Chapter 174 The Zhu Family Comes to Propose Marriage
Gu Laian didn't care about all this. When he heard that his third uncle wanted to give him half of the mutton soup, he ate half a bowl of porridge in one breath, despite his father's fierce look, and then handed the bowl over.
"Master... just pour the mutton soup into my bowl."
Pour it into the porridge bowl?
Third Uncle was stunned. Isn't this a mix of flavors?
He pointed to the kitchen and asked Gu Laian to get a bowl: "It's only a few steps away. Go get another bowl."
Gu Laian was unwilling to move: "It's the same if you pour it into the porridge..."
Halfway through his words, Gu Lianshan suddenly slammed the table, which scared Gu Laian and he immediately shut up.
"Don't bother with him, old man. I haven't bothered with him for what he did these few days, and I've even fed him with good food. If you give him mutton soup again, I'm afraid he'll become even more arrogant!"
This is said to my third uncle.
After saying that, he turned his head and glared at Gu Laian: "Today you are only allowed to have one bowl of porridge and one pancake, you are not allowed to eat more! If you dare to eat secretly, I will kick you out now!"
Gu Laian shuddered, hurriedly took the bowl back, lowered his head and continued eating, not daring to make any more noise.
Judging from his father's tone, he might be joking. If he really kicked him out, where would he go in such a cold winter?
Third Uncle wanted to speak up to persuade him, but Gu Tang secretly pulled his clothes, signaling him not to get involved.
"Master, mutton soup is better for an elderly person like you. Please eat it quickly, or the soup will get cold if you keep it there."
Gu Tang pushed the bamboo bowl of mutton soup towards his uncle and asked him to eat it while it was hot.
Third Uncle paused, hesitated for a while, swallowed his words, and picked up the mutton soup.
Gu Tang had been keeping an eye on Gu Laian. Seeing him finish all the porridge in the bowl and eat the cake in his hand with big mouthfuls, he took the opportunity to ask him.
"Brother, you and Sister often talk together, why didn't Sister come out for dinner today? Isn't she hungry?"
Gu Mei was suddenly mentioned. Except for Gu Laian, everyone else in the room subconsciously looked around. Is Gu Mei not there?
have to! No one really noticed this.
"Where is your sister? Is she throwing a tantrum? Or is she out?" Gu Lianshan asked the last question casually.
In fact, he had a guess in his mind that his eldest daughter must be angry with him for causing a scene at the Zhu family, and she was going on a hunger strike out of spite.
But it was precisely this last sentence that made Gu Laian's face turn pale and his eyes filled with panic, and he was caught by Gu Tang who had been keeping an eye on him.
Gu Tang's heart skipped a beat and he felt that Gu Laian's reaction was wrong.
Gu Laian had already thought of a plan. If his father asked Gu Mei why she didn't come out to eat, he would say that she was angry and didn't want to eat.
Given his father's temper, he definitely wouldn't go over and knock on the door to call people out for dinner.
In this way, the fact that Gu Mei was not at home could be concealed.
But plans cannot keep up with changes. His father didn't ask, but Gu Tang asked.
Gu Laian's face changed several times. He cursed Gu Tang fiercely in his heart and said to his father, "Sister, sister said she was very angry and didn't want to eat..."
He hesitated when he said this, and Gu Lianshan glanced at him and knew immediately that he was not telling the truth.
He became more and more certain in his heart that his eldest daughter must be resentful of him because of the Zhu family's affairs.
Gu Lianshan had already given up the idea of ​​disciplining you, and said calmly, "Since you don't want to eat, then starve for three days first."
After saying this, he reminded Gu Pingan and Gu Tang: "From now on, whether it is day or night, as long as it is not dinner time, the kitchen should be locked. After all, it is difficult to prevent thieves in this house, so you two should pay more attention."
"Oh!" The brother and sister responded, their eyes constantly glancing at Gu Laian.
They knew exactly who the thief was talking about.
But Gu Laian had no self-awareness and thought that the person being guarded against was his sister Gu Mei and had nothing to do with himself, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Since his sister is not at home, it doesn’t matter whether the kitchen is locked or not.
In order to avoid saying too much and making more mistakes, Gu Laian didn't dare to stay here any longer. He wiped his mouth with his sleeve, got up and slipped away.
Third Uncle took a look and was a little worried: "This kid didn't tell the truth, do you want to go over and take a look? Don't let anything happen."
"No." Gu Lianshan shook his head, and asked his uncle to relax: "Girl Mei is just being stubborn. She will go hungry today, but she will definitely get up early to eat tomorrow morning."
Third Uncle and Gu Mei have never gotten along. In the past few days since they moved in, Gu Mei has been hiding in her room except for coming here to eat, and ignores everyone.
Therefore, Third Uncle did not understand Gu Mei's personality, and after hearing Gu Lianshan's evaluation of Gu Mei, he believed it.
"That's good, as long as you know what's going on."
Do you know what is going on?
Hearing this, Gu Tang glanced at her father and had a hunch that her father might have guessed wrong this time.
Judging from Gu Laian’s reaction just now, there is definitely something fishy going on!
Of course, whether there is a ghost or not, as long as it does not bother her, it has nothing to do with her and she will not remind her father.
After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
Gu Lianshan lived in the east wing. When he was about to reach the door of his room, he glanced towards the room next door where Gu Mei lived. There was no light coming through the window, only pitch black. It was obvious that there was no light on.
This is rare!
Gu Lianshan was very puzzled. In the past, the lights in this room could stay on for half the night, as if the oil lamp had fallen from the sky and was free. Why did the lights go out so early today?
Don't tell me he's up to something bad again.
Gu Lianshan frowned and felt panic for a moment, as he felt that his eldest daughter was going to cause trouble.
It has to be said that Gu Lianshan's sixth sense is still very accurate. He will soon know what kind of trouble Gu Mei will cause.
The next morning, just as the sky was about to brighten, someone knocked on the gate of the Gu family's courtyard.
Hearing the noise, Gu Lianshan quickly put on his clothes and walked out.
When they arrived at the yard, the door of the main hall opened and my third uncle came out wearing a fur coat.
"Dad, please go back to the house and rest. I'll go open the door." After sending his third uncle back to the house, Gu Lianshan walked towards the courtyard gate.
As he walked, he asked, "Who is it? It's so early in the morning, and no one at home is awake yet!"
The person outside the door didn't say anything, just knocked a few more times intermittently, which was very rude.
Gu Lianshan became suspicious, picked up the hammer in the corridor, walked to the door and asked again: "Who is outside? If you don't say anything, I will call for help!"
This made the person outside the door change his expression, and he quickly replied in a low voice against the door: "Brother-in-law! It's me, the third son of the Zhu family..."
Zhu Laosan? !
I leaned against the door and listened carefully, and it was indeed Zhu Laosan's voice.
"What are you doing here? Didn't you get enough of the scolding yesterday?" Putting down the hammer in his hand, Gu Lianshan opened the door and muttered in dissatisfaction.
Only one door of the courtyard was open, and when Gu Lianshan saw who was inside, he was stunned.
Not only was Zhu Laosan outside the door, but also Zhu Laosan's wife Yan, Old Lady Zhu, the old man of the Zhu family, and a strange woman.
Not far away, there was a bullock cart parked.
"What are you doing?" Gu Lianshan looked at the Zhu family in confusion. "Why? I made a scene at your Zhu family yesterday, and today your Zhu family wants to make a scene at my Gu family?"
These words were spoken very harshly, without any mercy at all.
The smiles on Zhu's faces froze. They didn't know how to respond. Their eyes were all on the strange woman beside them, motioning her to speak.
The woman was in her thirties, with a round face and round eyes. She smiled whenever she saw people: "Brother Gu, we are here to tell you the good news!" As she said that, she was about to squeeze into the yard.
If it were another man, he would definitely take a few steps back when he saw a woman pushing towards him in order to avoid suspicion.
By retreating, the way was cleared, and the woman was able to take the Zhu family into the yard.
Unfortunately, the woman met Gu Lianshan.
He stood at the door, not taking a step back, rolled his eyes at them, and said in an impatient tone: "Good news? What good news?!"
The smiles on the Zhu family members' faces became more and more forced, and they were almost unable to hold on.
This woman had seen all kinds of people, and the smile on her face did not change at all. She whispered, "Your eldest daughter's marriage has been settled! Let's talk about it in the house? Some things can't be said outside..."
When he heard this for the first time, Gu Lianshan didn't react. The woman in front of him was not the matchmaker he had hired before. How did she know that his eldest daughter was looking for a husband?
Glancing at the Zhu family, the expressions on their faces were quite interesting.
There is anxiety, dissatisfaction, and excitement.
Looking at this somewhat funny scene, Gu Lianshan suddenly had an idea and understood it as if he had been hit hard.
He immediately asked in a gloomy tone: "What do you mean by that? Explain it clearly!"
The Zhu family was shocked by his sudden change of expression and subconsciously backed off.
But on second thought, no, this matter is in their favor now. If they miss this opportunity, they will miss it forever.
This marriage must happen no matter what!
The woman was not frightened, and her smile remained unchanged: "Brother Gu, your eldest daughter and the only son of the third son of the Zhu family are in love with each other! The Zhu family asked me to act as a matchmaker, but there are some things here that are difficult to talk about, so let's talk about it inside the house?"
His eldest daughter and the only son of the third son of the Zhu family fell in love with each other...
Gu Lianshan's mind was filled with these words at this moment, and he was so angry that he was seeing stars.
He thought that the Zhu family wanted to plot against his eldest daughter, and stared at the woman and the Zhu family with fierce eyes.
"Get lost! Even if my daughter Gu Lianshan becomes a nun, she will never marry into the Zhu family!"
Old Mrs. Zhu was anxious and blurted out: "Girl Mei is living in the Zhu family now. She and my grandson already have..."
"Oh, Aunt Zhu! Can you say that outside?" The woman interrupted Mrs. Zhu and glared at her lightly, with a smile on her face.
Then he continued to pester Gu Lianshan: "Brother Gu, you have heard it too. It is because of this incident that the Zhu family invited me to their house in a hurry. After all, if this matter is exposed, it will be difficult to explain and it will not sound good..."
Gu Lianshan took a deep breath, his mind in a mess, thinking about what his eldest son said last night.
He said his eldest daughter was so angry that she didn't want to eat.
But today the Zhu family said that his eldest daughter is currently living in the Zhu family.
It’s easy to find out who is lying. Just go to the east wing and you’ll see clearly.
Gu Lianshan turned around and went to the east wing, leaving the woman and the Zhu family there, but the courtyard door was not closed.
The woman's eyes flickered slightly, and she smiled smugly at the Zhu family: "No matter how bad a person is, after learning that his daughter has done something so outrageous, he will eventually accept his fate."
"Yes, yes, thank you very much. As long as this marriage can be successful, our Zhu family will give you a big thank-you gift!"
The Zhu family spoke in a flattering tone and with a look of compliments on their faces.
They were helpless. Even though Gu Meilai came home with a "good" idea yesterday, the Zhu family was powerless as they were all afraid that Gu Lianshan would beat them.
After much thought, he decided to spend some money to hire the village matchmaker, Ms. Zhao, and ask her to go with him.
The reason for inviting Zhao was due to two considerations. First, Zhao was eloquent and could out-argue Gu Lianshan. Besides, as long as he was the matchmaker, Gu Lianshan would never hit the matchmaker no matter how angry he was.
The second reason was to let outsiders get involved, just to warn Gu Lianshan not to try to silence the Zhu family. The dirty deeds his daughter had done were known to outsiders besides the Zhu family.
The Zhu family was afraid of Gu Lianshan and would not spread the matter to others, but it was different for the outsider Zhao.
As a matchmaker, if Zhao spreads a few words about this, not only will Gu Mei be too embarrassed to get married, but even Gu Lianshan’s other children will not be able to get married!
Therefore, the biggest purpose of Zhao's coming along was to tell Gu Lianshan that his daughter Gu Mei had no other choice but to marry into the Zhu family.
As for whether Zhao would accidentally tell this matter to others and show it off afterwards, the Zhu family would not care.
In this kind of thing, the girl is the one who suffers, and the grandson of the Zhu family will only be praised for his ability!
"Let's not stand here. It's very cold. Let's go inside and warm up." Zhao called the Zhu family and walked into the yard. She also took a few glances at the exquisitely crafted gate. She immediately realized that the Gu family was well-off.
Zhu Laosan was the last one pulling the ox cart. This ox cart was borrowed, so he had to take good care of it.
When the group arrived in the courtyard, they all became envious when they saw the main hall and side rooms built with blue bricks and black tiles, the long corridors connecting the two sides, and the spacious courtyard paved with stone bricks under their feet.
Even Zhao was no exception. For the sake of this courtyard, if the Gu family didn't have a fortune of one or two hundred taels, she, Zhao, would never again propose marriage to anyone!
The Zhu family thought more bluntly: Gu Mei's dowry of two taels of silver was too little!
With such a solid family background, the Gu family must give more dowry!
The Zhu family continued to look around the yard greedily. In Gu Laian's room in the east wing, Gu Lianshan was beating Gu Laian with a club.
"Didn't you say your sister was angry and didn't want to eat? Why did the Zhu family say your sister was with them!"
Gu Laian ran away with his head in his hands, wearing only a thin undershirt and barefoot, hiding in the house, but he just couldn't keep his stubborn attitude.
"Dad! Dad! Stop hitting me! Please stop hitting me! Yesterday when my sister told me she didn't want to eat, she stayed in the room! I didn't lie to you!"
Gu Lianshan was so angry that his hands were shaking. He walked forward, grabbed the man, and pulled him out of the house. Then he kicked open the door of the room where Gu Mei lived and pushed the man in.
"Didn't you say your sister was in the room? Come look for her with me! If you can't find her, I'll break your legs!"
Gu Laian continued to look for a place to hide while crying, and no longer dared to be stubborn and say anything nonsense.
The noise caused by the beating and scolding alarmed the Zhu family, Zhao, and other members of the Gu family.
In the west wing, Gu Tang, who was awakened by Gu Laian's loud and shrill voice, sat up suddenly, thinking that some bad guys had entered the house. The screams were too creepy.
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