Chapter 10 Chapter 10 The Ruffian Old Lady
Hua Chao walked to the carriage and unloaded many gifts in just a few minutes.
Seeing this, Grandma hurriedly said, "You little girl, when we farmers visit relatives and friends, we don't have to be so particular. A few vegetables and half a pound of meat are enough. If you want something more expensive, just a few eggs. Look at you, with all those boxes and bags, the packaging alone looks expensive. We know the Marquis's Mansion gave you some money, but you can't spend it so lavishly. You're still young and have a long way to go. You have to plan for the future, understand? No, no, you young people can't keep money. We can't leave all this money with you."
While the grandmother was happy that her granddaughter was thinking about her family, she was also worried about her granddaughter's extravagant spending. Alas, young people nowadays don't know the cost of food and fuel until they manage the household.
"Don't worry, grandma. I have a nanny who is in charge of the accounts. She won't spend money recklessly." Old Mrs. Gu didn't know that what she saw now was just the tip of the iceberg of all Gu Jiayue's property. She had already arranged for the bulk of it to be left in the county.
"Really? Then I feel relieved." Although Mrs. Gu was still a little worried, she also knew her own limitations.
She was just a rural woman who had never even left the county town. She could manage a few pieces of silver and a few chickens and ducks in the family, but she was not sure she could manage so many properties.
Speaking of servants, grandma remembered something and pulled Gu Jiayue's sleeve. She lowered her voice and said, "Girl, since you're back, grandma won't hide it from you. Our family is not rich. We all live very hard, and our house is small. It's not a problem for you to live alone, but if you bring in all the people you brought with you, our family..."
All those maids, servants, and guards, all together, there must be at least twenty people, right? Oh my god, for just this one meal, we have to use the big pot we use for banquets to make enough food? Two meals a day, just for the porridge, wouldn't that require half a bag of rice? It's simply unaffordable!
"Don't worry, grandma. I've made all the arrangements. Currently, only Hua Chao and a servant who can drive a carriage are with me. The others will go back and report after they drop me off."
Before coming, Gu Jiayue had already thought that the farm was not well-off to begin with, and they definitely couldn't afford to host so many people all of a sudden. Moreover, most of these people were escorts, and now that she had arrived at her destination, it was time for them to return and report.
Everyone in the family couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after hearing this.
It’s good that they can leave, otherwise with so many people, this family will be bankrupt in less than half a year.
"Old Gu, I heard that your granddaughter, who was enjoying a good life in Kyoto, has returned. Bring her out quickly so everyone can see her. Does this person who returned from Kyoto have two horns on her head?"
The family was having a great time, but a sharp, noisy and sarcastic voice came floating on the wind, making people frown and feel irritated.
Gu Jiayue raised her eyebrows and thought to herself: Anyone with a nose can smell the sour smell coming towards me.
This is, the best relative is coming to visit?
When the Gu family heard this, their expressions changed.
The two aunts reacted particularly quickly, shouting anxiously, "What are you still standing there for? Hurry and put your things into your room!"
The eldest aunt stamped her feet anxiously, thinking to herself, "What fools! Didn't they hear what Hua Pozi said? This person is so good that she even grabs a handful of dirt from the street and takes it home. Now she has so many good things in the yard. Isn't it like an oil barrel with the mouth open, waiting for rats to steal the oil?"
These words were like enlightenment, instantly waking everyone up.
More than a dozen people in the Gu family, plus the servants and maids in the yard, all hurriedly picked up things, not caring whose room it was. They picked up the things nearby and hurried into the house.
Just as the sound of the door being pushed open rang out, everyone managed to close the door.
Granny Hua pushed the door of the Gu family hard, but found that the door didn't move at all!
She was surprised. The Gu family was so poor that they could barely make ends meet, yet they still locked the door?
Could it be true as the rumors say, that the girl from Kyoto brought a lot of good things, and now the entire Gu family is hiding at home and dividing up the property?
No! We can't let the Gu family take all the benefits!
Those things should belong to my Hua family.
Granny Hua had made up her mind and ignored everything else. She just kept shaking the flimsy wooden door.
Immediately afterwards, Gu Jiayue watched helplessly as the burly old woman shook the wooden door down!
With a loud bang, the fallen wooden door stirred up a cloud of dust that filled the entire yard.
When has Hua Chao ever seen such a scene?
In Kyoto, even if some people wanted you dead in their hearts, they would appear friendly on the surface. This was the first time she had seen such a violent door-pushing scene.
Gu Jiayue looked at the little girl hiding behind her and couldn't help but sigh inwardly. After all, she was still young and had too little experience. If compared to the weird parents she had met in her previous life, this old woman's behavior was just the lowest level.
"Grandma Hua, what are you doing? I thought it was a wild boar coming down from the mountain! You broke down my door as soon as you came. Are you dissatisfied with my Gu family?" Grandma Gu put her hands on her hips, took a step forward, protecting the younger generation of the family behind her, while her eyes quickly scanned the yard.
The aunt knew her mother-in-law's temper very well, so she quietly took a few steps back, picked up the broom under the eaves, turned back, and stuffed the broom into Mrs. Gu's arms.
With this handy guy, Mrs. Gu suddenly felt more confident. She looked at Mrs. Hua with an even sharper look and shouted, "If you have something to say, just say it. If not, get out of here. I'm in a good mood today and don't want to argue with you!"
Mrs. Hua is notoriously difficult to deal with in the village, but Grandma Gu is by no means a weak person who can be bullied.
The two of them were at loggerheads with each other in the village, and were evenly matched.
They have disliked each other for decades, and quarrels are commonplace.
The fields of the two families were close to each other, so they often quarreled while working, and the quarrels could last all day long.
Sometimes, when Mrs. Hua felt she hadn't performed well, she would sit under the banyan tree at the entrance of the village with a stool and rail against the village. Mrs. Gu, not to be outdone, would sit outside the courtyard with a stool and shout back at the top of her lungs. The villagers were used to this.
But this was the first time Gu Jiayue had seen her grandmother so fierce. The way she held the broom showed she'd been involved in many fights.
Not to be outdone, Grandma Hua rolled her eyes at Grandma Gu and walked into the yard as if no one was around, muttering, "Hey, why are you so fierce, old woman? I just came to see my granddaughter-in-law."
Mrs. Hua is not afraid of Grandma Gu. She has nothing anyway, and the barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. If the Gu family dares to attack her, it would be great. She will have a place to live for the rest of her life.
Holding on to the idea of "I've only got one life left, so I'll fight you if you don't obey", she continued walking into the yard, wanting to see the newly returned granddaughter of the Gu family.
After seeing Gu Jiayue's appearance clearly, even though Hua Pozi had lived for decades, she couldn't help but be stunned.
He sighed inwardly, wow, that girl Gu Wangshu is already pretty enough. Just based on that face, she has bewitched his eldest grandson who is the best in the whole area. I didn't expect that this girl who came back from outside is even more beautiful like a fairy.
Is there something mysterious about the Gu family's feng shui?
"You, you...you are the granddaughter of the Gu family who came back from outside?" The middle-aged woman swallowed and her voice unconsciously lowered eight octaves.
"That's right. May I ask what's the matter, old lady?" Gu Jiayue had already realized that this old woman should be the one from the hunter family that everyone was talking about, the one that Gu Wangshu had been betrothed to.
But judging from the attitude of the Gu family, there are obviously many problems with this marriage.
A gleam of greed flashed in Hua Pozi's eyes, and a false smile was plastered on her face. She said, "Oh my, you are indeed a young lady from Kyoto. You are so pretty. Look at your little face and hands, so tender. When you marry into my family in the future, my eldest grandson will definitely cherish you."
"However, although our Hua family may not be as good as the Marquis' Mansion, we are still a well-mannered family. Besides, this is in the village, and wearing gold and silver is not appropriate. Those gossipy women will gossip about it. I heard that you brought back two carts of things? How can we put them all in this shabby thatched house of the Gu family? Sooner or later, it will have to be transported to our Hua family anyway, so it's better to send it now and save trouble."
The old lady Hua directly revealed her true face.
As soon as she entered the door, she saw the gorgeous carriage, which was pulled by horses.
Although one couldn't see what was inside, one knew without a doubt that it wasn't rags or rotten rice. The Marquisate couldn't afford to lose face, so no matter what was inside, as long as they could get these things, their Hua family would rise to prominence overnight.
In this way, her poor eldest grandson would not have to go into the mountains to hunt every day, and she, an old woman, would not have to eat coarse food every day. Wouldn't she have to eat white flour buns for three meals a day in the future?
Also, once we have money, who knows who will have the final say in Taohua Village.
At that time, the old lady Liu Cuihua will be driven out of Gujia Village and forced to beg for food.
The more Hua Pozi thought about it, the more excited she became. She even imagined that in the future she would be like the ladies in the city, riding in a sedan chair when she went out, and having two maids to serve her.
Hua Pozi, who was lost in thought, actually stepped forward and tried to hold Gu Jiayue's hand.
At this moment, Hua Chao, who had been hiding behind Gu Jiayue, suddenly stepped forward and shouted, "How dare you! Where did you come from, you rascal, old lady? How dare you go up and grab my young lady with your dirty hands? How many lives do you have to pay for this? Come on! Grab your weapons!"
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