Chapter 673: Gui Ge'er Builds a House
In a blink of an eye, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month passed, and Gui Ge'er's house and marriage were put on the agenda.
Sun Bomin discussed with Gui Ge'er and decided to first build a small courtyard with four blue brick and tile houses, and then continue to expand it when they have children in the future.
Gui Ge'er lives alone, and the couple simply cannot afford to live in so many houses.
Su rolled her eyes and whispered, "Gui'er, even if we have money, we shouldn't build so many houses. If you build your rooms too well... I'm telling you the truth, your biological parents will come to you every day and ask you for money. If you really don't give them a penny, people will say you are heartless, ungrateful, and don't recognize your relatives."
People tend to forget things. Gui Ge'er's eldest brother is a gambler. Not only does he bring disaster to the family, he also brings disaster to Sun Banxian.
At first, the villagers must have hated it.
Now, after so many years, Brother Guiger seems to have turned over a new leaf and no longer gambles, and his reputation in the village has gradually improved. In the eyes of outsiders, he is a good man who has returned to the right path.
If Gui Ge'er became successful, but did not help his former brother or be filial to his former parents, outsiders would definitely gossip about him.
Talk about Gui Ge'er's indifference and cold-bloodedness.
As for the fact that Guiger inherited Sun Banxian's property and it was sold off, outsiders had long forgotten about it, so how could they clearly distinguish between love and hate?
Gui Ge'er works and eats for the Sun family, so Su will definitely stand up for him.
But outsiders never saw Guiger's hardships. They only saw that he followed the most promising person in Sunjia Village. Now he has a great future and good luck, so what if he lost some property?
Perhaps it was a blessing in disguise. Some of the unsophisticated villagers might even want Gui Ge'er to thank his former elder brother.
Because of his eldest brother's bastard behavior, Gui Ge'er had the opportunity to be recommended to be a book boy beside the Juren.
If Gui Ge'er acted like a rich man, while his parents and brothers were still living in poverty and eating coarse food.
With such a comparison, the pressure from public opinion has put Gui Ge'er under great pressure.
It's fine for Gui Ge'er to be single. He turns a deaf ear to what's happening outside and concentrates on taking good care of Sun Shan. People in the village don't dare to come over and gossip about him.
But now Gui Ge'er is getting married, and the family will change from one person to two people, and slowly two people will become three, four, five, or even more people.
We can't just ignore it at this time, reputation is very important at this time.
Especially if the child will have good luck in the future, study hard, and pass the imperial examination like Sun Shan, a good reputation is even more necessary.
Since they were promoted to old master and old lady, Sun Boming and Su have paid more attention to their usual reputation and name in the surrounding area, fearing that some rumors would spread and affect Shanzi.
Sun Shan paid attention to it, and Gui Ge'er paid the same attention to it.
Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared. For the sake of the children, some dead flies have to be swallowed.
Gui Ge'er went in and out with Sun Shan, traveling all over the country, and understood a person's reputation better than Sun Boming and Su Shi.
If it's too bad, no one will even dare to sign a joint letter with you.
Gui Ge'er really didn't want to pretend to be nice to his former family, so he pretended to be poor when he was outside.
As long as he is poor enough and can barely protect himself, others cannot blame him.
Gui Ge'er thought for a while and said, "Auntie, I think we should not build four rooms, but two blue brick houses. One for bedroom and one for living room. As for the kitchen, we should use the rough house that Grandpa left for me. It's not good to build too many, it will cause people to talk about it."
After a pause, Gui Ge'er continued, "Auntie, save the remaining money after building the house and hosting the banquet. It will be used to support my son's education in the future."
Gui Ge'er thought that Xi Wanzi had to study hard. If he didn't study, Shan Ge would definitely look down on him, and he couldn't be a book boy for Shan Ge's son.
Reading is very expensive. A small book costs several hundred coins, not to mention the cost of writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone.
Children who study are money-eating beasts, and no amount of money is enough.
The last time Gui Ge'er followed Sun Shan in Jinling, he earned a sum of money. Adding his usual salary and bonuses, the total amount was about seventy or eighty taels.
This huge sum of money is kept by the Su family.
After deducting the money for getting married and building a house, there should be some left.
After getting married and having children, there will be a few years before the children grow up. During this time, I can save money well and will definitely be able to send the children to school.
If I really don’t have money to go to school, I will borrow from Brother Shan, and at most work for him and pay it back slowly.
Gui Ge'er told Su and Sun Boming about his plan.
Sun Bomin patted Gui Ge'er on the shoulder and said admiringly, "Not bad, you have thought it through. OK, let's build two blue brick houses, and then expand them when the children grow up. Building four houses at once would indeed arouse envy. We should keep a low profile and not show off our wealth."
Huang, Su, Sun Boming, and Gui Ge'er discussed it over and over again and decided to start building the house as soon as the fifteenth day of the lunar month is over and get married as soon as the house is completed.
Because the triennial imperial examination will begin again in February next year, Sun Shan will go to Beijing to take the exam again.
Sun Shan walked out of the study and nodded when he heard Gui Ge'er's plan. "Gui Ge'er, let's build it as you said. Since there are few people in the family, we can build less. When there are more people and more strength, we can continue to build."
Although Sunjia Village has a good village spirit, Guiger is an "orphan" and if he becomes rich overnight, he will inevitably get into unnecessary trouble.
Most people in Sunjia Village still live in unfinished houses, and there are very few blue brick houses, so Gui Ge'er is still not very eye-catching.
The villagers understood that Sun Shan was planning to build two blue brick houses. They thought that after following him for so long, he would eventually save enough money to build houses.
If it is more "luxurious", it will attract speculation from all sides, so it is better to keep a low profile.
Sun Shan took Yun Jie'er to Huangyang County.
First, he came to visit Mr. Hong and help teach at the Hong School. Second, he came to ask about County Magistrate Tang's recent life.
Sun Shan went to see Zhang Zhubo and Zeng Dadong's brother-in-law Cao Bantou to inquire about the news.
The conclusion is: County Magistrate Tang is exactly the same as before, with no changes. As for the inner house, it seems to be more peaceful.
Sun Shan couldn't help but frown and fell into deep thought.
I don’t know whether County Magistrate Tang intends to pretend that nothing happened or is secretly planning a big move.
No matter what the situation is, we must not take it lightly. We must follow the rules and not let County Magistrate Tang catch us.
As for the promise to recommend and sponsor Aunt Lu's son to study in the provincial capital, in order not to attract attention, Sun Shan not only recommended Aunt Lu's son, but also selected two of the best students from Hong's School to study together in the provincial capital.
The three students, including Aunt Lu's son, were so happy that they could not express their joy in words and expressed their gratitude to Sun Shan.
For such an opportunity, it is impossible to recommend it to someone who does not have the ability.
For someone like Hong Xiucai, even if he had a lot of connections, it would be difficult to get a letter of recommendation.
Sun Shan had some reputation in the Zhangzhou Prefecture School. After all, he was the only juren on the list that year, and he had also studied at the school and knew the professors there.
Sun Shan presented some generous gifts and soon received a response, by which three students from Hong's School were stuffed into the "Tongsheng Class" of the provincial school.
As for what luck will come in the future, it all depends on the individual.