Traveling to ancient times with a sign-in system

Chapter 19 Reluctant

"That little bitch is such a scheming person! From the time she was little, she knew she wanted to learn from a master. She shamelessly found herself a herbalist, and to her surprise, she actually learned the art!"

Wei's face was filled with jealousy, and she became angrier as she spoke.

When he saw Gu Lian standing there stupidly with her head down, he immediately became furious. He went up to her and pinched her hard a few times, cursing her with foul language, not caring at all that this was his own daughter.

"You slutty little bitch! You were so precious back then! Back then, your grandma even pressured that damned girl Gu Tang into agreeing to let you replace her to learn the art of collecting herbs, but you were lazy and greedy, making your master look down on you!"

"If you had a good eye and did more work in front of the master, would he still look down on you? If you had this skill, would our family still have to endure the wrath of your grandmother, that old hag?"

"You useless thing! Even if I give you a chance, you're useless! What else can you do besides eating? Just wait, I'll sell you for silver sooner or later!"

Gu Lian was trembling from being pinched, not daring to move or hide, her teeth clenched tightly, not daring to make a sound.

After Wei had finished her rage, she angrily sent her away: "Get out and watch the fire! If the medicine runs dry, I'll beat you to death!"

Gu Lian said nothing and left the house in silence.

Gu Qing glanced at her sideways, a smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.

After gloating for a moment, Wei turned her gun on her again: "Why are you still staying in the house? What time is it? You haven't cooked or washed clothes. If your father has nothing to eat when he wakes up, I'll let you go!"

Gu Qing's face darkened, and he felt extremely cruel!

Wei ignored her, put on a thick coat, and hurried out of the house to the kitchen.

When they arrived at the kitchen door, Wei secretly peeked into the kitchen and her face changed immediately!
What Gu Tang's little kid was wearing was not a fur coat, but a large fur blanket!

It looks like it's made of rabbit skin, with bright color and no dullness from aging. It must be new skin this year.

Wei's face darkened, and she turned around and went to the main hall.

She needs to talk to her mother-in-law about this.

That little bastard went crazy yesterday and hurt their eldest family. We can't just let this go!
There must be an explanation!
Either pay the money or kick this damn girl out!
It’s winter now, it would be best if she just froze to death!
Gu Tang was washing his face and didn't notice Wei sneaking around the kitchen door. Only Gu Ping'an saw it.

Without saying a word to Gu Tang, he hurried out of the kitchen and just saw Wei entering the main room.

"It's bad!" He turned around and called out to Gu Tang, his tone flustered: "Auntie was peeking at you from the door just now, and now she's come into the main room. She must have seen the skin on you and got jealous, and wants to tell grandma about you!"

"Just sue me, why are you in such a hurry?" Gu Tang slowly wiped his face and hands with a handkerchief, not worried at all.

"I was able to pin them down and beat them up yesterday, and I can beat them up again today."

Gu Ping'an was stunned and reacted slowly.

That’s right, they have already had a falling out and a fight, so there doesn’t seem to be anything to be afraid of. If things get worse, it’s just another beating.

"Don't talk nonsense. You can't hit your grandma." Gu Lianshan glared at Gu Tang. "Your grandma has your dad to support her. Don't get involved."

After saying this, he waved to his son and said, "Go out and call your older brother and sister to come over for dinner."

"Ugh."

Gu Pingan responded and turned to leave, but Gu Tang beside him suddenly threw the handkerchief in his hand and said, "Don't go!"

Gu Pingan: ...

Frozen and dared not move.

Gu Tang was furious and yelled at her father, "I don't see anyone around all day! Sanlang is chopping wood all day and he doesn't even give his eldest brother a hand!

Do you need someone to treat you to a meal these days? It seems you’re not hungry! If you were hungry, you would have eaten by yourself a long time ago! Do you still need someone to treat you?! ” As he said that, he turned his head and glared at Gu Ping’an: “Sit back! Eat your meal properly, and then go make medicine. The life and death of others has nothing to do with you!”

Caught between his biological father and sister, Gu Ping'an hesitated for a moment and chose to listen to his second sister.

He sat back swiftly, holding his bowl and eating without saying a word.

Gu Lianshan also trembled with fear.

For some reason, his daughter has been getting angry lately and is becoming more and more frightening.

After hesitating for a while, he decided to admit his mistake: "Dad was confused. Your older brother and sister are lazy. I shouldn't have called them. I want to teach them a lesson. Let's eat, don't call them!"

Gu Tang's expression softened. "You can't blame me for getting angry. You're just too partial! We're not born of the same mother. You, as a father, need to behave properly. Otherwise, we'll start fighting among ourselves sooner or later!"

Gu Lianshan didn't dare to say anything, and could only nod repeatedly: "Yes, yes, my daughter, you are right, Dad must do things properly... Hurry and eat, it will get cold soon..."

As he spoke, he personally brought a bowl full of millet porridge and placed it in front of Gu Tang.

Gu Tang: ...

Looking at Huhu in front of him, Gu Tang felt powerless, like a deflated ball, all his anger was gone.

It's been a month, a whole month! Two meals a day are just porridge!
She wanted to make a millet pancake or steam a millet bun, but she refused because she said it would waste too much flour and it would be more economical to eat porridge.

The whole family is so frugal just for the sake of the tuition after the spring.

The family's savings for a year were only enough for the eldest son and his wife to pay their dowry.

After paying it in the spring after the New Year, they continue to eat porridge and save money in preparation for the next year's tuition.

Year after year, day after day, the Gu family has persisted for decades!

Gu Tang really admires him!
You have such perseverance, why not do anything else? Why do you have to stick to the imperial examination?
Whether the father and son in the eldest house could pass the imperial examination, she didn't believe that Mr. Gu, who was lying in the main hall, didn't know it?

Gu Tang couldn't stand it any longer. She pushed the porridge in front of her away and asked her father bitterly, "Because of that useless father and son from the first wife's family, our family has been eating porridge for decades, and grandma and grandpa still don't understand?
"The father and son, let alone passing the imperial examination to become officials, even passing the examination to become a scholar is impossible! They've been filling it with money for decades, how long will it take? When will it end?"

Gu Lianshan gulped down the porridge in his bowl in one breath and said without even looking up, "Dad can't do anything about it. Your grandparents won't accept this."

"Not reconciled?"

"I've been putting money into it year after year. Over the past few decades, the cost of the tuition, books, brushes, inkstones, and the cost of hiring someone to act as a guarantor for the imperial examinations, etc., is not much, but at least three or five hundred taels of silver."

"I invested so much money, but ended up with only the title of a student. Who would be willing to accept that? If I give up, then all my efforts will be in vain, and hundreds of taels of silver will be completely wasted."

"Your grandfather and grandmother are people who are more interested in silver than their own parents. Asking them to give it up would be equivalent to giving up the three or five hundred taels of silver they previously put in. Do you think they are willing to give it up?"

Gu Tang shook his head gloomily: "They're not giving up!"

"If you don't give up, you can only keep adding silver. At least there's still hope ahead."

"Yes, there are hopes. Grandpa and grandma definitely thought that my uncle would be lucky enough to become a Tongsheng, and maybe he would be lucky enough to become a Xiucai."

Gu Tang dared to guarantee that the two elders of the Gu family had definitely thought so!
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