Traveling to ancient times with a sign-in system

Chapter 73: His face turned pale
Seeing so many people coming, Gu Lianshan didn't say anything. The people around him said that except for his wife and son, the rest of the guys didn't have to pay.

Since you don’t have to pay, just accept everyone, the more the better.

"Hurry up! Meet Master Gu! Master Gu is kind-hearted and is willing to employ you. This is a great favor!"

Aunt Ding stepped aside and asked her daughter-in-law and sons to bow and express their gratitude.

"Thank you, Master Gu..."

Aunt Ding's wife and sons were even more cowardly than Aunt Ding, and they didn't even dare to raise their heads.

Gu Lianshan also felt uncomfortable. This was the first time in decades that he was respected by so many people.

He didn't dare to say more. He forced himself to nod and led his men back.

……

When Gu Lianshan led a group of people in, Gu Tang in the yard was stunned for a moment.

There are too many people here!

She took a quick look and knew there were about ten people!

Her father has always been very stingy, why is he so generous this time?

"These people are the aunt's daughters-in-law and sons. The boys behind are the aunt's grandchildren. They came together to help clean up."

Gu Lianshan winked at his daughter, signaling her to take over first and talk about it later.

Before Gu Tang could speak, the anxious Aunt Ding on the side spoke first to explain, "Hello young lady, I, I just told Master Gu that if you give me copper coins, just give them to me, my wife, and my sons. No need for the boys, they are here to help. Oh! I don't need to give them either. It's a great honor to have such a thick face to do this job. Don't be greedy."

As she spoke, Aunt Ding smiled cautiously and tried to please him, which was very heartbreaking to see.

Gu Tang is a person who responds to soft words and does not respond to harsh words. An old man over fifty years old looked at her in a flattering manner, but she did not lose her temper at all.

He just smiled and replied, "If that's what you said, then I'm taking advantage of you today. Having so many people come to help me is just the right way to liven up my unpopular yard!"

Seeing that Gu Tang was so easy-going and liked to joke around, Aunt Ding breathed a sigh of relief and smiled as well.

After a few jokes, they began to assign tasks.

The men were responsible for fetching water, while the women were responsible for cleaning the house.

But there is only a water tank in the kitchen here, no wooden barrels, wooden basins or other items.

There were also no rags or other items needed to clean the house.

Just when Gu Tang was in a dilemma, Aunt Ding said that she had it at home, and then she asked her sons and daughters-in-law to go back and get it without saying anything.

Gu Tang kept it in mind and would give a few more copper coins when the final bill was settled.

There was no well in the yard, so the only way to get water was to go to the westernmost part of the alley. There was a well there, dug by the people in the alley years ago.

People in the entire alley rely on that well for their daily water.

Soon, Aunt Ding's sons brought buckets of water, and Aunt Ding's daughters-in-law took the rags at home, soaked them in water, and began to scrub carefully.

They cleaned every corner and edge, even crawling under the bed to clean it carefully.

The courtyard is paved with blue bricks, and the floor inside the house is also paved with blue bricks.

The joints between the bricks have been specially polished, so they are not perfectly fitted, but they are almost there.

Gu Tang was amazed every time he saw this craftsmanship. If this were in the 21st century, the master who laid this floor would definitely be a master in the decoration industry!
After a casual stroll and a few glances, I found that none of the Ding family members were lazy at work. And those boys, although they were said to be helping out, actually each of them worked as hard as an adult.

Each of them took a rag and cleaned the house bit by bit, carefully, for fear of missing anything. After looking around, Gu Tang was very satisfied.

Now that someone was cleaning the yard, she had time to do other things.

After finding her father, Gu Tang took out a silver coin and handed it to him, asking him to buy locks: "The locks in this yard are all from the Zhao family. I'm worried. Go buy five or six new locks. You don't need to change the locks on the other rooms. Just change the locks on the front door, the back door, and the door in the shop in front."

This was an important matter, so Gu Lianshan took the silver and went to buy it immediately.

"Why are you panicking?" Gu Tang stopped him and said, "There's one more thing. You can do it too."

"which one?"

"We don't have a well in our yard. From now on, everyone who wants to drink or use water has to run to the alley behind to fetch water. It's fine if there are few people, but if there are a lot of people, we have to queue up. It's really too cumbersome!
I was thinking, why don't we just ask someone to dig a well in this yard, and then we can just use the water ourselves. Wouldn't that be convenient?"

Gu Lianshan was shocked: "Girl, do you know how much money it costs to dig a well?"

"How much?" Gu Tang looked curious. She really didn't know.

"Five taels of silver is the starting price!" Gu Lianshan held up five fingers. "If the water comes out in three days, that's five taels of silver. If there's no water in three days, I'll add one tael for each additional day!"

Well, this price is indeed not cheap.

But no matter how expensive it is, you have to fight!

Gu Tang painted a rosy picture for her father: "I've already bought the yard for two hundred taels of silver, and you're still concerned about the few taels of silver for the well? Don't think about how much money you've spent, think about how much you can do with this well."

Gu Lianshan glanced at her and said nothing.

In recent days, he found that his daughter's mouth was getting better and better!

"Didn't I tell you before, I make incense and you can learn to buy it. But I need a place to make incense, right? Our place is definitely not suitable. After all, this yard is the most suitable."

Well...it's true that if you fart at home, your whole family may be able to hear it, let alone making incense.

"Making incense requires water, and once you're covered in incense, your whole body will smell fragrant. If you go out to fetch water and someone asks you, what will you say?
We have to say we sell incense, not make it. We don't burn incense every day, so how can we have such a strong fragrance?"

Is water needed to make incense?
Will your body be scented?

Gu Lianshan looked confused. He didn't know how to make incense, so he could only follow what his daughter said.

Now that his daughter has said she wants to dig a well for water, can he still refuse?

So, this well must be dug?

Seeing that her father had softened his stance, Gu Tang added, "Making incense is a big deal. If you lack water, things might not go smoothly. If that happens, your business might be ruined!"

That won't work!
Gu Lianshan's expression changed immediately: "Dig! Dad will go get someone to dig a well!"

Gu Tang laughed and said, "No hurry. Go buy the lock first. After that, go look for well diggers on the street and ask around. Pick a skilled well digger and have him come over to check out the best spot in the yard."

"Right! We can't be impatient about this. We have to pick a skilled well digger. Dad heard that the location of the well is also very particular. It can't be dug randomly. The well digger must find the location personally."

Having said that, the man turned around and walked out in a hurry.

He kept muttering to himself that he wanted to pick a few more well diggers, have them come to take a look, and pick out the best one.

After seeing her father off, Gu Tang breathed a sigh of relief.

First change the door lock, then dig a well. There is no rush for the rest, just take your time.

She waved to Gu Ping'an beside her and asked him to move a stool over so that she could take a rest.

The original owner's body has not recovered yet. After walking around for so long, he is now exhausted.
Gu Ping'an placed the stool in a sheltered spot on the veranda. Seeing her tired face, he asked with some concern, "Do you want to call a doctor? You haven't taken any medicine in the past two days, and your face has turned very pale."