Chapter 14 Marriage Agreement 2
Gu Haixiong also knew that it was a matter of saving face, so he was very distressed when he saw his daughter, who was about to get married, running outside every few days.
This time, while his mother was making a scene, he took the opportunity to show the attitude of a head of the family and sternly warned his daughter, "You have already asked your grandmother to pick a date for your marriage, so you should not go out during this period. You should stay at home and work honestly. You can dry the herbs you brought back yourself, maybe they will be useful."
"But Dad, I have to go out these few days because of something. Brother Lu's child is sick and his condition is not stable. I want to go and see him. People should not be without conscience. I know how to repay kindness."
Gu Leshu ate his meal quietly, feeling worried for his sister.
Ever since my sister fell into the water, a series of events seemed to have changed. She seemed to have become very brave. She didn't dare to contradict my father before, but now she dares to go against him.
Gu Leshu suddenly raised his head and looked at his sister carefully.
How come this is a bit weird?
This girl is still his sister, but her personality seems to have changed.
Is this what the old people mean, that once a person experiences some stimulation, his or her personality will change drastically?
Could it be that I’ve been possessed by an evil spirit?
With such doubts, he looked at his parents and asked, "Mom and Dad, do you think my sister is possessed by evil spirits? Who would rush to get married?"
When Gu Leyou heard this, she burst out laughing, rolled her eyes at her brother and said, "Stop talking nonsense. If I were possessed by evil spirits, I would have been abnormal a long time ago."
Mrs. Lin thought her daughter's words made sense. She looked around and said cautiously, "Stop talking nonsense. Be careful that the walls may have ears. If someone hears you, it will be bad for our family."
As a result, his wife reminded Gu Haixiong and reprimanded his son, "Stop talking nonsense. If someone hears it, they will definitely regard your sister as an unlucky person. It will bring trouble to our family. Maybe we can't stay in this village anymore. If we are driven out, will we become a beggar?"
In the end, Gu Leshu felt that it was nothing, it was just a casual remark, no one would take it seriously.
Gu Leyou picked up the chopsticks and knocked him on the head, pretending to be angry and said, "If you make me unable to go out, I will definitely not forgive you and I will not play with you anymore."
Upon hearing this, Gu Leshu immediately became anxious, "That won't do. If you don't take me to play, I will watch you and won't let you go out."
Gu Leyou also became anxious, so he stood up and chased after him to hit him. Gu Leshu ran in front, and they were making a scene around the dining table.
Lin watched them fooling around, a rare smile on her face.
Gu Haixiong also smiled, but he was only silent for about half an hour.
There was another knock on their door, and it was a rapid knock.
Gu Leshu quickly finished his meal and went to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, Yang ran in and shouted at the top of her voice: "How dare you eat? Mother has become sick from all of you and is now lying in my house."
Gu Haixiong has always been a filial child. When he heard that his mother was sick, he immediately ran out of the house and went towards his eldest brother's house.
The rest of the people were still a little at a loss. How could he get sick so soon? Was it such a coincidence? Could there be some fraud?
Yang looked at the mother and her two children, and said sarcastically, "This girl is getting married, but she is very stubborn. If you don't know, you will think she is marrying a good family. She doesn't even care about her mother-in-law's illness."
Gu Leyou didn't care whether the other person was an elder or not, and just confronted him directly.
"Who said we don't care about grandma anymore? Didn't you just get the news and haven't reacted yet? Besides, aren't you also grandma's daughter-in-law, why are you still here?"
The eldest aunt was so angry that she raised her hand to hit the mother and her two children. When Mrs. Lin saw that her children were being bullied, she started fighting with Mrs. Yang directly.
Soon several people started fighting, attracting the attention of the surrounding neighbors.
This matter was told to the village chief by an enthusiastic neighbor, and the village chief came in a hurry with his men.
Although the farmers all go to bed early at night, if there is any trouble in any family, he, as the village chief, has to step in.
So he took a few trusted people with him and rushed to the home of the second son of the Gu family.
It really makes me worry every moment.
When the village chief arrived at their house, the four men had already finished fighting, and without exception, all four had wounds on their faces.
The village chief saw their expressions and said with a look of disappointment: "You are a family no matter what, so why are you fighting? What's the reason? Can't I worry less about your family affairs every day? After dealing with small things, I have to deal with big things. Do you think I have nothing to do all day?"
The four men remained silent after being lectured by the village chief.
The village chief was very angry when he saw the four silent and injured people.
Since they didn't say anything and he couldn't get to the bottom of the matter, the village chief just kept wasting time with them. It would only waste everyone's time anyway.
After a while, Gu Leyou spoke first: "Village Chief, my aunt said that our grandma is sick. I don't know if it's true or not. We just questioned it and she wanted to beat us."
At this time, the people brought by the village chief said something fair.
"What old lady would joke about being sick for no reason? If you don't believe it, just send someone over to take a look and you'll know. Besides, your man hasn't come back yet, so this must be true."
After hearing the villagers' analysis, they all ran out of their homes and went to Gu Haicheng's home.
When Gu Haixiong rushed to his eldest brother's house, he was kept by his mother.
Old Mrs. Gu was lying in bed pretending to be sick.
In fact, it was the eldest son's wife who asked the old lady to do all this, because they were afraid that the second son's family would go back on their word and not marry their daughter off.
Then, as a half-matchmaker, she would not be able to get the ten taels of betrothal money, which could be enough for their family to live on for a period of time.
She will never let the duck in her mouth fly away.
So she came up with a dirty trick. She asked the old lady to pretend to be sick, trick the second son into coming, and ask him to sign a letter of guarantee. They were sure that the second son was a filial son and would definitely listen to his mother and would not dare to refute him. Especially when his mother was sick, if he was asked to agree to something, he would definitely agree more quickly.
Sure enough, when the second brother rushed to his eldest brother's house and saw his mother lying weakly on the bed, he looked distressed and almost cried.
So the old lady took the opportunity to say, "Second brother, I am sick from working so hard for your family affairs. You must promise me that you cannot go back on your daughter's marriage."
Gu Haixiong agreed solemnly.
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