Free Web NovelChapter 277: Chapter 277: Breaking Ground
Bai Suihe thought of many sad things, especially the various delicious foods and conveniences of future generations, which almost made her laugh out loud. Gu Kaichen’s expression was just too amusing, it’s a pity she couldn’t record it, otherwise, she would look at it whenever she was in a bad mood.
Chen Dafu was scared to the bone. What kind of medical skills does this good-for-nothing Gu Kaichen have?
On the way here, he mostly followed the Gu Family. If Gu Kaichen really understood medicine, Lady Gu wouldn’t have died because her wound reopened, and the little girl from the Gu Family, who had a high fever, was only saved when they reached the post station.
And there’s Gu Kaiping’s arm wound, his sister-in-law’s skin problems...
Such minor ailments, he couldn’t even treat them, yet he claims he can treat bone injuries.
"I don’t want him to see it, if he was really skilled, his mother wouldn’t have died, with so many wounds and patients in your family, he wouldn’t be completely helpless."
After saying this, Chen Dafu glanced at Gu Baijiang’s face, almost forgetting about this face, but even if Hua Tuo returned, he probably couldn’t help.
Gu Kaichen breathed a sigh of relief. It was perfect that they didn’t want him to take a look; his reputation was preserved.
Gu Baijiang’s smile was a bit stiff, "Let’s just take a look at the external injury first..."
"Even that won’t do, your son hasn’t apprenticed under anyone to learn medicine, who knows if he’ll make my injury worse."
Kidding, even just a glance wouldn’t do any good, right now maybe there’s not even a red mark on the hip.
"This won’t do, and that won’t do," Gu Kaiping took a deep breath and said with a smile, "Brother Chen, there’s no need for you all to surround us, we’re not going anywhere, why don’t we sit down and talk it out?"
"You all come back, I do want to hear what he has to say," Mrs. Chen finally spoke, and only then did her sons and grandsons reluctantly retreat.
No longer surrounded, the Gu father and son felt they could finally breathe.
At this moment, a long convoy entered the village, making a grand entrance that drew all eyes.
Seeing so many fully loaded carts, everyone’s eyes showed envy.
Especially the original villagers who gathered, all turned green with envy...
"Village Chief, who are these people? Weren’t they said to be exiled prisoners? How are they living better lives than us?"
"My goodness, how much silver must that be?"
"These people have such a deep pocket, and yet come to compete with us for land, Village Chief, how about...?"
Zhu Ziqiang, surrounded in the middle, also felt extremely envious, thinking about how much silver would be spent on cart after cart coming into the village.
Especially that Gu Kaiyuan, without blinking an eye, he bought several useless hilltops, truly burning money.
"Finally, you’re here," Lin Hua rushed over, "Follow me."
"It’s the Bai Family sending things again," Zhou Gang couldn’t help but feel envious, "The Bai Family is truly wealthy, able to reach even this place."
"Indeed, I heard Mrs. Bai has only one daughter, how could she not spoil her a bit more?"
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Seeing the topic getting sidetracked, Chen Dafu started moaning again, "Oh, the pain is unbearable, how could my life be so bitter?"
Gu family father and son, "..."
"Gu Baijiang, if you don’t do something, I’ll report to the authorities..."
"Let’s all sit down and talk this through," Gu Baijiang couldn’t bother to get angry, resolving this issue was a priority.
"We can hire a doctor ourselves, but you have to cover the medical expenses, oh, and my husband will surely need to recuperate after his injuries too..."
"Mrs. Chen, just name a price," Gu Kaichen’s impatience got the better of him, forgetting their current predicament, he blurted out.
Gu Baijiang and Gu Kaiping were too late to stop him, and could only cover their heads in frustration. How could someone so brainless have survived in the academy this long?
Unbeknownst to them, the academy was a mixed bag. As long as they didn’t skimp on tuition, the teachers turned a blind eye.
Let alone most students had some backing, making the faculty often pick nice words during parent meetings.
"As expected, Mr. Gu is generous," Mrs. Chen tidied her slightly messy clothes, pretending not to see the interactions between the Gu father and sons.
Actually, everyone knew, Chen Dafu was extorting them, but Gu Baijiang had no choice, it seems he’ll have to pay to keep the peace again, everything just keeps going wrong.
Looking again towards the village end, where things are bustling with activity, with cars coming and going, perhaps it won’t be long before the house is built.
Once again regretting letting Xu Huizhen take charge, what has she turned a perfectly good family into?
Bai Suihe still wanted to watch the drama unfold, but since they intended to reconcile privately, staying there would be conspicuous, so she followed everyone else back to the village end.
This time, Lin Hua and the others brought along quite a few people. Part of the trees in the small forest had already been cut down, and some people were digging up roots there.
Now everything relies solely on manpower, but at this time, people are willing to work hard, not afraid of hardship or exhaustion, making visible progress in no time.
"I had someone set up a shed first," Gu Kaiyuan ran over swiftly as he saw Bai Suihe strolling back, "Would you like to take a break first?"
Bai Suihe saw the bustling activity around, "Are all these people here to build houses?"
She didn’t count, but there must be thirty or so.
"Yes, they are here to build houses, also agreed to help clear out this patch of woods for us, within ten days, we can move into a new house."
Gu Kaiyuan’s smile widened, thinking about having their own place soon.
"So fast?" Bai Suihe thought of how construction projects in the future generations dragged on and on, "Make sure to build a solid foundation and ensure quality compliance."
"Rest assured," Gu Kaiyuan promised, "I’ll keep an eye on things these days, I’m even thinking of making this place our ancestral home."
Bai Suihe’s eyes curved with her smile, "Then we’ll be the ancestors of our branch in the future."
"Consider it the second generation," Gu Kaiyuan thought of the previous deeds, "I’ll give them to Second Uncle now, and set up his spirit tablet later."
"Same difference, whether first or second generation, they’re all ancestors," Bai Suihe hadn’t considered this before, "We’ll offer incense for Second Uncle in the future, but should the tablets be placed in the same room?"
"I’ll build a separate small courtyard for tablet offerings later."
"Do as you see fit, but discuss this with Third Grandpa and the others, and everyone should know about the spirit tablet honoring," Bai Suihe had no bad intentions, it’s such a precious chance to disentangle from the Gu side, better go through village proceedings again.
"I’ll have a good discussion with Third Grandpa when I have time, then choose an auspicious day," Gu Kaiyuan agreed, otherwise living in the same village in the future could lead to endless troubles.
Many things had already changed, he really didn’t know how long the Gu Family would stay in the village.
