Chapter 495: His Legs Are Disabled But His Ears Are Not Deaf
Fortunately, Guo Zhanyong was sober. He knew that if the money was not repaid, his fifth sister's efforts would be in vain.
"I have already handed over the title deed to you. I have decided to sell this house."
Ran Qingxuan saw his determination and immediately took out two silver ingots from his cloth bag and handed them to him.
"Here is one hundred taels, keep it."
Seeing Guo Zhanyong take the money, not only Qian Lizheng, but everyone from the Qian family was furious.
"Well, you really don't even care about your ancestors."
"It's already been sold. I'm going back now to get the money to pay off the debt..."
Having said this, regardless of the Qian family's expressions, Guo Zhanyong clenched the silver, lowered his head and left quickly.
The Gu family was delighted to get the land deed. With it, they could rebuild their own house.
Is there anything more joyful than being together as a family?
But before they could be happy, an annoying sound rang out.
"So what if we get the title deed? I want to see if you can build this house!"
Gu Yanchen sneered: "Don't worry about that, Qian Lizheng. Instead of wasting time, you might as well buy some pig hearts to eat to fill the gap."
There were sneers all around, and the Qian family didn't even react to the fact that Gu Yanchen was scolding Qian Lizheng for being stupid...
By the time they reacted, the Gu family had already kicked them out.
Looking at the closed door, the Qian family was so angry that they were going crazy.
"Dad, Guo Zhanyong actually sold the house, so we..."
Qian Lizheng had long been eyeing the Guo family's ancestral home, waiting for him to have no money to pay back so that he could take it...
Unexpectedly, a member of the Gu family showed up halfway...
"Shunzi, I don't care. You promised me that you would build me a big house after I got the Guo family's ancestral house. Now, let alone a big house, I can't even get a tile. I don't want that."
Qian Tai's face was also extremely ugly, and when he noticed that his father's face was even uglier, he knew what to do and didn't dare to say anything.
"Why don't you say something? This big house is gone. Didn't we wait so long just to get the house?"
Qian Shun was so annoyed by his wife's quarrel that he turned around and slapped his wife in the face.
"Build, build, build. There's no hair left. What's the point of building a house?"
Tian Ying covered his face and took a few steps back, as if he was used to being slapped in the face.
"I'm asking this on behalf of the rest of the family..."
Tian Ying kept muttering to herself. She was more aggressive than anyone else in front of outsiders, but when she was in front of Qian Shun, she didn't even dare to fart.
"Dad, what should I do?"
Qian Tai was more patient than his second brother. Seeing his father's eyes rolling around, he knew that he had already made up his mind.
Qian Lizheng said nothing and motioned for them to go back.
When they were about to reach the door of the house, Qian Lizheng turned to Qian Tai and said, "Go and inform your brother that now that the Gu family has obtained the land deed, they will definitely start building a house."
"Most of the people who sell building materials in Luo City are from County Magistrate Tang's side. I want to see who dares to sell to them and who they can buy from!"
Qian Tai and Qian Shun were delighted. If this matter was accomplished, not only would they have wasted a hundred taels of silver, but they would also be left with no place to stay in the end.
At the Qian family's house, separated by a wall, Guo Cuirong, who was squatting by the well washing vegetables, felt her heart skip a beat.
Earlier, a member of the Qian family's branch came to tell Qian Lizheng that Guo Zhanyong wanted to sell the ancestral house to the group of exiled prisoners who came last night.
She had been terrified all morning, and now she heard such words.
Guo Cuirong was in mixed feelings. She didn't even want to stand up when she looked up and saw Qian Cheng standing at the backyard door.
A trace of embarrassment flashed across her face. Seeing this, Qian Cheng said to her, "What are you still doing there? Are you waiting for them to come in and accuse you of eavesdropping?"
It sounded like a reproach, but in fact it was filled with concern.
Guo Cuirong quickly walked towards the backyard and helped Qian Cheng into the room.
After being helped to sit down, Qian Cheng said slowly, "Don't hang around in front of them, or you'll get scolded for nothing."
"I know..."
Although Guo Cuirong married into the Qian family to reduce the burden on his family, Qian Cheng never treated her badly after they got married, so they got along quite well.
But although she could get along well with him, it was not so easy to get along with other people in the Qian family, especially the other two sisters-in-law, who often made trouble for her behind her back.
"I still have more than twenty taels of resettlement silver from the army. Go ask your brother. If the ancestral house doesn't sell for much, you can ask me for the remaining money."
Guo Cuirong knew that he was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, so she nodded with red eyes.
"You must not have slept well last night because of the snow. Let me apply some hot water to your legs before you go."
Qian Cheng has had a leg injury for six or seven years. He feels a tingling sensation every winter, especially on snowy days.
Fortunately, after Guo Cuirong married him, she would apply massage to his legs from time to time, which alleviated the pain a lot.
"Remember to follow your younger brothers and sisters..."
"Okay, I know."
Because there was a ten-year age difference between them and Guo Cuirong married him to ease the burden on her family, they felt somewhat awkward when they were alone.
Neither of them knew how to express themselves, and they just got by with each other's lives.
When Guo Cuirong went out, she ran into her third brother's wife, Deng Xiaozhi.
"Sister-in-law, where are you going?"
Guo Cuirong pretended to be nonchalant and said, "I heard from your eldest brother that my family is going to sell the ancestral home, so I have to go back and ask."
Deng Xiaozhi glanced at her, said "oh" and went to the kitchen.
But after everyone left, Deng Xiaozhi's lips were almost turned down to her chin.
"What's the use of going back and asking? It's as if the money can go into your pocket."
"Second sister-in-law, what are you mumbling about? Grandma is back today, why hasn't Guo Cuirong prepared lunch yet..."
Deng Xiaozhi pouted and nodded towards the door: "I just left. He found out that his house was sold and said he would go back to check it out."
Tian Ying snorted coldly, with a fierce look in his eyes: "If it weren't for the group of exiles who came last night, maybe the house would be ours after this year."
Deng Xiaozhi also felt uncomfortable because they knew exactly what Qian Lizheng was planning.
However, the matter of taking the other person's house has been kept secret from Qian Cheng, the head of the Qian family. After all, he is an outlier in the Qian family...
"Forget it, if she wants to go, let her go. We can deal with her when she comes back. Let's cook the meal now, or we won't be scolded by mother-in-law when she comes back."
"It's better to scold Guo Cuirong. She feels relieved when her mother-in-law is not around these few days."
"Yes, if she tells her mother-in-law about selling her house, she will definitely punish her."
The two sisters-in-law were harboring bad intentions and spoke without restraint.
Little did he know that walls have ears. The laughter in the kitchen reached the backyard. Qian Cheng sat on the edge of the bed with clenched fists and a sullen face.
He was just disabled in the leg, not deaf, I didn't expect his father to have such thoughts...
She actually kept it from him for so long!
When Guo Cuirong was halfway there, she happened to meet Guo Zhanyong who was delivering money to Qian Lizheng.
"Fourth brother, I heard that you sold our ancestral home to the group of exiled prisoners last night. Do you have enough money to pay it back?"
Guo Zhanyong looked relaxed. The money from the sales was enough to pay off all debts, and the family didn't have to worry about anything for the next few years.
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