Traveling to ancient times with a sign-in system

Chapter 156 Asking for a Matchmaker

Gu Tang shook his head. The pink and purple one could still cover up a bit, but this red one would probably have to be put in the bottom of the box for the time being.

He put down his cloak and took out two fur coats, one of which was lilac brocade with a deerskin lining, and the other was moon-white brocade with a deerskin lining.

The two pairs of cotton trousers and the fur coat are the same color and made of the same fabric, with thin cotton inside. They don't feel very thick, but considering that they belong to the same "Warm as Spring" series, I think the cold-keeping effect should be the same.

The remaining two pairs of cotton shoes were both pink and purple, embroidered with unknown flowers and plants. The two pairs of cotton socks were the most ordinary white, looking unremarkable.

After checking all the items, Gu Tang looked at them and found that the only things that could fool people were bedding, cotton pants, cotton shoes, and cotton socks. The remaining cloaks and fur coats were too eye-catching.

Especially that red cloak with gold thread, it absolutely cannot be worn outside at the moment and can only be put away.

However, these fur cloaks are given according to her current height. She is only thirteen and still growing and developing. It would be a pity if they were too small and she couldn't wear them.

Gu Tang sighed, left behind a set of purple bedding and cotton socks, and put all the remaining items into his backpack.

When the system panel was about to be closed, a line of extremely small words appeared on the backpack grid where the "Warm as Spring" suit was placed.

I clicked on it to enlarge it, and it was the introduction of the "Warm as Spring" suit: The Warm as Spring suit is impervious to water and fire, and is a magic tool for the host to keep warm. The looseness can be adjusted according to the host's height, weight and body shape.

Gu Tang was delighted. If that was the case, she wouldn't have to worry about not being able to wear it when she was young.

After changing the bedding on the bed and putting it in the cabinet, and covering it with the "Warm as Spring" series bedding, Gu Tang couldn't wait to take off his clothes and get into bed.

The moment I lay down in the bed, the cold was instantly isolated, as if there was something like a protective shield attached to my body.

The quilt may not look very thick, but it is very comfortable and close to the body when covered with it, without any sense of oppression.

Gu Tang tossed and turned happily. The cold that had been bothering her was finally gone for the time being. The quilt was unusually warm, and even her usually cold feet became warm.

With such a magical weapon to keep out the cold, there is no need to burn the stove anymore.

Every time she lit the stove, she felt uneasy, fearing that the ventilation hole was not big enough. If she got carbon monoxide poisoning, she would die in her sleep!

He sighed comfortably, and as he felt warm all over, he gradually felt sleepy.

Gu Tang yawned and wanted to close his eyes and sleep, but when he remembered that the oil lamp had not been blown out yet, he got up, put on his clothes and turned off the light.

As he was about to leave the bed, a biting cold instantly swept over his body. Shivering, Gu Tang blew out the oil lamp and quickly returned to the bed.

The warmth once again isolated the cold, and the cold body quickly warmed up. He turned over and fell asleep soon.

While Gu Ping'an was paying attention to the movements in the main hall, he did not forget to glance at the west wing from time to time. When he saw that the lights in the west wing were off, he knew that his second sister had gone to bed.

He put his hands in his sleeves and supervised Gu Mei and Gu Laian as they reluctantly washed their respective dishes before he let them go.

After everyone left, Gu Ping'an carried the pancakes to the main room.

The wine had almost been finished. The clan leaders and elders were all old and could not eat much. After drinking a few glasses, they refused to eat anymore and asked Gu Ping'an to bring out some bread, saying that they wanted to eat the dishes with the bread.

After delivering the pancakes, Gu Ping'an continued to guard the kitchen. After the people in the main hall finished eating, there was still a table full of dishes to clean up.

He waited until three quarters past midnight, and Gu Ping'an fell asleep on the small table. Finally, he was awakened by the sound of voices outside.

Rubbing his eyes, he forced himself to go out, only to see a group of people standing at the gate and talking. There was a torch stuck on a hook on the wall at the gate.

Judging from the voices, most of them seemed a little drunk, but fortunately they were able to stand and walk steadily.

The other few who were not drunk said they would send the drunk one back home and told his father to just close the door and not to worry.

After seeing the people off, his father closed the gate, bolted it, took down the torch and went to the main room.

Gu Ping'an hurriedly followed.

Gu Lianshan wasn't drunk, so he drank a few glasses, but didn't dare to eat more. When he saw his son coming over, he looked surprised and asked, "Why aren't you going to bed yet?"

"I couldn't sleep, so I came over to clean up."

Entering the main hall, looking at the mess on the table, Gu Ping'an asked his third uncle who was sitting and drinking water, "Grandpa, are there enough dishes and bread? I see that they have all been eaten. Don't let anyone go hungry."

Third Uncle was in a good mood today and drank two more cups. Although he doesn't drink much, he was a little tipsy at this time.

When he heard Gu Ping'an calling him grandpa and talking to him, the old man's face never stopped smiling.

He nodded and smiled, "Enough to eat, enough to eat, everyone is walking around with a big belly!"

"As long as there's enough to eat, I'm glad. My second sister was worried just now that there wouldn't be enough. She said if there wasn't enough to eat, I should call her and she would make a few more dishes."

"There are only these dishes left. If there are a few more, there will definitely be leftovers." Third Uncle pointed at the table and asked Gu Ping'an to look at the remaining dishes.

Gu Ping'an actually went forward to take a look. Well, all that was left were some vegetarian dishes. There wasn't even any oil left on the meat dishes. It was probably eaten by dipping them in the bread.

Gu Ping'an rolled up his sleeves and prepared to start packing.

"Dad will clean up. It's getting late. You should go back to your room and sleep." Gu Lianshan stopped him and asked him to go back to his room.

Gu Ping'an did not argue with his father. He put down his sleeves obediently, said something to his third uncle, and then left the main hall.

After the people left, the uncle looked at his "son" who was clearing the dishes, and couldn't help but express his worries: "We have been together for decades, both openly and secretly. If there are things to say, I will just say it directly and not beat around the bush with you."

Gu Lianshan paused. "We are father and son now. You will be my father in the future. Just tell me what you want to say. Don't you understand my temper?" "Okay." The third uncle was very pleased. "You have four daughters. The second son is perfect. The second daughter... is very much like you. She can get along well and live well wherever she goes. Her temperament is very much to my liking..."

Hearing this, Gu Lianshan already knew what his father wanted to say.

Sure enough, the third uncle's tone suddenly changed: "Only your eldest daughter and eldest son are really not in good shape! You have to discipline them, otherwise, what are you going to do with these two siblings in the future?"

"I can't do anything about it." Gu Lianshan was already giving in. "Over the years, I've tried every possible trick, saying everything I could think of, both soft and hard tactics, but I just can't change their temper!"

Third Uncle paused. How could he be so difficult to discipline?

"Then what should we do next? This is not a solution."

"I plan to find a matchmaker for my eldest daughter and marry her off as soon as possible. I'll keep my youngest son for two more years, and then I'll arrange a marriage for him as well. Once he's married, I'll separate him. I can't let these two bad apples drag down my second daughter and second son."

This method...is not a good method.

Third Uncle frowned. "The eldest daughter is easy to deal with. You can marry her off, but your eldest son is a problem. Even if you send him away, what good will it do? He can't support his family, and he'll still come to you for help."

"Then we'll see how he behaves in the future. If he behaves like a decent person, I'll find him a job. If he's still such a jerk, I won't even marry him. When he turns sixteen, I'll immediately send him off to live on his own! Since he refuses to change despite repeated warnings, I'll let him live a hard life!"

Gu Lianshan had already planned all these things in his mind. If he didn't let the brother and sister go out and see how other people lived, it would be difficult for them to repent!
Seeing that Gu Lianshan had a plan in mind and was not going to leave it alone, Third Uncle said nothing more, drank the water in the bowl, and went back to the house to rest.

As for Gu Lianshan, while he was cleaning up the dishes and sweeping the floor, he was thinking about whether he should ask the matchmaker to come home.

He knew three matchmakers, but he was not very familiar with any of them. In terms of reputation, the three of them were about the same.

Comparing the three, Gu Lianshan chose the oldest one, who lived in the neighboring Qinzhai Village, not far from Shanghe Village. It would only take about three quarters of an hour to walk there, and it would be even faster if he took a car.

After choosing a matchmaker, all you have to do next is go to the matchmaker's house and tell him/her about your family's requirements and what kind of son-in-law you want to find.

Gu Lianshan acted quickly. The next morning, before anyone in the family got up, he drove Gu Liu's ox cart to Qinzhai Village.

No one in the family knew what he was doing. Only Jueqian's third uncle heard the noise and knew that he had gone out, but no one knew where he had gone.

Fortunately, Gu Lianshan went there early and came back early. When he came back, Gu Tang had not yet gotten up and had no idea that her father had gone out by car.

Or when she got up to have breakfast, her father dropped a bomb in front of everyone in the family.

"I have already found a matchmaker to propose marriage to the eldest girl. The matchmaker is currently considering a candidate and will be able to bring someone home to meet us in two days at the latest."

Gu Tang and Gu Ping'an didn't react: "Ah? Marriage?"

The brother and sister subconsciously glanced at Gu Mei, whose face flushed red and glared at her father. This was a bit sudden.

Look at Gu Mei's expression, is she unhappy?

The Third Uncle, who knew about this, looked calm and said, "As she should. The eldest girl is already fifteen. Logically, she should have been arranged to be married when she was twelve or thirteen. It's a bit late to talk about marriage at this age."

Gu Mei was originally embarrassed and annoyed, but after hearing what her third uncle said, her heart ached and her eyes immediately turned red: "You don't even treat me as a human being! You didn't get engaged to me when I was already old enough. Now that I'm old, it's hard to propose marriage, but you're so eager to marry me off..."

Gu Laian beside her was also feeling bad, his face was pale.

After the eldest sister gets married, is it his turn next?
When he gets married, shouldn't he be separated from his parents?
Gu Lianshan couldn't stand his daughter's twisted words and directly exposed her lies: "When you were thirteen, I said I would find a marriage for you, but you believed your grandmother's lies, saying that you wanted to marry a scholar and marry into a wealthy family. You refused to get engaged no matter what! Now you blame me!"

Gu Mei's face flushed red, she was ashamed and angry, but she still didn't think she was wrong back then: "The families you were looking for were all poor families who worked hard on the land! I said I wanted to marry a scholar, a wealthy family, why didn't you help me find one?!
I only said this, and you just left me alone. Now you're looking for a matchmaker to propose marriage to me, just to get rid of me and not want to support me anymore!"

"Yes, I just don't want to support you anymore." Gu Lianshan admitted very frankly.

Gu Mei was so angry that her hands were shaking.

Gu Lianshan still didn't let her go: "You said you wanted to marry a scholar or a wealthy man, but why would a serious scholar or a wealthy man marry you? What do you have to offer?
Is it good looks? Or a distinguished family background? Or a generous dowry? These three are the foundation of a girl. Do you have any of them?

The blush on Gu Mei's face faded, leaving only a pale color. It was not because she had figured it out, but because she was heartbroken that her own father looked down on her like this and even belittled her as worthless!
"You don't have any of these three things! You can't even recognize ten words!" This was not an insult, Gu Lianshan was telling the truth.

Gu Lianshan had studied some books with his third uncle and learned quite a few words, so he had no problem reading and writing.

At the beginning, he fought for the opportunity for his eldest son to go to school. Every day when his eldest son came back from the private school, he would take books to teach his eldest daughter, second daughter and second son.

My eldest daughter studied for a month and learned less than ten words. She read them haltingly and her handwriting was patchy.

Her second daughter and second son who studied with her have learned more than a hundred words and can write them out word for word.

By the second month, the eldest daughter refused to learn no matter what. He scolded her and beat her, but it was all useless. She just cried and refused to learn, and even brought her mother out to stop her.

Now, when he thought about these things, Gu Lianshan was still a little angry, and his tone became heavier: "You are a peasant girl with nothing. Not to mention marrying a scholar or marrying a rich man, even if you become a servant girl, they will still despise you for not being well-groomed!"

"That's too much!" Third Uncle scolded, "Is that something you, as a father, can say? The more you say it, the more muddy it gets!"

His gaze shifted to Gu Mei, and the Third Uncle wanted to speak to comfort her, but before he could open his mouth, he saw Gu Mei running away crying.

"With a temper like hers, you can't talk to her nicely. If you do, she'll think you're easy to fool and will only think of ways to harm you."

Gu Lianshan had long seen through his eldest daughter's temperament. If he wanted to suppress her, he couldn't be nice to her.

Third Uncle didn't understand Gu Mei's personality, but judging from what happened yesterday, this girl was indeed a little confused and lazy, and couldn't see the situation clearly.

"Girls are very sensitive. How could she not feel bad if you said that to her in front of everyone? You can ask her privately later, or else have a matchmaker come to your house and have them talk to her and ask what kind of man she wants to find."

At this point, Third Uncle thought of Gu Mei's wish to marry a scholar and a wealthy family, and sighed: "Scholars and wealthy families are beyond our reach. The matchmaker's mouth is the most convincing. You should ask the matchmaker to persuade her to find a reliable man and live a peaceful life..."