Chapter 14： Pick up leaks

Chapter 14 Picking up the leaks

Not only did Gu Mingda's pace not stop, he even sped up. As he continued to walk forward, he comforted softly: "Are you hungry? Niuniu, don't worry, you will be able to eat soon..."

Niu Niu shook her head and whispered: "Dad, there is a treasure in that stall."

Gu Mingda paused after hearing this and asked, "Niuniu, how did you know?"

Niuniu replied: "I dreamed about it."

Gu Mingda didn't realize the specialness of Niuniu at this time, so he touched her little head: "Niuniu, tell daddy, what sweet dreams have you had?"

"I dreamed that when we came to the county town, we met someone setting up a stall. A black lump like a turtle shell on the stall was a big treasure. If you wash away the black stuff outside, it will emit light like the sun!"

Children's speech is always full of childishness.

Zhang Yunniang listened on the sidelines and said with a funny face: "It's amazing, Niuniu really made it right, we really encountered a stall."

Six-year-old Gu Zhao didn't know what his sister's dream meant, so he jumped up and down and asked, "Did you just dream about setting up a stall? Did you dream about me? Did you?"

When Niuniu heard this question, she suddenly burst into tears.

The whole family suddenly panicked.

Zhang Yunniang said quickly: "Niuniu, if you don't cry, I believe you dreamed about the baby! I didn't doubt you!"

But Niu Niu shook her head and said with a cry: "Niu Niu dreamed of bad things, Niu Niu dare not say anything!"

"Niuniu, don't cry. If you have anything, you can tell your father and mother. We are your parents and will always protect Niuniu." Gu Mingda comforted softly.

Niu Niu glanced at him with blurry eyes, but still shook her head: "I can't say that my father and mother will never like me again!"

Gu Mingda frowned slightly, winked at Zhang Yunniang, and then carried the little girl to a corner of the street to avoid people.

"Don't be afraid, Niuniu. If you dream about anything bad, you can tell dad. Daddy will never dislike you!" Gu Mingda assured Niu Niu very seriously.

Niu Niu stopped crying when she heard this and asked with red eyes: "Really?"

Gu Mingda gently wiped away the tears on the child's face with a handkerchief and said, "No matter what you dreamed about, you are daddy's precious daughter. Daddy is a scholar and will not lie to you."

Niu Niu hesitated a little and said, "My father before me was also a scholar, but he still knew how to lie. Every time I told him about bad things in my dreams, he would beat me..."

Only then did Gu Mingda realize that this was another mess left by Zhang Guangzong.

After he thought about it, I felt that children's matters should still be solved in a child's way: "Dad, I promise you, everything he said is true. Let's pull the hook. Whoever lies is a puppy, and we have to learn from dogs." Call!"

When Niuniu saw her father's extended little finger, the tangled look on her face immediately disappeared, and she hooked up her little finger.

After completing the hook-pulling ceremony, Niuniu said: "Dad, I dreamed that my third brother was rushing to chase the old man who was selling candied haws. He fell down! His hands were scratched!"

Gu Mingda originally thought it was something particularly bad, but he didn't expect it to be something like this. Just when he was about to smile and comfort him, he suddenly realized something.

"When you were in the Zhang family, you only dreamed about Jin Bao breaking his skin and being beaten?"

Niuniu nodded obediently: "Jinbao cried, and I will cry too, otherwise Grandma Zhang will be unhappy."

Gu Mingda suddenly darkened his face. The Zhang family was as outrageous as ever.

Niu Niu had never seen such an expression on his face before, and she was so frightened that she trembled.

Gu Mingda immediately calmed down his expression and returned to the gentle and gentle gentleman.

Niu Niu said aggrievedly: "Grandma Zhang said that Jin Bao was harmed by me and that I was a broom star. Dad, am I really a broom star?"

Gu Mingda reached out to help her straighten her crooked braids and said, "Niuniu is not a broom star, Niuniu is a little lucky star." Niu Niu grinned after hearing this.

Seeing her husband come back with her daughter in her arms and the child no longer crying, Zhang Yuniang breathed a sigh of relief.

"You guys go to the restaurant first, and I'll take Niuniu to the stall to have a look. I'll be back soon," Gu Mingda said.

Zhang Yuniang didn't ask any more questions. After nodding, she held the hands of her two sons tightly and walked towards the street where the restaurant was located.

Gu Mingda warned again: "Mother Yun, don't buy candied haws for Gu Zhao!

When Gu Zhao heard this, he immediately wailed: "Dad, I want to eat candied haws! Please!"

Gu Mingda, however, acted as if he hadn't heard anything. He still looked cold and walked back with his daughter in his arms.

There were a lot of people around the stall, but they were still just watching and giving blind advice.

Gu Mingda pretended to be casual and walked to the stall, squatted down and looked around casually.

When he saw an iron lump shaped like a turtle on the stall, he paused slightly.

The stall owner is Zheng Datou, the prodigal son of the Zheng family. After being addicted to gambling, he seems to be too lazy to take care of his own image. At this time, his hair is messy, his eyes are red, and his whole body has an aura of decadence.

Even if passers-by pointed at him, he would turn a deaf ear. Only when someone actually came to buy something would he become enthusiastic.

"Scholar, I won't lie to you. There were prime ministers in my family's ancestors. These items were all used by the prime minister. If you buy them back and imbue them with culture, you won't be able to win the top prize in a few years!" Zheng Datou said to Gu Mingda.

Gu Mingda couldn't help laughing when he heard this, pointed to one of the boxes of half-used rouge, and asked: "Is this also the one used by your ancestor, the prime minister?"

Zheng Datou was exposed on the spot, and he explained without blushing: "This is the item belonging to the prime minister's wife. The prime minister ate it without saying anything!"

Looking at his wretched look, Gu Mingda felt his eyes hurt.

He did not immediately go to get the iron turtle, but first started to look through the books on the stall.

When Zheng Datou saw that he was interested in books, he felt that he had caught a fat sheep and said: "Scholar, you came here to buy books, you have bought the right book! These are the only books handed down from generation to generation, and I will not cheat you. Sell ​​it for one hundred taels of silver!"

Gu Mingda replied casually: "If it was really worth a hundred taels of silver, you wouldn't set up a stall to sell it. I think one tael of silver is enough."

Zheng Datou immediately said: "Okay! One or two, one or two! Buy it quickly!"

The passerby who was doing something good couldn't stand it anymore and accused: "Zheng Datou, why are you still buying and selling by force? Are you bullying other scholars' thin skin?"

Zheng Datou immediately said: "Go, go! Don't delay my business here! If I sell it earlier, I can go to the gambling house to play some games!"

Gu Mingda listened to the noise around him and picked out his favorite book among a pile of books.

"I bought this book."

When Zheng Datou heard this, he immediately stopped quarreling with others, and said with a smile: "Forget about the book next to it, this one is really an orphan, it costs at least ten taels of silver!"

Gu Mingda simply said: "Then I won't buy it."

After saying that, he put down the book and left.

Zheng Datou didn't dare to be greedy anymore and said: "Wait a minute, wait a minute, one tael! It can't get any cheaper!"

Gu Mingda struggled for a moment, then pointed to the little turtle the size of a baby's fist and said, "Okay, this iron turtle can be used as a head extension for my daughter to play with."

The stall owner was overjoyed when he heard this. The books on his stall were all travel notes and the like. They were worthless at all. This turtle couldn't be sold. It was rare to meet someone like Gu Mingda who took advantage of him. He hurriedly pushed the things over: " One tael of silver! Give me the money quickly. Don’t go back on your word if you want to buy it!”