Mr. Liu nodded, "Mr. Guo's knowledge and character are both rare. It would be best for Jiaren to enter Taihua College."
Mrs. Cui also said, "After what happened today, the two families are already familiar with each other. It must not be difficult for Jiaren to enter the academy."
Jiaren couldn't help but smile as he thought about studying, and stepped forward to salute Mr. Wen and Mr. Liu to thank them.
"Thank you, Teacher and Uncle, for their troubles, but we have just settled down at home and there is still a lot of work to do. I want to wait until the family is completely settled before entering the academy to study."
Li Laosi was afraid that his nephew would miss the opportunity, so he immediately interrupted him and said : "You should study when you should. There are so many people in the family, and you are still the only one left to work? As long as you study well, the family will be happy."
Jiaren stopped talking, but looking at that look, he still couldn't let it go. Home.
Everyone stopped trying to persuade him. After all, Taihua Academy was not built just when he wanted to. It would take two or three months of preparation.
After saying a few more words, Li Laosi, Liu Biaotou and others left.
Liu Zhiheng also served his father and returned to the city.
The remaining Mr. Wen wanted to leave, but was stopped by Mrs. Cui.
"Brother, if you are not busy with errands, can you find someone to check on that Guo Qing. Fu Niu said he is scary, and I always feel something is wrong when I look at him."
Mr. Wen was surprised. He was only paying attention to Mr. Guo just now, but he didn't pay much attention to this Guo Qing . green.
"Okay, speaking of which, Divine Doctor Zhang also said that he indulged in sexual activities, so he shouldn't be just talking nonsense. I'll check it out and tell you if I have any news. You can live peacefully in the village and go to Suijintan when you have nothing to do. Let's go."
"Okay, thank you, senior brother."
Not to mention how the two senior brothers and sisters discussed it, I just said that the Li family's mule cart was wandering towards Broken Gold Beach. Everyone seemed to be relieved and much more relaxed.
Jiaren was afraid that his sister might catch the wind, so he carefully held her in his arms and said, "Fu Niu, do you miss grandma? You'll be home soon."
After being out for half a day, Jiayin really missed her grandma and family, so she clapped her hands to urge her father. Hurry up and drive the mule, "Thank you. Come on, I'm bringing delicious food to grandma!"
Just now, Mrs. Cui brought her a lot of snacks and sesame candies and pine nut candies.
Everyone laughed and the mule started to trot.
After letting go of one thing on their minds, everyone forgot about the Guo family, but the Guo family didn't think so.
At this moment, Wen Hao was taken down to take a nap, but Guo Qing disappeared.
It was not until after dinner, when it was dark, that he rushed back.
Mr. Guo regained some energy. Seeing his nephew's expression of hesitation, he asked, "Brother Qing, what do you have to say?"
Guo Qing hesitated, nodded and said, " Uncle, I always felt that there was something fishy about what happened today, so I went to inquire about it in the afternoon. Of course, there is nothing wrong with the daughter of Grand Scholar Cui, Mr. Wen, and even Mr. Liu and his son. But those two refugees are a bit weird!"
"You mean Li Qiusheng and Liu Biaotou?" Mr. Guo was grateful to Li Laosi and Liu Biaotou for helping bury their family members, but he remembered them very clearly.
Guo Qing nodded and whispered, "Uncle, it's not that I look down on the refugees. It's really that they are too suspicious. The people named Li and Liu are both from Junyang County in the north. A whole village fled to us. . They were originally poor farmers, but after arriving here, they found a gravel beach to settle down and found a hot spring.
"Now the whole village has collected more than a thousand taels of silver and hired many craftsmen to build the hot spring village and the new village." , that luxurious style makes so many people envious. But you said, they are a bunch of poor people, where did their money come from? It cannot be said that my eldest brother and the others were in trouble and ended up with them. They took advantage of the wealth and harmed my eldest brother and others, and then set it on the bandits! Mr.
Guo sat up in shock, but he refused to believe it.
"Isn't it possible?" Mrs. Cui and Mr. Wen are both here, so it is impossible to watch them harm others, and now they are covering up for them, and even telling our family the bad news in person?
Guo Qing curled his lips and said, "Uncle, you are a gentleman and think too well of others. But I have seen too many people in the market who are unjust for profit. " Especially at such a moment of escape, laws and morals are of no use at all. Who doesn't want to grab more money and food in their hands?
"Besides, they personally said that they have lived in the mountains for several months. In these few months, wherever they look for food, they may be robbing my eldest brother and the others!"
Thinking that Broken Gold Beach has begun to take shape, and it will be like a cornucopia in the future, There was a flash of greed in his eyes.
"Uncle, Mrs. Cui and Mr. Wen also said that they didn't see it with their own eyes, they just heard about it. Those refugees saved them, and it would be too easy to deceive them into trusting them.
"If these refugees kill eldest brother and the others, They took away food and money, used the food to survive the winter, and used the money to build a hot spring village. Now they come to our house to report the news, hoping that our family will repay their kindness in the future and they will continue to benefit. It's simply terrifying! "
Mr. Guo didn't want to believe it, but what his nephew said seemed to make sense.
He didn't care where the food and money his family brought went, or whether it was actually used by the Li family and other villagers.
But he wanted to know how his children and grandchildren died and by whose hands they died.
It seems that when Li Laosi talks about this, his words are very vague and he skips it in a few words.
Originally, he thought it was Li Laosi who didn't want him to be sad, but now if what his nephew said was true, could it be that the Li family was really the murderer of his children and grandchildren, and they didn't want to say more because of a guilty conscience?
"Okay, you go down and have a rest. Don't mention this matter again."
Guo Qing seemed a little aggrieved, but he still obediently agreed and told the old man to rest early before retreating.
He hid behind the courtyard door and waited secretly.
Sure enough, within a moment, the old man's most trusted old servant was called into the house.
Every hard work is rewarded, and efforts will always be rewarded.
Everyone in Qingshui Village woke up early and worked hard until late at night. After staying up for more than a month, Broken Gold Beach finally had a rough outline.
In the valley, construction has come to an end.
Fruit trees were planted on the mountains on both sides, and ridges were opened under the fruit trees, where millet was planted.
Although the villagers would rather plant sorghum, sorghum grows too tall, blocking the sunlight from the fruit trees and taking up more land.
There are four rows of houses built on one side of the intersection at the foot of the mountain. Although they are connected to each other and are a bit compact, they also appear more regular.
The beams were put up a few days ago, and now the doors and windows have been installed, and the kang has been laid. We only need to wait for the wind to blow for a few days before we can place the wooden utensils and move in.
In the river beach not far away, cold melon seedlings are crawling with vines, and they are green.
Next to the cold melon seedlings is the peanut field. The peanut seedlings have just emerged from the soil not long ago, but they are still full of vitality.
Next to it is the sweet potato field, because the seedlings bought directly from nearby villages have been slowing down for a few days and have grown like crazy.
Jia An Jiaxi and other naughty boys are very dedicated. They have one class in the morning and one in the afternoon. They take good care of the river beach and are often praised by the old men who stroll over.
In the new village, the women are happily wiping everywhere, papering the windows, spreading water and sweeping the floors, and moving a lot of wild flowers to plant in front of and behind the houses.
A long water channel was dug at the entrance of the courtyard, and a separate channel led to the hot springs flowing out of the valley.
From now on, there is no need to boil water when taking a shower or washing clothes at home.
The wastewater will be discharged into another ditch behind the house and eventually into the river.
In order to facilitate the water supply, the men in the village worked hard for three days longer and used a lot of stone materials.
But I have to say that the whole village was extremely happy because of these two water canals, and finally had a more tangible feeling of happiness about the hot springs.
The Li family is particularly busy because they not only have to clean up their own home, but also the yard of Mr. Ye and Mrs. Cui's house.
Mrs. Li was scrubbing the newly purchased kang mat and exposing it to the sun.
Jiayin sat on the threshold, smiling as she watched the family members busy.
Mrs. Li raised her feet and looked at the yard on the right. She was thinking about Young Master Ye and said, "Young Master Ye has been away for twenty days, right?"
Tao Hongying was washing the pots and pans. Just as she was about to answer, she heard something outside the door. There was the sound of carriages and horses.
Mrs. Li shouted in surprise, "Let's see if Mr. Ye is back!"
Jiayin also ran out with her chubby legs!