Chapter 5: The tragic end of the Gu family
As soon as he entered the house, Gu Yuehuai put the matters of Chen Yuesheng and Chen Yin out of his mind.
Since she had taken action to punish Chen Yin, she had no intention of letting her go.
Enemies come one by one, Chen Yin is just a small appetizer.
Gu Yuehuai boiled water and cooked skillfully. She fried potatoes, sweet potatoes and cabbage and only added some salt and soy sauce. She also put wheat flour cakes on the side of the iron pot, covered the pot with a lid and let it simmer. Soon, steam rose up and the aroma was fragrant.
When the meal was ready, Gu Yuehuai stood at the door, standing on tiptoe and looking at the path outside the fenced yard.
She frowned and clenched her hands nervously. Why hasn't he come back yet?
I don’t know how long it took, the charcoal fire in the stove was about to go out, and two people staggered back from the end of the path, arm in arm, looking like brothers and a family.
Gu Yuehuai immediately saw the tall figure with an upright back in the moonlight.
Big brother, Gu Tinghuai.
The names of the four siblings in the Gu family were all given by their grandmother, who had attended a private school, read a lot of books, and was a talented woman.
The two gradually approached, and in the moonlight, Gu Tinghuai's face was reflected in her eyes exactly as it was. Gu Yuehuai looked at her elder brother, who had protected her like a treasure since she was a child, with greedy eyes, and her lips trembled.
In her previous life, she was severely injured by domestic violence six months after her marriage and almost died in the hospital.
The eldest brother felt guilty and distressed, and soon he took the MLZL iron axe and killed the man who abused her.
Thinking of this, Gu Yuehuai shifted his gaze to the person who came with Gu Tinghuai.
He was wearing a white shirt inside and a gray-blue military coat outside. He had a dignified appearance and was a good-looking man, no worse than Chen Yuesheng. Who could see the wolfish ambition beneath his handsome appearance?
Ren Tianxiang.
Her husband in her previous life.
Ren Tianxiang was a city dweller. Like her family, his ancestors were landlords and had some reputation in the area. However, unlike her family, the Ren family was prosperous, so after liberation, they were classified as landlords and became a member of the untouchable class.
Most of the Ren family members were shot, and in the end they had no choice but to give away all their wealth and gain a good reputation, which barely left Ren Tianxiang, the only descendant of the Ren family.
In the city, anyone can step on Ren Tianxiang.
He lived in poverty, with all his food, clothing and other necessities provided by the government. Now he looks like a decent man, relying on his reputation of spending all his wealth to maintain his status as a "rich young man".
The Gu family and the Ren family are both landlords in this area. Their ancestors have had a very good friendship, which has continued to this day.
This day in her previous life was the beginning of her nightmare.
At that time, she was distraught because of Chen Yin's words, and the wound on her head was not treated, which led to infection and fever.
In the evening, the drunk elder brother came back from the city with his good friend Ren Tianxiang.
That night, Ren Tianxiang inexplicably broke into her room.
In the 1970s, sleeping in the same bed without getting married was considered nonsense and improper.
Ren Tianxiang acted like a victim and spread the dirty tricks widely, making her already bad reputation even worse. Chen Yin couldn't stand her in the first place, and was happy to see her marry a lowly landlord.
She brought Tian Jing and stood in front of her house, accusing her of being promiscuous and eager to get married. Now she had finally used some tricks to get close to a man. If she didn't get married, it would bring disgrace to the reputation of the entire Dalaozi Production Brigade.
When a wall falls, everyone pushes it.
She was not liked by the villagers to begin with, and in the end, she had to endure the disgust and be forced to marry Ren Tianxiang, the culprit.
In just one night, her life changed dramatically.
Although it is called marriage, in reality it is no different from marrying a son-in-law.
After they got married, they did not return to the city, but instead lived in Gu's house.
At first, Ren Tianxiang treated her well. In addition, he was good-looking and a cultured person. After only half a month of soft words, he coaxed her into submission and she gradually forgot what happened.
She had already accepted the reality and wanted to live a good life with him.
If Tian Jing had not accidentally found a few boxes of gold and silver antiques from behind the house, Ren Tianxiang would probably have continued to be hypocritical with her.
That's right. She later found out that everything Ren Tianxiang did was premeditated. He did it for the "treasure" buried by the ancestors of the Gu family in the mansion. Even she didn't know this secret, and she didn't know where Ren Tianxiang got it from.
Tian Jing was "selfless" and handed over all the treasures he dug out to the team.
The team did not dare to embezzle the money and reported it to higher authorities. Finally, the county leaders came down to inspect the team. In addition to praising the Dalaozi Production Team, they also arranged a job for Tian Jing, a meritorious worker, in the county as a formal employee in a cotton mill.
It is so ironic that Tian Jing relied on the treasure passed down from their Gu family's ancestors and became a city dweller who eats commercial grain.
However, the reason why she hated Tian Jing so much was not just because of this incident.
If her tragedy was the beginning of the misfortune of the entire Gu family, then Tian Jing was the culprit who caused the Gu family to be broken up and end miserably. Compared with Chen Yin, Chen Yuesheng, Ren Tianxiang and the like, she hated Tian Jing the most.
"Little sister!" This sudden and clear voice interrupted Gu Yuehuai's thoughts. She was slightly startled, and suppressed all the surging hatred in her eyes. She looked up at Gu Tinghuai and raised her lips and said, "Big brother."
Ren Tianxiang glanced at Gu Yuehuai, somewhat surprised.
Although he was good friends with Gu Tinghuai, he had never seen his only sister and only heard that she was fat and ugly.
After seeing her today, I felt that the rumors were somewhat inconsistent. She was really ugly and really fat, but not as unbearable as others said. When she faced Gu Tinghuai, her smile was calm and gentle, and she even looked a little pretty.
nice?
Ren Tianxiang sneered in his heart. Was he getting into the role ahead of time and starting to prepare himself mentally?
"Little sister, what's wrong with your head?" Gu Tinghuai frowned and looked at Gu Yuehuai with some worry in his eyes.
Gu Yuehuai didn't answer. He took two steps forward, pushed Ren Tianxiang aside, took Gu Tinghuai's arm and walked into the house, saying as he walked, "Brother, how much did you drink? Come in and rest for a while."
Gu Tinghuai was a little surprised when he heard his sister's caring words, but he was more happy. His mouth was grinning to the back of his ears, and he said hurriedly: "Brother is fine, he just had a few drinks, just a few drinks, not much."
As he spoke, Gu Tinghuai glanced at Gu Yuehuai cautiously, fearing that she would be angry because of his drinking.
Gu Yuehuai looked at his apologetic smile and felt a little sad.
She has been favored and spoiled since she was a child. All her life, she has been servile to Chen Yin and bossed others around. The men in the family have suffered the most from this.
At home, she would smash pots and bowls if she was not satisfied, causing chaos in the house. She resented her mother for not taking her to the city to enjoy a good life, but leaving her to a few rough guys who did not know how to take care of people.
Although her father and brothers have tried their best to meet her requirements, unfortunately, she is not satisfied.
As far as she could remember, she had never been nice to them. Her eldest brother didn't care about her. Although her second and third brothers were dissatisfied, they didn't treat her as well as her eldest brother did. But she knew that they all loved her.
As soon as he entered the house, Gu Tinghuai smelled the fragrant aroma of rice.
He was stunned: "Dad is back?"
Gu Yuehuai brushed the corners of his sore eyes imperceptibly and said softly, "I made some pancakes, would you like to try some, big brother?"
Gu Tinghuai's eyes suddenly shrank and his expression became subtle.
His sister, who had never done housework, cooked? And even made pancakes? Did the sun rise from the west today?
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