Chapter 18 Stealing Silver
You can’t tell others if you lost something. If you do, it’s your fault for not keeping it safe.
Otherwise, why don’t other people lose their things, but you and your siblings lose things every now and then?
It shows that you are careless and not careful, and you will not be able to manage a household in the future.
Therefore, it is better to hand over the hidden things to the elders for safekeeping.
Especially the silver hidden by the original owner, Zhang would nag for it every day.
Before the lawsuit, Zhang had always asked for money openly. If she didn't give it to me, she would scold me and call me shameless. Which girl could hide money before getting married?
After the lawsuit, Zhang was also implicated and was severely scolded by her father Gu Lianshan. He sent Zhang back to the Lin family and explained everything to her in front of the elders of the Lin family village.
If she still wants to be the daughter-in-law of the Gu family, then she should put herself in the right position. If she still wants to be the daughter-in-law of the Lin family, then the Gu family will not let her go.
After this incident, Zhang became more restrained in his behavior, and changed from asking for money openly to stealing it secretly.
The original owner was so angry that she complained to her father several times. After her father found out, the couple quarreled endlessly.
Afterwards, not only did Zhang not change, she cursed even more fiercely in private, and was no longer ruthless when she started fighting.
Over time, the original owner suffered physical and mental trauma, and became a little depressed.
During the month that Gu Tang traveled through time, Zhang's mind was on the Lin family because the old woman of the Lin family was "seriously ill" one after another.
In the past ten years, it was rare for the mother and daughter to spend a month together peacefully.
Gu Lianshan saw that his daughter had a gloomy face and knew that she was recalling the unhappy things in the past.
He spoke to comfort her, "Your mother's heart is not in the Gu family, nor in you and your sister. Dad has told you about this before. Don't worry about your mother's affairs, don't ask. Stay away from everything. Dad will help you with everything.
If she hits or scolds you again, just tell Dad that she is your mother and you cannot hit or scold her, but Dad can! As long as you harden your heart, Dad will make sure she doesn't dare to torture you again!"
Gu Tang didn't say anything, but silently cleaned up the cut pieces of cloth.
"What? Are you still soft-hearted?"
"Do you think I'm soft-hearted?" Gu Tang replied unhappily.
If you are not soft-hearted, why don't you say anything? Gu Lianshan looked puzzled.
Gu Tang lowered his eyes: "I just can't understand why you married her in the first place? Were you bewitched?"
Gu Lianshan looked uncomfortable for a moment, but he quickly concealed it so that Gu Tang didn't see it.
He laughed and scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about, girl? If dad didn't marry her, how could you and your brother exist?"
Gu Tang curled her lips: "I would rather not be born than be her daughter!"
Gu Lianshan froze for a moment, and then he started to scold: "What a child, you don't know how to speak so seriously! You can't say such things after being born into this world! If the soul-catcher hears it, he will take my soul away!"
Enchanting?
Gu Tang sneered, that bastard had already seduced her!
If he dares to seduce her again, she will settle all the old and new scores together, and she will vent her anger even if she has to die!
Seeing the sneer on his daughter's face, Gu Lianshan felt something was wrong and quickly said, "You two mother and daughter can't get along, and dad won't force you. Just ignore her in the future.
If she comes to bother you again, just tell her that Dad said that you and your brother are not allowed to get close to her from now on."
"You said that? If I really did that, you would be more than willing to accuse me of being cruel and turn against her and stand on her side!"
Gu Tang made it clear to her father first.
She is not Zhang's daughter. Zhang did not do good deeds, and her own daughter's life span has ended. The last bit of affection between mother and daughter has also disappeared completely.
If the mother-daughter relationship is brought up in the future, she will not agree.
"That's right, no matter who Dad supports, he will never support your mother! She is a wolf that can never be tamed!"
After saying this, Gu Lianshan turned around and walked out, urging Gu Tang again to wash up and eat.
Gu Tang had already put on his clothes, and all he had to do was get out of bed and put on his shoes.
But she felt cold, and thinking that the rabbit skins had been used to make fur coats, there was no need to cover herself with the rabbit skin blanket, so she simply draped it over herself and went out.
Perhaps having heard the sound of the door opening, Gu Lian, who was standing in the corridor of the east wing opposite, looked up at Gu Tang and then was stunned.
What is Gu Tang wearing? A fur coat?!
Noticing Gu Lian's gaze, Gu Tang glanced at her lightly, gathered the blanket around him, and went straight into the kitchen.
Gu Lian was squatting on the ground at this time, shaking all over, her upper and lower teeth chattering back and forth, and she was numb from the cold.
The bamboo stick marks on her face fermented overnight and became more and more red, swollen and ugly. She had a wooden face and dared not show any expression, for fear of tearing the wounds on her face.
There were two small clay stoves on the ground not far away. Gu Lian added some firewood into them from time to time and watched the medicine pots on top.
Inside the jar were the medicines of Grandpa Gu and Boss Gu, which were bubbling with hot steam, barely bringing a little warmth to her.
She stared blankly at Gu Tang entering the kitchen and forgot to add more firewood.
When her frozen brain took a beat to react, she stood up abruptly and turned back to the east wing.
"mother!"
Gu Lian looked anxious, and her voice arrived before she did.
"What are you yelling for! If you wake up your father, I will skin you alive!"
Wei came out from the inner room with a gloomy face. She had a thin layer of ointment on her face. The scars looked much better than those on Gu Lian's face.
Gu Lian timidly took two steps back, lowered her head, and told Wei what she had just seen.
"Fur coat?" Wei frowned and glanced at Gu Lian unkindly, "You must be dazzled! All the money in the family is in your grandmother's hands. The second wife's family can't even get enough to eat. How can he have the money to buy fur coats?"
Hearing what Wei said, Gu Lian also hesitated.
Yes, the second wife’s family can’t even get enough to eat, how can they have money to buy fur coats?
Could it be that she was really dazzled?
Before Gu Lian finished denying herself, Gu Qing in the inner room lifted the curtain and stuck his head out: "Who said the second house has no money? The little hoof of the fourth daughter has hidden a lot of money! Forget about anything else, she can even afford the lowest-quality fur coat."
Hearing this, Wei suddenly laughed: "The little girl had some silver in her hand before, but her mother had stolen all of it long ago! Even if there was some left, it would only be a hundred copper coins at most. Not to mention buying a fur coat, it's not even enough for a piece of fine cloth!"
Speaking of this, Wei's tone was very proud.
It was simple. She had seen Zhang stealing Gu Tang's silver. In order to shut her up, Zhang gave some of the stolen silver to her.
Wei didn't tell anyone about this, and kept the money he got as his private property.
Gu Qing also knew that Zhang had been secretly stealing Gu Tang's money, but she had never seen it happen. She overheard it when the second wife and her husband were arguing about this matter.
“She stole a lot before, but in the past month, Second Aunt has been going to the Lin family all the time, so she probably doesn’t have the heart to steal money anymore.
Gu Tang has been staying in the mountains these days and doesn't come down until dark. I'm afraid he has saved a lot of money. If he really wants to buy a fur coat, he can buy it with gritted teeth."
(End of this chapter)
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