Although it was estimated based on the time, the brother and sister-in-law should arrive the day after tomorrow, but not long after Gu Chen got up the next day, he heard someone knocking on the door.
The boy threw stones and asked for directions. Seeing this, he hurried forward to open the door.
"Master, grandma is here, master, madam, uncle and grandma are here."
Hearing the noise, the young couple hurriedly came out and saw Gu Huai and Yan leading Gu Hao through the door, both carrying things in their hands.
"Although Yingtian Mansion has everything, these are our thoughts. My uncle and siblings, please don't dislike them."
The Gu family is a simple and honest couple, and they bring some dry goods made by themselves, as well as shoes and socks that she made by herself.
Although it's not worth a few bucks, it's polite but affectionate.
"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about..."
Su Wanying went to pull Yan, while Gu Chen stepped forward and pulled her nephew to compare their heights.
"Hey, good boy, you've grown taller again. How are you doing with your reading?"
This child's enlightenment is a little late, and I don't know if he can catch up with other children.
"Mr. Yun said it's okay." Gu Huai said hurriedly: "Brother Hao is still very talented. Although it's a little late, it doesn't matter."
Gu Chen felt relieved. The family talked for a while, and then Gu Huai talked about what he saw and heard in Beijing.
"The snow is really heavy this year. Along the way, we encountered many people whose houses were crushed by the snow, and many old people and children who died of cold and starvation."
"Almost every village you pass by, you can hear some crying. I guess it will be more difficult the further north you go. Those businessmen are really patient."
"Taking the opportunity to raise prices, those who usually sell polished rice for two or three cents now sell it for more than ten cents, and so do the shopkeepers in the inn..."
Gu Huai came from a poor background and kept talking about the things of poor people. He did not forget to give his own advice to his younger brother.
"I think your Majesty should have your Majesty arrest all those who are making money from refugees and beat them to the punch. Then that's the explanation."
Hearing this, Yan, who was talking to his siblings, couldn't help but roll his eyes at him.
"Uncle, don't pay attention to him. He doesn't understand anything. He makes his own decisions about things outside. Don't listen to your brother. Don't delay you."
Can you say something random to the emperor?
The two of them started arguing as soon as they arrived, but Gu Chen and Su Wanying started laughing.
In fact, it is noisy and feels like home.
Now that the brother and sister-in-law have arrived, they should prepare the hot pot in advance. Gu Chen had already prepared a table for the hot pot. There was a hole dug out in the middle of the table and mud was spread around it.
In the middle of the mud is placed the honeycomb briquettes invented by myself, and on top is a copper pot with bone soup in it, bubbling with water.
There were more than a dozen plates of mutton on the table, as well as two plates of green side dishes. Each person had a bowl of sesame sauce in front of them, which made the three of them salivate.
Mr. Yan disapproved and said: "Uncle, even if our family is better off now, even if it's the Chinese New Year, isn't this too much?"
"This meat is expensive. I asked when I entered the city. It costs fifty cents per catty. And this dish is more expensive than meat..."
A table of meat and vegetables costs at least five hundred coins, just for a meal?
Isn't this too luxurious?
"That's what your sister-in-law said." Hearing that vegetables are more expensive than meat, Gu Huai also felt a little distressed: "With that kind of money, it would be great to buy meat. What's the point of this dish?"
As he said that, he couldn't wait to rinse the chopstick meat, dip it in sesame sauce and put it in his mouth.
"Snapped."
Yan knocked the chopsticks out of his hand and glared at him.
"Everyone hasn't used their chopsticks yet. You're the one who's been reincarnated as a starving ghost."
Now my brother-in-law has a different identity, and my siblings are not girls from ordinary families.
Since they have become a family, they are guests. Since they are guests, how can they use the chopsticks first without permission?
Isn't this annoying?
"Hey, family, don't be polite, let's eat."
Gu Chen immediately picked up the chopsticks and blanched the chopsticks for his sister-in-law himself.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry about us. I recently found a way to make money."
"It's just some meat. If you don't have enough, eat it quickly. When you're done eating it, let it be cut. Come on, madam, eldest brother, and Brother Hao will eat too."
Gu Chen cooked meat for everyone and added with a smile.
"We, Wanying bought a big fat sheep."
Although there is a discount to buy a sheep, it still costs two or three dollars.
A few months ago, he would have been reluctant to buy it.
Hearing that he had made money, Mr. Yan was a little worried: "Uncle, although I have never read a book, I have heard that a gentleman loves money and gets it in a wise way."
"You are now the Censor. We would rather live in poverty, but we cannot do anything that would disgrace the people or the court."
Ever since my brother-in-law became the censor, it was not like no one came to please the couple, offering food, clothing, land and shops.
They didn't dare to take any of them, for fear of dragging down their uncle.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry." Su Wanying said with a smile: "I am watching my husband, and my husband is a reader of sages, so how can he be so ignorant?"
She had already planned it. It would be fine if her husband was always at level seven.
As long as she can be promoted to the fourth rank, she will never get involved in business again.
After hearing what her siblings said, Mrs. Yan relaxed a little, and happily ate meat with everyone, but she only had half of the meal.
The door of Gu's house rang again, and two men came back. They said they were colleagues of Gu Chen, and they came to pay New Year's greetings to them.
pay a New Year call?
Who is paying New Year's Eve greetings?
"I'll go take a look." Gu Chen stood up and guessed: "It should be Bao Chuan and Master Han."
Except for these two people, no one should have noticed that he moved to a new place.
Unexpectedly, after seeing the person coming, Gu Chen's legs were so scared that they became weak.
"Emperor...Emperor..."
It turns out that Lao Zhu likes to raid the ministers' homes. Is it true? But he is such a small official, why does Lao Zhu bring his grown-up son to visit him?
Lao Zhu reached out and grabbed him to prevent him from kneeling down, and then smiled at the people in the main hall who looked at their father and son curiously.
"I am Mr. Huang, Mr. Gu, your colleague."
It was Chinese New Year and he went out for a walk. He had just visited Lao Han's home and Chen Ning's home.
Oh, that's called one heaven and one underground.
Han Yike's house was dilapidated, and he only had a plate of dumpling ears and two taels of soju during the Chinese New Year. Chen Ning's life was much easier.
A three-story house, servants surrounded by servants, fine wine and delicious food.
He found it strange that they were all Yu Shi Zhongcheng.
On this day, the difference can be so big?
So, he came to visit Gu Chen again to see how he was doing.
When he walked into the main hall and saw the table full of meat, Lao Zhu couldn't help but move his index finger.
"Master Gu, you don't mind adding two more pairs of bowls and chopsticks, right?"
It seems that this little Mr. Gu is living a very good life.
Although not as good as Chen Ning, it is much better than Han Yike.
