Aunt Gu went on to say, "Their brother-in-law wants to find a wife and wants to give a betrothal gift of 500 yuan."
When Mrs. Gu heard the five hundred yuan, her face turned into a chrysanthemum. "Well, well, is she going to marry that stinky girl Gu Zhenzhu?"
Gu Zhenzhu is the only daughter of Gu Daniu, the eldest son of the Gu family, and she also graduated from high school this year.
Gu Daniu's wife, He Ling, was a tough woman. Many years ago, Gu Daniu was still working as a workhorse at home, and no one dared to marry He Ling because she was a butcher at home.
Old Mrs. Gu coveted her dowry and married her to Gu Daniu. However, He Ling grabbed his money and refused to give up a penny. After she gave birth to a daughter and injured her body so that she could not have another child, she was unwilling to support the brat from the third room and demanded a division of the family.
He Ling does not favor boys over girls. She often says that a daughter is much better than a son if she is raised well, so she named her daughter Zhenzhu.
After graduating from high school, Gu Zhenzhu returned to Gujia Village and is currently helping with housework. Mrs. Gu is thinking of marrying her off. If she can get 500 yuan from her, it would be a great profit.
Aunt Gu shook her head: "It's not Gu Zhenzhu. Our second uncle, Gu Lin, has a daughter in the city who is also eighteen years old, right?"
Mrs. Gu thought of that girl who was shouting for war and killing, and her face turned ugly: "Why are you mentioning her? She has a job, how could she be willing to get married?"
"Oh, mother, you are her grandmother. If you accept the betrothal gift and agree to let her marry him, then my cousin will call a few young men to marry him together. How can she not marry him?"
Old Lady Gu agreed. Their village was still relatively backward, and most marriages were arranged by parents and elders. As long as she, the grandmother, agreed, how could the little girl not get married?
"But what's the matter with your cousin's brother-in-law? He's a city guy. It's not like he can't get a wife, so he has to ask you to come to the countryside to find one."
Aunt Gu was a little confused: "Her brother-in-law fell into the water when he was a child, and water got into his brain. He's been grinning all day and can't even take care of himself. So she wants to find a wife to take care of him."
Even a shameless person like Mrs. Gu was shocked by Aunt Gu's cruelty. Why did this woman treat Gu Chun like this when they had no grudge against each other?
"Tell me first, what's in it for you? Don't think I don't know. Would you, Wu Feng, do something that has no benefit?"
Aunt Gu smiled flatteringly, "Mom, I was thinking that once she marries that idiot, we can take over her job. After all, that job belongs to our Gu family. If she gets married, she won't be a member of the Gu family anymore."
"Your eldest grandson, our Dabao, is already 20 years old and still doesn't have a job. If he goes to work in the city, wouldn't he be able to bring you, his grandmother, to live in the city?"
When Mrs. Gu heard this, she was very happy and was already imagining that she would no longer have to do farm work in the city and enjoy a better life.
"Yes, my eldest grandson is a lucky one. If he could go to the city, we wouldn't have to be peasants anymore."
Old Master Gu was actually not very optimistic, because that girl was not someone to be trifled with. However, he was also attracted by this beautiful vision. If this thing could succeed, he would be a city dweller. If it didn't, it would be none of his business anyway.
"Mom, then it's settled. I'll go back to my parents' home and inform my aunt, and have her tell my cousin. Then she'll give the betrothal gift directly to you."
Before Aunt Gu opened the door, someone ran away quickly.
I saw a young girl running on the small path in Gujia Village. She was wearing clean clothes. Unlike other farm girls, there was not a single patch on her clothes, which showed that she was very favored at home.
"Dad, Mom, something happened!" She hurriedly called her parents as soon as she ran into the house.
"Zhenzhu, why are you running? What happened?" It turned out that this was Gu Daniu's daughter Gu Zhenzhu. Seeing her like this, Gu Daniu thought that she was bullied by her cousin Gu Dabao again.
"Dad, how long has it been since you last visited our second uncle in the city?"
"You mean Linzi? I haven't been there for two years. I remember he was doing pretty well back then. I just went there to dig a ditch recently, and I was planning to find time to go and see him when I get back."
Gu Daniu did go to dig a ditch, and several months had passed when the news of Gu Lin's death reached the village.
He was not in the village at that time, so he didn't know about this.
I had originally planned to find time to visit my brother in the city when I came back, but seeing my daughter like this, did something happen?
Gu Zhenzhu looked at her father with reluctance: "Dad, my second uncle has passed away."
Gu Daniu's mind went blank, and he kept mumbling, "Impossible, impossible."
"It's true, Dad. Grandpa and grandma have gone to the city to make trouble with my cousin and the others. They deliberately hid it from you."
"Don't be sad, this is not the point."
Gu Daniu reacted and asked anxiously, "What else? What are your grandparents going to do?"
"I heard Third Aunt discussing with Grandpa and Grandma about her cousin's brother-in-law getting married. I was afraid they were going to marry me off, so I listened for a while. But then I heard them say they were going to marry my cousin Gu Chun to that idiot and transfer her job to Gu Dabao."
"Dad, what should we do? Go and stop them! Grandma is planning to take the betrothal gifts and force my cousin to get married."
Gu Daniu was so anxious that he turned around and around: "No, I have to go to the city to find Gu Chun."
After listening for a while, He Ling finally understood what was going on. Her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law were so vicious. If they dared to treat Zhenzhu like this, she would fight to the death.
"Gu Daniu, don't be anxious. Listen to me. When you get to the city, go find Gu Chun right away and warn her. See if you can find a few people to help you, so you don't get caught and forced to marry without any preparation. When you get there, stay in the city for now. I think this matter will be exposed in the next two days. Help them if you can."
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