Chapter 265 Marry her as soon as possible!

These words exposed Feng's true colors. For a moment, she was furious, her ears were ringing, her eyes were dizzy, and her head was buzzing.

When she came to her senses, her eyes immediately turned red, and she started yelling and cursing at Gu Qing like a madman. The dirty words she uttered made Gu Qing's eyes turn red as well.

If Gu Lian was here, she would have covered her face and ran away crying.

Unfortunately, Gu Qing is not Gu Lian. She tried hard to remain calm. No matter how Feng scolded her, she only had one sentence to say.

"If the top beam is crooked, the bottom beam will be crooked too. I learned this from you! You're the only one who hooks up with men and gets into bed with them. How can you expect to raise a decent person?"

Gu Qing's words left Feng with no way to refute. She was morally flawed and had no way to defend herself. She could only point at people and curse at them in an extremely loud voice, hoping to use this method to cover up her mistakes.

The noise made by the grandfather and grandson was so loud that not only Old Man Gu in the west room heard it, but even Gu Liansheng in the east wing heard Feng's shouting and cursing.

Gu Liansheng became increasingly impatient with Feng, and was annoyed that she would yell at him several times a day.

He pulled the quilt over his head and didn't want to pay attention to it.

The east wing is some distance away from the main hall, so it's not too noisy. But it's different with the west wing, which is very close, and the noise makes Mr. Gu restless and has a severe headache.

Originally, Mr. Gu didn't want to go to the east room to deal with this matter. He had lost his patience with Feng, and the smell of feces and urine in the room made Mr. Gu even more reluctant to go in.

But as time passed, Feng's scolding showed no sign of stopping.

Old Master Gu, who knew Feng's character very well, knew that Feng did this on purpose and just wanted to lure him over.

Unable to bear the harassment, Mr. Gu had no choice but to compromise. With a sullen face, he went to the east room with a cane.

The door to the east room was not closed, and the smell from inside the house spread out. The main room, which originally had only a slight smell, now had a much stronger smell, which made people feel nauseous!

Old Master Gu couldn't stand the smell. After hesitating for a while, he didn't go into the east room. Instead, he stood at the door and shouted at people inside.

"Qing girl! What did I tell you just now? I told you to empty the urine bucket in the room, not to go into the room and argue with your grandma!"

As soon as the old man spoke, Feng, who had been cursing just now, quieted down and then burst into tears, lamenting her miserable life.

The sharp crying was louder than the shouting and cursing. Old Man Gu frowned and tried hard to suppress his anger.

Gu Qing was not willing to be outdone, and directly imitated the words that Feng scolded her when she came in: "I wanted to empty the urine bucket, but listen to how my grandma scolded me?

She said I slept with a strange man! In broad daylight, she actually opened her mouth and vomited! She also said that I was like my mother, who loved to hook up with men and get into bed with them!

Mr. Gu's face darkened instantly.

Speaking of this, Gu Qing's tears also fell: "Listen to this! What kind of grandmother would scold her granddaughter like this? If outsiders heard this, what would they think of our family?!"

"...Your grandma has always been like this. She, she has a sharp tongue but a soft heart..."

"Master, I'm not Lian girl, I'm not stupid!"

Gu Qing wiped the tears from her face, walked past Old Man Gu, and left.

"Where are you going?" Old Master Gu was stunned for a moment, then when he realized what was happening, he immediately shouted angrily, "Come back! You haven't even emptied your grandma's piss bucket yet!"

"I'm a whore who hooks up with strange men and gets into bed with them! Don't dare touch her things!"

Gu Qing outside the house uttered these words in a loud voice, not afraid of being heard at all.

Mr. Gu instantly became furious!

He no longer cared about feeling nauseous and rushed into the house, getting angry at Feng who was still crying.

"What are you trying to do? The family is already in such a state, and you're still making a scene! Do you have to make the whole family stay eight feet away from you before you're satisfied?!"

Feng stopped crying and started cursing again: "You heartless person! How dare you say I'm making trouble? I gave birth to your children and took good care of you for most of my life.

Who would have thought that after I fell ill, you would join them in despising me! Look at this room! If you had any conscience to serve me, I wouldn't be sleeping in this room that smells of feces and urine day and night!

"Who can I blame for this?" When this matter was mentioned, Old Man Gu was also very angry. "When you consulted the doctor last time, didn't the doctor specifically tell you to use crutches every day, walk around the house more, and move your hands and feet more, which would improve the condition of your hands and feet.

But what did you do? You refused to listen to the doctor, not only did you not walk with crutches, you even refused to go to the toilet! It would be fine if you did it in the piss bucket at night, but you didn't go to the toilet during the day! You had to do it in the piss bucket!

"It's snowing outside! If I fall while walking on crutches, won't I be the one who suffers?!" Feng didn't agree with these criticisms. She was just thinking about her own safety.

"Who said you can go alone? Didn't I tell you? If you need to go to the toilet on crutches, I'll go with you, or I'll let Qing go with you. No one will let you go alone!"

Feng stopped talking.

Mr. Gu thought he had persuaded her and was about to say something soft, but Feng spoke again: "After all, you still think I am a burden to you."

Mr. Gu: ...Why doesn’t it make sense!

Feng: "I just want to ask you, are you willing to serve me?"

"Look at my legs now." Old Man Gu asked her to turn around. "I can't even carry a basin of water now. I have to use my crutches all the time. I can't walk more than a few steps without gasping for breath and my chest hurts.

How can I serve you? I can’t lift the urine bucket, and I can’t bring water to wash your hands and feet. I want to serve you, but I’m powerless!

Old Master Gu was not lying. Feng knew whether he was in good health or not. If he was asked to serve others, he would collapse in less than half a day.

Feng was filled with grief: "What should I do? You can't serve me, my son can't serve me, Tianbao and Lian are gone, and now Qing is the only one left at home!

You should know what kind of person Qing girl is. Expecting her to serve me is like waiting for death! What do you want me to do? Should I just lie in bed and wait for death?

Old Master Gu's eyes flickered slightly, and he said, "I told you before to change the date of Lian Sheng's marriage. I'll spend a few copper coins and ask the matchmaker to talk to Qian Shi and marry her off sooner.

It's only natural for a daughter-in-law to serve her mother-in-law. Qian is young and strong, and she'll be there for you day and night. Are you still afraid of not having a good life?"

Mr. Gu had told Feng about this matter two days ago, but Feng had been reluctant to express her opinion.

There is no other reason. If you want to change the date of the wedding, you have to spend money to ask the matchmaker to persuade you, and you also have to spend money to find someone to calculate the date again.

As for Qian, if she is unwilling to do it in advance, in order to persuade her, we must send more betrothal gifts.

Each sum of money is money.

All the money saved at home was spent on medical treatment, medicine, and doctor's visits, and the ten taels of silver obtained from selling Gu Tang was also spent, and was only used to buy three fur coats.

If he wanted to marry Qian earlier, he would have to use Feng's own private money.

Feng was reluctant before, as she thought that with her husband, Gu Qing and Gu Lian around, she would never lack someone to serve her. But who would have thought that now no one is willing to serve her and she can't rely on anyone.

When this matter was brought up again at this moment, Feng was a little shaken.

After a moment's silence, she asked, "How much silver will this cost?"

"It's not much, one or two taels of silver is enough. And there's also the money for the wedding banquet. That's not a problem. We can put it aside first. Once the relatives return the gifts, the banquet money will be returned."

Feng nodded. She didn't feel bad about the banquet money. After receiving the gifts, she would get back what she had spent.

It's just that the change of days costs a bit too much.

"It's just a matter of choosing a different date for the wedding. Isn't one or two taels of silver a bit too much?"

"Don't just think about how much we spend. Think about Qian's dowry! When she comes home, how can she not be filial to you with the dowry she brings?"

That's right.

Mentioning Qian's dowry, Feng's cloudy eyes lit up: "Qian is attracted by my son's status as a scholar and wants to marry into our family with the dowry!

If we were to move up the wedding date, I think she would be more than happy to do so and wouldn't object!"

"That's right!" Mr. Gu thought so too.

Having made up her mind, Feng reached under the quilt and fumbled for a long time before she pulled out a silver coin.

"This silver coin weighs about two taels. Take it to the matchmaker and talk to him about changing the date..."

"Oh!" Old Master Gu calmly took the silver and carefully put it into his pocket.

After receiving the money, he glanced at the urine bucket behind the door, and a look of disgust flashed in his eyes!

But in order to appease Feng, who had just given him some money, he gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go and see if I can lift the urine bucket. I asked you to marry me back then, and for decades our family has relied on you. Now that you're sick, I can't just sit there and do nothing..."

Feng felt very relieved after hearing this, and her previous anger immediately disappeared.

"Forget it, don't be so stubborn. Go out and call Qing girl over and let her carry it out and pour it out." Feng felt sorry for her husband and was afraid that he would be tired.

Old Master Gu paused, then took advantage of the situation and said, "Alright. Don't worry, if Qing girl refuses to come, I'll go find the second brother! His parents are suffering here, and he doesn't even bother to look at them!"

"The second son and his family are back?" When Feng mentioned the second son, she thought of Gu Tang. "The tough fourth daughter is back too?"

"I'm back! The wound on Qing's face was caused by Si Ya just now!"

"What a pity...that girl got away!"

Feng's face darkened as she couldn't help but think of Wang Laosan: "Tell me, what's wrong with Wang Laosan? He said he'd come home to take Qing away, but several days have passed and he hasn't even come. There's no movement at all!"

"My daughter is the same. When she went back, she said she would ask Wang Laosan what was going on. But after she went back, she disappeared! Anyway, Qing girl didn't want to come either. It's better for her not to come. If she came, I'm afraid there would be another commotion."

When Feng mentioned this, she was filled with anger: "You ungrateful little rascal! You just wasted a chicken!"

"Calm down, I'll go call Qing girl to empty the urine bucket. Just hold back your anger and don't yell at people to run away again."

Feng's face looked unhappy, but when she thought of the almost full urine bucket, she nodded unwillingly and promised not to scold her later.

Old Master Gu breathed a sigh of relief and walked out of the east room with his cane.

Come to the main room door and open it wide to dissipate the smell in the room.

It was still snowing outside, but the snow had lessened in intensity than before.

Old Master Gu didn't wear a hat either. He walked into the snow and came to the east wing carefully.

He went to Gu Qing first, stood outside the door, and shouted twice into the room through the door, asking Gu Qing to go to the east room to empty the urine bucket.

Gu Qing in the room ignored him and just quickened the pace of packing clothes.

Old Master Gu didn't care whether she replied or not. After giving the order, he went to knock on his son Gu Liansheng's door.

Gu Liansheng hadn't gotten up yet. When he heard the knock on the door, he said impatiently, "I haven't gotten up yet! If you have anything to say, wait until I get up."

"Son! Dad came to see you because of your marriage..."

Hearing this, Gu Liansheng suddenly shuddered, his mind instantly cleared up, and he quickly stood up to open the door.

"Dad! Come in quickly!"

After opening the door, Gu Liansheng pulled the old man in with a smile on his face.

After being pulled into the house, before Mr. Gu could even stand still, he couldn't wait to ask, "How is it? Did my mother give me the money?"

"I've given it to you, I've given it to you..." The old man looked happy. He took out the silver given by Feng from his pocket and handed it to Gu Liansheng.

"Your mother said this piece of silver weighs nearly two taels, which should be enough for you to treat your guests to a feast."

"Why only two taels?" Gu Liansheng's face changed, and his tone was very dissatisfied. "This little bit of silver is not enough! I want to treat my classmates and friends to a banquet, and I need to choose a prestigious restaurant. How can this money be enough?"

"It's a lot, and I cheated this from your mother!"

Speaking of lying, Old Man Gu asked him worriedly, "Have you discussed it with the Qian family? Are you sure you're getting married in five days?"

"We have discussed it. I bypassed the matchmaker and discussed it directly with Qian. The marriage will be held in five days, and our family can go and propose tomorrow."

"Didn't you say you don't want a betrothal gift?" Old Master Gu got anxious. This was different from what he said before!

"It's true that they don't want a betrothal gift. Qian said so. We just need to put on a show to make her look okay. You can stuff some worthless things into the box and carry it over tomorrow."

Old Master Gu breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, Dad will go back inside and look for it. Oh, and don't let anything slip in front of your mother. If she asks you about the money, just say you gave the matchmaker a thank-you gift, arranged a new date, and even got some cloth from the Qian family."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Gu Liansheng looked impatient. He had to be so careful with such a small amount of money.

Seeing his son like this, Mr. Gu didn't know what to say. He asked him to continue resting and wait for Qing to cook before calling him.

Coming out of his son's room and looking at the snow outside, the old man couldn't help but sigh.

Perhaps because of her illness, my wife held on to the money even tighter. In the past, whenever her son asked for money, she would give him some.

But things are different now. Unless the son wants to buy pens, ink, paper, or books, his wife won't give him any money.

Even if she needed money to buy pens, ink, paper and inkstone, she would still take a look at the newly bought pens, ink, paper and inkstone with her own eyes to prevent her son from wasting the money.

Has your son ever been wronged like this?