Chapter 379 - Chapter 379: Chapter 379 Gu Chengye’s Marriage (3)
Chapter 379: Chapter 379 Gu Chengye’s Marriage (3)
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
To gather such a table of food in this disastrous year was truly rare.
It also indirectly stated that this marriage was respectful to the Yu family.
After the meal, Zhou Ying, Gu Ziqiu, and Gu Zishan went to the new house to see Yu Haitang, the Yu family’s eldest daughter, after sending off the happy Yu family members.
She had a scholarly air about her in addition to her delicate features. She seemed to be a piece of jade from a humble family, and it was no wonder that Mrs. Liu and Gu Chengye were satisfied with this marriage.
After a few polite words, Zhou Ying and Gu Ziqiu left.
“Why didn’t you bring your children here?” Zhou Ying turned her head and asked Gu Ziqiu.
“She is too young. I was afraid she wouldn’t be able to withstand the jolts of the journey, so I didn’t bring her back.” Gu Ziqiu then asked, “Aren’t you planning to get any children?”
“Let’s wait. I’ll bear one after the disasters are over.” Zhou Ying laughed. She took out a small and exquisite silver lock, about half a tael in size, and handed it to her after that. “It’s for the child. I wish her a long and healthy life.”
“Thank you, on her behalf.” Gu Ziqiu took it with a smile.
On the other end, Hu Chun found Gu Chengrui and said, “Brother, the wild roses have already grown out these past two days. 1 wonder when we can pick it?”
“Naturally before the flower bloomed.
“How about this? Get someone tomorrow morning to start picking at the location where the plant matured the earliest. I’ll teach you how to deal with it after dinner.
“Also, you have to find some lime powder to make a clean and dry room so that it can be used to preserve the roses.”
“Understood. There’s lime powder in the village. I’ll get it when I get back.” At this point, Hu Chun hesitated momentarily before asking, “What price do you plan to charge for this flower tea?”
“As far as I know, ordinary chrysanthemum tea is sold in bulk at a hundred copper per pound. Let’s set the price for roses at a hundred coppers for now.
“If they sell well this year, the price will go up.
“We’ll set another price next year; what do you think?”
“I can’t thank you enough, brother.”
“It’s just a win-win situation.”
Over the next few days, Zhou Ying went to the manor to help, while Gu Chengrui went to Xin’an village to help with the roses.
At the same time, the village also got busy. Some were planting white potatoes, and others sold white potato seedlings to other villages for ten copper each.
The Gu family had planted plenty of white sweet potatoes last season and made a small profit from selling the seedlings.
Of course, the main buyers were their three sons’ in-laws.
In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed. Gu Chengrui came out of Xin’an village one day and found that the number of soldiers outside the village had decreased by more than half.
He immediately turned around and entered the manor to look for Manager Liu. “Uncle Liu, did General Zhang and the rest leave? Why are there less than half of them here?”
“Not really?” Manager Liu smiled bitterly and shook his head. “In many places, people are forcibly captured during conscription to be soldiers. Now, the country is plagued with many internal problems. Many refugees are rioting and even taking the opportunity to rebel.
“That’s why General Zhang brought his men to help quell the rebellion.”
“Rebellion? But why? All these natural disasters have finally quelled, so why are these people instigating an uprising instead of going home to farm?”
“There must be something to plant if these people want to farm.”
“They should have harvested a batch of sweet potatoes in the south. We gave them so many seeds…”
“Some of them were sent to the north as military provisions, so…”
Gu Chengrui was speechless after hearing this. This was a dead end; no one could do anything about such a riot.
“Don’t tell anyone about this. If anyone asks, just say that we don’t need so many people to guard this place.”
“I’m afraid this matter can’t be kept a secret.”
“I’ll hide it for as long as possible, so keep an eye on the refugees when you return. If there are any changes, let me know.”
“Alright then, I’ll go back then.” Gu Chengrui turned around and went home after that..