In the end, Gu Licai and his son reluctantly followed, and together with Gu Litian and Xu Ling, a total of six people went to the lotus pond to dig lotus roots.
On the way, Gu Licai chatted with Xu Ling, asking him what he was doing outside, and then saying that his youngest son had nothing to do at home.
Xu Ling could understand what he meant, but before he could get into trouble, his father-in-law Gu Litian fired.
"Third brother, you are just too spoiled to Xiao Shuan. He is seventeen. He cannot be carried on your shoulders or lifted by your hands. Even girls look down on him when they come. You still want him to go out on business with A Ling? What does he do? Come down?"
The Gu family's three brothers are not prosperous. The eldest brother Gu Litian has a son and a daughter. Gu Litian himself has a son and a daughter. Only Gu Licai gave birth to two sons and a daughter.
The youngest son Gu Xiaoshuan has been loved by his grandparents since he was born, and Gu Licai also protects him like a baby.
In addition to not messing around like Xu Ling, Gu Xiaoshuan also had a lot of problems.
When his second uncle said that he was not good, Gu Xiaoshuan muttered: "What's so rare about being a businessman? I just didn't do it. If I did, I would definitely be no worse than Xu Ling."
Gu Litian frowned, stared, and felt a sense of authority: "Then why are you lazy when your grandma asks you to chop firewood?"
The children of the Gu family were all afraid of him, so scared that Gu Xiaoshuan could only mutter in his heart and dare not speak.
Gu Licai was angry with his second brother, so he wanted to scold his own son. What would it be like to scold his son? He, the father-in-law, is still here!
However, he also knew that if he dared to say anything, Gu Litian would definitely scold him as well, so he simply pretended not to hear, and only proudly mentioned Gu Yao's pregnancy when he passed by the door of Zhao Zhen's house.
"Zhao Zhen just told me some time ago that Yaoyao is pregnant. When the baby comes out of her belly, she will study like her father!"
Gu Daliang curled his lips and said nothing.
Gu Litian turned to Xu Ling and asked, "Have you invited the Zhao family?"
Xu Ling really didn’t.
Firstly, he has nothing to do with the Zhao family, and secondly, he doesn’t want to have anything to do with the male and female protagonists of the original novel. Simply didn't send out the invitation.
Unexpectedly, Gu Litian said: "Zhao Zhen is a kid who knows how to read. I heard that he will take the provincial examination next year. If he can cross this threshold, he will be like a carp jumping over the dragon's gate. He will be different from the rest of us." It's from a village, it's their business whether they come or not, you should invite them."
The last sentence turned out to be somewhat meaningful.
Xu Ling understood what his father-in-law meant.
No matter how rich Xu Ling was, he was just a businessman, and he would inevitably have to deal with officials like he did last time.
If you know someone, you don't have to worry about doing business.
"I know, I'll tell you later."
"I don't want you to go, just ask you to go away."
Xu Ling didn't understand the difference, but he did as he was told.
A group of people came to the lotus pond. The weather was gloomy today, and there were still people digging lotus roots in the lotus pond. The originally peaceful lotus pond was dug up in pieces here and there, and a lot of mud was thrown on the path along the ridge.
The men had nothing to say, rolled up their sleeves and started working.
Gu Litian taught Xu Ling some skills in digging lotus roots, and he was very satisfied when he saw that he mastered it quickly.
When it was Gu Daliang's turn, he was a little annoyed.
"I told you to be gentle and slow! After touching it, dig it out slowly. Why can't you!"
Digging lotus roots requires patience. What Xu Ling lacks most is patience. Obviously, his uncle does not have it.
Xu Ling grinned and snickered.
They dug for half an hour. Fan Shiqing carried Daya and a large group of children to the lotus pond, and said to Xu Ling: "One by one, they must follow you."
Li Dayuan shouted excitedly: "Brother Ling, my grandfather asked me to help you dig together!"
He sold the family pig to Xu Ling, and his grandfather and father praised him so much that they were happy to let him play with Xu Ling. The little boy dug lotus roots and couldn't dig much, so it was just a favor.
Xu Ping whispered: "What a bitch."
Ever since Xu Ling praised Li Dayuan in front of him that day, Xu Ping felt a little displeased with Li Dayuan.
Li Dayuan disagreed and chuckled: "How about we compete to see who digs more?"
"It's a competition!" Xu Ping refused to admit defeat at all and immediately began to take off his shoes and pants, "Xu An, hold it for me, I want him to look good today!"
Xu Ling couldn't stop them, so the two children found a place and started digging lotus roots on their own. Xu An rolled his eyes, "How childish."
It's freezing cold in the river, what's so good about that?
It was interesting for her to squat on the bank and watch her elder brother digging lotus roots.
Fan Shiqing sat cross-legged under the tree, skillfully letting Daya sit on one side of his lap, and poured out some pumpkin seeds from his purse. This time he learned to be smart and knew that he would peel the seeds before feeding them to the child.
Da Ya didn't even try to grab it, and waited patiently for him to finish peeling it off.
"Ah wow." He took the melon seeds into his mouth in one bite, chewed and chewed, and then opened his mouth like a bird waiting to be fed.
"We each have one, you take one, and it's my turn." Fan Shiqing didn't tolerate her and tried to reason with Daya.
The sun slowly emerged from behind the clouds and the temperature rose. A gust of autumn wind blew through the leafless willow branches, causing the old people and children under the tree to shrink their necks. It blew onto the little girl squatting by the river. She stretched her neck to look at the two teenagers digging lotus roots in the river. , waving hands.
Blowing across the withered lotus leaves of the ten-mile lotus pond, the water rippled, and Xu Ling's loose hair was also blown. He dug the lotus roots carefully, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on his back. Suddenly, from the corner of his eye, he saw an unusual wave on the water elsewhere. He quickly stepped over and dug into the mud of the pond with his hands.
"Brother! What did you find? Is it a fish?" Xu An was the first to notice Xu Ling's movements and quickly ran closer to take a look.
"I don't know, it must be a big thing." Xu Ling felt a little excited. He shoved the mud to the side with great strength and speed. The thing couldn't match his speed at all.
Soon, Xu Ling felt a little hardness in the mud and quickly shouted: "I touched it! It's a tortoise!"
Gu Daliang and others stopped digging for lotus roots and straightened up to watch his movements, "Can you catch it?"
"I touched it, right down there!"
Xu Ling had already grabbed the turtle shell, but he was afraid that the turtle would bite him, so he grabbed the back of the turtle shell with both hands and pulled it out.
"Plop!" With a sound, Xu Ling fell down and sat in the mud of the pond, but held the big tortoise tightly with both hands, "Caught it!"
"What a big bastard!"
Everyone saw that the tortoise in Xu Ling's hand was about the size of two adult men's hands and weighed at least two or three pounds.
Gu Daliang laughed and said, "You are so lucky!"
Gu Licai's eyes were a little red when he saw it, and he said dryly: "This bastard is so big, I don't know how much money he can sell for it."
Xu Ling was also delighted, who wouldn't be happy if he prostituted a wild beast for nothing?
He washed the tortoise in shallow water, took it to the shore and put it in his backpack. The children looked at it curiously.
"Brother, do you want to sell this bastard?"
"Everyone who sees it has a share. If you sell it, don't forget to share it with us!" Gu Xiaoshuan said quickly.
