Chapter 202: Desert City, Send Away
Old Man Gu remembered this and the clan leader did say so.
Feng added, “Before, we were afraid of being criticized, so we didn’t dare to hold Wei’s funeral. Then, a series of events happened, which delayed the event.
There is no time to delay now. Let's hold a funeral for Wei and make her a 'dead person' first. Then we can let our son find a matchmaker to find a marriage partner.
After his son remarried, Tianbao accepted his fate. His stepmother had taken his place in his father's room, so why was he still looking forward to his biological mother coming back? Was he looking forward to his biological mother coming back to be his concubine?
There is one more thing. Tianbao has reached the age of marriage. When my son gets married again, let the matchmaker find a marriage for Tianbao. Only after being picked by others will he know how important reputation is! "
"That's a good idea!" Mr. Gu praised and asked, "When will it be done?"
Feng curled her lips and said, "We'll find someone to help hang the white cloth today, and then go door to door to inform relatives and friends, and we'll bury Wei tomorrow!"
"What about the Wei family?"
"The Wei family is not extinct, the whole family is still alive. The married daughter is gone, and as the bride's family, they must show up tomorrow. Only when they show up can this matter be confirmed."
Old Master Gu was a little hesitant. He knew that he had to inform the Wei family about this matter, but he was afraid that the Wei family would take the opportunity to cause trouble, so he was not very willing to invite them.
Feng saw the tangle in his heart and said, "The only person in the Wei family who valued Wei was Old Lady Ma (Wei's mother), but it's a pity that she has been dead for almost ten years! Nowadays, the Wei family treats Wei as nothing and rarely comes. The last time someone from the Wei family came was three years ago.
You ask the eldest son to go to the Wei family in person and tell them everything the second son said before, word for word. The Wei family has many unmarried girls, who value reputation more than we do. As long as they hear this, they will care more about the funeral of the Wei family than we do!"
Old Man Gu thought about it over and over again and found that it seemed to be true. Ever since the death of the old lady of the Wei family, the other members of the Wei family really disliked the Wei family.
In the past, when Old Lady Wei was alive, Mrs. Wei would return to the Wei family once a month, but after Old Lady Wei died, the situation changed.
In the first few months, Wei still went back to her parents' home once a month. After two or three times, she probably realized that she was not welcome, and she rarely went back to the Wei family anymore.
A year later, Wei basically stopped going to the Wei family and only went back once during the holidays.
When he returned, he did not stay for dinner at the Wei family. He just sat for a while and then went back.
It can be seen from the huge difference in treatment that without Old Mrs. Wei, the Wei family doesn't even give Wei the most basic face.
"Okay! I'll do as you say. I'll go discuss this with my son and have him leave for the Wei family immediately."
Old Master Gu couldn't wait to walk out and go to the east wing to find his son Gu Liansheng.
Feng added another reminder: "Don't report the death to relatives who are too far away. Just report the relatives in our village and some relatives who are nearby. Wei must be buried tomorrow!"
"Don't worry, I know what's going on."
Looking at the shaking door curtain, Feng was still a little worried. If she was in good health in the past, she would have done this matter personally.
Just hateful...
She lowered her eyes to look at her legs, and suddenly her face turned ferocious, and she hit them hard twice!
Heavy fists landed on both thighs, leaving my left leg completely numb and my right leg slightly numb.
When she lived in the inn before, the two old women would massage her legs every day. Now her legs look still the same as before, unlike those of bedridden people, whose legs are shrunken and skinny, and look disgusting!
Although the two old women were not good people, every time they gave her a massage, they would tell her where to press first, where to press next, how many hours to press, how much force to use, etc., and told her that when she had nothing to do, she could massage her herself.
Massaging her legs a few more times a day would be of great help to her legs, and perhaps she would be able to regain sensation soon.
Feng recalled the actions of the two old women and awkwardly massaged her legs.
She pressed it a few times, but then she forgot about it!
After being stiff for a moment, she held her breath and pressed randomly. After a few breaths, she stopped in anger, picked up the pillow on the bed, raised her hand and threw it to the ground, her face distorted and frightening.
“Gugu…”
A slight sound came from her stomach. She reached out and touched her stomach. The feeling of hunger instantly spread throughout her body. Feng became even angrier.
Gu Lian and Gu Tianbao both fell ill, and I don’t know who will cook breakfast today.
The temper that she had developed over the past few days due to being spoiled by the old women came back. She shouted at the top of her voice, asking Gu Qing to go to the kitchen and bring her a bowl of steamed eggs.
The Gu family's house had little sound insulation and the yard was small. Feng was shouting in the east room of the main hall, and Gu Qing in the east wing could hear it clearly.
Gu Qing's brows were furrowed so tightly that they could pinch a fly to death. He kept cursing inwardly, "You old fool, how could I starve you to death!"
No one else was complaining about being hungry, but this old woman was constantly complaining about being hungry. She lay in bed day and night, not walking or doing any work. How could she be hungry? It was really bad luck.
Gu Qing rolled his eyes and turned his head away, pretending not to hear anything.
Old Master Gu led his son out from the east wing. The father and son had already discussed everything. The old man would go and notify the clan members and invite some clan members who were in charge of funeral affairs to come to the house to help.
Gu Liansheng went to find Li Shunzi and hired him for a day for a copper coin. He first went to the Wei family to announce the death, and then went to the homes of relatives nearby, kowtowed to each household to announce the death.
I was originally very happy, but who expected to hear Feng's loud voice.
Gu Liansheng was a little annoyed by the noise, and seeing that Gu Qing didn't come out of the house, he went over and scolded her.
"Are you deaf, you little bitch? Didn't you hear your grandma calling you? Get out here right now!"
Gu Qing in the room was startled when she heard the angry shout. Looking at Gu Lian who was unconscious on the bed, she swallowed, felt timid, and quickly opened the door and left the room.
"Dad..." Gu Qing called softly, lowering his head, looking very docile.
"Your grandma asked you to make steamed egg custard, but you hid in the house like a coward!"
Gu Qing bit her lip and said, "It's not that I don't want to do it. Have you forgotten what Aunt Li said? I can't do housework, especially cooking, because it hurts my hands the most.
If I don't take good care of myself, the Cheng family may not want me. If I'm sent back, you won't get the money!"
Of course Gu Liansheng remembered this, and he was reluctant to let Gu Qing do the work, but he had no choice but to do it now.
For the sake of the money, he softened his tone and said, "Your sister and brother are both in bed, so you can take over your sister's work for a few days. If you only work for a few days, you won't hurt your hands. After two days, when your sister can get out of bed, you can return the cooking to her."
Gu Qing was unwilling and a look of displeasure flashed across his face.
Old Master Gu also helped to persuade him: "Grandpa is not in good health, and your grandma can't get out of bed. Your father is a scholar, and a gentleman stays away from the kitchen. Now in this family, the cooking work will be left to you."
Gu Qing had no way of refutation. Indeed, she was the only one who could cook at home now.
"I will only do this for two days. If my hand gets damaged, I will stop immediately."
"Don't worry, your master values this hand more than you do."
These words made Gu Qing feel relieved, and she reached out to ask her father for the key to the east wing.
Her grandmother wanted to eat steamed egg custard, but all the eggs in the house were locked in the east wing, so she had to open the east wing and go in to find the eggs.
Gu Liansheng handed over the key and wanted to tell him to remember to return it after use.
But on second thought, the key had always been in his mother's hands. Now that she was back, it should be returned to the original owner.
The east and west wing rooms had been turned upside down by himself long ago, and there was nothing there except food. There was no point in holding the key anymore.
I don't know why his mother values the east ear room so much and doesn't let anyone in easily.
He thought there was something good inside, but in fact there was nothing.
"I'll return the key to you after you use it. Your grandma has been keeping the key all along."
"Oh, I see."
After seeing the father and son off, Gu Qing took the key and went to the main room.
She did not enter the east room, but asked Feng through a curtain: "Grandma, how many eggs do you want to eat?"
This seemed to be the wrong question. Feng behind the curtain became angry again and started yelling in a sharp voice.
"How many eggs? How many eggs do you think I can have? You little bitch, you can't even live a normal life! How dare you ask me how many eggs I want? Our family is in such a bad situation now. We are lucky to have one egg. How many more do you want?!"
Gu Qing took a deep breath and suppressed his anger, feeling very aggrieved.
She just asked unnecessary questions!
She glared at the curtain fiercely, turned around and left. She was afraid that she would not be able to hold back her curses if she stayed there any longer.
Feng cursed twice more at the curtain, but she never heard Gu Qing say anything back.
She thought Gu Qing would not dare to talk back, and that Gu Qing was standing obediently outside the curtain and letting her scold him. For a moment, Feng felt a strange sense of satisfaction in her heart.
After scolding for a while, Feng asked Gu Qing to come in and help her massage her legs. She would steam the egg custard later. She was so angry at the moment that she couldn't eat it even if it was steamed.
She shouted outside, but no one came in after waiting for a while.
Feng thought that Gu Qing was being petty, so she put on a gloomy face and started cursing outside, telling Gu Qing to get back in quickly.
After cursing for more than ten times, no one came in. Feng realized belatedly that Gu Qing might have sneaked away, and there was probably no sign of anyone outside!
Feeling slapped in the face, Feng became even more furious. She screamed in a shrill voice and kept cursing Gu Qing.
Gu Qing was sitting in front of the stove lighting a fire at this moment. While listening to Feng's yelling and cursing, he steamed a bowl of egg custard for himself, completely ignoring Feng's madness.
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Gu Lianshan, who had just returned home, was eating. He finished the porridge in the bowl in a few mouthfuls, and ate the remaining fried cakes. Finally, he took the meal for Gu Laian to the east wing.
Ever since Gu Laian had a fever last time, he has been complaining about feeling sore, weak and uncomfortable over the past two days.
My third uncle was afraid that he had other illnesses that were not diagnosed, so he asked the doctor to come three times a day in the past two days, but he couldn't diagnose anything.
Doctor Qin said that he was as strong as an ox and had no disease.
Gu Laian didn't care about all this. He covered himself with the quilt and pretended not to hear what Doctor Qin said. He continued to lie on the bed, groaning and saying that he felt unwell. He couldn't get out of bed or go out.
This matter made Third Uncle a little confused. He didn't know whether he was really sick or just pretending.
You say he is really sick, but his appetite is amazing. He eats whatever is given to him. His appetite is more than enough to equal that of two Gu Ping'ans, and it's even catching up with Gu Lianshan.
But you say he is pretending to be sick. He is very sleepy every day. He eats and sleeps, and eats and sleeps. He looks a bit scary.
The third uncle was confused and simply handed him over to Gu Lianshan.
Gu Lianshan didn't have the patience to waste time talking to his son, so he simply and rudely ordered him to fast and not drink water!
Therefore, Gu Laian was unable to eat or even drink water last night, and he gritted his teeth and persevered the entire night.
Early this morning, Gu Lianshan still did not let his third uncle deliver food to Gu Laian, saying that he would deliver it himself after he had finished his meal.
Just like that, after Gu Lianshan finished his meal leisurely, he casually scooped a bowl of porridge and went to Gu Laian's room.
Gu Laian regretted it a lot at this time!
Why did he pretend to be sick when he knew his father could see through him? ! ! !
Being hungry now is a small matter, but he doesn’t know how his father will punish him in the future.
Gu Laian poked his head out from under the quilt and watched his father coming towards him, trembling with fear.
Strangely, Gu Lianshan looked calm. He put the bowl of porridge on the stool next to the bed and asked him in a flat tone.
"Are you healed? If not, then go hungry for two more meals. I think your illness is the result of spoiling. You do nothing all day long. You eat as soon as you open your eyes. After eating, you wipe your mouth and go back to sleep. Even the son of a landlord doesn't have such a comfortable life as yours!"
Gu Laian's hair stood on end, and he nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay! I'm cured!"
"Alright?" Gu Lianshan pointed in the direction of the backyard, "Since you're ready, go to the backyard to chop firewood after dinner! Last time I asked you to chop firewood, but you didn't even fill three baskets in half a day.
If you dare to be lazy again today, I don’t care whether you are well or not, you will be hungry twice a day from now on, for three days first!”
Gu Lai'an really wants to protest his injustice!
He didn't slack off when chopping wood last time!
Gu Ping'an, that brat, can testify to this! He just doesn't know how to chop, he only uses brute force and not cleverness, which is why he wasted a lot of time.
Gu Lianshan doesn't care about these, he only looks at the results.
He forcefully gave Gu Laian the task of chopping wood, then ignored him and left.
Coming out of the east wing, Gu Lianshan went to the main room.
Third Uncle was checking Gu Ping'an's handwriting in the room. When he saw Gu Lianshan hurried in, he asked him what was wrong.
Gu Lianshan didn't intend to hide it. "I will go to Bei'an City later. First, I will go to see Miss Tang, and second, I will go to buy some clothes and bedding for Lai'an. I will send him away the day after tomorrow."
"Send him away?" Third Uncle was stunned. "Have you found a master for him?"
"I've found one. I'm in the northernmost city of Mo, and I'm working as an apprentice to a carpenter."
"Mocheng..." Third Uncle was a little shocked, "You really decided on Mocheng? It's a full 200 miles away from us!"
"I chose this two hundred li journey to appease his temper. If I get too close, he will dare to sneak back! Only if I am far enough away can I calm him down and make him give up the idea of sneaking back."
Indeed, Gu Laian’s temper is really... hard to describe.
Third Uncle sighed and said, "Since you have made up your mind, let's do it. But... Lai An must not know about this for now. Tell him on the day we send him away..."
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