Mountain People

Gu Shuixiu looked at Gu Mingde's positive appearance. It can be imagined that with this stone tablet, the villagers in the village will definitely contribute their money and efforts. Presumably this road should be repaired soon. .

"Dad, how much more money do you plan to donate?" Gu Shuixiu asked with a smile.

I saw Gu Mingde say arrogantly: "I plan to donate another 80 taels, just to make up one hundred taels of silver."

Zhao shi stood up in exclamation and asked incredulously: "What! One hundred taels! Are you crazy? Our family's real money is only a few hundred taels. Hua, what can I do in the future? I think twenty taels are quite a lot, just look at how many people in the village can afford twenty taels of silver!"

Even if it was the village chief’s family, it would be impossible to take out twenty taels of silver in one go. I'm thinking, now there are only the old couple at home, what if there is something wrong?

Gu Shuixiu also shook her head in disapproval and said, "Dad, you can't spend so much money, although our family is the first in the village, outsiders also know that our family has houses and fields, but the specific They don't know how much money our family has. They may say a few harsh words, but they won't do anything to our family.

If you take out so much money all at once, and now only you and your mother are in our house, and even only your mother is at home during the day, what if someone has a bad intention? "

Gu Mingde's enthusiasm seemed to be poured into a pot of cold water, he sat down with his head down and sighed, he has lived in this village for most of his life, and when he encountered such a major event, he can still be engraved on it On the stone tablet, if you don't take this opportunity to make a name for yourself, I'm afraid it will be difficult to encounter this kind of thing again in the future.

Dong Qinyan saw Gu Mingde's loss, and deeply realized that it was not that the little people really did not pursue it, but they couldn't touch those things. Since Gu Mingde wanted to donate so much, Dong Qin Yan had no choice but to say, "Mother, grandfather can't take out so much money all at once, but our family can. Then it's okay to say that grandfather lent it to mother?"

When Gu Mingde heard the words, he immediately raised his head to look at Dong Qinyan in surprise, took Dong Qinyan in his arms, and cried for a long time.

Gu Shuixiu looked at the pair of living treasures with a funny look, and after thinking about it, she said: "This method is not impossible, but this way, I have to go to the village chief's house in person, or else in the village People don't believe it so easily."

The old man and the young man nodded in unison, staring at Gu Shuixiu eagerly, as if he wanted him to go out to the village chief's house now.

Zhao Shi still felt sorry for the 82 taels, and wanted to say something more, but everyone didn't take the 80 taels to heart, and Gu Mingde's anxious look was obviously made up Having to spend this unjustly wasted money, Mr. Zhao stomped his feet angrily, and simply turned around and entered the kitchen.

After dinner, seeing that it was still early, Gu Mingde simply pulled Gu Shuixiu out of the house and went straight to the village chief's house.

When discussing important matters, those people of the opposite **** are also included. Therefore, this ancestral hall is generally not open. It is only open during ancestor worship or big festivals. Usually, no one will go to this ancestral hall.

When Gu Shuixiu passed by the ancestral hall, she found that the loess brick wall was mottled and began to fall off, and even the locked door was shaking a little.

"Dad, didn't our ancestral hall send someone to take care of it? Look at this house, it's about to collapse!" When she braked suddenly, Gu Shuixiu almost collided.

Gu Mingde looked at Gu Shuixiu without realizing it, and then at the ancestral hall next to him.

Gu Shuixiu didn't know why, and seeing that the village chief's house was about to arrive, she put away her doubts and followed Gu Mingde straight into the gate of the village chief's house.

The house of the village chief is much better than other houses in the village. Although it is also a courtyard wall surrounded by adobes, those adobes are obviously sun-dried from brick molds, and the repairs are very tight. I couldn't see it clearly, I thought it was a brick house.

Entering the yard, Gu Shuixiu discovered that the village chief's yard was not only large, but also set aside half of it as a vegetable field, and another small area where chickens and ducks were raised. The sound seemed extraordinarily lively.

Gu Mingde walked straight into the main room and greeted: "The wealth is there!"

"Mingde is here, come and sit, we are about to eat!"

The quiet room immediately heard warm voices in twos and threes, listening to this simple and warm local accent, the corners of Gu Shuixiu's mouth rose slightly.

Gu Mingde refused again and again, and said with a smile: "We have eaten at home, you eat quickly, after eating, my eldest girl and I will talk to the rich and famous."

"Huh? The water show is coming?" Gu Mingde's words seemed to stir up a thousand waves, the village chief's family ran out to check, even the oldest old village chief put down his job and walked out .

Seeing the trembling look of the old man, Gu Shuixiu quickly stepped forward to help the old village chief, and politely greeted everyone, "I just follow my father to ask the village chief to talk about something, You can leave us alone."

The village chief's family still couldn't wake up from the shock. The village chief's wife put on a big smile and said loudly: "Shuixiu is a rare guest! It came to our house today. , no matter what, hurry into the house and have something to eat, don't dislike our family's rough food."

The village chief's daughter-in-law kept saying hello, but Gu Shuixiu couldn't resist, so she followed her into the house with a sorry smile.

Zuo Lingyoushe already knew that Gu Shuixiu had gone to the village chief’s house when the village chief’s wife was talking loudly, and after a while, a few women who jumped the door came and said they were jumping the door , In fact, he was inquiring about Gu Shuixiu.

The village chief's daughter-in-law looked proud, but she didn't reveal any news. In fact, she didn't know what Gu Shuixiu came to do today. Now Gu Shuixiu is seen by the villagers in Caozi Village as rich and noble The wife of the family is not something they can afford to climb up high, and coupled with her style and previous methods, all the villagers have a state of awe and envy towards her.

She only needs to let everyone know that Gu Shuixiu is coming to their house, and it will be a kind of bragging rights to say it in the future.

Everyone couldn't get any useful information from the village chief's wife, so they just sat idle in the village chief's yard, chatting and talking, while paying attention Inside the hall.