novelraw Chapter 254 Help! Please stop now!
Chapter 254 Help! Please stop now!
Chapter 254 Help! Please stop now!
Gu Lianshan guessed correctly; Gu Tang indeed did not want to get up, even though she had heard what Gu Ping'an said and knew that there was a thick layer of snow outside.
Having no other choice, Gu Ping'an returned to the front yard and played with the two puppies by himself.
Gu Lianshan had already swept the snow off the main hall and the corridor, but the east and west wings were still unswept.
He called his son over, handed him a broom, and ordered him to sweep the snow.
Faced with the first snowfall, whether it was shoveling snow or playing in the snow, it was a rare treat for Gu Ping'an. He hadn't had enough of it yet, so he gladly accepted the task.
After handing over the snow-sweeping task, Gu Lianshan didn't rest either; he turned around and went to the kitchen.
Boil two kettles of water first, so the family can use them to wash up later.
When he was scooping water, he glanced at the water in the vat twice. There was enough water for one day, so he decided to fetch water again tomorrow.
There's no well in the yard yet; the family's drinking water is all fetched from the alley behind the house.
There's a well at the end of that alley, and almost all the local residents go there to fetch water.
In the past, if Gu Lianshan was around, he would choose the items himself; if he wasn't, Gu Tang would pay someone to choose them for him.
There are two large water vats in the kitchen. When we bought them, we ordered the largest ones. When the two large water vats are full, they are enough to last us for two or three days.
The stove was lit, and soon two kettles of water were boiled.
One pot was carried to the main room, and the other was left in the kitchen.
Just as I carried the kettle into the main room and put it down, I suddenly heard the sound of a copper bell.
Gu Lianshan paused, a suspicion arising in his heart.
A copper bell hangs from the porch outside the house. The rope runs along the top of the porch all the way to the gate of the courtyard. Whenever the rope is pulled, the copper bell will be pulled and make a crisp sound.
However, only their family knew about this; outsiders were unaware of it.
"Father! The bell is ringing."
Gu Ping'an called out from outside into the house, startling his third uncle who was getting dressed in the east room.
He called out to the outer room, "Second brother? Is he in the room?"
"Here I am."
"Go to the gate of the yard and see who is pulling the rope."
"Ugh!"
Gu Lianshan responded and lifted the curtain to walk outside.
Gu Ping'an, who was shoveling snow outside, had almost finished. When he saw his father come out, he stopped talking and continued shoveling snow in peace.
Upon reaching the courtyard gate, Gu Lianshan pulled out the chipped, rusty knife he used to chop hay for the cattle and called out, "Who's outside the gate?"
A familiar voice soon rang out from outside the door: "Uncle Gu, it's me!"
Gu Lianshan rolled his eyes: "I know it's you! But who are you?!"
Agou, who was separated from the man by a door, was a little confused by these words. Thinking that the man hadn't recognized his voice, he quickly said, "Have you forgotten? Your daughter saved me before, and we agreed that after the winter market, I would come to visit and thank you..."
His daughter saved someone?
Gu Lianshan was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and remembered the rich young master he had met a few days ago who clearly wanted to climb over the wall but claimed that Tang girl had saved him.
It turned out to be him.
He glanced at the knife in his hand, tossed it aside casually, and opened the door as if nothing had happened.
As soon as the courtyard gate opened, the wealthy young master I had seen before was indeed standing outside.
But this time the person didn't come alone.
Behind Ah Gou stood ten servants, each carrying a carrying pole with two large baskets at each end.
The basket was stuffed full of something, overflowing!
Gu Lianshan stared wide-eyed, his eyes constantly darting towards the basket, eager to know what was inside.
Unfortunately, it was covered by a cloth, so you couldn't see what was underneath, which only made you more curious.
Seeing that Gu Lianshan remained silent, only glancing at the basket on his back, Agou understood and gave him a junior's salute before speaking.
"I have come today to express my gratitude to Miss Gu for her kindness the other day. I have prepared some small gifts to express my thanks."
This time, Ah Gou behaved quite well. He spoke and acted normally, and most importantly, he brought so many thank-you gifts with him.
There's just one downside: the time of arrival was too early!
It's almost half past Chen Shi (7-9 AM), who would come to visit so early?
Besides, it was a visit to the home of a "benefactor".
Gu Lianshan thought the kid was too unrefined, but after taking another look at those things, well... if he's unrefined, so be it, as long as he's sincere!
Putting everything else aside, just for these thank-you gifts, we should warmly welcome the guests in.
Gu Lianshan opened both courtyard gates and happily invited people into the courtyard.
“Young master, you are too kind. Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. It is a good deed that accumulates merit. There is no need to make such a fuss.”
Ah Gou secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said, "I should repay your life-saving grace!" With that, he stepped into the courtyard.
The servants behind them caught up a few steps later, carrying twenty baskets of goods into the courtyard one after another.
Uncle San had already gotten up and just finished washing up. He had just poured the dirty water in the basin into the drainage ditch in the yard when he straightened up and saw his son leading a group of people into the yard!
After glancing at Ah Gou a few times, I could tell that he was a rich and noble young master raised by a wealthy family.
He looks completely unfamiliar; I have no idea who he is.
Turning his gaze to the servants carrying loads behind him, Third Uncle was somewhat bewildered. Then, looking at the richly dressed Ah Gou, his face showed surprise.
Are we having guests at home?
When has such a wealthy guest ever been a family man?
If guests were coming, why didn't my son mention that he was carrying a wooden basin... That's not right!
This courtyard was secretly bought by Tang Yatou; no one outside her family knows about it.
If you don't even know about it, how can you expect guests to come?
"Second brother, what is this...?"
"Father, this young master is the one that Tang girl saved last time. He has come to thank Tang girl."
Gu Lianshan took the wooden basin from his third uncle and casually placed it on the porch. He then said, "You lead the people inside to warm up. As for the rest of you... I need to make arrangements."
I understand!
With so many things to arrange, we really need to make good plans!
Third Uncle knew his son very well and understood his words perfectly. He quickly realized what he meant, turned around, smiled, and invited Ah Gou into the house.
"Please, please! It's cold outside, let's come inside and talk!"
Ah Gou bowed first, then nodded with a smile.
But before entering the house, he said to the servants carrying the goods, "After you put these things away as Master Gu instructed, you can go back."
"Yes!"
The servants responded in unison, then looked at Gu Lianshan: "Master Gu, please give your orders."
Gu Lianshan felt a little giddy when he heard the title "Master Gu." He grinned and led them towards the west wing.
"Come on, everyone! Come this way and put your things in this room..."
Gu Lianshan led his men to the west wing, and Third Uncle also led Ah Gou into the main hall.
Gu Ping'an, who had been standing under the eaves, was a little stunned. After a while, he seemed to think of something, his expression changed drastically, he threw down the broom in his hand, and ran quickly to the backyard!
Xie En arrived, but his second sister hadn't gotten up yet!
"Second Sister!" Gu Ping'an went straight to the window and shouted into the room, "Wake up! Second Sister! The young master you saved last time has come to visit today!"
Gu Tang was sleeping soundly when she was woken up, and she instinctively covered her head with the blanket.
Gu Ping'an is really asking for it!
She's never saved any young master... wait a minute!
Gu Tang suddenly opened her eyes and sat up abruptly!
"Gu Ping'an! What did you just say?!"
"That rich young master you saved last time! He's here today!"
You're home?
Is Ah Gou coming to the house?
"They've already arrived?"
"Yes! They're here!"
Gu Tang's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly grabbed the clothes on the bed and put them on!
While putting on his clothes, he also brought up the system panel and glanced at the time. It was exactly 8:30 in the morning!
Uncle's!
Who would visit someone at 8:30 in the morning to express gratitude?!
That bastard Ah Gou, he clearly promised before that there would be absolutely no mistakes.
How hateful that I actually believed him!
God doesn't make mistakes!
This is wrong again!
After getting dressed and putting on her shoes, Gu Tang opened the door with a long face and asked, "What's going on? Why are they here at this hour?"
"I don't know! This is the first time I've ever seen anything like it! But the person is quite generous, bringing a lot of things!"
Gu Tang frowned, about to say something, when her gaze suddenly sharpened. Her father had come running from the opposite passage.
After seeing off the servants, Gu Lianshan finally remembered that his daughter was still sleeping and hadn't gotten up yet!
In an instant, people rushed over in a hurry.
Upon entering the backyard, Gu Lianshan saw the siblings, especially Gu Tang, who was standing neatly dressed at the door.
Gu Lianshan's heart suddenly relaxed, and he ran over quickly: "Girl! Hurry up and wash up, the person you saved earlier has gone home."
Gu Tang wasn't in a good mood at the moment, and rolled her eyes: "Come on, come on, what's the rush? You didn't like them last time."
“Dad doesn’t like them, but he can’t resist their generosity!” Gu Lianshan laughed and stretched out his arms to show them: “Twenty of these big baskets! They’re packed full! They’re overflowing!”
They sent so many things?
Gu Tang's anger subsided a bit, and she asked curiously, "What's inside?"
"I don't know. It's all covered with cloth, so you can't see what's inside. Besides, the person hasn't left yet, so it's not appropriate for Father to open it and take a look."
After saying that, Gu Lianshan urged her to wash up: "Wash up, comb your hair, and at least show your face to people. Yesterday your grandfather and I were worried about the snow disaster, but now that they have sent so many things over, as long as there is one or two valuable items, we will not be afraid of this snow disaster!"
These words completely calmed Gu Tang down.
She said, "Don't worry, that person is honest, and the things he gives away will definitely be valuable!"
She'll check the twenty baskets later. If possible, she'll try switching one or two and slip some silver from her backpack into them to reassure her father and third uncle.
"I hope so. Dad will go ahead first. After you've washed up, just go to the main room."
"Sigh!" Gu Tang responded, then sent Gu Ping'an away, telling him to go with her to the front yard to take a look.
Since her father wasn't angry that Ah Gou had arrived so early, Gu Tang suddenly stopped worrying.
She leisurely went back to her room to comb her hair, and then slowly heated up the water left over from yesterday in the kettle.
She waited until the water reached a suitable temperature before pouring it into the basin to wash up.
In the main room, because Gu Tang hadn't arrived yet, Ah Gou started to improvise when faced with Third Uncle's questions.
"May I ask your honorable surname, sir?"
What is your surname?
Ah Gou's smile froze a little; this was something they had forgotten to discuss earlier!
He paused, then forced himself to make something up: "My surname is Gu..."
"Oh? Which Gu?" Third Uncle looked surprised. Could it be that he had run into someone with the same surname?
Huh? You need to ask that too?
Ah Gou perked up: "The 'Gu' in 'Gu Fu Zhi En' is my surname."
"What a coincidence!" Third Uncle laughed. "The 'Gu' in my Gu family name is also this character!"
"Really? That's truly fate! It's clear that my being saved by your young lady is a destiny ordained by heaven!"
Ah Gou didn't know how to respond, but he had learned something these days.
If you don't know what to say, just compliment the other person!
Praise them loudly! Praise them relentlessly! Praise them until they're dizzy and disoriented, like a tyrant, and everything will be fine!
Sure enough, after hearing this, the smile on Third Uncle's face became even more sincere.
As soon as Gu Lianshan and his son Gu Ping'an entered the house, the old man couldn't wait to tell them about it.
"What a coincidence!" Gu Lianshan laughed as well. People with the same surname do indeed find it easy to get closer.
He sat down next to Ah Gou and started his chattering: "Where are you from?"
"...They're from the south of my hometown and will be moving here soon."
"Oh! From the south? That's a prosperous land! Why did you move here? Our land is barren and the people are poor; it's not a good place to settle down!"
Ah Gou was a bit flustered; these things hadn't been discussed beforehand!
Under Gu Lianshan's gaze, he forced himself to continue his bluff: "Because the younger members of my family are fighting over the family business, I came here to save my life, hoping to live a peaceful life..."
"Everyone says that life is hard when you're poor, but I didn't expect that life is hard even for you rich people. Have you solved all your troubles?"
Don't cause them any trouble!
Ah Gou nodded hurriedly: "It's all resolved. I'll settle down here from now on."
"That's good. Judging from your appearance, you're not young, are you?"
"how old are you?"
"Are you married yet?"
Do you have children?
……
Ah Gou: ...Help!!!
Where is his owner?!
Come quick, save us!
If he doesn't come soon, he really won't be able to keep up the story!
Ah Gou forced himself to remain calm and tried his best not to show any abnormality, obediently answering Gu Lianshan's questions one by one.
"His age is still good."
"This year... I'm twenty!"
"I'm not married yet!"
"No children!"
……
As Gu Lianshan listened, he nodded and smiled, finding the man interesting!
Although he was a rich young master, his temperament was exceptionally good.
Even though he asked that question, she wasn't angry at all; instead, she obediently answered all his questions.
Ah Gou's behavior changed Gu Lianshan's opinion of him considerably.
Suddenly, his playful side was aroused, and he wanted to tease the person again: "You..."
"Let Ping An prepare the meal. When distinguished guests arrive, we should treat them well."
Gu Lianshan was about to utter a single word when his third uncle interrupted him without any politeness, giving him a glare that signaled him to stop.