Chapter 249 The Wang Family Comes to Ask for Someone

Gu Lianshan didn't notice the change in everyone's expressions and continued to talk to himself, "On the first day of the Winter Fair, my daughter met a kidnapper. You should know about this.

After all, Qing girl has been punished. Even if you don't know, the clan will tell you clearly. Li is missing now, maybe she met a kidnapper."

Hearing this, Feng breathed a sigh of relief. She spat at Gu Lianshan in a timid manner, "What are you talking about! When kidnappers kidnap people, they pick on pretty girls. Who would kidnap Li, a woman who has given birth to a child?"

Li herself was a kidnapper. In Bei'an City, she was the only one who kidnapped people, but few dared to kidnap her. After all, these kidnappers were familiar with each other.

Before knowing that Li was missing, Feng's heart had been pounding with anxiety ever since she confirmed that Gu Tang had really escaped from the kidnappers. She wanted to ask Li about it, but she was afraid that others would know that she had contact with Li.

After enduring for two days, who would have thought that Wang Laosan would suddenly come home today and ask her sternly about Li's whereabouts.

It turns out that since the day of the winter market, Li went into the city alone and never came back since then!

Not only did Li not come back, but Wang's second daughter-in-law Gu Zhier also did not come back.

The two daughters-in-law had been missing for several days in a row, and the other members of the Wang family could no longer sit still. They asked Wang Lao Er to come to the Gu family to ask, and then forced Wang Lao San to ask him where Li had gone.

Wang Laosan didn't want his family to know that Li had secretly sold the girl from the Gu family, so he made up an excuse and said that Li had gone back to her parents' home to borrow money.

This excuse barely hid the truth from the Wang family, but it couldn't hide it from Wang Laosan himself.

The daughter-in-law knew that Wang Laosan understood Li, and no matter how busy she was, she would ask someone to bring a message back.

But now, firstly, he is nowhere to be seen, and secondly, there is no message, and something seems wrong.

He secretly harnessed an ox cart and wanted to come to the Gu family to ask, but was caught by Wang Laoer, who insisted on snatching the ox cart, saying that he wanted to go to the Gu family to find Gu Zhier.

Wang Laosan is also going to Gu's house, so the two brothers are likely to meet face to face.

Either he avoided Wang Laoer and went to Gu's house another day, or he talked things out, pulled his second brother onto his own boat, and the two brothers went to Gu's house together to look for someone.

Wang Laosan and others were extremely anxious, so they simply told the matter to their second brother and promised to give him some money after the matter was accomplished.

Wang Laoer was a money-grubber. When he heard this, he agreed without saying a word.

So, the two brothers came to Gu's house together to inquire about Li's whereabouts.

After arriving at the Gu family, Li didn't ask anything, but found out that the fourth daughter of the Gu family had escaped from the kidnappers and was safe and sound.

Now, Wang Laosan started to panic. It was confirmed that something really happened!

Just like Wang Laosan’s reaction, Feng was so panicked when she learned that Li was missing that her legs went weak and she subconsciously thought that Li was caught by Lao Er!

I heard from the clan that her second son took people to catch those kidnappers. As to whether they were caught or not, the villagers had all kinds of opinions, some saying they were caught, while others said they were not.

The tribe did not give a clear explanation on this matter. They only asked the tribe members to try not to bring children with them when going to the market, especially girls, no matter whether they were big or small.

Feng wanted to ask whether the kidnappers had been caught, but she was very scared. She was afraid that asking would arouse the suspicion of the clan leader and others.

She told this to Wang Laosan, saying that her second son might have really caught those kidnappers and forced them to reveal Li's identity, and then kidnapped her when she was not prepared.

For what Li did, it would be fine for the Gu clan to beat her to death. The government would not easily intervene in the grudges between these clans, and besides, Li was not in the right.

After hearing this, Wang Laosan became anxious and panicked, because his wife was the cash cow of their Wang family!

If he were beaten to death by the Gu family, who would earn money to support the Wang family in the future?

In addition to this, Wang Laosan was also afraid that his wife would say something she shouldn't, which would be troublesome if it implicated him.

Wang Laosan became more and more panicked the more he thought about it, and Feng Shi became more and more afraid the more she thought about it. The more they talked, the more tense they became, and soon they started arguing.

They kept arguing until Gu Lianshan came in, and both sides kept silent, fearing that they would say something they shouldn't in anger.

The most important thing is that Feng and Wang Laosan understood from Gu Lianshan’s eyes and words after he came in.

Gu Lianshan definitely didn't catch those kidnappers, and Li was not in his hands either.

Given Gu Lianshan's bad temper, if he knew that they were plotting against his daughter, he would have brought people over to beat them up.

At this point, Feng and Wang Laosan both secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as Li didn't fall into Gu Lianshan's hands, it didn't matter whether she was kidnapped by kidnappers or something else happened to her. It didn't matter to them!

"You came back by yourself? Why didn't Si Ya come back?" Feng's worries disappeared, and her true nature was immediately revealed. She had a gloomy face and spoke harshly and viciously.

"There were so many girls strolling around at the winter fair. Why didn't the kidnapper kidnap someone else? Why did he choose Si Ya from the crowd?

In my opinion, this is all because of her whore face! If she wants to live a peaceful life, she should take a knife and destroy that face!

These words did not anger Gu Lianshan. He already knew what kind of person his mother was. There was no need to be angry. It was not worth it.

He pointed at Feng, who was unable to move her legs, and said, "You're already buried up to your neck in the dirt. Look at you. You've never practiced good words all your life, and now what's become of you?

After this, you still haven't changed your evil ways. It won't be long before you face retribution in this life. When that happens, you'll know how to cry!"

For Feng, who was superstitious about ghosts and gods, these words really hurt his heart!

Feng was so angry that her face turned blue. She wanted to curse her son, but after he said this, he turned and left.

The words that were on the tip of my tongue were suddenly stuck in my throat, making me choke and feel uncomfortable!

Gu Tianbao, who had been hiding aside since he came in, hurriedly caught up with Gu Lianshan, but unexpectedly his actions angered Feng.

"Tianbao! Where are you going? Your father is sitting right next to you, why are you following that beast?!"

Now that Gu Lianshan was no longer in the room, Gu Liansheng finally dared to show up.

He stood up and pointed at Gu Tianbao, angrily scolding him, "You've been missing for days! Now you're back, not only do you not kneel down and apologize, you're even trying to run off with that beast!"

Gu Tianbao paused, his face calm, and turned to look at his father: "Since you knew I hadn't been home for several days, why didn't you seem anxious? I didn't see you asking anyone to look for me.

You've been living your life as usual, as if nothing happened without your son. So, what do you mean by saying this now?"

"You!" These words left Gu Liansheng speechless, and he was shaking with anger.

"Tianbao!" Old Master Gu scolded, frowned, and stared at Gu Tianbao with dissatisfaction.

"Who said your father didn't look for you? These past two days, your father has been looking for you so hard he's almost gone crazy! And yet you're hanging out with that bastard of your second uncle!

Listen to the tone of your voice now, it sounds just like your uncle, that beast! You are a scholar! Scholars are the most noble, but look at your current behavior, how can you still be a scholar! "

"Over the years, we have really wasted money to support his education!" Gu Liansheng had a gloomy face, and his next words shocked everyone.

"From now on, you don't have to go to school anymore! Your family will no longer support you in education, so you can stay at home and farm."

When these words were spoken, people had different reactions. Mrs. Feng and Mr. Gu did not agree with their son's words.

"Tianbao is your only son. No matter how angry you are, you can't stop him from studying, right?"

Gu Liansheng remained unmoved: "Don't say any more, my dear elders. After Qian comes into the family, will I still worry about not having a son?"

When talking about Qian, the old Feng couple fell silent.

Qian was only in her early twenties, and once she got married, she could still have a few children.

Gu Tianbao gained a new understanding of his father's selfishness and coldness.

People often say that if you have a stepmother, you will have a stepfather, but before his stepmother even came into the house, his stepfather had already completed his transformation.

If someone else heard that they could no longer study, they would definitely feel like the sky was falling, but for Gu Tianbao, this was simply a great thing!

To be honest, he is really not good at studying!

After more than ten years of studying, he can't even recognize all the characters now. He doesn't have the brains for studying! Enough of reading!

Now that he is not allowed to read it, it just happens to fulfill his wish, which is really the best thing that can happen.

Gu Tianbao didn't say a word and walked out of the hall.

Seeing that he failed to scare anyone, Gu Liansheng became even angrier. He slammed his hands on the table and kept cursing, "Unfilial beast!"

Feng was worried that his anger would harm his health, so she quickly advised him, "Don't argue with the child. You'll punish him by not letting him eat later."

"Yes! Your mother is right. Punish him by not allowing him to eat and starve him for a meal to clear his mind!" Old Master Gu also advised.

Faced with the Gu family's affairs, Wang Laosan and Wang Laoer were reluctant to speak up and just pretended not to hear.

The two brothers sat on the low stools, put their hands in their sleeves, lowered their heads and said nothing.

Gu Zhier wanted to speak, but was glared back by Wang Laoer.

Gu Lianshan was waiting for Gu Tianbao at the gate of the Gu family compound. They would return to Bei'an City soon.

After Gu Tianbao came out, he asked Gu Lianshan to wait for him for a while. He wanted to go to the east wing to pack his clothes, and also find the silver his mother had hidden and take it all away.

When he came back, his mother specifically reminded him of this matter, saying that he could not take the clothes, but the hidden silver had to be found.

Gu Lianshan also knew about this. He waved to Gu Tianbao and told him to go, while he would wait for him on the ox cart.

The east wing of the Gu family was empty at this time.

Gu Liansheng was in the main hall, while Gu Qing went to the ancestral hall to kneel as punishment.

Gu Tianbao tiptoed to the door of the room where his parents lived, pushed open the half-closed door, and quickly rushed in.

After entering the house, he looked for the silver first as his mother had instructed.

His mother had hidden the silver in five places before, two of which he found and took away. The other three were in a secret box under the bed, one in the wall tiles behind the bed, and one at the bottom of the box.

After searching for a while, he successfully found ten taels of silver in the secret box under the bed and twenty taels of silver in the wall tiles behind the bed.

He put the thirty taels of silver into the secret pocket inside his clothes and then went to open the box.

When he saw the box, Gu Tianbao's heart skipped a beat. He took out a copper key from his arms, looked at the box, then looked at the key in his hand, and thought to himself that something was wrong.

His mother said that the box was locked, but the box in front of him was not locked.

I opened the lid of the box and quickly took out the clothes and cloths inside, and found a hole in the bottom of the box.

Inside the cave was the secret compartment his mother had mentioned. There was a lot of silver hidden inside, but now it was empty.

After his mother disappeared, only his father lived in the house. There was no need to guess, it must be his father who took the silver away.

Gu Tianbao was extremely angry, but he had to endure it. This was not the time to make a fuss.

He found the clothes of the mother and her two children, picked out the thick ones, and also his father's cotton-padded jacket. Gu Tianbao picked them all out without hesitation and packed them up to take away.

He also took all the cloth away, not leaving a single piece for his father.

When he returned to Bei'an City, he asked his mother to take apart his father's cotton-padded clothes, take out the kapok inside, and use the kapok to sew a few new cotton-padded clothes.

The same goes for bedding. He took away all the bedding in the house, leaving not a single one behind.

There were quite a lot of these things, and he carried them one by one onto the ox cart outside, leaving nothing for his father.

If he doesn't take them away, given his father's temper, what if he gives these things to Qian?

He would rather throw it away than give it to Qian!

Gu Tianbao's actions did not alarm Gu Liansheng in the main hall. After moving the last trip, he climbed onto the ox cart and left the Gu family.

Gu Lianshan was very satisfied with his nephew's actions. This is how it should be done!

After praising Gu Tianbao a few times along the way, he parked the ox cart at the door of his house, opened the gate with the key, and went in to take a look at the chickens and ducks in the backyard.

He added water where needed, added food where needed, and finally counted the chickens and ducks to make sure nothing was missing. Only then did he lock the gate and drive the ox cart to Bei'an City.

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On the Gu family's side, the Wang family and the Gu family are still arguing about the Li family's affairs.

It is now basically confirmed that Li is not in Gu Lianshan's hands.

Since Li was not in her son's hands, Feng didn't want to get involved in the matter. After all, she had already received the ten taels of silver from selling Si Ya, and the rest had nothing to do with her!

Wang Laosan disagreed and insisted that the Gu family send someone to help find Li. If the Gu family was unwilling to send people, then they would pay with money!

"My wife gave you ten taels of silver. Return the silver and I won't bother you with finding the person!"

"Bullshit!" Feng cursed rudely, "The ten taels of silver your wife gave us was the money for selling Si Ya! We signed the indenture in black and white, and now you want the money back? No way!"

"Si Ya is still here, how can this be considered selling her body money?!"

"I've already sold Si Ya to you. How to kidnap her is your business! She's living there, not hiding. Just find someone to kidnap her!"

Wang Laosan was furious: "Because of a little girl, my wife is now dead or alive! Your little girl is a jinx! Whoever gets involved with her will be unlucky! We don't want her anymore, the indenture is torn up and invalidated, and you have to return the money!"

"Sign with no regrets!" Feng spat at him. "Either you find someone to kidnap Si Ya, or you admit defeat! I can't possibly pay you back!"