Chapter 44: Grandchildren earn money and spend it on themselves
From the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain, Gu Tang didn't meet anyone, which made her feel relieved.
She just brought back a sheep yesterday, and brought back a deer today. She dared to guarantee that in the future, she, Gu Tang, would be a household name in these villages!
After walking out of the foot of the mountain, Gu Tang did not dare to go home via the village road in the middle of the village, but chose a small road behind the village, from which he could go around to the backyard of the Gu family.
There is a small door in the Gu family's backyard, which is basically open during the day, so there is no need to worry about not being able to get in.
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Here, Gu Tang was walking home happily with a deer on his lead, while at the Gu family, people were arguing about the sheep that Gu Tang sold yesterday.
The whole family, young and old, were in a huge fight!
This matter had nothing to do with Gu Mei's mouth. Not only did she tell Feng about Gu Tang stealing the rice, she also told Feng about the sheep she saw yesterday.
When Feng heard this, she was furious and insisted on settling the score with the second son, asking him whether he still cared about her as his mother!
After catching the goat, it would have been fine if he didn't inform her as its mother first, but he actually dared to take it away and sell it privately!
She, as the mother, is still alive, and she is still the one who makes the decisions in the family. Selling the sheep without her consent is the greatest act of filial piety!
Old Master Gu was also irritated by the goat, so he didn't stop Feng and followed her to find his second son.
Gu Lianshan was making shoes for Gu Tang in the house when Feng stood in the yard and called him out.
When the others came out, he started questioning him about the goat, and at the same time he shouted out all his complaints just now, and finally he cursed a few more times out of anger.
Gu Lianshan remained unmoved after being scolded. He still held the needle and cloth shoes in his hands, stitching the shoes stitch by stitch, with a normal look on his face.
After Feng finished scolding, he replied indifferently: "Are you old and confused? What does that goat have to do with you?"
Feng was furious at what he said: "The goat is ours now! It has something to do with me! If I don't agree, you will be extremely unfilial if you sell it!"
That doesn't make sense.
Gu Lianshan ignored his mother and looked at the old man behind her. "Dad, do you agree with what my mother said?"
Old Master Gu paused and nodded slowly: "Second brother, Dad knows you have complaints about us, but you can't sell the sheep privately!"
"Tsk! You two elders really don't want to save face at all!"
Gu Lianshan sneered, and his words made the two elders of the Gu family change their faces instantly.
Before Feng could start to curse, Gu Lianshan pointed to the east wing and said, "A few years ago, my eldest niece accidentally dug up an orchid in the mountains. My son remembers it, but he sold it for several taels of silver.
At that time, the son's child was sick, and the doctor said that he needed to eat something good to keep healthy. The son asked you for money, and you said you didn't have any. The son then said that the old family had just received some money, so how could you not have any? Do you remember how you replied to your son that day? "
Feng was confused.
Aren't you talking about sheep?
How did it get involved with the old family?
Besides, it had been many years since the incident with Lancao. When it was suddenly brought up, she really couldn't remember what she had said in response.
Confused, Feng subconsciously turned around to look at her husband.
How did she respond?
Mr. Gu also looked confused, he couldn't remember either.
Seeing the reactions of the two elders, Gu Lianshan suddenly smiled: "You told your son that day that it is not easy for the grandchildren to save some money, so they don't need to hand it over, just keep it for their own use, just like my daughter went into the mountains to collect herbs.
At that time, my daughter would learn to collect herbs, and she would not be able to save many copper coins even after working for several months. You looked down on her and said that she was the same as my daughter, and let her save it herself. You said that if I really needed silver, I should ask my eldest niece to borrow it, and you said that you could not control it. "
Feng remembered and her face changed instantly. She did say this.
Mr. Gu also remembered this.
At that time, the son was asking his wife for money in the outer room of the main hall. He did not go out, but just listened in the inner room.
The silver earned from selling orchids was indeed not handed in, but it was not left to the eldest brother's daughter either. Instead, it fell into the hands of the eldest brother.
First, he bought a few long gowns for going out to visit friends, and then he bought some pens, ink, paper, and inkstone.
Before long, all the silver was spent.
These things had been hidden from the second brother, and I didn't dare let him know, but who would have thought that the second brother would ask for the silver again.
There was no other way at the time, so my wife discussed it with herself and found an excuse to get away with it.
I didn't expect it to be dug up today. I'm afraid the second brother will catch me and use it as an excuse to talk about the goat.
Old Master Gu's guess was accurate. Gu Lianshan smiled and said, "Today, I will tell you what you said back then, 'It's not easy for the grandchildren to save some money. You don't have to hand it over. Just keep it for yourself, just like the daughter of my eldest brother back then. Just keep it for yourself.'
No matter whether my daughter caught a goat or something else, the wild animals she caught belong to her. No one is allowed to touch them or lay hands on them! Otherwise, my son doesn’t mind going to the government office again!”
These words stunned the two elders of the Gu family. They stood there in a daze, unable to speak.
Just then, Gu Tang emerged from the backyard leading the moose.
Looking at the confrontation between the two sides, she raised her eyebrows, stretched out her tone, and spoke sarcastically to Feng.
"Hey! What are you doing? Grandma? Are you itching to curse again? Come on! Let's call Gu Tianbao out, and let the three of us, the grandparents and grandchildren, have a good fight!"
When Feng heard Gu Tang's voice, she was furious and her scalp instantly went numb.
He raised his eyes and was about to curse, but was suddenly startled by the moose behind Gu Tang and opened his mouth wide.
“W-What is this?!”
Feng had lived for most of his life, and had only seen a deer once when he was a child, and that was an immature sika deer.
The one in front of her looked like a deer but not a deer. Its body was bigger than anything she had ever seen, even bigger than the wild boars in the mountains!
Old Master Gu was more knowledgeable than Feng. He confirmed through the antlers that the animal in front of him should be a deer, but it was not one of the common deer in Bei'an City.
But no matter whether it is a common deer or not, as long as it is a deer, it is very valuable, and it will be worth dozens of taels of silver!
Especially the one in front of me, it can be sold for one hundred taels!
For a moment, Mr. Gu felt dizzy and asked Gu Tang with a red face: "Fourth girl! Did you catch this deer?!"
Wow! The old man has a good eye.
Gu Tang grinned: "I brought it back, so of course I caught it. If someone else caught it, I wouldn't be allowed to bring it back."
After being rebuked in a neither soft nor hard way, Mr. Gu was not angry at all. He opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted by his son Gu Lianshan.
"Why did you come back just now? Just now your grandma was asking about the goat."
Gu Tang blinked, mentally prepared.
They live in the same courtyard, and the villagers also know about the goats, so the Gu family will know about it sooner or later.
Gu Lianshan secretly winked at his daughter and said, "Your grandma just mentioned a rule in our family. Please listen carefully..."
"Second brother!"
Feng came to her senses and interrupted her son in a sharp voice.
Gu Tang glanced at the faces of the two elders of the Gu family and had some guesses in his mind.
Gu Lianshan ignored his mother's gloomy face and said to Gu Tang, "Your grandma and your grandpa made a rule a few years ago that all grandchildren in the family, whether boys or girls, do not have to hand over the money they earn by themselves to the family. You can keep it for yourselves..."
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