coobybook Chapter 126 Gu Yumei and her son
Chapter 126 Gu Yumei and her son
So much to do.
It's not that there are too many things to do, but rather that the information network is poor, transportation is inconvenient, and deeply ingrained ideas exist.
The main reason was that they were terrified of hunger; the land was more than just the lifeblood of farmers.
Which prince or noble family didn't own several estates? Furthermore, those aristocratic families also possessed considerable land holdings.
【makes sense. 】
Didn't ancient times also have large-scale land grabbing?
There are also TV dramas; isn't Ao Bai from the Kangxi Dynasty one of them?
Sigh! I'm still too poor.
[What are you lamenting about! Your husband let that mother and her two children in; your Aunt Hui and her daughter are preparing food for them.]
Dongfang Jin...
The neighbor has arrived?
I'll go check it out; it seems she knows Gu Chenglin.
Knowing Gu Chenglin as she did, she knew he wouldn't just bring someone back casually.
Ruyi, [Don't go yet. Your man came back with a dark face. It seems he really knows that mother and her two children.]
Dongfang Jin...
Black face?
Could it be an old flame?
If that happens, Gu Chenglin will never have a peaceful life!
Sure enough, Gu Chenglin came in with a dark face shortly afterward.
Dongfang Jin suppressed her emotions and asked in a cold tone, "What's wrong?"
Could it be that she couldn't bear to see her old flame suffer and felt sorry for him?
Or does she know he's doing well now and want to rekindle their old flame?
Seeing her cold face, Gu Chenglin sighed deeply, though he didn't know what was wrong: "That person is Sister Yumei and her two sons."
Dongfang Jin frowned: "Why is she here instead of going back to Lingwu Village?"
Sister Yumei?
That's such a sweet call!
Gu Chenglin sat opposite her: "Her father is Gu Yongqiang, the cousin of the Gu clan chief."
They had three daughters in this house, but no sons; her parents had passed away.
"What are you looking for?"
"They weren't looking for me; they came here unintentionally. The reason they were sitting at the door was because they were tired."
"Then what's with that expression?"
“Sister Yumei lost her husband and was kicked out by her in-laws. She has nowhere to go.”
"Your ex-lover?" Dongfang Jin asked angrily.
If he dares to say yes, she dares to leave.
Gu Chenglin then noticed that something was wrong with his wife. He quickly got up and walked over, squatted down in front of her, and took her hands in his: "Don't talk nonsense. Back when I was bullied by Granny Gu, Sister Yumei's parents went to the clan to ask to be adopted by her family."
When Granny Gu found out, he stood at her door every day cursing for a long time.
Because of this, families in the clan who had originally planned to have their children adopted by Sister Yumei's family all gave up on the idea.
They all joined Granny Gu in scolding them for being unkind, saying that they were eating what was in their bowl while eyeing what was in the pot.
They deserved to be childless, and because of this, the elderly couple also passed away not long after Yumei's wedding, one after the other, arguably from depression.
Dongfang Jin remained silent, but she still felt uneasy.
Gu Chenglin was not good at coaxing people, and continued, "Sister Yumei's eldest sister, Gu Yuxiang, married into the Linyang Prefecture. Because she was unable to give birth to a son for her husband's family, she never returned to her parents' home, and her family lived a hard life."
My second sister, Gu Yuchun, married into Wuyang Village in Jing'an Town. She died in childbirth the following year, along with her unborn child.
"Sister Yumei married into Shenjiazhuang in Luan County, east of Ling'an County. Her husband's family looked down on her because she was poor and had no support. Fortunately, she had two sons."
Her husband went up the mountain to chop firewood last winter. He rolled down the mountain and hit his head on a rock. He died before they could even get him home.
As a result, Sister Yumei fell seriously ill. Before she had even recovered, her mother-in-law gave her a divorce agreement and a letter severing ties with the family, kicking her and her two children out of the house.
Hearing this, Dongfang Jin's anger subsided considerably.
Gu Chenglin slipped his hand into her sleeve, gesturing for her to listen attentively to what he had to say: "A few days ago, she went back to the village to see the clan chief, who said that a married daughter is like water spilled from a cup."
She also said that since her husband hadn't been dead for three years, she couldn't go back to her parents' home; it was bad luck, not to mention she had two children to support...
He even criticized her for not leaving her two sons with the Shen family, and told her to go find the clan head of Shenjia Village if she had any problems, instead of asking him.
Dongfang Jin...
Gu Yongliang, that old geezer, is quite something.
This is a recipe for disaster!
As Gu Chenglin spoke, a chill emanated from his body.
Clan Chief Gu!
Bravo.
He never imagined he would end up like this.
Gu Yaohui hasn't returned to the village these days. Third Brother said that Granny Gu has left the village a few times.
There’s nothing else I don’t understand about this.
"Didn't you say that her family and Chief Gu are related?" Dongfang Jin asked.
"Yes, but isn't it because Sister Yumei's family doesn't have a son?"
Dongfang Jin: "..." Speechless.
Is this the head of a clan?
Whether a girl from the clan who marries out is mistreated in her husband's family depends entirely on the clan.
This clan chief not only didn't help, but he also kicked us when we were down. That's enough.
No son...
Yes, this problem exists not only in ancient times when male preference was prevalent, but also in modern society.
You're saying this family has no sons, so how did it become extinct?
not understand.
You told them to find the Shen clan leader. If finding the Shen clan leader were useful, would those three women have appeared at their doorstep?
Gu Yongliang, that old bastard, really doesn't live up to his name.
"Heh, so this is the patriarch of the Gu family? How did they get here?" Dongfang Jin asked curiously, since they were the only family here.
Although she belongs to Lingwu Village, her home is separated from the village by Nanshanwei Mountain.
Gu Chenglin did not answer her question directly: "Sister Yumei said that although the clan leader said that, there are extenuating circumstances."
As the weather grew colder, they had planned to return to the village and stay at their great-aunt's house, waiting for spring to arrive and warmer before figuring out a solution.
However, the clan chief refused to let them stay, saying that her husband was still in mourning, and that her great-aunt's house was next to the ancestral hall, which might bring bad luck to the whole clan.
Dongfang Jin...
These old idiots!
And the head of a clan?
They've even resorted to superstition.
"Then why doesn't she take her two sons back to her own village? After all, she still has two sons, doesn't she?"
“She went back, but the people in Shenjiazhuang said she was unlucky and would bring misfortune to her husbands, and that her two sons would also bring misfortune to their relatives.”
They also said that keeping them in the village would bring disaster to the village.
They were kicked out again, and having nowhere to go, they wanted to go back to Lingwu Village.
When she returned this time, she originally wanted to stay in her parents' dilapidated courtyard, but the clan chief said that the house had been confiscated and she would have to pay rent if she wanted to stay there...
She never expected her clan to treat her this way, especially her own cousin. She wasn't allowed to live in her great-aunt's house because it didn't belong to her.
But she couldn't stay at her own home either, so she took her two children and decided to go to the county to beg.
On the way, her second son saw a wild rabbit and chased it this way…
Dongfang Jin...
What is this roundabout way of trying to tell her?
How old is her child?
“One is twelve, the other is eight,” Gu Chenglin said, then tentatively asked, “Wife…”
Dongfang Jin: Here I am!
"You want to keep them?"
Gu Chenglin's hand moved up his arm and then up his arm: "I'm just discussing this with you, aren't I? And didn't you want to find a page for Shi Tou?"
I thought Yu Mei's second son was very lively and suitable, but the older one was a bit dull. Seeing him reminded me of my own childhood.
Dongfang Jin...
"Don't try to make yourself look pitiful. If you want to stay, then stay!"
“Wife, Sister Yumei said that she wants our family to give the three of them a contract of indenture…” Gu Chenglin said, his face showing more worry.
Selling oneself?
He didn't know why Sister Yumei said that; was she afraid his wife wouldn't agree?