Wan Niangzi had just run to tell Gu that the new magistrate had no manners and actually favored his concubine over his wife.
As for Gu, she immediately went to curry favor with the concubine, Aunt Xue.
Yes, the county lord is very powerful. If you want to please him, you have to start with his favorite concubine.
But I am a concubine.
As for Gu, she was the legal wife and a virtuous woman praised by the court.
But she got together with a lowly and unruly concubine, and even tried to curry favor with her!
Half of such a large pharmacy was given to Aunt Xue.
Fortunately, although the new magistrate was a little stupid, he was not completely stupid.
Knowing that he was new and that the Gu family had a good reputation, he turned around and asked Aunt Xue to give him some silver, which was considered as buying half of the shares.
Well, it’s about one-third of the market price.
The Gu family will definitely suffer a loss, but it is better than losing nothing.
Wan Niangzi knew how difficult it was for an orphan and a widow. In the past, she had the protection of Mrs. Cui. Now, Mrs. Gu wanted to do the same and find the new magistrate as a backer.
But, you can go find your original wife, why bother with a concubine?
"Stupid! So stupid!"
"It has brought trouble to Qingyun's reputation."
Zhao Qingyun is the youngest scholar in the county and a student on government stipend at the county school.
How many people are optimistic about this child?
There were also some wealthy families who were vying to recruit Zhao Qingyun as their son-in-law.
Even if it weren't for her husband's partiality, Wan Niangzi would have wanted to marry her daughter to Zhao Qingyun.
As a result, the Gu family caused such a scene.
Be willing to be lowly!
No rules!
How will others view Zhao Qingyun after she acts like this?
Subsequent facts also verified Wan Niangzi's words -
Some wealthy businessmen originally wanted to invest in Zhao Qingyun in advance.
But after Gu Qingcheng did this, those people retreated a little.
Zhao Qingyun is indeed a potential stock, but his mother is unreliable.
He doesn't know the rules, has no scruples, and always causes trouble.
Having such in-laws and my daughter having such a mother-in-law, it’s scary just thinking about it.
Even Aunt Xue was optimistic about Zhao Qingyun.
My master has said that Zhao Qingyun is a good seedling and he can rise to the top without any support from others!
He was still a young scholar from a farming family. If you betroth your daughter to him, it would mean that your family was marrying off your daughter to a lower status.
The Zhao family must pamper and worship their own daughter.
When he becomes successful in the future, he will also be grateful for the support from Yue family!
Aunt Xue's eldest daughter is eleven years old this year, and considering her age, she is just the right match for Zhao Qingyun.
Moreover, if the engagement is made first, the family will have the initiative.
If Zhao Qingyun has a promising future and can pass the imperial examination, it won’t be too late to get married then.
If Zhao Qingyun hurt Zhongyong and failed in the exams repeatedly, he could still regret it.
It doesn't matter whether she advances or retreats, the more Aunt Xue thought about it, the more satisfied she became.
However, she never expected that Zhao Qingyun's mother was so unreliable.
If it were someone else, Aunt Xue would only be proud of having acquired such a large shop by spending only a few hundred taels of silver.
But this person is the mother of the son-in-law she likes!
"You can't marry me! I absolutely can't marry a mother-in-law who is so foolish and confused."
Aunt Xue shook her head repeatedly.
Although she was a favored concubine, she was a vested interest in breaking the rules.
But when it comes to her own daughter, she still hopes that the boy's family will abide by the rules.
After all, her daughter is the legal wife, and etiquette and law protect the interests of the legal wife and legitimate son.
Aunt Xue knew even more that having an unreliable mother-in-law would definitely be a disaster for a daughter-in-law.
No matter how outstanding your son is, he cannot marry a bad mother-in-law!
The new magistrate was a little hesitant: "Perhaps the Gu family just wants to seek our family's protection."
The heart should be good.
There's just something wrong with his behavior.
Aunt Xue sneered inwardly: Can I be forgiven for doing something bad with good intentions?
"Bad things" are the results. If the results are bad, then the whole thing is bad!
Aunt Xue dared to bet that this was not the first time, nor the last time, that Gu had acted so foolishly.
What I said came true!
The turmoil of this incident has not yet passed, and Gu Qingcheng has made another bold move -
"What? Gu used the money he earned from selling his medicine shop to open a martial arts school?"
"I didn't open a martial arts school, but was persuaded by my neighbor to invest in it!"
"Tsk tsk, Heyin County is so small, there are so few people practicing martial arts. Opening a martial arts school will not have any business."
"That's right, I think it was that cunning neighbor who saw that Madam Gu was a good-for-nothing and tricked her into a loop with his exaggerated words."
"...Little Scholar Zhao, what a pity!"
Heyin County is not big, so any new news will spread to everyone in an instant.
Everyone was discussing it in teahouses, taverns, and on the streets.
In the county school, everyone from the instructor to the students looked at Zhao Qingyun with sympathy.
Everyone knew that once the previous magistrate left office, the Zhao family would no longer have protection.
Such a big pharmacy is definitely not going to be able to be kept.
Afterwards, Madam Gu really sold the pharmacy at a low price.
Although it was sold at a low price, it was still worth more than five hundred taels.
This amount of money is enough to support Zhao Qingyun to pass the imperial examination.
I never expected that Madam Gu was so capable that she just squandered all the money so easily.
Give people investment to open a martial arts school?
Humph, it would be better to throw it into the moat.
At least you can still hear a sound!
Without money and without support, how are these orphans and widows of the Zhao family supposed to survive?
Zhao Qingyun: ...Who said my family only has a few hundred taels of silver?
Who said that my mother was stupid and did something stupid?
Zhao Qingyun still had a childish face, and there was no sign of anger, but his heart was already filled with joy.
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