Traveling to ancient times with a sign-in system

Chapter 144 Signing Adoption
Logically, Gu Lianshan should have gone to invite him personally. After all, the child was to be adopted by someone else, and there was no prior discussion. It was a bit rude to bring it up so suddenly.

But after taking a quick look at the situation inside the house, he was standing there right now. His father didn't care at all and stared at his daughter with a sinister look, as if he wanted to eat her.

If he left now, his father would probably take the opportunity to go crazy and make things difficult for the kids.

The clan leaders and elders are much older than his father, so it is probably impossible to stop him.

After thinking it over again and again, he finally asked his son to make the trip for him.

Gu Ping'an, who had been entrusted with an important task, did not dare to delay at all. He trotted out of the Gu family's house and headed to his third uncle's house at the east end of the village.

Gu Tang was not idle either. Facing the murderous gaze of Old Man Gu, he calmly went back to the house and brought in pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

She placed the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the table and added water to grind the ink as if no one was around.

After the ink was ground, Gu Tang quietly retreated to the side.

From beginning to end, Mr. Gu's eyes never left Gu Tang.

Seeing Gu Tang so eager to be adopted, anger kept boiling in my heart.

He started to curse, "You are such an evil creature, you dare not respect your elders in your own home, you went into your uncle's house with a knife and smashed things, and you even burned your mother's luggage.

If this happened to someone else's family, it would probably destroy their entire family! If I were your third uncle, I would be the first one to abandon you!
Adopting your father and Sanlang would still give you hope, but adopting a black-hearted girl like this would only lead to you losing money, and you might even lose your life one day!"

Gu Tang didn't want to pay attention to Mr. Gu at first, but after enduring for a while, he thought, why should he endure it? It's not good for his health to endure it!
"You're not my Third Uncle, and he's not like you. Being adopted into his family, no matter how hard it is, is better than what you have now. Apart from anything else, you're not as good as him in just one respect."

"Which point?" The person who asked this question was not Mr. Gu, but the elders sitting opposite him.

They had been secretly observing Gu Tang. A girl who became a herbalist was a hot topic in the village.

There are all kinds of comments, some are positive and some are negative, but it is undeniable that no one in the village is not envious.

As long as you're a herbalist, you're bound to make money! No matter how much or how little you earn, it's better than digging for food in the fields!
Not long ago, the villagers learned that the fourth daughter of the Gu family had caught a live goat from the mountains. Now, everyone envied the Gu family even more.

With a girl like this around, the whole family, young and old, can just lie down and do nothing, and they will have enough food and drink.

Suddenly, he heard the elders interrupting, and Mr. Gu secretly said that it was not good. This damn girl would definitely take the opportunity to discredit him. You can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth!

Sure enough, Gu Tang said, "Last year, a girl from our clan who had married out wanted to divorce and come back. Master, do you remember what you said when you heard about it?"

How?

Old Master Gu's face was gloomy. He was talking about what happened last year. It had been so long, how could he still remember what he said?!

"That day you said, 'Whether it's a divorce or a divorce, all women like this should be hanged. Women like this are not good. Otherwise, why don't others get divorced or divorced? Why does it happen to them? It's obvious that these women are really not good!'"

Mr. Gu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

I thought he said something bad, but I didn't expect him to say these words.

"Yes, I said that. What? Is there anything wrong with what I said?" Old Master Gu asked back in a sarcastic tone.

Gu Tang ignored him and continued, "Third Uncle also knew about this. He also said a few words. He said, 'It's not easy for women. If they can get along, who would ask for a divorce under such criticism? As members of the clan, we should provide support and encouragement, rather than forcing them to swallow their anger. Everyone, think about yourselves. If you were a woman and suffered such harsh treatment in your husband's family, would you still say such words of tolerance?'"

Old Master Gu snorted coldly: "Old Sanguan is so good at pretending! Only he can say such rude words!"

Gu Tang spread his hands: "See, this is why I said you are not as good as my third uncle. You don't treat girls as human beings, but my third uncle treats girls as human beings. I came from a place where I was not treated as a human being, and was adopted into a family that treats me as a human being. Tell me, how can my life be hard? I will only live a better life than now!"

This instantly broke Old Master Gu's defenses, and he immediately started cursing, "Shameless, despicable thing! He hasn't even been adopted yet, and he might even look down on your second-house family. You're so shameless flattering him, you don't care about a girl's dignity at all! Just like your father!"

"What the hell are you talking about!" Clan leader Gu suddenly interrupted and slammed the table, staring at Old Man Gu with flaming eyes.

"You bastard! Is that something a man like you can say? You're such a disrespectful person! How dare you call someone else shameless? In my opinion, the most shameless people in this room are you and your illegitimate son!"

The curse was so harsh that both Mr. Gu and Gu Liansheng, father and son, turned pale, then flushed red, and looked away in embarrassment.

The room fell silent.

Clan leader Gu snorted coldly, called the elders forward, and began to write the adoption letter.

There are templates for adoption letters. After you write them out from memory, just change the name.

The clan leaders and elders had memorized it by heart in their early years, but their memory has not been good since they got older.

Several old men gathered together, each reading the adoption letter aloud, and then compared it with each other, checking for omissions and filling in the gaps, making sure nothing was missed or written incorrectly.

After both parties sign, the clan leaders and elders must also sign, and finally it must be sent to the government for registration and change of household registration status.

The increase or decrease in the number of people in a family involves the head tax, and it cannot be changed privately. If it is exposed and involves tax issues, it is a capital crime!

After the old men finished writing the adoption documents, Gu Ping'an also led his third uncle Gu Wancheng into the yard.

After hearing the noise, Gu Lianshan hurried out and then knelt in front of Gu Wancheng and kowtowed three times.

"My nephew has no other choice but to come to you. I hope you won't look down on our family. In the future, my family will wear mourning clothes for you and carry on the family line. If you go against what I have said today, I will definitely exterminate my family line!"

Gu Wancheng pulled the man up and said, "What nonsense are you talking about! Why are you making such a random oath? It's just an adoption, right? If your father agrees, I have no objection."

"My father has no objection and agreed to the adoption."

Gu Wancheng nodded and walked towards the main hall: "If that's the case, then this matter will be easy to handle."

When he entered the house, he saw that the clan leaders and elders were waiting for him, so Gu Wancheng hurried forward to greet them one by one.

When it was Old Man Gu's turn, Gu Wancheng's expression remained calm, and he greeted Old Man Gu without hesitation. Outside, Old Man Gu was always Gu Wancheng's second brother. Even though the two had fallen out, Gu Wancheng would still take the initiative to greet Old Man Gu Tang when he saw him outside, fulfilling his duties as a younger brother very well.

But Mr. Gu didn't have such tolerance. He was jealous of his third brother who always wanted to be better than him in everything. Now his own son wanted to be adopted by his third brother. For Mr. Gu, the humiliation was greater than the reluctance!

"Back then, I told you you were a traitor! But no one believed me. And now you're not pretending anymore. The second son's family couldn't have proposed adopting him so abruptly. You must have been secretly stirring things up, leading to the current rift between father and son!"

No matter how well Gu Wancheng had recuperated, he almost couldn't help but break down after hearing these words.

He looked at his second brother in amazement. "You shamelessly said such self-deception. Do you really think that people would actually believe you?"

Old Master Gu froze, shaking with anger.

Gu Wancheng sighed and deliberately exposed his shortcomings: "You are only making outsiders laugh at you by blaming others like this. You stay at home all day urging your eldest son to study, and rarely go out for a walk in the village. I wonder how bad your reputation is outside!
I originally thought it was just a bunch of nonsense from the villagers, but seeing it today, I'm afraid everything they're saying is true. Don't put the blame on me for the adoption. You're disrespectful, always favoring your eldest son and relegating your second son's family to the dust.

I reminded you before that as parents, you must treat your children equally and not favor one person over the other. Otherwise, your family will fall apart sooner or later. Look at you now, am I right?

This really hits the nail on the head!
Mr. Gu couldn't hold back the hatred in his heart, and he raised his crutch and wanted to hit him -

At this moment, Gu Tang suddenly appeared and snatched the cane from the old man's hand. "Master, the clan leaders and elders are here. What's wrong with you today? One foot is about to beat and kill my father, and the next foot you want to beat Third Uncle. Are you crazy today?"

After having his crutches taken away and being called crazy, Mr. Gu was so angry that he wanted to make a scene.

Clan leader Gu, who was sitting in the main seat, spoke up in time to suppress him: "If you dare to make trouble again! The clan will no longer help you with your little troubles! As for your son's education, the clan will no longer take the risk to help you!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Gu Liansheng, who had been silent all this time, changed his expression drastically.

He hurriedly tugged at the old man, his tone flustered, "Dad! Now that everything's settled, why are you still making a fuss? Could it be that you can't bear to leave the second son's family behind?"

At the end of his speech, Gu Liansheng's expression changed several times and became extremely ugly.

Mr. Gu immediately denied it: "Your second brother is an unfilial beast! How could I be reluctant to leave his family?"

Even after hearing what he wanted to hear, Gu Liansheng still looked unhappy.

The elders ignored the lawsuit and focused on the adoption document. They kept waving at them, "Come, come, come and take a look at the adoption document. There are four copies. When the time comes, each of you will take one copy, the clan will keep one copy, and the government will keep one copy..."

"Why do we need to put a copy in the government office?" Old Master Gu's heart beat faster for a moment. He didn't want to go through the government office.

"If you need to change your identity and household registration, as well as the future head tax, all of these must be changed through the government office." Clan leader Gu explained as patiently as possible.

Looking at the adoption letter in his hand, Mr. Gu suddenly felt a tightness in his chest, as if he was having an illness and felt a little breathless.

He said he agreed to the adoption, but when he saw the adoption documents with his own eyes, he couldn't help but feel a mixture of emotions.

But in the end, anger prevailed.

He turned to look at his second child: "Ever since you were little, you've disobeyed me and your mother. No matter how we disciplined you, you were always bent on going against the family. Now that things have gotten to this point, don't say it's all your mother and I's fault!"

Gu Lianshan didn't want to talk about the past. He would get angry when he did. "Yes, you and my mother did discipline me a lot, but your discipline meant that I had to give all my food, drink and clothes to my eldest brother!
I wear my eldest brother's tattered clothes, eat his leftovers, and drink his drinks. Ever since my grandmother died, when I was just over ten, you and my mother have been treating me like an adult. The copper coins I worked so hard to earn for food were never used on me. Dad, I don't want to do this. Why? He's a useless thing, why should I support him?

"What dirty talk are you talking about! He is your elder brother!" Old Master Gu scolded.

Then he continued, "Your eldest brother is the eldest son and a scholar. You support him now. When he becomes an official in the future, he will support you a hundred times more!"

Gu Lianshan sneered, "Pull me up? Tsk! He's such an ungrateful person, how can I expect him to help me up after he becomes an official? I'd rather just focus on supporting my son! That's much more reliable than supporting my brothers!"

Old Master Gu was speechless. This point made it impossible for him to refute it, but he still forced himself to ask sharply, "Every family is like this. Why can't you be as obedient as other families' sons?"

"Stop!" The clan leaders and elders interrupted Old Man Gu. "It's your family that's acting this way. Don't blame the village. It's rare to see such behavior in the village!"

These words almost made Mr. Gu suffocate, and his face turned pale and blue!

Gu Wancheng smiled unkindly, took the rabbit-hair brush, dipped it in ink, and wrote his name on the four adoption books.

The clan leaders and elders followed closely behind, also writing their names on four adoption books.

After the ink dried, they each pressed their fingerprints.

"It's your turn now. You can write too, so go ahead and write." Clan leader Gu stood up and made room for Old Man Gu to come forward and sign.

Old Master Gu couldn't lift his feet. Suddenly, a flash of clarity flashed through his mind. Wasn't it about dividing the family? Why did it come to the point of adopting someone else?
"Dad! Please write quickly! The clan leaders and elders are still waiting!" Gu Liansheng looked anxious. He forced himself to stand up despite feeling dizzy, and pulled the old man to the table with staggering steps.

He picked up the pen with trembling hands and forced it into the old man's hand: "Dad! Write!"

Gu Liansheng's tone was sharp, which startled Mr. Gu and brought him back to his senses. He nodded subconsciously when he heard his eldest son's words, and obediently wrote down his name.

After writing his name and looking at the black words on the paper, Mr. Gu felt a dull pain in his chest again.

When Chapter 127 was updated, 4,000 more words were added, turning the 4,000-word chapter into an 8,000-word chapter.

I didn't have many drafts saved, so I immediately revised it to 4,000 words with a heavy heart.

But later I found out that the charges were calculated based on the first release, that is, the charge was based on the first 8,000 words, and subsequent revisions were not counted.

The mistake in Chapter 127 was indeed my fault, and I also made it clear in my preface that I would make up for the word count later. Chapter 138 was charged at 4,000 words, but the chapter word count was 5,000. I originally planned to make up for the 4,000 words in Chapter 127 later, but the editor said that some readers would not agree. They only saw that they spent more money on Chapter 127, and readers would not agree if you made up for it later, so don't make up for it. Let me write a 4,000-word extra chapter and put it in the free coupon.

I have also made up for the extra chapters and included them in the free coupons, but there are still readers who say that a free coupon article is free, and that the things that happened before the heroine traveled through time should also be free, which does not count, and they say I am a cunning person.

Yeah, yes, yes, I was cunning. I shouldn’t have put the extra chapter in the free coupon. I should have added it in Chapter 127.

My dear, how many authors’ extra stories are free for you to read? How about I delete the free extra stories and add them to Chapter 127?

If you don't mind the mess, I have no objection...