Chapter 272 You dare not look at people when you lie!
Gu Ping'an wanted to say no, he could grind it slowly, but his sore wrist made him unable to say no.
Gu Tang didn't give him time to think about it. He asked the old man to go back to the house first, and then urged him to leave quickly.
As soon as they stepped out of the house, the heavy snow outside startled them instantly. The goose feather-like snow was falling densely from the sky, making people's scalps numb!
"Snow this heavy, in just one day, would collapse many houses. It seems this year is truly a disaster year."
This was the first time in Gu Tang's life that he had seen such heavy snow. The way it was falling would cause a lot of trouble even in the 21st century, not to mention in ancient times when there was nothing.
"The snow is too heavy. I'll go by myself. There are only two millstones at home. I can just find two people to come."
Gu Ping'an had never seen such heavy snow before. He was afraid that Gu Tang would catch a cold, so he wanted her to stay at home.
Gu Tang paused, but didn't reject his suggestion. He just said, "Find four people. I have two millstones in my room. I'll clean them out later."
"good."
Gu Ping'an found a bamboo hat and a straw raincoat, put them on, and walked into the snow.
The dense snowflakes quickly obscured his figure. Gu Tang frowned, feeling a little regretful for not following.
Fortunately, everything is safe.
After returning to the house and waiting for about quarter of an hour, Gu Ping'an took the four women home.
Hearing the noise, Third Uncle and Gu Tang lifted the curtain and left the house.
Looking at the person Gu Ping'an brought, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
These four people are the daughters-in-law of the Luo family in the south. Gu Ping'an found all the daughters-in-law of the Luo family.
The Luo family fled here decades ago and are on good terms with the Gu family. They are very nice people. Her father mentioned the Luo family in casual conversation, saying that the whole family is smart and they are a good family to get along with.
When the four of them saw their third uncle, they walked up to him and greeted him with a smile.
Third Uncle also replied with a smile on his face, and then instructed Gu Tang: "Girl, quickly invite your aunt and aunts into the house to warm themselves by the fire. There is tea boiling on the stove in the main room. Go and pour four more bowls of tea and bring them over."
"Oh!" Gu Tang responded, lifted the curtain at the door, and invited the person in with a smile.
Gu Ping'an didn't go into the house. He took off his raincoat and hat, and went with Gu Tang to serve tea.
When the two of them arrived at the main hall, Gu Tang asked him, "Why did you think of going to the Luo family to look for someone?"
"It's snowing so hard, and it's too much trouble to find people from every household. I thought the Luo family has four daughters-in-law, which is just enough, so I went to the south to invite them to our house."
Gu Tang nodded: "The Luo family is a good family. Dad has said that before."
The third uncle, who had returned from the west wing, heard this and said with a smile, "Your father is right. The Luo family is a good family and they are very tight-lipped. It was a good idea to invite them."
Listening to his second sister and the old man talking about his father, Gu Ping'an looked worried: "When I walked into the snow, I could only see three steps away. I couldn't see anything further away. I don't know how Dad is doing."
Third Uncle was also very worried, but he couldn't show his worry, otherwise, the two children at home would cause chaos.
He soothed her, "Your father has a lot of people there, so he'll be fine. Besides, your father isn't stupid. He wouldn't go out looking for anyone in such heavy snow. He's probably hiding somewhere waiting for the snow to subside."
"Grandpa is right, Dad is not stupid. It's snowing so heavily that I can't see anything. Who can I look for?"
Gu Tang handed him the tray and asked him to carry it to the west wing.
Third Uncle was right in his guess. Gu Lianshan and his group were indeed taking shelter from the snow somewhere.
This "somewhere" is not another family, but Gu Zhier's in-laws' family, the Wang family.
When the group was heading towards Wang's house, the snow became heavier halfway. They forced themselves to continue moving forward and finally arrived at Wang's house safely.
The Wang family was very surprised by Gu Lianshan's arrival, and everyone was on edge, fearing that he would come to cause trouble again.
Especially Gu Zhier and the brothers Wang Laoer and Wang Laosan, who had something to hide, were so scared that they dared not breathe and hid in the house without daring to go out.
Old Mr. and Mrs. Wang didn't want to face Gu Lianshan, so they forced Gu Zhier out and asked Gu Zhier to accompany Gu Lianshan. The old couple hid back in their own room.
Gu Lianshan knew that the Wang family disliked him. Coincidentally, he also looked down on the Wang family, including his own sister. He disliked them all.
"Second brother, why are you here in this heavy snow?" Gu Zhier frowned, her face full of impatience.
Gu Lianshan ignored her and asked her bluntly, "Did Qing come to your place? Hurry up! Let her out!"
Gu Zhier's expression changed instantly.
How did her second brother know that Qing girl came to the Wang family?!
Originally, Gu Lianshan was just suspicious. He said this on purpose just to see how Gu Zhier would react.
Now it seems that his suspicion was correct, and that girl Gu Qing really came to the Wang family.
"What are you still standing there for?! Hurry up and call out Qing! The old man and old lady at home have pestered the clan leader to get all these people over here to look for her. Hurry and call her out!"
Gu Lianshan got angry immediately and spoke in a very bad tone, which scared Gu Zhier so much that her face turned pale.
Yes, Qing girl did come to the Wang family, but she can’t be taken away by her second brother!
The third brother said that he would avoid the Li family and find a human trafficker himself. With Qing girl's appearance, if she was sold to a brothel, she would be sold for at least seven or eight taels!
At that time, one tael will be handed over to the parents-in-law, and the rest will be divided equally between the two parties.
Not to mention a lot, if it can be sold for seven taels of silver, after giving one tael to her parents-in-law, she can get three taels of the remaining six taels!
Gu Zhier avoided looking at anyone and said stubbornly that she had never seen Gu Qing.
"Who told you, second brother, that Qing girl came home? How come I didn't know? Qing girl was punished by you with forty lashes. She is afraid of death. Even if she ran away, she would not come to me. She would just find a place where no one knows her and hide."
Gu Lianshan looked at her steadily: "From childhood to adulthood, as long as you lie, you dare not look at people."
Gu Zhier's whole body stiffened, knowing that she was exposed.
But Qing girl was hiding in her sister-in-law's room at the moment, and his second brother didn't dare to break in and search.
As long as she couldn't find the person, what could her second brother do even if he knew that the girl was in the Wang family?
The more Gu Zhier thought about it, the calmer she became, and she insisted that Gu Qing was not at the Wang family.
Gu Lianshan didn't say much to her. He just stood in the narrow yard, facing the blizzard and shouting around.
"Qing girl! I know you're at the Wang family. If you want to go back with me, then come out right away. If you want to stay, your family will treat you as dead!"
Gu Lianshan shouted three times in a row in a very loud voice. All the Wang family members inside and outside the house heard it, and Gu Qing, who was hiding in the room of the Wang family's little girl, naturally heard it as well.
The little girl of the Wang family was called Dong Niang. She looked at Gu Qing with a gloomy face and was silent. She thought that she regretted her decision and wanted to go back, so she hurriedly tried to persuade her.
"Your second uncle is not a good person. He wants you to go back and die! Even if you can survive those forty lashes after returning, can you live like this?
Think carefully about the life you're living now. Is that the life a human being should live? Besides, you're not young anymore. With someone like your grandma, she'd definitely trade you for a betrothal gift!
If that's the case, you might as well go to a wealthy family and fight for your future! You are so good-looking, it's only a matter of time before you rise to the top. But if you go back home, your life will be over..."
Gu Qing remained silent, but his expression became much more resolute.
Wang Dongniang had been observing her expression. Seeing this, she felt relieved, and a hint of contempt flashed across her eyes.
This is just stupid!
"Second brother!" Gu Zhier shouted towards the courtyard in great dissatisfaction, "I told you, Qing girl is not with me, but you just didn't believe me! Look, is there anyone coming out?"
It’s better if no one comes out!
The Wang family is a den of wolves!
Do you really think you can get away with hiding in the Wang family?
Gu Lianshan sneered and spat.
He did this just to save face in front of everyone and gain a good reputation.
If he really wanted to find someone, given his personality, he would have taken people to search the house without caring about anything.
The villagers who came with her were not stupid either. They all saw that Gu Zhier was lying and that Gu Qing must be at the Wang family.
However, Gu Zhier refused to admit it, and strangely, the Wang family did not show up to talk about it either.
They are not made of clay. It is winter and snow is falling outside. They endure the biting cold to come look for someone. They are already full of anger!
Who would have thought that the aunt and niece would act like this!
The group's faces turned cold as they beckoned Gu Lianshan back: "Brother Lianshan, we know you're kind, but she won't appreciate it. Since the Gu family's sister said she's not here, forget it. We'll stay here to avoid the snow and leave when it subsides."
Gu Zhier's face changed again. After this incident, she was afraid that her reputation in her mother's family would be bad in the future.
This was the sentence Gu Lianshan was waiting for.
He went back to the corridor and unceremoniously squeezed into the Wang family's main hall with his men. Not only did he occupy the stove, he also ordered Gu Zhier to make tea.
Faced with all this, Gu Zhier didn't dare to say a word and endured it all. While going to the kitchen to make tea, she looked outside from time to time, hoping that the snow outside would stop soon so that she could send her second brother and the others away.
This heavy snow came and went quickly. As soon as the hour of You arrived, the snow outside had become much lighter.
Although it is still raining, it does not obstruct my vision at the moment, so I can get up and go back.
Gu Lianshan took out the torch he had brought and lit it, then led his men away from the Wang family.
After everyone left, the Wang family members who were hiding in the house dared to come out.
Looking at the tea leaves that had been eaten, the old couple of the Wang family sobbed with heartache!
These were all bought by Li. Now Li's whereabouts are unknown. Without Li, who could earn money, the Wang family started to live a tight life.
Mrs. Wang's face was extremely grim. She glanced at Gu Zhi'er and said, "We can't put this off any longer. Tomorrow morning, take your niece and the second and third sons to the city to find a human trafficker to sell her off!"
Gu Zhier felt a little reluctant, but when she thought of the money, she nodded and agreed to it.
Fang waved her hand impatiently and asked her to go out, leaving her third son alone in the room to talk.
"Tomorrow, go to the Li family and ask if they've found your wife. We can't just leave this matter alone. The Li family needs to give us a say in whether it's life or death. We can't delay your remarriage."
"Stop talking like that." Wang Laosan waved his hands hastily. "Even if Li is really gone, I'm afraid I'll have to wait on her for three years!"
"Why?!" Fang's eyes widened. "Is the daughter of the Li family so precious? How dare she let a man wait for three years?!"
"This isn't a question of whether it's valuable or not. What does the Li family do? They're ruthless human traffickers! If Mrs. Li dies right after, I'm supposed to marry someone else right after? Will the Li family agree?"
Fang stopped talking. Obviously, she was also very concerned about the Li family.
Wang Laosan continued, "Mrs. Li gave me two sons, and we'll have a lot of expenses in the future. The Li family has money. If I stay with her for three years, it will bring honor to the Li family. Then, when we need their help in the future, they'll at least give us a hand, just because I've been with her for three years..."
Fang couldn't refute this point, it was indeed true.
"Mother isn't as thoughtful as you. You can handle this matter on your own. However, the most important thing right now is to sell the girl from the Gu family! Don't let the Li family know about this."
"Don't worry, I know all these things."
…
It was already dark. Gu Tang and Gu Ping'an sent off the four daughters-in-law of the Luo family and agreed to come back at the beginning of the morning to continue grinding the incense materials.
The four sisters-in-law are all good at work and have great strength. They have already ground half of the incense materials.
If everything goes well tomorrow, we can finish it in one day.
After closing the courtyard gate, Gu Tang went to the main hall to ask the old man what he wanted to eat so that she could cook dinner.
Third uncle said there was no rush and wanted to wait for her father Gu Lianshan to come back.
"I don't know when my dad will be back. How long do we have to wait? Let's eat first and then cook something else for him when he comes back."
Gu Tang rolled up his sleeves and went to the kitchen.
There were some radish strips left over from pickling vegetables in the kitchen. Gu Tang used some meat to stir-fry a plate of radish strips, fried another plate of eggs, cooked some rice porridge, and heated up a few pancakes.
In addition to cooking, Gu Tang also made some ginger tea, poured it into a clay pot and simmered it on the stove so that she could drink it when her father came back.
After dinner, the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren did not go back to the house, but sat in the main room waiting for Gu Lianshan.
I don’t know how long I waited, until Gu Tang was about to fall asleep, when there was a knock on the door.
Gu Tang instantly became alert, stood up, picked up the lantern and went to open the door.
Third Uncle and Gu Ping'an were worried and followed behind.
Gu Tang, who arrived at the gate first, asked and opened the door after confirming that it was her father.
Gu Lianshan outside the door was so cold that his teeth were chattering and he kept stamping his feet.
Seeing the man like this, Gu Tang hurriedly pushed him into the house: "Hurry up and warm yourself by the fire. Your shoes are probably soaked. Go back to your room and change your shoes..."
Third Uncle was the last one to close the courtyard gate. He felt relieved and walked slowly towards the main room.
Gu Lianshan lived in the west room of the main hall. Originally, this was a study. Later, all the books in the study were moved to Gu Ping'an's room, and Gu Lianshan moved in.
The stove was lit in the house and it was very warm. Gu Tang sent the person to the door and asked Gu Ping'an to go in and help change shoes and clothes. She went to the kitchen to bring ginger tea.
Gu Tang carefully scooped out a large bowl of ginger tea from the earthenware jar and carried it to the main room.
Her father hadn't changed his clothes yet, so she waited in the main room for a while until Gu Ping'an came out and called her in, then she went in with the ginger tea.
The ginger tea is still steaming, but it's ready to drink.
Gu Lianshan drank the ginger tea in his bowl in one gulp and breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm alive!"
Then he handed the bowl to Gu Tang: "Another bowl!"
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