novelraw Chapter 300 Her second brother found out!
Chapter 300 Her second brother found out!
Chapter 300 Her second brother found out!
Gu Zhier was furious and continued banging on the door: "My clothes are still inside! Open the door quickly, the villagers are coming!"
clothes?
Gu Liansheng glanced at the east room and told Gu Zhier to wait: "I'll go tidy up for you. You wait by the window in the east room!"
Gu Zhier paused, feeling a deep sense of desolation, and tears fell from her eyes.
For the sake of a woman surnamed Qian, they're now refusing to even let her in the door.
A sound came from the window on the east side. The window, which had been tightly closed, was opened, the movable window panes were removed, and a loose bundle was thrown out of the room.
When it fell onto the veranda, it was still covered in some snow.
Gu Zhier's mind went blank, and her face flushed red.
The window slammed shut, and Gu Liansheng inside urged her to leave again.
"Hurry up and go! Go find Shunzi, or go find Lao Er, and have them send you back! You're a married woman, how dare you stab your sister-in-law with scissors? Do you not want to go back to your parents' home in the future?"
Gu Zhier felt extremely wronged and wanted to argue, but she heard a commotion outside the courtyard gate, as if Qian Shi had brought people to arrest her.
Panic gripped her, and Gu Zhier lost all will to argue. She picked up the bundle from the ground, clutched it in her arms, and ran to the backyard.
There was a small door in the backyard. Gu Zhier opened the door with trembling hands and walked with difficulty towards the Li family, stepping through knee-deep snow.
At this moment, Madam Qian led her people into the courtyard, followed by neighbors who carried Madam Jin over as well.
Jin's panic had subsided, and she had only one thing on her mind—she wanted to extort a sum of money from the Gu family!
They'll rip you off big!
"Master Tongsheng? Master Tongsheng! Your wife said you're hiding in the house, don't hide! Come out quickly and see, your sister has stabbed a bloody hole in Gu Laoluo's wife's thigh with scissors!"
What the hell? !
Gu Liansheng, who was inside the room, suddenly felt dizzy.
He staggered and instinctively ran towards the west room, calling out, "Father—!!!"
His drawn-out tone revealed unspeakable panic, and his weak legs caused him to kneel directly in front of the bed.
"Father! Did you hear that? Has Zhi'er really gone mad?! It's one thing for her to stab Qian Shi with scissors, but how could she stab an outsider?!"
Gu Laoluo's wife, Jin, is the most unruly and shameless person. This time, she's got something on our hands, she'll definitely take a bite out of us!
"Waaah!" Feng, who was standing next to her, suddenly became agitated, her eyes wide open and her face contorted in a ferocious expression.
Grandpa Gu glanced at her with a dark expression, not in the mood to pay her any attention, and turned to tell his son to open the door.
"Why are you panicking? Didn't you hear what they said? It was Zhi'er who pricked it! Zhi'er is a married woman, and once a woman is married, she's like water spilled from a bowl."
"Zhi'er is no longer part of our family; she belongs to the Wang family. Open the door and tell Jinshi that if she argues, curses, or tries to extort money, go find the Wang family! This has nothing to do with us!"
Gu Liansheng's mind, which had been a jumble of lies, finally came to its senses.
His dad is right! Absolutely right!
Gu Zhier is a married woman, and once a married woman is married, she is no longer considered a member of her maternal family.
Those are her husband's family members; their lives and deaths belong to them, and they have nothing to do with her own family anymore.
The imperial court has a law that states that no crime applies to married women!
This is telling the world that once a daughter leaves her family home, she has no further connection with her natal family!
Thinking of all this, Gu Liansheng got up from the ground, dusted off his clothes, and went to open the door aggressively.
……
Gu Zhier had already arrived at the Li family's door. She didn't dare to make a sound, and quietly crept to the window, trying to open it and peek inside.
Just then, Li Shunzi's voice came from inside the house: "Mom, where's our chamber pot?"
"Who would leave their pee-in-the-house during the day? Go outside if you need to pee!"
Li Shunzi muttered a few words under her breath, clearly dissatisfied, and got up to leave.
Gu Zhier shivered and hid behind the wall. After a while, she heard the door open, followed by a creaking sound as she stepped on the snow.
A short while later, Li Shunzi turned the corner and suddenly came face to face with Gu Zhier, startling him so much that he cried out, "Oh my god!" He almost wet his pants!
"Don't call me, Brother Shunzi, it's me, Zhi'er!" Because she had just fought with Madam Qian, Gu Zhi'er's hair was disheveled and covered part of her face.
She tucked her hair behind her ear, revealing her full face, so that Li Shunzi could see who she was.
"Why are you here?" Li Shunzi looked her up and down. "What happened to you? Did you get into a fight?"
Mentioning this made Gu Zhier angry again, but fortunately they were outside and the cold helped her stay calm, realizing that now was not the time to discuss this matter in detail.
She said, "Something came up, so I won't talk to you for now. Is your cow home?"
"It can't go anywhere but home in this heavy snow."
"It's good that you're home. Hurry up and get the car ready to take me back to the Wang family."
"Go back to the Wang family?" Li Shunzi was quite surprised. "If you go back, who will take care of your parents? Is your sister-in-law willing to take care of them?"
"She'd never agree to this! She's the one who beat me up!" Gu Zhi'er's eyes reddened as she spoke of it.
The two sisters-in-law had a fight, and Li Shunzi didn't want to pry into the details, so she didn't bring it up again.
However, it seems unlikely that sending her back will be possible.
"A matchmaker is coming to our house later, so I can't go anywhere today. What do you think... or should we find someone else to take you?"
Gu Zhier was very disappointed and knew in her heart that the matter could not be discussed.
Li Shunzi is already in her late thirties, so the fact that a matchmaker is willing to come to her home means she is being treated with the utmost respect.
"Fine, I'll find someone else..." Gu Zhier's tone was very reluctant, but there was nothing she could do about it.
However, before leaving, Gu Zhier hoped that Li Shunzi could promise her one thing.
"Later... if someone comes to your house and asks if you've seen me, or if I've come to see you, remember, no matter who asks, just say you haven't seen me, and don't say anything else!"
Li Shunzi was stunned. What exactly happened? It wasn't just a fight between the sisters-in-law, was it?
"Did you remember?" Seeing that the person didn't reply, Gu Zhier urged impatiently.
Li Shunzi snapped out of her daze and quickly nodded, "I'll remember."
Gu Zhier breathed a sigh of relief and quickly left the Li family.
After leaving the Li family's house, she covered half her face with a scarf and went to find Gu Lianshan in a secretive manner.
Right now, the only person with an oxcart who might be willing to help her is her second brother!
That's right, Gu Zhier is that confident.
When they arrived at the gate of their third uncle's house, they found that the gate was ajar and not bolted.
She was overjoyed and quickly pushed the door open, locking it behind her to prevent anyone from coming in and discovering her.
On the west side of the corridor, Ah Gou stood in front of Gu Tang's room, watching Gu Zhi'er enter with a blank expression.
He originally came to check if Gu Tang had woken up, but when he got there, there was a noise at the gate. Then, a dirty and disheveled woman walked in and locked the gate.
When the woman turned around, Ah Gou recognized her as Gu Lianshan's sister and Gu Tang's aunt. However, her relationship with Gu Lianshan and Gu Tang was extremely bad.
Judging from her aura, this woman's entire body was filled with foul and turbid energy, indicating that she had committed many evil deeds in the past.
Gu Zhier also saw Ah Gou at this moment. It was hard not to notice such a handsome and wealthy man.
She clutched her bundle tightly and headed towards Ah Gou. As she got closer, Gu Zhi'er forced a smile: "You must be my second brother's nephew, right? I'm your aunt, and this is the first time we've met."
Ah Gou remained expressionless, staring at her silently with a hint of malice in his gaze.
Gu Zhier also sensed that something was wrong. Her smile froze on her face, and she dared not play any more tricks. She honestly asked him the question.
"Is your uncle home? I need to speak with him urgently. If he's here, please call him for me..."
"Not here." Ah Gou suddenly spoke, uttering two words in a cold tone, which choked Gu Zhi'er.
If anyone else had dared to speak like that, Gu Zhier would have already started cursing them.
But for some reason, her heart started trembling uncontrollably whenever she saw Ah Gou, not out of excitement, but out of fear.
"Then, where did your uncle go? Did he say when he'd be back?"
"They've gone to carry the coffin." Ah Gou didn't hide this from him. "Judging by the time, it's time to seal the coffin. After that, the Guan family will host a banquet for guests. It will take an hour if things go quickly, and two hours if things go slowly."
Carrying a coffin?
Yes, today is the day of the burial of the Guan mother and daughter.
"Is the ox at home?" Gu Zhier could drive an oxcart herself, but if she was alone, she could just lead the ox.
She sat on the back of an ox and let the oxcart carry her, which was much more convenient.
"at home."
"It's good to be at home. Quickly bring the ox to me and let it carry me home."
"No."
Gu Zhier: ...
"What did you say?"
"No way!"
Gu Zhier's eyes widened, and anger rose within her.
He raised his eyes to glare at her, but when he met Ah Gou's gaze, the flame went out with a soft "poof," and he didn't dare to be presumptuous at all.
"...I don't want your uncle's cow! My Wang family has cows! I'm just borrowing it for a while, I'll definitely return it later!"
"Oh, no, I won't lend it to you."
Gu Zhier: ...
"Why won't you lend it?!" Gu Zhier couldn't take it anymore and her emotions were about to break down.
“You, your mother, Gu Liansheng, Li Shi, and others conspired to kidnap Gu Tang and sell her. We haven’t settled accounts for that yet. Borrow a cow? It’s still the same two words: ‘No!’”
A thunderclap exploded in Gu Zhier's mind.
His vision blurred, and he staggered back a few steps, leaning against the wall, staring at Ah Gou as if he had seen a ghost.
"What nonsense are you spouting?! Who wanted to tie up Tang'er?! Did you see it with your own eyes? Or did you hear it with your own ears?! Words are no proof, or I won't let you off the hook!"
He spoke very loudly, seemingly trying to intimidate Ah Gou with his imposing manner.
Unfortunately, Ah Gou didn't take her seriously at all, looking at her as if she were a clown.
“I didn’t see it with my own eyes or hear it with my own ears, but those kidnappers told the truth in front of Gu Tang and implicated you all.”
W-what? !
Gu Zhier was so shocked that she sat down on the ground with a thud. "Impossible! Those people all know the rules... Waaah!"
She realized she had let something slip while she was speaking, and hurriedly covered her mouth, her face turning pale.
Unfortunately, it's too late.
I was so panicked that I didn't know what to do.
Even her newly adopted nephew knows about this, so her second brother must know about it too.
Strangely, her second brother never made a fuss about it.
Knowing her second brother as she did, she knew that the fact that this matter hadn't been brought up yet meant that he was secretly plotting something even more ruthless!
Gu Zhier became more and more frightened as she thought about it. Her breathing became heavy, and her whole body trembled as if she were having a seizure.
Lost in fear, Gu Zhier didn't notice that Agou flicked his finger for a moment.
Gu Zhier seemed to feel something land on her lips, and she subconsciously licked it with her tongue. The powdery substance stuck to her tongue and melted instantly.
The substance melting on her tongue was icy cold and tasteless. Gu Zhier assumed it was snowflakes blown by the wind and landed on her lips. Without thinking much of it or spitting it out, she habitually swallowed it.
It's just snow; who hasn't eaten it?
Gu Zhier stopped paying attention to what was in her mouth, her legs went weak as she got up, and she turned and ran towards the courtyard gate.
They removed the latch, opened the courtyard gate, and escaped.
Ah Gou didn't chase after them or shout. He just went over and closed the courtyard gate again, leaving it slightly ajar without bolting it.
Gu Zhier was terrified this time. Instead of looking for someone to take her home, she braved the cold wind and walked out of the village, intending to walk back by herself.
Her second brother found out!
Her second brother will definitely get revenge later!
She needs to go back and discuss it with her family. What if... what if her second brother takes it to the authorities? Their whole family will be finished!
No one knew that Gu Zhier had left. The entire Gu family in the village mobilized, unable to hide their excitement, and searched the whole village for Gu Zhier.
Gu Laoluo originally thought the same as Jin Shi: the first family he wanted to extort was the Gu family.
Gu Liansheng insisted that the trouble caused by his married daughter had nothing to do with her family, and that if Gu Laoluo wanted money, he should go to the Wang family.
Gu Zhier was a bride brought back by the Wang family. She was born a member of the Wang family and would die a member of the Wang family. If she caused trouble outside, the blame should fall on the Wang family.
There's nothing wrong with what he said, both logically and emotionally; it's the truth, and Gu Liansheng wasn't talking nonsense.
Jin and Gu Laolu were indeed disappointed that they couldn't extort money from the Gu family, but then they thought about it again and realized that the Wang family wasn't bad either!
The family owns a cow and has bought more than ten acres of farmland. The children and their wives are all well-dressed and have enough to eat.
If you do the math, the Wang family's wealth is probably a few times greater than the Gu family's.
If that's the case, then let's find Gu Zhier first, tie her up, and then send her back to the Wang family. We'll also bring Jin Shi over there without paying any money. Our whole family will then eat and live at the Wang family's house!
Gu Laoluo's idea was good, but his family searched the whole village several times, but they couldn't find Gu Zhier anywhere!
Many villagers were watching the spectacle from outside, and the rumors spread more and more outrageously.
Some say that Gu Zhier slashed Qian's face with scissors, turning it into a bloody mess, making her look like a demon! She can no longer show her face in public.
Some say that the hole in Kim's thigh was pierced through, even the bone, and that even if it could be healed, he would be crippled for life.
In fact, Qian's face was not seriously injured; it was just a shallow cut, but it broke the skin and bled.
When Qian covered her face with her hands, the blood smeared all over her face. At first glance, it did look like her whole face had been scratched.