Chapter 294: Plundering Fortune?

Gu Lianshan knew that his daughter was complaining about Dani.

"There's nothing we can do about it. These are the rules passed down by our ancestors. If you don't follow them, you won't even be able to enter the ancestral tomb after you die."

Gu Tang rolled his eyes and said, "This is a grave that has been poor for countless generations. The feng shui is obviously not good. Why are you rushing to squeeze in?

If you are not allowed to enter, then choose another auspicious place. Perhaps it can bless the descendants to become officials or businessmen, and bring smooth sailing and change their family status! "

"What nonsense!" Gu Lianshan glared at her. "Entombment in the ancestral tomb isn't just a matter of feng shui; it's a kind of final destination..."

"What fate? After death, everyone must report to the underworld! Do you really think those ancestors have been staying in the ancestral graves to protect future generations?"

Just then, Agou came over with a bowl of noodle soup and happened to hear these words.

He subconsciously agreed, "That's right. After death, people have to report to the underworld. Once in the underworld, they can't easily leave, and they are not allowed to participate in the affairs of the human world."

Gu Lianshan looked at him and Gu Tang in confusion, "You two are talking like it's real. If someone didn't know, they would think you had seen it with your own eyes!"

Gu Tang: ...

Agou: ...

What a coincidence! They had indeed met before.

"Our say in this matter doesn't count. It all depends on the Guan family. If they keep insisting on not allowing the burning, I think the clan leader will compromise."

After saying this, Gu Lianshan buried his head in eating noodles. It was obvious that he was starving.

After dinner, Gu Lianshan put on his hat and went to Gu Baoshan's house again.

Third Uncle didn't go, he was at home making incense with Gu Ping'an.

Gu Tang didn't disturb the grandparents and went back to the house to catch up on his sleep.

Ah Gou followed in and whispered in Gu Tang's ear, "I just went out for a while and happened to see Gu Liansheng and Li Shunzi leaving the village in an ox cart."

"Leaving the village?" Gu Tang raised his eyebrows. "Why are they leaving the village now? The snow is so thick outside, they are not afraid that the ox cart will get stuck in the snow and cannot get out."

"It's not an ox cart with wheels, it's one without wheels..." Agou couldn't tell what it was, so he drew it on the snow with his finger.

Gu Tang took a glance and knew what it was: "Sled, this is called a sled."

After saying that, she became curious again: "Gu Liansheng is getting married today. Why is he thinking of leaving the village with Li Shunzi instead of staying at home with his new wife?"

"I don't know about that. How about I go over there and ask?" Agou pointed to the end of the village.

Gu Tang had an idea. Gu Liansheng was not at home, so Qian must be staying in the house and not coming out. Isn't this a good time to drug her?

She waved to Agou, indicating that he should follow her to the inner room.

When she got to the inner room, she took out the crushed aconite from the system backpack and handed it to Agou.

"Isn't Gu Liansheng thinking about the imperial examination next year? Send Feng away first and let him observe the three-year mourning period."

After taking the medicine bag, Agou asked, "Where's Mr. Gu? Why keep him here? Why not send him down together?"

"Master Gu, please don't move for now. Let's see how long he can live. If he can survive for three years, then we can send him off and let Gu Liansheng continue to observe mourning."

After six years of filial piety, Gu Liansheng, who was in his forties at that time, didn't know whether to continue taking the imperial examination or give up.

Gu Tang is looking forward to it!

Agou understood what she meant and turned around to do it.

"Wait!" Gu Tang called out to him, "Don't poison her all at once. Keep her hanging and let Gu Liansheng live in fear for a few days. Then, when the imperial examination is approaching, send Feng away."

The county examination will begin in February of the following year, followed by the prefectural examination in April, and the academy examination in August.

It's not long until February now, and Feng should be able to hold on until then.

Agou nodded and left.

Gu Tang was waiting at home, worried all the time, tossing and turning in bed but unable to fall asleep.

Not long after, Agou came back.

Gu Tang sat up suddenly: "Done? How come so quickly?"

"It's done. Thanks to that Qian. The two elders of the Gu family were shouting for water, but Qian thought they were annoying and deliberately left the teacups outside to cool the warm tea.

Her action was a good opportunity for me, so I took the opportunity to add some aconite to the tea and watched with my own eyes as Qian forced Feng to drink it.

"Did she drink it?" Gu Tang blinked. "Amazing! She just got married and she dared to treat Feng like this. And Mr. Gu didn't ask?"

"I did ask, but Mrs. Qian was very aggressive. She immediately threw the bowl and pointed at Old Man Gu and started cursing. She almost made the two elders die of anger."

Hearing this, Gu Tang became happy: "It seems that it doesn't matter whether we use this Aconitum or not. With Qian Shi around, why worry about Feng Shi not dying?"

Agou agreed with this. Qian was really good at talking. When she scolded someone, she didn't care about any relatives and would even scold eighteen generations of ancestors.

"Evil will be punished by evil. God has eyes, and he actually let Gu Liansheng marry such a wife."

Gu Tang gloated and felt very comfortable.

After joking about it, Gu Tang thought of another thing: "Do you know if there is a way to turn bad luck into good luck in this world?"

"You want to change your luck?"

"Who doesn't want to change their luck? Especially you, an unlucky bastard who's been sharing my good fortune. I've been keeping all the gift boxes I've signed in for these days, and haven't opened a single one. I don't even dare to enter the lottery, for fear of missing out!"

This is indeed a problem.

Agou pondered for a moment and said, "If I could meet someone with great fortune, I would be able to sense it if they were close. Then I could plunder that fortune and inject it into your body, which would definitely change your luck."

Gu Tang: …???

"What are you talking about? When I say luck, I mean whether I can use some item or method to improve my own fortune, not plundering other people's fortune!!!"

"Is that so..." Agou frowned, "If that's the case, then the increase in fortune is limited..."

"It's limited, but it won't harm heaven or lack virtue!" Gu Tang glared at him. Why is this man's mind full of these evil cultivation-like things?

Ah Gou understood: "It's very difficult for you to improve your fortune in this way. Besides, anything that can improve your fortune is a treasure, and you can't buy it even if you have money."

Gu Tang didn't give up: "Is there anything left out?"

"Yes! Everything is missed."

Gu Tang became more energetic again: "Let's find the ones we missed!"

Agou looked at her strangely. "To find something like this, you'd have to travel all over the mountains and rivers, maybe even find one or two. But the biggest chance is that you'd find nothing. The world is too vast, and human life is limited. Expecting to explore every place in the world is a fantasy."

This made Gu Tang feel disappointed: "That's it, I definitely can't do it."

"So, it's faster to plunder." Agou suggested again.

"Aren't you afraid of cause and effect?" Gu Tang glanced at him.

"I'll take care of the consequences for you, you just need to enjoy your good fortune."

Gu Tang's heart trembled, and it was undeniable that she felt moved for a moment.

But she soon became firm and rejected Agou's proposal with a serious expression: "Don't mention this matter again. I don't agree, and you are not allowed to think about it anymore."

Agou looked at her steadily, letting go of his perception and sensing Gu Tang's mind inch by inch.

He felt the heartbeat at that moment, but he also felt his mind quickly become firm.

A glittering light flashed across Agou's eyes, like a brilliant galaxy. The beating of his heart in his chest accelerated a little, and his eyes and brows were full of joy.

He sat down on the bedside and gently patted Gu Tang's legs. "If you don't want to plunder, I have another plan. It will not harm the harmony of nature, nor lack great virtue, and will not be affected by karma."

Gu Tang didn't quite believe him anymore: "Really? You're never reliable. All your ideas are bad!"

"Getting close to people with great fortune will affect your own luck to some extent. Although it's not much, it should be enough to open blind boxes."

"That's great!" Gu Tang's eyes lit up, and then he glared at Agou: "Why didn't you mention this method just now?"

"Just now I was only thinking of achieving my goal in one go, so I didn't think of this method."

Gu Tang rolled his eyes. "You're a ghost messenger, so you should know better than anyone that nothing comes for free. Even if you help me shoulder the consequences, I have a feeling that if I agree to your proposal, I'll have to pay the same price sooner or later."

Agou's eyes showed more and more joy.

He understood, of course he understood, but some people went down this path and just couldn't figure out the trap.

Things had a clue, and Gu Tang waved his hand at Agou: "The search for the lucky person is now left to you. Start by looking in the village. If you can't find him, wait until the weather warms up and then go to Bei'an City to look for him.

There's no rush. I've already accumulated quite a few blind boxes, so a few more won't hurt. Too many lice won't itch, and too many debts won't worry you. "

After saying this, she lay down again, turned over to face inward, and soon fell asleep.

Agou looked at the sky. If he went to bed now, would he be able to sleep at night?

Although he didn't agree with Gu Tang catching up on her sleep at this moment, Agou still didn't dare to disturb her.

He closed the door quietly, left the west wing and went to the kitchen.

The day before yesterday she said she wanted to eat buns, so I made some for her today.

As for finding a lucky person, there is no rush. The Gu family already has one who is barely qualified and can be used later.

When he came to the kitchen, Agou kneaded the dough first. After kneading the dough, he put the dough in a small basin, put the basin in the pot, and then covered the pot.

Pour some hot water into the pot and place the basin in the hot water. The high temperature can make the dough rise faster.

The weather is too cold to leave it outside.

Now that the dough is kneaded, start chopping the meat.

Gu Tang didn't like the pork here, so Agou chopped it up with mutton stuffing.

By the time he had chopped the meat and adjusted the flavor, it was already dark outside.

It gets dark early in winter, and it is almost three quarters past three in the afternoon.

I lifted the lid of the pot and took a look at the dough. Hmm, it has risen, but it’s not enough. I need to wait a little longer.

At this moment, shouting and cursing suddenly came from outside the courtyard gate -

"Gu Lianshan! You're such a heartless bastard! My parents are seriously ill, and you don't even care about them!!!"

Agou covered the pot, took off the apron around his waist and left the kitchen.

Lanterns were hung in the corridor, and the curtain at the door of the main hall was lifted. Third Uncle brought Gu Ping'an out of the house.

Third Uncle didn't look towards the kitchen. He walked along the corridor on the west wing to open the door with a bad look on his face.

Gu Ping'an hurriedly followed with a lantern in hand.

Agou looked towards the west wing, thinking that the noise must have woken up Gu Tang, so he walked towards the west wing.

There were also two lanterns hanging behind the gate of the Gu family's courtyard. Third Uncle took the lantern from Gu Ping'an's hand, took out the candle from the base of the lantern, and then lit the other two lanterns.

The three lanterns lit up at the same time, illuminating the area behind the door.

The people outside the door seemed to see the light behind the door and cursed even louder.

The third uncle removed the bolt and opened the door. Outside the door were Li Shunzi, Gu Liansheng and Gu Zhier.

Li Shunzi was holding a torch and shivering with cold. Gu Liansheng was sitting on the sled and did not get off. Gu Zhier had her hands on her hips and a ferocious look on her face.

When the three of them saw that it was their third uncle who came out, the atmosphere became awkward for a moment.

Gu Zhier, in particular, had softened her expression considerably, but her tone was still stern: "Third Uncle! Where's that coward Gu Lianshan? What's the point of him asking you to step out in the front? If you're brave enough, come out and talk to me face to face!"

"What did you say?" Third Uncle said in a cold and hard tone, "You said your family has no sense of propriety, righteousness, or integrity. You always come to my door to make trouble whenever there's something wrong, and ask my son to serve your parents?"

Gu Zhier was a little afraid of her third uncle, but after hearing this, she still got angry and retorted, "He's not your son! He's my father's son!"

"He was adopted into my name, so legally he's my son. What? You don't acknowledge the adoption letter?"

Third Uncle pointed to the west and said, "The clan leaders and elders are all at Baoshan's house. Go and tell them in front of them that the adoption doesn't count. If the clan leaders and elders have no objection, I'll immediately send Lianshan back to serve your parents!"

Gu Zhier trembled. How could she have the courage? !

She just couldn't stand the heavy snow, and she had to come back to serve her parents.

When her mother-in-law Fang heard that her eldest brother wanted her to go back and take care of her parents at home for a few days, her old face instantly darkened.

Although her mother-in-law did not say anything unpleasant in front of her elder brother, Gu Zhier knew in her heart that her mother-in-law let her go back because she was concerned that her elder brother was a scholar and did not want to embarrass him in front of a scholar.

When she returns home, her mother-in-law will definitely punish her!

On the way back, she kept complaining, saying that it was already the twelfth lunar month and the New Year was almost coming, so why would anyone come to pick her up at this time?

Her eldest brother said that it was all the fault of his second brother's family. The whole family was idle at home and just unwilling to go home to serve the old man and the old lady.

Tianbao and Lian Yatou were also missing. Her eldest brother had to look for the children and take care of their parents at home alone. He was tired and sad, and even neglected his studies.

After being scolded by her uncle for a few times, Gu Zhier calmed down and lowered her head to wipe away her tears: "My eldest brother is a man, he can take care of my father, but not my mother. These days, I rely on the help of the neighbors.

Pian Tianbao and Lian Yatou are both missing, and my eldest brother has to look for the children and take care of his parents all by himself. How can he handle it?

Even if he is adopted, it wouldn't be too much to let my second brother and Tang girl help out and serve for a few days, right?"

one person?

Third Uncle looked strange. Didn’t Gu Zhier know that Gu Liansheng was married?

Yes, I haven’t informed my relatives who live far away today, so it’s understandable that they don’t know.

That’s not right... Gu Liansheng went to pick her up, but he didn’t tell Gu Zhier that he had married Qian?