Chapter 234: Follow Zhang’s example and marry another wife?

Gu Lianshan knew that Zhang lived in Bei'an City. It was a big market day, so it was not surprising to run into her.

Logically, even if you saw someone, you shouldn't be so surprised.

Gu Tang felt that her father's reaction was a little strange, and asked, "What's wrong with you? We are done with her. She can go shopping and we can go our own way. Even if we run into each other face to face, it's okay. Just pretend you didn't see anything."

Gu Lianshan looked tangled: "The point is not your mother, the point is that there is a man following your mother, and that man even put a hairpin on your mother's head..."

Gu Tang's eyes widened: "...Are you seeing things?"

Gu Lianshan glared at her and said, "Your father and I both have good eyesight! It's impossible for anyone to have poor eyesight than your father or me!"

"Come on, come on, you're not seeing things." Gu Tang kept nodding his head and didn't argue with him.

But then again, Zhang was quick enough!

"My mother is really not slow in finding a new husband! How long has it been since we got divorced? She's already found a new husband!"

In broad daylight, in full view of everyone, a man puts a hairpin on a woman's head in public. Even a fool would know that these two people are either a couple or will soon become a couple.

Yes, Zhang’s move to find a new buyer was indeed quick.

It’s just…it’s just that the man’s profile looks a little familiar!

He told Gu Tang about this and said that he suspected the man might be someone he knew.

Gu Tang didn't care when he heard this: "What's the big deal? If that man is someone you really know, you can just break up with him if you feel uncomfortable in the future. As long as the man my mother finds is not from our village, she can do whatever she wants with the rest."

Anyone who is familiar with her father knows that Zhang was once her father's daughter-in-law. If that man really values brotherhood, he would never be with Zhang.

Now that he has chosen Zhang, it means that he has given up on this brotherhood.

In this case, what is the point of talking about mercy?

Just cut it off!

After hearing what Gu Tang said, Gu Lianshan felt better. Then he heard Gu Tang ask him, "My mother has already found a new husband. What do you think? Do you want to find one too?"

These words made Gu Lianshan shudder all over, and he shook his head without hesitation: "No, no! Dad is really afraid of this kind of 'wife' now! One is Zhu, and the other is your mother. Good guys, each one is more vicious and cruel than the other!

Dad sometimes doubts himself, wondering if he had done something wrong in his previous life. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so unlucky in this life. He married two wives, both of whom were sinister and vicious! "

"You can't be blamed for this. My grandmother brought these two wives back home."

Feng was reluctant to spend money on her father, so the two wives she chose for her father, neither Zhu nor Zhang, asked for much in the way of betrothal gifts. They just gave some copper coins to satisfy everyone.

From this incident, we can understand that those who are eager to marry off their daughter without a betrothal gift are basically scamming her!

Her father is only in his thirties now, so it is normal for him to want to remarry, and Gu Tang has no intention of stopping him, but she needs to make some things clear in advance.

"Dad, if you ever come to your senses and want to marry another wife, that's fine! But there's one thing we have to make clear in advance. You have to tell the one you marry that after you marry into our family, you can't have children. Even if you get pregnant, you have to have an abortion!"

It is really outrageous for a girl who has not yet married to say such things. If this happened in someone else's house, she would probably be scolded!

But Gu Lianshan was different from others. He himself was an extraordinary person. He didn't think it was wrong for his daughter to say this, and he even discussed the matter with Gu Tang.

"If I were to find a woman based on your conditions, Dad would definitely not marry her! First, she won't give birth to a child, and second, you're marrying her as a concubine, so she definitely won't agree!"

"Why not? Pick a family whose life is as hard as coptis root, and say they can't have children, but we'll give her a betrothal gift, and she won't be short of money in the future.

As long as it's not a big spendthrift, we'll give her all the clothes, jewelry, food, drinks, and entertainment she needs on a daily basis! As long as she comes out occasionally to show off, we'll support her like this even when she's old!"

Gu Lianshan was moved by these words!

"Why would you marry her? Just do as you said! Instead of raising an outsider, you might as well raise me, your father. I promise I will never marry him!"

Gu Tang was speechless!

Her father thinks differently from others.

"Dad, I'm serious!" Gu Lianshan said seriously, "Dad has never had such a good life! Instead of raising a stepmother who knows nothing about her background, you might as well raise Dad!

Daddy and you are of one mind, so how many good stepmothers are there? Even if there are good ones, can she be better than Daddy?"

Gu Tang: “…” I feel so tired!

"Just wait! You will soon be able to live a good life like that!"

When Agou comes to her house, she can use his name to get the money passed without any worries in front of her father, and then she can spend it without any worries.

By then, not to mention supporting just one father, she would be able to support ten more fathers!

After hearing this, Gu Lianshan was very happy, and the gloom caused by the kidnapper disappeared instantly.

With his hands in his sleeves, he walked home humming a little tune.

When they were not far from the courtyard, the father and daughter saw from afar that the gate of their courtyard was open, and the third uncle and Gu Ping'an were standing at the door.

The father and daughter quickened their pace and soon arrived in front of the grandparents and grandchildren.

"Grandpa, it's cold outside. Why are you and Ping'an guarding the door?" Gu Tang stepped forward and held his third uncle's hand. Sure enough, it was ice cold.

Seeing Gu Tang return safely, Third Uncle immediately burst into tears: "Did you get hurt? I heard from Lian that there were five or six kidnappers! Grandpa was almost scared to death!"

"Not only was I almost scared to death! Even I cried for a long time! I told you not to leave my sight, but you insisted on leaving alone! Don't do this again in the future!"

Gu Ping'an's eyes were red and his tone was tearful, he looked very pitiful.

Gu Tang could only apologize at this moment: "This is all my fault! I will never do it again!"

"It's not your fault at all. This is all the fault of those kidnappers! They are such a disgrace to one's virtue! Sooner or later, they will have a bad ending!" It was rare for Third Uncle to curse someone in public.

It was obvious from hearing that the person was very angry, so Gu Tang hurried to comfort him.

"Don't be angry! Since you have met Gu Lian, she must have told you about the medicinal powder. The medicinal powder was passed down to me by my master. It was originally used to repel insects and ants when entering the mountains.

I added some other herbs to the powder, and when you sprinkle it into people's eyes, it will cause burning pain. This time I was able to escape unscathed, all thanks to the powder!"

Speaking of the medicine powder, Gu Pingan looked surprised: "I have seen the medicine powder before, but I didn't expect it could be used like this. By the way, where are those kidnappers? Have they been caught?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Where is the kidnapper?" Third Uncle looked at Gu Lianshan hopefully, hoping to hear good news from him.

Gu Lianshan shook his head: "When we got to that alley, those kidnappers had already run away."

No one was caught...

Third Uncle was very disappointed, but soon cheered up again: "How about... let's go back to the village? Let those kidnappers hang around outside. If they see Tang girl again, I'm afraid they will be malicious."

"Let's go back to the house and talk about this in detail..."

Gu Lianshan supported his third uncle and helped him into the yard.

Gu Tang and Gu Ping'an were the last to close the door.

Seeing the father and son who had left first enter the second door, Gu Ping'an hurriedly grabbed Gu Tang and whispered to her about his third uncle.

"Second sister, you really scared me this time! I have been blaming myself for not stopping you at that time, and I insisted on going to the alley to look for you!"

"What does this have to do with me? Not to mention me, even if my father was here, it would be useless! This is my temper. No one can stop me from doing what I want to do."

"That's what I tried to comfort him, but the old man just kept getting stuck in a rut. If I hadn't stopped him from waiting at home, he would have already come to find you on crutches."

At this point, Gu Pingan glanced at the second door, leaned over to Gu Tang's ear and said, "The old man feels that his fate is unlucky. His wife died, his son also died, and now he has just accepted our family, but you met a kidnapper again!

The old man is getting too obsessed with it, thinking that he is doomed to suffer misfortune and bring disaster to his family. Ever since he heard that you met a kidnapper, he has been muttering about this matter..."

Gu Tang felt sad when he heard this, "My master is too kind-hearted. Whenever something goes wrong, he always finds the fault in himself and never puts the blame on others.

This is not good. I should learn from the old couple in the west (Mrs. Feng and Mr. Gu). No matter whether things are good or bad, I am absolutely not wrong. It is always others who are wrong!"

"That's right!" After hearing what Gu Tang said, Gu Ping'an's eyes lit up.

That's exactly it!

The old man here always thinks whether he has done something wrong when something happens, while the old couple in the west is just the opposite.

Everything is someone else's fault. How could they make mistakes? They will never make mistakes in their lives!

It's always someone else who's wrong!

"I was wondering why you were so slow in closing the door! It turns out you were whispering here!"

Gu Lianshan suddenly rushed out from the second door and pointed at the brother and sister: "What are you two whispering about here?"

The brother and sister were completely unprepared and were startled by Gu Lianshan who suddenly jumped out.

Gu Tang rolled his eyes at him: "We were whispering about you! We were whispering behind our backs that you were going to find a stepmother for us!"

After saying that, she walked around her father in a bad mood and walked into the yard.

This sounds like a lie.

Gu Lianshan didn't dare to provoke his daughter, so he turned his attention to his son.

Gu Ping'an had no intention of hiding it from him. He had been thinking of finding some free time to talk to his father about the old man's concerns.

It is the same thing now.

While the father and son were talking at the gate of the courtyard, Gu Tang had already walked along the corridor into the main hall.

Third Uncle was in the main room at this time. When Gu Tang came in, he saw someone lighting the stove and hurried forward to take over: "You sit down. You have been worried for so long. You are exhausted. Come and sit down and take a rest."

After helping the man sit on the armchair, Gu Tang went to light the stove.

After the stove was lit, he lifted the lid of the kettle and saw that it was still full of water. He then put the kettle on the stove to boil without adding any tea leaves.

"No tea today. There are two hens in the cage over in the kitchen. I'll ask my father to go over and kill them all later.

Let Ping An go buy some raw dragon teeth and thorny vines, and make a pot of soothing chicken soup. After eating, we can all go back to the house and lie down to rest."

"Okay! I'll follow your arrangements. But Ping An can't go out to buy medicine. What if those kidnappers also kidnap me? It's better to let your father go to buy it."

Third Uncle looked a little frightened at this moment. From the incident of Gu Tang encountering a kidnapper, he began to associate the incident of Gu Ping'an encountering a kidnapper.

This is not a good phenomenon, we need to find a way to appease it.

If you want to appease people, the method is simple. Just let Third Uncle know that all those kidnappers are dead.

But Gu Tang couldn't tell this to anyone, as she didn't know about the kidnappers' death.

She just sprinkled powder in those people's eyes and then ran away. She didn't know anything else.

Her father must have known that those kidnappers had died, otherwise he wouldn't have winked at Patriarch Gu before.

I just don't know if her father will talk about this later.

He kept thinking about this and that in his mind, but his expression remained calm. Gu Tang smiled and agreed to his third uncle's suggestion.

"I'll listen to you. Let them switch. My father will go buy raw dragon teeth and thorns, and Ping An will kill the chicken."

"Good change! Let's change it like this." Third Uncle's face relaxed a little.

As they were talking, the father and son outside came back to the main room slowly.

Seeing people coming, Gu Tang gave tasks to the father and son, one to kill a chicken and the other to buy medicinal herbs.

Gu Ping'an, who was assigned to kill the chicken, responded happily and ran to the kitchen happily.

As for Gu Lianshan, he did not move. After Gu Ping'an left, he went forward to sit with his uncle and whispered something: "Just now outside the courtyard, I didn't tell the truth..."

Hearing the words "didn't tell the truth", Gu Tang understood that her father was going to tell her third uncle about the kidnapper's death.

Sure enough, her father then started talking about the kidnappers being killed.

She was still in the room, but she was not allowed to leave.

After hearing the truth, Third Uncle felt relieved, his eyes reddened, and he turned to look at Gu Tang: "Girl, did you hear that? You don't have to be afraid anymore, those kidnappers are all dead!"

Gu Tang smiled cooperatively: "It's good that they died! Those kidnappers have kidnapped so many girls, and their evil deeds are too numerous to list! The one who killed them is a great man who eliminated harm for the people and accumulated merits!"

Having said this, he even praised himself at the end.

"That's right! This is about getting rid of harm for the people and accumulating merit!" Third Uncle agreed with Gu Tang's words very much, and he became lively again.

In addition to this matter, Gu Lianshan has another matter.

"After arriving at the place, I saw that the kidnappers were all dead. I was so angry that I stripped them of their clothes and searched for some silver from them..."

As he spoke, he took out silver bars and banknotes from his pocket and said, "It's thirty taels of silver in total. I don't want them. Give them all to the villagers who followed me to the alley, including Tianbao, two and a half taels of silver each."

What the hell!

Gu Tang's eyes widened: "How could those kidnappers have so much silver on them?"

Then why didn't she take away a single copper? !

She searched him too! She searched him very carefully, not even leaving out the corners of his clothes, but she didn't find a single penny.

Only Li, after searching thoroughly, contributed ten taels of silver to her.