Chapter 1140 I Am the Spokesperson for Three Views (Twenty-three)
“…”
Father Ling didn't say anything. He was a man who was not good at speaking and was honest and dull.
However, no matter how honest a person is, he will always have some rusticity.
Gu Qingcheng's shouting and screaming just now were also the voice of Ling's father——
Our second branch is really useless. We have no male offspring and cannot contribute to the family.
But we also sold our daughter.
I originally thought that selling Si Ya was to allow Ling Lie to study well.
As a result, he was told that he used the money to gamble.
My own daughter lost in this way!
Not worth it! It's totally not worth it!
Ling's father couldn't say these words, and he had never thought of separating from his parents because of this.
It was the nephew who made the mistake, not the parents.
Everything is for the Ling family.
Their second branch is also from the Ling family, so naturally they have to contribute to the Ling family as well.
but--
The Ling family doesn't just have one grandson, there's also Ling Wu.
Yes! Wu Ya is right. Let both nephews go to private schools. Whoever does well will go to the county.
In the past, Ling's father felt inferior and always felt that he had not contributed anything to the family, so he didn't even dare to say a word.
Now--
He still feels inferior and still dares not speak.
He can make certain expressions.
Old Man Ling and Old Lady Ling: ...This second son is like a transparent person in the family on weekdays.
He just buries himself in his work and never participates in discussions of affairs.
Uh, well, he's not discussing it now either.
But for some reason, the old couple just couldn't ignore him like they did in the past.
As for the eldest couple who always had a strong presence, Old Man Ling and Old Lady Ling simply ignored them!
Humph, you can’t even teach your own son, how can you still have the face to do that?
And there is the third brother’s family... Forget it, after all, he is his son, and Wu Ge’er is also his grandson.
That’s it.
In fact, the old couple of the Ling family are still somewhat partial to Ling Lie, the eldest grandson.
Because this competition itself is unfair.
Ling Lie has been studying for several years, but Ling Wu has never formally attended school.
This is like putting junior high school students and newly enrolled elementary school students in the same examination room to take an exam.
Students’ personal conditions are different, but the test questions and requirements are the same.
In the opinion of old man Ling, it is already very biased towards Ling Lie.
As long as he studies hard and stops gambling and fooling around, he will be able to beat Ling Wu.
Ling Lie: ...Haha, you don't know that there is a saying in later generations, "In the face of talent, hard work means nothing"! "Let's follow Fifth Girl's suggestion, and this matter is settled!"
Old Man Ling winked at Old Lady Ling, and Old Lady Ling understood and made the final decision.
…
The farce ended here.
Gu Qingcheng followed Ling's father and mother back to the second room.
The Ling family has a large yard and quite a few houses.
There are three main rooms, the middle one is the living room, and the one on the east side is the bedroom of old man Ling and his wife.
The room on the west side is the room for the girls in the family.
There are two side rooms on the east and west sides, and the east side room was given to the eldest wife's family.
The second and third bedrooms each have a room in the west wing.
On the surface, the Ling family's distribution of houses seemed biased.
The large room occupies two rooms, while the other two rooms only have one room.
In fact, it was relatively normal in ancient times.
The eldest sons in the eldest house are special. They set up their own household and are the heirs of the family, occupying most of the resources.
Of course, they also have to bear most of the responsibility.
For example, family inheritance.
For example, supporting elders.
Equality of rights and obligations is also a certain degree of fairness.
"Dad! I'll go to the fields with you from now on."
Gu Qingcheng walked into the room, went straight to the point and put forward her own ideas.
“…”
Father Ling raised his head and glanced at Gu Qingcheng.
He was still not used to speaking, but the question on his face was all too obvious.
It was Ling's mother. Although she was also dull, she could still communicate normally with her daughters in her own room.
"Wu Ya, what are you talking about? You are a girl, it's enough for you to cut grass, feed chickens, wash clothes and cook. Why do you want to go to the fields?"
Ling's mother also went down to the fields.
During the busy farming season, she and Ling's father are the two most capable cows in the Ling family.
However, Ling's mother had her own idea: before the girl gets married, she should do some housework.
Get married and then go to the fields.
Once you have a son and have established yourself in your husband's family, you can act like sisters-in-law and be lazy.
Ling's mother has no son of her own, so she dares not be lazy.
She just hopes that her daughters will not be as incompetent as she is.
However, whether the daughters are capable or not and whether they can give birth to sons is a matter for after they get married.
For now, my daughter is still a girl in her teens and doesn’t need to work so hard.
This is probably the only thing Ling's mother can do for her daughters.
"Dad, Mom, I'm a girl. I can't go to school, but I can still work in the fields."
"...I, I want to find my sister and redeem her!"
Gu Qingcheng raised his head, his dark and thin face full of stubbornness.
It was as if her faith had collapsed and she could only hold on by a little bit of persistence.
If she didn't even have this "wish", she might really become desperate and numb.
Both Ling's father and mother were stunned.
They also missed Si Ya who was sold, and hoped to redeem her one day in the future.
but--
The couple had been completely brainwashed and believed that they were useless and incompetent.
How could they possibly find their daughter and redeem her?
And, most importantly, it is not their turn to speak in this family!
They just need to work like oxen and horses, and get a bite of food at a certain time.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
They couldn't even touch the silver and money.
Finding someone, redeeming someone, etc. all require money.
Father Ling stammered for a long time before he said dryly, "Don't worry about these things. The family will take care of it!"
"Who will take care of it? Ling Lie, who will bring honor to our family in the future?"
Gu Qingcheng refused to give in.
If it was before today, Ling's father would have nodded without hesitation.
Because in his opinion, his eldest nephew is the God of Literature who has descended to earth and will definitely pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar in the future.
If you become the top scholar, you will be rich and powerful, and you can -
However, today, Ling's father's "faith" also collapsed.
He worked so hard on the fields and even sold his daughter, but instead of raising a scholar, he raised a gambler!
"…Well, isn't there Ling Wu? It was you who suggested Ling Wu study."
"Dad, you're right. There's also Ling Wu. But who can guarantee that my second brother won't be the next Ling Lie?"
“…”
"Of course, my second brother is smarter and doesn't look like he would learn bad things. But, today I suddenly realized that except for us, everyone in the family seems to have forgotten my sister!"
So what if you become rich?
In the original plot, Ling Lie took the imperial examinations and struggled all the way, and brought the entire Ling family to the capital.
But for nearly ten years, no one thought about Ling Si Ya who was sold so early.
It was as if this person had never existed in the Ling family.
Until later...
The greatest tragedy in the world is fratricide. They obviously cared about each other, but they became mortal enemies because they "met without knowing each other".
The original owner had killed his own sister with his own hands, which was why he suddenly woke up after the story of Ling Lie ended.
This Ling Lie said that he wanted to compensate those who were hurt by the original owner.
But he subconsciously forgot about Ling Si Ya.
Of course, this could be the author's fault. She forgot about this minor character who only appeared in other people's mouths.
However, in this small world in the book, Ling Si Ya is not an NPC without even a name, she is a living person.
Even if the author did not write about her, she still exists and lives her life to the fullest.
She was also a person who was hurt by the scum, but she did not receive any compensation from the executor.
And because of the executioner, he died at the hands of his own sister...
You really can't blame the original owner for turning evil. No one can stand this kind of misunderstanding and fratricide among close relatives.
The original owner had two wishes: to bring honor to the family and to protect his family.
Gu Qingcheng felt that these two wishes were not in conflict, but could complement each other and be carried out at the same time.
Ling's father and mother looked at each other and found that they could not refute their daughter's words.
In this family, except for their second wife, everyone else seemed to have really forgotten that there was a Ling Si Ya who was sold.
After a long silence, Father Ling's voice was a little dry: "...It's up to you!"
It's not a split up, nor is it disobedience to the elders. The child just wants to work in the fields with me.
Ling's father couldn't find any reason to object.
Ling's father agreed, and Ling's mother, who regarded her husband as her god, naturally would not object.
She just looked at her daughter's dark and thin appearance, and sighed with some pity: Alas, this child has suffered!
…
The next day, Aunt Ling actively urged again and again.
Old Mrs. Ling gave her a sidelong look but didn't curse.
After a bland breakfast, Old Man Ling took his two grandsons out.
First, let Ling Lie drop out of the county academy; second, send the two grandsons to the home of a scholar in the same village! The couple in the first house had dark faces, they were very dissatisfied with the family's decision.
However, Old Man Ling is the head of the family. No matter how "noble" the eldest wife is, they have to listen to Old Man Ling's arrangements.
Not only did they not dare to resist, they didn't even dare to get angry. They could only hide at home in anger.
The couple in the third room were extremely excited. They were so happy that they no longer acted lazy like before, but worked actively.
The second room is the calmest.
Their presence was already low, and they became even more silent today.
Old Mrs. Ling's eyes swept across her sons and daughters-in-law. She was full of anger and habitually vented it towards the second wife.
In particular, Old Lady Ling discovered that the fifth girl did not do housework, but finished her meal, pushed the bowl away, and stood up.
OK!
You are such a money-loser. You seemed sensible yesterday, but your true colors are revealed today?
A little girl doesn't even clean up the dishes. What's the point of that?
I just sold you once, do you really think your family owes you something?
However, before Old Lady Ling could start to speak frantically, Gu Qingcheng spoke first: "Grandma, I'm going to the fields with my dad."
Old Lady Ling and the Ling family were all a little surprised: "Going to the ground?"
A baby girl?
Even if the Ling family favors boys over girls, they would never let a girl of ten years old go to the fields.
It's not the busy farming season, and it's not like the family is wiped out... The daughter-in-law can go to the fields, but if an unmarried granddaughter goes to the fields, this, this is just deliberately inviting people to criticize her.
"Yes! I want to learn farming from my father, work harder, and redeem my sister!"
Gu Qingcheng said this sentence which will be repeated over and over again in the future...
(End of this chapter)
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