Chapter 26 The plot can't go this way
"Mom, I just got some news. My uncle hasn't come to the private school these few days. I heard that he sold Man'er to a family named Zheng in Pingchuan, and got 200 taels of silver and transferred it to Wanliu Academy in the capital to study."
Gu Baishuang's son Nie Xiaofeng learned from his classmates that Gu Jingzhe went to Wanliu Academy to study, and hurried home to tell his mother.
Na Man'er is his cousin, who is only six years old this year. It is unexpected that his uncle could have the heart to touch such a worthless thing.
"what?"
Gu Baishuang was very clear about the character of Tong Dajiao and her half-siblings, but she was also shocked by this behavior that crossed the bottom line.
Ever since she broke off all ties with the Gu family at her father's funeral, she has never paid attention to any news about the Gu family.
In addition, her brother Gu Dahan compromised under the pressure of her stepmother, so she stopped associating with Gu Dahan.
"May you be struck by lightning, and may this black-hearted rotten seed die a horrible death." Gu Baishuang gritted her teeth and cursed.
Maner is only six years old!
"I heard that Man'er went to the Zheng family not to be a maid, but to bring good luck to the dying eldest son of the Zheng family." Nie Xiaofeng said gritting his teeth.
Gu Baishuang was about to cry.
A six-year-old child goes there to get married. Only a rotten-hearted person can do such a thing.
She didn't plan to confront Tong Huaqiong. She wanted to go to Qinghe Bay and take Chen Sufen to find the patriarch.
Not only that, she also had to take some money to Pingchuan to redeem her niece.
"Hurry, Mrs. Fei, please hire a carriage for me. I'm going to Qinghe Bay." Gu Baishuang calmed herself down and instructed Mrs. Fei who had just returned from buying groceries.
"I'll go with my wife." Mrs. Fei was also shocked by the outrageous actions of the Gu family's vicious stepmother and brothers. She went to call a carriage while cursing.
Just wait and see. When she and her wife come back from Qinghe Bay, she will definitely publicize the viciousness of Widow Tong in Yanguan Town.
She still wants to do business, but it's wishful thinking. If she doesn't let her run her business, her business will be ruined.
"Mom, I'll go with you too."
Nie Xiaofeng clenched his fists.
His cheap second uncle Gu Dashu is not someone he is easy to deal with, and his aunt Gu Taohua is so big that she can crush an old sow to death. What if a fight breaks out and his mother suffers?
He had a strong fist, so he had to go with them. Besides, he had long wanted to destroy the Gu family.
Soon, a carriage carrying Gu Baishuang sped towards Qinghe Bay.
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Tong Huaqiong tore off two pieces of bright fabric and planned to make clothes for herself, the fat girl, and her eldest daughter-in-law.
Chen Sufen wears dull clothes all day long, it’s time for her to dress up.
Although she is a widow, she doesn't like to wear gray clothes.
Isn't it said that after a man dies, a woman will have a second life? She wants to be the most dazzling widow in Yanguan Town, and she also wants to turn being a dazzling widow into a marketing point for her cakes.
After buying the fabric for the adults, I also bought a piece of light green fabric with small floral patterns, intending to make a beautiful skirt for Maner.
After buying the ingredients, go to a nearby shop to buy sugar, eggs, oil and other ingredients for making pastries.
"Yeah, Brother Fan."
After Tong Huaqiong bought the necessary pastry ingredients, she saw a white-faced scholar wearing a hat walking towards her.
Gu Taohua saw the white-faced scholar with a beautiful smile and a sweet voice.
"Isn't this Junior Brother Jingzhe's sister Taohua?" The white-faced scholar walked up to Taohua and spoke with a smile.
A blush appeared on Gu Taohua's fat face.
Tong Huaqiong searched the memory of the original owner Tong Dajiao and couldn't help but sneer inwardly.
This is Fan Tong, the man of Gu Taohua's previous life. He was ambitious but fragile. He failed the imperial examination until he was forty. He became the county magistrate thanks to Gu Jingzhe's relationship. He sucked the blood of the whole county like a locust and was tied up and burned to death on the city wall by refugees.
Tong Huaqiong thought that she had changed the trajectory of Gu Taohua's fate by trying hard to win her over, but she didn't expect to meet Fan Tong again. When she saw Gu Taohua's rippling eyes, she knew that the girl was in love.
No, the plot can't go on like this, she has to nip it in the bud.
"Who is this?" Fan Tong asked when he saw Tong Huaqiong looking him up and down.
"This is my mother." Gu Taohua said.
"Oh, hello, auntie." Fan Tong bowed to Tong Huaqiong.
Damn it, Tong Huaqiong doesn't want to acknowledge this blood-sucking nephew.
"If I remember correctly, the private school is in session right now. Why isn't Master Fan in class but is instead wandering around?"
Because she really hated Fan Tong, Tong Huaqiong started to be sarcastic from the beginning.
Fan Tong was a little confused. He was the only scholar in the private school. Many people praised him as Qilin'er when they saw him. But why did Gu Jingzhe's widowed mother not play by the rules?
It must be that Gu Jingzhe won the imperial examination. The widowed mother was terrified and even dared to scold the scholar when she saw him.
"The teacher taught us that we should not only study, but also go out of the private school to broaden our horizons. I am here to understand the people's sentiments and broaden my horizons. As the only scholar in the private school, I must set an example for my fellow teachers." Fan Tong said with a serious expression.
Tong Huaqiong showed sarcasm on his face.
I think it's strange to flatter myself that I want to broaden my horizons and understand the people's feelings. If I really want to understand the people's feelings, I should go back to the village and pull the weeds on my own acres of land.
In Tong Huaqiong's opinion, this guy just came out to eat, drink and have fun.
"There are times to broaden your horizons. You can do it during breaks, after classes, at any other time. Why do you have to come out to broaden your horizons during classes? Little Scholar Fan is truly unique and different."
Tong Huaqiong continued to train Fan Tong, making sure that this guy would not dare to approach the Gu family.
"Aunt, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first." Seeing that the widow had exposed his truancy and he couldn't argue with her, Fan Tong said goodbye in a hurry and left.
"Mom, why are you so rude to Brother Fan?" Gu Taohua expressed her dissatisfaction with Tong Huaqiong for taking Fan Tongchuang away.
"Why should I be polite to him?" Tong Huaqiong said unhappily.
Gu Taohua looked at Fan Tong's receding figure with a hint of reluctance in her eyes, and said affectionately: "Brother Fan is a good person. Last time I came to the private school to give him something, many students joked that he had a rich sister, but Brother Fan said that I was not fat, and he also praised... praised me for being white."
"Taohua, let me tell you, anyone who praises you for no reason has no good intentions and wants to take advantage of you," said Tong Huaqiong.
"Mom is wrong. How can Brother Fan use me? Our family has no money." Gu Taohua said.
Tong Huaqiong sneered, he used you to get his fiancée's family to pay the money, but he failed miserably in his previous life and really let Gu Taohua take the position.
"I advise you to give up that idea. Unless I die, Fan Tong cannot be our son-in-law." Tong Huaqiong said bluntly.
"Mom, what did you say?"
Gu Taohua stamped her feet, looking embarrassed that her mother had discovered what she was thinking.
But let it be discovered, she is not afraid. If she can really marry a gentle and elegant scholar like Brother Fan, it will be the good fortune of the Gu family.
Mother will agree sooner or later.
Tong Huaqiong knew that Gu Taohua wouldn't listen at this moment, but it didn't matter, she had plenty of ways to break up this pair of wild lovebirds that hadn't yet reached maturity.
"Now that we have bought the things, let's go home." Tong Huaqiong said.
Gu Taohua looked at so many things and picked them up reluctantly. She had to walk home after a tiring day, and the thought of doing so gave her a headache.
"Let's take Uncle Xu's car home."
Tong Huaqiong didn't want to continue walking home, so she took Gu Taohua to where Uncle Xu parked his car.
Uncle Xu was bragging to another old man. Tong Huaqiong took advantage of the time when he didn't react, put the things on the bus, and quickly pulled Gu Taohua into the car and took up a stable seat.
"You... Widow Tong... I'm not driving this car today." Uncle Xu said.
"I have to pull it whether I want to or not. Now that I'm up here, I'm not going to go down." Tong Huaqiong showed his rogue nature.
"That's right. If others can sit, why can't my mother and I sit? Unless you can carry me out of the car, I'm going to sit in this car." Gu Taohua sat down with her big butt and wouldn't get up.
Uncle Xu smiled bitterly. He was really helpless against Widow Tong and her daughter. He didn't have the ability to pull Gu Taohua out of the car.
In addition, Widow Tong's personality was quite difficult to deal with. He was afraid that if he chased her away again, Widow Tong would get angry and curse his ancestors.