Farming and reading lady

No matter what everyone thinks in their hearts, it is impossible for Gu Lieqi and his wife to set foot in the capital again in the short term. As for what kind of waves will be caused in the Gu family after returning to Xiaoyuewan Village, it is no longer the concern of Gu Xixian and his sister, because during the period before and after the New Year, both Gu Xixian, the head of the family, and Gu Xihao, who served as the acting head of the family, were very busy and had no time to think about anything else.

At the Biancheng Villa, whether to send family members there or to let the expatriates come back, all these need to be carefully considered. And after taking the position of the head of the family, Gu Xixian realized that the heads of the family are not just hands-off managers, and there are many things that need to be handled personally. For example, at the monthly head of the family gathering, whoever's turn it is, that family must make all kinds of reception preparations, including food, clothing, housing and transportation. At the gathering, each family will briefly summarize the monthly income to other families at the meeting. Of course, this income refers to the share of the public, and they must also share all kinds of collected information, and there is no detail, from most of the information about the marriage of a certain family, to how many concubines the royal family has taken in, how many princes and princesses have been born, and the general trends of various countries. Especially this kind of annual meeting, the content is even more exciting.

When Gu Xixian first came into contact with these, he sighed, the word "hidden" in the secluded family needs to be carefully savored. It is not only the people who are hidden, but also the huge network of relationships and countless wealth that can subvert any country. So, there are people who pursue fame and fortune, and climb to the highest position to show their ambitions; there are also those who are determined to hide in the crowd and quietly achieve themselves, watching the ups and downs with a smile. Gu Xixian said that his original mentality of lying down was too humble, and the development of seclusion is the highest realm of lying down.

Even though the heads of the various families seemed to get along well with each other normally, the atmosphere during the meeting was very tense. Forget about saying anything like asking people to be merciful, what they wanted was a mouth that could argue so well that no one could resist.

"Master Gu, I heard that your villa in the border town is now operating in full swing, and the sweet potato factory and sugar factory are making a lot of money. The young people are really to be feared." There was envy in Master Duanmu's words, but more of it was true appreciation and admiration.

Gu Xixian had a great impression of him, because he was Duanmu Tangchen's father here. He was not exactly like Duanmu Tangchen, but they were 70% similar. She stood up and saluted politely: "Master Duanmu, you are too kind. This is just a small fight, it won't amount to much."

"Humph, how hypocritical! Everyone knows that the business partners of the Gu family are all from prominent families, either emperors or generals." The Ming family master started to be sarcastic again: "You are so young, but you have so many tricks up your sleeve. It seems like no one wants to get close to you."

Gu Xixian smiled politely but didn't answer. He thought to himself, "Aren't you the one who wants to have some sex?" It's like no one can tell.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Patriarch Ming continued, "Patriarch Gu is a newcomer, so I think he doesn't know some rules very well. I would like to kindly remind you that every family needs to pay a certain amount of resource fees every year to cover public expenses. In the past, when the Gu family didn't have a patriarch, they naturally didn't have to pay this fee. But now that Patriarch Gu has appeared, I think he will make up for the unpaid fees, right?"

Gu Xixian turned to look at Gu Shaoye: "Uncle, what resources did our family enjoy in the past?"

"Before this year, we have never used public resources for hundreds of years, but my Gu family has always had people serving in the Eagle Guard. In addition, the expenses of Ning'an Guard over the past few hundred years have all come from the property left by our Gu family's ancestors, and not a single cent from the public purse has been used." Gu Shaoye stood straight. After such a long period of contact, he deeply understood that the little girl never made trouble without reason, but if you want to take advantage of her, it depends on whether she is willing. If she is not willing, it is easy to pull out a few hairs of yours.

"So, please ask Patriarch Ming to show me the evidence that my Gu family needs to pay back the fees." She had no intention of pursuing what Patriarch Ming had done to her when she went to Northern Xinjiang, and she had to give him some face. But she was not happy when he always treated her like a soft persimmon.

Patriarch Ming was silent, but Gu Xixian had something to say: "For hundreds of years, my Gu family has never used a penny from the public treasury, but the public treasury has used my Gu family for hundreds of years in vain. The thirteen families have loved each other for hundreds of years. I didn't want to make a fuss about this matter, but Patriarch Ming said so, so I can't push it anymore. I also ask all the family heads to calculate this fee and return it to my Gu family in full."

Although the annual cost of using the Eagle Guards is not even a drop in the bucket for each family, when accumulated over hundreds of years, it is a huge sum of money.

The heads of the various families: So, they have been implicated by the idiot again.

"There are thirteen Eagle Guards. One more or one less from your Gu family is not too many. You don't even have a family head. The Gu family can stay in the Eagle Guards because we pity them and give them food. You actually want us to pay for it. Where do you get the nerve to do that?" Family head Ming does not have the brains of other family heads. Look how confident he is when he says this.

"Oh, really? Are all the people in my Gu family so useless that they need you to feed them? Do other family heads think so too?" Gu Xixian asked with a stern face, but the villain in her heart was laughing. This head of the Ming family is such a good person. He is actually giving her money out of spite.

The heads of all the families shook their heads collectively: Damn, Ming Cundao is such an idiot, he really doesn't want to hang around here anymore. Since the ancestor founded the Thirteen Eagle Guards, although they were all from the Yan family, the strongest ones have always been from the Gu family, and the ones who really led the Thirteen Eagle Guards have always been from the Gu family. Did Ming Cundao get kicked in the head by a donkey again when he went out this time?

The Yuan Laozu and the others were the ancestors in the open, and of course there were ancestors in the Eagle Guards, who were potential masters. And among the five survivors, three were from the Gu family, and one of them was a generation higher than the Yuan Laozu and the others. But those five were truly hidden, and they would not easily show up in front of people unless it was a matter of life and death for the thirteen families.

Gu Xixian only recently found out that their Gu family actually had great-granduncle, great-great-granduncle, and great-great-great-granduncle. Therefore, the Gu family could only rise again in her generation, so she had to complain that the elders of her family were really too rotten, and the kind that couldn't be contained, and were not much worse than water. But it's good now, there is no one above her, as long as she doesn't do anything stupid, she can be considered the one who has the final say.

"Gu Di, go ask the ancestors to come out. It's better to clarify this matter face to face, lest anyone think that our Gu family has taken advantage of us." Gu Shaoye has never been a good-tempered person.

"Uncle Ye, it shouldn't be that serious. It shouldn't be that serious. Hey, Gudi, Gudi." The head of the Yuan family quickly stood up to stop him. What a joke. Asking those big Buddhas to come out for this matter, isn't this like an old man hanging himself, seeking death?

Gu Di would not listen to them. He had nothing to do after eating every day and always wanted to bully his little girl. What was this?

In the suburbs of Beijing, not far from Gu Xixian's farm, five old men with long hair and beards and wrinkled faces were watching the busy people on her farm with great interest.