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Chapter 196 The Purpose of Guixi

"Could it be that besides our place, other places have started to make this washboard?"

Guixi looked at Chu Ge and Xiu Niang, and said as a matter of course, "Yes, there are wooden workshops in several towns around us, and they also built them by themselves. Get up."

Chu Ge heard what he said, and thought that the situation outside is similar to this. This kid has been out and about for the past two years, and he knows best what is going on outside.

He was a little surprised and said, "It's only been seven or eight months. Why did the washboard rise up? I'm still thinking, it's just us."

Guixi said, "Hey, brother, you didn't go out for a run, so how can you know what's going on outside? There are many wooden workshops in the town outside, but not as many as we do. They look at the washboard Good job, let's make it up by ourselves."

Chu Ge thought the same thing, he opened a wooden workshop, he took everything in his hand, and he knew it at a glance, and there was nothing difficult. He felt that the surrounding was very quiet, so he looked over and said, "Xiu Niang, why don't you?" talk?"

"What? Oh, it's nothing..." Xiuniang just heard what Guixi said, and there was a washboard outside, so she just sat there without talking, and didn't pay attention to what Chu Ge and Guixi said. What. .

Guixi looked at Xiuniang, thinking that this little sister-in-law must be worried. Originally, the previous business was doing well, but today I heard that there are so many people outside who came to compete with her. No matter who is left, everyone is troubled.

He curled his lips in thought, and said, "Hey, brother, sister-in-law, don't worry about it, I can't even see the boards made by people's workshops outside, the whole thing is a mess..."

Guixi said with a smile, and stretched out three fingers, "There is a shop that makes boards, in order to make others feel thicker when they hold them, they made the boards so thick, tsk tsk tsk, how can this make my mother-in-law Go do the laundry, it’s like using them as porters.”

Chu Ge looked at Guixi, and just responded lightly. In fact, he didn't feel much trouble. The land outside is very big. If they want to round up the washboard, that's impossible. Yes, whoever has the ability should buy and sell more.

After hearing Guixi's words, Xiuniang glanced at Chuge and smiled. She had thought so much about Guixi just now, but she knew that her messy washboard had sprung up in many places, so she felt a little touched. It's not love, and it's not that I can't explain it clearly, it's just a little strange anyway.

Chu Ge thought about it and said, "Guixi, what are you going to do?"

Guixi blinked, "Brother, what are you doing?"

Chu Ge said, "Brother, your brother and I have never dealt with people in the palace. When they come over, what should we do? They don't know where we are."

Xiu Niang thought for a while and said, "Chu Ge, I remember I asked Mrs. Cao earlier that her grocery store was just across from the horse house. She said she thought people from the palace would bring horses In those few days, the people in the wooden workshops in the town will send over their own things for the people in the palace to see, and they will take things from whichever house they like..."

Guixi said, "Brother, sister-in-law, you don't need to bother so much. In this town, besides ours, is there any other family that is also making boards? Why don't you just go in with the boards?"

Chu Ge looked at Guixi and said, "Brother, you are really talking about this. There is really a family in the town that is also making boards."

Guixi had a good meal and asked, "Oh, which one is it?"

Xiu Niang said, "Which one else is there? Isn't it the wooden shop at the entrance of the alley?"

Guixi thought for a while, then said in surprise, "What? The home wood shop... But, isn't his family making big furniture, why is it also making this?"

Chu Ge and Xiu Niang glanced at each other, just smiled and didn't say anything. They saw that they were making money, so they started messing with the washboard. There's no reason why not.

This Guixi frowned, pondered for a while, and said, "It's okay, brother, sister-in-law, Gouzi's relatives will come over then, I will ask him to tell the person in charge, anyway, we made it Board, is that really good?"

After hearing this, Xiu Niang responded, thinking in her heart, after all, Guixi is still young, so she thinks things are simple. There are two board makers in the town, so of course the people in the palace can make comparisons. Gouzi's relative is just an errand, so why would he listen to him? Chu Ge sat silent this time, presumably as she thought.

Guixi watched Chu Ge and Xiu Niang think about their own things, he pondered for a while, swallowed his saliva, and said with some embarrassment, "Brother, sister-in-law, I, I have, I have something... before that Son, I, I have a good idea, I think, I want to marry her at the end of the year, but their family... I, my mother bought a piece of land in the village, and I think, I want to build a house..."

Chu Ge and Xiu Niang waited for Guixi to finish hesitating, and seeing him blushing in embarrassment, they realized what Guixi wanted to say.

This Guixi is almost [-], and his family is urging him to get married at the end of the year. Anyway, the partner is also from the village, so just come here. However, Guixi has many brothers, and there is only a little space in the courtyard. The family wanted them to move out, so Guixi's parents bought a piece of land in the village and asked him to build a house.

However, you need money to build a house. Guixi put all the money from outside to supplement the home. It is really not worth the money to build a house and marry a wife, so he watched the dog come back a few days ago So, I asked him to vomit bitterness, but who knew that I would talk about it after chattering.

In fact, to put it bluntly, Guixi just wanted to take advantage of this trouble to make money, so as to get out the money for the wife and the house.

Guixi finished speaking intermittently, but his head was almost touching the table, and he didn't dare to look directly at Chu Ge and Xiu Niang.

Chu Ge looked at Guixi like this, and thought that when he came out, he wanted to break his head in order to make room for it. Now Guixi's difficulties are somewhat similar to his previous appearance, so he looked at Xiuniang thoughtfully.

Xiuniang just didn't know what Chu Ge was thinking, but his expression clearly wanted to agree, but Guixi was a nice guy, so he didn't dare to ask for it, he just said that when the time came, he would help Do some work and get some wages. In fact, even if Guixi didn't talk about the latter, but just came to report a letter or something, she and Chu Ge didn't care about him.

She thought about it, to build a house, the labor and materials would cost at least three or forty taels, and after the completion, plus some trivial expenses for getting married, it would cost five or sixty taels anyway. This... is not a big problem.

Thinking about it, Xiuniang first smiled and said, "Guixi, you're getting married soon, and Brother Chu should give you a big gift by then."

Guixi heard Xiuniang say that, so this matter has a solid foundation.

Xiuniang asked, "Hey, Guixi, which family girl in our village did you just say?"

Guixi smiled innocently, and said a little coyly, "That's, that's the spring flower from Aunt Wang's house at the end of the village."

Xiuniang smiled, "Chunhua is a good girl, and she looks good too. Guixi, you should handle this marriage better. After all, this is the only time in a lifetime for a big girl."

Guixi raised her head, and smiled shyly at Chu Ge and Xiu Niang, "Thank you, brother, sister-in-law, when the time comes, I will invite you to come and have a wedding banquet."

Hearing what Xiu Niang said, Chu Ge's eyes flickered suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he didn't speak.

Xiu Niang didn't notice Chu Ge's expression, she just responded with a smile, then thought for a while, and said, "Gui Xi, is Gou Zi close to his relative?"

Guixi said, "Oh, they are cousins, cousins, they grew up together, and the two families are doing well."

Xiuniang thought for a while, and then said to herself, "Cousin, then the two of them move around a lot, this dog probably knows the affairs of the palace very well, this cousin, chatting in private , there must have been nagging."

Chu Ge and Gui Xi paused, and they glanced at each other. Gui Xi said, "Sister-in-law, what are you talking about?"

Xiu Niang smiled and said, "Oh, it's all right, by the way, Guixi, what you were thinking about earlier was to let Gouzi's relatives clear the way in the palace, have you talked to Gouzi about this?"

Guixi said, "Not yet, sister-in-law, I finished chatting with Gouzi before, and I haven't thought of this yet."

Xiuniang nodded, it's fine if she hasn't said anything yet, she said to Guixi, "Well then, Guixi, don't tell him about this."

Guixi paused and looked at Xiuniang, "Hey, why are you, sister-in-law, isn't it better that we have relatives with dogs here?"

Xiuniang smiled and said, "Guixi, this dog's relatives are servants in the palace, and there are many rules in the palace. Although he is just talking for us, it's no big deal, but if he says something If he doesn’t deal with it, he can be judged wrong by just picking a thorn, it doesn’t matter if the job is lost, but it’s not good if he is punished and beaten.”

It makes sense for Guixi to think about it, the inside of this palace is no more comfortable than the outside, you have to keep a guard on your mouth, otherwise you will die if you say the wrong thing and don't do the wrong thing.

He nodded numbly, "Oh, sister-in-law is still thoughtful, you are right."

Chu Ge looked at Xiu Niang and smiled, revealing her dimples. Good-looking is good-looking, but why did he feel that what Xiu Niang said was a bit too much? This dog's relatives are servants in the palace, but there are rules in the palace. If there is right or wrong, just decide others' faults casually.

Guixi thought about it and said, "Hey, sister-in-law, if I don't go to the relatives of Gouzi's family, then when the people from the palace come over, what shall we do?"

Xiuniang smiled again, and said, "Guixi, I said not to tell that dog's relatives, but I didn't say, I can't go to him."

(End of this chapter)