Chapter 19 Unwilling
"That little girl is really good at scheming! When she was little, she knew how to find a master to learn skills. She shamelessly found a master who collected herbs for her. Who would have thought that she could actually learn it!"
Wei's face was filled with jealousy, and she became angrier as she spoke.
When he saw Gu Lian standing there stupidly with her head down, he immediately became furious. He went up to her and pinched her hard a few times, cursing her with foul language, not caring at all that this was his own daughter.
"You slutty little bitch! You were so precious back then! Your grandma even pressured that damned girl Gu Tang into letting you replace her to learn the art of collecting herbs, but you were lazy and greedy, and your master looked down on you!"
"If you had a good sense and did more work in front of the master, would he still look down on you? If you had this skill, would our family still have to endure the wrath of your grandmother, that old hag?"
"You useless thing! You are useless even when I give you the chance! What else can you do besides eating? Just wait, I will sell you for silver sooner or later!"
Gu Lian was trembling as she was pinched. She dared not move or hide. She clenched her teeth tightly, not daring to make a sound.
After Wei had finished her rage, she angrily sent her away: "Get out and watch the fire! If the medicine runs dry, I'll beat you to death!"
Gu Lian said nothing and left the house in silence.
Gu Qing glanced at her and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
After gloating for a while, Wei turned her gun on her again: "What are you still doing in the house? What time is it now? You don't cook or wash clothes. If your father has nothing to eat when he wakes up, I will let you go!"
Gu Qing's face turned dark, and he felt extremely cruel!
Wei ignored her, put on a thick coat, and hurried out of the house to the kitchen.
When they arrived at the kitchen door, Wei secretly peeked into the kitchen and her face changed immediately!
What Gu Tang was wearing was not a fur coat, but a large fur blanket!
It looks like it's made of rabbit skin, with bright color and no dullness from aging. It should be new skin this year.
Wei's face darkened, and she turned around and went to the main room.
She needs to talk to her mother-in-law about this.
That little brat went crazy yesterday and hurt their eldest family. We can't just let this go!
There has to be an explanation!
Either pay the money or kick this damn girl out!
It’s winter now, it would be best if she just froze to death!
Gu Tang was washing his face and didn't notice Wei sneaking around the kitchen door. Only Gu Ping'an saw it.
Without even having time to say a word to Gu Tang, he hurried out of the kitchen, just in time to see Wei entering the main room.
"It's bad!" He turned around and called Gu Tang, his tone flustered: "Eldest aunt was peeking at you from the door just now, and now she's entered the main room. She must have seen the skin on you and got jealous, and wanted to tell grandma about you!"
"Just sue me, why are you in such a hurry?" Gu Tang slowly wiped his face and hands with a handkerchief, not worried at all.
"I was able to pin them down and beat them up yesterday, and I can beat them up again today."
Gu Ping'an was stunned and reacted slowly.
Well, they have already had a falling out and a fight, so it seems there is nothing to be afraid of. If it gets worse, it will just be another beating.
"Don't talk nonsense. You can't hit your grandma." Gu Lianshan glared at Gu Tang. "Your grandma has your dad to support her. Don't stand out."
After saying this, he waved his hand at his son and said, "Go out and call your older brother and older sister to come over for dinner."
"well."
Gu Pingan responded and turned to leave, but Gu Tang beside him suddenly threw the handkerchief in his hand and said, "Don't go!"
Gu Pingan: ...
Frozen and dare not move.
Gu Tang was indignant and yelled at her father: "I don't see anyone around all day! Sanlang is chopping wood all day and he doesn't even give his eldest brother a hand!
Do you need someone to treat you to a meal nowadays? It seems that I am still not hungry! If you're hungry, you'll start eating by yourself! Do you still need to hire someone? ! ”
As he said that, he turned his head and glared at Gu Ping'an: "Sit back! Eat your meal well, and then go and boil the medicine. The life and death of others has nothing to do with you!"
Caught between his biological father and sister, Gu Ping'an hesitated for a moment and chose to listen to his second sister.
He sat back swiftly, holding his bowl and eating without saying a word.
Gu Lianshan also trembled with fear.
I don’t know what’s going on, but his daughter has been getting angry lately and it’s becoming more and more frightening.
After hesitating for a while, he decided to admit his mistake: "Dad is confused. Your elder brother and sister are lazy. I shouldn't have called them. I want to teach them a lesson. Let's eat without calling them!"
Gu Tang's expression softened: "You can't blame me for getting angry, it's just that you are too biased! We are not born of the same mother, and you as a father need to behave properly. Otherwise, we will fight among ourselves sooner or later!"
Gu Lianshan didn't dare to say anything, he could only nod his head repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes, my daughter, you are right, Daddy must do things right... Hurry up and eat, it will get cold soon..."
As he spoke, he personally brought a bowl full of millet porridge and placed it in front of Gu Tang.
Gu Tang: ...
Looking at the confusion in front of him, Gu Tang felt powerless, like a deflated ball, all his anger was gone.
It’s been a month, a whole month! Two meals a day are just mush!
She wanted to make a millet cake or steam a millet bun, but was refused because she said it was too wasteful of flour and it would be more economical to eat porridge.
The whole family is so frugal just for the tuition after the spring.
The family's savings for a year were only enough to pay the rent for the eldest son and his wife.
After paying the tuition fee in the spring after the New Year, they continued to eat porridge and save money to prepare for the next year's tuition.
Year after year, day after day, the Gu family has persisted for decades!
Gu Tang really admires him!
You have this kind of perseverance, what can't you do? Why do we have to stick to the imperial examination?
Whether the father and son in the first house can pass the imperial examination, she doesn't believe that Mr. Gu, who is lying in the main hall, doesn't know it?
Gu Tang couldn't stand it any longer. She pushed away the porridge in front of her and asked her father bitterly, "Because of the useless father and son of the first wife, our family has been eating porridge for decades, and grandpa and grandma still don't understand it?
Not only would the father and son not be able to pass the imperial examination and become officials, it would even be impossible for him to pass the examination and become a scholar! We have been filling it with silver for decades, how long will it take to fill it up? When will it end? ”
Gu Lianshan gulped down the porridge in the bowl in one breath, and without even looking up, he said, "Dad can't do anything. Your grandparents won't accept this."
"Not willing?"
"I put money into it every year. After several decades, the cost of this collection of manuscripts, books, pens, inkstones, and the cost of hiring someone to act as a guarantor during the imperial examinations, etc., is not much, but at least three or five hundred taels of silver."
"After investing so much money, I only get the title of a student. Who would be willing to accept this? If I give up, it will be a waste of hundreds of taels of silver."
"Your grandfather and grandmother are people who are more interested in money than their own parents. If you ask them to give up, it would be equivalent to giving up the three or five hundred taels of silver they put in earlier. Do you think they are willing to give up?"
Gu Tang shook his head gloomily: "They're not going to give up!"
"If you don't give up, you can only keep putting money in. At least there is still hope ahead."
"Yes, there are hopes. Grandpa and grandma definitely thought that my uncle was lucky enough to pass the exam and become a student. Maybe he could even be lucky enough to pass the exam and become a scholar."
Gu Tang dared to guarantee that the two elders of the Gu family had definitely thought so!
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