Traveling to ancient times with a sign-in system

Chapter 153 Drunk
After saying this, Gu Tang sighed in frustration again: "Look at my memory. My father warned me not to call you Third Uncle anymore, but to call you 'Grandpa'. I was so quick-witted that I called you the wrong name again. Aunts, please don't laugh at me. I'll just pretend I didn't hear it."

The four aunts were amused by Gu Tang's words. Hiding their inner shock, they smiled and congratulated him, "Your grandfather is also our elder. Considering the generation gap, we should all call him 'Uncle'. Everyone in the village knows this old man. He is a very upright and kind person, and everyone praises him highly! Now that your family has been adopted by him, you will surely enjoy endless good times in the future. This is truly an unimaginable blessing."

Gu Tang also felt the same way. Apart from anything else, his third uncle's character was incomparable to that of ordinary people. He was a thousand times better than Grandpa Gu.

The youngest aunt smiled and said, "Adoption is a happy event, and a major one. Logically, we should choose an auspicious day and set up a feast of ten or so tables."

The other three aunts also agreed and asked Gu Tang if he could set a date for the west banquet. Then they would come to congratulate him and ask for some good wine and food.

Gu Tang shook his head and pointed to the west: "The grandparents over there are sick, so we can't put it up right now, for fear of attracting criticism."

When the Gu family was mentioned, the aunts stopped talking about setting up the banquet, and all of them recalled the rumors about the Gu family.

They wanted to ask, but were afraid that Gu Tang would think they were being nosy.

Seeing their conflicted looks, Gu Tang knew exactly why they were conflicted.

In order to gain a commanding position in public opinion in the future, Gu Tang simply told them all the bad things that happened in the Gu family, and described the second wife as a poor little thing that was tortured and castrated.

The second elder of the Gu family and the eldest wife of the Gu family, one is a mean and biased parent, the other is a selfish and greedy brother, they are really a nest of snakes and rats!
Although this is all true, some things were further processed by Gu Tangshen, making the second house completely "highbrow".

The aunts thought that Tang girl was a good storyteller, and her story was more fascinating than that of the storytellers in the teahouse. They listened with great interest and even cursed the two elders of the Gu family and Gu Liansheng, condemning the crimes of the three.

At the end of the conversation, one of the aunts suddenly felt something was wrong, as if they had forgotten something.

After thinking for a while, she slapped her forehead and asked Gu Tang hurriedly: "Why didn't I see your mother? Why didn't she show up for such a big event today?"

Gu Tang blinked, a little surprised.

Why? Her mother's divorce hasn't spread around the village yet?

After a moment of confusion, a light bulb went off in my head, and I roughly knew why it hadn't been spread.

Divorce is not a good thing, especially for Zhang, who was divorced for stealing. It is a difficult thing to talk about, and she would certainly not take the initiative to tell outsiders about her divorce.

On the Gu family's side, the two elders and the eldest wife of the Gu family were afraid that the Wei family would be implicated, so they deliberately suppressed the matter and did not let anyone in the family tell anyone about it.

Her father felt the same way. Divorcing his wife would not look good after all, and it would also affect her and Gu Ping'an, so he didn't tell anyone.

The clan leaders, elders, and third uncles who also knew about this matter were probably all very tight-lipped. Seeing that the Gu family had never told anyone about Zhang's divorce, they probably pretended not to know and did not reveal a single word.

Now it seems that everyone kept it a secret very well, and no one in the village heard a word about it.

However, I'm afraid I can't hide it now.

Of course, Gu Tang didn't want to keep it a secret any longer.

She continued to pick vegetables, and her small pink lips uttered a word: "My mother made a mistake, so my father divorced her."

Ok.

Ok? ? ?
The aunts all turned their heads to look at Gu Tang, stopped what they were doing, and looked horrified.

"Your father divorced your mother?!"

Gu Tang nodded and sighed, "My mother has done something serious this time. My eldest aunt is also involved. My father couldn't handle it, so in order not to implicate Ping An and me, he divorced her."

The aunts looked at each other in astonishment. Tang girl's aunt?

Isn't that Wei, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Gu family? !
Her husband is a scholar who has studied for decades, and she has also committed a crime?!
"Didn't your aunt go missing? How did she get involved with your mother?"

"I don't know about that. They committed the crime together before my aunt disappeared."

"What did he do wrong? It has come to the point of divorcing his wife..." The aunts were shocked and thought it was too bizarre.

In farming families, divorce is not a common thing, especially for women who have given birth to children. Unless they beat or scold their parents-in-law, they will generally not be divorced.

Even those who have affairs behind their husbands' backs will not be divorced as long as they don't give birth to illegitimate children and don't interfere with household chores.

It is not easy for farmers to find a wife. If they really want to divorce her, they will not be able to afford the betrothal gifts if they want to marry again. Moreover, without a wife, who will do the chores at home? Who will take care of the children?

There is also the work in the fields. After the wives finish their housework, they have to go to the fields with the men and work with them.

If you think about it, I do much more than men.

So, who would be willing to divorce his wife?
Most people turn a blind eye and continue to live their lives.

Therefore, when the aunts heard that Zhang was divorced, they were very shocked.

The aunts didn't know what kind of person Zhang was. They only saw that after Zhang married into the Gu family, she gave birth to a daughter and a son, which meant that she had established a foothold in the Gu family.

The Gu family elders were known in the village for their bad tempers, so it was impossible for Zhang to beat or scold them... No! Zhang really beat and scolded her mother-in-law!

The aunts suddenly remembered something and perked up: "Last time, everyone in the village was saying that your mother and your grandmother had a fight... Is this what they are talking about?"

"It's much bigger than that!" Gu Tang sighed again in a pretentious manner. "I don't know exactly what it was, I just know it was horrifying. Fortunately, my aunt disappeared, otherwise, she would have been divorced!
Now that she's missing, they only searched randomly for two or three days and then gave up. Now this incident has happened again. They said they'll hold a funeral for my aunt in a few days and tell everyone that she died of illness..."

The aunts shuddered, their eyes filled with fear.

What does Gu family mean by this?
Could it be that he thought divorcing his wife would be embarrassing, so he used this as an excuse to turn a living person into a "dead person"?
The aunts, who thought the matter was too absurd, all became quiet, their hands stiffly working on their work, and the atmosphere in the kitchen instantly became depressing.

Fortunately, this kind of depression did not last long. The sound of men talking came from the yard outside, waking up the distracted aunts.

The four of them came to their senses at the same time, smiled apologetically at Gu Tang, and quickened their movements.

Gu Tang acted as if she didn't notice their distraction. She ran to the kitchen door and looked into the yard. She saw her father coming over with the household items. She turned around and said something to her aunts.

"My father is back. I have something to tell him. Good aunt, you guys go ahead and do your work. I'll come and help you later." "Just do your work. You don't need to help. We can finish this little job quickly even if we take our time."

The aunts waved to Gu Tang and told her to just go.

After seeing the people off, the four of them looked at each other and sighed.

"No matter how bad Wei is, we should still search for her properly because she gave birth to three children for the Gu family. At most, we can spend some money and hire more people to help us look for her and ask around. How can we just give up after searching for two days?"

"How could the old woman of the Gu family be willing to spend money to hire someone? After all, Wei's children are all grown up and can survive without their mother. Since she just happened to get into trouble again, she might as well hold a funeral to put an end to it. Afterwards, she can find a second wife for her eldest son, and the family can still live a happy life."

"Who said it wasn't? Fortunately, the second branch of the Gu family had a clear mind and actually adopted the entire family away. They no longer mess around with the second and eldest elders of the Gu family. This is a bold move!"

"Without destruction, there is no construction. Didn't you hear what Miss Tang said just now? The second branch of their family has been forced into a dead end! If they don't show some courage, this family will be doomed sooner or later..."

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When Gu Tang came to the yard, his third uncle and Gu Ping'an in the main room also came out. Gu Tang called out to his third uncle sweetly, "Grandpa." The old man nodded happily.

Gu Lianshan took a look and felt relieved as it seemed that the grandfather and grandson were getting along well.

Gu Tang flipped through the things on the cart and was hit by a foul odor. He immediately took two steps back.

Taking a closer look, it seemed to be something from Gu Laian's room.

Because Gu Tang and Gu Ping'an occupied the entire west wing, Gu Laian had no choice but to live in the east wing with Gu Lianshan.

Gu Lianshan chose the southernmost east wing for his eldest son, and he himself lived in the northernmost east wing, and the one in the middle was reserved for Gu Mei.

Gu Tang stood at the door calmly to block her father.

Not long after, Gu Lianshan, who had just put away the unloaded things, was leaving the house when he was suddenly startled by Gu Tang who rushed out.

Seeing Gu Tang's happiness, Gu Lianshan didn't say anything to dampen his mood. He just asked again, "East is the main room, West is the deputy room. Are you sure you don't want to move to the east wing?"

"So what if I'm the main one? So what if I'm the deputy one? Will living in the main one help me ascend to heaven? Or will I become an official and make a fortune? I've lived in the west wing for more than ten years. Your daughter should still make money. I don't care about this!"

Gu Lianshan liked his daughter's free and easy personality and repeatedly praised her for being right.

After hearing these kind words, Gu Tang felt even better. She asked her father if the firewood had been brought in. "All that firewood was chopped by Ping An, and it belongs to our family. Have you brought it in?"

"Dad asked your eldest brother to borrow a cart, and they are moving it now."

Rare!
Gu Laian actually helped her carry firewood? !
No, when did Gu Laian come back?
"My eldest brother is back?"

"He's back, almost back." Gu Lianshan's face was very grim. He added, "Your eldest brother is really just like your third uncle said. He got tripped up as soon as he arrived at the Feng family."

"Oh? It was really the Feng family's doing?" Gu Tang raised his eyebrows, but secretly praised the Feng family: Well done!

It is wise not to interfere in the Gu family’s affairs!

"Because your eldest brother and your uncle Shunzi arrived early and the Feng family hadn't eaten yet, they took out a jar of wine and said they wanted to treat the two of them to a drink."

"Drinking so early in the morning?" Gu Tang felt strange. "Could it be that the Feng family wanted to get them drunk and stop them from going back?"

"That's about what I meant. But your Uncle Shunzi was a heavy drinker. He drank most of the jar of wine and then passed out drunk at Feng's house to rest.

Your eldest brother also drank a few cups. Although he didn't pass out, he was quite drunk. He didn't know how to drive an ox cart, so the Feng family persuaded him to stay. Your eldest brother had no choice but to stay at the Feng family in a daze.

At this point, Gu Lianshan was furious. "Your Uncle Shunzi is getting more and more dishonest. Did Hua Tongzi invite him to the Feng family for a drink today? He even forgot what he was doing there, and when he came back just now, he was still drunk and unconscious!"

Gu Tang frowned: "This is too ridiculous!"

"From now on, Dad won't spend any more money to treat him!" Gu Lianshan felt that his money was wasted, and he was so distressed that he could only sob.

"The things have been unloaded, brother Lianshan! Hurry up, there are more things at the Gu family, we have to continue working." The four people who were invited to help stood in the yard and urged, then pulled the cart and left first.

Gu Lianshan responded repeatedly, walked around Gu Tang, and hurriedly followed.

Not long after Gu Lianshan left, Gu Laian pulled a cart into the yard with great effort, followed by Gu Mei who came empty-handed.

As soon as she saw Gu Tang, Gu Mei glared at her with a smug look in her eyes.

No matter how angry her father was, she was his eldest daughter, and he still cared about her. In the end, he helped her move her things over!
Gu Tang completely ignored Gu Mei and stared at Gu Laian. Seeing that his face was flushed, he thought he was tired. When someone approached him, a strong smell of alcohol came into his nose, which was very pungent.

Is this what her father meant by "how many cups he had"?
Judging from the smell of alcohol, he must have eaten a lot!
Tsk! Now she knew why Gu Laian agreed to carry the firewood.

This must be a punishment from her father!
Gu Laian was extremely unfamiliar with his third uncle's place. He had never been there and was not familiar with it at all.

When he was about to come back from the Feng family, his father dropped a heavy blow, saying that their second branch of the family had been adopted by their third uncle, and now they were no longer members of the Gu family, but had become members of the third uncle's lineage.

Whether it's adoption or division, Gu Laian doesn't care as long as he doesn't starve.

The only thing he couldn't accept was that Sanlang was going to study at Changshan Academy.

His grandfather had just told him this secretly. After hearing this, Gu Laian drove out of the Gu family in a hurry and met his father on the way.

He originally wanted to ask about this, but there were people following his father, so Gu Laian felt timid and forced himself to endure it.

He waited until he got to his uncle's side and saw Gu Tang standing in the corridor. He was drunk and for a moment forgot about Gu Tang's cruelty and was furious.

He put down the cart roughly and rushed to Gu Tang in a bad tone, questioning him: "Master said that you spent all the money in the family to buy Sanlang an auditing position at Changshan Academy?!"

Gu Tang rolled his eyes at him impatiently. "That old man over there will no longer be your 'grandfather' in the future. Can you please stop listening to his nonsense? Your grandfather is in the main hall. Go in and call him."

Also, the silver I spent was earned from selling the deer. I caught the deer myself, so the silver is naturally mine. Dad promised me this long ago."