Gu Ning'an worked until the afternoon before he could finish repairing the roof and courtyard walls.
After this renovation, the dilapidated house suddenly took on a new look.
Standing in the courtyard, Gu Ning'an looked around the house and was deciding whether to go out to buy groceries first or take a break to drink a cup of tea when the door of the courtyard was knocked again.
"Sir! I'm here, sir!"
When I heard that childish voice, who else could it be if it wasn't Hu Shi?
After opening the door, I saw the thin Hu Shi holding a large package in one hand, which was bulging and seemed to be stuffed with a lot of things.
"Sir, my grandfather asked me to give you a gift!" After Hu Shi said seriously, he handed over the two packages in his hand.
Gu Ning'an just stretched out his hand to take the package handed out by his right hand, and said with a smile: "I will accept the dried sweet potatoes. Let your grandfather return the four treasures of the study."
"It's not worth trading two pigs for such a package."
Uh-huh!
Hu Shi raised his head suddenly. He never expected that Mr. Gu knew what was in these two packages without even looking at them.
Mr. Gu even knew that the four treasures of the study in the package in his left hand were exchanged for two fat pigs raised by his grandfather!
Is this the method of immortals?
After being shocked for a long time, Hu Shicai nodded and said, "I insisted on wrapping the dried sweet potatoes and giving them to my husband."
"I knew sir wouldn't want this ink, paper and inkstone."
Gu Ning'an smiled and waved her hand: "Okay, go back quickly. If it's a little later, your two fat pigs will be dead."
"Ah!" Hu Shi exclaimed and hurriedly shouted: "See you later, sir!"
Immediately, the little figure slipped out...
"It seems that these two fat pigs are his favorite." As he said this, Gu Ningan casually took out a handful of dried sweet potatoes from the package in his hand, then placed the package in the yard, closed the courtyard door, and ate the dried sweet potatoes. , while walking outside...
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"Butcher Liu, are you saying that the poor scholar who came back from An Si Xiaoyuan is really the poor scholar back then?" When he said this, the four words "I can't believe it" seemed to be written on Jin Wan's face. .
Butcher Liu puffed his smoke pot and said calmly: "At that time, I could see that Mr. Gu had an extraordinary temperament, but when you look at it, he really is not a mortal!"
"My appearance has remained unchanged for more than twenty years. If I hadn't been a butcher, I would have been so frightened that I peed my pants on the spot."
How did I hear that you were so frightened that you almost peed your pants?
Isn't it better than Zhao Liu, who comes from a womanly family?
With all the slander in his heart, Jin Wan naturally would not show disdain.
Like a human spirit, he even gave a thumbs up and spared no effort in praising Butcher Liu's "bravery"!
"Okay, okay! Stop flattering me. You haven't told me why you want to ask about this?" Butcher Liu said as he knocked on the dry tobacco pot, poured out the burnt tobacco, and took out the I took out some cut tobacco from the oil paper bag on the side and stuffed it into the smoking pot.
Jin Wan rolled his eyes and responded with a smile: "Hey, I love hearing these weird things the most. You should know me!"
With that said, Jin Wan stretched out his hand to disperse the smoke that enveloped him, and continued: "Then I'll leave first. You can enjoy the shredded tobacco slowly. If you still want to smoke in the future, just ask me, my nephew."
"Okay, okay, okay!"
"If you want to know anything, just ask uncle!"
He is short-tongued and soft-handed. Even though Butcher Liu doesn't really like Jin Wan, he can't resist his "enthusiasm". Just the tobacco he gave him this time would cost dozens of yuan per kilogram in the market!
Who wouldn’t like someone who knows how to get into trouble like this?
"Okay, if you stay, I'll leave first." With a smile, Jin Wan left Butcher Liu's house with long strides.
Butcher Liu watched this "cheap nephew" leave with a smile on his face...
After Jin Wan left Butcher Liu's house, the smile on his face dropped and his expression changed extremely quickly.
When a passing wild dog saw the change in his expression, he whimpered and ran away with his tail between his legs.
Snapped!
Jin Wan, who had lowered his head in thought for a long time, suddenly raised his head, made a fist with his left hand and punched the palm of his right hand, making a "pop" sound.
"every dog has his day!"
"The opportunity for my old Jin family to prosper has just come!"
Jin Wan, who couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, glanced at An Si Courtyard in the distance, turned his head, and walked quickly in the opposite direction...
...
After searching around for a long time, Gu Ning'an ate all the dried sweet potatoes in his hands, but he still couldn't find the old man in the place where Granny Sun often set up stalls.
At this moment, the sun has reached the west and is slowly setting. I think it is already this hour, and Grandma Sun will not be out of the stall.
Thinking of this, Gu Ning'an simply walked towards the "evening market" where the most food was eaten at night in the county.
The sun has not completely set yet, and the vendors in the evening market have already set up their stalls, waiting for the arrival of customers.
Most of the stalls are cart stalls with two wooden tables next to them, which can be regarded as a temporary dining spot.
As for a small number of them, they are shops opened by shopkeepers outside the government with some wealth. The location of the shops happens to be on the boundary set by the government for the evening market. Therefore, the price of the land for these shops is also much higher than that of other places. Most people can't say that. I can't even afford to buy it or even rent it.
Of course, the consumption in the store is definitely much higher than that at the stall.
Gu Ning'an earned five taels of silver in the past few days. He spent one tael to pay Grandma Sun's yokan and bought bricks and tiles and some shelf-stable rice, noodles and vegetables. He spent another 2 taels of silver.
Now that he only has two taels in hand, he naturally does not want to go to those "high-consumption" places.
After all, for the same dish, if the environment changes, the price will double.
After looking for a good-looking fried noodle stall, Gu Ning'an ordered a bowl of fried noodles and started eating.
The tantalizing aroma of the browned chives, coupled with the smooth noodles, makes you unable to stop eating one bite at a time.
"Sir, please excuse me."
"I would like to ask which company made the green shirt you are wearing?"
Hearing the inquiry from beside him, Gu Ningan raised his head and looked at the other person.
The person who asked the question was probably in his early thirties. He was not dressed in "luxury clothes", but it could be seen that the material of the clothes was very good.
"It was made by an old tailor. If he had never moved his shop, he would have done business in the alley at the end of the evening market." As he said that, Gu Ning'an continued to eat fried noodles with his head down.
"The old tailor who makes your clothes is named Ma?"
Gu Ning'an frowned slightly. Even though the other party was very polite, it was still a bit rude to always interrupt people while they were eating.
"Yeah." Gu Ningan responded simply, picked up the last spoonful of noodles in the bowl and put it into his mouth.
"Sir! Last question...is your surname Gu?" When he said this, the voice of the young man in front of him became a little trembling.
Hearing this, Gu Ning'an realized that the other person might know him, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him.
Therefore, he also cupped his hands and said: "My surname is Gu... I wonder who your Excellency is?"
