Chapter 199 Gu Xiang Returns
Gu Nian and Gu Chuan stayed at Guo's house for one night and set off for home early the next morning.
Gu Xiang and Guo Erlang also went back with them.
Because they had to pay an extra return gift, Gu Xiang's sisters-in-law started throwing things around and making indirect accusations early in the morning.
"A poor fellow from the mountains really thinks he's so popular! He even asks for two gifts when he returns home.
"Whose money comes from the wind? Don't you even consider whether you deserve it?" Guo Dalang's wife said sarcastically.
"That's right, you even brought your family home to eat and drink for free, as if the food at home is free?
Really, I told you not to look for someone from the mountains, otherwise there will be another poor relative at home to beg for money.
Look, it's come true now. The second son wasn't doing his job properly to begin with, and now he has a dirt-poor Yue family. Life is really unbearable." Guo Sanlang's wife also said this.
"Stinky Egg, Pickled Egg, your second uncle is here to buy snacks, why don't you go quickly?" Guo Dalang's wife winked at her two sons.
The two eggs were also very clever, and they immediately started pestering Guo Erlang.
The two people's voices were neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for Gu Nian and Gu Chuan to hear.
Gu Nian and Gu Chuan were so angry at their words that their faces turned red, but they couldn't go out and argue with them.
Feeling frustrated, he hurriedly ate a few mouthfuls of breakfast and left. He secretly swore in his heart that he would never come to the Guo family again.
It’s not like they can’t afford to eat. If they weren’t worried about something happening to Gu Xiang and the others, they wouldn’t have come.
What Guo Dalang's wife and Guo Sanlang's wife said was heard not only by Gu Nian and Gu Chuan, but also by all the members of the Guo family. After all, they had no intention of hiding it.
But except for Gu Xiang's unhappy expression, everyone else acted as if they didn't hear it.
It can be seen from this point that Gu Xiang has no status in this family.
But they can't do anything about this. Whether it's a good life or a bad life, it's Gu Xiang's fate.
The group hurried and finally returned home around ten o'clock in the morning.
"Mom, mom, I'm back." Gu Xiang shouted before entering the door.
"Oh, my daughter is back. Come in quickly." Hearing Gu Xiang's voice, Zhang Dahua came out to greet her.
"Mom, I'm sorry we're back late.
These are the snacks my parents asked me to buy for you and the wine they bought for Dad." Guo Erlang said as he handed over the things in his hand.
"Oh, you see, my in-laws are so polite. Let's go into the house." Zhang Dahua smiled so hard that wrinkles appeared on his face.
Then he shouted into the house: "Old man, old man, my daughter and son-in-law are back."
It was Guo Erlang's first time to come to the mountains, and he was curious about everything he looked at.
Especially the cave, it was the first time he saw someone living in a cave.
Gu Chongshan and his family have lived in the cave for many years. It’s not very spacious, but it’s quite large.
"Madam, so you live in a cave? What is the wooden house outside used for?" Guo Erlang asked curiously.
"Yes, our home is deep in the mountains. Living in a cave is warm in winter and cool in summer. We don't have to worry about leaks or caves being crushed by snow.
The wooden house outside is the kitchen. Cooking and other things used to happen inside, and it was smelly and fumes-filled, so we built this wooden house later." Gu Xiang brought Guo Erlang to introduce him.
The wooden house was built after Li Wanqing and her family built one and they thought it was good. Not only them, but also Gu Nian and his family built their own.
"Aunt, uncle." At this time, Zhang Cuihua came with her third brother's child.
The children saw them running and came over to say hello.
"Little sister, little brother-in-law, you are back. You didn't come back yesterday, and my parents were very worried.
I was afraid that you might have an accident on the way, so I asked your eldest brother and the fourth brother to go out and look for you." Zhang Cuihua was very enthusiastic towards Gu Xiang.
"Sister-in-law, you're here. We didn't come back yesterday because we can't stay overnight at my parents' home. I was afraid that if I couldn't make the round trip in one day, it would be unlucky.
But we did go back to my third brother's house." Gu Xiang didn't know why her sister-in-law was suddenly so enthusiastic towards her.
But she still explained it carefully.
"Is that so? I was worried you wouldn't be used to the mountain roads and might have an accident along the way. I'm glad you're alright.
I brought a piece of roe deer meat, which your eldest brother had hunted a few days ago. Since you got married and didn't have time to sell it, I salted it.
Today is a good day, let's stew them together." Zhang Cuihua said with a smile.
"Thank you, sister-in-law. I like roe deer meat the most." Gu Xiang was even more puzzled. What happened to her sister-in-law? How could she, who had always been stingy, be so generous today?
In fact, it is not difficult to understand Zhang Cuihua's behavior. Gu Xiang married outside the mountain and married into the town.
In Zhang Cuihua's eyes, this was considered marrying up, and she might need Gu Xiang's help in the future.
Moreover, Zhang Cuihua's eldest daughter is twelve years old this year, and her second daughter is ten years old. It will be time for them to get married in a few years.
I have an aunt who married into the town. So, can her daughter also find a man from the town and marry into the town in the future?
After their two daughters married into the town, the couple worked hard to buy a house for their son and marry him off to a local wife.
The whole family can finally leave the mountains.
As for whether Gu Xiang would ignore it, Zhang Cuihua had never thought about it.
She and Gu Xiang are not only sisters-in-law, but also cousins.
It is no exaggeration to say that Gu Xiang grew up under her care.
After she got married, she always took good care of Gu Xiang, her only sister-in-law.
I think she would definitely not object if I asked her to help find partners for her two nieces in the future.
Zhang Cuihua had a good idea, and in fact, she was right.
And a few years later, without her having to ask, Gu Xiang would rush to introduce a date to her daughter.
Because Gu Xiang was in a bad situation at that time, she felt isolated and helpless in the town, so she wanted to introduce Da Niu and Er Niu to the town.
But what good families could she know? The ones she was introduced to were all Guo Erlang's friends.
As a result, a lot of trouble arose, and the two families had an ugly quarrel.
Of course, this is a story for the future. Zhang Cuihua doesn’t know this now, but in the future, Gu Xiang will severely cheat her daughter.
Now he is still saying flattering words to her and Guo Erlang.
After a while, Zhao Cuifang also came over with her child.
"Oh, sister-in-law, you are back? Sister-in-law, you came early." As soon as Zhao Cuifang came in, she saw Zhang Cuihua and Gu Yan talking intimately.
"Fourth sister-in-law." Gu Xiang quickly stood up and greeted her.
"Well, your eldest brother killed a roe deer a few days ago, but he didn't have time to sell it, so I salted it.
Thinking that Gu Xiang and son-in-law would definitely come back today, I took it and prepared to stew it for lunch.
"It's better to come here early. If you come here later, the food won't be cooked well and you won't be able to eat it at lunch," Zhang Cuihua explained.
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