Chapter 176 Silver that Fades

Chapter 176 Silver that Fades

Gu Mei couldn't bear to hear the words "marrying far away", and she didn't believe her father would help her find a good marriage.

The mind that was originally somewhat hesitant suddenly became firm.

"I chose this marriage with the Zhu family myself. I am very happy. I will not marry anyone else except my fifth cousin from the Zhu family!"

Hearing this, the Zhu family breathed a sigh of relief and their faces were full of smiles.

Even Zhu Youshou, who was hiding behind Yan, looked up at Gu Mei. He couldn't tell what he felt in his heart, but family members know their own business.

It would be difficult for him to find a wife with his frail body, unless the Zhu family was willing to pay more for the betrothal gifts, perhaps they could find him a good-looking wife.

But the Zhu family is so poor that they wish they could break a copper coin into ten petals!

You can't even afford the normal betrothal gift, and you want the Zhu family to pay more? Then we can only sell people!

It was precisely because of this that Zhu Youshou did not object to the marriage.

Although he didn't like Gu Mei, his mother said that Gu Mei would marry in with a dowry.

After the people entered the house, his mother took Gu Mei's dowry and kept it for herself, not sharing it with his cousins.

Just for this reason, he would obediently follow his family's arrangements and marry Gu Mei.

"Just now you wanted to hear Mei say that she wanted this marriage. Now you've heard it too. Should we discuss a date for the wedding?"

Old Mrs. Zhu pulled Gu Mei behind her, looking like she was protecting someone, and spoke to Gu Lianshan with a smile.

Gu Lianshan rubbed his face, no longer looking at Gu Mei, and asked directly: "Are you going to take the person back today, or tomorrow?"

Old Lady Zhu was stunned when she heard this: "Marrying off a daughter is a big deal! Our two families haven't prepared anything yet, how can we just take someone back like this?"

The key point is that the dowry has not been discussed yet!

Today she finally saw that the bastard Gu Lianshan's new father was from a wealthy family, so Mei's dowry would have to be increased to at least five taels!

"They have already slept together, what else is there to be fussy about? You Zhu family don't need to pay for the betrothal gifts. Pack up the things in Mei's room and load them onto the ox cart.

You have taken her and her belongings away. From now on, she will belong to your Zhu family. Her life and death will be up to you. She is no longer my daughter. ”

Old Mrs. Zhu’s face froze.

What? Are you serious about what you just said?

Does that bastard Gu Lianshan really want to sever ties with Mei Yatou?

That won’t do!

The Zhu family married Mei Yatou because they were attracted by her dowry and they also wanted to make some money from the Gu family through Mei Yatou in the future.

If the father and daughter severed their relationship, wouldn't the Zhu family be at a loss?

Old Mrs. Zhu's frown was so tight that it could kill a fly. She pulled Gu Mei out from behind her and asked her to kneel down and say a few soft words to her father.

"Hurry up and comfort your father! This is a good thing of strengthening the relationship between relatives, why does it sever the father-daughter relationship? If so, how can this be considered a marriage? Isn't this just making enemies?"

Gu Mei's face flushed red, she felt ashamed and annoyed, and she forced herself not to kneel!

What do you mean two people slept together?

Is this what a father should say? !

She knew that her father didn't like her, but she didn't expect that he was unwilling to even hold a ceremony for her!

Which girl doesn’t invite friends and relatives to a banquet when she gets married?

She has not even got her wedding dress or trousseau, and you just want to send her away like this? !

Gu Mei pursed her lips, her anger rising. She refused to give in to her father and demanded her dowry in a tough tone.

"If you want to chase me away today, then prepare my dowry. Once I get the dowry, I will leave! I will never visit you again!"

These words made Old Lady Zhu behind her very happy, and it showed on her face unconsciously.

When he reacted, he quickly turned his head away, not daring to look at Gu Lianshan.

Yan was greedier than Old Lady Zhu. After hearing this, she couldn't help but interject, "It's probably too late to buy it now. Why not convert it all into silver and let Mei carry it with her. This will give her confidence in the future."

Gu Mei's eyes lit up and she thought this was a good idea. If all of it was converted into silver, it would be two taels of silver. With this money, she could buy herself some bright red clothes.

Since her father was unwilling to prepare a banquet for her to go out with, she would prepare a banquet for herself at Zhu's house!

As long as she has money in her hand, she won't believe it! Can't this banquet be held without her father?

As for her father's talk of severing the father-daughter relationship, that was impossible. He probably just wanted to scare her.

She had committed countless sins in the past, and her father had scolded her countless times and said countless cruel words to her, but in the end, didn't he still give her food and clothes and support her?

Thinking of this, Gu Mei stood up again: "My aunt is right! You convert all my dowry into silver, and I will leave immediately after taking the silver!"

Gu Lianshan looked at her steadily and said, "Okay, I'll convert it into silver for you."

Gu Mei was delighted and wanted to say something, but she heard Yan increase the dowry several times with a greedy look on her face.

"Girl Mei is the eldest daughter of your Gu family. Look at this magnificent courtyard of your Gu family. It cannot be built without a family fortune of over a hundred taels of silver! Our girl Mei's dowry must be at least... ten taels of silver!"

Ten taels of silver?

Looking at Yan's greedy face, the third uncle immediately understood that the Zhu family probably knew that Gu Mei had a dowry.

The whole family then set their sights on Gu Mei's dowry and created this ridiculous incident.

He glanced at Gu Lianshan and saw that he still had a calm expression. Third Uncle's heart trembled and he had a bad feeling.

But the Zhu family did not know how to restrain themselves. When they heard that Yan asked for ten taels of silver as a dowry for Gu Mei, they could no longer hide their greed and stared at Gu Lianshan, hoping that he would agree.

The same goes for Zhao. The more dowry the Gu family gives, the more flesh she can tear from the Zhu family!

Gu Mei was also dazzled by the ten taels of silver at this time. The greed in her heart continued to be nourished and grew, and it doubled again.

"Ten taels is not enough! I want twenty taels! You didn't prepare a feast for me, and I will be ashamed to face the outside world! You have to compensate me for this!"

"Right, right, right! My dear, Mei is right." Yan agreed with a grin, "It is a shame for a girl to go out without a feast! In this matter, you are indeed in the wrong, and Mei is indeed wronged. Logically, you should be compensated."

Old Lady Zhu also urged on: "That's right! You are in the wrong in this matter. Twenty taels of silver is not a lot."

Hearing this, Gu Lianshan's originally calm face suddenly laughed: "You Zhu family can't even take out half a tael of silver, how can you say that twenty taels of silver is not a lot?"

This was a very embarrassing statement. The Zhu family members all froze, feeling embarrassed and annoyed, but they did not make a single rebuttal.

They were telling the truth. The Zhu family really couldn't afford even half a tael of silver. Their entire fortune was only two hundred copper coins.

Gu Mei still knew her father a little bit, and she had a bad feeling when she heard her father say this.

Sure enough, Gu Lianshan's face darkened instantly, and he looked at Gu Mei and told her sarcastically, "Don't even think about the twenty taels of silver. At most, I can give you ten taels of silver. But if you take this silver, you must sign the 'Severance of Engagement'.

Otherwise, I won't give you a penny! I won’t cover up the dirty deeds between you and Zhu Laosan’s son. I will just follow the clan rules to have you drowned in the pond! Afterwards, I moved away from here with my family, and the Gu family continued to live a comfortable life! ”

Gu Mei's face turned pale!

Her father wanted her to sign a severance agreement... and also wanted to follow clan rules to drown her? !

The Zhu family was also shocked by these words for a moment. When they came to their senses, they immediately became anxious: "We can't let the clan rules sink the pond!"

Ten taels of silver!

Doesn't it mean that the Zhu family will gain nothing if they follow the clan rules?

The Zhu family members looked at each other. Since Gu Lianshan wanted Gu Mei to sign a letter of severance, for the sake of the ten taels of silver, why not just sign it first!

Old Lady Zhu pulled Gu Mei, whose face was pale, and whispered in her ear, "Get the ten taels of silver first. Can a letter of severance really sever your father-daughter relationship?"

Gu Mei's eyes lit up again, and she calmed down. Then she looked at her father and agreed to it with gritted teeth: "Okay! I'll sign the divorce agreement!"

After hearing this, Gu Lianshan did not hesitate at all. He got up and went to his third uncle's room in the inner room, took out writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone, and asked his third uncle to write for him while he dictated.

"Gu Mei, the eldest daughter of the Gu family, colluded with the Zhu family to steal the family's property, and had an affair with the fifth grandson of the Zhu family, humiliating and destroying the family's reputation and bringing trouble to her brothers and sisters..."

This letter of severance of relationship was quite unexpected. Gu Lianshan told all the dirty deeds that Gu Mei and the Zhu family had done and asked his third uncle to write them all down. It was a bit like a confession, but at the end, the word "severance of relationship" was indeed written.

Third Uncle made the final stroke, blew the ink off the paper, and asked Gu Mei to sign and put her fingerprints on the paper.

And all the Zhu family members have to sign and put their fingerprints.

Gu Mei refused to sign. She started to make a scene with a ferocious look on her face: "If you want to break off the relationship, then break off the relationship! You don't want me to be your daughter, and I don't want you to be my father! But why do you want to humiliate me like this!"

The Zhu family was also very angry and refused to sign: "Why are you talking about these things? You can't write a letter of severance like this! My Zhu family is not made of dough, and you can't make it flat or round! This is a matter between you and Mei girl, and it's meaningless to drag our Zhu family into it!"

Gu Lianshan slammed the table and stood up. He first asked Gu Mei with a sneer: "Humiliate you? Which of the things I wrote here is false? These are all true! If they are true, how can I humiliate you?

Now the letter of severance has been written. If you want the ten taels of silver, just sign it. I will give you the silver immediately after you sign it! If you don't sign, I will have to follow the clan rules and drown you in the pond! You should think about it carefully! ”

After scolding Gu Mei, Gu Lianshan pointed at the Zhu family with a sneer on his face: "You have done such a dirty thing, and you are still afraid of being mentioned? I asked you to sign as a witness, don't sign? If you don't sign, then get out, don't even think about taking the person away, and don't even think about getting the money!"

The Zhu family quieted down.

It doesn’t matter whether you take the person with you or not, but you must get the money!

The whole family changed their minds instantly and signed the contract. Nothing was more important than money.

Mr. Zhu secretly pulled the corner of Mrs. Zhu's clothes, signaling her to persuade Gu Mei to sign it for the sake of the money.

In fact, there was no need for Old Lady Zhu to persuade her. Gu Mei was greedy for money and afraid of death. When she learned that she would be drowned if she didn't sign, she knelt down faster than anyone else.

She came forward with a gloomy face and said stiffly, "I can't write..."

Third Uncle paused, without saying anything, then wrote her name with a calm expression. After the ink dried, he asked her to press a red handprint on her name.

The Zhu family members lined up behind her. They couldn't write either, so they also asked their third uncle to write down their names for them. They imitated Gu Mei's actions and pressed their fingerprints one by one.

Zhao, who was sitting on the chair, felt a chill down her spine. She gasped as she watched the Zhu family and Gu Mei press their fingerprints without knowing anything!

This contract is called a severance contract, but it is actually a "confession contract"!

With this letter of severance, this Gu man can control the Zhu family at will!

And there is Gu Mei, she is Gu’s daughter, her real daughter!

This Gu guy even spared no effort on his own daughter? !

The more Zhao thought about it, the more frightened she became. She dared not even breathe, for fear that the man named Gu would remember her.

"I've signed the agreement to sever the engagement, but where's the money? You should pay it too!" Gu Mei was very impatient, fearing that her father would go back on his word.

After receiving the letter of severance of engagement, Gu Lianshan was very easy to talk to. He asked Gu Mei to wait here while he went back to the house to get the silver.

But after leaving the main hall, Gu Lianshan did not go back to get the silver, but went to the west wing to ask Gu Tang for the scales.

A scale is usually used to weigh silver or medicinal materials. In Gu Tang's case, she uses it to weigh spices and only occasionally weighs silver.

Hearing her father asking for a scale, Gu Tang dug it out and handed it to him, very curious: "Aren't you in the main room discussing my eldest sister's marriage? Why are you suddenly asking me for a scale?"

"From now on, Gu Mei is no longer your sister, and she has nothing to do with our family anymore!"

Gu Lianshan did not hide anything from Gu Tang and told her everything that happened in the main room, leaving Gu Tang stunned.

"Broken relationship?"

"Yes! The engagement was broken off, and I got it in exchange for ten taels of silver."

Gu Tang glanced at her father, not believing that her father was really willing to give Gu Mei ten taels of silver: "Really give me the silver?"

"What a sweet dream! She's asking me for ten taels of silver? She won't have that chance!" In front of Gu Tang, Gu Lianshan spoke his true feelings without any hesitation.

She just knew it!

Gu Tang raised his eyebrows: "If you don't give me the money, it might not end well. How do you plan to end it?"

"Come with me, I'll show you something." Gu Lianshan motioned Gu Tang to go to the east wing with him.

Seeing her father like this, Gu Tang immediately became interested and followed her father to the east wing.

Entering the room where Gu Lianshan lived, Gu Lianshan took out two silver stones that looked like silver from the secret compartment under a box.

"This is..." Gu Tang stretched out his hand and picked up a piece. It was not light, weighing about four or five taels.

She asked curiously, "When did you hide the silver?"

"Silver? This is not silver." Gu Lianshan had a strange look on his face. He weighed the "silver block" in his hand a few times, and then rubbed it a few times on the stone brick under his feet. He saw a small piece of silver on the stone brick.

Gu Tang was shocked. She stared at the "silver block" in her hand for a while, then squatted down and rubbed the silver block on the ground a few times, just like her father did.

Soon, the stone bricks were also stained with silver.

"Is it rare?" Gu Lianshan took the silver bar from her hand and wiped off the scratches on it. From the appearance, the two pieces looked very much like silver.

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