Chapter 408 Wants to be a son-in-law

Chapter 408 Wants to be a son-in-law

Gu Ruinian originally planned to let Gu Honglian go back first while he continued to stroll around the town.

He wanted to find out which family in the town was rich and powerful, find the right target, and win the heart of the other party's daughter by chance.

Then he took the opportunity to get the resources for his own use.

Those sons-in-law who traveled through time all relied on the women’s resources to ascend to heaven.

Although he looked down upon Yanguan Town, if possible, he would rather go to Shengjing to capture the rich and noble ladies.

But it is important to solve the problem at hand first.

At worst, I can just marry again when I meet a noble lady with a better family background.

Anyway, having three wives and four concubines was legal in that era, and he had the ability to make his wives and concubines live in harmony.

Gu Honglian was unwilling to go back first.

She was afraid that Gu Ruinian had money in his hands and was living a luxurious life without telling her. If that happened, she would be at a disadvantage.

Seeing that he could not persuade Gu Honglian, Gu Ruinian asked Gu Honglian, "Aunt, do you know who is the richest family in our town?"

Gu Honglian had been taken to banquets by Old Lady Gu since she was a child, and she knew the situation of each family in the town very well, so she said, "That must be the Huang family who lives in the east end of the town."

Gu Ruinian's eyes lit up and he asked, "Does the Huang family have a daughter?"

Gu Honglian nodded and said, "Yes. Her name is Huang Jingshan. I have seen her before. She is not pretty."

It was a pity that Gu Ruinian was not good-looking. But as long as it could help him, it didn't matter if he was not good-looking. Anyway, he was going to marry a noble lady in Shengjing in the future.

"How old is she?" Gu Ruinian asked.

"She seems to be eighteen this year." Gu Honglian said, "I don't know if she is engaged. Anyway, when my eldest brother passed away, I came back to attend the funeral. I also heard people sigh that the Huang family is a merchant family and wanted to find a scholar for Huang Jingshan, but she was not good-looking and the scholar didn't like her, so the marriage never took place."

Gu Ruinian was so happy.

He said that his luck would not be that bad and that bad things were waiting for him in Yanguan Town.

No matter whether she is beautiful or ugly, just hook her first.

He was a student who was about to take the examination for a scholar, and he was also good-looking. In addition, he had the title of nephew of Suifeng Township Lord, so marrying the daughter of the richest merchant in the town would only mean that he was marrying up.

Gu Ruinian wished he could go home immediately and ask his parents to propose marriage to the Huang family.

"What are you thinking about? The daughter of the Huang family hasn't been married yet? Don't think that you are worthy of the daughter of the Huang family just because you wear a scholar's hat."

A contemptuous voice was heard, and Gu Ruinian turned around to see an older man dressed as a scholar mocking him.

"Excuse me, who are you?" Gu Ruinian felt very uncomfortable.

The other party waved his fan and said, "You don't even recognize me? I am the only scholar in our Yanguan Town private school."

Gu Ruinian looked indifferent.

So what if he is the first scholar? Next month he will not only become a scholar but also get the first place in the case.

Looking at the sour look on the scholar's face, could it be that he also covets Miss Huang?

"Aunt, do you know who is the only scholar in our town?"

Gu Ruinian had already regarded Fan Tong as a competitor for the Huang family's son-in-law, and deliberately turned to ask Gu Honglian to show his contempt for the guy in front of him.

Gu Honglian's eyes lit up when she looked at Fan Tong. Isn't this the Fan Tong that Gu Taohua had talked about before?

"Master Fan." Gu Honglian was pleasantly surprised. "I didn't expect that you have become a scholar after not seeing you for a few years."

Fan Tong muttered, who is this?

This scholar Fan looks very ordinary in his dress and has a sour tone when he speaks. Only in my aunt's village can he see through some filters.

Gu Ruinian didn't intend to continue to tangle with Fan Tong, so he turned around and left.

He has more important things to do.

Fan Tong stopped Gu Ruinian and said sarcastically, "Just now I heard you mention Miss Huang and asked if she was married. Do you think you can be the Huang family's son-in-law? Don't you know that Miss Huang is already married? To Mr. Lu from Wanliu Academy in the city."

Gu Ruinian's heart sank, but he said calmly, "Mr. Fan, you misunderstood. My aunt and I were just gossiping. Why do I feel that you are the one who is angry about Miss Fan marrying Mr. Lu?"

Fan Tong snorted and turned away.

Although Gu Ruinian had never met Miss Huang, he was upset that he missed out on such a good marriage opportunity.

Gu Ruinian was not in the mood to stroll around anymore, so he took Gu Honglian and got on Uncle Xu’s ox cart back to Qinghe Bay.

The Gu family’s old house was full of people.

This time, Grandpa Gu asked the clan leader to call the clan members who had rented the land to his home to discuss the return of the land.

After discussing for a long time, no result was reached.

Mr. Gu hoped that the other party would return the land as soon as possible, but the other party planned to wait until the wheat harvest was over.

"......Grandpa, when I rented the land from you, I agreed to rent it for ten years. I have already given you the money for ten years. You can't go back on your word now." The person who rented the land from Grandpa Gu was Gu Daqiang, the nephew of the head of the Gu family.

At first, Grandpa Gu thought that he would no longer farm after living a good life in the south with his second son, so he rented the land to Gu Daqiang on a ten-year lease.

Although there was no written agreement but only a verbal one, the other party did give him ten years' rent.

This incident was witnessed by everyone in the clan, so he would not be in the right even if he went to the authorities to file a complaint.

Besides, the second brother went bankrupt and now has an unstable foundation back home, so he can’t fall out with Gu Daqiang.

But it won’t work if the land is not taken back.

Mr. Gu said, "Da Qiang, I rented it to you for ten years but the rent was lower than the market price. Everyone has hard times. If my family hadn't lost money in business, I wouldn't have asked you to give up the lease."

When talking about the losses in his business, Gu Youtian's face was full of unhappiness, as he felt that Old Man Gu had exposed his bottom line.

Old Man Gu kept repeating this, and Gu Daqiang was tired of hearing it, but he still insisted on his point of view: "The price is lower than the market price, not because I am taking advantage, but because I am the only one willing to give you ten years of rent in one go. My wheat is growing well this year, and it looks like a bumper year. You want to take it back now, which is unreasonable no matter how you say it. I also said just now that you can take the land back, but the ten years of rent and the wheat harvest from the land are mine."

Gu Daqiang has already made a lot of concessions.

Mr. Gu was silent.

First of all, he didn't have that much silver in his hand, and the remaining silver was used for daily expenses and the cost of Gu Ruinian's trip to Fucheng Township for the examination.

Secondly, he wanted the wheat from the fields this season.

Otherwise the whole family will starve.

The clan leader had been trying to mediate the situation for the entire afternoon and now he was having a headache. It was he who instigated Old Man Gu to come back, but Gu Daqiang was his nephew, and it would not be good for him to favor either one.

"Let's do this. Minus the first four years' rent from the ten years, there are six years left. You should pay Daqiang the six years' rent, and the harvest from the land will belong to Daqiang." The clan leader thought that he had handled the matter fairly.

But Mr. Gu said, "Brother, what you said makes sense. Then I will pay six years' rent, and the wheat harvest from the land will belong to me. I can give Daqiang money according to the market price. But you know my current situation. I can't pay the money. I will owe the six years' rent and the wheat first, and I will pay it back when I have money."

Gu Daqiang was stunned.

He didn't expect that Mr. Gu was so thick-skinned.