Chapter 302 Marrying an Ancestor
This matter is extremely outrageous. Given Gu Zhier's personality, it is unlikely that she would do such a thing, unless Gu Liansheng and Qian really made her dizzy with anger.
But Qian was a new daughter-in-law, so no matter how bad her temper was, she would control it. She couldn't start scolding her sister-in-law right after marrying into the family, right?
"Is there a reason for this? Why did these two sisters-in-law quarrel so peacefully? They even hurt his aunt."
"Why? I heard from Mrs. Qian that Gu Zhi stole a box of her silver jewelry. If it were melted, it would get 40 or 50 taels of silver! Such valuable things, and Gu Zhi stole everything!"
Stealing silver jewelry?
Third Uncle subconsciously looked at Gu Lianshan: "Has Zhi'er ever stolen anything from anyone before?"
Gu Lianshan looked grim and said nothing.
Seeing his reaction, Third Uncle understood that he had stolen things before.
Gu Lao Luo looked at Gu Lianshan and said, "Your sister is a married woman. A married woman is like spilled water. Logically speaking, she has nothing to do with your eldest brother or you.
Your aunt and I are not unreasonable people. This matter has nothing to do with you, and we will not blame you. We just hope to borrow the ox cart so that I can take your aunt to the Wang family to seek an explanation."
Hearing that they were not here to cause trouble, Gu Lianshan's unpleasant expression eased.
"If it were spring, summer, or autumn, you could borrow the ox cart at will, but it's not possible right now."
Gu Laoluo's face turned cold.
Gu Lianshan ignored him and continued, "It's too cold outside. The cow will freeze to death. If I lend you the cow and something happens to it on the way, do I have to take the blame, or do you have to pay the price?"
Compensation according to the price?
Gu Lao Luo blurted out immediately: "That won't do! A cow costs at least ten taels of silver! I can't afford it!"
If I had that much money, I would buy a cow myself instead of having to borrow from everywhere. Don't you think that makes sense?"
"See, I told you this cow is hard to borrow." Gu Lianshan spread his hands.
"You don't dare give me a reassurance, and I don't dare lend you the cow casually. You also said that a cow costs at least ten taels of silver. If something really happens to the cow, you can't let me waste these ten taels of silver, right?"
Gu Lao Luo's lips trembled: "It's not certain that he will freeze to death..."
"What if?" Gu Lianshan interrupted him. "We should always be prepared for the worst. If you give me a written agreement, promising that if the cow freezes to death, you will compensate it according to the price.
As long as you sign this agreement, you can take the cow in the backyard away immediately. You can borrow it for as many days as you want! I won't argue with you. What do you think?
how?
Not a big deal!
This tough guy is deliberately making things difficult for him!
"This document...I cannot establish it."
"Uncle, I can't lend you this cow either. A cow costs more than ten taels of silver! Even if I sell two people, I can't buy a cow! I dare not lend it to you!"
Gu Lao Luo couldn't find any fault with this statement, so he could only frown and stare at the fire in the stove without saying a word.
Seeing this, Gu Lianshan slapped his thigh and said with a determined look: "Come to think of it, this is the first time I've asked to borrow something from you. If I let you go back empty-handed, it would mean I look down on you..."
Gu Lao Luo's expression turned from gloomy to bright and relaxed.
"How about this, uncle? I have a sled in my backyard. I made it before the snow fell. I'm going to leave it for my daughter to play with. If you don't mind, you can take it away!"
Gu Laoluo: …………
His expression, which had relaxed, suddenly became gloomy again. He immediately stood up and walked out without looking back.
"Uncle? You're leaving now? Sit by the fire a little longer, it's cold outside!"
The curtain at the door of the main room was thrown against the door, making a slight "pop" sound, which showed that she was angry.
"Ping'an." Gu Tang was washing his hands with tea water. He called out to Gu Ping'an and asked him to go and take a look.
"This guy is really angry with my father. We can't let him kick down our gate. Go and see what happens."
"Oh!" Gu Ping'an responded, lifted the curtain and chased after him.
Third Uncle sighed, "She injured Qian's face, injured Jin's leg, and was even caught stealing silver. I can't believe Zhi'er could do such a thing."
Gu Lianshan couldn't believe it either.
He said, "Before Zhi'er got married, she liked to take advantage of me at home and used to steal my things.
But she only dared to steal some food and didn't dare touch anything else. Every time she would complain to the old lady and urge her to come to me to ask for it.
Now that I've heard this, I don't quite believe it, but I also feel like this is something she could do. My mind is almost in a mess right now."
"There is indeed something wrong about this." Gu Tang wiped her hands with a handkerchief and moved closer to her father.
"If Auntie were caught stealing by the Qian family, she would have to find a way to escape first. As long as she takes the silver jewelry back to the Wang family, she wouldn't have to ask for anything. Given the Wang family's greedy nature, they would definitely protect her.
I can't understand why, after being caught, he didn't run away, but he chased Qian with scissors like a madman, and then accidentally injured Jin. After injuring someone, he finally ran away.
"What the girl said makes sense. We can't just listen to what Gu Lao Luo says. He just said it clearly. He and his family went to the Wang family with the intention of blackmailing them. If he has a plan in mind, his words will be biased. We can't trust him too much."
At this point, Third Uncle looked at Gu Lianshan and said, "Go out and ask around. Since this matter has become quite serious, there must be many people in the village who know about it. Go and find out what's going on."
Third Uncle’s suggestion hit the mark on Gu Lianshan’s mind.
He stood up, patted his clothes, and decided to listen to the old man and go out to find out.
After Gu Lianshan left, Agou secretly winked at Gu Tang, signaling her to go out, as he had something to say to her.
Gu Tang got his hint and turned to look at his third uncle.
The old man had a heavy face and smelled faintly of alcohol. He must have drunk a lot of wine at the banquet today.
"Master, I don't think my father will be back soon. Please go to the east room and lie down to rest and recover from the alcohol."
Third Uncle originally wanted to say no, but then he thought that he would have to talk to his son about Gu Mei later.
In order to avoid saying something inappropriate when drunk, it is best to lie in bed and sober up for now.
"I'll listen to you. Go inside and lie down for a while. If your father comes back, let him come in to look for me."
"well!"
Gu Tang responded obediently, helped to lift the curtain at the door of the east room, and watched the master go in.
After the door of the east room was closed, Gu Tang lowered the curtain and led Agou out of the room.
Gu Ping'an was playing with the dog in the corridor. Seeing Gu Tang coming out, he hurriedly said, "I was watching that man leave the yard just now. He didn't kick our door."
"Yeah." Gu Tang nodded absentmindedly, glanced at the puppies running away, and told Gu Ping'an to go back to the house to play.
"Aren't you too cold to play with the dogs outside in this cold weather? Your house is spacious enough. If you want to play with the dogs, bring those two puppies inside to play."
As soon as the dog was mentioned, Gu Ping'an immediately became quiet and didn't dare to attract attention.
Her second sister has been looking at the puppies with some hostility lately, so it’s better not to let the puppies come out and get in the way.
Gu Ping'an turned around and ran towards the puppies, dragging them back to the house.
There was no one in the yard, so Gu Tang no longer concealed the truth and took Agou to the west wing openly.
There were several small jars in the room, filled with beans for making bean sprouts, and wheat for testing whether it would sprout.
In order to allow them to germinate smoothly, Gu Tang kept the stove burning regardless of whether there was someone in the house or not, and he did not dare to extinguish it.
When you come in now, the room is warm. You don't need to light the stove again or wait patiently for the heat to fill the whole room.
Gu Tang took off her shoes and sat on the couch. There were two layers of mattresses under her, and her rabbit fur blanket was placed inside the couch.
He casually pulled the blanket over his legs and looked at Agou: "Tell me, what do you want to say to me?"
Agou sat down beside her, reached out to straighten the blanket that she had pulled over and covered her up, then moved closer to her without any hesitation and told her about Gu Zhier's previous visit to their house.
Gu Tang was originally leaning on the cushion behind him, but after hearing this, he straightened up instantly.
"She said she was going back to the Wang family? Did she mention stealing the silver?"
"No, she wanted to borrow the cow, but I refused, saying you knew she was planning to kidnap and sell you in collusion with Li, Feng, and others. She was terrified and ran away in a panic."
"Is that it?" Gu Tang looked suspicious, not quite believing that Agou would let him go so easily.
"What else did you do? With your personality, there's no way you'd just let her go without doing anything."
Agou moved closer to her and said, "There's still some of the aconite you gave me. I'll try to get her to eat it."
"How much did you eat? Will it kill you?"
"That won't happen. I've always remembered what you told me: not to kill her with one blow, but to cut her flesh with a blunt knife and grind it slowly. The dosage will only make her limbs numb, it won't kill her."
Gu Tang nodded in satisfaction, relaxed all over, and leaned back on the cushion.
Agou asked her, "Should you tell your father about Gu Zhier coming home?"
"No, just pretend you don't know."
"Okay, I'll listen to you then."
"Anything else?"
“No more.”
"Oh, you can go now. Remember to close the door for me."
Agou: ...
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Gu Lianshan, who came to the village alone to inquire about things, didn't have to put in any effort at all.
Someone saw the scene where Gu Zhier stabbed someone with the scissors, and someone also saw the scene where she ran away with the scissors.
Gu Lianshan asked them in detail and confirmed that what Gu Laoluo had said at home before was true.
This result made Gu Lianshan feel a little hesitant. He squeezed out of the crowd and walked west, wanting to ask Gu Liansheng and Qian again.
At the end of the village, at the Gu family's house, Qian was searching for something in the house.
Gu Liansheng's favorite covered bowls, teacups, etc. were all smashed to pieces by Qian.
In addition to these, the dishes in the kitchen were also not spared and were all broken into pieces on the floor.
When Qian threw the first thing, Gu Liansheng tried to stop her, but Qian scratched his face all over. Gu Liansheng was shocked and scared, and he was so angry that he felt dizzy.
Unfortunately, he was not as strong as Qian. When the two sides started fighting, the tall and plump Qian was able to pin him down.
This discovery made Gu Liansheng timid. He hid in the east room and refused to come out, allowing Qian to smash him.
Anyway, he still had dozens of taels of silver in his hand, so it would be the same if he bought a new one in the future.
Gu Liansheng could tolerate it, but old man Gu in the west room couldn't.
Although he was lying in bed and unable to move, this did not stop Mr. Gu from cursing at the top of his lungs.
He thought that Qian would respect and fear him as much as Wei did, so he didn't think about the consequences when he scolded her. He just scolded whatever came to his mind and felt extremely happy.
But to everyone's surprise, Qian actually started arguing with Mr. Gu.
She is not Wei, nor does she want to be Wei. Qian has only one idea: she can eat anything, but she cannot suffer any loss. She can endure anything, but she cannot be bullied!
Qian, who only had herself in her mind, stood at the door of the west room, behind a curtain, with her hands on her hips, her brows raised, and she started cursing fluently.
That look, the dirty words she used, calling her a shrew, were all compliments to her!
When Gu Lianshan came over, the verbal battle between Qian and Old Man Gu had become one-sided.
Old Master Gu was completely silent, leaving only Qian to continue cursing.
Gu Lianshan was a little dumbfounded when he saw this, but when he looked at the mess on the floor in the house, he understood what was happening.
This time, Gu Liansheng married a wife, which was like bringing back an ancestor to his family.
Should!
You deserve it!
When someone came to the house, Qian finally calmed down a little and stopped cursing.
She looked at Gu Lianshan and asked calmly, "Second brother is here? Is there something you need to come here right now?"
Gu Lianshan came back to his senses and stepped forward to greet her, "Sister-in-law, I'm here to look for my eldest brother. He said the other day that they were running low on firewood. It just so happened that there was a family at the village entrance willing to sell some firewood today, so I came over and asked my eldest brother to go check it out with me."
Upon hearing this, Qian didn't dare to delay, as there was indeed not much firewood left at home.
She asked Gu Lianshan to wait in the main room while she went to the east room to call for help.
When facing Gu Lianshan, Qian could barely give him a good face. But when she entered the east room and saw Gu Liansheng, her face immediately turned gloomy, and she told him in a harsh tone to go out and buy firewood with Gu Lianshan.
The soundproofing in the house was very poor, and Gu Liansheng in the east room could hear clearly what Gu Lianshan said in the outer room.
He was more than happy to be able to leave home temporarily.
Carefully avoiding Qian, fearing that she would scratch him again, Gu Liansheng hurried out of the east room.
The moment he came out and saw Gu Lianshan, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: "Let's go! Where can I buy firewood? Take me there quickly!"
Gu Lianshan didn't move, pointing at his face in surprise: "What's this on your face..."
When Gu Lianshan mentioned his face, Gu Liansheng remembered that he and Qian had just fought each other, and he was no match for Qian, and ended up having his face scratched.
"It's okay, it's okay... This, this is... a cat scratch!"
Gu Liansheng covered his face with his sleeves, hesitating for a long time, and found a very lame excuse for himself.
"A cat scratched it?" Gu Lianshan looked puzzled. "Do you have a cat at home? When did you get one?"
"I've only had her for a few days. She's shy, so I accidentally let her scratch me a few times..."
Gu Liansheng had a stiff face and tried to save his face.
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