Chapter 183 The idea of threshing peach blossoms
"It's not surprising to show off your power to the Tong family."
Tong Huaqiong tapped Gu Dashu a few times with chopsticks.
The other members of the Gu family laughed.
I wouldn't have dared to think about what happened today in the past.
Tong Da Jiao was domineering in the Gu family, but she always asked for whatever she wanted from the Tong family.
Whenever someone complained, she would roll her eyes and curse.
Even Gu Taohua, whom she had always favored, could not complain about her uncle.
"To be honest, when you left my uncle's family in the woodshed yesterday, I thought you were soft-hearted," said Gu Taohua.
In the past, Tong Da Jiao said harsh words to Tong Fusheng and Tong Zhijie in front of her children, but afterwards she went even further and gave them money and food.
"Mom, you can't be soft-hearted. You know, once uncle and Zhijie smell your soft-heartedness, they will crawl on you like leeches and suck your blood and won't come down." Gu Dashu said.
"You don't have to worry that I will be soft-hearted towards them. If I say I will cut off ties with them, I will do so. Your mother was confused and blinded by greed before, but now she sees clearly why the food I earned with my hard-earned money should be given to the Tong family." Tong Huaqiong said.
Gu Dashu, Gu Taohua and others were completely relieved.
Liu Yue'e and Chen Sufen looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.
Last night, Liu Yue'e was still mumbling to Gu Dashu, worried that her mother-in-law would bring Tong Zhaodi and Tong Zhijie to the shop.
Now she chased me away early in the morning without even letting me eat. This shows how determined my mother-in-law is.
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Tong Fusheng's family of four were so hungry that they had no strength left and sat down in the fields.
Wang couldn't scold Tong Huaqiong anymore and sat on the ground, gasping for breath.
Tong Zhaodi took out two big steamed buns from her arms and handed them to Wang.
"Zhao Di was thoughtful after all. She knew how to take advantage of the chaos to sneak in some steamed buns."
Wang broke the steamed bun, gave half to Tong Fusheng and kept the other half for herself.
The remaining one was handed to Tong Zhijie.
Zhaodi looked at it pitifully for a long time, but no one thought of giving her any.
Tong Fusheng ate steamed buns and complained that Tong Zhaodi took too little.
"......My aunt is so cruel that she even denies the oath she made in front of grandpa." Tong Zhijie wolfed down the steamed bun, but his stomach was still growling with hunger.
"I thought she was just angry for a moment, but who knew she was determined to break off relations with us." Tong Fusheng was hot and tired. He regretted coming to his sister's house at this moment. He didn't want to move.
"It's all your fault. Why did you take out two taels of silver from your pocket to buy that table of food and wine yesterday? Not only did you not get the silver or food back, but we even had to pay you two taels."
Wang usually regarded Tong Fusheng as her husband and listened to him in everything. But when she thought of the two taels of silver, she couldn't help complaining.
Tong Fusheng also regretted spending two taels of silver to buy wine and food yesterday.
He lost two taels of silver, failed to control his sister, and did not get the money and food. This made Tong Fusheng, who always had Tong Dajiao's word, a little embarrassed in front of his wife and children.
He refused to admit his own fault. With a glance, he pushed all the mistakes onto Tong Zhaodi, scolding her, "It's all your fault, Zhaodi. Why did you mess with Taohua for no reason? Don't you know that your aunt loves Taohua the most? If you hadn't had an argument with Taohua, would your aunt be so angry?"
Tong Zhijie has been spoiled since he was young, and he likes to flatter his two sisters in front of his parents.
He was scolded by Tong Da Jiao and was just trying to get angry. He fanned the flames and said, "It was indeed Second Sister who caused all the trouble. Even I got bullied in front of Aunt."
Wang slapped Zhaodi and scolded her, "You bastard. I told you to work hard this morning to please your aunt, but you got involved in an affair."
Tong Zhaodi's stomach was growling with hunger. She was so upset that she dared not express it, and tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Are we going back like this? Or let's go to the town to see the shop opened by my sister-in-law." Wang said to Tong Fusheng.
Tong Fusheng was unwilling to be driven out like this, so he nodded and said, "Okay, let's go to the town and take a look."
Maybe we can make a big scene when there are so many people around.
Tong Zhaodi wiped her tears, rolled her eyes, and flattered Wang: "Mother, the reason why Gu Taohua was angry this morning was because no one wanted to see her. I don't believe that Aunt and she are not anxious. How can she not be anxious at this age? Mother, if we can find a marriage for Taohua and let Aunt put her mind at ease, I don't believe that Aunt will not continue to be good to us."
Wang thought about it and said, "That's the truth."
Tong Zhijie sneered: "Gu Taohua has a bad temper and eats a lot, who would want to marry her?"
Tong Fusheng suddenly had an idea. He looked at his son and came up with an idea. He asked, "Zhijie, let me ask you, do you want to go to your aunt's shop?"
Tong Zhijie said: "Of course I do. How can I not think about it?"
Tong Fusheng smiled and clapped his hands, saying, "This is easy. Just marry Taohua."
Tong Zhijie jumped up and said, "Dad, you must be kidding. She wouldn't even want me."
Wang originally wanted to scold Tong Fusheng for being crazy and marrying Gu Taohua to her son. Her son must be paired with a girl with a good family background, who is as beautiful as a fairy and has a gentle temperament.
How does she match Gu Taohua?
"Zhijie, you know that I heard this morning that my aunt's shop is called Taohua Dessert, named after Taohua. I heard from sister Yue'e that my aunt is probably planning to leave the shop to Taohua. Taohua is now the second in command in the shop. The accountant has to report to her every day, and even my second cousin has to listen to her."
Tong Zhaodi was jealous and envious, so she told Tong Zhijie the news she had heard from Liu Yue'e.
What a fate Gu Taohua has. Her aunt dotes on her so much.
Tong Fusheng shouted, "This is too much. A girl actually occupies the shop. Your aunt is getting more and more confused."
Wang's eyes lit up and she asked Tong Zhaodi, "Zhaodi, is what you said true?"
Tong Zhaodi said, "How could it be false? I heard it from Sister Yue'e herself."
Wang said to Tong Fusheng, "Dad, your idea is not bad. Sister-in-law values Taohua so much, and Taohua has such a bad temper that she will be cheated if she is taken to the shop. Rather than being cheated by outsiders, it is better to let Zhijie marry her. Zhijie is her cousin after all. If the two of them get married, it will be a close relationship. She only needs to give birth to a son in our family. I will help manage the shop, and the money earned from the shop will be used to support Zhijie and you to study. When Zhijie finishes his studies, she will be the wife of an official. I believe that sister-in-law will agree unless she is stupid."
The more Wang talked, the more she felt that this marriage was suitable.
Tong Fusheng's idea coincides with Wang's. Whose family would be better for Taohua to marry into than the Tong family?
Besides, Tong Da Jiao had wanted to marry the Tong family to the Gu family before, and almost married Tong Pan'de to Gu Dashu. However, Tong Fusheng refused because he thought the Gu family was poor. In addition, Gu Dashu didn't like Pan'de's personality, so he got involved with Liu Yue'e from the village.
Tong Da Jiao never mentioned this marriage again.
Since Tong Da Jiao had the intention of getting married before, it is possible that she does not have the intention now.
Tong Zhijie saw that both Tong Fusheng and Wang wanted him to marry Gu Taohua, so he said, "Taohua has such a bad temper, I won't like her even if she has a shop."
Wang said, "Then the shop will be yours. When you get rich from the shop or study hard, you can have as many beautiful concubines as you want. Besides, a wife is like dough. You have to knead it to make it what you want. Taohua's bad temper now is because of your aunt. If she gets married, you can beat her up a few times and she will behave herself."
Tong Zhaodi added to the anger, "Didn't you say you made your aunt regret it when Gu Dashu kicked you out? What could make your aunt regret more than you marrying Gu Taohua and then torturing her?"
Tong Zhaodi gritted her teeth when she said this, and she herself did not realize how much she hated Gu Taohua.
They are the same girl, but why does Gu Taohua live so freely and flamboyantly?
And she couldn't even eat half a steamed bun.
Tong Zhijie rolled his eyes, as if he had already seen the money in the shop waving at him.
Yes, mother is right. Once I get the shop and have enough money, I will be able to have many beautiful concubines.
Thinking of this, Tong Zhijie smiled and said, "I am willing to marry Gu Taohua."
Tong Fusheng nodded and said, "I'll go talk to your aunt with this shameless attitude."
Tong Zhijie said worriedly: "But what if my aunt objects?"
Wang slapped her thigh and said, "What's so difficult about this? Can't you learn from Gu Dashu? How did Gu Dashu get a wife? Didn't he seduce your second cousin's wife first? Didn't her family also agree? You can learn from your second cousin and seduce Taohua to be interested in you first. I think that girl is so fat that no man will pay attention to her. Girls like this are easier to seduce."