Chapter 7 Is He His Own Son?

Chapter 7 Is He His Own Son?

"What did you say, mother?"

Gu Jingzhe was shocked.

On the way home, Gu Jingzhe heard Gu Dashu describe the changes in his widowed mother over the past two days. She didn't allow his sister and niece to go to the Zheng family, and wanted to return the silver given by the Zheng family. He thought that his widowed mother was angry for no reason again.

After all, he was used to his widowed mother's frequent mischief without complaint.

He was still thinking about how to coax his widowed mother to change her mind, and the most important thing was to ensure that he could study at Wanliu Academy in the capital.

However, he had planned everything, but he had never expected that his widowed mother would directly cut off his path to study.

"Are you deaf? Isn't what I said clear enough? Stop reading that book and just farm at home from now on." Tong Huaqiong repeated what she had just said.

Gu Jingzhe saw that Tong Huaqiong's eyes were cold and didn't seem like a joke. He was so scared that he almost fell to the ground.

My God, this is no different from killing him!

He couldn't accept it.

"Mom, why don't you let me study?"

Gu Jingzhe wanted a reason not to let him study.

The person who supported Gu Jingzhe's study the most was his widowed mother. Even during the famine years, she tightened her belt to support his study. In order to let him study, the strong-willed widowed mother even lowered her face and endured the ridicule to borrow money from his uncle's family.

Moreover, just a few days ago, when the widowed mother decided to send her niece to the Zheng family in exchange for his future, she also earnestly told him that he should study hard in Wanliu Academy and change the fortunes of the Gu family. He should not be afraid of spending money, because after the money given by the Zheng family was spent, she would support him even if she had to sell everything she had and even beg for food.

How come the widow changed her mind in just three days?

He didn't understand, he really didn't understand.

"My family is poor and can't afford to support you." Tong Huaqiong said lightly.

The family has not been poor just now, they have always been poor. How come he could study before but not now?

"Mom, did my sister-in-law say something to change your mind?"

Despite Tong Huaqiong's explanation, Gu Jingzhe still didn't believe that he couldn't go to school just because his family was poor.

It is precisely because his family is poor that he has to study, and he is the hope of the whole family.

Otherwise, the Gu family won’t even have a chance to turn things around.

The first resistance he thought of came from his eldest sister-in-law. After all, as Maner's mother, his eldest sister-in-law would definitely not be willing to send her to the Zheng family in exchange for her future. However, if his eldest sister-in-law had the ability to change the widowed mother's mind, she would not have been tortured by her for so many years.

"Don't put all your ideas on your sister-in-law." Tong Huaqiong said.

"So the second sister-in-law is complaining again?"

It must be my second sister-in-law.

Gu Jingzhe spent most of the family's money on studying, and Liu Yue'e had long been dissatisfied with this, often insinuating that he was taking advantage of the second wife. If it weren't for the widowed mother holding Liu Yue'e back, I'm afraid Liu Yue'e would have asked for a separation.

"It has nothing to do with your two sisters-in-law."

Tong Huaqiong became impatient with Gu Jingzhe.

"Anyway, you don't have to go to the private school starting tomorrow. Just stay at home and farm."

Tong Huaqiong sighed inwardly.

Gu Jingzhe, this bad bamboo, is indeed an all-round talent, good at studying and good-looking! If Tong Dajiao's memory is correct, he will be able to win the first place in the college examination next year and become a scholar, and then he will be unstoppable in the provincial examination, and win the third place in the palace examination before he is 20 years old.

It's a pity that such a gifted person was raised in a wrong way from the root. After becoming an official, he used all his talents to study and squeeze the people's money. Later, he even got involved in party disputes and disputes over the foundation of the country, which led to the entire Gu family being wiped out without a single survivor.

"Mom, I've been studying for so many years that I even forgot how to hold a hoe." Gu Jingzhe continued to struggle.

"If you don't know how to do it, then learn it! If you really don't want to farm, that's easy. I've already thought of a better way out for you. Can't you read? Then go to the town or the county and be an apprentice to an accountant. You can make a living by learning a skill."

Tong Huaqiong glanced at Gu Jingzhe's clean clothes and fair face, which were different from those of other people in the family, and had no intention of changing her mind.

Gu Jingzhe felt hopeless!

He still wanted to figure out what had happened in those three days that made his widowed mother change her mind.

But the disgust in the widowed mother's eyes showed that she clearly didn't want to communicate with him.

Gu Jingzhe even began to think divergently. Could it be that he was not his biological son? He was the child of one of his father's lovers outside, who took advantage of Taohua's birth to make him a boy and a girl. Now that his widowed mother found out that he was not her biological son, she cut off his path to study.

Otherwise, there would be no reason for a widowed mother to give up her own son!

No matter how Gu Jingzhe tried to figure her out, Tong Huaqiong was too lazy to pay attention to Gu Jingzhe. She stretched, clapped her hands, and gathered the whole family around to give her a lecture.

"I'll say it again, neither Man'er nor Taohua will go to the Zheng family."

Tong Huaqiong emphasized this to the group of evil people surrounding her.

The person who was happiest to hear this was Chen Sufen.

She had been worried all night since her brother-in-law came into the family. She knew that her brother-in-law had an unshakable position in her mother-in-law's heart, and she was afraid that the scholar would instigate her mother-in-law to send Man'er to the Zheng family again.

Fortunately, fortunately, my mother-in-law did not listen to my brother-in-law.

"From now on, whether it's Gu Dashu, Gu Jingzhe, or even Yaozu, you are not allowed to have any ideas about our girls. If you try to use your sisters or nieces to exchange for your own future again, don't blame me for kicking you out."

Tong Huaqiong's sharp eyes passed through Gu Dashu, Gu Jingzhe, and Gu Yaozu one by one, and the three of them nodded hurriedly. There was no way, at this moment Tong Huaqiong was like a bloodthirsty beast, if they dared to oppose, she would tear them apart immediately.

"You must be wondering why I changed my mind about letting Maner go to the Zheng family?" Tong Huaqiong asked.

Everyone looked at Tong Huaqiong.

There is no one who doesn’t want to know!

"The Bodhisattva appeared in my dream during the three days since I fainted. The Bodhisattva said that the biggest reason why our family lives in poverty is because we have committed sins." Tong Huaqiong said calmly.

What a reason!

Gu Dashu and the others didn't believe it at all, and even said that the Bodhisattva had spoken in their dreams. But had the old widow ever worshipped the Bodhisattva?

During the New Year, the villagers would go to the temple to worship the Buddha in groups. She would take away the fruits and cakes on the altar when no one was paying attention, and even scrape off the gold foil on the Buddha to exchange for money.

The only one who believed this was Chen Sufen.

"What sin did our family commit? What sin did we commit?" asked Gu Dashu.

Tong Huaqiong held his chest and sighed. Wasn't it evil enough that Gu Dashu bullied the eldest brother's family all day long? Wasn't it evil enough that Gu Jingzhe wanted to send his niece to the Zheng family? As expected, the perpetrator always thinks he is innocent.

Tong Huaqiong didn't care what the evil bamboos thought and continued to talk nonsense.

"You know what sins you have committed. The Bodhisattva gave me a dream about our family's future, and I was trembling with fear for the past three days. I'll tell you too, don't blame me if you peed your pants. Dashu, you and Yaozu were beheaded, Jingzhe, you were beheaded, Taohua, you were burned to death..."

Tong Huaqiong didn't believe that the ancients, who were aware of the law of cause and effect, would not be afraid when they heard about their respective fates.

Sure enough, Gu Dashu, Gu Taohua and Liu Yue'e's faces turned pale.

Gu Dashu couldn't bear it anymore and stood up and said, "Mom, is there anyone who curses his own son or grandson like you?"

"That's right. Yaozu is so young, you're just cursing him to death." Liu Yue'e's heart was trembling. After she said that, she drew a circle with her feet and pulled Yaozu into the circle, and made a few "pooh" sounds.

"Don't speak for your son. How could your ending be good? You were divorced by Gu Dashu, and your good son thought that you couldn't provide him with any support because of your peasant family. After you were divorced, he sent you to a temple to be a nun and never saw you once. He only recognizes your rich stepmother as his real mother." Tong Huaqiong stared at Liu Yue'e and suddenly laughed contemptuously.

Liu Yue'e was frightened.

she letter.

Given Gu Dashu's character, if he becomes rich, he would really dare to divorce me!

Gu Jingzhe's face was calm. Tong Huaqiong lamented that Gu Jingzhe showed materialistic characteristics at a young age. No wonder he was so fearless in doing immoral things when he grew up.

"I don't want to be burned to death...then...then...Mom, how can I avoid being burned to death?"

Gu Taohua almost cried. As a girl from ancient times, she had little experience and she trusted Tong Huaqiong the most. She was scared to death when she heard her own ending, regardless of whether it was true or not.

After Gu Taohua asked, Gu Dashu and Liu Yue'e looked straight at Tong Huaqiong.

I'm so scared, please give me an answer quickly.

"Good question, Taohua."

Tong Huaqiong curled the corners of his mouth and took the bait!