Chapter 67 Gu Jingzhe was beaten
After Tong Huaqiong's advice, Chen Sufen felt filled with guilt.
I underestimated my mother-in-law.
She wanted Gu Dahan to stay at home, and she was worried that her mother-in-law would be reluctant to give up the three taels of silver that Gu Dahan had. I learned last night that Gu Dahan had a monthly allowance of three taels of silver, and I was worried that my mother-in-law mentioned letting Gu Dahan stay at home in the future, but she didn't know that Gu Dahan had such a good job in the Lu family.
She was afraid that her mother-in-law would be reluctant to spend the three taels of silver as a monthly salary, so the honest Chen Sufen wanted to test her mother-in-law's reaction.
Now the mother-in-law's attitude is very clear, that is, to let Gu Dahan quit his job at the Lu family. Chen Sufen is both happy and self-blaming.
"Mom, I've remembered everything you taught me today. I will tell you what I have to say and never hide anything again." Chen Sufen mustered up her courage and caught up with Tong Huaqiong and said.
Tong Huaqiong snorted.
Chen Sufen smiled and said that breakfast was ready and she would serve Tong Huaqiong breakfast.
"Just put it up in the yard." Tong Huaqiong told Chen Sufen while feeling the pleasant morning breeze in the yard.
Chen Sufen agreed and went to the kitchen.
Liu Yue'e, who had already fed and watered the pigs, rushed to the kitchen like a dog and took Gu Yaozu to move tables and chairs and serve bowls of rice.
"Hey, Third Brother, what happened to you? Did you hit the ground while watering it?"
Tong Huaqiong heard Liu Yue'e's repeated yelling, and looked up to see Gu Jingzhe, with two big purple bumps on his head, walking in with a hoe on his shoulder.
Gu Jingzhe's face turned pale. He ignored Liu Yue'e, put the hoe at the foot of the wall, and started washing without saying a word.
"Oh, third brother, what happened to you?" Chen Sufen almost dropped the bowl in her hand. She quickly put the bowl down and handed Gu Jingzhe a face towel.
"Thank you, sister-in-law." Gu Jingzhe's voice was a little muffled, and he seemed to be afraid to look Chen Sufen in the eye.
"I'm fine." Gu Jingzhe seemed unwilling to mention his injury.
Tong Huaqiong observed calmly and determined that Gu Jingzhe definitely did not slip while watering the fields.
Because he wasn't wet.
There were two big lumps on Gu Jingzhe's forehead, one on the left and one on the right, and there were blue scars at the corners of his eyes and mouth.
It's obvious that he was beaten up.
Tong Huaqiong's eyes were gloomy and unclear. The first thing she thought of was that it was the brothers of the Xu family who fought with each other.
Yesterday, she and Gu Taohua offended Yan Pozi and Xu Si badly, and Gu Jingzhe even threatened Xu Si.
The Xu family has always relied on their sons to bully others in Qinghe Bay. It would not be surprising if Xu Si and his brothers beat Gu Jingzhe while he was watering the fields.
Especially since Gu Jingzhe was a scholar in the past and the Xu family was wary of him, but now he is just a commoner and there is no need for them to be wary of him at all.
Tong Huaqiong thought that if she was really beaten by the Xu family, she would not have to go out to the stall today. She would definitely bring her guys and lead a group of bad guys to smash and destroy the Xu family.
Only she can beat Gu Jingzhe. If she doesn't protect him if he is beaten by an outsider, Taohua and she will be the next to be beaten.
"Old Third, who hit you?"
"Is it the Xu family?"
"Where are your eldest and second brothers?"
Tong Huaqiong asked a series of questions.
"What? Third brother was beaten by the Xu family? Then what are you waiting for? Go and beat them up."
Gu Taohua came out of the house. The Xu family triggered her reaction. She rolled up her sleeves and rushed outside with a stick in hand.
"Taohua." Tong Huaqiong called out to Taohua.
Tong Huaqiong thought again, the sinister Gu Jingzhe was not a tolerant person at all, if anyone hit him, he would definitely retaliate, it was impossible for him to squat by the sink and wash his face like he was doing now.
I'm afraid there's something else going on.
"Third brother, say something. Who hit you?" Tong Huaqiong asked.
Gu Jingzhe whispered, "Nothing."
After saying that, he returned to the house, and Tong Huaqiong looked stunned.
Gu Jingzhe, this idiot, is actually willing to suffer a loss?
"Mom, the bump on my third brother's head was caused by my eldest brother beating him." Gu Dashu came in carrying a bucket and said.
"What? Dahan hit my third brother?" Chen Sufen was so scared that her hands were shaking.
Gu Dahan can usually tolerate everything, but Gu Jingzhe's desire to let Man'er marry the eldest son of the Zheng family touched his bottom line. Last night, Gu Dahan wanted to find Gu Jingzhe to argue, but was stopped by Chen Sufen.
Her husband couldn't help himself in the end, and beat up his third brother while watering the fields this morning.
Her first reaction was that it was a good fight, but the next second she was worried about the situation her man would face.
Even though the mother-in-law has been treating the eldest wife better and better these days, Gu Jingzhe is still her biological son, and Chen Sufen is worried that her mother-in-law will be angry.
If the mother-in-law gets angry, the first house will be plunged into a storm.
"Why didn't you stop him, second brother?" Chen Sufen asked Gu Dashu.
"well played!"
Gu Dashu was just about to say that he wanted to stop it, but his eldest brother, who had always been honest and allowed others to bully him, seemed to have gone mad and he couldn't stop him. He was afraid that he would be beaten too, so he didn't dare to stop him.
Before he could even open his mouth, he heard my mother's final conclusion.
In order to study and not do anything else, Gu Jingzhe had to let Gu Dahan vent his anger.
In Gu Dahan's memory of Tong Dajiao, she has always been an honest man who couldn't hold back his farts for a long time.
On the other hand, in order to please his biological father and stepmother, he caused his wife and daughter to suffer endless grievances. Tong Huaqiong looked down on this stepson.
He beat Gu Jingzhe today, which showed that he still had some blood in him and could be saved. Tong Huaqiong looked up to him instead.
"Mother...I...will apologize to you."
Gu Dahan couldn't help but hit Gu Jingzhe. He didn't regret it, but he felt a little flustered after the beating and didn't know how to face his stepmother.
He had thought it all out. When he got home, he knelt before his stepmother and allowed her to beat and scold him.
His stepmother's attitude was beyond his expectations.
He beat his stepmother's most beloved son, and his stepmother actually said that the beating was good.
This was even more unbelievable to him than his father's fake death.
"Mother, I am an unfilial son."
Gu Dahan fell to his knees in front of Tong Huaqiong.
Tong Huaqiong was shocked. She didn't even know why Gu Dahan was unfilial? He was unfilial just because he beat Gu Jingzhe. Then the bottom line of unfilial behavior was too low.
She soon understood that Gu Dahan had been possessed by PUA. As soon as Tong Huaqiong showed him a little bit of goodwill, he slid to his knees and began to blame himself for beating Gu Jingzhe and making his stepmother sad.
"You are not unfilial. What your third brother did was wrong. As the eldest brother, it is your duty to teach him a lesson." Tong Huaqiong said.
Gu Dahan was moved by Tong Huaqiong's understanding.
"It is said that the eldest brother is like a father, and you are half a father to them. Not only your third brother, but also your second brother, can be beaten if he does something wrong in the future, as the eldest brother." Tong Huaqiong said.
Gu Dashu: "..."
"Mom..." Gu Dahan choked with sobs.
"In the past, the second and third brothers were disrespectful to you because they didn't know what was right, but you, as the eldest brother, also have some responsibility. You indulged them in everything, and even when you knew they were wrong, you still tolerated them and would rather let your wife and daughter suffer. So who else would they bully if not you?"
"I'm very happy that you taught my third brother a lesson today. Why am I happy? I'm happy that you've finally become like an elder brother and that you've finally established yourself. This is a sign of prosperity for our Gu family. So you haven't done anything unfilial, and you don't have anything to apologize for."
Tong Huaqiong's attack warmed up Gu Dahan's heart, which had been devastated by Tong Dajiao.
He finally understood Chen Sufen's feelings. His stepmother was really different from before.
"Mom, I'm incompetent and can't make much money, so my third brother wants to marry into the Zheng family." Gu Dahan was moved and began to take the responsibility for Gu Jingzhe's inability to study.
"This has nothing to do with you. You have done enough as the eldest brother. I just want to discuss something with you. After you send the Lu brothers and sisters to the capital today, you should quit your job and just serve at home from now on." Tong Huaqiong made his request to Gu Dahan.
When Chen Sufen heard her mother-in-law say this, her eyes became warm.
Gu Dahan was stunned. Chen Sufen told him that his stepmother wanted him to live at home in the future, but he didn't believe it.
Unexpectedly, his stepmother really wanted him to quit his job. But did she know that she could only earn three taels of silver a month?
"Mom, I'd better not quit my job. At least I can earn three taels of silver a month." Gu Dahan said.
Tong Huaqiong started to act like Tong Da Jiao when she heard this, pretending to be angry and saying, "I think you just want to go to the Lu family in the city to enjoy your life, leaving your wife and children at home to work for you. You've been in the city for so long, and you see that our wheat is the worst growing in the whole village. I think you don't want to farm at home. If you don't take care of the crops, do you expect me to do it for you?"
Tong Huaqiong was possessed by Tong Dajiao again.
Gu Dahan and Chen Sufen are two pure ancient people who are filial to their parents. They can't stand it once Tong Huaqiong puts a accusation on them.
Sure enough, when Gu Dahan heard Tong Huaqiong accuse him of not wanting to take care of the crops and wanting to push the farm work to Tong Huaqiong, he was immediately frightened and dared not mention continuing to work as a hired worker in the Lu family.