Chapter 21 How to survive after leaving the Gu family
Gu Ximing tightly grasped the purse in his hand and looked at Mrs. Mo, who was full of anger.
"Do you want us all to get out of here? Once we get out, how will we survive?" he asked angrily.
How to survive after leaving the Gu family?
Mo really hadn't thought about this problem.
Her family was extremely poor. The Gu family had given her a betrothal gift of five taels of silver, but her family only gave her an old quilt as a dowry, nothing else.
The most important thing is that the Mo family is much more patriarchal than the Gu family. She will definitely have a hard time if she goes back.
She is in such poor health now that she really can't leave at this time. Even if she wants to leave, she has to wait until she is well again.
Seeing that his wife was speechless, Gu Ximing took the silver and went out.
The brothers and sisters followed their father to the main hall. Gu Xiaoxi opened his mother's account book, which was filled with many names.
More than one hundred taels of silver were borrowed from thirty households. Gu Xiaoxi recorded the five taels of silver borrowed from his uncle and the two taels of silver borrowed from the old patriarch.
After writing it, she looked carefully at the details above. The total loan amount was 112 taels, plus today's 7 taels of silver, which was 119 taels of silver.
The old patriarch's family had borrowed twenty taels of silver from their family before, plus the two taels now, the total was twenty-two taels.
My mother's maternal grandfather borrowed thirty taels of silver, my eldest uncle borrowed twenty taels of silver, and my second uncle borrowed ten taels of silver.
My aunt's family also borrowed twenty taels of silver, and my mother's family alone borrowed eighty taels of silver.
Oh my goodness!
Are everyone in my grandfather’s family so rich?
In the original owner's memory, his grandfather's house looked similar to theirs, and didn't seem very rich.
"Dad, apart from my grandfather's family, the old patriarch, and the money given by my uncle, there are a total of 107 taels, and the other miscellaneous money is 12 taels of silver." She told everyone after she had settled the accounts.
Gu He had a complicated expression after hearing this, and then he looked at the silver on the table, which added up to twenty-two taels of silver.
He thought for a moment and said, "After paying back these twelve taels, there will still be ten taels left. Let's take a look at these ten taels of silver. What should we do with them?"
The three brothers of the Gu family don’t think much about money. Usually, their mother is the one who manages the household. They just earn money and bring it home. How would they know how to manage it?
Gu He glanced at his three sons and his eyes fell on his daughter.
Seeing that his three brothers had no opinions, Gu Xiaoxi finally spoke up: "Dad, has anyone come to urge Grandpa?"
Gu He shook his head, sighed and said, "Ah...your mother has suffered so much following me.
Your grandfather is a very good man, as are your two uncles and your aunt. You must remember their kindness.
After they lent us the money, they never asked about it.
Your mother also felt embarrassed to go back for a long time because of borrowing this money."
Gu Xiaoxi nodded slightly after hearing this. After asking this question, she asked her mother's question: "Dad, Mom said you feel very guilty about your uncle. Why is that?"
Speaking of this younger brother, Gu He's eyes suddenly turned red, and he lowered his head and didn't say anything for a long time.
"Dad, if you really can't say it, then don't say it." Gu Xiaoxi couldn't bear to see his father sad.
However, this matter had been hidden in Gu He's heart for many years, like a mountain pressing on him, making him breathless.
Now that the children have grown up, he has nothing to hide, so he said, "That year, I ran into your mother outside the academy, and I fell in love with her at first sight.
But, your grandfather's family is well-off and they want a betrothal gift of twenty taels.
We couldn't come up with that much silver, so your grandmother went to the Chai family and begged them, and they agreed to let your mother marry, but they had to get five taels of silver, otherwise, it would be too embarrassing for the Chai family.
At that time, your grandparents had no money, so your uncle took out the money he earned from working, and your parents borrowed some more to make up for it.
That year, I married your mother.
However, your uncle didn't go back to school because he had no money, and he left a letter and left the day before we got married.
What your uncle doesn't know is that your grandparents are both very good people and gave your mother a dowry of twenty taels of silver.
Otherwise, do you think that when you were little, when those people in the village couldn’t wear new clothes, you could wear them?”
The four siblings recalled their childhood scenes. The three brothers all remembered the scenes from that time, but Gu Xiaoxi had no impression at all.
It seemed that she didn't remember anything before she was eight years old.
She thought of something else and then said, "If Second Aunt hadn't tricked me when the family was divided when I was ten, our family would have continued to live well."
Gu He knew that they also resented that second brother's wife, but he still said seriously: "No matter what your second aunt did, your second uncle's kindness must be remembered."
"Don't worry, Dad. We all remember it!" Gu Nanming spoke first.
Gu He looked at his daughter and murmured, "Xiaoxi, you were very smart when you were little. But after you got sick at the age of eight, your personality changed drastically. You gradually became unruly and willful, and not as smart anymore."
"Dad!" Gu Dongming called softly.
Gu Xiaoxi took these words to heart and wrote the incident down.
Gu He came to his senses and asked his daughter, "Xiaoxi, which family do you think I should return the five taels of silver to?"
Gu Xiaoxi felt that it was inappropriate to return the five taels of silver to anyone, so she said, "How about I give two taels of silver to my parents' family, and I'll take the remaining three taels and try to figure out what kind of business I can do?"
"Okay!" Gu He agreed without thinking.
The three brothers of the Gu family had no objection. As long as their sister was happy, anything was fine.
Gu Xiaoxi looked at these relatives and her nose felt sore again.
She couldn't remember how many times her nose had felt sore since she stepped into this house.
It’s no wonder. I have the family love that I could never dream of in my previous life, now in this life.
She has parents who love her, and several brothers who hold her in their arms.
"Dad, brothers, Xiaoxi will make everyone live a good life." She said with emotion.
The three brothers Gu Hehe just smiled. They didn't expect Gu Xiaoxi to make money to support the family.
After this matter was sorted out, everyone went about their own business.
Gu Xiaoxi took her two daughters to wash and change into clean clothes. She closed the door, squatted down, and said distressedly, "Did what happened today scare you?"
"Mom, we are not afraid as long as we are with you!" Gu Bingxue said seriously.
"Yes, Ruixue is not afraid either!" Ruixue, who has always been timid, also spoke.
Gu Xiaoxi tilted her head and looked at the two children. What good kids they were. The original owner was simply blind. How could she not see their goodness?
"Mom, what's wrong with you? We are really not afraid. Please don't send us away." Seeing that her mother didn't say anything, Gu Bingxue immediately became worried again.
Bang!
Gu Xiaoxi slapped herself hard.
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