Chapter 872: Chapter 872: Reluctant to Spend the Silver

Editor: Henyee Translations

But at night, Eldest Aunt Gu still knocked on Gu Yundong’s door.

Gu Yundong opened the door and was stunned to see her. She quickly invited her in. “Aunt, are you looking for me?”

Gu Dafeng nodded with a serious expression.

Gu Yundong closed the door. Seeing her expression, she could not help but ask, “What’s wrong? Did you encounter trouble at the market today?”

“Hmm? There’s no trouble. The market is pretty good. It’s very lively.” Gu Dafeng’s voice was still very hoarse, and it even seemed to have become more serious. Her voice was so soft that it sounded like she was breathing.

Gu Yundong silently looked up at the sky. Lively? It should be a competition of voices.

Gu Dafeng lowered her head and took out a bag of things.

Gu Yundong looked over. Wasn’t this the money bag from before?

Gu Dafeng looked at the money bag and smiled in satisfaction. Then, she placed it on the table and said, “This is for you.”

“For me? For what?” Gu Yundong was confused.

Gu Dafeng glanced at her from the corner of her eye. “You fed us, clothed us, and provided for our accommodation. You even provided for Yuanzhi’s studies. Later, you still have to treat your uncle’s legs. We can’t accept it for nothing, right? I know that you’re in charge of the family’s money, so I won’t give it to your father. You can keep these. Although it’s not much, I’ll work harder to earn money in the future.”

Gu Yundong understood that his eldest aunt could not enjoy everything here with a clear conscience.

She was a person who could distinguish between gratitude and grudges. This could be seen from the first thing she did after she recovered. She was in a hurry to go to the market to sell wooden carvings.

Gu Yundong also knew that they had a good relationship with Eldest Aunt, and Eldest Aunt and Father had relied on each other since they were young.

However, at the end of the day, they were already two families. They could help Eldest Aunt overcome her difficulties, but they could not help them for the rest of their lives.

Thus, Gu Yundong did not stop Eldest Uncle from continuing to carve. He did not stop Eldest Aunt from going to the market to sell wooden carvings. Sooner or later, they would have to live on their own.

But not now.

Gu Yundong picked up the money bag and placed it back in Gu Dafeng’s arms.

“Eldest Aunt, I know what you’re thinking. But you should take this money back yourself. If you give this money to me now, where will you get the capital to do business?”

“…” Gu Dafeng blinked. The capital to do business?

The carvings were made of wood. Previously, in the Zhou Mansion, Mrs. Ren had brought it over for them.

Back in his hometown, it was Bian Han who went straight to the mountain to cut the tree down. A very thick tree could be used for a long time.

However, this prefectural city seemed to disallow people to cut trees at will.

Gu Dafeng did not expect this.

“Furthermore, Eldest Aunt, Eldest Uncle’s skills are getting better and better. In the future, he can even make more complicated wooden carvings that have a better meaning and sell them to those rich families. Such wooden carvings also have a lot of requirements for wood. When the time comes, will you also need silver to buy good wood?”

Gu Dafeng thought about it and agreed. “Then, then I’ll take this money back first?”

“Yes, you should take it back.” Gu Yundong nodded with certainty. “When Eldest Aunt earns a lot of money in the future, I won’t hide even if you throw silver at me.”

“Pfft… What nonsense are you talking about? I can’t bear to throw money at you.”

Gu Yundong asked, “Eldest Aunt, are you reluctant to part with me, or are you reluctant to part with the silver?”

“Of course I can’t bear to part with the money. Look at how thick-skinned you are. What’s the use of throwing it at you?” Eldest Aunt Gu was a straightforward person. Since Gu Yundong had said so, she did not insist on giving it to him. She immediately took the money bag and stood up. “Alright, I won’t give it to you first. I’ll buy a few catties of meat later.”