Chapter 876 879. Situation
Gu Bencan and his father now live in the front yard, while the back yard is waiting for his mother to rearrange and distribute it in the future.
When several cousins came over, they naturally lived with them in the front yard.
These courtyards are usually maintained, and although the furniture is a bit old, it is still usable.
He had the house cleaned thoroughly and asked the housekeeper to buy some new bedding.
Anyway, they are all grown men, so just make simple arrangements for now and add to them later if needed.
The brothers went to Beijing, and they were in low spirits all the way.
It’s not that they were reluctant to leave home, but something went wrong before they set off.
Most of them already have families, and this time some people actually want to go along with them.
Especially Song Xiuniang, who followed Gu Lejia closely, "I don't know when you will be back. We haven't had any children in all these years. How can I stay here alone?"
Gu Lejia, "Other sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law can stay here, why can't you?
Your parents don't live with you, so just live your life."
Song Xiuniang: "Huh, that sounds nice.
They always give me a hard time on weekdays. Now that you are an official, are you so impatient to leave me behind?"
Gu Lejia's tone was full of impatience. After years of quarrels, no matter how much he liked Song Xiuniang in the beginning, he was almost worn out by these years. "Don't worry about this. The clan rules are there. I don't want to be kicked out of the village.
I know you don't want to go out and keep an eye on me, but you want to live in the city.
But I'm really sorry, I don't have the ability to do that at the moment, you should just accept your fate!"
Song Xiuniang, "Don't think I don't know, this time you go, you will stay in the palace.
I don't require you to rent another house, so what if I'm brought along?
Besides, if I go out with you, there will be someone to help you with some things.”
Song Xiuniang had long been bored with staying in Gaoling Village. From the prosperous Haicheng to this small mountain village, she had not enjoyed any blessings but had suffered from humiliation for more than ten years.
What worries her most is that Gu Le's family is about to reach the age where they can take a concubine. Who knows if he will bring one back from this trip?
Even if the Gu Le family wants to take a concubine in the future, they have to choose one through her and find someone who is simple and honest.
Thinking back to the boy from her sister-in-law's family, she couldn't help but feel a little resentful. If they were willing to adopt the child, she wouldn't have to worry so much.
Gu Lejia, "Are you dissatisfied with my life being too leisurely? Have you forgotten that Uncle Qi beat me with a stick in front of everyone last time?
I can tell you, this is the most important moment in my life. If you dare to mess with me, I will divorce you when my birthday comes next year."
Song Xiuniang gritted her teeth and said, "You dare."
"Why would I be afraid of anything?" Gu Lejia said coldly, "You have been childless for so many years, and I have done my best for you.
Plus, you haven't respected your elders or cared for your younger generations for so many years, any one of these is enough for me to divorce you."
"You have no conscience," Song Xiuniang suddenly screamed, "I left my hometown and came so far with you, and you treat me like this?
Besides, I haven't had any children for many years, so how can it be just my problem? "
The two have been seeing doctors for years, but after examination, it was found that they only had some minor problems that would not affect their fertility at all.
They have tried every possible method over the years, but the child has not come yet. Why should they blame themselves for everything?
The more Song Xiuniang thought about it, the angrier she became. She was even more certain that Gu Le's family must have other ideas when they went there.
He is now also an official, and has Gu Wenheng and Gu Bencan as his backers. If he wants to find another daughter, her family background will definitely be much higher than hers.
If this is true, if he doesn't divorce her, he will marry her as a concubine. Then where will she have a place to stay?
Gu Lejia didn't know what she was thinking, and was a little impatient with her entanglement. "Forget about going out together. Apart from other things, we are still in mourning. We are ordered to go out to do the work, so we have to go. What about you? Don't you see that Aunt Qi is still at home in mourning?
If you don’t know some of the taboos in officialdom, you can go to the clan school to learn more about them.
Now the two maids beside Aunt Seventh are taking turns teaching there. This is such a rare opportunity, don't just think about staying at home and doing nothing all day.
Look at my younger brother and sister-in-law, they go to the clan school every day to sit in on classes, besides being busy with household affairs."
Song Xiuniang, "How do you know I haven't been there? Such a small place is crowded with people. Every time I go there, I'm far away and can't hear clearly.
If your seventh aunt had been willing, she could have opened a small classroom for the family members. Now, even people from other villages have found ways to come and sit in on the lessons, but our Gu family has been excluded."
Gu Lejia was so angry that he almost kicked him, "Don't you know how to be quick? People from this village go later than those from other villages, how dare you bring that up?
I've seen my sister-in-law and her friends go there very early every time, so it's impossible for them to encounter the problems you mentioned.
You have been lazy these years. What else have you done besides three meals a day?"
Sometimes when he is not at home, this woman is too lazy to even cook, and instead runs to other brothers' homes to eat. Although no one says anything, who knows how much gossip they say behind her back.
Over the years, she has become more and more lazier. If it weren't for the clan rules, she wouldn't want to live like this for even a day.
Song Xiuniang was even more certain that the Gu Le family had other ideas. She turned her eyes away and stopped arguing. She turned around and looked for other granddaughters-in-law of the Gu family.
No one knew how she persuaded them, but every household was in chaos.
Everyone is wondering, will Gu Letian and his friends give them another sister when they return from this trip?
Most of them were just some small tantrums behind the scenes, but for the Gu Letian brothers who were about to set off, it was also very painful.
The bags for the trip have not been packed yet, so everyone gathered at the entrance of the village.
Gu Benluo felt a little puzzled. These brothers went to solve the conflicts with their wives, so why would they go to him, an unmarried boy, to ask him to do so?
"Brothers," Gu Benluo smiled bitterly, "I really can't help you with this matter. Why don't you go ask other people?"
Gu Le touched his head and said, "You are the smartest among all the brothers in our family. We dare not tell our elders about this. What should we do?"
After all, he still felt sorry for his wife and was afraid of being blamed by his elders.
Gu Benluo, "…How about I go ask my mother?"
Gu Letian immediately stood up and led the way back, "I don't dare to trouble Aunt Qi anymore, let's go back and try to persuade her..."
Others hurriedly followed. If this matter alarmed Aunt Seven, there would be no way to resolve it.
At worst, we can just wait and see. By the time they leave, this matter will be over.
But I didn't expect that the woman in the family was so troublesome that it still alarmed the elders.
One family started to make a fuss, and soon the whole village was alarmed.
(End of this chapter)
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