Chapter 78: The Evil Stepmother in the Republic of China (Thirteen)
"Gu Sanniang, come out!"
After listening to the exaggerated story told by the servant of the Li family, Mr. Gu's old face turned red with anger.
He claimed to be a scholar and a distinguished juren.
Even though the Qing Dynasty fell and his fame was no longer his glory, he was still proud of it.
In order to prove that he was a scholar, Gu's family was an honest family that passed on farming and reading, and he brought up his children strictly.
He poured all the stories of virtuous women, precepts for women, and many other statements that were so decadent that they almost fell apart into his daughters' heads.
Previously, Gu Sanniang's elder sister was abused by her in-laws. She went home crying and asked her parents for help, but was driven out by Mr. Gu.
He said righteously: "Once you marry, you must obey your husband. Once you marry, you belong to your husband's family. Your life and death will be decided by your husband's family."
A daughter who is married off is like water spilled.
Not to mention being beaten and scolded by your mother-in-law for no reason, or being despised by your husband, even if you are beaten to death by your in-laws, that is your own fate!
The eldest sister was desperate and had to return to her husband's home, where she continued to suffer abuse.
This is because Mr. Gu has the bad reputation of being "henpecked".
However, faced with the miserable situation of her own daughter, the wife, who had always been called a shrew and a she-tiger, could only allow Mr. Gu to be so cold-hearted.
So, what's the point of being afraid of your wife?
It was just that the wife's past behavior (abusing concubines, suppressing concubines, etc.) did not harm Mr. Gu's interests.
If his wife or his children affect Mr. Gu, he will immediately use his authority as the head of the family to suppress them!
Gu Sanniang's elder sister is also the victim, and Mr. Gu is unwilling to help her because of "etiquette and law".
Gu Qingcheng, on her part, directly "risked the world's condemnation" by suing her husband as a wife, and even dared to separate from the family and live on her own with her son.
In Gu Juren's opinion, such behavior is simply treasonous and appalling! "Shame on you! It's really shameful!"
"Gu Sanniang, you are a slut. You have really ruined the reputation of my Gu family."
"I'm telling you, go back to the Li family now and beg for your son-in-law's forgiveness on your knees."
"Gu Sanniang, did you listen? Are you still reading? A woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent. I think you just learned a few words, and that's why you have lost your manners and are not a good woman."
Mr. Gu was so angry that his goatee was shaking.
But Gu Qingcheng, who was sitting in the room, was still reading a book carefully, and ignored his anger.
"A woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent? The classics of the saints have been deliberately misinterpreted by you, the people who have forgotten your roots."
Gu Qingcheng finally put down the document D in her hand and looked at Mr. Gu coldly.
In Gu Qingcheng's opinion, people like Mr. Gu are not qualified to be scholars.
You know, in Gu Qingcheng's era, what was emphasized was the six arts of a gentleman.
Scholars are not rigid, pedantic, or weak.
A true scholar can ride a horse to kill the enemy and dismount to govern the country.
As for the "Gu Juren", their thoughts had been imprisoned by the eight-legged essay.
Apart from studying the classics word by word, they do not possess the qualities of a scholar at all.
waste!
What a twisted, inferior and arrogant piece of trash! Gu Qingcheng cursed in her heart, with obvious disdain on her face.
"Forgetting your roots? You, you dare to call me forgetting my roots?"
Mr. Gu was shaking all over as if he had Parkinson's disease.
Gu Qingcheng ignored what Gu Juren said and suddenly asked, "Gu Juren, why don't you cut your braids?"
It's just that small, like a sheep's tail, and it doesn't look good.
"Asshole! Your hair and body are given by your parents, how can you cut it easily?" Mr. Gu said righteously.
Gu Qingcheng smiled and pointed at the bald head of Mr. Gu, "Your hair and skin are from your parents, why did you shave your hair?"
If you want to talk about "filial piety", then don't shave your head.
"You are talking nonsense again. Do you know the rules of our Qing Dynasty?"
If you don't shave your head, you'll lose it!
Gu Qingcheng reminded him quietly, "He died early in the morning!"
Mr. Gu: ...
This sentence is too destructive.
Because of his achievements, Mr. Gu was definitely the most loyal supporter of the Qing Dynasty.
And Gu Qingcheng's words "He died long ago" were like a sword stabbing Mr. Gu in the heart.
Gurgle! Gurgle! A strange sound came from Mr. Gu's throat, and he could only smell the taste of rust in his mouth.
"Bitch! Unfilial daughter! I should have drowned you in a piss bucket."
"He died early in the morning!"
Gu Qingcheng seemed to have turned into a tape recorder, repeating this sentence over and over again.
Mr. Gu's fingers were shaking and his head was dizzy.
Finally, he couldn't hold it anymore and threw his sleeves vigorously, "Humph! You slut! Never say that you are a member of the Gu family again!"
"Mr. Gu, I think you are the one who should be kicked out of the Gu family! Our Gu family values integrity the most, and you are not worthy of it!"
When Gu Qingcheng said this, she deliberately glanced at Mr. Gu's thin and short braid.
The sarcasm is so strong.
Plop! Mr. Gu was so angry at Gu Qingcheng that he fainted.
"Huh, that's it?"
You can't even stand a few insults, and you still dare to call yourself a noble person? If you want to be superior to others, you must be able to bend and stretch, and endure what ordinary people cannot endure.
As for Mr. Gu, well, he’s just a rookie.
Huoshui: ...This is the original owner's biological father. You deliberately angered him to the point of fainting, okay? It is said that the ancients were the most particular about filial piety.
Gu Qingcheng, this ancient native, is so angry with his own father that he doesn't even have the slightest sense of being a filial child.
"Filial piety? It has also been castrated by later generations."
Hearing Huoshui's complaints, Gu Qingcheng, a pure ancient man, said, "We value the kindness of fathers and the filial piety of sons. If the father is not kind, the son can also be unfilial!"
The ancients also spoke of reason, rather than simply encouraging people to be blindly filial or loyal.
"Repay evil with kindness, how can you repay kindness? It's the same principle!"
Gu Qingcheng said this to Huoshui casually.
Then, she found two soldiers borrowed from Ma Yong, gave them a silver dollar, and asked them to send Mr. Gu back to Gu's house.
She asked the soldier for help, which had two implications:
First of all, it is naturally a literal help, to carry someone.
The second is "the fox borrows the power of the tiger to bully others".
Mr. Gu only had the courage to come and make such a fuss because he relied on the so-called "patriarchal power".
Gu Qingcheng didn't buy it and even mobilized soldiers with guns.
When Mr. Gu wakes up, he will know what to do.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
He is not a man of integrity. If he really has the integrity of a scholar, he will not allow others to bully his children in the name of etiquette and law! Why doesn't he dare to go to his in-laws to make decisions for his legitimate daughter? Isn't it because the legitimate daughter's father-in-law is the head of the village, with more than 20 guards at home and three or four guns?
People like Mr. Gu talk a lot about benevolence, righteousness and morality, but in fact they bully the weak and fear the strong, and are shameless and despicable.
When he was scolded by Gu Qingcheng until he fainted and was sent back by the soldiers, he would realize that the little concubine who once allowed him to control her was no longer a ruthless person whom he could afford to offend.
From then on, even if Li Jiye went to deceive people again, Mr. Gu would not dare to come again.
"We still have to leave here!"
Although Mr. Gu was scolded unconscious, the troubles in the small county town will still exist.
Li Jiye will probably continue to cause trouble.
And the money in her hand was too eye-catching.
Ma Yong has already sold the shops and fertile land he acquired in the county town one after another.
In a few days, he should be able to leave with his troops.
Once Ma Yong leaves, if Gu Qingcheng stays in the county, she will definitely be plotted against.
Although she was a little reluctant to leave Hans, don't get her wrong, she didn't have a good impression of these red-haired, green-eyed barbarians.
It's simply that I can't bear to give up the knowledge that others have.
Gu Qingcheng discovered that Hans could not only teach her D language, but he was also proficient in pharmacology.
It is said that before he became a monk, he was a top student at some medical college.
Western medicine seems to have surpassed traditional Chinese medicine.
Gu Qingcheng will not underestimate herself, but she will not be blindly arrogant either.
Every person and every country has something to learn.
Gu Qingcheng is very clear-headed. Once she realizes her shortcomings, she will try her best to catch up.
"Forget it, safety is more important."
Gu Qingcheng thought for a long time and finally made a choice.
"Besides, there are bigger churches in the provincial capital, and there should be more foreigners there."
Gu Qingcheng could completely "follow suit" and learn from the foreign monks in the provincial capital.
"Ms. Gu, this is your share!"
That day, Ma Yong came to the inn carrying a box.
When the lid of the box was opened, envelopes of silver dollars appeared.
One hundred dollars per letter, and there are five letters in total.
"Five hundred dollars, count it!"
Ma Yong was very generous. Instead of deducting any money this time, he gave Gu Qingcheng a little more to make the amount even.
"No need to count, I trust the general!"
Gu Qingcheng always addressed Ma Yong as General, not Commander.
This made Ma Yong feel both novel and useful.
It was as if he was not some random warlord, but an orthodox general.
"I'm leaving tomorrow, Ms. Gu, do you want to come with me?"
Ma Yong habitually avoided Gu Qingcheng's face.
Ahem, it wasn’t that he really disliked it, he just couldn’t stand the bruises and redness.
Although a few days have passed, the scars on Gu Qingcheng's face are slowly fading away.
But the impression at first sight was too deep. Whenever Ma Yong saw Gu Qingcheng, he would think of her swollen pig-like head.
"Then I'll trouble you, General!"
Of course she had to go to the provincial capital with Ma Yong, as it would be much safer that way.
It also saves the money of hiring a bodyguard.
"Okay! Meet at the county train station at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning."
Ma Yong brought three hundred people to requisition food and wages. After getting the money, Ma Yong generously chartered a train car.
"Okay, thank you General."
Gu Qingcheng also wanted to take a train to see if this horseless vehicle was really as fast and convenient as described in the newspapers.
After coming out of the inn and returning to his temporary residence, Ma Yong hadn't even waited to sit down and have a sip of tea when he saw his adjutant running in.
"Commander! The Overseer is calling!"
Ma Yong didn't even stretch out his hand. What was he looking at? He didn't know who it was.
"read!"
Ma Yong gave the order directly.
"yes!"
The adjutant read a few words of the telegram, then hesitated and said, "Well, the governor also said that he wants to be a matchmaker for you."
"The girl is the daughter of a textile factory in the provincial capital. I heard she studied abroad. She is a real foreign student."
(End of this chapter)
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