheng Qian who guaranteed me before.
He is Mr. Liao's cousin. You could say he is a student supported by Mr. Liao. Senior Brother Cheng respects this cousin very much."
Gu Erlang knew Cheng Qian. From the county examination to the imperial examination, it was this man who guaranteed his brother's success. After that, his brother entered the county school and had a good relationship with this man.
Even now, his younger brother and his wife still visit this man and his wife on New Year's Day and other festivals. In the first month of the lunar year, he even saw Cheng Qian and his wife coming to his parents to wish them a happy new year.
It is said that among the students enrolled in the county school, if they were to take the provincial examination this year, this person and his brother would be able to pass. Although we don't know whether it is true or not, it is enough to prove that this person is very talented.
"And Mr. Liao's eldest son, even though he smiles all day long as if he took a laughing pill, Tian Hengzhi is still far behind him.
Tian Hengzhi's wife was found by Tian Hengzhi's grandfather, but his wife was originally intended for Senior Brother Cheng, but was snatched away by him.
Not many people know about this. I only found out about it today. Before I left the Cheng Mansion, I heard it when Master Cheng mentioned Senior Brother Cheng.
At that time, Master Cheng mentioned that Senior Brother Cheng had asked him to find out whether the Liao family had been implicated by County Magistrate Huang, and he said that their Cheng family actually had a nerd.
Gu Erlang couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder and said, "You are speechless again. Could it be that they have the same ancestor and are from the same family tree?"
"That's not the case, otherwise Senior Brother Cheng wouldn't need Master Liao to support his studies. Master Cheng and his family don't just have the Jingshan Academy, they also have their own private school.
What the Cheng family members have the most is the opportunity to study. From the first day of their enlightenment, they can enter their own private school without spending a penny, and they will be rewarded if they do well in the exams.
The Cheng family gave a lot of rewards. In addition to rice, charcoal, and four treasures of the study, as long as you passed the county exam, you could get fifty taels of silver the next day.
This is also the reason why Master Cheng said that Senior Brother Cheng is a nerd. The city is only a short distance away from us, and if we ask around, we will know that the Cheng family enjoys these preferential treatments.
Even if they are not in the same family tree, given Senior Brother Cheng's talent for studying, why would he need his uncle to support him? Just because he has the surname Cheng, he can definitely go to the Cheng family's private school."
"Maybe people think he is closer to his cousin. Besides, County Magistrate Cheng hadn't come to our place at that time. Who knows if their big family is the same as the rumors." "This does make sense. Compared to strangers with the same surname, they must be familiar relatives, and relatives who are willing to pay are naturally more reliable."
"Of course. Besides, if it were you, wouldn't you think about which side would have more to gain or lose? A cousin is always easier to deal with than a family."
"The point is, Senior Brother Cheng doesn't have your brain. If he could think of the difference between one family and one clan, there would be no way he would marry this daughter-in-law."
"What happened to his wife?"
"She is far inferior to Mr. Liao's eldest daughter-in-law. She is the daughter of a pedantic and poor scholar. A rich lady who can manage household chores at her parents' home cannot be compared at all."
"Did you do me a favor first?"
"No."
"That should mean good looks and good character."
You are just a nitpicker!
Gu Wenxuan rolled his eyes at Gu Erlang in annoyance, "I don't know whether he has good character or not, but he has a very good appearance, haha, you are blind!
Don’t mention that they came to our house in the first month of the lunar year, and you didn’t see his wife. I still remember that it was you who asked your sister-in-law to accompany his wife to the backyard to look for my wife first! "
What kind of wicked brother is this? I don't want him anymore! "You have a good memory, but you are not as likable as Baoya. You are lucky to have a brother like me, otherwise you would have been beaten a long time ago!"
Gu Wenxuan teased with a smile, "You still don't want me to tell the truth, you are just a brother to me, otherwise, with the tricks you taught me since I was a child, you would have been punished by our father long ago."
"what!"
"Where were we talking about just now?" Gu Wenxuan saw that the situation was not right and quickly changed the subject. "Yes, we were talking about Mr. Liao's eldest son. What was Liao?"
You are smart!
Gu Erlang suppressed his laughter and reminded, "Liao Cheng, the 'Cheng' of the prefectural city, also took a courtesy name, called Youchu, the 'You' of blessing and the 'Chu' of first time.
As for why he was given this name when he was obviously the eldest son, after all, "You" also means the second, I don't know. Maybe it was just to match the name.
He did mention at the time that the legitimate generation of the Liao family was named after the earth, while the illegitimate generation had to add the word "earth" before the name. "
"Yes, that's the name, that's the character! He was the first to take the initiative and asked a matchmaker to come and propose marriage when his father-in-law took a fancy to Senior Brother Cheng.
He was also afraid that he was not as talented as Senior Brother Cheng, and that a commoner would be looked down upon by his parents-in-law, so he asked his eldest sister to visit his parents-in-law in person.
His eldest sister's eldest sister-in-law was the wife of the prince of Zhenguo Mansion. How dare his Yue family not give his eldest sister some face? He just snatched this marriage.
Many people say that he follows his father in not taking concubines. But in fact, before he got married, he didn't want too many maids in the room. It was he who promised to be with him for the rest of his life.
But there were many foolish people who believed this nonsense and let him catch the daughter-in-law whose family was as wealthy as his Liao family. Fortunately, he was more trustworthy than Lord Zhao.
I heard that when his wife gave birth to her first son, she wanted him to take in a maid as a dowry, but he insisted on not taking her in. But she didn’t want to take her in the county, but outside, haha…”
