Chapter 179 What Benefits Did You Get?

Chapter 179 What Benefits Did You Get?

Gu Mei was so angry at these words that her chest heaved and her face darkened.

She wanted to take action, but her father and third uncle were standing beside her. If she did, she would be the one who would suffer.

After thinking about it, Gu Mei still endured it, but she said: "You are not young anymore, and I am your elder sister after all. I will ask the Zhu family to look for you everywhere and find you a 'good' family!"

The word "good" was pronounced with a strong emphasis, and one could tell from the moment one heard that she had bad intentions.

Gu Tang looked at her with a sneer on his face as if he had heard something funny. He looked her up and down. "You really don't have a good brain. The marriage agreement has just been signed. How can you be my elder sister? I will be the eldest daughter of the Gu family in the future. You are nothing."

Even if we meet on the road in the future, you and I are just strangers. My marriage is not something that an stranger can decide!"

"You!" Gu Mei couldn't bear it any longer and took a step forward, raising her hand to slap Gu Tang.

Gu Lianshan and his third uncle hurriedly stretched out their hands to stop her, but they saw that Gu Tang was one step faster than them and slapped Gu Mei back before the slap could land.

Gu Mei was stunned for a moment, and when she came to her senses, her face became ferocious and she stretched out her hands to fight with Gu Tang.

"What are you doing?" Gu Lianshan pushed her impatiently and scolded her harshly.

"She hit me!"

"You deserve to be beaten! Who told you to tease her? Do you think that after you leave the Gu family and have the Zhu family to back you up, you will be able to suppress her in the future? You are such a brainless person! You are just daydreaming!"

Although his second daughter had beaten his eldest daughter several times, because they were a family, she always acted with restraint and never took the initiative to provoke or harm the eldest daughter.

Now that the eldest daughter has left the Gu family, anyone with a little common sense can figure out that his second daughter will no longer have any scruples in the future and will definitely be more ruthless than she is now.

The Zhu family is such a coward that they can only turn a blind eye and tolerate. Does she want the Zhu family to support her?

Huh? Don't even think about it.

Gu Lianshan didn't want to talk to this stupid girl, so he just said, "If you make trouble again, I will return the eleven taels of silver! You took the silver and didn't stay still, and even wanted to stir up trouble. I can't give my silver to a bastard like you!"

When the Zhu family members, who had been hiding beside the ox cart, heard Gu Lianshan asking for silver, they immediately panicked.

Old Lady Zhu and Yan came forward with a smile, first apologizing to Gu Lianshan, and then whispering to comfort Gu Mei: "Although you have signed a divorce agreement, you are still father and daughter. You have completely angered your father. Do you still want to visit him in the future?"

These words made Gu Mei regain some of her rationality. Her face turned pale, and she glared at Gu Tang fiercely, then turned and walked away.

The Zhu family hurriedly followed and helped her sit on the ox cart. They also asked Zhao to take off one of her beddings. They shamelessly let Zhu Youshou and Gu Mei wrap themselves together!

Gu Tang looked at the scene with a smack of her lips and glanced at her father's reaction. Well... no reaction.

Zhao is sitting next to Zhu Youshou. Wouldn't it be perfect if you let Gu Mei and Zhao be wrapped together?

Gu Mei did not refuse the Zhu family's approach, but acquiesced to the Zhu family's arrangement with a blushing cheek.

After seeing the Zhu family off, Gu Lianshan let out a sigh of relief and his face looked a little bad.

Third Uncle winked at Gu Tang, asking her to speak up and persuade him.

But before Gu Tang could speak, he heard Gu Lianshan say in a heavy voice: "I'm going out to do something. I guess I won't be back until tomorrow."

After saying this, he went to the backyard and soon came over with a ox cart.

He won't be back until tomorrow, and he's pulling a ox cart. Is he going on a long journey?

Gu Tang was a little curious, but seeing that her father looked unhappy, she didn't ask him where he was going. She just went back to the house, gave him her rabbit skin blanket, and secretly stuffed some silver into his pocket.

"The road is muddy and hard to walk on. Please be careful."

"Don't worry, Dad knows what's going on." Gu Lianshan looked at his uncle again and said, "Thank you for taking good care of the children at home."

"I got it. Just go with peace of mind." Third Uncle's face was calm, but he had some guesses in his mind. His son might not be able to wait even a day and wanted to send Gu Laian away as soon as possible.

The grandparents stood at the gate and watched the people leave, then they closed the gate and bolted it.

"Master, what do you want to eat in the morning?" Gu Tang found a topic to liven up the atmosphere in the yard.

Third Uncle understood her intention and followed her words, "How about I cook noodles for you? I can't do anything else, but my skill in cooking noodles is one of the best. Your grandma and your uncle loved the noodles I cooked the most."

"Okay! Then try my cooking today." Gu Tang responded happily. She really liked eating noodles.

He shouted towards the west wing and called Gu Ping'an to come out for help.

As for Gu Laian in the East Wing, no one mentioned him.

Gu Tang likes to eat noodles that are both spicy and numb, but she has never come across peppercorns and chili peppers here.

However, people here also eat spicy food, especially in winter, most people eat dogwood to warm their bodies.

There was some dogwood in the Gu family’s kitchen. Gu Tang took some out, took a bite, and savored it carefully in his mouth.

It is spicy, but not as direct and strong as chili pepper. It has a special fruity aroma and a bit of bitterness.

"Puh, phuh, phuh!" Gu Tang spat out the dogwood in his mouth and rinsed his mouth with warm water.

"Is it spicy?" Third Uncle asked her with a smile, raising his flour-covered hand and pointing in the direction of Bei'an City.

"In some big restaurants in Bei'an City, there is a spice called Sichuan pepper, which tastes very strange when paired with this dogwood. Some people love it, but others stay away from it.

When I was young, I took your grandmother to eat it once. Your grandmother didn't like it, but I really loved it. I once went to a spice shop to ask how much Sichuan pepper was sold, but the shopkeeper said that Sichuan pepper was very expensive, and not many were shipped to our place every year. Shops never put it on display for sale, but gave it to wealthy families.

Shujiao is the same as Majiao. Gu Tang was very excited when she heard this. She wondered if her sign-in system could sign out some Shujiao.

She hasn't used her sign-in today yet, so she's keeping it to try to sign in for weapons later. Since she's going to sell incense, she still needs some self-defense weapons.

As for Sichuan pepper, let’s wait a little longer.

Third Uncle was very skillful in kneading the dough. One could tell at a glance that he cooked noodles a lot when he was alone.

After a while, he put the dough in his hand on the chopping board, rolled it into a large round dough, then folded the dough and cut it into noodles.

After Third Uncle finished cutting the noodles, he asked Gu Ping'an to light the fire, heat the pot, pour oil, stir-fry some chopped pickles, dogwood, etc. in the pot, and finally pour water.

Once the water boils, you can cook the noodles.

Gu Tang scratched her head. The steps her grandfather used to cook noodles were exactly the same as those her grandmother used to cook noodles in her previous life. They were all cooked in one pot. In her grandmother's words, it saved trouble!

The noodles are very thin and cook very quickly. Soon, a pot of noodles is ready.

After tasting the saltiness, Third Uncle first served Gu Tang a full bowl.

I took a deep sniff and it smelled really good.

After taking a bite, hmm... Although there is no Sichuan pepper, the presence of dogwood still satisfies Gu Tang's craving.

After the three of them finished eating, there was still a bowl of noodles left in the pot. Third Uncle took out the noodles and said it was for Gu Laian.

I've beaten him and scolded him, and now it's so cold, I can't not give him food.

Then again, if his previous guess was correct, Lai An wouldn't be able to stay at home for many days.

"I'll go and bring him food. You go back to your room and rest. I'll let Ping'an wash the pots and bowls." Gu Tang didn't let his third uncle go. Instead, he picked up the bowls and personally delivered them to the east wing.

The door of Gu Laian's room had been kicked in by Gu Lianshan before, so it could only be left ajar. Gu Tang pushed the door open carefully, fearing that the shaky door would fall and hit her.

The stove in the room had gone out, and the remaining warmth was almost gone. Standing in the room, it was still not as warm as in the kitchen.

Gu Laian was lying on the bed, wrapped in two quilts. When he heard the noise at the door, he thought his father was going to come in and beat him again, and he was shaking with fear.

Gu Tang could see his body shaking even through the quilt.

She put the dishes on the small table by the bed and said to him unhappily, "Now you seem to be afraid. When you came up with that bad idea, why didn't you think about what would happen to you after this incident?"

Hearing Gu Tang's voice, Gu Laian's tense nerves suddenly relaxed. He smelled a fragrance, and then his stomach began to growl.

He tried to stick his head out and followed the smell, only to find a bowl of greasy noodles.

When he saw the noodles, his stomach growled even louder. He carefully looked behind Gu Tang, but didn't see his father or anyone else. He suddenly became bolder.

He quickly turned over and sat up, picked up the bowl and started to eat voraciously!

"Gu Mei got 11 taels of silver as a dowry because of this incident. She took the silver, signed a letter of severance, and left. What about you? Apart from being beaten, what did you get?"

Gu Lai'an stopped eating noodles and looked at Gu Tang in disbelief: "My sister signed a severance agreement?!"

"Yes, in order to get more dowry money, Gu Mei signed the severance agreement. From now on, she is no longer your sister. Don't call her that anymore, or your father will hear it and continue to beat you."

Gu Tang pressed down the corner of his clothes that was a little raised, raised his chin towards the bowl in his hand, and said casually, "After eating, take the bowls and chopsticks to the kitchen to clean them. If I see that the bowls and chopsticks are dirty in the evening, you don't have to eat tonight."

After saying this, Gu Tang ignored him and turned away, leaving Gu Laian sitting on the bed with a panic-stricken look on his face.

Why would his sister sign a divorce agreement? !

This is different from what they had discussed before!

Didn't they agree that she would marry into the Zhu family first, win over the Zhu family to support her, and then when the time came to divide the family property, she could force his father to give her more money!

Why did you suddenly sign a divorce agreement?

Eleven taels of silver is only a small amount! This is not even one tenth of the Gu family!

If the Zhu family could help him divide the family property, he could at least get half of it. Not much, at least fifty or sixty taels!

By then, how could I treat her, my elder sister, unfairly? !

Gu Laian was angry and panicked. After signing the severance agreement, he would definitely not be qualified to get involved in the division of the Gu family in the future, just as that damn girl Si Ya said.

His sister got eleven taels of silver as a dowry from this incident. She signed a document of severance of engagement and left.

What good did he get except a beating?

Nothing was found...

Gu Laian no longer had the appetite to eat and lay back in bed. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he had no way out. He could only see if his father had a conscience and whether he would give him more money.

After coming out of the east wing, Gu Tang did not return to the house, but went to the kitchen to take the knife away.

There were also hatchets, axes, sickles, etc. in the backyard. She secretly brought all the sharp objects into the house.

It was too dangerous to hold so many sharp knives in her arms. Gu Tang put the hatchet on the ground, stood on it with her two small feet, and put the sickle at her feet. Finally, she held the kitchen knife in one hand and the axe in the other, and began to sign in for today:

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing today's sign-in, and you will receive a self-defense weapon and a gift pack! ]

speechless!

It’s another chance to get a big gift package!

Gu Tang scratched his head, ready to be disappointed.

He stared at the gift bag in his backpack, hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and clicked it.

[Congratulations to the host for winning: one anti-wolf spray (can be triggered automatically or manually), one electric baton (can be triggered automatically or manually), and one multi-functional bayonet. ]

Oh no!

Gu Tang's eyes lit up. Was this a sign of good fortune?

Putting down the kitchen knife and axe in his hands quickly, Gu Tang couldn't wait to click on each item, which had detailed introductions and instructions for use.

Gu Tang was very familiar with anti-wolf spray and stun batons. She had bought them online in her previous life. There was nothing special about them. What she was curious about was the small words on the back of them: self-triggerable, manually triggerable.

She understood manual triggering, but what did autonomous triggering mean? Could it be that when it sensed danger to the host, it would automatically discharge electricity?

After carefully reading the introduction, she really guessed it. Autonomous attack is indeed like this. When it senses danger to the host, it will automatically spray anti-wolf spray or turn on the electric baton to hit the enemy.

Manual triggering is just as simple. When you sense danger, you can silently recite to use anti-wolf spray or stun baton without having to take out the actual object and press the button to shock or spray the enemy.

These two self-defense weapons are a bit like equipment in games. They must be "worn" on your body to use these two functions. If you don't "wear" them, you can only take out the real objects and use them.

Gu Tang chose the anti-wolf spray and clicked "Wear".

The anti-wolf spray in the backpack flashed golden light, then quickly turned dark, and a line of small words appeared on it: Wearing, remaining liquid 100%.

This is not unlimited use. Gu Tang looked at the number 100 and smacked his lips twice. This needs to be used sparingly.

I took off the anti-wolf spray and replaced it with a stun gun. There was also a line of small words on it: Wearing, remaining battery 100%.

Well, neither of these two items have unlimited uses.

It seems that we have to use it sparingly.

There was one last item that had not been checked. Gu Tang clicked it and took it out. It felt heavy in his hand.

The knife has a black handle and scabbard, a silver blade, and a total length of 29.5 cm. It has multiple functions such as cutting, sawing, filing, and chopping.

This is a multi-purpose bayonet.

Gu Tang used it when camping in his previous life. It is a very practical knife and is also good for self-defense.

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