I feel so good after dressing up as a peasant girl

Chapter 357 Relatives from Hometown 3

Gu Yongming patted him on the shoulder but did not elaborate on the topic.

Thanks to Gu Wenxuan, the Gu family had already established the principle of "not raising parasites and not complaining". They could help people, but only if the person was worthy of help.

Gu Yongliang seems to be an honest and hardworking man at the moment, but they still have to observe whether he is really honest and hardworking or just pretending.

If he is really honest and hardworking, Gu Yongming doesn't mind helping him more. If he is just pretending, Gu Yongming has his own way to get rid of him.

After his identity was confirmed, Gu Yongliang settled down in the Gu family. The guest house that Jia Guizhi arranged for him was right next to the front yard for receiving guests and very close to the main gate of the Gu family mansion. He could go out anytime he wanted.

There were clean, warm bedding and complete daily necessities in the guest house. Gu Yongming took him to familiarize himself with the furnishings in the house. Mr. Gu and Mrs. Li asked the family's servants to bring him two new cotton-padded coats, two new undershirts, an 80% new long sheepskin coat, a pair of new cotton shoes, two pairs of wool socks, as well as hot water, cloth towels, toothbrushes, green salt, bath beans, scented soap, etc. that originally belonged to Mr. Gu.

Although Gu Yongliang is only twenty-two years old, he looks almost the same height as Old Man Gu because he has been mistreated for many years. Otherwise, it should be Gu Yongming and Gu Yongqing who would contribute clothes at this moment, not their father.

Fortunately, Mr. Gu usually receives many gifts from his younger generations, and he has so many clothes that he can hardly wear them all. It is not a problem for him to temporarily set aside two sets for his nephew to wear as replacements.

When Gu Yongliang washed himself and changed into new clothes, he still looked a little old and his face was tired and haggard, but he no longer looked like a beggar.

Gu Yongming patted Gu Yongliang, who still looked reserved, and said, "The kitchen has made some simple food for you. I have asked someone to send it over while it's still hot."

Although it was not yet time for dinner, Gu Yongliang had been traveling all the way and probably had not eaten enough or well. Instead of letting him wait for dinner, it would be better to let him eat first and then rest.

Taking Gu Yongliang's physical condition into consideration, Lin Shuzhen did not ask the cook to prepare a sumptuous meal with fish and meat. Instead, she simply asked someone to make him steamed eggs, mu shu pork, fish ball soup, pickled cabbage and white flour buns.

The fish balls and steamed buns are ready-made, just steam them slightly when you want to eat them.

When the food is cooked, it is steamed in hot water. When Gu Yongming sends someone over, the plates are taken out and put into food boxes. In this way, when Gu Yongliang starts to eat, the food is still hot.

Gu Yongliang hadn't had a decent meal for many years. When he suddenly had one, he, a grown man, couldn't help but burst into tears on the spot.

Seeing his tears falling, Gu Yongming felt quite unhappy. Although he had also lived a hard life, at least he had his family around him. They loved and protected him. Even if his life was hard, he felt sweet in his heart.

But Gu Yongliang had never had a good life since he was a child. Not only did he not have enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear, but his relatives also passed away one after another. In the end, he was the only one left and could only become a free slave called a child son-in-law.

He was severely deprived of both material and spiritual gains. It is no exaggeration to say that he grew up in misery.

In the following two months, the Gu family had been taking care of Gu Yongliang's health, and for this purpose, Mr. Gu even specially invited Bai Jingzhou to treat Gu Yongliang.

Gu Yongliang had lived a very hard life in the past few years and did have many health problems. After examining him, Bai Jingzhou not only prescribed medicine for him and scheduled acupuncture, but also reminded Gu's family about his dietary preferences.

Gu Yongliang, who never dreamed that Mr. Gu's family would care about him so much, was flattered. Not only did he routinely doubt whether he was dreaming once a day, he also took the initiative to snatch work from the servants every day.

Old Master Gu knew that he was feeling insecure, so he simply assigned him some tasks himself. So Gu Yongliang began a regular life where he would either chat with Old Master Gu, or study and meet people with Gu Yongming and Gu Yongqing.

Whenever they had time, Gu Yongming and Gu Yongqing would teach him literacy, arithmetic, and martial arts. They would also take him with them when they went out to do things, letting him observe from the side, and would also introduce him to the villagers.

After the Chinese New Year, Gu Yongliang, who successfully passed the probation period, was taken to Bai Lizheng's house by Gu Yongming.

Since Gu Yongliang will live in Baijia Village for a long time in the future, his household registration must be moved to Baijia Village first.

Fortunately, he had moved his household registration out before leaving his hometown, so now he doesn't have to go back again.

While helping him settle down, Gu Yongming also asked Bai Lizheng to allocate a piece of residential land for him very close to the end of the village.

After discussing with his wife, son and daughter-in-law, Mr. Gu planned to build a house for Gu Yongliang in Baijia Village, and then find him a job in the village workshop or a nearby farm.

With the house registered in his name and a stable source of income, Gu Yongliang finally gained a firm foothold in Baijia Village.

The reason for doing this is that Mr. Gu still wants to find a proper marriage for Gu Yongliang.

He was only twenty-two years old and the only one alive in his group. He couldn't remain a bachelor all his life.

In the marriage market, living under someone else's roof and having no permanent property is not as reassuring as having a house and land and the ability to support a family.

Before Mr. Gu took the initiative to talk about this matter, Gu Yongliang, who was able to have enough food to eat thanks to the Gu family, had never thought about getting married and having children.

When Mr. Gu asked him what kind of wife he wanted to find, Gu Yongliang was stunned for a long time. He never dreamed that the Gu family, who had only promised to help him find a job, would actually spend money and effort to help him build a house and arrange a marriage.

After finally calming down and thinking it over, Gu Yongliang gave a cautious answer, "I want someone who is responsible, hardworking, and can live a down-to-earth life with me, and whose family members are also reasonable and not difficult to deal with."

He is not picky about appearance, age, or whether the woman has been married before. He also does not mind whether the woman's family is rich or poor. He is only worried about running into a weird family like his ex-wife's.

When he said that, Mr. Gu immediately understood what he was worried about. He patted his already fleshy arm and said carefully, "I'll have someone look for it according to your request. You just wait and don't worry."

Gu Yongliang was filled with gratitude and subconsciously wanted to kneel down and kowtow to Old Man Gu. With his knees bent halfway, he remembered that no one in the Gu family liked being kneeled to, so he quickly stood up straight and clasped his fists and bowed deeply to Old Man Gu.

For a period of time afterwards, the Gu family was busy preparing for spring plowing and helping Gu Yongliang settle down in Baijia Village.