Chapter 240 The Last Wish of the Ancient Father and Daughter Whose Luck Was Taken Away 7

Chapter 240 The Last Wish of the Ancient Father and Daughter Whose Luck Was Taken Away 7

As soon as they dug out the old man's coffin, they were caught by Zhao Youqian, a villager who went into the mountains to chop firewood.

Gu Laoliu and his two older nephews heard the sound of something heavy falling and turned around to look. Zhao Youqian was pointing at them with trembling fingers, his eyes full of disbelief.

"You, you are so unfilial..." The ancestors have passed away and should be buried in peace, but these unfilial descendants want to dig Mr. Gu out.

"Uncle Youqian, we are moving our grandfather's grave," Gu Qingfeng explained hurriedly. It is not good to have a reputation of being unfilial these days, otherwise their future will be ruined.

Zhao Youqian didn't believe them at all. "Is this how you move the grave? Have you consulted a master to calculate it? Have you consulted a master to find a good feng shui site?"

"Forget it, let's look for it," Gu Laoliu said seriously.

But Zhao Youqian was not easy to fool. "Really? Why haven't I heard Auntie talk about this? Moving a grave also requires an auspicious day. I think you just dig it randomly."

Seeing that he was angry and wanted to go down the mountain to find someone, Gu Laoliu quickly knocked him out, then tampered with his memory. He was too lazy to explain so much and just used special means if possible.

The two older nephews opened their mouths in surprise, watching Gu Laoliu carry Zhao Youqian on his back, carrying a load of firewood in his hands, and escorting him down the mountain at lightning speed.

They all turned to look at Chang'an, who was sleeping against a tree with snot bubbles coming out of his nose, and found the source of Chang'an's strength. It was genetics.

The uncle and nephew finished their work very late. Mother Gu and sister-in-law Gu had already returned from the provincial capital. Seeing that the house was pitch dark, Mother Gu asked sister-in-law Gu to cook at home while she went out to look for someone.

As soon as I stepped out of the yard, I saw the silver wolf carrying a pile of prey, followed by Gu Laoliu and the other four.

“You don’t even know when to come back after dark. The wild animals are on the mountain, and you can’t kill them all in one day,” Gu’s mother muttered as she untied the things from the silver wolf’s back.

Gu Laoliu responded perfunctorily, "I'll pay attention to the time next time."

After dinner, Mother Gu took out the money she earned from selling ginseng and said, "A total of eight hundred taels, seven hundred taels of silver notes and one hundred taels of cash. You dug the ginseng. I have discussed with your brother that you should keep all the money from selling ginseng, and the money from selling game should be used for your brother's studies."

"Then you keep it. If I need it, I'll ask you for it. We need to build a house, and we'll have a lot of money to spend in the future. Qingfeng and Qinglan should also be sent to the academy to study."

Gu Laoliu did not accept the money, as ginseng was originally dug to improve their living conditions.

Seeing that he was determined not to accept them, Gu's mother had to take them herself. The two grandsons really needed to go to the academy. Usually, Gu Yuanshan would teach them at home, so they had a certain foundation.

However, it was not easy to get into the academy. First, one had to pay a tuition fee, and second, one had to consider the financial support of the child. Most people were stuck at the tuition fee, which was three taels of silver per month.

It is not enough to just pay the tuition. Do you have to buy writing brushes, inkstones, and books? These are the big expenses.

The Gu family has already exhausted all their strength just to support Gu Yuanshan. If it weren't for Gu Yuanshan's own hard work and his unconditional support from his younger brother, the Gu family would not be able to support a scholar even if they had to go without food and drink.

When the two children heard that they could also go to the academy to study, they were so happy that they almost jumped up. Studying was the best opportunity to change their lives.

"Thank you, second uncle." They knew that they were able to have what they have today thanks to Gu Laoliu, otherwise their father might not have been able to continue his studies, let alone them.

Gu Yuanshan will be able to take part in the provincial examination next year. With his talent, he will surely make great strides. He was enlightened late and started studying late. If his family conditions were a little better and they could have sent him to study earlier, he should have entered the court long ago.

Chang'an sighed, saying that perhaps this was fate. If Gu Yuanshan had studied earlier and taken the imperial examinations earlier, the things in the original plot would not have happened, and they would have left Fuhua Village many years earlier.

But all of this is just assumption. Who can guarantee that if Gu Yuanshan takes the imperial examination early, he will definitely pass?

The builders arrived three days later. There were more than a dozen of them, driving more than a dozen ox carts carrying the materials needed to build the house.

The Gu family's commotion was so loud that it attracted the attention of the entire village, especially those living in the Gu family's old house.

Mr. Gu has three brothers, but they are not very close to each other. Like most people, they hate you for having something and laugh at you for not having anything. When they are poor, they are afraid that you will borrow from them, and when they are rich, they resent you for not helping them to start their own business.

Grandpa Gu and Grandpa Gu stood in the yard with their hands behind their backs and sullen faces. The noisy voices around them quieted down, and everyone was thinking at the same time, "With these two troublemakers here, I'm afraid the house won't be built."

The eyes of the spectators are sharp. It can be said that they live in the same village and understand each other.

Master Gu Er acted like an elder. He was disdainful of talking to a woman like Mother Gu. He looked askance at Old Six Gu, "Did you know that your uncle and I also have a share of this homestead?"

"I don't know. No one told me. Uncle, do you have any evidence to prove it? For example, a land deed, or a certificate issued by the government? If you do, please bring it out for everyone to see."

Gu Laoliu raised his chin slightly and looked down at the two old men. With his height advantage, his aura directly crushed the two old men, making them look a little funny.

Uncle Gu and Uncle Gu were stumped by Gu Laoliu's question. What evidence did they have? This piece of residential land was not theirs in the first place.

They said this just to take advantage, thinking that they were the elders and Gu Laoliu had to give them face no matter what.

Who would have thought that he didn't give them any face at all and even wanted to tear their face off and trample on it.

Chang'an took out a box from the house, which contained the deeds to the houses and land.

"Second Grandpa, you don't have it, but we do."

The village head took the deed from Chang'an and checked its authenticity. He looked at the two old men of the Gu family with some disdain, "You have been calculating all your life, trying to take advantage of every opportunity you see. Be careful that Gu San will crawl out of his grave in the middle of the night to look for you."

Uncle Gu argued, "We are Gu San's brothers. Even if he is dead, we are still the elders of Gu Laoliu and Gu Yuanshan. We have a share of Gu San's family property."

Such shameless remarks shocked the spectators and refreshed their perception of them.

Chang'an raised his hand and quietly put illusion talismans on the two old men. The illusion would change according to their own state of mind.

She suddenly pointed at the backs of Grandpa Gu and Grandpa Gu in horror, "Ah! Grandpa, Grandpa."

Everyone was frightened by Chang'an's scream, and all looked at the backs of the two old men, but saw nothing.

Someone whispered, "I heard that children have pure minds and can see things that ordinary people cannot see."

"You'd better stop talking. We are a little scared."

The onlookers rubbed the goose bumps on their arms and dared not look at the two old men, for fear that they might see them accidentally and have nightmares at night.