Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 1072 Another one has arrived!
Gu Erzhu watched speechlessly as his eldest son treated him like a child. He wasn't even drunk, and the son was practically wringing out a towel to wipe his face.

"Dad, have some hot tea first."

Another one has arrived!
"On the way back, your Uncle Cai said that you and your wife received another truckload of gifts. Did you ask Sanya to pack some out for Xiaohe to take back?"

Unable to resist his son's filial piety, Gu Erzhu wiped his face, handed the handkerchief to his eldest son, took the hot tea from his youngest son, drank a couple of sips, and quickly changed the subject.

"No."

Gu Wenxuan gave a concise reply of one word, and he saw that not only his father but also his elder brother looked at him with disapproval, which made him laugh and explain.

"These are things that my husband sent, along with a letter from Dajiang that was written earlier than the last one. Dajiang's letter was taken back by Xiaohe."

"There's no rush to have Xiaohe take the rest back tonight. It's not that I'm stingy, but most of it is fabric. I can send a maid over tomorrow when I have time."

That's it!
Gu Erzhu and Gu Erlang exchanged a glance, and he laughed, "And you, what kind of distinguished guests did your in-laws have today? Your father-in-law was still saying he couldn't leave even this afternoon?"

It wasn't that he intentionally excluded a relative by marriage; he genuinely invited them both last night and today, and even the child's mother didn't forget to invite the mother-in-law to come along this morning.

Judging from the words of the child's mother, unlike San Ya's mother and Hu Niu's mother, who were somewhat indecisive, she said she would talk about it after the guests left, and then fell silent.

Don't send any distinguished guests without even a word. At least send someone to Zhao Family Village to let them know. Zhao Lao Er almost mistakenly thought he had offended Brother Ma.

It was only after much persuasion and that he managed to get Uncle Cai, the child, to go out for a walk and come back to make up a story that the Ma family had an important guest visiting unexpectedly that Brother Ma was finally able to leave.

"They're not any special guests. It's just that my mother-in-law's sister brought her granddaughter. My father-in-law said that he hadn't seen his brother-in-law for a long time and sent someone to invite him."

It wasn't until late afternoon that they said they couldn't come; I guess that's why my father-in-law couldn't go. It was too late, otherwise my father-in-law would have run off no matter what.

After hearing this, Gu Erzhu stopped walking out, turned his head to look at his eldest son, and was about to ask what went wrong when he heard his eldest daughter-in-law's voice outside.

Gu Erlang nodded in understanding, stretched his neck to get closer to his father, and whispered with a smile, "If my father-in-law doesn't agree to lend me the money soon, he'll come in person tomorrow."

"a lot of?"

“Not bad, three hundred taels (of silver).”

Gu Erzhu grinned, thinking to himself that it was a lot, not thirty taels, not three taels, but three hundred taels of silver. How could he say that? Brother Ma was in for a headache.

It's better that he's like this. He doesn't care about his reputation. Who would ask him for money? My wife and I are both supported by our daughter-in-law. How could he have the nerve to ask me for money?
Even if someone shamelessly tries to get him to lend money to Sanya, get lost! Does he think Sanya can feed so many mouths without spending any money?

No comparison does no harm.

Compared to Ma Dazhuang having his sister-in-law come to his door crying poverty and asking for money, Gu Erzhu was happy. He wasn't the only one with troublesome parents and brothers.

Smooth sailing days always fly by. The family happily celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival, and before they knew it, it was time for Gu Erniu's auspicious wedding day.

this day.

It was the day Gu Erniu was getting her dowry done before her wedding.

For Gu Erzhu, no matter how early the sun rises in spring and summer compared to the dead of winter, anything before Chen Shi (7-9 AM) is considered very early. He had just gotten up and hadn't had breakfast yet, and as if afraid he would run away, his honest yet cunning younger brother, on their mother's orders, all came to find him.

Listen!

What do you mean by "today is an auspicious day for adding dowry"? It's not like there's no dowry on the wedding day. It's as if wealthy families specially choose a day for it.

"Have Erniu's uncle's family all agreed to come and offer their dowry today?"

While Gu Sanzhu was pondering what his second brother's words sounded a bit off, Gu Laosi burst out laughing immediately upon hearing them.

Gu Erzhu quickly picked up his bowl and stepped aside, saying, "That's so rude. Do you expect your brother to eat your saliva? It's just Erniu's uncle's family. What did I say wrong?"

Yes, you're right, Erniu's maternal uncle's family is also our maternal uncle's family! Gu Laosi covered his mouth to suppress a laugh and glared at him, "Our mother said you don't recognize your maternal uncle's family anymore."

"No, that's not true. Second Brother went to visit Uncle's family during the first month of the lunar year. Fourth Brother is just teasing you. At first, Mom told me and Fourth Brother to just follow your orders."

"Our mother said that whatever gifts our three families give, our three families just need to show up. She said that no matter how the four of us brothers get along in private, we shouldn't embarrass her today."

Gu Lao Si nodded to show that his third brother was right. After thinking about it, he realized he had to say something more. It wasn't just about saving face for his mother; there were other reasons too.

Just as he was about to put the crystal dumpling in his mouth with his chopsticks, he had to put it to his lips first and said, "Our mother has almost cut off contact with our uncles."

If we, as sons, don't stand up for our mother, our father will listen to her even less. You should try to appease Liu Lang; Da Lang is Da Lang, and Er Niu is Er Niu. You should still make time to go there today.

"I went today, and if Liu Lang can't find the time the day after tomorrow, no one can say anything. Should I go talk to my second sister-in-law and ask her to go find Liu Lang and hear what he has to say?"

"..." Gu Erzhu took a sip of porridge, swallowed the food in his mouth, and shook his head, "My Liulang isn't that petty. He'll go whenever he has time."

"Are you free today?" Gu Laosi asked quickly, watching Gu Erzhu's expression and waiting for his reply, thinking to himself that he had finally gotten a taste of the opportunity.

What's so special about being a landlord? It's not easy to get shrimp dumplings in this weather. My second brother is living like a god; he can enjoy restaurant-quality dumplings at home.

"It's hard to say about the day after tomorrow. Magistrate Cheng sent someone yesterday to ask Liu Lang to go to the county school in the next couple of days. But today, I didn't hear Liu Lang tell me where he was going this morning."

However, I don't know what will happen in the afternoon; quite a few people are looking for him. It's hard to refuse those who send invitations, but it's also hard to refuse those sent by his classmates or teachers.

Liu Lang now stays at home every day before dawn to study and practice calligraphy. At this hour—" Gu Erzhu turned his head and glanced at the sky outside, "he must be writing articles in his study."

It's no use going to your second sister-in-law to find him. Once this child starts writing, he won't leave his study for at least an hour. He won't stop until almost midnight.

You and the third brother eat first. After you eat, the three of us brothers will discuss how to properly prepare the dowry. Once we've decided, we'll have your second sister-in-law and your sister-in-law prepare the gifts. There's still time.

At this moment, not only did Gu Lao Si understand the implication in Gu Er Zhu's words, but Gu San Zhu also realized that although his second brother had not explicitly said that Liu Lang would definitely go together, it was pretty much the case.

"It would be great if you could come with us before noon. Since Liu Lang has shown up, everyone knows that Liu Lang is busy taking the imperial examination. Who would dare to gossip about Liu Lang?"

No matter how big the matter, what could be more important than our sixth son taking the imperial examination? The family can't help at all; they can't do anything to help, and they're just causing trouble for the child.

"It's only because my eldest brother's second daughter is getting married that I don't want to interfere with my sixth son's studies. Our family, hehe, we're going to have a scholar who passes the imperial examinations soon!"