Chapter 154 Grandpa's Last Wish 4
Da Yi and Gao Yi bought a small courtyard with two entrances in the capital. Gu Laoliu took Chang'an to say goodbye to Uncle Gu and the others.
"You can divide the land at home and cultivate it among yourselves. I have already sold the house, and we may not come back in the future."
"What are you going to eat in the city? Are you going to drink the wind? And let the children follow you to beg for food?" Uncle Gu kicked him, strongly disapproving of Gu Laoliu's behavior.
The other brothers also thought that he was too rash. He dared to run to the city with nothing. Wasn't this just courting death?
But Gu Laoliu insisted on his own way and no one could persuade him.
He left the village carrying a small package on his back. The package was just for show, otherwise he would have been too lazy to carry the package.
After Gu Laoliu left, there was no big stir in She Village. Each family had their own affairs to worry about. Who had the time to care about other people's affairs?
Gu Jianping and his three brothers wanted to know where Gu Laoliu was going. So they went to find Uncle Gu and asked, "Uncle, what is my father doing?"
Grandpa Gu was sitting under the eaves, carving a piece of old peach wood in his hand. Without even raising his eyelids, he said calmly: "How would I know what he is doing? He didn't tell me," and even if he knew, he wouldn't tell you.
Gu Jianshe asked suspiciously, "Did he really not tell you?"
"No, if you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known he had left the village." Grandpa Gu polished the peach wood sign bit by bit to make sure it was smooth and burr-free.
Since moving out, Gu Jianshe and his family have been having a bit of bad luck in the past half month. The roof broke while they were sleeping last night, and a clay pot exploded while they were cooking, and they choked on their water.
When they moved out, Gu Laoliu didn't allow them to take anything from the kitchen, so they used old clay pots to cook.
"Uncle, can you persuade our father to let us move back? The old cowshed is really uninhabitable. The roof collapsed five or six times in just half a month."
Gu Jianping explained his purpose. He felt that only by moving back there would they avoid bad luck, as the old cowshed was a bit spooky.
"Don't come to me. I can't persuade him. Besides, I don't know where he is now. How can I persuade him for you? Okay, go back if you have nothing to do. I don't have time to play with you."
Uncle Gu got up and went back to the house. He was looking for a red string. The peach wood plaque in his hand was carved for Chang'an. He wanted to find a red string to tie it to the plaque and give it to her when he went to the city one day.
The three brothers of Gu Jianping dared not speak out, and they did not achieve their goal with Uncle Gu, so they went to the homes of several other uncles. Their words were the same as Uncle Gu's, saying that they did not know where Gu Laoliu had gone, and it was even more impossible for them to help them persuade him.
"Brother, it doesn't matter if they don't say anything. The old man isn't at home anyway, so let's break the lock and move in. If he comes back, are we afraid that the three of us together can't beat him alone?"
Gu Jianshe's face was full of impatience. He didn't have the attitude that he should have towards his biological father at all. He spoke as if he was a person with whom he had no relationship at all.
Gu Jianan also felt that he was right. "Brother, the most important thing for us is to find a new place to live. We adults are fine, but what if Gou Wa and Gou Sheng get sick from the cold?"
"Okay, let's go now," Gu Jianping was a little hesitant at first, but when he thought of his son, he felt it was a matter of course.
But will Gu Laoliu give them a chance? Of course not.
He sold the house and the homestead to the village party secretary. He was also one of the few people in the village who knew where Gu Laoliu had gone.
The village party secretary's youngest son is getting married after the New Year, and there is not enough space at home, so buying Gu Laoliu's yard is just right for his youngest son to get married.
When Gu Jianping arrived at his home, he saw that the gate to the yard was open and the secretary's wife and her young son were cleaning things inside.
"Aunt, why are you in our house?"
"What do you mean your house? This is my Xu's family now. Lao Liu sold the house and homestead to my old man."
The secretary's wife rolled her eyes and swung the broom vigorously, "What's the matter? If you don't have anything to do, just move away and don't disturb us from cleaning."
Seeing that the broom was about to sweep over them, the three brothers Gu Jianping jumped back.
"Aunt, you are not lying to us, are you? How can this house be sold just like that? If my father sells the house, where will he live when he returns?"
"Come back?" The secretary's wife laughed twice as if she had heard a funny joke and then said, "He won't come back."
Gu Laoliu did not leave any way out for himself. Even if he couldn't make it in the city, he would not come back. He even divided all the land at home among his brothers.
Why are you still struggling at such an old age? Isn't it better to just farm and raise the child? What can you do with a child and your age?
"Aunt, do you know where my father went?"
"How would I know? I can guess it just by seeing that he sold the house," said the secretary's wife, and then she ignored them and went into the house to busy herself.
If the house was sold to other people, the three brothers might make a fuss. But if it was sold to the branch secretary's family, they would not dare to do so. They still have to live in the village. If they offended the branch secretary, they would not have a good life.
Thinking about the fact that Gu Laoliu sold the house and the homestead, what about the land?
Gu Jianshe wanted to ask the secretary's wife again, but was stopped by Gu Jianan, "Don't ask, you can guess that if they didn't give it to us, they must have sold it or given it to my second uncle and his family. My eldest uncle doesn't farm but he doesn't have to worry about food and clothing, so it must have been distributed to my second uncle and his family."
They didn't dare to make a fuss about this. Their uncles' families were all prosperous and they, the three brothers, were at a disadvantage. It was no use arguing against them. Besides, the certificate of severing ties was kept at the brigade headquarters, so they had even less chance of winning.
At this time, the three brothers burst into unprecedented resentment and hatred towards Gu Laoliu. They have nothing now, no fields or land. How can they survive?
The only thing they can be thankful for is that the village will allocate them a residential plot, but they have no money to build a house. The little pocket money they have saved has to be used to pay for their son’s tuition and for living expenses, so it seems they can only build a simple thatched hut to live in for now.
Where is Gu Laoliu, who is being sought by the three brothers? They have gone to the capital, far away from Hedong County, to avoid being approached by the three blood-sucking worms.
Freshmen in college and high school also prefer big cities because life is convenient and it is easier to make money. They don’t want to make a big move, as long as they can maintain their quality of life.
The last wish of this dimension is very simple, as long as Chang'an grows up.
However, there are additional tasks. The time and space barrier of this plane is also broken. A reborn girl and a time-traveling boy are both doing nothing, and the plane is about to collapse because of them.
Gu Laoliu made a baby-carrying device and tied Chang'an to his chest.
Changan: Actually, you don’t have to take me with you. Really, I don’t want to go.
She was sealed in the body of a baby and couldn't even speak. Chang'an gradually became irritable.
"Yeah yeah~"
Changan: ??? Please explain it more clearly. What the hell?
Gu Laoliu pretended not to see it and took her out to find the two troublemakers. The invisible navigation wolf came online again.