Chapter 504

"This thing is good, Master Gu's head is really good. Erfmo clutched the red gold bracelet hidden under the sleeve on his wrist, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and said with a smile in a good mood.

Bai Jiao also smiled and nodded, and pushed the brocade box towards Erfu's again.

"There is also a peace lock here, which was prepared by Master Gu for a few little masters, but because the master came too suddenly, only one was made in a hurry, and it is estimated that when the slave maid goes to report to you next month, the others can be made." Bai Jiao said softly while opening the next layer of the brocade box.

Erfu looked at the peace lock carved with the pattern of the five sons of Dengke and nodded with satisfaction.

Originally, she also planned to let Bai Jiao trouble Master Gu to study and see if she could make other shapes of this kind of talisman weapon, but she didn't want Bai Jiao to think of it.

"This is all the credit of Master Gu, and the slave and maid don't dare to take credit.

If the master wants to reward people, then appreciate Master Gu, the slave maid heard that Master Gu's youngest son is going to marry at the end of the year, and Master Gu's wife is embroidering all day long in order to prepare a wedding room for her youngest son, and her eyes are almost blind. Bai Jiao saw that Erfu was in a good mood, and climbed the pole to mention the troubles of Master Gu's family.

This Gu master's situation, Erfu still understands.

This Master Gu is a goldsmith with a good reputation in Beijing, and his craftsmanship is naturally not picky, and people often come to ask for the gold and silver jewelry created by this Master Gu, and even the business with the Xuancai Workshop is better, especially when the Xuancai Workshop was just opened.

However, Erfu is not a stingy person, and he is worthy of the reputation and salary of this Master Gu. It is much higher than other gold buildings, and there is also a year-end dividend. But Master Gu's family burden is not ordinarily heavy. In addition to buying the dowry of the three daughters, he also has to buy a new house for the five boys, and he also has to support a pair of old parents in his hometown, so even if Master Gu can receive a small ten taels of silver every month, Master Gu's wife Geng does not dare to be lazy, and often does some sewing and mending at home, washing and washing chores to help the family.

Master Gu's children are not unsuccessful gnawing old people.

Before the three daughters got married, they were all good hand embroiderers in the silk village, and the first-hand Suzhou embroidery and Beijing embroidery were definitely boutiques. is also a good hand to help the family, the five sons except for the youngest son who was sent to a private school by Master Gu, the other four from childhood to learn to be a goldsmith with Master Gu, although the craft is not as good as Master Gu, but it is definitely not bad.

In Erfu's impression, although Master Gu's family has a large population, there are also many people who make money, so he never thought that Master Gu's family would have any difficulties, and listened to Bai Jiao's words coldly. I was a little surprised.

Seeing this, Bai Jiao secretly told the bad things in Master Gu's family.

Only then did Erfu know that if he was just worried about the children in the family, Master Gu's family would definitely not have such a shabby life. will even have a small savings, and it will definitely not be so difficult for the youngest son to marry.

This Master Gu's hometown is in a small village near the capital, and he was sent to a shop by his family to learn a craft when he was a child. Step by step, I have come to this day, and I have married a very virtuous wife. I thought that good days were coming, but the brothers in the family set their sights on a small courtyard house that Erfu had bought for him in the outer city.

Don't look at that little quadrangle. There is only one entry, but there are only a dozen houses inside and outside, which are inferior to his family's ancestral house, but his eldest brother is a well-thought-out person, and knows that the housing prices in this capital are extraordinary, which is simply an inch of land, if such a small yard is sold, it is enough for them to buy a good courtyard in the nearby town, so they instigated their old parents to come forward and ask Master Gu for this courtyard, and the banner is to build an ancestral hall for their ancestors in the town, glorify the lintel, and let the ancestors see how capable their children and grandchildren are, and even the courtyard has been chosen。

But Master Gu has always rented a yard to live in before, and finally Erfu rewarded such a set of yards, how can he be willing to give it up like this, not to mention that several sons of his family are so old, and they all have to marry their own sons, it is not good for his sons to rent a house for most of their lives like him, even if he is willing to suffer for his sons, those daughters-in-law are not all people with good temperament like his wife Geng, so they have to drag it all the time.

However, his eldest brother is not a fool, seeing that he is reluctant to go to the yard, he came up with another way, that is, to ask his parents for money from Master Gu, and he doesn't ask for much, as long as Master Gu earns half of his income.

Master Gu is pure and filial, although the lady Geng has become a mother-in-law, but in the end she is still a soft character, and she doesn't want Master Gu to be caught in the middle, so she nodded and agreed to the request of Master Gu's parents and brothers, and divided half of the monthly silver every month and asked someone to bring it back to the countryside.

I thought that wealth would go to people's happiness, but I didn't want the brothers in Master Gu's family, they were all vampires, insatiable, and half of Master Gu's monthly silver was sent back to them on a monthly basis, so they drove the car every now and then, took their elderly parents, and ran to Master Gu's house to live for a few days.

And Master Gu's monthly money is so much, and the little five in the family also need money to study, so the less money in this hand, if it weren't for the fact that Erfu never owed Master Gu the monthly money, and several children were also filial, and there was a lot of help on weekdays, I am afraid that this Master Gu and Xiao Wu, who had not yet married, would have to borrow money for a living.

But even if Master Gu has done his part, his brothers in the family are not satisfied, and often spread the word about how well Master Gu's life in Beijing is, how much he doesn't care about his brothers and sisters in the family, and only knows that they enjoy happiness in Beijing, but also because their hometown is not far from the capital, and there are often people who come and go to Beijing, so this kind of unknown rumors are not spread everywhere.

At the beginning of last year, when Xiao Wu reached the year of the crown, Master Gu set a good family affair for Xiao Wu, and the two of them tightened their belts, plus the help of several brothers and sisters, finally saved him a dowry. But I don't know how it reached the ears of Master Gu's brother, this is not in the first month of this year. Master Gu's family returned to their hometown for the New Year, and this dowry was asked for by Master Gu's old parents again.

It's time for the dowry. Master Gu's family was empty-handed, and Geng's family even sold his own makeup, so he reluctantly picked up a new room in the wing, but there was still no way to give the woman's dowry.

"What do you need for this dowry?" Erfu is a concubine, and she went directly to the fourth master's mansion from the palace, so she doesn't know what this ancient folk marriage is like, and she doesn't know what Master Gu lacks on his side. I'm afraid I can't ask for it, so I have to ask Bai Jiao, an unmarried girl.

"The dowry, of course, is some clothes, fabrics, gold and silver jewelry. Bai Jiao, who was asked, rolled her eyes speechlessly and replied softly.

Erfu touched the few silver tickets in his sleeve and continued to ask, "How many silver taels do you need?"

"The amount of silver required for this dowry has always been more or less.

But I heard Geng's meaning before, the family that settled on the family was a farming family, and the family had a lot of land, and that family was just such a girl. I'm afraid that there are a lot of dowries for this dowry, so there are more dowries needed, no matter what, I have to buy two sets of head noodles, two pairs of dragon and phoenix bracelets and some good materials to make faces, and I also have to buy some land for Xiao Wu. It is estimated that it will cost more than 100 taels of silver!" Bai Jiao saw Erfu's plan, was silent for a moment, and lowered her voice. Said in a small voice.

Erfu probably knew Master Gu's family background, and wondered if all the daughters-in-law gave such a generous dowry. Even if it was impossible, I couldn't help but ask with some concern. "Geng's doing this, then can her other daughters-in-law be willing?", but for a moment she forgot that she originally wanted to help.

"Even if you don't want to!

This has always been a dowry with the dowry, the dowry is rich, the dowry is naturally about the same, the original dowry is less, the dowry will be reduced accordingly, not to mention the family affairs that Master Gu set for his four sons before, the dowry is not small, so even if those daughters-in-law have something uncomfortable in their hearts, it is not good to say anything.

What's more, Master Gu's family Xiao Wu is a family business, it is really a bit high for the woman, if it weren't for Xiao Wuzi's good appearance and learning, and he was valued by his teacher, he would not have married his only daughter to him.

has such a good family affair, and it is no wonder that Geng's swollen face and fat man smashed the pot and sold iron for the dowry. Bai Jiao seemed to be helpless, and sighed mockingly, and said quietly.

Erfu had already taken the silver ticket in his sleeve in his hand, and whispered with a depressed face: "This hundred and ten taels of silver is nothing to me, but if I give out this silver for no reason, I'm afraid it will make people discuss!" After speaking, he slapped the silver ticket on the table, blinked his eyes, and looked at Bai Jiao, hoping that Bai Jiao could give her an idea.

It's not that Erfu has more money to give, it's really this gift from Master Gu, which really makes her feel so happy, and besides, such a goldsmith who carries the flag is indeed the treasure of her dazzling workshop, she doesn't want Master Gu to be distracted by these things and do something unfavorable to the shop, so Erfu will take out the silver ticket in such a reluctant situation, I just hope that Bai Jiao will come up with a suitable reason for her.

"Master, ask the slave and maid to say, this excuse is easy to find.

Didn't you say that the goldsmiths who work in our workshop will get a house near the outskirts of Beijing once they sign a contract for twenty years, and Master Gu's four boys have signed this contract, so it's better to exchange those four houses for this silver!"

Bai Jiao is the standard ancient thinking, as long as the family has not been divided, everything belongs to Master Gu, so in her heart, Master Gu can make full decisions about the stay of these four houses, but in Erfu's eyes, this is not the case, this house is her welfare to the craftsmen in the shop, that is, the labor income of Master Gu's son, if it is to marry his brother, she will take these houses back into her hands, although it temporarily solves Master Gu's difficulties, but sooner or later it will make Master Gu's family a mess.

After all, this benefit, as long as the craftsmen who work in the workshop under Erfu are aware of it, if Master Gu's daughters-in-law know that a house is filled in this way to their man's brother as a dowry, even if they don't say it on the face, they will be dissatisfied in their hearts, and even hate the partiality of Master Gu and Geng.

Good intentions do bad things, but Erf is unwilling.

"This method is not successful, you don't think that the house that Master Gu divided is so big, his five sons have married one after another, although they can barely live in, but in the future, the son will also have children, and when the time comes, a family of more than 20 people will nest in such a small courtyard.

and Xiao Wu's head, so more than a hundred taels of silver are all in his hands and become his private room, not to mention whether his sisters-in-law agree or not, I'm afraid even his brothers will not agree!" Erfu waved his hand and said with a frown.

"The slave has no choice, this money can't be made out of nothing!" Bai Jiao spread her hands, sighed heavily, looked at a hundred taels of silver tickets on the table, and said helplessly.

After listening to Bai Jiao's words, Erfu's eyes lit up, and she had an idea in her little head, she looked through the account books in her hand again and again, looked at the net profit of the previous few months, estimated the dividend to Master Gu, and said with a smile: "This time, you are right!"

This silver can't be made out of nothing, but I remember that Master Gu has a dividend at the end of each year in our shop, ranging from thirty taels to ten taels, and Master Gu is only over forty years old now, according to his situation, he can definitely do it for more than twenty years, plus the income of our shop is rising every year, it is better to settle it with him at one time.

When the time comes, you can directly discuss with Master Gu and Geng's family, and directly give him five hundred taels of silver, and give him five sons fairly, which can not only solve his current predicament, but also achieve fair distribution, so as not to cause a gap between his sons afterwards, and in addition, our shop will produce those gold and silver jewelry, even if it is a gift I gave him. After speaking, Erfu also put on a little tsundere expression of "You see I can do it, praise me", and looked at Bai Jiao with a smile.

Bai Jiao sighed speechlessly, flipped the account book handed to Erfu to the front, and said in a low voice: "Master, what you think is very good, but you must know that our shop has been making more and more profits every year since it opened, from the dividends distributed to Master Gu in the first year, but his monthly money for a month, to the thirty taels distributed to him at the beginning of this year, will only increase in the future, I am afraid he will not agree."

Even if right now, Master Gu and Geng agree because of lack of money, I'm afraid they will feel inappropriate in the future!"

"It doesn't work, it doesn't work......

Then let Master Gu advance half a year's monthly money, and I will give him a reward of fifty taels of silver, which can be regarded as a reward for him to make this thing!" Erfu touched the bracelet on his wrist with some irritability, and said in a deep voice.

(To be continued.) )