RPAGF Chapter 101 Strange Neighbors
Chapter 101 Strange Neighbors
On the day of Light Snow, the river next to Shanglin Village froze.
The thin layer makes it more difficult to catch fish.
It would be better if the weather was a little colder and the ice was thicker so people could walk on it and it would be easier to catch fish.
The most troublesome thing is a piece of ice that is as thick as a finger. A hoe will break the ice into pieces.
As the weather gets colder, Ruyi Grilled Fish at Ruyi Tower becomes more and more popular.
According to Shopkeeper Tong, the price of Ruyi Grilled Fish in Lin'an Prefecture has risen to one or two taels of silver per serving.
An average farmer can save only two or three taels of silver a year by living frugally.
It’s not enough for three servings of Ruyi grilled fish.
This is what Lin Xiaoman said before, the unique value of Ruyi Tower is reflected.
Scarcity makes things valuable, especially in frosty weather, fish are hard to come by.
For wealthy businessmen, Ruyi Grilled Fish does not represent a tael of silver, but represents status.
After more than a month on the market, he had already made back the one hundred taels he had paid for the Lin family's recipe.
Because of this, Tong, the shopkeeper at Ruyi Tower in Dayi Town, became more polite to the Lin family.
There is cold food sold at the door, which is cooked over a small charcoal stove.
After selling breakfast, I felt hungry and ordered whatever I wanted for lunch at Ruyilou.
Lin Xiaoman couldn't stand it anymore and didn't dare to stay after eating it once.
Shopkeeper Tong really thinks highly of the Lin family.
As soon as they sat down, more than a dozen bowls of delicious dishes were served.
There are six people in their family, and they may not be able to finish all the food in two meals.
Later, after the Lin family sold their breakfast, Lin Dajiang would always pack up his things, load them onto the donkey cart and run away without saying a word.
Li Erli's cart has been returned, and the Lin family has replaced it with a donkey cart.
The strong and healthy donkey was a gift from Boss Gu.
The reason was simple. Gu Changsheng told Gu You that his cough had improved.
Gu You listened to Gu Changsheng casually recounting what had happened in the past few days, which lasted for more than an hour.
When Gu You heard that his son had taken medicine of unknown origin, he was so angry that he just stared blankly.
Gu Changsheng hurriedly explained that he had taken the prescription to Doctor Qu for review before decocting the medicine.
Confirm that the prescription is warm and cool and complements each other, and both tonifying and purgative are used to ensure longevity before allowing the medicine to be boiled safely.
After taking it for about seven days, my chest tightness and shortness of breath in the morning improved.
Gu You's face turned pale and blue, and he said with great regret: "Son, it was Dad who harmed you! I let you stay with the 'culprit' for more than ten years."
Gu You was extremely distressed and immediately ordered people to remove all flower-related plants from the house.
After the move, he personally checked it twice to make sure everything was correct.
After calming down, Gu You recalled the divination that had been done by the master he met in Lin'an Prefecture.
It is said that Changsheng will meet a noble person in the direction of Dayi Town.
Now that I think about it, this noble man has saved Changsheng twice.
Gu You ordered his butler to prepare a cart of thank-you gifts and personally brought Gu Changsheng to express his gratitude.
Gu Changsheng found out that the Lin family had been to the mule and horse market in the southwest of the town, and prepared a donkey cart.
The donkey's hair was shiny and glossy, and it was a female donkey that had just reached adulthood.
When the two donkey carts entered Shanglin Village, the villagers were excited and even alarmed the head of the village.
The donkey cart stopped in front of Lin Dajiang's house, and the villagers who had followed along the way finally felt a sense of relief.
As expected, it’s Lin Dajiang again. What lucky shit has Dajiang stepped on recently? How can he be so lucky!
Last time, Master Gu sent a cart of gifts, and his servant took four or five times to move all the gifts.
This time, the villagers saw Boss Gu sending his servants to move the things four or five times.
They saw cotton, ready-made quilts, and cloth. What Boss Gu gave them were all practical things.
Half an hour later, Lin Dajiang, who had not fully digested the food, walked Gu's father and son out with unsteady steps.
Boss Gu actually said that Xiaoman was Young Master Gu's benefactor.
Ask Lin Dajiang if he can adopt Gu Changsheng as his adopted son, so that Xiaoman and Young Master Gu can be brother and sister.
Go back and pick an auspicious day and put this matter on the agenda.
To Lin Dajiang, this was truly like a bolt from the blue that stunned him.
I saw Mr. Gu and his son out in a daze, and then watched Mr. Gu smilingly send someone to drive the donkey cart into the yard.
"Brother Lin, this is just a small token of my respect. Changsheng will be your adopted son in the future. If there is anything your family needs, just tell Changsheng."
Before the Lin family could react, Mr. Gu and his son left in a donkey cart.
Since Master Gu was around, the villagers didn't dare to ask.
As soon as Master Gu left, the jealous villagers came forward one after another.
"Dajiang, what did Master Gu send?"
"Sister Taohua, why did Master Gu send something here? Is it because Xiaoman saved Master Gu?"
"This Boss Lin is so lucky to have a blessed daughter. Why don't I have such a good daughter?"
"Hey, Chen Si, if you had a silly girl like Xiaoman, she would have drowned in the urinal long ago. I think it was Dajiang and Taohua who were kind and friendly, and always treated Xiaoman with all their heart, that moved the heavens, and they brought back Xiaoman's lost soul."
"Yes, no wonder the older generation said that Xiaoman was a blessed child. It turns out that Xiaoman's blessing is yet to come."
"I think someone in the old Lin family suppressed Xiaoman's luck. You see, after Lin Dajiang moved out of the Lin family and rented Li Dali's house, Xiaoman's luck started to improve."
"Now that you put it that way, it's true. Then tell me, who suppressed Xiaoman's luck?"
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The villagers were talking at once, it was very lively.
It was not until the village head was pushed out by the villagers that Lin Dajiang told Boss Gu what Xiaoman was, who was Young Master Gu's benefactor.
Now the villagers immediately put away their jealousy.
Xiaoman is actually Master Gu’s benefactor.
Or was it calculated by an expert?
In this case, they dare not be jealous, because not everyone can be worthy of being a nobleman.
Next time you see Lin Xiaoman, you have to be more polite and kind, talk more, and use more luck.
After this incident, the scoundrel who originally had bad intentions stopped thinking about snooping.
Lin Dajiang is not scary, but it is hard to say if you mess with Mr. Gu who is behind Lin Dajiang.
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Heavy snow is approaching and cold winter has arrived.
There is something exciting to watch in Shanglin Village again.
The half-collapsed, dilapidated house at the foot of the mountain welcomed its owner.
There was a carriage in the lead, followed by a dozen ferocious-looking escorts.
Lin Xiaoman saw a young man about the same age as Master Gu getting off the carriage.
He was wearing a smoky black brocade robe with dark patterns and a black feather satin cape, which looked even more luxurious than what Young Master Gu was wearing.
The young man paid the money and the escort left in a hurry.
I visited the village head again and asked him to find someone to build the house.
In the cold winter, the craftsmen in the village were worried about having no work to do, but as soon as the Xie family arrived, the craftsmen immediately became active.
Lin Xiaoman just felt strange that it was only a child from the Xie family who came forward to take care of things. Could it be that there was no one else in the family?
However, just as Lin Xiaoman was about to inquire with her eyes, the boy noticed her and shot her a cold, inquiring look.
Lin Xiaoman pretended to look around until he could no longer see the boy, then he lowered his head and thought.
It’s strange that the novel doesn’t seem to mention the Xie family’s experience.
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At that time, the Xie family was considered a wealthy family in Shanglin Village, with only one son passed down from generation to generation.
Later, a very smart child of the Xie family passed the imperial examinations and became a juren (a provincial scholar) and stayed in the capital to become an official.
The Xie family moved to the capital, and the house left in Shanglin Village became deserted and dilapidated.
After all, everyone in the village knew that the children of the Xie family were officials in the capital, so no one dared to occupy the house. As time went on, the uninhabited house became more and more dilapidated.
Until one summer day, a violent storm blew off the roof, half of the old house collapsed, and the thick wooden beams inside fell off.
In the end, it was Lin Xiaoman who got the advantage, as she picked up two or three batches of black fungus there.