Quick Wear: The Wronged One Becomes Rebellious

Chapter 464: Reconstruction of the Family on the Road to Escape

Tao Chunhua didn't want to go to the south of the city, so her son and his family settled in Changqing Village outside the city, ten miles out of the north gate.

If they could live in this area, even if their brother-in-law didn't want to live with them, it would make it easier for him to go in and out of the city.

Gu Mancang understood what his daughter meant, and he took out a few pieces of silver from his sleeve and stuffed them into the broker's pocket. "My daughter is still young, so I won't bother you. Please find a better house for her!"

The entire alley here has been destroyed by burning and violence, and there are at least a dozen households to choose from nearby.

The broker stuffed the silver into his sleeve pocket with satisfaction and called to Gu Mancang, "Okay, okay, follow me. I didn't fool you."

The broker pointed to a place not far away where only a tree stump was left after being burned. He said, "There used to be a big ginkgo tree over there, so this area is called Ginkgo Lane. The southwest corner of Ginkgo Lane is close to the academy. The houses there all have facades. You can do some small business there or rent them out."

Aunt Bai poked her dazed husband, and Hua Qiangsheng came back to his senses. It turned out that the silver he had just given was too little, so the broker withheld the benefits from them?

Who would have thought that Gu Mancang, who had always been honest, could actually read people's expressions better than him?

Hua Qiangsheng signaled to his wife and children to follow him, but his eyes fell on the little figure led by Gu Mancang.

Xiao Li'er must have noticed something.

Hua Qiangsheng became more convinced that his decision not to follow his elder brother and to wait for Gu Mancang was the right one.

Gu Mancang looked around South Lane and asked his family for advice.

Gu Li said, choose the biggest one.

Tao Chunhua said, let's choose one with a backyard, then grow some vegetables and raise a litter of rabbits, as Xiao Li'er loves to eat rabbits.

He Yunwang said that it would be best to have an open space for him to practice martial arts.

He Xingqing said that it would be nice to have a room of his own.

Gu Mancang easily chose a two-courtyard house in the southwest corner. Since two sides faced the alley, the house had three fronts.

But the house was also in great disrepair.

The three front doors of the front yard were almost completely destroyed. The main house was burned down to its frame, bypassing the half-collapsed screen wall with a painting of fish playing with lotus leaves. The two side rooms on each side were also destroyed. The house near the west wall of the back yard collapsed, leaving only the east room.

The broker said, "This courtyard originally belonged to Mr. Hong from the Baiyun Academy across the street. What a pity-----"

Hua Qiangsheng interrupted the unfinished words of the dentist, and he immediately chose the yard next to the Gu family. The layout was similar to that of the Gu family, but theirs was just one entrance and lacked a backyard.

"Brother, I want to buy the house at the back as well and connect it to make a front and back yard." This way it will be the same as Gu Mancang's house. I think Mr. Hong bought two plots of land and connected them into one.

The dentist was in a bit of a dilemma.

There are regulations on the number of registered residents in the county town. That number of people must be accommodated based on the number of vacant house deeds available.

"Young man, can you please be flexible? My two sons are already grown up, and they will soon get married and have children. This house is too small for them to live in!" As he said this, he stuffed a piece of silver that was heavier than one or two taels into the hands of the broker.

The dentist was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. "That doesn't mean it's impossible. I, I'll try!"

The broker took two heads of household to relocate their household, while the rest stayed behind.

Tao Chunhua was very happy that her son and brother-in-law were willing to live with her. She walked around in the ruins, choosing which place was suitable for her brother-in-law and which one for her son.

"Stop looking and let's clean up where we're going to stay tonight!" Gu Li couldn't bear it anymore and pointed at the only remaining east room in the backyard.

"Hey, here it comes!"

"Half of this house has collapsed. Is it dangerous to sleep here at night?"

He Yunwang walked into the house silently, felt around and pushed around, "It's habitable."

That night, the two families, who already owned their own properties, gathered around the fire burning in the ruins as if they were fleeing famine, cutting vegetables, cooking porridge and grilling meat.

The only difference is that everyone no longer has the anxiety and confusion they felt on the road to escape famine.

"We have settled down in Wufeng. What are your plans for the future?" Zhang Tongyi knew that Gu Mancang did not plan to be a bodyguard anymore, so he asked this question.

Gu Mancang turned the roasted chicken in his hand and said, "Let's build the house first. We can talk about the rest later."

Gu Mancang really didn't have any plans at the moment. He had thought about letting He Xingqing and his friends learn how to farm the land they had taken to the countryside.

"Uncle Hua, what advice do you have?" Gu Li sat obediently beside her father, her eyes fixed on the roasted chicken that was beginning to drip with oil. This was what He Yunwang bought at the nearby market before dark.

"The border has always been unstable. I am worried about leaving my wife and children living here alone for a long time!" Hua Qiangsheng looked at Gu Li, "I want to try to start a small business!"

Gu Li nodded: "Well, let's repair the shop in front first!"

Hua Qiang was delighted and waited for Gu Li to express her thoughts.

What could Gu Li think? She had picked up a lot of silver along the way. The biggest part of what she looted from County Magistrate Zhou was a few pieces of gold, which she had hidden away.

This amount of money could not be spent in several lifetimes in this remote town. She really didn't have the heart to make money.

But it is impossible for a family to only go out and not come in, which would arouse suspicion.

So, it’s just right to follow Hua Qiangsheng and do some small business.

Unexpectedly, after both parties waited for a long time, no one wanted to continue talking.

Gu Li: ------

Huaqiangsheng: ------

I'm afraid the air will suddenly become quiet.

Gu Li sighed: "Uncle Hua, I'm still a child!"

What I mean is, can you use your brain more?

Hua Qiangsheng laughed dryly to hide his embarrassment, "Then our little Li'er is also the smartest child."

Gu Li enjoyed it very much and laughed heartily.

Gu Mancang used a knife to cut off a piece of chicken to taste it. "Hmm, it smells really good. Sister-in-law's cooking skills are really good. Why don't we open a restaurant?"

"Great! Dad, you're amazing. You came up with an idea so quickly that we didn't even think of it!"

Gu Mancang said it casually and Gu Li agreed without hesitation.

He doesn't care about Hua Qiangsheng's life or death at all.

"Are you really going to open a restaurant?"

Gu Li looked at Hua Qiangsheng in confusion, "Isn't Uncle Hua coming with us?"

"Me?" They had no cook and no recipes, so what could they use to open a restaurant? Did they really have to rely on their wife's cooking?

Aunt Bai refused in panic: "I don't know how to cook. I can only cook it for my family."

Gu Li was fed a piece of chicken leg meat, which burned her so much that she had to fan her mouth with her hands. It took her a long time to regain her composure.

"Aunt Bai is too modest. I've eaten a lot of your cooking before, and it tastes pretty good. Besides, don't we have Aunt Chunhua? Her cooking is also delicious. If you two work together, you will definitely be able to improve!"

Aunt Bai was still hesitating, but when Tao Chunhua heard that it was about her own business, she agreed immediately, "No problem for me."

She is not engaged in production. What she does most at her parents' home and her husband's home is to take care of her husband and children. She learned the cooking skills from following her mother since she was a child.