Chapter 131: Cannon Fodder with Explosive Combat Power
Because Lu Zhaoyang had been in poor health since childhood and almost passed out after eating noodle soup many times, Grandpa Lu spoiled the two siblings as if he was afraid of losing his grandchildren.
As a boy, Lu Zhaoyang can study at Wanliu Academy.
Lu Zhaozhao spent most of her time living in her own mansion. Except for visiting her grandparents' home a few times, she seldom visited other people's homes. Therefore, when Lu Zhaozhao came to Qinghe Bay, it was like a bird flying out of a cage.
I am curious about the fields, wheat fields, threshing floors...everything.
Pulling Gu Taohua around non-stop.
I also went to the pigpen to see the pigs that Lu Zhaoyang gave to Tong Huaqiong.
"Taohua, your family's shop is now open and making money, so why doesn't Aunt Tong let your third brother go back to school?" After a few words between Lu Zhaozhao and Gu Taohua, the topic turned to Gu Jingzhe.
Before, Lu Zhaozhao always thought that Gu Jingzhe dropped out of the private school because his family was short of money.
"I don't know either." Gu Taohua answered vaguely.
Gu Taohua naturally knew the reason why Tong Huaqiong didn't let Gu Jingzhe go to school.
But this is not something that should be told to Lu Zhaozhao.
Now Gu Taohua is more mature than before. She also knows that what her third brother did before was a family shame. Since it is a family shame, it should not be made public.
As the two were talking, Gu Jingzhe came back from the threshing ground in the distance.
When Lu Zhaozhao saw Gu Jingzhe, her face turned slightly hot.
At this moment, a girl suddenly came from the side and blocked Gu Jingzhe's way.
"That's our village chief's niece, Xu Zaohua." Gu Taohua and Lu Zhaozhao gossiped, saying, "Zaohua likes my third brother, but I don't want her to be my sister-in-law. She always says I'm a fat pig behind my back."
Lu Zhaozhao stood on tiptoe and saw Xu Zaohua standing in front of Gu Jingzhe. The two were talking about something, and Lu Zhaozhao couldn't help but frowned.
She listened hard, trying to hear clearly what the two people were saying, but she couldn't hear anything.
"Jingzhe, are you willing to farm in the village from now on?" Xu Zaohua asked Gu Jingzhe.
Gu Jingzhe wanted to escape, and this was the third time Xu Zaohua stopped him.
"What's there to be unwilling about?" Gu Jingzhe said.
"My father and my uncle told me that if you propose to my family, my father and uncle will pay for your education." Xu Zaohua glanced boldly at Gu Jingzhe, "You know, it's not a problem for my family to pay for your education."
Xu Zaohua's uncle is the village chief, and her biological father is a wealthy man in the village, so it is not a problem for them to support a scholar together.
Gu Jingzhe was so frightened that he stepped back three feet and said sternly, "What are you talking about? I won't get married."
Xu Zaohua did not give in. She moved forward three feet and stood in front of Gu Jingzhe.
No matter how cunning Gu Jingzhe was, he was still just a teenager. He could not resist Xu Zaohua's enthusiasm and ran home like a scared rabbit.
Xu Zaohua was so angry that she stomped her feet.
Tong Huaqiong was just coming out of Liu Yue'e's parents' home when she happened to see the scene of the jujube flowers blocking the valley and the awakening of zhe.
Her eyes flashed.
The village chief's niece actually fell in love with Gu Jingzhe.
She searched Tong Dajiao's memory, trying to see if Xu Zaohua and Gu Jingzhe had any connection in their previous life, and discovered that Xu Zaohua was just a cannon fodder for Gu Jingzhe and Lu Zhaozhao's relationship.
However, Xu Zaohua is not an ordinary cannon fodder, and her destructive power is quite great.
The only person who was plotted against in Gu Jingzhe's life was Xu Zaohua, whom he never took seriously.
When Gu Jingzhe passed the imperial examination and returned home, she ambushed at the entrance of the village, knocked Gu Jingzhe unconscious with a stick, and then dragged him into the cornfield.
The village chief and Xu Zaohua's father Xu Jin brought people to surround the two disheveled people.
Gu Jingzhe was asked by the Xu family to marry Xu Zaohua while he was completely confused.
Gu Jingzhe didn't like Xu Zaohua in the first place, and since he was already engaged to Lu Zhaozhao, he naturally couldn't marry Xu Zaohua.
Tong Dajiao is extremely combative and will never allow a village girl to enter the house. Her own scholar son did not even bow when he met the county magistrate, so how could he bow as a father-in-law to the village chief's younger brother? She is determined not to let Xu Zaohua in.
Xu Zaohua was about to hang herself in front of the Gu family’s door.
The village chief brought the Xu family's children to threaten and threatened to go to Wanliu Academy to make a scene and ruin Gu Jingzhe's reputation.
In the end, it was Mr. Lu who came forward despite his illness, gave the Xu family one thousand and two taels of silver, and agreed to let Xu Zaohua become a concubine.
Xu Jin and Xu Zaohua happily agreed.
Gu Jingzhe is the first promising young scholar in Qinghe Bay, and he is also a handsome top candidate. In addition, he has the Lu family's immense wealth, so his future is unimaginable. Even if Xu Zaohua becomes a concubine and enjoys a life of luxury, it is better than marrying a farmer.
After Gu Jingzhe and Lu Zhaozhao got married, Xu Zaohua also entered the house as a concubine.
Gu Jingzhe deeply hated Xu Zaohua's scheming and was very cold towards her.
Xu Zaohua vented all her resentment on Lu Zhaozhao.
She would trip up Lu Zhaozhao from time to time, and it was Xu Zaohua's plan that Lu Zhaozhao had a miscarriage with her first child.
Tong Dajiao, who had been so opposed to Xu Zaohua, couldn't stand the good relationship between Gu Jingzhe and Lu Zhaozhao after they got married. She was also afraid that others would say that Gu Jingzhe made his fortune with the money of the Lu family, so she began to support Xu Zaohua intentionally or unintentionally.
With Tong Dajiao's support, Xu Zaohua became even more confident in provoking Lu Zhaozhao.
Such a Xu Zaohua is a thunder. Even if Gu Jingzhe and Lu Zhaozhao cannot be together in this life, Tong Huaqiong will not let someone with evil intentions like Xu Zaohua enter the house.
My son's face has attracted two girls to fall in love with him.
One is a beautiful, wealthy and charming girl from the village, and the other is a beautiful, wealthy and charming girl from the provincial capital.
Later, when he arrived in Shengjing, he caused a bloody storm among the noble ladies. If he had not been favored by the princess, the princess would have already had a prince consort, and the noble ladies who came one after another would have trampled down the door of the Gu family.
Gu Jingzhe ran to the door of his house and saw Gu Taohua and Lu Zhaozhao. He knew that they had seen what had just happened and his face turned red with shame.
"Third brother, does Zaohua want to be my third sister-in-law?" Gu Taohua asked.
Gu Jingzhe said seriously: "What nonsense are you talking about."
Gu Taohua insisted, "Third brother, you'd better stay away from Zaohua. She always says bad things about me behind my back. I'll be the first to oppose her becoming the third sister-in-law. Last spring, Mrs. Yan occupied our land. Her uncle sided with Mrs. Yan, and mother would not agree to let her marry in."
Gu Jingzhe said to Gu Taohua angrily: "You are agreeing with me when you say this. I don't have any feelings for Zaohua at all."
After hearing this, the dark clouds above Lu Zhaozhao's head disappeared instantly and he became happy.
Lu Zhaozhao said to Gu Jingzhe with a smile on his face: "Brother Jingzhe, I brought you a box of books, do you want to take a look?"
Gu Jingzhe said, "We'll harvest the wheat these days and see what happens later."
After saying that, he walked towards home and fetched some water to wash his face.
Lu Zhaozhao followed Gu Jingzhe and whispered, "Brother Jingzhe, you really want to study, right? I brought Aunt Tong three hundred taels of silver, is that enough for you to study?"
Gu Jingzhe raised his head and said to Lu Zhaozhao, "Whether I study or not is my business. Miss Lu doesn't need to worry about it now or in the future."
Lu Zhaozhao lowered his eyes.
Gu Jingzhe suddenly felt a little reluctant, and changed his tone to a gentle one and said, "I'm sorry, I was serious just now. I meant that I can study on my own. Thank you for the book you brought me."
Lu Zhaozhao raised his head and said, "It's okay."
Gu Jingzhe noticed that Lu Zhaozhao's eyes were red and wet, and his heart felt like it was hit by a heavy hammer.
He always felt that he had met Lu Zhaozhao a long time ago.
"Do you want to eat apricots? I'll pick some for you." Gu Jingzhe suddenly blurted out.
By the time he reacted, Lu Zhaozhao had already stood up happily and said cheerfully: "Okay, okay."
There is an apricot tree planted in front of the Gu family’s door. During the wheat harvest season, the apricots turn yellow, and the apricots hanging on the branches emit a rich fragrance.
So Tong Huaqiong walked from Liu's house to the door of her home and saw Gu Jingzhe climbing up the tree to pick apricots, and Lu Zhaozhao standing under the tree holding a basket and craning his neck to look up at the tree.
Gu Jingzhe picked out big yellow apricots and threw them into Lu Zhaozhao's basket.
Gu Taohua stood aside and shouted for a long time, but Gu Jingzhe didn't throw any to her. She was so angry that she wanted to kick the tree.
Tong Huaqiong suddenly couldn't help laughing.