Chapter 270 Staying for more than ten days
With the arrival of early summer, the sky is getting dark earlier, and it is dawn at about 10:00, unlike in winter when it is pitch black and cold outside.
Last night, Gu Wenxuan returned to the cross-yard around midnight, around ten o'clock in the evening. He took a shower and went to sleep on the kang early.
It's not that I didn't get enough sleep. I didn't get enough rest along the way and my sleep quality was good. I woke up after peeing and saw that it was already four or five o'clock, so I simply stopped sleeping.
I just finished sorting out the articles I reviewed and corrected last night. No, I just finished planning to write a few big words before going to the yard to do boxing exercises to stretch my hands and feet.
Feeling in good spirits.
ox!
Zhou Banxia gave him a thumbs up.
Go to freshen up first, and then come out. Gu Wenxuan is already closing his fists in the yard.
Zhou Banxia seriously doubted whether he had completed a set of boxing skills properly.
When the maid put breakfast on the table, before she could pick up her chopsticks, Gu Wenxuan took another quick shower, changed into a plain colored robe and came out.
"You know where I'm going?"
How strange. I just want to go to your master’s grave and say a few words.
For example, my aunt made a lot of pink and tender dresses for me. What did Mrs. Gao say in these letters and how much money did the workshop make?
Aunt Zhou, no, it’s in front of Master Zhou’s grave.
Zhou Banxia wiped the tombstone with his own hands, then offered the offerings and a small piece of embroidery he brought, burned a stick of incense, and burned some paper money.
Gu Wenxuan handed over things throughout the process, and then burned a stick of incense with Zhou Banxia. After burning the paper money and kowtow, he knew that Zhou Banxia was going to have a few words with her master.
Without disturbing Zhou Banxia, he stepped aside and took stock of the surrounding environment.
It is not unreasonable to say that the ancients attached great importance to incense. The Zhou family's ancestral graves are very well taken care of. It is not the Qingming Festival, and there are still descendants pulling weeds in front of the graves all morning.
He takes care of his family, which is far worse than him.
Especially in his grandfather's house, according to his grandfather's style of not going to the mountains to worship his ancestors, the grass in front of the graves of the ancestors of the Gu family can grow taller than people.
Unlike here, it doesn't look gloomy, it looks quite lively.
The ancestors of the Zhou family are so blessed. Although few descendants went to the grave to pay homage during the family crisis, today they don't even come here to visit the ancestral hall.
The old and young men from Zhoujiacun, who were acquaintances and strangers, were far away or close to each other, bowing and saluting each other from time to time. Zhou Banxia also got up quickly.
Thanks to Master Zhou, his wife's steps were brisk and her mood was obviously better, but she didn't know what she was secretly murmuring about before.
Ask her?
Zhou Banxia pursed her lips in joy.
However, soon, Gu Wenxuan couldn't help but look for answers.
Today, more than two Zhou families are meeting. His classmates from Qinghe Village School and his senior fellow students from Jingshan Academy are also having a gathering.
Stay at Zhou Mansion in the morning and Zhuangzi in the afternoon.
After a day of socializing, he was more tired than the bumpy road and the exhaustion of the boat and carriage. Fortunately, the results were gratifying. After the introduction, he no longer needed to worry about things other than his studies.
The two groups of candidates who went to the province to take the college examinations all got to know each other, and those who had similar temperaments met to discuss and exchange ideas with each other.
Many times, in unfamiliar situations, it is better to do less than to do more and make more mistakes.
Anyway, since Mr. Shi, his uncle, and the perimeter commander were able to hold down the formation, there was no need for him to add any unnecessary extravagance. Also starting from the third day, everyone entered a state of preparation for the exam, studying and reviewing very seriously. Gu Wenxuan and Dajiang resumed their routine as they had in Fucheng.
During the day, they reviewed their homework in Zhou's Mansion and discussed past exam questions. When they encountered difficult problems that none of their fellow students could solve, the two of them went to Zhou Huan to solve their problems.
After more than ten days of busy work, the time for the college examination was getting closer and closer. When the wheat was about to be harvested, Gu Erzhu finally arrived after a long journey.
Zhou Shun also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
If Gu Erzhu came three days later, he would really have to take his wife home first. Otherwise, he would not feel at ease if he would not leave it to anyone to supervise the wheat harvest at home.
As for the eldest son's participation in the college examination, there is nothing to worry about. Not to mention his Sanya, my uncle is also keeping an eye on Da Jiang. It doesn't make much difference whether he accompanies him or not.
What's more, his Dajiang is also a very sensible child. He has said long ago that he will never run around outside and will listen to his third sister, so there is no need to worry too much.
It's night.
The two in-laws explained to each other what they would be busy with next.
For example, Zhou Shushun's trip back to the village was not only because of the wheat harvest he was worried about, but also because he had to go back to deliver the goods.
Among them, a batch of mutton oil needs to be brought back to the Qinghe Village workshop on Thursday, but the chestnut rice bricks ordered by Zhou Banxia are still thirty miles away from Zhuangzi.
In other words, Gu Erzhu was not accompanying his old son to take the exam. In addition to taking the master recommended by Zhou Huan back to Qinghe Village, the focus was on bringing Li Mi Brick back to the village.
As a result, the two in-laws naturally could not set off back to the village on the same day, so they agreed to set off on Thursday and wait for Gu Erzhu to bring the people and goods to Qinghe Village two or three days apart.
The reason for the estimated difference of two or three days is that, firstly, we don’t know whether there will be rainy days on the way and it will be difficult to walk. Secondly, it is not suitable for two convoys to enter the village at the same time. The purpose is too big.
Although they would naturally go in directly from Gujiazhuang on the pretext of buying mutton oil and other raw materials for making soap, it would undoubtedly be best if they didn't attract attention.
After all, chestnut bricks are different from ordinary things. If someone discovers them, it will not be for the sake of their children and grandchildren, but it will cause huge hidden dangers to their children and grandchildren.
It's not that the years of famine and calamity are fine, but it's just that people laugh at how poor people can be rich. If you have money, you'll be in a hurry. When you can't survive the year of famine and calamity, you're done.
By that time, the world will really be in chaos, there will be no food, and the clan members will be able to bare all the walls of his house without outsiders.
If they don't polish it or smash it, they won't believe that his family is short of food.
To be honest, if it weren't for Sanya's biological father, Gu Erzhu wouldn't want Zhou Shun to know that the master he brought back this time was recommended by Zhou Huan.
Fortunately, my in-laws were quite reliable, and even my mother-in-law kept it a secret. No matter who she told, she told everyone that it was lucky that he came, and that she could go home and harvest wheat in peace.
As soon as Gu Erzhu arrived here, for the sake of safety, it was not advisable to calculate the time too tightly. Gu Wenxuan and others also had to leave for Zhending Mansion in advance.
After all, Dingzhou Mansion is about 200 miles away from Zhending Mansion, and the road is not familiar. It is really better to leave early, so I picked the nearest suitable day and set off.
On this day, Zhou Shushun and Li had already left a day early, leaving only Xiao He who was still staying to go to Zhending Mansion together.
Furthermore, Gu Erzhu had to wait for his son and his daughter-in-law to set off before he took his people back to Qinghe Village with the bricks of chestnuts that had been loaded onto a car and transferred to Zhuangzi thirty miles away.
Whether it is Gu Wenxuan or Zhou Banxia, they are not worried that their father/father-in-law will not be able to handle this important task.
Not to mention that half of the escort team had been pulled out to escort him back and forth, and the Shunyi Escort Bureau was escorting the escorts. His/her father-in-law was already quite shrewd and basically could not make any mistakes.
However, worries are still inevitable.
Human nature.
Gu Erzhu was still worried about the young couple.