When the prince of no descendants found out that he had a baby, he went crazy

Chapter 64 After the Trick

Yuxianglou, Gu Hua became famous in one battle.

The news that she had won a bet with the three major families in Jiangzhou City and ten stores of a wealthy businessman was also talked about with great relish, as was the fact that she had ordered four dishes and one soup for the Chen family father and son, which were worth nearly a thousand taels.

It’s not surprising that some dishes are so valuable.

However, the things flying in the sky, walking on the ground, swimming in the water, and growing in the soil are all ingredients that are not available in Jiangzhou area.

Yuxianglou collects the freshest ingredients from all over the place, transports them back from far away at full speed, and cooks the dishes personally by chefs who used to be the head chef in the imperial kitchen. Regardless of whether they are delicious or not, they are worth the price.

Here, Gu Hua took over the deeds of the ten shops that Su Fuying had brought back from the government office to handle the transfer procedures and put them away.

Su Fuying: "The shops that the boss won from gambling are not located in the prosperous areas of Jiangzhou City. Most of them are in the South City and the North City. There are mostly civilians there, so I'm afraid it won't make much money."

Gu Hua chuckled: "You despise something you got for free, aren't you afraid of losing to those knives in the shop?"

Su Fuying herself laughed. It was true that there was no reason to despise something that came for free.

"After the shop was handed over, those people must have taken away the goods. Dagui, take a few people to clean up."

"Yes."

Gu Hua looked at Dagui, who did not retreat after receiving the order, but knelt down with the butler Fu Bo who was standing beside him, "What are you doing?"

Butler Fu glanced at his eldest son, lowered his head, and said in shame: "Master, it is all my fault that I did not teach my son well and failed your trust and confidence.

Half of the goods you brought to the northern frontier were robbed by a bully. No matter what the reason, it is his fault for not taking good care of the goods. Please punish him, head of the family."

As soon as Gu Hua came back, Housekeeper Fu wanted to take his eldest son to apologize, but too many things happened in the mansion in the past few days, and Gu Hua had been busy, so he only found the opportunity to order the punishment now.

"Even a powerful dragon cannot defeat a local snake. It's not entirely Dagui's fault that he encountered a bully and lost the goods. I heard that he was also beaten up while trying to protect the goods.

Uncle Fu, don't take this too seriously. When I have time, I will give compensation to those who were injured while protecting the goods. How can I punish Dagui?"

"Master." Dagui's eyes were a little wet and he shouted in a hoarse voice.

At this moment, he began to understand why his father had taught him and his brother to be loyal to the Lord since childhood.

Over the years, Dagui has seen how some families treat their servants. Although they are not abused, most of them are still treated harshly. Only their masters will treat these servants as human beings.

Gu Hua smiled and said, "Go do something."

Those who originally thought that they would be punished or forced to pay compensation by the owner for losing the goods were shocked to hear that Gu Hua was not prepared to punish them.

A lot of money will also be compensated to those who were injured while protecting the goods. They all regretted not rushing forward to protect the goods, otherwise they would also have received this compensation.

Those who follow the caravan must be short of money. Otherwise, who would travel through mountains and rivers and risk their lives to go on the business trip? It's not for the money, nor is it for the sake of eating nothing.

Gu Hua's move made those who came to do business with him more willing to work hard for him.

……

After setting a trap to trick those people who laughed at her for returning from the northern frontier with nothing and those who wanted to make a move on the Gu family's assets, Gu Hua ordered the chief butler Fu Bo to start decorating and purchasing the items needed for the mansion.

The happiest thing for the butler Fu Bo is to see the prosperity of the Gu Mansion. Only when the master's family is well, can he and his family live well in the mansion. Having experienced the ups and downs of half a lifetime, Fu Bo knows deeply that the common people outside who have freedom and rely on the weather for their livelihood can have a meal of meat during the New Year and other festivals when the weather is good.

If there is a drought or flood, the days will be even harder than those of the servants.

Therefore, Bofu cherishes the present days.

Even though he heard that Gu Hua had taken out a lot of money in the gambling at Yuxianglou, Butler Fu still asked Gu Hua to take out the money and redecorate the Gu Mansion to its former luxurious appearance.

He believed that the fact that Gu Hua could afford to renovate the mansion proved that the Gu family would not decline.

After hearing that Gu Hua was rich, the mother of Gu Chen, the mistress of the fourth house, changed her mind and immediately released her son who was imprisoned at home.

Carrying some ordinary cakes, she brought her husband Gu Jiqing, who looked ashamed and ugly, and her son Gu Chen to the Gu residence, hoping to get closer to them.

Unfortunately, Gu Hua saw that the cargo ship had not returned to Jiangzhou these days. Worried about her four children, she went to Jiangzhou Wharf early. She was not at home when the fourth family came.

"My cousin is not here," Gu Chen said gloomily, "Let's go back."

He was trapped at home by his mother when Gu Hua was in trouble. Now that he heard that his cousin was better, he felt he had the face to see her again.

On the way back, Gu Jiqing noticed that something was wrong with his son. He glanced at his wife who was carrying the pastries back when Gu Hua was not around, and frowned slightly.

But he still persuaded Gu Chen and said, "Chen'er, don't blame your mother.

This time, your grandfather was worried about Hua'er's illness, so he spent a lot of money on doctors and medicine. Your mother also wanted you to take out money to help your cousin for the sake of the family."

"Oh." Gu Chen answered his father and strode ahead, obviously not wanting to say anything.

"This damn kid." Seeing Gu Chen like this, Miao cursed, "The Gu Mansion was already in such a state before, what's wrong with me not letting you use money to help?"

"Say less," Gu Jiqing said, "Even if you don't let your son use money to help Hua'er, you shouldn't lock him up. Otherwise, he wouldn't be upset with you as a mother because he is too embarrassed to see Gu Hua now."

After Gu Jiqing finished speaking, he saw his wife was about to blurt out a rebuttal. He also didn't want to be nagged, so he strode forward following his son.

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At this time, Gu Hua was wrapped in a black fox fur cloak and standing at the crowded and noisy dock.

River vessels and fishing boats are busy, and several docks extend out to the river. Some ships are setting sail from the port with sails spread, while others are docking with sails retracted, but most of the ships are quietly anchored in the harbor.

On the dock platform, there are foremen directing orders under umbrellas, porters carrying goods on board, and small water vendors pushing carts delivering goods.

The wind was very strong at the dock. Qi Yan moved his steps and stood upwind to block the cold wind blowing from the water for Gu Hua.

Gu Hua looked solemnly at the cargo ships passing by on the river with her fair face. She seemed calm, but her slightly furrowed brows revealed her inner anxiety.

"Maybe there is a thin layer of ice on the water in winter, so the cargo ship is moving slowly, which delays its return." Qi Yan saw the worry in Gu Hua's eyes and spoke to comfort him.

Gu Hua: “I hope so.”

The ships that were unloading goods near the shore were not the ones he was waiting for. Gu Hua clenched his fists and suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. He decisively threw his cloak and jumped onto a large fishing boat on the shore, shouting, "Is anyone there?"

(End of this chapter)