I was a stepmother in ancient times, and I led my whole family to wealth.

Chapter 193 Rewarding the Shen Brothers with Gold Ingots

Gu Yumei stopped crying while sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed), and stared blankly at Shen Qijun.

"Xiaojun, are you telling the truth?"

Shen Qijun composed himself and nodded: "When we came back, the Gu family was still arguing in the county."

The old man named Gu Yongyuan said he wanted to change the clan leader, but another old man disagreed.

They started arguing right in front of the county government office, and none of the onlookers showed any intention of leaving.

"What a disgrace! What's the point of fighting over a mere clan chief?"

After Shen Qijun finished speaking, his face was full of disdain.

Jun Wenhui sighed: "No matter what position a person is in, there are always those who are competitive and driven by self-interest."

Dongfang Jin agreed with this point; Gu Yongliang was simply too focused on personal gain.

Shen Qijun continued, "Oh, right, there was also an old man who said that Gu Yucheng should be the clan leader, but those people said that he was too young and wouldn't be accepted by the people."

I don't even know who's on whom, it's a complete mess, they don't care about their image at all.

Gu Yumei also sighed: "They are all from your maternal grandfather's generation. All the people in the Gu family with the character 'Feng' in their names are from my grandfather's generation. I estimate that there are only three elders in the family with the character 'Feng' in their names now."

They all came out to plead for their uncle this time, out of consideration for his father.

In fact, the Gu clan leaders in the past were all very good, and the clan members were very united, even more so than the Xu clan today.

I don't know how things turned out like this in this generation.

Dongfang Jin listened without interrupting. As the old saying goes, wealth doesn't last three generations, and poverty doesn't last five generations.

The first generation starts the business, the second generation maintains it, the third generation squanders it, and the fourth generation ruins it.

Clearly, the Gu family followed this path.

She also remembers what her maternal and paternal grandfathers always told her siblings at family gatherings: while inheriting the family business, they should also learn to create their own businesses and have backup plans.

Only in this way can we avoid panic when encountering difficulties, and learn from the hardships of starting a business. Only through experience can we ensure that the hard-won wealth is passed on forever.

Pulling herself back to reality, she used her sleeve to take a bottle containing water from the blue bowl in her spatial storage and poured it into the medicine bowl that Shen Qihui was drinking from, then helped Shen Qihui up.

"Drink this medicine, and you'll get better faster."

Shen Qihui waved his hand: "Auntie, I can do it myself. Actually, I'm not that heavy. Uncle Axi made me do it this way. He said it would scare people."

Uncle Axi also said that in this way, the magistrate could fine Gu Jinsuo silver.

Now that the Gu family has run out of money, let's see how they cause trouble for Jing Ye.

If Uncle Long hadn't repeatedly warned them before leaving not to flaunt their martial prowess, he and Jingye wouldn't have been injured.

Dongfang Jin tapped his little nose: "I know, your Uncle Axi has already told Auntie, so you have to keep pretending these days."

Shen Qihui stared at his arms and legs, revealing a chubby face that was almost scrunched up.

"Ah, we're home now. Auntie, these wooden planks binding my legs and arms are really uncomfortable."

"It will take a few days to make it work. After this commotion, most of the people in Lingwu Village will know that the three of you are staying at my house."

I dare not speak of those people in the Gu clan, but those who were on good terms with your mother in the past will definitely come to see you.

There might be some gossipy people. If we take it off now, and they come and see it, they'll find it's not as serious as people say, and they'll go back and start talking about it. What will we do then?

Don't forget, Gu Jinshuo's family compensated us with one hundred taels of silver.

After Dongfang Jin finished speaking, she recalled the scene when Granny Gu pulled out the one hundred tael silver note from the corner of her underwear.

Looking back now, Granny Gu must have had money, and quite a lot of it.

However, there must be something fishy going on here. I guess I'll have to go to her house sometime to check it out.

Upon hearing that Gu Jinsuo had compensated them with one hundred taels of silver, Shen Qihui's eyes lit up: "I'll pretend, there's no need to take this off."

We really did lose money!

One hundred taels, how many copper coins would that be?

Haha, he has saved more money than his grandparents.

His greedy behavior amused Jun Wenhui to the point of tears. She reached out and pinched his little nose, which was quite funny. No wonder Xiao Jin was used to doing this.

“You little rascal, stop learning from Jingye. One money-grubber is enough. If we have another one like you, how will you two ever get married?”

Gu Yumei wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, but smiled and said, "It's good this way, knowing that money is good."

Shen Qijun stared at his brother expressionlessly, his eyes filled with hostility, and said, "I gave Uncle Axi fifty taels of that hundred taels of silver so he could treat those people in the yamen to drinks."

Part of it was used to buy you medicine, and the rest I used to buy gifts for Lin Lizheng and the Xu family.

After Shen Qijun finished speaking, Shen Qihui looked at his brother with a bitter face: "After dividing it like this, how much is left?"

Dongfang Jin couldn't hold back any longer; the kid's expression was just too funny.

Didn't see it.

He's only been with that kid Gu Jingye for a short time, and he's already mastered everything.

This truly embodies the saying "one is influenced by one's company."

She reached into her sleeve, took out a gold ingot from her spatial storage, and stuffed it directly into his arms: "Here, this is your aunt's reward for you. Thank you for protecting your brother. You've done a great job protecting him."

"However, I also have to criticize you. When you are outmatched, you should try to stall for time instead of fighting to the death, understand?"

Shen Qihui held the large gold ingot, looking at it again and again, his face beaming with a happy smile, like a little sun.

She said with a grin, "Okay, Auntie."

Gold ingots!

What about his?

Gu Yumei only came to her senses when she heard her youngest son's playful words. She snatched the gold ingot from his hand and handed it to Dongfang Jin, saying, "Xiao Jin, you mustn't do that. You'll spoil him. Just give him a copper coin as a reward."

Dongfang Jin took the gold ingot and placed it in Shen Qihui's hand again: "Sister Yumei, this is a reward for the child. It's not for you, so you can't interfere."

This gold ingot is Xiaohui's savings for his future wife. Once he's saved enough, he'll buy a house and land.

When Shen Qihui saw Dongfang Jin stopping his mother, he was so happy that his mouth stretched to his ears, and he cheered and jumped for joy like a little madman.

"Yes, this is mine. I'm saving money to get married!"

Gu Yumei...

This is gold!

She never took any gold.

The Shen family didn't have a single tael of gold.

How come this brat doesn't know what humility is?

He's such a penny-pincher; when did he start valuing money above everything else?

When did it start?

The gold that Xiao Jin took out weighed about ten taels.

One tael of gold can be exchanged for ten taels of silver, so this gold ingot...

Jun Wenhui also saw through Dongfang Jin's thoughts and said with a smile, "Yumei, just let him take it himself."

After saying this, she gently said to Xiaohui, "Take this money. It's a reward from your aunt. You can't spend the money recklessly, and you can't gamble in the future."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yumei immediately transformed into a tigress, sternly saying, "If they dare to gamble, I'll chop off their hands with a knife."

Shen Qijun and Shen Qihui were terrified by their mother's ferocious appearance.

They all shook their heads: "No betting."

"No gambling."

The head was shaking like a rattle drum.

Jun Wenhui reached out and gently patted the two brothers' heads, saying softly, "That's right. When you have money in the future, just do as your aunt says."

Buy houses and land, establish your own businesses, and let your mother live a good life too.

Your mother suffered in the first half of her life, but her happiness in the second half depends on you.

Shen Qijun looked at his mother, tears welling in his eyes, and nodded: "Yes, I remember, I will definitely make sure my mother lives a good life."

After saying that, the tears came and went quickly. He stared at the large gold ingot in his brother's hand, looking and looking.

He wants it too.