Traveling to ancient times with a sign-in system

Chapter 98 Brothers turn against each other
Gu Lianshan acted quickly, and soon he invited his third uncle who lived in the east of the village over.

Speaking of which, this third uncle is a close relative of the Gu family.

My third uncle’s surname is Gu Wancheng, and he and Old Man Gu are brothers from the same mother.

But he doesn't interact with his brother, Mr. Gu.

Let me tell you what happened here from the beginning.

Old Master Gu, who has long passed away, had a very wealthy family in his early years and married two wives.

The first wife, Yang, died of postpartum hemorrhage. She gave birth to three daughters and a son, who was named Gu Wanshan.

Because Gu Wanshan was young at the time and there were too many children in the house, less than half a year later, Old Master Gu remarried a second wife, Gao, the mother of my third uncle and Old Master Gu.

After Gao married into the Gu family, she gave birth to two daughters and two sons for Old Master Gu. The eldest son was Old Master Gu, named Gu Wanjin, and the youngest son was Third Uncle Gu Wancheng.

Gao was a kind-hearted person and took great care of the children left by her previous wife. No matter if it was a daughter who was getting married or a son who was getting married, she gave them all the dowries, betrothal gifts, houses, etc.

Judging from her behavior, it’s not an exaggeration to say that she is a real mother.

Later, Old Master Gu and Mrs. Gao passed away one after another, and the daughters of the Gu family all got married, leaving their three sons to live in the village.

Among the three sons, it is reasonable that Grandpa Gu and Third Uncle, who have the same mother, should be close. However, when dividing the family property, Grandpa Gu and his eldest brother Gu Wanshan joined forces to exclude their own brother Third Uncle, and the relationship between the two brothers became very strained.

But when Mr. Gu learned that his own father was very pedantic and wanted to give most of the family property to his eldest son, he fell out with his eldest brother Gu Wanshan again.

In short, after a series of mysterious operations, Mr. Gu fell out with his two brothers one after another.

In the end, the clan members stepped in to mediate and divided the Gu family's property into three parts.

The eldest son, Gu Wanshan, was the eldest son of the original wife and took half of the family property. The second son, Mr. Gu, and the third son, his uncle, divided the remaining half equally.

The one who suffered from this distribution was the eldest son of the original wife, Gu Wanshan. According to clan rules, the eldest son should get 70%.

But the clan gave Gu Wanshan a smaller share because his third uncle had studied for a few years in his early years and often helped the villagers write letters and deeds.

Gu Wanshan was not a bad person. He was grateful for Gao's kindness and readily agreed to this matter.

Third Uncle had no objection. He was the youngest, born to a stepmother, so getting a third of the family fortune was already beyond his expectation. If he continued to be dissatisfied, he would be truly shameless.

But Mr. Gu was not satisfied!

He thought he was the smartest one in the family. When he was young, he studied with the old scholar in the clan for several years. Although he could not afford to continue his studies later, it was not his fault. It was his father's fault and his mother's fault!
When it comes to dividing the family property, even if I can't get the same as my eldest brother, I should at least get two more than my third brother.

But who would have thought that he would actually split half of the family property equally with his third brother!

This has always been something that Mr. Gu cannot let go of.

Since then, he has no longer had any contact with the two brothers.

Even during the holidays and ancestral worship, Old Man Gu paid little attention to the two brothers. The two brothers were both temperamental people. Since they didn't want to interact with each other, then they didn't have to interact with each other. Each of them could live without the other.

However, Gu Wanshan and his third uncle are both very particular people. If the older generation does not interact with others, that is their business. The younger generation can interact with each other freely, and they do not restrict or instigate them.

But Mr. Gu was very unrefined and did not allow his family members to interact with the younger generations of his two brothers.

Especially after his third uncle's wife and son passed away, he gloated over it for a while, and even restricted family members from attending funerals.

Gu Lianshan did not listen to his father. He was raised by the Gao family when he was young. Under the influence of the Gao family, he was very close to his eldest uncle and third uncle.

When there was a funeral in his third uncle's family, he insisted on taking his children with him to help with the condolences.

In the years that followed, he often went there secretly to help chop wood and fetch water, and the relationship between the uncle and nephew was still very close.

This time, his nephew asked him to come and be a witness, and the third uncle agreed without hesitation.

Along the way, Gu Lianshan had already explained everything to his uncle, telling him the whole story.

Third Uncle was a mild-tempered man, but he frowned as he listened, with anger and worry flashing in his eyes.

He had said at the beginning that Zhang was not a good match, but his second brother and sister-in-law were short-sighted. When they heard that Zhang did not want a betrothal gift, they immediately asked a matchmaker to arrange the marriage.

And there was Wei. Before she married into the Gu family, her reputation was not very good, but the Wei family was well-off and was willing to give their daughter a dowry, and the betrothal gift they asked for was extremely low.

When my second brother and sister-in-law found out about this, they hired the girl back without thinking twice!
Look, now both daughters-in-law have become thieves!
One of them is the eldest son and his wife! This is so frustrating!

The third uncle sighed repeatedly, but he didn't say a word against the two elders of the Gu family. He just kept comforting his nephew: "Divorce your wife, and your house will be quiet in the future. It's a good thing to divorce her before she ruins the reputation of the girls and boys..."

Gu Lianshan nodded and said, "You don't need to comfort your nephew. He is not sad at all. Over the years, he has been both a father and a mother to her. After that, he still has to clean up the mess for Zhang's family. He has had enough of it.

She had thought before that even if she took the silver, it wouldn't be much, maybe ten taels at most. Besides, having a divorced mother would not be good for the reputation of the girls and boys, so she endured it.

Unexpectedly, she became even more aggressive and even brought Wei along to steal the girl's silver. Together, they stole more than thirty taels! This is like inviting a wolf into the house!
Now she has brought the two children from the Lin family back without saying a word. As soon as they came back, they broke into my daughter's house and occupied her room. My nephew will not tolerate her any longer!"

"Yes, we can't tolerate her anymore!" The third uncle strongly supported his nephew's decision.

Not long after, the uncle and nephew entered the yard one after another.

He raised his eyes and took a glance. Only his daughter and Zhang's mother and son were left in the yard. Gu Lianshan was about to ask something when his daughter suddenly waved at him and ran over, signaling him not to speak.

Gu Lianshan asked quietly: "What happened?"

Gu Tang pointed to the main hall and whispered, "Grandpa, grandma, and uncle are all in the main hall. Don't disturb them. Let my mother sign the confession first!"

After she finished speaking, she turned around and smiled as she whispered to her Third Uncle, "Hello, Third Uncle! This time, please be my witness. I've prepared the writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. They're all in the west wing."

Seeing Gu Tang, Third Uncle knew that she was the little girl in his nephew's house who could earn money. His brows relaxed and he nodded with a smile: "Okay, okay, Third Uncle will be a witness today."

Gu Tang tugged at her father's sleeve and asked him to take her third uncle to the west wing first, while she went to call Zhang and her son, who were still in a state of "motherly love".