Chapter 96 Choose one of the two!
Before Gu Lianshan could speak, Gu Tang pulled her father over and said, "Why are you trying to stop us? I was the one who lost the silver! I don't care who took it, I must return it in full!"
If you can get the money back by making a fuss, then do it! If my mother doesn’t make a fuss, I will too! In short, the money must be returned! ”
Zhang heard what Gu Tang said, and she started to curse even louder, "You call me a thief! You, the eldest branch of the Gu family, are also thieves! Wei took away so much money, I don't believe that you, Gu Liansheng, didn't know about it!
I'm afraid that you have also spent the money, so you are hiding in the house and dare not show your head, holding it in like a turtle! Fuck you! No wonder you’ve studied for decades but haven’t even passed the exam to become a scholar! It turns out that my thoughts were all on other things..."
Zhang's scolding became more and more foul, and she cursed Gu Liansheng to no avail.
Old Master Gu couldn't stand the foul language and cursed, so he covered his chest and gasped.
Feng also had a ferocious look on her face and stretched out her hand to hit Zhang in the face.
But Zhang was taller than her, so she could only breathe on Zhang's mouth.
Zhang was no pushover either. She was so angry that she completely lost her rationality and even started fighting with Feng!
So, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law started fighting in the yard and the fight was fierce.
Gu Tang watched with great interest, a smile on his face, and his anger subsided a lot.
Mr. Gu was no longer able to care about many things at this time. He leaned against the wall, covering his chest, his face pale!
Gu Lianshan was afraid that the old man would be so angry that he died, so he forcefully sent the man back into the house.
During the fight, Zhang continued to yell and curse from time to time. Finally, Gu Liansheng in the east wing could not stay any longer and asked Gu Tianbao to support him as he opened the door and left the room.
Looking at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law fighting in the yard, Gu Liansheng tried his best and said, "Wei didn't take the silver! But since you insist on holding on to it, I will make the decision. You only need to return half of the thirty-four taels of silver, and you don't have to return the other half!"
Upon hearing this, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, who were rolling back and forth on the ground, stopped immediately.
Zhang got up panting, her hair was tied into a mess by Feng, and there were nail marks and slap marks on her cheeks.
She curled her lips sarcastically: "Are you admitting it?"
"Admit it!" Feng slumped on the ground, with the same messy hair and the same face covered with nail marks and slap marks.
She spat at Zhang and questioned her son angrily, "Didn't you say that Wei didn't take the silver? If so, why did you write off half of it? That's more than ten taels of silver! Enough for you and your son to spend for half a year!"
Gu Liansheng closed his eyes and tried his luck again, feeling very annoyed by his mother's stupidity!
"Mother! It's shameful to have a thief in the family. We should cover it up and make it a minor matter as soon as possible. Why is it getting bigger and bigger? There are so many people outside who want to laugh at our family. Do you want them to take this opportunity to laugh at us?"
Feng froze, her mind cleared up a little, she glared at Zhang, turned her head away without saying a word, and tacitly agreed to her son's decision.
Zhang's face also froze. She was sure that the eldest wife could not come up with more than ten taels of silver and would not accept it, so she made a fuss unscrupulously, just to use this as an excuse to delay paying.
After all, she didn't have much money at the moment and couldn't afford to pay it back at all!
She can't even pay back half of it!
But who would have thought that the eldest wife would actually accept the dozen taels of silver...
Zhang's heart sank to the bottom. She felt very upset for a moment and didn't know what to do.
Listening to their shameless discussion, Gu Tang in the hallway was so angry that he almost laughed. Who gave Gu Liansheng the face? He said to erase half, so he erased half? I wouldn’t even dare to daydream about this!
"What bullshit! Not a penny less than the thirty-four taels of silver! If even a penny less is given, I will file a complaint with the government! Anyway, there are no scholars in my second branch, so we don't care about our reputation. At most, we can take the silver and move away! With silver in hand, we can live freely wherever we go!"
There was a hint of coldness in Gu Liansheng's eyes, but due to Gu Tang's madness, he didn't want to provoke her, so he had to control his temper and coax her.
"No matter what, she is your biological mother, and you have plenty of money to spend. Didn't you just sell a goat a few days ago? And you caught a deer later. I see that the deer is gone, so I'm afraid you sold it.
You probably have hundreds of taels of silver in your hand now. Why bother arguing with your mother over a few dozen taels of silver? How could you not know whether she has money? Even if you force her to death, she can't come up with dozens of taels of silver. Why make such a fuss? ”
This time Gu Tang really laughed.
She ignored Gu Liansheng's shamelessness, put away her smile, and looked at Zhang coldly: "I know you can't come up with this money, now I have two choices with you.
First, you sign a letter of confession, admitting that you conspired with Wei to steal thirty-four taels of silver, and ask for retirement, and the money will be written off.
Second, I will send you to the government office. According to the law, you and the Lin brothers and sisters must be exiled. When the time comes, sell the Lin family's house to pay back the money, and then the life and death of you three, mother and your children, will be in jeopardy! Which one do you choose? ”
Zhang's face turned pale and she staggered two steps.
She looked at Gu Tang: "Are you really so heartless?"
"There is no affection between you and me. If there is no affection, how can I be heartless? Make your choice, and don't force me to do it!" Gu Tang's face darkened, and he moved his wrist to scare Zhang to make a choice quickly.
But before Zhang could speak, Gu Liansheng got anxious: "Si Ya! What are you doing? Your mother is throwing dirty water on your aunt's head, why do you believe your mother's words? Your aunt is definitely not the one who stole the money!"
"I'm not blind! I'm not stupid! Everything you do will leave traces. You said you copied books from a bookstore. Which bookstore? What book did you copy? When did you copy it?
If you just go out and ask around, what can you not find out about these things? Do you think I'm a silly girl who never leaves the house? I started collecting and selling herbs when I was seven or eight years old. Although I am not very old, I know more than you! ”
These words tore off Gu Liansheng's fig leaf and revealed the truth that he had been trying to hide.
Mrs. Feng didn't understand what these words meant. It took her a long time to come to her senses and she immediately looked up at her son.
Gu Liansheng didn't dare to look my mother in the eye, he looked away, but the fierceness in his eyes was terrifying.
"Which one should you choose?!" Gu Tang yelled at Zhang impatiently, scaring her.
Zhang didn't dare to delay any longer, and chose one with a sullen face: "I sign the confession!"
"Zhang!"
"Sister-in-law!"
"mother!"
Three frightened shouts came from Feng, Gu Liansheng and Lin Lang.
Zhang ignored Feng and Gu Liansheng and just raised her lips sadly towards her son: "If you don't choose one, then you have to choose two. If you choose two, you will have no hope..."
Lin Lang clenched his fists, his nails dug into his palms, and his face looked gloomy and terrifying.
He knew what his mother meant, so he chose the one. Although it would leave a handle, at least he still had a chance. As long as he passed the imperial examination, he would be able to turn the tables sooner or later!
If you choose the second option, then you will have no hope at all. Not only will you lose the imperial examination, you won't even be able to save your life.
I don't know how many prisoners died on the way to exile. With his physique, he would die before he got halfway!
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