Gu Chao, the reborn little brother

Gu Chao's business on the first day was off to a good start. The raw materials that were originally planned to be sold after the afternoon market were sold out in one morning.Gu Chao originally wanted to invite the shopkeeper Li of the restaurant to have a meal to express his gratitude, but at noon when the restaurant was busy, he was too embarrassed to bother him, so we will leave the matter of thanks for later.

Together with Chu Ming, he put the cart back to the small courtyard behind the restaurant. He also left a special pancake wrapped in paper, and asked a young boy who was helping in the back kitchen to give it to shopkeeper Li.

When Gu Chao and Chu Ming walked out of the alley together, recalling what happened here that day before, the soft touch seemed to be on the lips, and his heart was dry, and his face blushed slightly, and the eyes of the two also coincided. He looked at the other party, his expression seemed a bit shy, but his gaze was direct and calm.

There is no need to say more about the relationship between them.

On the way back, Gu Chao didn't take the donkey cart anymore, but walked and talked with Chu Ming with a bag of buns.

Chu Ming himself was a man of few words, but he still answered Gu Chao's questions. Most of them were about Gu's village, and what he said about what would happen when he went hunting in the mountains was not boring.

Gu Chao also has his own calculations in his heart, since the two of them already have this kind of relationship, apart from feelings, mutual understanding is also the basis for living together in the future.

Chu Ming naturally didn't think so deeply. Along the way, he reminded Gu Chao to be careful under his feet from time to time. The snow was gradually melting and there was a lot of water on the ground. He was afraid that Gu Chao's feet would get wet.

The two separated at the entrance of Gu's Village, Chu Ming went to work on him, Gu Chao also went to Gu Cheng's house to take care of Gu Huai, and he even bought a small toy for the little Gu Tao, Qu Hua heard that Gu Chao said the business was good, I was relieved, and told him not to come shopping next time, and if he had money, he just kept it for himself.

Qu Hua didn't know about Gu Chao's embroidery, and thought that once Gu An left, Gu Chao would have no source of income. He tried to secretly give money to Gu Chao several times before, but was rejected by Gu Chao. He made money to support himself, and he was also happy.

Taking Gu Huai back to his home, Gu Chao looked around, closed the door of the house, and then put the wooden jar containing all his income today on the table.Although he felt that his actions were a bit 300 taels of silver here, but compared to the first time he was paid in his previous life, he seemed more excited this time.

Gu Huai also lay down on the table, watching Gu Chao splash all the copper plates in the wooden jar to the center of the square table.

Then Gu Chao taught Gu Huai to divide the copper plates into ten stacks and pile them up, and after the stacks were formed, put them together in ten stacks.Some of the copper plates were stained with mud, and some smelled of sweat, but Gu Chao was very happy to smell the unpleasant smell of copper.

Gu Chao counted, it was 320 coppers in total, 220 of which was the money he was going to use for change, and the remaining 170 was today’s gross profit, and the cost was about [-] coppers. , This morning, he earned [-] five Wen.

Gu Chao couldn't hide the smile on his lips, his eyes were bright.

"Xiao Huai, these are all the money my brother earned, and I will save them for you to study in the future." Gu Chao said, with a little pride that the young man could not restrain, he took three copper coins from the table and put them in Gu Huai hands, "These three are for Xiaohuai."

Gu Huai looked at the three copper plates in his palm, with some doubts in his expression. For Gu Huai now, money is still a hazy thing.

"Xiao Huai can buy what he likes, or save it, the decision is in your hands." Gu Chao held Gu Huai's hand and wrapped the copper plate in his palm. Gu Huai has been learning quickly, Regarding the concept of money, Gu Chao not only wanted to teach him, but also let him feel it himself.

Gu Chao took 22 cash and put it back into the money wooden jar, and packed the rest in [-] cash. He dragged out the camphor wood box under the bed and wrapped the [-] cash into old clothes one by one. hide well.

Three days later, Gu Chao's noodle pancakes have been passed down from word to mouth, and they have really become famous. Even the aunt who goes out to buy vegetables will make a detour to buy some. , although Gu Chao is happy, but at the same time worried, noodle pancakes are a new thing for the people of Wenshui Town, but after the novelty passes, it is difficult to estimate how the business can be maintained .

So when Gu Chao greets guests recently, he will subconsciously remember the faces of the guests, to see if he can calculate how many of them are repeat customers.

On the tenth day of the lunar new year, Gu Chao still woke up very early.

Since yesterday afternoon, the western sky has been covered with a thick layer of clouds. When Gu Chao opened the door in the morning, it was pitch black outside, with no shadow of moonlight. It seems that if you stand on a high place, you can reach out and hook the clouds.

Gu Chao lit the oil lamp and went into the kitchen. The procedure was the same, washing up, making breakfast, and preparing the materials for setting up a stall today, but Chu Ming was still nowhere to be seen until he finished his breakfast.

Gu Chao waited for a while, and was afraid of running out of time, so he put his things on the donkey cart first, and when he pulled the rein and was about to go out, Chu Ming happened to appear.

The man was standing in front of the fence with a torch, wearing a tiger skin that he hadn't worn for a long time, with a bow and arrow on his back, with a serious and serious expression, and a heavy look in his bright black eyes.

Gu Chao packed up the things in his hand, and looked at Chu Ming quietly, he didn't speak first, he was waiting for Chu Ming to speak first, the man's lips were a little tight, he felt hesitant to speak.

"I won't accompany you to the town today, I'll go to the mountains to have a look." Chu Ming was silent for a while, and then said slowly.

"So early?" Looking at Chu Ming's outfit, Gu Chao guessed in his heart that he was going up the mountain, but now it's dark and he can't even see the road, so he's going up the mountain?

"Is the situation very bad?" Gu Chao asked again.

In the past few days, Chu Ming was still going up the mountain every day. During the chat between the two, they mentioned that he saw the footprints of wild wolves on the mountain, but this time, Chu Ming only told Gu Chao in private, and did not tell anyone else. People, even if he is telling the truth, will anyone believe him?

"I don't know the details yet. The sky will change soon. If it is really a rainstorm, the wild wolves on the mountain will not be able to stay." Chu Ming looked at the black sky again, hoping that all this was just a rainstorm. He worried too much, let the wind hurry up and blow away these clouds.

This time Gu Chao didn't speak anymore, even Chu Ming seemed so nervous, one can imagine how bad the situation is now.

Although Gu Chao was worried, he had no intention of changing Chu Ming's mind. Chu Ming wanted to take on the responsibility that others were unwilling to shoulder. He expressed his support intellectually, but what about emotionally?

Naturally, he was reluctant to let him get hurt and take risks, but what he can do right now is not to dissuade, but to support.

"Be careful in everything, I'll wait for you to come back." After a moment of silence, Gu Chao raised his eyes and said to Chu Ming, his eyes were shining with incomparable firmness.

Chu Ming only felt that his chest was hit hard, and the feeling of daze spread from his left chest to his limbs, but he also felt that his chest was full, as if something was about to overflow.

"Okay." He pursed his lips and just uttered a simple syllable.

The two walked out together, and when they reached the entrance of the village, Chu Ming stuffed the torch into Gu Chao's hand.

"Take care of yourself. If you are too busy, do less. If the weather changes, come back earlier. If it rains, the road will be difficult to walk. Find an inn in the town to rest. If you can't come back, don't Don't worry, I will take care of him."

Chu Ming seemed to become nagging all of a sudden, and kept urging Gu Chao.

Hearing such a taciturn person chattering to him, Gu Chao's heart was naturally sweet, but it was a bit late to start today, and if it dragged on, it would be too late.

Gu Chao stretched out his hand and pulled Chu Ming's lapel. After a few times, he had already done this action very smoothly, and Chu Ming also obediently bent down.

Gu Chao lightly kissed Chu Ming's lips, and said with a smile, "I see. I'm leaving."

To Gu Chao, this was just a simple touch of lips that couldn't be simpler, but to Chu Ming, this kiss was like a magic of holding body.

While Chu Ming was in a daze, Gu Huai put the torch back into Chu Ming's hand, he sat on the donkey cart neatly, shook the rein in his hand, the donkey took a step forward, and led him forward .

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When it was almost noon, the dark clouds in the sky still did not dissipate, and the sunlight shone down through layers of obstacles, and it became less bright.

Perhaps due to the weather, there were obviously not as many people on the pier today as there were in the previous two days.

Gu Chao's business is not bad, but today he was a little absent-minded. When making pancakes, he even accidentally burned his hand, the back of his hand was red and hurt, and he almost gave the wrong money several times.

Gu Chao looked up at the sky, he sighed a long time, he might as well go back earlier.

Such thoughts flashed through his mind, and he suddenly felt relaxed. After greeting the guests behind him, when he was about to pack his things and return to his home village, an unexpected visitor came.

It's a young man, Gu Chao knows him, he's called Sun Yun, he's a clerk in Xiangyun Cloth Village, he's always been by the shopkeeper Qin's side, he's his apprentice.

"Brother Gu, are you ready to close the stall?" Sun Yun obviously walked all the way here, panting heavily when speaking, "Then it's really a coincidence that I came here."

"Does Shopkeeper Qin have any orders?" Gu Chao stopped his movements and asked Sun Yun.

"It's not an order, it's not an order, it's shopkeeper Qin who wants to ask Brother Gu for a favor."

Gu Chao also felt strange, he was always the one who asked Shopkeeper Qin for help, but he was the one who could help Shopkeeper Qin?

Sun Yunhao took a breath for a while, and then explained the ins and outs of the matter.

It turned out that a distinguished guest came to Xiangyun cloth shop today. He is the young master of the Lu family who specializes in silk business in the south of the Yangtze River. The shopkeeper Qin went to the south several times to discuss cooperation with the Lu family. He hoped that he could purchase silk from the Lu family in large quantities and come to the north. However, the Lu family has been in business for three generations and has accumulated amazing wealth. If you really want to go to the north to do this silk business, why bother to cooperate with Xiangyun cloth shop, you can also open your own shop.

The Lu family has never given a clear answer, so this matter has been pending.

Shopkeeper Qin has been waiting for the people from the Lu family to respond, but before the news of the cooperation, the young master of the Lu family came to the north in person.

When we arrived at Xiangyun Cloth Village, shopkeeper Qin naturally wanted to show his friendship as a landlord, but the food in the north was mostly rough, not as exquisite as in the south, and not as varied as the south. eye-catching.

After thinking about it for a while, Shopkeeper Qin thought that since the expensive ones are not as good as others, it is better to have a novel one. Gu Chao’s pancakes may look ordinary, but the taste and craftsmanship are really unique. Not only him, but many people praised it. Can't stop talking.

After making up his mind, seeing that it was almost lunch time, he hurriedly sent Sun Yun to look for Gu Chao.

After Gu Chao heard this, since it was the shopkeeper Qin who asked, it is naturally not easy to refuse, and he has all the materials right now, so it won't waste much time if he just makes an extra noodle pancake.

When Gu Chao was about to spread the pancakes, he was stopped by Sun Yun.

"No, no, the shopkeeper said that I would like to trouble Brother Gu to go over in person. Your pancakes are not only delicious, but it is also novel to see the pancakes turning over and over in your hands when you make them. I think the young master of the Lu family Must have never seen it."

After Sun Yun said so, Gu Chao could only agree, and pushed the cart with him, and walked towards Xiangyun Cloth Village.