Chapter 232: Who is behind this?
"Give it to your second sister for safekeeping?" Gu Lianshan glanced at him, very surprised, and asked: "You don't care about the money? And your mother, will she agree?"
"I don't have a plan in mind, so I'm not good at managing money. My mother is the same. Not only does she have no plan, but she also listens to my father very much.
This time, regardless of whether she agrees or not, I will personally accompany her to get the silver, and after I get it back, I will personally hand it over to my second sister."
At this point, Gu Tianbao's face flashed with complexity, and he added: "Although my mother listens to my father very much, if I really get angry, my mother will eventually stand with me.
Besides, my mother is missing this time, and my father's behavior is really too chilling. Now he has found a marriage partner and plans to marry her off before the New Year. When my mother comes back and hears about these things, I guess she won't listen to my father anymore."
Gu Liansheng made no secret of the fact that he asked a matchmaker to look for his relatives, and it even caused a lot of controversy.
Logically, since the Gu family had already arranged a funeral for Wei, Gu Liansheng should have followed etiquette and observed mourning for his deceased wife for a year.
But the Gu family said that Gu Liansheng and his son Gu Tianbao wanted to study, and after the new year, Gu Liansheng would continue to take the examination for the scholar.
I will definitely get into high school this time!
How glorious it will be then?
In order not to affect the father and son's studies and to prevent Gu Liansheng from being distracted from the imperial examination, there must be a woman to help manage the family. It is simply impossible to manage the family with only two little girls.
Therefore, as for mourning for a deceased wife, it is enough to observe it for thirty or sixty days. Farmers do not have so many etiquette and rules.
As for the day Wei "died", the Gu family actually used the day Wei disappeared as the "date of death."
It is said that when Wei went into the mountains that day, he must have encountered wild animals such as tigers and wolves in the mountains, and then died in the mountains.
Calculating this way, Gu Liansheng has passed the "mourning period", so it is reasonable for him to remarry.
As for Wei's mother's family, the Wei family, everyone raised their hands in agreement, saying that etiquette is etiquette, and no matter how many etiquettes there are, it should not delay the father and son's studies.
It is said that although Wei is gone, the children are still there. If the father passes the imperial examination and becomes a scholar, the children will no longer have to worry about finding a husband in the future, and even their Wei family will be able to get some benefit from it.
So, they have to think about their children.
Whether it was the Gu family or the Wei family, they said this very beautifully.
But in fact, any discerning person in the village could see what was going on.
Many people told their relatives that if a matchmaker wanted to propose marriage to a girl in the family or a young widowed woman, they should ask clearly, and if it was Gu Tongsheng from Shanghe Village, they should immediately reject the matchmaker.
As for the Gu family, to say it is a fire pit is an understatement. It is truly a mountain of swords and a sea of fire. If you go in, you will die!
The word spread and had a pretty good effect. In the surrounding villages, anyone of the right age who came to their house as soon as the matchmaker mentioned Gu Liansheng would shake their heads and disagree.
Finally, there was no other choice, so the matchmaker was forced to run to San'an Town, 50 miles away from Shanghe Village, and finally found a young widow for Gu Liansheng who was of the right age, temperament, appearance, and family background.
The key is that the person doesn't have any children yet, so you can just give a small amount of betrothal gift. She is even willing to bring her own dowry when she marries.
There is just one thing, they want a marriage certificate issued by the government.
Regarding this only condition, the Gu family, who had already lost their minds with joy, readily agreed. They never doubted the words of the widow and the matchmaker, and never thought of asking someone else to inquire.
Gu Lianshan also knew about this, but he didn't know the details. He only knew that Gu Liansheng had arranged a marriage and would probably marry her in the twelfth lunar month.
As for the identity of the engaged woman, the Gu family did not tell anyone, and the matchmaker was also very tight-lipped and did not reveal any information. All we knew was that she was a widow from the neighboring town.
Speaking of this marriage, Gu Lianshan was a little worried: "If we bring your mother back, given your father's temper, I'm afraid he will secretly force your mother away.
Your grandma has always wanted to find another wife for your dad, and now they finally got their wish. I'm afraid your mom won't have a good life after she comes back."
"I've thought about this." Gu Tianbao had actually thought about this before.
He said, "I am the only grandchild in the family now. If my father drives my mother away, I will go with her. And my second sister will also go with us.
My grandfather and my father care about me the most. They will beat me but they won’t let me go. In the end, they will definitely agree to let my mother stay.”
Gu Lianshan felt that his idea was a bit too simple. Even without Gu Liansheng's mention, his own mother's methods alone would probably scare Gu Tianbao to death.
Of course, some words are useless, they have to experience and understand it by themselves.
Skipping this topic, Gu Lianshan continued talking about Gu Lian's management of money.
"Your second sister is a selfless person. She only cares about you and is very filial to your mother. If you let her manage the money, she will treat everyone equally and will not show any bias."
That's right, Gu Tianbao also thinks so.
Neither the uncle nor the nephew mentioned Gu Qing.
For what Gu Qing did this time, she must follow the clan rules when she returns to the village. If she can survive, she will be considered lucky!
After leaving the alley, the group headed straight for the city gate.
Gu Lianshan also followed him to the city gate. He had said before that after buying the things, he would go to the city gate first to help the villagers load the things they bought into the car.
His daughter loves to join in the fun, and when someone comes back, she will definitely go to the city gate to complain to him.
Gu Lianshan’s guess was correct, but Gu Tang’s actions were much faster than his.
She took a shortcut all the way and was now reaching the city gate.
To the west of the city gate, there is a large open space specially marked out by the government, which is a place for people who come to visit the winter market to park their ox carts and donkey carts.
When Gu Tang arrived here, ox carts, donkey carts, and mule carts were parked everywhere. Not only were the carts overcrowded, but all kinds of livestock were also squeezed together.
But in the corner near the city wall, a group of people inexplicably gathered together, and the dark crowd of heads made people dizzy.
Gu Tang was very curious and ran over there quickly.
When I got closer, I could vaguely hear two familiar voices yelling at each other, and among the people crowded together, there were many familiar faces.
Upon closer inspection, I found that all these familiar-looking people were villagers from Shanghe Village.
Gu Tang's heart sank, and she felt something was not right. She thought her father was arguing with someone, so she listened carefully to the two voices shouting and cursing.
Hmm...it's the voices of two girls!
The tense breath suddenly relaxed. I wish it wasn't her father.
Since he's not her father, why don't I just squeeze in and join in the fun!
Gu Tang was completely unreasonable. Relying on her slender figure, she found a gap and squeezed in with all her strength!
Everyone was listening excitedly when they were suddenly pushed by someone. They looked down impatiently to see who it was.
When they saw Gu Tang's bright little face, they were stunned at first, but soon came to their senses and turned to shout to the innermost part of the crowd: "Lianshan's daughter is back!"
These words were like a bomb, quickly clearing a path.
Everyone made way for Gu Tang and pushed her inside. Voices kept ringing around them: "The girl from Lianshan is back."
When they entered the center of the crowd, the first thing Gu Tang saw was Gu Lian riding on Gu Qing, with her hands opened like two claws, scratching Gu Qing, leaving his face covered with bruises.
This was not enough. Gu Lian had a red and swollen face. She scratched it and cursed: "You are a big sister! It's ok that you don't protect us little ones on weekdays, but I didn't expect you to be so vicious!
First, they watched us die without helping, and then they deliberately led away the people who came to save us! They wanted me and Si Ya to be kidnapped by kidnappers!"
Gu Qing has been intentionally losing weight recently in order to prepare for the affairs of the Cheng Mansion after the New Year.
Li said that the young master of the Cheng family loved maids with slim bodies, so she asked her to lose some weight to make her body look slimmer.
Because of this, Gu Qing has only eaten a bowl of thin porridge every day recently. Her body is weak from hunger, but the effect is good. She is indeed thinner than before.
The price of being thin is losing strength.
Originally, she and Gu Lian could fight on equal terms, but now it is no longer possible.
The two sisters had just started fighting, and before two rounds had passed, Gu Qing was thrown to the ground, and Gu Lian sat on her and beat her!
Although he couldn't win, Gu Qing refused to admit defeat. He was very good at talking and could curse people in a variety of ways.
"Si Ya disrespects her elders! That is her retribution in this life! She is destined to be abducted by kidnappers. That is her fate! She must accept it!"
"It's the same with you! If you get involved with someone like Si Ya, then being kidnapped is also your fate! Both of you have to accept your fate!"
I can go to your place!
What the hell!
Gu Tang immediately became angry, and without waiting for Yang to speak, he suddenly kicked her -
"Bullshit! I was born with a lucky face! Even when I was kidnapped by a kidnapper, I was able to turn the bad situation into good fortune! On the contrary, you are born with an unlucky face. Maybe it is because of your bad luck that your father always fails in every exam!"
"ah--"
Gu Tang kicked Gu Qing directly on the left eye, causing her to roll back and forth with her hands covering her eyes in pain.
Gu Lian was so distracted by the scratching that she didn't notice the people around her shouting "Si Ya is back."
At this moment, seeing Gu Tang suddenly appear and seeing her decisively attack Gu Qing, Gu Lian subconsciously stood up and moved away from the furious Gu Tang.
She was afraid that Gu Tang would beat her up too.
Gu Lian stood up and dodged, which gave Gu Tang an opportunity. He kicked Gu Qing again when he was about to stand up, and then imitated Gu Lian, sat on Gu Qing and attacked him violently left and right.
"You ran away when you met a kidnapper. This is human nature. Anyone would run away! But you ran away and even said something sarcastic! If there is retribution in this life, I'm afraid there will be few survivors in the Gu family..."
Hearing this, Gu Lian knew that Gu Tang must not know that Gu Qing deliberately sent away the people brought by Tianbao.
She didn't dare to hide it from anyone and quickly told the story again.
After hearing this, Gu Tang became even angrier than before!
"Great! I thought you were just cruel, but I didn't expect you to be vicious! I can understand that you don't like me and want me to be kidnapped, but Gu Lian is your sister! It's normal for sisters to fight, but why do you think it's fatal?!"
In a rage, Gu Tang slapped his son very hard.
She was stronger than Gu Lian and was very ruthless. Before long, Gu Qing's face was swollen and red, with blood constantly flowing from the corners of his mouth.
Seeing Gu Qing's miserable condition, Gu Lian swallowed a few times in fear and moved away from Gu Tang again. She didn't dare to say a word for fear of being affected.
Finally, Yang couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward to pat Gu Tang on the shoulder: "Your uncle and the others said that they will punish her according to the clan rules when we return. If you beat her too badly now, be careful that the elders will be soft-hearted..."
"Soft-hearted?" Gu Tang stopped instantly, "Don't be soft-hearted! I'll get up now and stop fighting." She had already let out a sigh of relief.
After getting off Gu Qing, she looked around but did not see the clan leader or elders.
"Where are the uncle and his people?"
Yang pointed behind her and said, "They are waiting over there. They are surrounded by a bunch of women. They don't dare to squeeze in. Go meet your uncle and his family. They have been worried about you."
"Oh!" Gu Tang responded, followed the direction Yang pointed, squeezed through the crowd and walked out.
After everyone left, Yang squatted down to check on Gu Qing's condition.
After being slapped dozens of times in a row, the pain on Gu Qing's face had become numb. Now he just felt dizzy and his vision went dark.
She was lying on her back, unable to even sit up, and could only lie on the ground groaning.
Yang found two younger women and asked them to carry Gu Qing onto an ox cart.
As the show came to an end, the people around gradually dispersed.
Yang asked Gu Lian to look after Gu Qing and warned her, "Don't beat her anymore. If she really can't get up when the clan rules come, I'm afraid she will be allowed to recover first and then be punished."
Recover from injury first and then be punished?
She is beautiful!
"I've got that." Gu Lian nodded and promised not to do it again.
On Gu Tang's side, the clan leaders and elders were first happy that she returned safely, but then said that her father had taken people to the alley to look for the kidnapper.
"I heard from Lian that you sprayed the powder you prepared yourself into the eyes of those people, causing them to roll on the ground in pain. Your father wanted to go look for them to see if he could find those kidnappers..."
Medicine powder?
What kind of powder?
Gu Tang was stunned for a moment. When did she prepare the powder? And when did she spray it into the eyes of those kidnappers... No! She did spray something at the kidnappers.
But that wasn’t medicine powder, it was the anti-wolf spray rewarded by the system!
Gu Tang blinked. This was a good excuse. Then he could classify the pepper spray into the medicine powder.
"How many people did my father take with him?"
"Except for your father and Gu Tianbao who led the way, there are eleven other people following."
"Eleven?"
Gu Tang calculated in his mind, then nodded: "There are enough people, there are only five kidnappers.
Before I came back, they were all lying on the ground, and I don’t know if they will get up and leave after I leave.”
After all, he failed to catch the two girls he wanted to catch. If he ran away, he would definitely call for help.
As long as people are not stupid, they will not stay where they are and wait for someone to come.
The clan leaders and elders also understood this: "Even if we can't find anyone, we have to go. Otherwise, not only will your father be worried, but all of us will be worried."
"By the way, what exactly is going on here? You have come face to face with those kidnappers. Did they say who ordered them to do this?"
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