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Chapter 74, true and false at a glance

Master Tian was startled when he heard this.

These days, Tianyuan is indeed a bit unlucky, but on the way back, he was very happy.

Could it be because the Gu family left...

"rural!"

Tian Yuan shook his head, "Master, I'm actually a coward, that's all, let's live like this!"

Some things are too beautiful, how dare he ask for them extravagantly.

"..."

When Master Tian reached the point of persuasion, he couldn't say anything for a while.

The countryside gives him the feeling that there is nobility in the humbleness, and this nobility seems to come from the bones and the soul.

Perhaps before being picked up by the Tian family, he should have lived a life of rich clothes and fine food.

Tian Yuan figured it out, and he wouldn't be angry or upset anymore, but his whole person became a little gloomy and taciturn.

next day
Tianyuan kept 20 taels of silver for himself, and took a few taels of the remaining 30 taels to buy wine, meat, and rice noodles, and carried them back to Tianjia Village.

He wanted to save some money and buy a horse, so that it would be easier to go anywhere in the future.

The Tian family didn't expect Tian Yuan to come back, and it was when the family was desperate.

"Father, mother!" Tianyuan shouted, and put the things on the table.

Tian Lishi suddenly smiled and narrowed his eyes, "You are the one who came back, have you eaten yet?"

"Breakfast is over!"

Tian Lishi nodded, "Then I'll take the things to the kitchen. Do you like food or noodles? I'll let your sister-in-law do it!"

"All good!" Tian Yuan replied indiscriminately.

In fact, everything my sister-in-law cooks is not very tasty, and he has no appetite.

Tian Lishi smiled, "Then let's cook. You just bought meat and you have beans at home. Stew it with beans. It's delicious!"

After Tian Li finished speaking, she took her things and went to the kitchen, for fear that Tian Yuan would regret it.

Old man Tian looked at the field.

Tian Yuan was reticent, took a purse and put it on the table, "Father, I got 50 taels of silver from the darts this time, I kept 20 taels to buy a horse, and I bought some things for the remaining 30 taels, and the rest is here, you Keep it!"

Old man Tian was taken aback.

Holding the purse in his hand, he was a little excited, "Okay, okay!"

"Then I'll go back to the house first!"

"Oh, good!"

The rural house is cleaned every half a month. It is not dirty, but it is not clean. There are very few things in the house, and there is an old bamboo mat on the kang.

Tian Yuan fell on it, with his hands under his head, looking at the pitch-black roof, his thoughts were flying.

In the kitchen, Tian Li smiled and asked the eldest daughter-in-law to cook lunch, "Cook something hearty, and then you can send some to Dongzi and Kunzi in the town!" Tian Li said after a meal.

This pastoral went to the darts and came back, it must be rich.

"You do it first, I'll go and see!"

Mrs. Tian Li hurried to the main room, and saw the old man Tian holding a purse in his hand, "Is it the money from Tianyuan?"

"Ok!"

Tian Lishi suddenly narrowed his eyes with a smile, "How much?"

"27 taels!" Old Man Tian said, his eyebrows stretched.

"My dear, there are so many!"

The family is almost in trouble now. The two grandsons ask for money to study in school, but the family can't afford a penny. Fortunately, Tianyuan sent the money back this time.

"Originally there were 50 taels, but he kept 20 taels and said he wanted to buy a horse!"

"What..." Tian Li exclaimed, and raised his eyebrows immediately, "He dares to keep some, what kind of horses to buy, what to do with the beasts, it's better..."

"Shut up!" Old Man Tian yelled angrily, staring fiercely at Mrs. Tian Li, "Remember, from now on, the house in Tianyuan will be cleaned every three days, no matter whether he comes back or not, I will make him a quilt , The furniture is also set up, you are not allowed to mention money!"

"But……"

Tian Li hesitated.

"But what is it? He is still an apprentice now, and he pays 50 taels every time he comes back. After a few years, he will become a master. If you are promising, you have to go to study, so we can afford it? Since we can’t afford it, we have to win over Tianyuan, and take the money he earns back home, so that our life will be better!" Old man Tian lowered his voice. , so as not to be heard by Tianyuan, after all, they all live in the same yard.

I practice martial arts in the countryside, and my hearing is good.

Tian Li was silent.

There is some truth in what Old Man Tian said.

"I've made a note, don't worry, I'll treat him better!"

"Well, just remember it!"

Tianyuan had lunch at home and then returned to the county seat.

I went to the horse market alone.

It is said to be a horse market, but there are not many horses. Looking at the few skinny and spirited ones, I look down on the countryside.

I really didn't like it, so I didn't ask the price.

He wants to buy a better horse, and ride it to go darts in the future. It can be regarded as something that belongs to him, truly belongs to him, and will not leave him.

When he turned to leave, the hem of his clothes was bitten.

Looking back at Tianyuan, it was a skinny little pony. Judging by its appearance, it was probably only a few months old.

"It's been four months now, and even if it didn't grow up, Ma Niang died shortly after giving birth. It's a pity!" the horse seller whispered.

"..."

The pastoral silence.

In fact, he is not pitiful.

He was separated from his relatives and couldn't find his way home. Tian's family only regarded him as a tool to make money, without any human touch.

Gu family...

Now the Gu family doesn't want him anymore.

"Do you want it? This horse is cheaper, you can take ten taels of silver!"

Ten taels of silver...

Pastoral has.

But he knew that the horse might not live long.

Shaking his head slightly, he turned around and was about to leave.

The horse bit the hem of Tian Yuan's clothes again, refusing to let go, looking at Tian Yuan with some cloudy eyes.

Tian Yuan immediately softened his heart, "Shopkeeper, to tell you the truth, I don't know horses, but this horse doesn't look very good. It's hard to say whether I can buy it or not. If you buy it cheaper, I'll buy it!"

"..."

The horse seller sighed helplessly, "Since you said so, then I will make it cheaper, eight taels of silver, and it can't be cheaper!"

I'm going to die, and I won't earn one or two.

Anyway, this pony was also picked up.

"Fine!"

Tianyuan bought a sick horse for eight taels of silver, and it was still a pony, which made the people in the escort agency laugh so hard.

He Caidie looked at the field from a distance to bathe the horse, checked the horse's hooves, gave it clean water to drink, and gave it the best fodder from the Escort Bureau, cursing secretly, "Stupid!"

She doesn't like the pastoral, and she hates him.

Who in the whole bodyguard bureau is not respectful to her, but Tianyuan doesn't take her seriously, it's simply hateful.

He must be feeling extremely uncomfortable now, he deserves it!
After all, it was a horse bought by my family for eight taels of silver. Tian Yuan was so nervous about it that he couldn't keep it in the house. He simply slept in the stable at night and kept watch over it, fearing that it would die if it couldn't survive.

The stables were full of mosquitoes, but Tianyuan didn't dislike him at all. He got up several times in the middle of the night, only to feel relieved when he saw the horses getting angry again.

"You must live well, you know?" Tian Yuan touched the horse's head and said again. "The dog that barks happily is called Rhubarb, and you are all white, how about calling it Dabai?"

Tian Yuan said, thinking of the Gu family, thinking of Gu Huanxi.

Maybe he's crazy, wanting to marry Gu Huanxi.

How could he be so down and out, worthy of her? Gu Cheng was right, his appearance like this was simply fantastic.

"Dabai, you have to live well. I bought you back with money. I'm alone and have nothing. You can live and be my family!" Tian Yuan said, hugging Dabai's neck.

Resting his head on the big white horse's face, his heart sank more and more.

There is still a month before the next dart, Tianyuan is practicing martial arts hard while taking good care of Dabai, this horse is blessed, and it is getting better gradually.

"Tianyuan finally picked up a treasure!"

"Who said it wasn't? He was so sick that he was about to die, but he brought him back!"

"Then if you're envious, go and buy one too!"

In the face of other people's gossip, Tian Yuan didn't say a word, and in the more silent, he worked harder to practice martial arts.

I seldom read books...

Guangyuan Mansion

No. 7 Dongque Street.

Gu Fu
The plaque of Gu's mansion was only hung up today, Gu honestly did three things in the past few days, making the plaque, buying maids, maids, servants, and buying three carriages.The most important thing is to send several children to school.

The best school in Guangyuan Prefecture.

Today's Gu Mansion has five maids, ten servants, two wives, and one accountant.

It took 1000 taels of silver, but Gu honestly felt it was worth it.

"First of all, how many maids should there be in the family? Mother must have one by her side, and Huanxi must have one by her side. Xiulan, third sister-in-law, and fifth sibling must also have one by her side. Five are determined. Aunt Six and Aunt Eight are in charge of the kitchen. Let the newly bought ones help you!" Gu honestly said, after a slight pause, "these children have a servant for each of them, and my third brother and fifth brother also have a servant, and the remaining two stay at home to watch the children and run errands. !"

"Chen accountant usually has time to teach us to manage accounts. We used to make some money by playing around and making some money, but we can't be like this in the future!" Gu honestly said, taking a deep breath.

Now that the family has bought some more things, he still has 7000 taels in his hand.

"Fourth, what are you going to do? We can't sit and eat here!" Gu Laosan said.

Although he is not in charge of the family and doesn't care about things, he also knows that the expenses these days have been huge.

"This..." Gu Laoshi also hesitated.

As for what to do, he really didn't think of it.

"How about, let's buy braised meat and find a shop. You can make it from our home and send it over there, or you can make it there. I saw a recipe in a book last time. Dad, let's try it!" Gu Huanxi whispered.

"Braised pork?"

"Well, Dad, let's try it. If it tastes good, let's buy braised pork!" Gu Huanxi said, grabbing Gu Laoshi's sleeve and shaking it.

Gu honestly smiled and spoiled, "Okay, okay, let's try, tell me, if you need something, daddy will buy it!"

"This one……"

Gu Huanxi hesitated.

"Let me think about it!"

Gu Laoshi patted Gu Huanxi's head, "It's okay, think slowly!"

Gu Huanxi didn't think about it slowly, and wrote down all the things needed to make braised pork that night.

"Five spices, cinnamon, star anise, fragrant leaves..." There are more than ten kinds of bits and pieces.

"So many ingredients!" Gu Laoshi pondered, "No wonder the braised pig's trotters in Zuixianlou are delicious!"

"Father, we can also braise pig's trotters at that time. As long as it tastes good, there must be a lot of people coming to buy it!"

"Then let's try!"

Gu Laoshi went to buy spices, and bought a large piece of pork back. First, he boiled the soup, put it in a large iron pot, boiled it slowly, and then put the meat in.Bring to a slow simmer.

From morning to night, when the meat was stewed, Aunt Six took it out to cool for a while, then cut it up and brought it out for everyone to taste.

Gu Qian took a piece and tasted it, "It tastes good, but the one from Zuixianlou is no different!"

Gu Wenshi and Gu Yushi also nodded.

The taste is really good, especially when the meat is marinated, it is oily but not greasy, and it is delicious.

"Mom, we can really sell this!" Luo Shi said with a smile.

The meat is really delicious.

"Not only can you marinate meat, but you can also marinate chicken, duck, pig's trotters and so on. This is Guangyuan Mansion. It's a big place and there are many rich people. It's not difficult to start a business!" Luo Shi said, smiling.

Gu Qian nodded, "That's a good idea, let's discuss it when they come back!"

"Well, listen to me!"

The third sister-in-law responded quickly, and couldn't help but took another bite.

The food in Zuixianlou is delicious, but expensive, so you can't just eat it casually.

When the three brothers Gu Laoshi came back at night and ate the stewed pork, they smiled and said, "This is delicious, let's sell this!"

Since we want to sell stewed meat, we can also buy chicken, duck, and pig's trotters, but we must first have a shop.

It is definitely not enough to buy a shop with the money in hand, but you can rent it. Rent a shop first in a prosperous place.

Sell ​​the stewed meat first.

The shop doesn’t need to be very big, it’s just that it’s not very good to wrap it in yellow paper. Why don’t you order some bowls? The bowls don’t have to be very good, but you have to have large, medium and small ones, and you have to pay first when you buy them. You can get the money back at any time, and you can also buy the bowl back, which is cleaner than yellow paper, or you can bring the bowl yourself.

Of course, it is best to take the bowl yourself.

Gu Laoshi took Gu Lao San and Gu Lao Wu to find the shop the next day.

There are quite a lot of shops in Guangyuan Mansion, but there are few for rent, and the business is good or bad. The three brothers Gu Laoshi went to find shops, but it was not easy to find them.

In the end, I had no choice but to go to a brokerage firm.

"Treasurer Gu!"

"Shopkeeper Sun, come here today, excuse me!" Gu honestly said, cupping his fists slightly.

"Where is it, shopkeeper Gu is here, but he brought money to my side, please sit down!"

Let the boy serve tea, and after the three brothers of the Gu family drank it, they said, "I don't know if there is anything I need to help this time?"

"We're going to find a shop on Suzaku Street, as long as it has a front door!"

Shopkeeper Sun laughed out loud, "Treasurer Gu, I think we are really destined. I really have a shop on Suzaku Street here, and I just came to my side today to rent it out!"

"That's really better than a coincidence!"

"That's not what it is!"

Shopkeeper Sun took the three Gu family brothers to see the shop. The location is good and the shop is big enough, but the rent is not cheap.

But Gu honestly decided to rent it.

The three brothers all firmly believe that Gu Huanxi can bring good luck to the family, and the stewed meat is really delicious, and the taste is not bad at all compared to Zuixianlou.

The three brothers got busy, and the three sisters-in-law were not idle either.

The shop also needs servants, and Gu Laoshi thinks that the few at home are good, so he plans to send them there first, no matter what, let's open the shop first.

On the first day of August, Gu Ji Braised Meat Shop opened.

"Don't miss it when you pass by. Let's all come and see. Today, our Gu Ji braised pork shop is open. Try the braised pork for free. You can buy some if it tastes good. If it's not delicious, you don't need money!"

Someone tasted it first, and it tasted really good.

"How do you sell this braised pork?"

"42 Wen per catty, if you bring your own bowl, it is 42 Wen, if you don't bring a bowl, we Gu Ji also has bowls, a small bowl costs three Wen, a medium-sized one costs five Wen, and the largest one costs eight Wen one!"

"Do you still want to buy this bowl?" The person who wanted to buy braised pork hesitated a little.

What are you going to buy a bowl for?
"For this bowl, you pay first, buy the stewed pork back and eat it, and when the time comes, bring the bowl over, and we will refund your money for buying the bowl! Maybe you think the yellow paper is good, but the yellow paper is not as good as the bowl It’s clean, and the bowl can be filled with soup!”

Hearing what the guy said, I think it's okay.

People in Guangyuan Mansion are indeed rich, and they don't feel bad about buying anything, and they are especially willing to spend money.

Gu Laoshi thought that there were many people here, so he marinated three pots of meat, but he didn't want to sell them all in one morning.

"Sold out?" Gu Lao Wu asked.

"It's sold out, all three pots are sold out!" Gu honestly started to settle accounts.

This meat is only fifteen yuan per catty, and it sells for 42 yuan per catty. You can earn [-] yuan per catty, and if you buy a catty of meat, you can make a lot of money with such a stew, so you can earn a lot from a pot of meat Woolen cloth.

Gu Laowu was very happy, took the copper coins and kissed, "Fourth brother, you said that business is so good today, how many pots shall we cook tomorrow?"

"Based on the current state of affairs, we should be able to buy Qiguo. We don't have high requirements. The money to buy braised pork is enough for our family's living expenses. It is delicious and easy to use. Let's save the money we earn!" Gu honestly said, his eyes narrowed as he thought of the bright future.

It's just that there is danger hidden in the eyes.

He moved to Guangyuan Mansion not only for a few children, not only for Luo Shi, but also for the letter written by Gu Cheng.

move place……

Although the word moving is simple, Gu Laoshi is not a fool.

Gu Cheng would not ask him to move in a polite manner, especially when he sent a letter to the imperial capital, and said that someone from the Hou's mansion, surnamed Shu, Gu Cheng's reply, only two words, move!
Without procrastinating too much, Gu honestly knew that this matter might be serious.

Gu Lao San and Gu Lao Wu laughed.

It is said that brothers are of one heart, and their profits cut gold.

This is not a joke.

"Fourth brother, if the business here is good, how about we open a few more braised meat shops in Guangyuan Mansion?"

"Well, let's open this one first to explore the way!"

The three brothers looked at each other and laughed.

The Gu family's stewed meat business suddenly became popular in Guangyuan Mansion, and soon there were not only stewed meat, but also stewed pig's trotters, stewed chicken, stewed duck, spiced peanuts, stewed pork head, and road beef.

In October, Gu Ji Braised Meat Shop had four shops in Guangyuan Mansion. How much money can they make a month?
Gu Huanxi looked at the white silver in front of her, smiling with crooked eyebrows.

"Father, is this for me?"

"Yes, these are all for you. Let me tell you, this snack shop makes more money every month than the button shop!"

Although I didn't earn much in August, I earned more in September.

"Father, in fact, I really don't need to give this to me!"

Gu Laoshi smiled and patted Gu Huanxi's head, "It should be, take it, these are left for you after deducting all the expenses of your brothers and younger brothers, good boy, you are the most sensible and charming daddy has ever seen Poor child, you are the pride of Daddy and the pride of our Gu family!"

(End of this chapter)