Chapter 15 She Thought She Was Dazzled
In the evening, Gu and his family returned.
Today, all three brothers went up the mountain with backpacks on their backs. The second brother, Gu Ximing, was the weakest among the three brothers. Usually, he would just pick up some firewood at the foot of the mountain.
A few days ago, he was teaching in a small private school in another village. However, a few days ago, a scholar came there and replaced him, the student.
Now that he hasn't found a suitable job, he can only help out at home with things within his ability.
And all the money he earned from teaching was used to pay off his family’s debts.
"Brother, I never thought that I could go up the mountain too." He saw the harvest in the backpack. Although it could not be compared with that of his eldest brother and third brother, he was already very satisfied.
Gu Nanming looked at his second brother's happy face and said, "Second brother, the reason you are weak is because you don't do enough hard labor. If you work more, you will gradually get better."
“Now that my sister is back, there are three more mouths to feed, and there are still so many famines to be paid off. We three brothers need to be more diligent.
"Second brother, we still have to take good care of our wives and don't let them say anything sad about our sister. She's already pitiful enough." Gu Dongming said.
"Don't worry, big brother. I will talk to her nicely." Gu Ximing knew that his wife had always been dissatisfied with this family.
In fact, the daughter-in-law had suggested dividing the family property before, but she didn’t dare to say anything because she saw her elder sister-in-law being beaten by her elder brother.
The three brothers talked to each other and then went home.
At dinner, they were very happy to hear that their uncle was coming to help repair the house.
After dinner, the three brothers packed up the mountain products in the kitchen. Chai would carry these products to the town early the next morning to sell them for money.
When Xue heard about this, she was happy and went to the second son's room after dinner.
"Sister-in-law, they asked my uncle to come and renovate the backyard. Then they can let the third brother and that bitch move into the backyard to live. This way they won't be an eyesore. Haha..." She laughed as she spoke.
However, her sister-in-law's next words soon made her stop laughing.
Mrs. Mo found that her sister-in-law was brainless and poured a basin of cold water on her without any hesitation: "Sister-in-law, what is there to be happy about?
We moved to the back so that we could provide special care for those two little bastards. Don’t you think about how much of the money earned by the men from our two families in a year ends up in our hands?
Our two families are now committing suicide and living in order to repay Gu Xiaoxi's debt. What a miserable life! "
The smile on Xue's face suddenly froze. Before she got married, she knew how much the three brothers doted on their sister-in-law. After she got married, she deeply felt the horror.
"Then, what should we do now?" she said in panic.
"What can we do? Keep the money in your pocket safe. They need to buy tiles to repair the house tomorrow, and that will cost money." Mrs. Mo didn't say anything else, just reminded her sister-in-law.
As long as this family is in chaos, Gu Xiaoxi can forget about having a good life.
These days, face is everything. If Gu Xiaoxi asked her elder brother and sister-in-law to divorce as soon as she came back, the gossips of those gossipers would drown her.
Xue felt that what her sister-in-law said made sense, so she hurried back to divide some of the money and hide it.
After waiting for her sister-in-law to leave, Mrs. Mo curled up in the quilt and continued to sleep.
There was nothing to eat in this damn place, and she was so hungry that she didn't even want to move.
In addition to the injuries on her body, she won't be able to recover for ten days or half a month, so she can only wait for those gossips to come to her house.
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Gu An came early the next morning and brought all the utensils he usually used for eating.
In order to repair the yard as soon as possible and allow the mother and daughter to live in, Gu Nanming and Gu He helped in the backyard today, Gu Dongming and Gu Ximing continued to go up the mountain to look for mountain products, and Chai carried yesterday's mountain products to the town to sell.
Gu Xiaoxi has never been to the market here. After leaving her two children with her third brother, she wanted to go and see what the market is like.
See if you can find some business opportunities?
"Mom, I want to go too." Gu Ruixue coquettishly held her mother's hand.
"Not this time. Mom needs to get familiar with the place before she can take you with her." Gu Xiaoxi shook her head and refused.
Seeing his sister say this, Gu Nanming took out two wooden figurines from his pocket and handed them to the two sisters: "Your mother is out working and can't take you with her. This is what your uncle made for you a while ago, but I never had the chance to give it to you. Take it home and play with it."
The two children were immediately attracted by the wooden man and happily followed their uncle to the backyard.
Only then did Gu Xiaoxi and Chai go out with their backpacks on their backs.
It takes half an hour to get from Xixia Village to Furao Town by oxcart, and almost an hour to walk there.
There is an ox cart at the east end of the village, and it costs two cents per person.
When the two arrived at the entrance of the village, they happened to see the ox cart under the tree.
"Mom, let's take the ox cart?" Gu Xiaoxi felt sorry for his mother.
"Why take an ox cart? It costs two cents per person, and four cents for two people. I can use that money to buy steamed buns in town." Chai said as she stopped her daughter and walked forward.
Gu Xiaoxi...
I feel a little sorry for my legs, and it's such a waste of time.
"Mom, I have money on me." She pulled her mother back.
"Even if you have money, you have to save it. Let's go!" Chai didn't want to hear any more and pulled her daughter forward.
Gu Xiaoxi couldn't refute anymore and could only follow her mother forward.
After walking for a while, she found that this was the road they had taken in the carriage on their way back.
This road is very bumpy when riding in a carriage, and it is naturally not easy to walk on.
Fortunately it didn’t rain today, otherwise my shoes would be in a mess if I walked out on this road.
The path is mostly lined with woods, making it unsafe to walk alone at night. A little further in, there is dense grass, so it's no wonder that those people would fight nearby.
There are several forks in the road, which connect to other villages. Ox carts and horse carts will come from these forks and then go to the main road.
A horse-drawn carriage was running in front of Gu Xiaoxi and the others. The fare of the carriage was one penny more expensive than that of an ox-drawn carriage, and the people sitting in the carriage felt a little proud.
“Oxcarts are slow and dirty!”
"Yes, those poor fellows are sitting there!"
"Look, there are many people over there who can't even afford to ride in an ox cart!"
When Gu Xiaoxi heard these people talking, she wanted to go up and kick them all down.
"Hey, poor guy, walk faster!" A familiar voice suddenly sounded.
Gu Xiaoxi immediately raised her head. This was the hateful ex-sister-in-law.
She originally didn't intend to be cowardly, so she opened her mouth and said, "This person is not rich at all, he is simply poor and disgusting!
What's the big deal about riding in someone else's carriage? If you have the ability, buy one for yourself."
Tao Lanhua originally wanted to feel some superiority, but when she heard these words, she suddenly felt a little painful as if she had been slapped in the face.
At first glance, she saw that it was Gu Xiaoxi who was speaking, and she thought she was dazzled.
I rubbed my eyes and opened them again, and it really was that little bitch.
Didn’t mother say before leaving that she was going to sell this bitch? It’s impossible for her to appear here?
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