Chapter 134 Show off
Gu Mingda said so many words to prove the preciousness of the washbasin, but he didn't expect that Niuniu still insisted on giving it to him.
"My dear, this brush washer might be able to be sold for thousands or even tens of thousands of taels of silver. If you meet someone who really knows the business, it might be sold for even more. With this money, you will have no worries about food and clothing in the future." Gu Mingda once again reiterated to his daughter how precious this brush washer was.
Niuniu insisted: "No matter how much it is worth, it's just a gift. Niuniu gave it to Daddy, will Daddy sell it for money?"
Gu Mingda didn't know what to say for a moment.
Niuniu asked again: "Dad is so familiar with the story of Emperor Taizong of Yan, you must like him very much."
Gu Mingda did not expect his daughter to be so smart, and said: "Dad only regrets that he was born in the wrong dynasty. If he had lived a few hundred years earlier, Dad would definitely give up literature and follow the military, serve under Emperor Taizong of Yan, and follow him to fight the grassland people."
Niuniu had seen Gu Mingda fond of the brush washer before, and said, "So the brush washer Niuniu bought is for the right person. Dad will definitely cherish this gift."
Gu Mingda's nose felt sore. His daughter was too considerate. A thing worth a fortune was just a gift that her father liked in her eyes.
Eventually, Gu Mingda placed this brush washer deep in the cabinet with great care, and he would only take it out to admire it when he was tired of reading.
Except for Zhang Yuniang, no one else knew that this brush was an old item worth a fortune.
A few days after the Dragon Boat Festival, all the Gu family members were on the move. Gu Yun asked for leave from the government office, and Gu Mingda put down his books.
Early in the morning, the whole family took a carriage back to Qingshui Village.
The Gu family is bustling about in Qingshui Village. Today is the day when Gu Lao San is getting married again.
In the past few months, Gu Xiaoya and Gu Xiaobao have had frequent contact with Zheng Cuier.
Gu Xiaoya had no objection to her father remarrying, but Gu Xiaobao was very upset about suddenly leaving his biological mother Liu Erni. But he was soon coaxed into submission.
The Liu family members didn't have any good intentions either. They all lived in the same village. Even though they were cruel enough to sell Liu Erni into the mountains as a shared wife, they would still instigate the two children when they had nothing to do.
In their words, they were all blaming Gu Laosan and Zheng Cuier.
The Gu family is having a big celebration today, and the Liu family didn't receive an invitation at all, but that didn't stop these people from finding opportunities to grab the two kids and talk nonsense.
"If you have a stepmother, you will have a stepfather too. Your life will be miserable in the future." As Liu Lao Niang said this, she wiped her tears and acted as if she felt sorry for them.
Gu Xiaobao was young and easily influenced. Upon hearing this, he immediately looked at his sister Gu Xiaoya with tears in his eyes.
Gu Xiaoya rolled her eyes and said, "Our stepmother is a good person. She used to help Niuniu with work. I've told you a dozen times that she can't be mean to us. Why are you crying again?"
Liu Lao Niang said again: "Your father remarried so soon, did he have some scandal with Zheng Cui'er? Poor my daughter, she was divorced and sent home without any fault..."
Gu Xiaoya had heard these words so many times that her ears were callused. She said casually, "No matter how fast he remarries, it won't be as fast as my mother's. My mother left home because she stole money. She was wrong. Her biggest mistake was being your daughter, and she only knew how to steal things for her uncles every day!"
When Old Lady Liu heard this, she was so angry that smoke came out of her nose. She said, "How dare you talk to your elders like that, kid!"
Old Lady Liu didn't take her own daughter seriously, so naturally she wouldn't take her granddaughter seriously either, and she raised her hand to hit her.
Before Gu Xiaoya had time to run, a figure rushed out from her side.
"Get lost, our two families have long ceased to have any relationship, stop dragging my granddaughter here and talking nonsense!"
If Niu Niu hadn’t said that she couldn’t find Xiao Yajie, Grandma Gu would not have thought of coming to look for her.
As soon as the old lady saw Old Lady Liu, she became furious and started hitting her with a broom.
Old Lady Liu was unhappy and said, "You mean old woman, why are you beating people when your family is having a wedding today? I want to let the villagers see..."
Old Mrs. Gu was impatient to listen to her rambling. Anyway, the two families had long since fallen out, and the grandchildren didn't quite recognize this grandmother, so she picked up the broom and started fighting again.
Niuniu shouted at the side: "My grandma is not an old hag! You are the old hag. If you bully little sister Ya, grandma will beat her!"
If Gu Xiaoya hadn't held Niu Niu tightly, Niu Niu would have really wanted to find a broom and join the battle.
Old Mrs. Gu chased Old Lady Liu for half a mile, and when she saw that everyone had run away, she walked back proudly with the broom in her hand.
As soon as I arrived at the door of my house, I saw a group of old ladies sitting on benches, basking in the sun and waiting for a wedding banquet.
Old Mrs. Gu threw down the broom and said, "Push, squeeze, squeeze."
The old ladies skillfully moved to the side to make room for Old Lady Gu.
"Mother of the scholar, you have finally made it and are following your son into the city."
"Life is so good, I see people getting fatter."
"Oh, your clothes are really nice, they are not cheap, are they?"
The old ladies talked at once.
Old Mrs. Gu raised her head slightly. Was she eagerly wearing new clothes and returning to the village to attend her son's wedding? Of course not!
She was waiting for this moment, to let the old ladies in the village see that she was now a city dweller! Her life was so good!
"This dress was given to me by Niu Niu as a gift. I tried to stop her from buying it, but she was so stubborn. The dress is not that expensive, but it costs two taels of silver... Life in the city is actually not that good. Everything you eat and use costs money, and the expenses are huge." Old Mrs. Gu pretended to complain, but was actually showing off.
"You are lucky. Your husband loves you and your son is successful."
"Niuniu is so amazing now. I couldn't recognize her when I saw her just now. Her face was so white, she was dressed so well, and she even had silver bells hanging in her hair. People would believe she was a daughter of a wealthy family in the city."
"Yes, who would have thought that such a pretty girl was almost killed by that bad guy Zhang Guangzong! In my opinion, it's your Gu family who are kind enough to raise her so well."
When she suddenly heard Zhang Guangzong's name, Mrs. Gu was stunned for a moment, and then she thought of this man's fate and felt that everything was just like it happened in her previous life.
"Our Niu Niu is a lucky charm. She will bring good luck to whoever family she lands in." said Old Mrs. Gu. She was very unhappy to associate Niu Niu with the Zhang family.
A group of old ladies said with emotion, "You are kind-hearted and treat Niuniu well. You don't know how miserable Mrs. Cai is now. Her son was exiled, her grandson was lost, and she can't rely on her daughter and son-in-law. Last month she said she wanted to go find her son. The big brick and tile house at home was sold at a low price. She is so old that she has to leave her hometown."
When people mentioned Mrs. Cai, they all sighed. At her age, she had to leave her hometown and they didn't even know where she would be buried after she died.
Old Mrs. Gu didn't want to hear the old women say such unlucky words on such a happy day, so she touched her hair as if unintentionally, accurately allowing everyone to see the gold hairpin on her head.
"Oh, is this a gold hairpin? You are dressed better than the landlord's wife!"
A group of old women surrounded Old Lady Gu and kept asking her questions.
After receiving the envy of her old sisters, Old Lady Gu was extremely satisfied. She deliberately said, "I am already very old, how can I wear gold and silver jewelry? But my old man always wanted me to wear something nice. This gold hairpin was won by him in a gambling game. Do you understand gambling?..."
It was clearly Mrs. Gu’s highlight moment, but someone suddenly shouted.
"Let's have dinner!"
The group of old ladies had no time to listen to Old Lady Gu's bragging. They scattered like birds and beasts and swarmed towards the banquet in the yard.
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