Gu Chao, the reborn little brother

That afternoon, the clan meeting requested by Gu Chao was held in the study of Gu Cheng's family. . [Feng/Huang/Update please search quickly]

There are only eight senior elders left in the Gu Family Village, and Dr. Ning is one of them.The elders have lived for a long time, and they have heard about the affairs of the Gu clan's family. Some people's land title deeds are still in the hands of the family.

When Gu An left Gu's Village, they thought that the last member of the family had left, so they would no longer have to worry about going back to the field.Unexpectedly, after only a few years, Gu An came back again. During the period, they were worried and were full of guard against Gu An, but after decades of living together peacefully, Gu An passed away unexpectedly, and only the Gu family was left. Gu Chao, a soft and weak little brother, everyone thought that there would be no troubles.

But none of them thought that it was not Gu An, but Gu Chao, who came out with those land deeds and said that they would hold a clan meeting.

In the study room, apart from Dr. Ning, the faces of the other seven elders all had a heavy look on their faces. The few acres of land in the hands of each household are the life support of each family. If these fields are gone, what will they do? Live?

Their children couldn't live without land, but they never thought about it, so what about Gu Chao?It's not that he has no land, but he still has to support a young brother. How have they ever reached out to help.

Regardless of the seniority of these elders, Gu Chao should call them uncles. He saluted according to the rules, and then took out the thick stack of land deeds from his arms and put them on the desk.

Seeing those title deeds, the complexions of the elders became even darker.

"Brother Chao, these land deeds were all done many years ago. Those fields are all carefully taken care of by each family. Otherwise, how could it be possible to take care of them only by the people of the same family. So, whose family Those who take care of it should belong to their family. These land deeds should have been invalidated long ago, and new ones should be established." One of the more articulate elders spoke first. .

The other elders naturally had the same attitude in their hearts. When they saw someone speak first, they immediately followed.

"Yes, yes, it happened many years ago, and these title deeds should have been invalidated long ago."

"You are a little brother, and you have never worked in the fields. How do you know the hard work in the fields. If we hadn't plowed every year, these fields would have become wasteland."

The elders' reactions were also within Gu Chao's expectation. He waited for the elders to finish speaking, and then said angrily, "These fields are still good fields, and they cannot be separated from each household. However, the annual output of these fields also goes into the pockets of each household, and the family has never confiscated a penny of the rent."

"This little brother has a vicious heart and wants to collect rent from us!" When he heard that the matter was linked to money, one elder was especially angry, and when he opened his mouth, he was naturally very rude.

"Little brother, don't be angry, I believe Brother Chao didn't mean that, let's listen to him again." Dr. Ning comforted the angry elder.

"Of course you speak for him. Don't think we don't know. He and that Chu Ming are both your godsons. If he takes back the field, it won't affect you at all, but for our family. Just rely on those fields to live!" The angry elder said angrily.

The atmosphere in the study suddenly became tense, even Gu Cheng, who is the village head, couldn't open his mouth. He and Gu An are cousins, but their family has been separated from the family since their ancestors. Regarding the affairs of the family, he It's not easy to intervene, now it can only depend on Gu Chao's decision.

Seeing that the elders stopped talking, Gu Chaocai said again: "Uncles, please rest assured, I will not return these fields, nor will I collect rent from you."

Gu Chao's words confuse the elders. Since it was planned in this way, why didn't they say it at the beginning and make such a fuss.

"I believe all uncles understand the importance of land to a family, and it is the foundation of every family's survival. When my mother was still alive, I always thought of stealing the foundation of everyone. When it comes to me, naturally I still won't That's how it is done." Gu Chao said slowly, expressing his thoughts first, and calming down the confused minds of those elders.

Although the elders were not as aggrieved as before, how could they feel at ease again before Gu Chao finished speaking.

"Uncles also know that Chu Ming and I just got married, and the fields that should belong to Chu Ming's mother have also been taken away. Chu Ming, like me, has no plans to take it back. The two of us Under my name, there is no other property except the acre of vegetable land behind my house. I, Chu Ming, and Gu Huai, a family of three, don’t have an acre of land that can grow food, that is, there is no foundation for survival.”

Hearing this, the hearts of the elders were raised again. This...doesn't it mean to take back the fields?

"And this time, please uncles to hold this clan meeting together. One is to clarify the issue of these land deeds. Another, I would like to invite all uncles to be a witness to create a land deed for the open space near Chu Ming's house. How about counting it as mine and Chu Ming's?"

Chu Ming's house is at the end of Gujia Village, backed by a hill, and next to it is an open space.Because of the uneven terrain, no one has ever cultivated it, but Gu Chao went to see it a few times. The soil there is fertile. If the modern terraced fields are used, it will be no problem to grow some food.

Several elders exchanged glances with each other, none of them expected that Gu Chao would have such a plan.They weighed it up, Gu Chao only wanted the vacant land that no one had cultivated. Compared with the mature fertile fields of various families, this was almost a small request that couldn't be smaller.

"Okay, no problem, Gu Cheng is here today, we can be regarded as witnesses, that open space belongs to you and Chu Ming." One of the oldest elders made a final decision and settled the matter.

"Thank you, uncles." The corners of Gu Chao's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a faint smile.

"But these deeds—"

Gu Chao immediately took over the elder's words and said, "Don't worry about these land deeds, uncle, since I said that I won't take back the land, it's useless to keep these land deeds."

As Gu Chao said, he took out the torches he had prepared a long time ago from his sleeve, and lit those land deeds at once.

Regarding Gu Chao's move, the elders had different expressions, some breathed a sigh of relief, while others frowned.

Now that Gu Chao has decided not to take back these fields, he could have distributed the land deeds to each family, but instead of doing so, he burned all the land deeds. Since each family has no land deeds, if there are any disputes in the future , still lacked confidence.Thinking of these elders, looking at Gu Chao, who is only seventeen years old this year, they felt more thoughtful.

They thought of Gu An when he was young, he was so handsome, and the small Gu family village couldn't keep him, so he went to Jiangnan. On the contrary, after returning from Jiangnan, Gu An seemed to be a different person. I have lost all my arrogance, and I just want to live my life in peace.As for Gu Chao, under his education, Gu Chao, the sole heir of the family, was timid and cowardly, and faded out of their sight unknowingly. They thought he was young and easy to bully, but unexpectedly... ...In his body, after all, there is still the purest blood of the family.

The clan meeting ended perfectly as Gu Chao imagined, even Gu Chao did not expect it to be so smooth.Regarding the matter of burning the land deed, he did leave a way out. The other reason was that he and Chu Ming were in Gujia Village, and because of the matter of Gu Dashan and Gu Dachuan, there was an uproar. More or less will look at the land deed, keep a tongue, and let him and Chu Ming live in peace.

After it was over, Gu Cheng stayed with him for a while, mainly because he wanted to ask him what he really thought.

"Uncle Cheng, don't worry, I'm also from Gu's Village, and I won't do anything to offend Gu's Village. About the land deed, it's the same as what I said just now, and the land deed is burned, and there is no difference between the main family and the branch family. , our identities are all the same, we are all villagers of Gujia Village."

After listening to what he said, Gu Cheng nodded, completely relieved, and it was getting late, so he let him go back.

On the way home, Gu Chao felt extremely relaxed. When he went home to make dinner, he always had a slight smile on his face.

After eating, even Gu Huai couldn't help asking him, "Brother, did you steal the candy? Why are you always laughing?"

"Because Xiao Huai can already recite the entire Three Character Classic today, so my brother is very happy. Come on, I will give you this piece of fat as a reward." Gu Chao simply fooled.

But even Chu Ming couldn't help it, looked at him with questioning eyes, Gu Chao hooked the corner of his mouth, winked at him, and said softly, "I'll tell you tonight."

Seeing those charming eyes, Chu Ming's lower abdomen felt hot, and the roots of his ears burned up again.

He hurriedly lowered his head, took the bread, and gnawed on it.

On the first day after their wedding, they lived as if they were already a family, intimate.

In the evening, Gu Chao was in charge of the kitchen, and Chu Ming was in charge of Gu Huai. They both settled the two sides and then went back to the room. in his hands.

"I wanted to give this to you yesterday, but..." But before he could say anything, he was pulled into bed by Gu Chao, happily forgetting everything.

Naturally, Chu Ming couldn't say the last half of the sentence, so he stammered and said, "We are married, and the family affairs should be left to you."

Gu Chao looked at what Chu Ming gave him, it was wrapped in a piece of plain cloth, he opened the plain cloth, and inside were five taels of silver, some copper plates, and a piece of folded paper.

He opened the paper, and it turned out to be the ticket number of the bank in Wenshui Town.

The ticket number was updated after Chu Ming married 100 taels, and there was still... 120 taels!

Gu Chao's eyes froze for a moment. He thought that the 100 taels were most of Chu Ming's savings, but he didn't expect...he really had the foresight to pick a silver mountain.

"The money was earned recently." Chu Ming said.

"Recently?" Gu Chao looked up at him, how could there be a chance to make a lot of money recently.

"The wild wolves that were drowned before were probably because they looked too ferocious. The villagers just chose a remote place to throw them away. When we returned from Wenshui Town, their bodies were already frozen and their flesh was rotting. If it’s broken, it can’t be sold for money, but the wild wolf skin can still be sold for money.”

"So you peeled their skins and sold them for money?" Gu Chao imagined this scene in his mind and felt a little unbearable.

"Well, they were all pierced by spears, and the whole skin was incomplete, so they couldn't be sold for a good price. They were combined and sold for the money. These are all my savings, and I will give them to you for safekeeping in the future." Chu Ming stood next to each other. Gu Chao, the two sat by the bed together, the flames of the candles danced, and their shadows overlapped.

"Okay, I'll keep it safe." Gu Chao wrapped the cloth again and put the things in the closet for the time being, thinking that he would have to change to a hidden place tomorrow. The lost wild wolf made money, if other people know about it, it will be worth it.

Compared with Chu Ming's 120 taels, Gu Chao felt that his good news was not so exciting.

He sat back on the bed, held Chu Ming's hand, and said slowly, "The land deeds I found yesterday were all burned in front of the elders in the village. Those fields were not ours before, and they will not be in the future." is ours."

"Well, you are right to do so." Chu Ming replied.

"But it's not in vain. I exchanged some things with them. Behind our house, near the bottom of the hill, isn't there an open space? I've already told Uncle Cheng and the others that the open space will be ours from now on. gone."

"Really?" Chu Ming's dark eyes flickered, and his words were filled with excitement.

Although Chu Ming earns a lot from hunting, in his heart, he is still the same as the average farmer, the land is the best support for a person's life.

"Uncle Cheng said that in a few days, they will make a land deed for us."

Chu Ming listened, something came to his mind, the corners of his face and mouth turned up higher and higher, and finally reached out to wrap Gu Chao on him, "I don't quite remember some things when I was young, but I always I haven’t forgotten that when Dad and Mu were talking, Dad would take me to the fields. At noon, Mu would bring food. Our family sat on the ridge of the field and ate noodles with boiled water. Cake, obviously tasteless, but everyone is very happy."

"I'll bring you food when we cultivate the fields behind."

"Ok!"

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After getting the title deed, Chu Ming and Gu Chao started to prepare for land reclamation.They were still the same in the morning, one went hunting, the other went to set up a stall in Wenshui Town, but before noon, they would all come back to have lunch together, and then in the afternoon, they would go to clean up the open space.

The open space is connected to the arched hillside, which is a gentle slope. Chu Ming drew the appearance of the terraced fields to Chu Ming, and he immediately understood it, and started to transform it.

After he actually took the hoe, Gu Chao realized that the work in the field was really hard. It was all physical work, and his body couldn't bear it in half an hour.

This seemed to hit a certain taboo in his heart, and he thought of Song Wei even more. Before Song Wei, there was obviously a father and a brother in the family, but he was a little brother, and he still had to work in the fields.Song Wei never complained to him about being tired, and every time he came to see him, he always had a smile on his face.

Chu Ming searched through several forests between Gujiacun and Qinzhuang, but he still couldn't find Song Wei. In the end, Gu Chaoxian told Chu Ming not to look for him.

However, Song Wei's whereabouts are unknown, and Gu Chao's worries about Song Wei have always been in the bottom of Gu Chao's heart.

Weiwei... If you are still here, I can share these fields with you. We will cultivate the land together and we will plant and harvest the wheat together. Even without the Song family, you can still live well.

Weiwei... when will you come back?

Gu Chao firmly believes that Song Wei is still alive, but he just doesn't want to go home, and he doesn't know where he went.

Maybe it's thinking day by day and dreaming at night.

After Gu Chao fell asleep that day, he had been restless. He seemed to be awake and asleep, dreaming non-stop.

Can't tell if it's real or just a dream.

He dreamed of the forest that he and Chu Ming were thrown into that day, dreamed that the forest was filled with black mist, dreamed that Song Wei was running and running again and again.

His consciousness followed Song Wei to run again. He seemed to have achieved this dream, but this time there was no beast, but Song Wei kept running wildly. He followed closely all the time. He wanted to call Song Wei's , Stop him and let him come back, and tell him that now that he has money and land, they can be regarded as their own family and can live together.

But he couldn't make a sound, so he could only run along with Song Wei. When Gu Chao was too tired to keep up, Song Wei stopped suddenly.

Weiwei... Gu Chao called him.

Song Wei smiled at him as if he had heard it.

The bright red birthmark on her face has softened.

But as soon as he relaxed, Song Wei suddenly took a step back, and his body fell down. Behind him was a [-]-meter-high rock formation.

Gu Chao woke up in such a panic, his forehead was covered with dense cold sweat.

As soon as Gu Chao moved, Chu Ming woke up immediately, "What's the matter, did you have a nightmare again?" Chu Ming hugged Gu Chao to his chest, and patted his cheeks like taking care of Gu Huai. back.

Chu Ming also knew what Gu Chao was thinking about, and he comforted him, "There is nothing wrong with the nightmare, everyone says that the dream is reversed, and nothing will happen."

The two leaned on each other quietly, waiting for the sky to light up before getting up together.