C25

Chapter 25 The Road to Well-off (1)

It was different from what Zhang Yaomei expected. Zhang Family had already left for a few days, the Li family was quiet, there were no signs of trouble at all. Although Li Yannian was not afraid of them, it was good that there were a few flies buzzing in front of the door. She secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

With Zhang Family's disturbance, fifteen silver taels suddenly appeared in Li Yannian's hands. The brother and sister pair then started to discuss the matter of reconstructing the house.

Black Bean was thinking of cleaning up the place where the house had collapsed and re-built the wall, but he was thinking of doing it in one move. The siblings wanted to save money, while the other was not lacking in money. Their starting points were different, so naturally, they would not be heading in the same direction.

However, in the end, it was Li Yannian who gained the upper hand. She obtained the final say in building the house, and decided to push down and rebuild all the places where the old house had not fallen.

The plan was set. Next was the question of how to build it. The siblings had asked about the prices of all kinds of building materials. Of course, clay pulp was the cheapest, while wood was slightly more expensive. However, it was still not even half of the price of green brick. The Lee family was originally made of clay paste. Half of the water would collapse from the impact. They were afraid of fire, which was a big problem for them. Thus, from the very beginning, Li Yannian had thought of using green brick, house girders and these irreplaceable pieces of wood. However, according to Li Yannian's plan, the fifteen silver this time would only be enough to cover the bottom tier.

Even if all of Li Yannian's one thousand yuan worth of eggs sold in this month were completely converted into silver, it would still only be around the amount of six taels of silver, and would not be enough to fill the gap in the construction of the house.

Li Yannian was wondering if she should listen to Black Bean, so she went along with the plan and an uninvited guest came knocking on her door.

"It's you?"

The moment Li Yannian opened the door, she saw the Gu family's third young master who had helped them out of the predicament at Du Jia Village that day. The other party was obviously still sizing up their "dangerous room", and was probably too shocked.

"That uncle at the village entrance really didn't point the way in the wrong direction. I thought I had found the wrong place …" Gu Mingyuan laughed embarrassedly, but his eyes were focused on the door instead. He did not understand that the brother and sister pair who made a move on him, who had over a thousand pieces of paper, were actually famous for being poor in Li Village.

Since Li Yannian did not have a good impression of the Gu family, she did not open his mouth to invite anyone in. Instead, she just stood at the entrance, courteously but estranged, "Third Young Master, it's inconvenient for us at home, so I will not invite you in. I wonder why Third Young Master is here this time? "

Gu Mingyuan was already happy when he saw her, and did not care about her attitude towards him. The two waiters behind him obviously frowned. This girl was actually a country bumpkin. He was too lacking in manners.

Of course, Li Yannian was not surprised by their disdainful expressions, but when she saw the person in front of him staring straight at him, she was slightly annoyed. Although her body was only ten years old, she was already half a girl. If Gu Mingyuan knew how to be courteous, he wouldn't have stared straight at a girl that he didn't know.

Gu Mingyuan was a very observant person, the little girl in front of him seemed to be very disgusted with him, this caused him to feel wronged. He had asked so many questions just to help his big brother out. The reason he had sat in the carriage for so long was just to catch a glimpse of her. Those outside who knew that the Gu family had returned to the Du Jia Village to celebrate the New Year's Eve, yet were still begging for help everywhere.

Instead, her downcast eyes were filled with impatience. For the first time, Third Young Master Gu felt that he wasn't that popular.

He found it hard to hide his disappointment as he remembered her question before. He replied lightly: "Last time, when I ran into you people in Bookstore, I was extremely concerned. It was only after understanding the situation that he found out that he had hidden the money he was supposed to give you and that he was keeping the goods for himself. "Our Gu family has always relied on the word 'honest' for our business, but to let you guys meet such a situation, my heart cannot rest at ease, let alone my big brother."

"Unfortunately, he's been busy lately, so he told me to slowly search for him. He told me to personally deliver the sixty taels of silver to the two of you." Shopkeeper Xing has already been kicked out of Bookstore by my big brother. The next time your big brother wants to sell paper, our Gu family will definitely give you a fair price. "

Gu Mingyuan said, while gesturing to the shop assistant behind him to bring the silver bag over, and personally took it, and gave it to Li Yannian.

Li Yannian looked at him suspiciously. She still couldn't quite believe his words just now. As the Royal Merchant, the young masters of the Gu family were not playboys who had grown up with nothing to eat. She did not believe that Gu Mingyuan was not suspicious at all when he looked at his house.

A pauper like them, who hardly had any roof over their heads, had used 1900 pieces of paper the moment he had attacked. They were obviously supposed to collect the money, but the siblings had run for the door in a panic … No matter how he looked at it, he looked like he had a guilty conscience from selling his goods.

But Gu Mingyuan still looked at him sincerely, and indicated for him to take the money.

Li Yannian couldn't think of a reason for this at the moment, but since the other party had chosen to ignore all of their doubts and doubts, she was obviously encouraging her to continue selling paper in the Gu Family's young master's Bookstore. If you have money, you don't earn it, bastard! She chose to take a gamble.

"Third Young Master is too serious. At that time, I was too worried that no one would watch my little brother at home, so I forgot to ask for the money. I had to trouble you to deliver it to me personally." My house has been busy these past few days building a house. When it's empty, I'll have my big brother go to Bookstore to deliver some paper. "Third Young Master, don't worry. I will definitely send her off in at most two days. It won't be missed."

What can't be missed? Gu Mingyuan's eyes flashed. He was surprised that she was quick-witted, and remembered that the Gu Family had a request for them. However, he wasn't afraid that they would raise the price. At the beginning, the little girl was in a stalemate and refused to accept the money because she was afraid that he would ask for the origin of the paper.

I didn't expect 60 taels of silver to be so heavy. Li Yannian did not notice the look in Gu Mingyuan's eyes, his entire mind was already on the money that was going to fall into his hands. Even his lips that had always been pursed upwards curved his lips in joy, making him look just like a money grubber.

In Gu Mingyuan's eyes, the Third Young Master could not help but laugh, what quick thinking, but he was still a child.

He resisted the urge to rub her soft hair and coughed to regain her attention: "The words have been sent, the money that needs to be paid has been paid. Miss Li, I will take my leave now, goodbye!"

Li Yannian cupped his hands towards him, and revealed a formal smile: "Thank you for your hard work Third Young Master. If you have anything to do, you can go ahead and busy yourself. I will definitely ask my brother to send some paper over later. Thank you. Goodbye! "

Although the other party had a very warm smile on his face, Gu Mingyuan's heart was empty, and he was inexplicably a little disappointed. When Guangjin helped Yun Che into the carriage, and the carriage swayed for a long time, Gu Mingyuan suddenly understood why he felt disappointed at the time.

He was so familiar with that smile. That was how he smiled every day at the guests who came to him and then he had to entertain them.

This kind of understanding hurt Gu Mingyuan's noble self-esteem. The other party did not seem to be interested in the Gu family's third young master.

In the past, when those people rushed forward continuously towards the Gu Clan's Third Young Master's name, Gu Mingyuan only felt annoyed. Now, he hoped that the special young lady would look at him a little differently because of this, and fawn on him a little …

Gu Mingyuan was suddenly awakened. What was he doing? He was just a little country girl, so skinny that he didn't even have a bit of a girl. Could it be that his big brother had hit on his, and he had really thought about it?

He shook his head. No, this won't do!

The financial backer who was driving the carriage heard Gu Mingyuan suddenly shout "No!" and was shocked, he immediately reined his horse. He first looked towards the side at Guang Jin, and when he saw that the other party was also shaking his head, he carefully asked for instructions from behind the curtain: "Young master, there's a big wind outside, what did you say just now, do you want me to stop?"

He had actually said that to himself! In that moment, Gu Mingyuan felt as though someone had broken through his thoughts. Luckily Wealth and Guang Jin did not have that kind of courage, and without his orders, they rashly lifted the curtain of the carriage, and as a result, no one saw Gu Mingyuan's sorry state. He focused his mind, silently reciting his brothers' total bonus income for this year, and reciting his own again. His obsession with the position of head of the Gu family had once again successfully helped him consolidate his thoughts, and he had discarded all distractions that he shouldn't have.

In the blink of an eye, Gu Mingyuan's eyes no longer showed any signs of confusion or panic, and he returned to being familiar with the people. He was familiar with the appearance of the Gu family's third young master, who was calm, composed, and every part of his body, revealing a refined temperament that was praised by his seniors and seniors.

Wealth and Guangjin were still waiting outside for their young master to speak when Third Young Master's voice came from inside, "It's fine, let's continue on our way."

The two of them looked at each other and simultaneously shrunk their necks back to continue their journey. However, they were no longer in the mood to chat while driving.

The experience and intuition of being a servant told them that the Third Young Master was in a very bad mood right now. It was very simple if he wanted to get into trouble. Just shut up.

As compared to when Gu Mingyuan was happy to go, he sat cross-legged on the bed with the silver and counted time and time again. He smiled until his teeth were exposed and his eyes were almost squinting to a slit.

When Black Bean and Mao Dou returned, they saw this strange scene.

One of them exclaimed, "Where did all this silver come from?"

A sorrowful, "Brother, what's wrong with elder sister? Why can't we even see her coming home? Are you so happy that you've gone stupid?"

Li Yannian had already heard the sound of the door latch being opened, but no one came here. Just by hearing it, she knew that the two brothers did not want him to be frozen in the cold, so he brought the door latch in. Now that Mao Dou was insulting her, she jumped down from the bed and lightly knocked on his little head. "You're the fool," she said with a chuckle. You little heartless, and yet you laugh at me. "

Mao Dou dodged with a giggle, while Li Yannian rubbed his soft and fine hair, explaining to Black Bean.

"It's the Gu family's third young master who came looking for us. However, he doesn't seem to be interested in our family at all. He even gave us the money to sell the paper last time." Brother, I think that we can still do this business with the Gu family. How about you ask Uncle Li when his oxcart is free and how many more times do we send him back while the Gu family still needs more paper? "

Black Bean was initially hesitant, but when he thought about how much money his family had, the money they had spent on building houses, Mao Dou's school money, and his younger brother and sister's dowry … How could those three acres be enough!

Thus, he nodded his head fiercely, "I will listen to you and ask."

After Li Yannian heard this, he sat back on the bed. This time, she did not count the silver, but picked up the brush and started drawing on the paper.

Mao Dou curiously moved closer to take a look. He could barely read the first few words, but he could not understand the rest.

"The path of what? Sis, what did you write?"

Li Yannian gave him a mysterious smile, "The path to prosperity! "Little brother, just wait and have a good time with big sister. The whole family will get rich and poor hand in hand!"

Mao Dou only understood half of what was said, but when he saw the glint in his sister's eyes, he couldn't help but laugh.

One big and one small, they all laughed like idiots.