novelraw Chapter 301 Pregnancy before marriage
Chapter 301 Pregnancy before marriage
Chapter 297 Pregnancy Before Marriage
The same goes for Jin's wound; it wasn't that serious at all. It was only about the depth of a fingernail, and it didn't pierce through or damage the bone.
Doctor Gu came to examine the injury and said it wasn't serious. He applied medicine and said that as long as the wound didn't get wet, the patient would be able to walk in three to five days.
Neither Gu Laoluo nor Jin Shi were satisfied with the diagnosis!
Where is it not serious?
Such a huge, bloody hole looks terrifying. If it gets worse, this leg might be lost, and I'll have to stay in bed for at least a month!
And the blood, so much of it flowed out, it even stained the snow red!
The blood in this person's body is nourished by rice and grains; it is the essence and spirit of a person!
With so much blood gone, how can this person's energy and spirit be good?
Poor energy and spirit can affect one's lifespan!
According to them, the injury was extremely serious, and the Wang family had to pay money!
Doctor Gu remained silent. The meaning behind what Gu Laoluo and Madam Jin said was clear: they were determined to extort money from the Wang family.
This is not something he can control; let them be.
Doctor Gu wanted to leave, but Old Luo Gu disagreed and insisted that Doctor Gu go with them to the Wang family and repeat what he had just said in front of the Wang family.
Doctor Gu: ...
That's right. Gu Laoluo, who couldn't find Gu Zhier, planned to find an oxcart to take Jin Shi directly to the Wang family.
Whether Gu Zhier hid or secretly returned to the Wang family, it didn't stop them from extorting money from her.
With the Qian family as witnesses, the Wang family must pay the money!
Doctor Gu wasn't stupid; he completely ignored him and walked away with his medicine chest.
Old Gu didn't dare to stop him, fearing that if he angered Doctor Gu, the truth would be revealed in public, and the whole thing would be exposed.
Gu Laoluo has four sons, three of whom are married, and one is still unmarried.
Two of the three daughters-in-law died, leaving only one.
Someone needed to look after the house. The children, who were only two or three years old, didn't even have cotton-padded clothes. They huddled together on the bed day and night, wrapped in thin blankets to keep warm.
In this situation, it's impossible to take them there.
After discussing it with Mrs. Jin, Gu Laoluo decided that the elderly couple would take their four sons to the Wang family.
The eldest daughter-in-law, Guo, stayed at home to look after the house and the children.
Once the matter was settled, Gu Laolu went out to borrow an oxcart from all over the village.
Unfortunately, Gu Laoluo was poor and of bad character, so after asking around, none of the families in the village who owned cattle were willing to lend him any money.
When Gu Laoluo got home, his face was so gloomy it could drip water.
Jin gave him an idea: to borrow from his third uncle's house.
"Gu Lianshan and his sister don't get along. If he knew his sister had gotten into trouble, he would definitely be happy to lend us the money!"
These words reminded Gu Laoluo, who thought the idea was feasible, and he hurriedly left the house and headed towards his third uncle's house.
At this moment, Gu Lianshan, who was carrying the coffin, has returned.
The Guan family were meticulous people. After sealing the coffin, they hosted a banquet for the coffin bearers and several other families who volunteered to help. They also invited the clan elders and patriarchs. During the banquet, they said a few kind words, barely managing to save face for the Gu clan.
When the banquet ended, the Guan family gave the extra food to the coffin bearers, letting them take it all with them, leaving nothing for Jiang and her two children.
The funeral was over, and the meal was served. Although the Guan family was still heartbroken, their anger had subsided.
The family became much more harmonious in their speech and actions, which changed the opinions of many people in the village.
When the Guan family left, many people went to see them off.
Gu Lianshan didn't go to deliver it. He carried the steaming hot chicken leg given to him by the Guan family and hurried home, thinking only of returning the chicken leg as soon as possible so that his daughter could eat it while it was hot.
For this reason, he even left the old man behind.
"Look how anxious he is!" Clan Chief Gu and Third Uncle walked one after the other, glaring at Gu Lianshan's back, looking down on his demeanor.
Third Uncle laughed: "He only loves his daughter. Whenever there's something good, he only thinks of Tang girl. He doesn't even ask about Ping An."
This is true, and Chief Gu agrees: "He really does favor his daughters. Take his eldest daughter, Mei, for example. She is so disliked by him, yet Mei has never done any work. He either does all the housework himself or makes his son do it; he rarely lets his daughter do anything."
Uncle San paused, glanced behind him, and saw that there was no one there anymore. Now, only the two of them were left on the road.
Third Uncle asked, "What's wrong today? Why are you bringing up Mei-ya?"
Seeing that his third uncle understood his hint, the clan leader stopped and turned around to tell his third uncle something.
"A couple of days ago, a relative came to my house to borrow grain. My relative is from Zhujiazhuang. He said that there was a sickly man named Zhu Youshou in their village, and his cousin lived in his house."
My cousin and Zhu Youshou were engaged and were supposed to get married soon, but for some reason, the wedding has been postponed again and again. Now it's already the twelfth lunar month, and the two still haven't held the wedding.
This wouldn't have been a big deal at first, but recently someone noticed that Zhu Youshou's cousin's belly was swollen. Now everyone in the village is saying that the cousin is pregnant out of wedlock, and they're all asking which village she's from..."
At this point, Clan Chief Gu paused, glanced at his third uncle, whose face was ashen, and sighed.
"Go back and talk to Lianshan about this. Don't make a fuss. Go to the Zhu family right away. Either make them marry her, or take her away quietly."
Find a doctor in a faraway place to examine her. If she can safely deliver the baby, and after she recovers, find her a widower who doesn't mind her condition, and marry him off far away.
Third Uncle calmed his anger: "I'll go back and talk to him about it right away."
Clan Chief Gu was quite confident in his third uncle. With him keeping an eye on things, that scoundrel Lian Shan should be more restrained when he caused trouble.
The two parted ways in front of their third uncle's house; one went home, while the other continued walking.
Gu Lianshan was in the main room at the moment, along with Gu Tang, Gu Ping'an, and Agou. The four of them were gathered around the stove, listening to Gu Lianshan talk about the burial.
Gu Tang held the chicken leg her father had brought back, her mouth greasy from gnawing on it.
Seeing that she was eating with relish, Gu Lianshan smiled and asked her, "How is it? Delicious, isn't it?"
"It smells delicious! Who made this? It's even better than what I had at my uncle's the other day!"
Hearing this, Gu Lianshan said with a smug look, "This is your sixth uncle's cooking! The Guan family needed a chef to help prepare the banquet, so your father recommended your sixth uncle to them!"
Gu Tang gave a greasy thumbs up: "My dad really has a keen eye for talent!"
"That's right!" Gu Lianshan became even more smug.
He moved closer to Gu Tang, intending to boast a few more words about his discerning eye, when suddenly a cold wind blew from behind him.
Looking back, I saw my third uncle, who was just lifting the curtain and walking in.
Gu Lianshan quickly stood up, smiling as he pointed at Gu Tang for the old man to see.
"See, I told you, Lao Liu's cooking is excellent, the girl will definitely like it. The Guan family originally intended to give this chicken leg to the Yu family, but I managed to intercept it halfway!"
Gu Tang: ...No, did you steal this chicken leg? The chicken leg wasn't very big, and Gu Tang ate about half of it. Third Uncle glanced at it, forced a smile, and nodded.
"Since you love to eat, go back and catch a chicken from the backyard, kill it, and have your father invite your sixth uncle over so he can show off his skills."
“That’s a great idea! The family reunion banquet is in a couple of days. I’ve already arranged with Lao Liu to invite him to our house to cook the meal.”
Gu Lianshan was excited and didn't notice that his third uncle's expression was off.
Gu Tang noticed this and winked at her father, signaling him to shut up.
When Third Uncle saw Gu Tang winking and making faces, he knew she was giving her father a meaningful look.
But at that moment, Gu Lianshan was in a good mood, talking to himself and refusing to look at Gu Tang.
Seeing this scene, Uncle San couldn't help but want to laugh.
Just as he was about to tell Gu Tang to stop blinking, the courtyard gate, which was about to close, was suddenly knocked on.
Immediately afterwards, a loud voice rang out—
"Nephew Lianshan! Are you home? It's your Uncle Luo! Open the door quickly, I have something important to tell you!"
"Who? Uncle Luo? Which Uncle Luo?"
Gu Lianshan was a little confused when he was interrupted, and for a moment he couldn't remember who this person who called himself Uncle Luo was.
Third Uncle recognized the person by the voice: "Is it Old Gu?"
"Old Luo?" Gu Lianshan looked surprised. "The north wind is blowing really hard today, it actually brought Old Luo here!"
"I'll go open the door." Ah Gou got up and walked out.
He knew some of what happened in the village today, but hadn't had a chance to tell Gu Tang yet. Now that Gu Laoluo had come over, he knew without a doubt that it was because Gu Zhier had hurt Jin Shi.
After removing the latch, Ah Gou opened only one side of the courtyard gate: "My uncle is home, come in."
This was the first time Gu Laoluo had seen Agou.
Although it was the first time they had met, the news that Gu Lianshan had recognized the rich young master as his nephew had already spread throughout the village.
Just by looking at Ah Gou's appearance and clothes, Gu Laoluo guessed what was going on.
The man in front of me must be that rich young master.
Old Gu's expression immediately changed, and he smiled obsequiously at Ah Gou: "You must be that Young Master Gu Sanlang, right? Oh my! I've really met the real deal today! We share the same surname, Gu, maybe we were even ancestors!"
Ah Gou looked the man up and down and told him very seriously, "My ancestors were not surnamed Gu. I changed my surname to Gu later, so you and I are definitely not from the same family."
"Huh?" Gu Laoluo looked bewildered. "This...this can be done by changing one's surname?"
"Of course you can change it. If you want to change it, just go to the government office and pay the money, and you can choose any surname in the world."
Gu Laoluo: ...Is this even human language?
"Come in quickly, my uncle has a bad temper and has been drinking again today, don't keep him waiting."
"Hey, hey, hey!" Old Gu subconsciously bent down and stepped into the courtyard.
The snow was still in the courtyard, but fortunately there were long corridors on both sides that connected end to end, making it both clean and easy for people to walk in.
Gu Laoluo looked at the long corridor with great longing.
He has four sons. If he had known that Gu Wancheng (his third uncle) was willing to adopt him, he would have sent his fourth son over long ago!
If the fourth son is adopted here and gets this courtyard, his whole family can move here to live after Gu Wancheng dies!
Unfortunately, it was too late; that stubborn Gu Lianshan beat them to it!
Gu Laoluo looked regretful and sighed more and more as he thought about it.
Ah Gou glanced back at him. The man's aura was also murky, indicating that he had done many bad things. He was frowning and sighing, probably having some thoughts on his mind.
A fierce glint flashed in Ah Gou's eyes as he looked away, much like a savage wild beast from the mountains.
Gu Laoluo was trembling all over. He looked up at the sky.
Strange, why does it feel colder and colder?
When they arrived at the entrance of the main room, Ah Gou helped him lift the curtain and gestured for him to go inside.
This action flattered Gu Laoluo, who bowed and scraped to Agou before cautiously entering the house.
The room was extremely warm, and Gu Laoluo, who had been freezing all the way, felt as if he had come back to life.
"Old Luo's here? Hurry up and sit down to warm yourself by the fire." Third Uncle smiled and pointed to the spot next to the stove, inviting him to sit down.
This spot suited Gu Laoluo perfectly, so he hurried over and sat down to warm himself by the fire.
He had been wearing the cotton-padded coat for ten years, and now it wasn't warm at all.
Today, while searching the whole village for someone, I not only failed to find them, but I almost froze to death!
When he borrowed the oxcart to go to the Wang family's house, he had to bring all the bedding from his family, otherwise his whole family would freeze to death on the way.
As for the daughter-in-law, Guo, and the children in the family who don't have cotton-padded clothes, how will they keep warm without bedding?
When the time comes, let Guo lead them to stay at the homes of the four neighbors. They are all from the same village and are of the same clan, so they won't watch the mother and children freeze to death.
Seeing that Gu Laoluo had cooked the food over the fire for a while, Gu Lianshan moved a stool over and sat down next to him, asking:
"Uncle Luo, you're a rare guest! What brings you here today?"
Gu Laoluo sighed, rubbed his face with his filthy hands, and looked worried.
“My family is poor, and we don’t dare to visit other people’s homes casually, let alone yours. You are quite wealthy now, and I really don’t want to bother you if there’s nothing wrong…”
Gu Lianshan clicked his tongue in disbelief upon hearing this; this guy had quite the ambition.
"Uncle, I'm a bit slow-witted and prefer to be straightforward. Just tell me why you've come today."
These words left Gu Laolu speechless. Knowing that this stubborn man was getting impatient, he simply stopped beating around the bush.
"Uncle has come to borrow the oxcart. Don't be so quick to refuse. The reason I'm asking to borrow it is because something happened at my house that has something to do with you..."
Then, Gu Laoluo told Gu Lianshan in detail about the trouble Gu Zhier had caused, as well as the rest of the Gu family, most importantly, Agou.
Gu Laoluo looked at Agou several times while speaking, and rubbed his eyes from time to time, probably trying to make people think he was wiping away tears.
He harbored a thought: if he could win over Ah Gou, perhaps someone would reward him with some silver.
But after he finished explaining, his eyes were red from rubbing them, and he couldn't rub them down. Ah Gou was also unmoved.
Ah Gou's heart is entirely devoted to Gu Tang.
Gu Tang hadn't finished eating her chicken leg yet, but she was shameless and didn't care that someone had come to her house. She sat down to the side and continued eating.
Afraid that she would get tired of it, Ah Gou brought her some tea leaves to brew tea for her, and occasionally reminded her in a soft voice that if she couldn't eat anymore, she shouldn't eat anymore and could just throw it to the puppies in the yard.
Upon hearing this, Gu Laoluo's eyes widened, and he started speaking incoherently again.
Gu Lianshan and his third uncle had no time to look at Agou and Gu Tang; their minds were filled with thoughts of Gu Zhier hurting people.
(End of this chapter)