When Hu Shi heard this, his eyes widened, and he looked at the old man in front of him, unable to say a word for a long time.

"What, you don't believe it?" The old man squinted slightly, raised his eyebrows slightly, "Okay, my old man will go to the yamen now, let the county master praise and comment, who is right and who is wrong in this matter......" After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave, when suddenly his clothes tightened, and he was pulled by someone. Before I turned back, I heard a woman's heart-rending cry in my ears—

"Second uncle, daughter-in-law, please don't go, daughter-in-law knows it's wrong, daughter-in-law doesn't dare anymore......" Hu cried with tears, as if he really changed his past.

Seeing her like this, the old man sighed deeply, and then raised his head to look at Gu Mingqin, seeing that she bowed slightly, he didn't seem to want to pursue it, and his heart was moved. lowered his head, coughed lightly, attracted the attention of the other party, and then said: "The third family, you get up, everyone is a family, and my old man doesn't want to do things too much." Now that the Gu family is eventful, I don't ask you to do your part to help the eldest sister solve the crisis, keep to herself, be honest, and always be able to do it. ”

Hu nodded hurriedly and sniffed.

The old man continued: "I remember that when the boss first took charge of the Gu Family Medical Center, he gave each of your families and an acre of medicinal fields, and asked you to help grow herbs, which can be regarded as finding something for you to do. But over the years, you know that the medicine fields are basically wasted. I went to see the old man a few days ago, and it was overgrown with weeds and miserable, and my old man saw it in his eyes and felt pain in his heart. ”

As he spoke, the old man hammered his chest: "It turns out that the boss is here, he has a good business, and there is no shortage of food or drink at home, so you are messing around; But now it's not going to work, the boss is gone, and the Gu family is in crisis. From now on, you have to be self-reliant. I have decided, starting tomorrow, you will work in the fields for me one by one, and I got some herbal seeds a few days ago, and I will take them back and plant them. If it's okay, I'll check it out for myself, if not......" He snorted heavily and turned his head away.

"Huh?" Hu Shi's eyes widened, and he was surprised, "But the prince ...... it."

"The third child loves to read, I know, but after all these years, he is still just a showman, in my opinion, this life is like this. Go and say to him, 'This is what I mean,' set aside an hour every day to work in the field. If he doesn't want to, from now on, he will split up and live separately, he doesn't want to work, and he will starve to death. "The old man gave an ultimatum.

When Hu Shi heard this, her eyes widened, she didn't expect that the old man in front of her, who usually didn't care about family affairs and only knew how to tease cats and dogs, would dare to propose a family split, and more importantly, as the temporary head of the family, Gu Mingqin actually had no objection. I couldn't help but turn around and look at Gu Mingqin, the other party had a straight face and an indifferent expression, touching his gaze, not dodging or dodging, and seemed to acquiesce to what the old man had just said. This had to make Hu Shi suspicious, what the old man said just now was simply discussed by the two of them, and even the little girl was not good at speaking directly, so let the old man say it for her. It's reasonable to think about it this way.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

The sound of heavy coughing sounded in shock, causing Hu Shi to be startled, and he turned his head sharply and looked at the old man in front of him. At this time, the old man looked impatient, and his brows furrowed—

"Okay, that's all it takes, it's not early, you go back, it's dark, and it's not safe on the road." Obviously, the old man wanted to send her away as soon as possible.

"Oh." Hu Shi hurriedly answered, stood up and walked to the door. Halfway through walking, he suddenly remembered something, turned around, and looked at the old man tremblingly, "Second uncle, this month's monthly routine ......"

"Monthly, monthly, you know the month, you know the money." The old man was completely furious, slapped the table, and shouted, "Get out of here, from now on, get as far as possible, don't let me see you again; Whoever asks for money in front of me will immediately split up and divorce his wife immediately......"

Hu Shi was completely frightened by his momentum, and didn't dare to say a word, so he staggered away in a hurry.

The old man's anger did not subside, and when he saw her leaving, he was in a hurry and coughed for a long time, and it was difficult to calm down.

Gu Mingqin hurriedly stepped forward, patted her on the back, and said comfortingly: "Second uncle, don't get excited, dissipate your anger, dissipate your anger, the third aunt has already left." "I saw the old man patting his chest, taking a few breaths, and slowly calming down. Gu Mingqin was relieved, and was about to persuade again, but before he could speak, he saw him wave his hand lightly, stopping him, and then asked coldly-

"Why are you still here, didn't you hear what I just said?"

Following his gaze, Gu Mingqin looked at the Xu family opposite, the second aunt. She looked hesitant, biting her lips as if she wanted to say something, but couldn't speak. raised his head and shot his earnest gaze at himself, which made Gu Mingqin a little embarrassed. She knows that this second aunt is a good person, with good looks, gentle and virtuous, but her temperament is too cowardly, and she married an unreliable man like her second uncle. Gu Mingqin privately thought that the character of the second aunt and the honest and responsible scholar like the third uncle complemented each other, and I really didn't know who was messing around with the mandarin ducks at the beginning. It's a pity that I was young at the time and couldn't speak, otherwise I would have to turn this confused mandarin duck spectrum upside down.

Although Xu's suffering, Gu Mingqin expressed sympathy; But since he rejected Hu just now, he can't favor one over the other and give the green light because of sympathy. So in the face of her gaze for help, Gu Mingqin turned her head and chose to ignore it. It wasn't until I heard a "plop" sound that I hurriedly turned back. It turned out that it was the Xu family who knelt in front of the old man all of a sudden—

"Second uncle, please save me, my daughter-in-law really can't help it. Xianggong's temper is also clear to your old man, Xianggong asked me to get the money, if I can't get the money, after I go back, he will definitely beat me. Second uncle, please save me, save me......" The woman dragged the old man's clothes, crying pear blossoms with rain.

"The second one, you let me tell you what is good. You husband and wife have been together for more than ten years, why can't you learn from the third family and be tough in front of your husband? Looking at the woman, as if hating iron is not steel, the old man sighed deeply, "Just now, what I said to the third family, I think you also heard it." I didn't give them a penny, and now let me give you the money, what will the third family think? ”

The woman didn't speak, just whined.

annoyed the old man, and shouted again: "Don't cry, you're not finished, shut up." Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, Xu Shi closed his mouth suddenly, raised his head, looked at the old man with tears in his eyes, and looked at the old man timidly. The old man didn't look at her either, but just found ten cents in his clothes and handed it to her, "You take this money and give it to the second child, and you tell him that this is my money, and I gave it to him." If he is not convinced and feels that it is not enough, you let him come to me. I've been waiting for him here for the past few days. ”

The woman looked at the ten cents in the old man's hand, bit her lip, and hesitated. Obviously, in her opinion, the ten cents do not match her expectations, and if she takes it back, she is afraid that she will not be able to pay the difference.

"Don't you take it quickly, didn't you hear what I said?" The old man shouted again, and Xu hurriedly stretched out his hand and took the money.

Seeing that she took the money, the old man took a long breath, glanced at Gu Mingqin, and said earnestly to the woman: "The second child's family, I didn't say you, you are also from a scholarly family, what the second child is doing every day, what he is doing is right or wrong, don't you know?" The second child is not sensible, and you don't understand either? Husband and wife are one, and as a wife, you must say what you should say. You don't say anything, and in the end, you hurt him and yourself, you know? ”

The woman didn't speak, she just covered her face and cried.

The old man was so annoyed that he hammered his head, and said patiently: "Go back, if the second child asks, you will do what I just told you; If he dares to hit you, you can run over and tell me, and I will call the shots for you. This little rabbit cub thinks I'm too old to clean him up, do I? As he said this, he rolled up his sleeves.

The woman sees this as such, knowing that the overall situation has been decided, and the money herself will not arrive. I could only get up from the ground and wipe my tears: "Second uncle, the daughter-in-law will go back first." ”

Seeing that the other party nodded, but did not speak, as if acquiescing. Seeing this, the woman didn't want to say anything more, just glanced at Gu Mingqin sadly, wiped her tears and left.

Gu Mingqin could naturally see the woman's complaining eyes, but what could she say? She wanted to help her, but that Hu Shi was not a fuel-efficient lamp, if she knew that she gave the money to the Xu family, she would definitely cry, make trouble, and hang herself. Gu Mingqin felt more and more that if the Xu family could be with the third uncle, he might be able to save a lot of trouble now. Just thinking about Xu's cowardice, a violent cough led her back to her senses, only to see the old man next to her clutching his chest, his face flushed, and he couldn't stop coughing.