Chapter 120: The Male Protagonist's Best Mother (8)
When everyone heard that it was Zhao Guodong who kept the account, they all said "oh": It turned out to be him, no wonder!
In the eyes of the villagers of Zhaojiazhuang, Zhao Guodong is definitely a capable and successful person.
When he was a teenager, he was kicked out by his eccentric parents, saying that he was splitting up, but he didn't even give him a copper plate.
Almost left the Zhao family with a bare butt.
If you change to others, it is estimated that even if you don't starve to death, you can barely make ends meet.
As for Zhao Guodong, he relied on himself to build a big brick house and buy so many fields.
The small life is better than the people up and down the Zhao family's old mansion combined!
Otherwise, Patriarch Zhao would not have felt that Zhao Guodong was promising.
Zhao Guodong is very powerful, but he married a confused daughter-in-law who can't work and can't live.
Looking back on the past ten years, Zhao Guodong has been caught outside the house.
It seems that the Gu family is the housekeeper, but in fact, the whole family is in Zhao Guodong's hands.
Not to mention anything else, how much money he earns every day and how much money he spends at home, a person like Zhao Guodong must remember it clearly.
The stupid daughter-in-law was coaxed by her mother-in-law, sister-in-law, brother and sister, etc., and casually lent out the money.
Zhao Guodong doesn't need to ask, just look at how much money is missing from the family.
It is estimated that Zhao Guodong also saw that Zhao Dashan and Mrs. Zhao were his own father and mother, and he also regarded the people in the old house as his own family, so he didn't care.
"Alas!"
Patriarch Zhao also thought of this, and couldn't help but sigh, "What a good child San Lang is, promising and filial, but you two are old and confused, and you are old and blind, and you have driven such a good child out!" β
Mrs. Zhao didn't think about it so much.
She only cares about whether Gu has returned her "innocence".
"Hmph, I'll just say, I didn't run to get the silver!"
Mrs. Zhao said angrily.
"You haven't taken it yet? You have divided San Lang and passed it alone, and it is two families. As a result, in ten years, you asked for more than a hundred taels of silver from the Gu family! β
In the crowd, some people couldn't see it and shouted at the top of their voices.
"That's it! I've never seen such an eccentric and greedy old woman like you! β
"Not really! If it weren't for the birth of my aunt back then, and it was determined that Zhao Sanlang was the seed of the Zhao family, I would have suspected that Zhao Dashan and his wife were not their own father and mother. β
Everyone blamed Zhao Dashan and Mrs. Zhao again for accusation + crusade.
Zhao Dashan was originally still hiding in the courtyard, and he pretended not to exist.
But at this moment, the patriarch came, and the villagers scolded him by name, and he couldn't continue to pretend to be confused.
Inserting the dry tobacco pouch into the waistband of his trousers, Zhao Dashan first reprimanded Mrs. Zhao twice, "You old woman, what are you messing about?" β
"At the beginning, I said that San Lang has been separated, it is two families, you can't always trouble him. You're disobedientβ"
Mrs. Zhao heard that her wife was actually scolding herself, so she immediately quit.
She stiffened her neck and stared at her triangular eyes, "What happened when we broke up?" After splitting up, Zhao Guodong was not born by me? β
"Hmph, they all crawled out of my intestines, I gave birth to him and raised him, even if I split up, he has to provide for me!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's discussion suddenly stopped.
Ahem, although Mrs. Zhao looked scathing and mean, she spoke unreasonably.
But there is some truth in what she said.
The family was separated, and the son set up a family with his parents.
However, the son who separates from the family can't ignore his parents.
Give some pension money or food every year, this is the rule of Zhaojiazhuang.
If a parent is sick or needs to be cared for, the sons should do their best.
Seeing this, Gu Qingcheng hurriedly waved his hand in a panic, "No!" No! β
As soon as she spit out these words, her breath was a little unstable.
cough cough cough, as if you want to cough out your lungs.
Tears flowed from his eyes.
Gu Tingcheng's appearance is pitiful when he looks at it.
Not to mention men, even women can't help but feel pity when they see it.
Gu Qingcheng coughed and said with difficulty: "My husband didn't give his in-laws a pension, and he gave two taels of silver and two clothes every year. β
"The money that my mother-in-law and concubines came to borrow is counted alone! It's not pension money. β
She was probably too anxious, her little face became whiter and whiter, and her thin figure shook even more.
Looking at her appearance, everyone didn't have the slightest suspicion.
"Oh my God, two taels of silver a year, and two new clothes for you?"
"Zhao Guodong's pension money, let's put it slowly, is in our Zhaojiazhuang, even the first one in ten miles and eight villages."
"Not really! Oh, no wonder the patriarch said that Zhao Dashan was a fool, such a capable and filial son, he was driven out when he said he was out! β
"Hmph, the Zhao family's group of people is really not greedy enough, two taels of silver a year is not enough, and they actually go to 'borrow money' from time to time."
"Haha, shit borrowing, that's what you want! Someone else borrowed money, but he had to pay it back. And Zhao Dashan's family didn't play the score! β
The crowd was talking and laughing.
Zhao Dashan, who was pointed at, as well as Zhao Da and his wife, Zhao Er, and Zhao Si and his wife who were hiding in the yard, all showed embarrassed expressions.
What, they did look at Gu's good coaxing, so they always came to the door to borrow money.
But, this kind of thing is all what you and I want, the shrewd Zhao Guodong didn't say anything, what are those outsiders outside the door trying to force blindly?
"It's not! No! β
Gu Tingcheng can always interject at the most opportune time.
"I did not come to ask for a debt. They are all family, and they should help each other and each other! β
She still coughed and said.
That poor little appearance still reveals a little "deep understanding".
In other words, the elders like this kind of daughter-in-law the most: sensible, treating the in-laws' family as a family, rather than worrying about everyone for the sake of a small family.
"This Gu family, although weaker, is also a virtuous and sensible person."
"That's right, how cold Zhao Guodong was in the past, he just left, and after returning to his hometown, he didn't see how close he was to his parents. But he still 'acquiesced' to Gu's lending so much money to the old mansion, and it is estimated that he was also influenced by Gu's. β
"That's right, that's right! I also think that after Zhao Guodong got married, people have become much softer! β
The world's requirements for wives are basically "husbands and children".
In terms of "Xiangfu", although Gu is not particularly good, he has also done it.
At least after she entered the door, Zhao Guodong did not continue to be estranged from the old mansion, but had a relationship.
Zhao Qingyun: ...... If you think of running to suck blood as a relationship between relatives, please do as much as possible.
"A-Niang, you take care of your body!"
In his heart, Zhao Qingyun did not ignore his mother's body.
He padded his feet, stretched out his hands, and tried to pat Gu Qingcheng on the back.
"A-Niang, take care of your body~"
Zhao Qingsong did the same, and also picked up his little fists, trying hard to beat his mother's back and waist.
The two children are not very old, but they are so sensible that they are distressing.
Everyone's eyes swept over the fair and handsome faces of Zhao Qingyun and Zhao Qingsong's little brothers, and they didn't know the Nth sigh in their hearts: These two children look so good, they don't look like countrymen at all.
Good-looking and smart, and so sensible!
Oh, this Gu family is so good at teaching even children, and he really deserves to be a "good wife and mother".
Inexplicably, the useless daughter-in-law Gu Shi, who was most criticized by the villagers in the past, has become a good wife and mother in the eyes of everyone.
It was Patriarch Zhao, who nodded at Gu Qingcheng.
If yesβ
Patriarch Zhao suddenly thought of something, and his eyes flickered gloomily.
At this time, Gu Qingcheng spoke again, "My husband has gone, leaving only our orphans and widows. β
"Others persuaded me to remarry, but I didn't want to!"
"First, I can't give up my husband, and second, I can't give up my children. Three, I know that my in-laws, uncles, and concubines will help us! β
Speaking of this, Gu Qingcheng showed a weak smile, "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, we are all family, right?" β
Zhao Dashan & Mrs. Zhao: ......
Rao is the old couple are the best, and they have never regarded Zhao Guodong's family as their own family.
However, in the face of Gu's eyes that were so clear and trusting, they couldn't say half a bad word.
Hard-headed, Zhao Dashan responded vaguely, "Yes!" β
"I knew you wouldn't leave us alone!"
Gu Qingcheng smiled again, innocent and pure.
All:...... smiled so beautifully, they couldn't bear to tell her: Zhao Dashan's family is cheating on you!
"I lent you money because we were a family!"
"Now, the husband is gone, it is not easy for us orphans and widows, and I think you will take care of us as a family! Yes and no? β
Gu Qingcheng continued.
Her meaning is very clear, she is not here to ask for debts, but to renew her family relationship with the "family" of the old house.
The Zhao family seemed to hear the meaning of Gu Qingcheng's words, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.
It's not just that I'm here to ask for money.
It is said that when they went to Zhao Guodong's house to suck blood, they just had the idea of playing three poles with and without dates.
Unexpectedly, Gu Shi is so easy to coax, as long as she accompanies a smiling face, cries poorly, or squeezes out a few tears, she will give money.
At that time, there was no number, and the money "borrowed" back was directly spent.
Just now after listening to Gu's one-by-one accounting, everyone was shocked: My mother, I actually borrowed so much money.
Everyone in the Zhao family's old house has a share, and the total debt is more than 100 taels.
Divided into Zhao Dashan and his wife, Zhao Da, Zhao Er, Zhao Si and other rooms, each small family actually has more than 20 taels.
It's more than twenty taels, even if they sell themselves, it's not worth the money.
Now that the Gu family is a new widow, Patriarch Zhao still values Zhao Qingyun's little cub.
Patriarch Zhao will definitely stand on the side of the three Gu family's mother and son.
If the Gu family cried and insisted on asking the people in the old house to pay back the money, Patriarch Zhao would definitely support it.
When the time comes, what will they pay back?
Fortunately, Gu was a fool and believed the nonsense they coaxed her.
"Haha, yes! We are family! β
"Brother and sister, don't worry, we will definitely help you!"
"Yes, yes! Haha, yes, family! β
Zhao Da and the others expressed their positions one after another, with a smile on their faces, but they all felt that they had taken advantage of it, and scolded Gu for being a fool!
(End of chapter)