Chapter 133: Looking for trouble
Chapter 133 Looking for trouble
Gu Chenglin took the note, glanced at it, raised his head and asked, "Have you met Mr. Lu Liu from the British Government? Mr. Lu Liu is also in Hongcheng?"
Gu Huayu nodded, "Yes, I met him at the Qingju Ke Teahouse not far from here."
"Is Miss Xiaoyu back?" Shopkeeper Huang asked as he opened the door and entered the house.
Gu Huayu stood up and replied, "Uncle Huang, I'm back."
Shopkeeper Huang wiped his sweat and said with a smile: "Just come back. Are you tired from shopping? I'll ask the waiter to bring the food."
"Okay, bring it up. After dinner, I have something to tell you." Gu Huayu responded.
Seeing the joy on Gu Huayu's face, Gu Chenglin was moved and asked curiously, "Xiaoyu, what's the matter? Have you found another buyer?"
Gu Huayu raised her eyebrows and said, "What do you think?"
Seeing Gu Huayu's expression, Gu Chenglin knew that nine times out of ten he had guessed correctly. He excitedly sat down next to Gu Huayu and said eagerly: "That must be it! Tell me, what kind of buyer? A shop or a restaurant? "
Gu Huayu held her chin with her right hand and looked at Gu Chenglin with a smile.
Gu Chenglin asked excitedly: "It's a big restaurant? Right? Seeing that you are so happy, it must be a big deal!"
Wang Qin looked at Gu Huayu, waiting for her reply.
Shopkeeper Huang returned to the house after ordering the waiter at the door and asked, "What's the big deal?"
Gu Huayu sat up straight, took out the contract from her sleeve pocket and handed it to Gu Chenglin, "Take a look."
Gu Chenglin looked at Gu Huayu, reached out and took the contract and looked down.
Shopkeeper Huang and Wang Qin immediately came over, and the three heads gathered together. Gu Chenglin looked and read, and asked in disbelief: "Xiaoyu, did you sell all this batch of potato noodles?"
Gu Huayu knocked on the table with her hand, "Ask after you read it!"
Gu Chenglin nodded and said, "Oh!" He lowered his head and looked again, and the three of them read the contract together.
Shopkeepers Huang and Wang were fine. Gu Chenglin was so excited that he danced around in the room and shouted: "Xiaoyu, five hundred stones per year, one stone is one hundred and twenty kilograms, two five ten, one five Get five, five hundred stones is sixty thousand catties.
Ten cents per catty, which is six hundred taels of silver. This is just the money for sweet potatoes. This alone is enough for our family's harvest in thirty years.
We have harvested so much millet and corn this year. Oh my God, I'm getting rich, I'm getting rich.
Grandpa would be so happy that he wouldn't be able to sleep if he found out. "
Shopkeeper Huang looked at Gu Chenglin who was too excited to stop and said with a smile: "I don't know if your old man will be too happy to sleep. I think you will be too excited to sleep tonight."
Gu Chenglin giggled at Shopkeeper Huang, "Uncle Huang is right, I'm so happy that I want to roar a few times."
The waiter knocks on the door and delivers food.
Gu Huayu smiled and said, "I'm so happy. How much does it cost? I look at how happy you are. Hurry up and eat."
Seeing the waiter come in, Gu Chenglin quickly stopped laughing and said, "The food is here, eat and eat."
After dinner, Gu Chenglin went back to his room first.
Shopkeeper Huang said: "Girl, the house over there has been sorted out. We will live there tomorrow morning."
Gu Huayu nodded, "Okay, Uncle Huang has arranged it. I plan to build a village in Hongcheng. Tomorrow you have someone go and inquire about it to see if there is anything suitable around Hongcheng."
Shopkeeper Huang looked at Gu Huayu in surprise, "Girl, are you planning to buy a property here now?"
Gu Huayu nodded, "Yes, there is no shortage of things to buy. Now that you are here, let's do something."
Shopkeeper Huang leaned over and said, "Okay, I'll send the girl to settle down on Jinpan Road tomorrow, and I'll go and investigate."
Gu Huayu nodded, "Okay, thank you, Uncle Huang."
Shopkeeper Huang said: "Girl, you are serious, this is what I should do. It is getting late, girl, take a rest early."
Lu Ziqin worked very efficiently. At a quarter of the next day, Ruan went to Jinyi Inn to look for Huayu.
“Doctor Gu, I went down to visit two villages. The two villages are not far apart, both in the south of the city.
From the city, it takes about two quarters of an hour to ride on horseback and more than half an hour by car.
Zhuangzi is right next to the official road, which is very convenient. When is convenient for Dr. Gu, you can come and have a look. "
Shopkeeper Huang looked at Gu Huayu with confusion, and Gu Huayu said with a smile: "Master Lu Liu said that he would ask someone to help me find out. I didn't expect that Master Lu Liu could do things so efficiently. Uncle Huang, just go and have a look." How's that?"
Shopkeeper Huang nodded clearly. "Okay, I'll let Mr. Lao'an lead the way."
After Shopkeeper Huang and Ru An left, Gu Chenglin asked in shock: "Xiaoyu, are you going to buy Zhuangzi?"
Gu Huayu nodded, "Well, it's too troublesome to transport things out from Shicheng. It's better to buy some land near Hongcheng."
“But, will this cost a lot of money?” Gu Chenglin asked worriedly.
Gu Huayu smiled and replied: "It costs some money. This is considered an investment. The money is well spent."
“I’m not saying it’s not worth buying Zhuangzi, I’m worried that we don’t have enough money.” Gu Chenglin explained.
Gu Huayu said comfortingly: "Third brother, don't worry about the money. I have my own arrangements. Let's clean up and move to the house on Jinpan Road later."
"Xiaoyu also bought a house? The house in Hongcheng is very expensive, right? Where did you get the money?" Gu Chenglin asked nonchalantly.
Gu Huayu smiled and said: "How can I have so much money? The house belongs to Uncle Huang, not me. We have to stay in Hongcheng for a while, and it is not convenient to stay in an inn. Uncle Huang said we should stay at home."
After hearing this, Gu Chenglin breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Uncle Huang."
Shopkeeper Huang Sui Ruan visited Zhuangzi and immediately decided to buy Zhuangzi.
The people from Yahang called the owner, and the group went to the Yamen to settle accounts and get the land deed.
Ru'an returned to Ye Mansion on Xianshi Road and reported the matter to Lu Ziqin.
After hearing this, Lu Ziqin was silent for a long time and asked: "Shopkeeper Huang went to see Zhuangzi? And then he immediately decided to buy it?"
Ru'an leaned forward and said, "Master, yes, I accompanied them to the Yamen to transfer the property, and the land deed was transferred to Doctor Gu's name. By the way, I have an intuition that shopkeeper Huang treats Doctor Gu very respectfully."
“Oh? Tell me carefully.” Lu Ziqin raised his head and looked at Ru An.
Ru'an thought for a while and said, "I can't explain clearly. Shopkeeper Huang was very respectful when he listened to Doctor Gu. It was as if Doctor Gu was his master."
Lu Ziqin was silent for a moment and said, "Check shopkeeper Huang."
Ru'an leaned forward and said, "I'll make arrangements now, little one. Where's Doctor Gu? Do you want to check it out too?"
Lu Ziqin shook his head, "No need. You go and give Dr. Gu a message tomorrow morning and make an appointment with Dr. Gu to have lunch at Chang'an Restaurant at noon the day after tomorrow."
Ru'an lowered his hand and responded: "I understand, little one. Oh, by the way, Doctor Gu no longer lives in Jinyi Inn. He lives in a house on Jinpan Road."
Lu Ziqin raised his head and looked at Ru'an, frowning slightly, "Jinpanlu?"
Ru'an leaned forward and said, "Yes, Xiao Xiao and Shopkeeper Huang came out of the Yamen. On their way back, they happened to pass by Jinpan Road. Shopkeeper Huang said that he had bought that house many years ago.
He has been doing business in Shicheng for these years, and his house on Jinpan Road has always been in the sky.
Now Doctor Gu wanted to stay in Hongcheng for a longer time. He thought that his home would be more comfortable than an inn, so he stayed here.
The younger one took a look outside and saw that it was a third-in-command house. "
Lu Ziqin said thoughtfully: "I understand, you can go down."
Retreat if you like.
Lu Ziqin stood in front of the window and pondered. Shopkeeper Huang had a house in Hongcheng, but he went to the remote Shicheng to do business.
What is the reason for this? Is Gu Huayu really the daughter of Gu Dechang?
Gu Huayu has never left Shangtai Village before, but she knows medical skills, understands businessmen, is good at cooking, and knows Mei's arrogance and Zhu's humility... What is there that a little girl can't do?
Lu Ziqin murmured: "What a mysterious person!"
The next day, Gu Huayu didn't get up until midnight. After washing, shopkeeper Wang gave her a bun and praised her in the mirror: "The girl is so beautiful."
Gu Huayu looked at herself in the mirror and asked, "Aunt Wang, have you seen my father and mother?"
Wang Qin looked at Gu Huayu in the mirror and replied: "I have been in the Jiangnan area. I have met the head of the family, but not the wife."
Gu Huayu turned to look at Wang Qin and asked, "Aunt Wang, do I look like my father?"
Wang Qin nodded, "Well, the girl looks exactly like the head of the family."
Gu Huayu raised her hand and touched her face, and said thoughtfully: "So, anyone who has seen my father can recognize me?"
Wang Qin looked at Gu Huayu alertly, "It should be."
Gu Huayu continued: "There were almost no people who had seen my father in Shicheng before. No one knew how I was. Now that I'm out, should I be more careful?"
Wang Qin nodded, "What you said makes sense. You should be more careful about the Wannian Ship. From now on, if you go out, please wear a hat."
Gu Huayu nodded, "Yes, I understand."
Shopkeeper Wang smiled and said, "Are you hungry? Go have breakfast first."
Gu Huayu stood up and shook her head, "No, I want to go outside and have breakfast outside."
Shopkeeper Wang saw Gu Huayu jumping out and called out quickly: "Girl, put on another coat. It's windy today and it's a little cold outside."
Gu Huayu walked to the door when a gust of wind blew, making her shiver. "Yo, it's so cold."
Shopkeeper Wang heard Gu Huayu cry out, put down the coat in his hand, and picked up another jacket, "Girl, put this on."
Gu Huayu obediently stretched out her hands to put them on, looked at the leaves in the yard that were blown up by the wind and danced in the air, and asked, "Where are Uncle Huang and the others? Do they have enough clothes?"
Shopkeeper Wang laughed and said, "Young lady, you forgot that this yard is shopkeeper Huang's home."
Gu Huayu laughed and said, "I really forgot."
Wang Qin tied Gu Huayu's belt and said, "Early in the morning, the third master took Qingzhu to the village. Shopkeeper Huang went to the tooth shop and said he wanted to buy some maids and come back to help him."
Gu Huayu lowered her head, straightened her clothes, and said, "I understand. Aunt Wang, I'm going out."
Shopkeeper Wang reminded: "Girl, please slow down. Do you want to accompany me?"
Gu Huayu waved her hand without looking back, "No need. I don't know when I will come back. You don't have to wait for me to have lunch."
Wang Qin raised her voice and said, "I know, girl, be careful when you go out."
"Got it." Gu Huayu responded, jumped down from the steps, and climbed several steps in one step. Then he walked through the flower beds in the garden and ran straight to the door. "
Seeing Wang Qin behind her, she was sweating for her.
Gu Huayu left the house and looked back at the blue brick wall and the wooden gate. They were simple and unpretentious. They were hidden in the corner of Hongcheng and were not conspicuous at all.
I have to say that Shopkeeper Huang has a very good vision.
A gust of wind blew, Gu Huayu retracted her hands into her sleeves and walked east along Jinpan Road.
Gu Huayu looked around while walking. She found a breakfast shop and went in. She ordered a crock pot soup with egg and meat pie, a sesame ball and a leek pie.
Halfway through the meal, Gu Huayu suddenly felt that the light in front of her eyes was dimming.
Gu Huayu raised her head and saw Li Tao standing in front of the table with his hands on his chest and looking at her. There were three people standing on the left and right, like Li Tao, with his hands on his chest and staring at her coldly.
People eating breakfast in the shop stopped their chopsticks and looked over curiously.
The store owner looked nervously at Li Tao and the others, then at Gu Huayu, and stammered: "Young Master...Young Master...do you have...can you tell me something? We are a small business..."
Li Tao stared at Gu Huayu, took out a piece of silver from his pocket, put it on the table, and said, "Take it away."
The shopkeeper cautiously stepped forward to take away the silver, and then left quickly.
Gu Huayu glanced at Li Tao, lowered her head and continued eating the leek pie as if no one else was watching, not paying attention to Li Tao and his party at all.
Li Tao was irritated by Gu Huayu's ignoring attitude and slapped him on the table. Maybe he slapped it too hard and the pain caused him to throw away his hand.
Just after two swings, Li Tao realized something was wrong. He reluctantly stopped his hand and yelled at Gu Huayu: "Smelly girl, aren't you afraid?"
Gu Huayu swallowed the cake in her mouth, lowered her head to take a sip of the soup, looked up at Li Tao, pointed at Li Tao and others, and said slowly: "I'm afraid, there are a lot of you surrounding me, why aren't you afraid? "
Li Tao put one foot on the bench opposite Gu Huayu and asked, "Are you afraid that you can still eat? Are you afraid that you won't beg for mercy?"
Gu Huayu was amused by Li Tao, looked at him with a half-smile, and asked: "What? I beg for mercy, and you will let me go?"
Li Tao immediately shook his head and said: "Impossible."
Gu Huayu spread her hands, "This is over! I beg for mercy, but you won't let me go, so why should I beg for mercy?"
Li Tao was bypassed and asked, "If you don't beg for mercy, how do you know I won't let you go?"
Gu Huayu looked at Li Tao and said, "Didn't you tell me just now? What's wrong? Are you planning to let me go?"
Li Tao blurted out: "You're dreaming! Don't expect me to let you go."
Gu Huayu continued to eat sesame balls, chewing and nodding: "I know! But if you want to fight, you have to wait until I have eaten breakfast. Also, let's go out and find an open place to fight. Don't fight in this place." It affects other people’s business.”
Li Tao looked around and said, "I've already given you the money, so I'll hit it here."
Gu Huayu shook her head and said disapprovingly: "You only gave the store a silver coin, what about them? You didn't give any silver, right?"
Li Tao looked in the direction of Gu Huayu's finger and said in confusion: "They are just breakfast eaters, and the shop does not belong to them. What does it have to do with them?"
Gu Huayu swallowed the last mouthful of sesame **** and said, "Why is it none of their business? If we fight here today, they will definitely be frightened, and maybe they will get sick from the fright."
I wish you all a Happy New Year!
(End of this chapter)