Afterwards, Gu Shouxin was immersed in his grief. He no longer believed anything his grandma and grandpa said, thinking that his parents had harmed him.
He stopped studying and spent his days drinking.
Cai Xiaolian had liked Gu Shouxin since childhood. Taking advantage of his vulnerability, she accompanied the disheartened Gu Shouxin. One night, under Cai Xiaolian's premeditated drunkenness, the two slept together, which was discovered by the villagers.
Grandma Gu was very angry. The eldest son got married in the same way, so why should the second son do the same?
She asked Gu Shouxin, and Gu Shouxin said, "Mother, you don't like good-looking women, so I'll just marry one. I'll sleep with her and marry her."
He also spread the news that he was going to marry Cai Xiaolian to everyone in the village.
Grandma Gu didn't think Cai Xiaolian was particularly good, but she didn't think she was bad either. She was diligent and efficient, but she was a bit petty. Even in that situation, she still managed to hold the wedding banquet for the other person.
Two years ago, the young master Huang had an accident. The Huang family, who already disliked Xie Jiaoniang and her daughter, kicked them out of their home. Xie Jiaoniang then took her daughter back to Zhoujia Town.
Gu Shouxin encountered them again, and once again acted foolishly, getting along very well with the mother and daughter.
As a result, Grandma Gu found out and went directly to Xie Jiaoniang, warning her that she could do what she did back then again.
As a result, Xie Jiaoniang remarried a few days later with her daughter. She didn't dare to speak ill of Grandma Gu in front of Gu Shouxin, as she was genuinely afraid of her. However, she still had to say things to Gu Shouxin while keeping him hanging on.
He then pretended to threaten Gu Shouxin that he would hit him, but since he had already said those words in a daze, how could Gu Shouxin believe him?
Later, Xie Jiaoniang and her daughter left Zhoujia Town.
Master Zhou knew that Xie Jiaoniang had taken her daughter to marry someone as a second wife. The man was over sixty years old, and Xie Jiaoniang was clearly only after his money.
Unfortunately, at the end of last year, Xie Jiaoniang's second husband died when she was over sixty, and she was kicked out of the Xie family by her husband's children.
"So, keep your word! Stop thinking about that woman. I think your wife and daughter are both good people. You have to take good care of your family!" Old Master Zhou told him everything he knew.
Gu Shouxin felt ashamed; the memories he inherited weren't like this!
He didn't think that Master Zhou was lying to him. What he inherited was the original owner's subjective memories, so others could see things more objectively.
"Uncle Zhou, I am truly ashamed. I was ignorant before and hurt my parents, wife and daughters. After the gambling den owed several hundred taels of silver last time, I have come to a realization and will never be as reckless as before!" Gu Shouxin said.
Master Zhou nodded. With Brother Ye and Sister Xiao's wealth, they could easily afford several hundred taels of silver. He didn't ask how Gu Shouxin had managed to pay it back.
"Yes, it's good that you've thought it through. I heard from Yuanyuan that you plan to take the imperial examination again. I have many books in my study that I don't need. You can take some back with you later. Some of them are rare copies that can't be bought on the market. Just copy them and return them to me! Make up for the more than ten years you missed!" Master Zhou said sincerely.
"Then thank you very much, Master Zhou!" Gu Shouxin did not refuse. The books in his study were no longer enough for him, and he also wanted to see rare books.
"Let's go, let's go check the seeds first, and then you can pick out some books," Master Zhou said, gesturing for the two of them to go to the storeroom together.
Gu Shouxin took only a small handful of each type of seed, wrapped them in paper, and marked them.
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