latelenovela Chapter 415 A Belated Gift
Chapter 415 A Belated Gift
Later came the multi-season rice, which was successfully developed in Huangzhuang, followed by wheat and corn.
The grain was then made public, and notices were posted on the bulletin boards at the entrances of various government offices and at the city gates.
As long as you can grow the grain, the grain shops under Lingyun Pavilion will buy it at a high price.
Even with this safeguard, I've heard that some people are still hesitant and dare not use the new grain varieties.
But now, I hear that even wheat seeds are in short supply.
She had heard that those seeds were all from Dongfang Jin.
Putting aside her thoughts, Hua Miaoyan casually fiddled with the jade beads on her wrist, the crisp clinking sound particularly clear in the quiet room.
She looked up at Gu Chenglin and Dongfang Jin, a hint of a smile flashing in her eyes: These two children have suffered a lot since they were young.
Chenglin married another capable wife.
Not only did they not mind that he had been married before, but they also had two children from his previous marriage.
On the contrary, they treated them very well and even provided the two children with a lot of property.
I heard that a lot of her newlywed sister-in-law's dowry was also provided by Dongfang Jin.
Thinking about it, Hua Miaoyan looked at Gu Chenglin and nodded slightly, her voice unhurried: "Your father knows that your Xiao Jin is in charge of the household."
Therefore, all three mountains were named after Xiao Jin.
The reason they wrote Dongfang Jin's name was because they had heard that the mountains bestowed by His Majesty were all inscribed with Dongfang Jin's name.
As for the reason, that's beyond their ability to investigate.
"As for the other businesses, they will all be registered under your name." Hua Miaoyan snapped out of her thoughts and turned her gaze back to Gu Chenglin.
With a gentle expression, he said, "As for how to allocate the funds, you two can arrange it yourselves. I'm sure you can manage it very well."
Dongfang Jin...
Three mountain peaks?
Is it still next to the royal temple?
This is the capital city, no less impressive than Lingwu Village. Let's go back and take a look, and find another lucrative business.
I took the exquisite sandalwood box from my aunt with both hands, my fingertips trembling slightly, and carefully opened it.
In an instant, the house deeds and land deeds were neatly stacked in the box, with several shop deeds also mixed in, the papers emitting a faint sandalwood fragrance.
Ruyi, [These estates, the largest covers 800 mu, and the smallest is 200 mu.]
The houses are all located on the intersection of Zhuque Middle Street and Baihu Middle Street; there are four shops on Baihu Street, two on Xuanwu Street, and three on Zhuque Street.
Dongfang Jin was surprised. "So many?"
"Hmm, Sister Jin, you said this couple who are faking their divorce have land deeds and banknotes, it couldn't be...?"
Don't overthink it; she probably feels indebted to Gu Chenglin.
After all these years, even though I knew where he was, I didn't acknowledge him for various reasons.
Moreover, they cannot openly acknowledge their kinship, nor can they announce it to the world.
【can you? 】
What could it be? Don't overthink it.
Dongfang Jin closed the box, her eyes filled with undisguised surprise.
I couldn't help but cheer in my heart: I've struck it rich!
She quickly composed herself and said respectfully yet warmly, "Thank you, Father, Aunt."
Hua Miaoyan smiled gently and said, "No need to thank me, this is what we should give you."
Chenglin didn't grow up by our side, and we dare not expose him, nor can we openly prepare a business for him when he grows up.
I hope you understand.
Duke Rongguo sat on the carved armchair, stroking his white beard, and feigned disdain by pursing his lips.
He waved his hand and said, "I know in my heart that compared with what Cang Nanxi gave you, these may not amount to much."
But I will not mistreat any of my children.
His gaze swept over his three children in the room, and his tone unconsciously carried a hint of pride: "Jinglan (Gu Yunxiao's courtesy name) has five siblings."
In other countries, I have also acquired many properties for them.
We know that when Jinglan and Yunxi got married, their dowry was replaced by their uncle.
We didn't intervene, for fear of alerting them.
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Jin's eyes flashed with admiration, and he sincerely praised, "Father's thinking is indeed thorough and far-sighted, which is truly admirable."
He thought to himself, "Old ginger is spicier."
He has five children: three from his ex-wife and two daughters from this aunt.
Both?
It seems that this cheap father-in-law isn't so old-fashioned and doesn't favor sons over daughters.
Hua Miaoyan covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled, "Alright, it's getting late, let them go and rest."
The old man's act of bringing these children back from the Prince's wedding was already a breach of etiquette.
"Go and rest," he said, forgetting that these children had come from the Cang family wedding today.
Oh, he's confused.
……
Fengjiyuan
The carved vermilion gate slowly closed behind me, and the familiar scent of cedarwood, carried on the evening breeze, wafted towards me.
As Dongfang Jin stepped into the courtyard, the setting moonlight meandered along the flagstone path.
She suddenly turned around, stretched her long arm into Gu Chenglin's arms, and asked with her hair trembling slightly, "I never expected to return to Fengji Courtyard in this way."
How did you feel about returning to the Rongguo Duke's Mansion this time?
She never expected to be cornered by her cheap father-in-law at her second brother's wedding.
There's no way to avoid it.
That was really embarrassing.
Gu Chenglin's Adam's apple bobbed as he tried his best to suppress the surging desires within him.
Her voice was hoarse, as if it had been sanded: "It's much better than I expected, Bao'er. I didn't expect it to turn out like this."
As he spoke, his fingertips unconsciously tightened, leaving a few faint marks on Dongfang Jin's waist.
Looking back on what my uncle said back then, I now realize that my uncle was afraid that my father would stop him from doing what he wanted to do.
Preventing him from contacting the Rongguo Duke's Mansion is probably because they know his father knows all his little schemes.
Sow discord?
Yes.
His uncle probably wanted to control him and use him for his own purposes.
It's all because of that birthmark.
Too bad.
“Yes,” Dongfang Jin rested her head on his shoulder, her hair swaying gently with her sigh.
"Who would have thought that your father had secretly arranged so much for you?"
She just said it.
How could a farmer's son attract the attention of high-ranking officers in the military?
Moreover, each promotion would attract attention, allowing him to advance little by little without being noticed by anyone.
High, really high.
When Gu Chenglin first told her about it, she thought he was only noticed because of his large physique.
Now it seems……
Gu Chenglin suddenly tightened his arms around her, almost as if he wanted to meld her into his very bones.
Holy crap, is he trying to break her waist?
Just as she was about to push him away, Gu Chenglin's head rested against her neck and shoulder.
The faint scent of orchids lingered in her hair, and her voice was so low it seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth: "I didn't expect that either."
Looking back now, many things that happened from childhood to adulthood seem rather strange.
His thoughts surged like a tide, and he remembered the rabbit that was snow-white with bright red eyes when he was eight years old.
Like a nimble snow shadow, it skipped and hopped, leading him towards the West Mountain Hot Springs...
Furthermore, when he was clearing land, the land he had originally cleared turned out to have an extra portion the next day.
At that time, he thought he was just too tired and had misremembered.
Now that I think about it...
The elderly people living alone in Lingwu Village also left a deep impression on him.
The scene of Granny Gu standing at their door with her hands on her hips, cursing loudly, is still vivid in my mind.
Even so, the elderly would still secretly bring food and medicine under the cover of night, their hunched figures appearing particularly frail in the moonlight.
At that time, he didn't think much about it; he was only grateful.
So over the years, he has been giving back to them because of those things.
So that's how it is. I guess Xiao Jin said she would take them to her home to live out their old age, and that she would renovate their house.
They rejected them all, no wonder...
There were also Gu Yumei's parents, whose eyes were full of eagerness back then, insisting on taking him in as their godson.
The scene made it seem as if he were a long-lost son or daughter.
I wonder if the father was involved in this.
The same thing happened in the Gu clan's patriarch's family; they offered to find him a wife.
Thinking back to that tense scene now, haha...