Chapter 39: I can’t even afford to sell blood!
“It’s the son-in-law and the young master! Quickly report to the master.”
“Son-in-law, you’ve finally arrived! A few days ago, the master was still nagging us, saying why you never come… Now it’s good, and the master doesn’t have to nag anymore. Huh? Where is the young lady?”
“Mengyao stayed at home. This time, only Qingheng and I came together.”
After the carriage stopped, as the coachman was uneasily thinking about what would happen next, the subsequent development was unexpected.
Upon seeing Gu Yu and Gu Qingheng get out of the carriage, the guards, who had originally looked cold, now smiled as brightly as blooming flowers.
They looked incredibly fawning, as if they had seen some incredibly important figures…
Such behavior made the coachman, who was standing there dumbfounded, shocked once again!
Gu Residence, young lady and son-in-law, young master… Even if the coachman was a fool, he could figure out what these terms meant together.
The Gu family of Yang Family Village was truly unfathomable!
No wonder Gu Yu had looked so confident from the beginning; he had such a great background!
If it were him, he wouldn’t be afraid either!
He could walk around with complete impunity!
“You go and rest with the people from the Gu Residence. When it’s time to leave, drive the horse and take us away.”
“Yes… yes.”
Just then, Gu Yu didn’t forget that the coachman was still standing by. After giving the coachman some instructions, he no longer stood foolishly at the door, but instead stepped through the main gate.
After all the matters were settled, he could lie on the bed and rest.
As for Gu Qingheng, as soon as he arrived at the Gu Residence, he had already darted off to find his father. Gu Yu, with a few servants, carrying various fruits and vegetables in hand, prepared to go find his father-in-law, Gu Qing.
Seeing the servants of the Gu Residence swallow their saliva as they looked at these fruits and vegetables, Gu Yu could tell… the situation in the Capital was likely even more severe than in Lian Town.
At least, in Lian Town, they could still grow vegetables and fruits.
But in the Capital, they could only buy them from elsewhere, and the prices were extremely expensive. For these servants, it was naturally no longer the time when they could eat vegetables casually.
It was just that the Gu Residence did not treat its servants too harshly. Otherwise, servants in some other residences would not even have enough to eat, let alone eat vegetables.
“Gu Yu, it’s been so long, you’ve finally come.”
“Father-in-law, I’ve been extremely busy since the beginning of this year, so I haven’t had time to come… Now, after the earthquake, my business stopped, and I finally have time to come and see you. Also, Mengyao is quite worried.”
“That girl, Mengyao, has always been a worrier since she was young. I’m fine, but the price of grain keeps rising. It has already increased by more than thirty times. This is not eating, it’s practically eating money!”
“…”
After chatting with Gu Qing for a few moments, hearing the current grain price in the Capital made Gu Yu speechless. He suddenly felt like he had lost a lot.
When Magistrate Bai bought grain from him, it was only more than ten times the original price, and he thought he had made a profit!
But in the Capital, it had already increased thirtyfold.
It was simply a good opportunity to get rich!
Fortunately, he came this time. Otherwise, if all the grain at home had been sold in Lian Town, he would have suffered a huge loss!
“Gu Yu, what’s wrong? Why are your eyes staring straight ahead?”
“Oh? Oh! It’s nothing, nothing. I just got distracted thinking about something… By the way, Father-in-law, I started planting crops this year, and now we have quite a bit of stored grain at home. When we go back this time, have Xing Zhi bring some people to my granary to get some grain. It will save us from spending money to buy it again.”
“Fine. My meager salary is not enough to buy grain.”
“I also want to sell all the grain quickly. It’s a good thing that you can help me share some of it… Without this grain, Mengyao would have come with us this time.”
Mentioning the grain at home, Gu Yu couldn’t forget his father-in-law. Coincidentally, he heard Gu Qing complaining about the high price of grain in the Capital. Now was the time for him, the son-in-law, to show off.
Gu Qing’s mansion had quite a few servants, and the consumption of grain was also considerable… unlike Gu Yu’s house, which only had three people. Even if they ate in various ways, they couldn’t finish it.
So, it was no wonder that when Gu Qing mentioned the prices in the Capital, he sighed.
Afterward, upon seeing the fresh vegetables Gu Yu brought, Gu Qing happily accepted them, thinking to himself how good his son-in-law was!
At this time, he still remembered his father-in-law. Mengyao was also blessed to have found such a good husband as Gu Yu.
Although Gu Yu was just a live-in son-in-law.
However, the people of the Gu family did not look down on him because of this. This was also why Gu Yu treated his father-in-law well. Otherwise, if he had encountered a difficult family like the Old Yang family, the situation might be very different now.
The Old Yang family, apart from his father, the rest of the people were just ordinary.
But the Gu family, apart from Gu Qing having a bit of a macho attitude, the rest of them were all very good people. This made Gu Yu can’t help but sigh… Sometimes, genes were truly mysterious!
Of course, it might be due to the environment, and it couldn’t all be attributed to mysterious genes.
“Brother-in-law, you go and rest first! I’ll stay with my father for a while longer, and I’ll go to rest later.”
After chatting with Gu Qing for a while longer, Gu Qingheng knew that his brother-in-law wanted to rest well. He then took the opportunity to find an excuse for Gu Yu to leave, and Gu Yu nodded at Gu Qingheng.
It was good to have a younger brother-in-law who wasn’t a burden!
Afterward, Gu Yu said goodbye to Gu Qing and walked out of the room, heading towards the courtyard where he usually stayed.
Although Gu Yu and Gu Mengyao hadn’t been there for a long time, the courtyard where they stayed was very clean. It was evident that someone cleaned it daily.
Lying on the comfortable bed, Gu Yu felt the aches in all his bones, causing him to stretch his waist with a big yawn!
However, the time he could enjoy would only be today.
Tomorrow, he would have to start getting busy.
First, he would have to go to the streets of the Capital to see just how high the commodity prices were!
After that, he would find Chengfeng Shan to discuss the grain business. He believed that Chengfeng Shan would be very interested.
Finally, after resolving all the issues, he could take his younger brother-in-law back to Lian Town and lie around lazily at home again!
Thinking about his upcoming plan, Gu Yu nodded with satisfaction. He then stopped thinking and lay on the bed, slowly closing his eyes, and drifted off to sleep.
…
“Fresh dates, one copper coin each.”
“Freshly slaughtered lamb, selling cheap, one tael of silver for two jin.”
“Rice, rice, five qian of silver per jin. One tael of silver for two and a half jin.”
Walking on the streets of the Capital, listening to the price quotes for these foods, Gu Yu couldn’t help but twitch his mouth. He thought that these people must have gone mad for money, selling them at such a high price?
If this continues, I won’t even be able to afford to sell blood!
