Traveling through ancient times

These five apprentices were from Luyu Village and Zhao Village. They came from poor families, had no parents, were despised by their families, and had no land at all.

When applying for the job, several of them were pale and thin! They looked one or two years younger than their actual age when they were in their teens!

Five apprentices signed a contract to sell themselves, and Gu Dalian gave them names: Summer Night, Autumn Wind, Changting, Songnuan, and Chunfeng, all with the surname Gu!

Each person was given two sets of clothes, took a shower in the bathroom, and then Qi Haihu drove them to the county town!

In the afternoon, two more fur processing workers were hired. The female workers had already made a batch of furs, and the market was in short supply!

These past few days, Zhao Langze stayed in the village again, and insisted on living in Wuhu's yard, under the pretext of learning martial arts from a disciple!

"Sister Dalian, when are you going to the mountains to hunt? Let's go together!"

Gu Dalian looked him up and down, leaving Zhao Langze somewhat confused:

"I know I'm handsome and suave, but from now on I'm going to keep a low profile and be mysterious, and try to hide my handsomeness as much as possible!"

Gu Dalian covered her eyes: "You are so handsome that it shocks the world. Every time I see you, I want to cover my eyes. You are too dazzling!"

Qi Huli, who was following Gu Dalian, laughed so hard that she fell backwards with tears streaming down her face. She didn't expect these two people to talk so interestingly that it made people laugh so hard that their stomachs hurt!

"It's so annoying! Why do others only see my handsome face but don't know that I have a smart brain behind it." Zhao Langze made a heart-holding gesture!

This made Gu Dalian do the same thing: "Does your family know that you are so narcissistic?"

Zhao Langze was very proud: "Humph! They don't deserve to know such an excellent person like me!"

Gu Dalian was choking and speechless: "Hu Li, let's go and measure how thick the city wall is. Then we can measure it again when we come back and see which one is thicker, Master Zhao's skin or yours!"

In fact, Zhao Langze has been practicing martial arts very hard these days. Due to his old age, learning is very difficult, but he did not give up, which surprised the Gu Dalian sisters!

It is unexpected that this dandy boy can turn over a new leaf. It is really not easy, so she takes good care of him and asks Pei and Tang to cook more food for the family so that they can get more nutrition!

Although Zhao Langze looks erratic, he is actually a successful person!

He is good at math, probably inherited from his family, and is very sensitive to numbers. As long as you tell him a number, he will calculate the total the next moment. He is like a walking computer!

Gu Dalian saw that besides practicing martial arts, he had another idea:

"Narcissist, let me discuss something with you!"

"Just tell me anything. As long as it's not against the law or conscience, and I can do it, I will never refuse!"

Zhao Langze felt that he was living and eating for free in someone else's home, and was also learning martial arts for free. If he didn't behave more generously, he was afraid that this mischievous girl would get angry and not let him live there anymore!

"Don't worry, don't you know who I am? Even if you want to do something that is against the will of heaven and earth, I will never forgive you!"

Zhao Langze was speechless. They couldn't continue chatting today!

"We have a teacher teaching in the Cuiyu Village Academy. I feel that it's a bit hard for him to work alone. Anyway, you have a lot of free time every day. You can take out an hour a day to teach the children mathematics. Is that not too much?"

"What? Gu Dalian, you actually asked me to teach a bunch of little brats. My head is spinning just thinking about it. No, no, I'm afraid my beautiful face will get wrinkled!"

"You really aren't going?"

"Don't go!"

"Really not going?"

“…I won’t go…”

"I'll give you one last chance. Do you want to go or not?"

"...Okay...but I have a condition!"

Gu Langze felt that he could still struggle a little longer!

"What conditions?"

"I want you to design me a suit of clothes, a fur coat, a pair of boots, and a pair of gloves..."

As Zhao Langze spoke, his voice gradually became lower. He noticed that Gu Dalian narrowed her eyes. Although she was smiling, she seemed a little cold and scary!

"Actually, what I mean is that you can choose any one of these conditions. I like it no matter which one it is!"

"make a deal!"

Zhao Langze: It seems that I have been tricked by the little fox again!

The next day, Zhao Langze walked into the classroom gracefully, wearing a crescent-shaped white gown with bamboo leaf edges, and began his new life as a mathematics teacher!

Nowadays, there are no more idle people wandering around the roads in Cuiyu Village!

The children went to private schools, the women went to various workshops, and many men also entered the vermicelli workshop that Gu Dalian had built a few days ago!

Some people also carry poles on their shoulders to buy vermicelli from workshops, and sell them from street to street in different regions, earning a lot of money!

Gu Dalian taught them how to soften potato vermicelli and how to make side dishes!

Divide the seasoning packet into small portions. You can sell the potato vermicelli separately or sell it together with the seasoning packet. How to teach customers to make it themselves at home!

Ever since Li Laoshi made furniture for Gu Dalian's family, it seemed like his Ren and Du meridians were opened up, and his business has gradually improved!

Gu Dalian specially bought a practical furniture illustration book from the Space-Time Supermarket, copied a copy for Teng, and asked Li Laoshi if he wanted one. It would only cost fifty cents!

Li Laoshi took a quick look at it and couldn't let it go. He bought it without any further ado!

In fact, Gu Dalian is not stingy, but she does not want to cultivate the mentality of villagers to get something for nothing. She has always kept in mind the principle of repaying kindness with gratitude!

That afternoon, Gu Dalian went to Carpenter Li's house to look at the jewelry box she had customized. As she passed by Qin Ruyi's house, she heard a scream from inside:

"Jiaojiao, my daughter, if you leave like this, I won't live anymore!"

"Jiaojiao, why are you so depressed? We don't eat their rice, so why listen to those gossipy women talking nonsense? I think you are crazy!"

"Jiaojiao, don't think about those things. Just stay at home. If you can't get married, I will support you. With me here, are you still afraid of starving?"

...After a while, I heard a girl crying softly:

"Mom, I am a clean person. In that filthy place, I would rather die of hunger or be beaten to a bloody pulp than surrender. These people in the village speak so viciously, it hurts me more than a knife stabbing my heart!"

"Brother, Jiaojiao doesn't want to implicate you. My reputation is ruined now. If I live like this, it will affect other people in the family. Just let me die!"

Gu Dalian was walking towards Carpenter Li's house in her heart, but her feet stepped into Qin Ruyi's house!

"Who's home?" He called out, and without waiting for anyone to respond, he walked straight to the main house!

A woman in her forties came out, looking a little haggard, with red eyes and tears still in them!

"Miss Gu, please come in!" The woman recognized Gu Dalian and hurriedly lifted the door curtain to welcome her into the main house!

When Gu Dalian entered the room, she saw Zhang Mingliang, standing beside the kang with a sad face, and a straw rope hanging on the beam!

Zhang Jiaojiao lay on the kang with her back facing up, her face pale, a circle of red marks on her neck, and she couldn't stop crying!

The originally quiet and pretty person has become as thin as a paper man, which makes people feel so distressed!

"I heard that Sister Jiaojiao is good at embroidery. I would like to invite Sister Jiaojiao to our home to be an embroiderer!"

Zhang Jiaojiao didn't say anything. As a person with a dead heart, she had no interest in the olive branch that was suddenly extended to her!

Seeing that Jiaojiao did not respond, Gu Dalian said:

"Sister Jiaojiao, using other people's mistakes to punish yourself is the stupidest thing to do. Getting angry at others hurts your heart, and getting angry at others hurts your body. The wisest thing to do is not to get angry, and not to waste your energy casually.

When you are alive, you know your own warmth and coldness, your own sorrow and joy. It is your own experience and has nothing to do with other people’s business. At any time, you must know how to let yourself go.”