Chapter 327: Stop Gossiping
Tong Huaqiong felt relieved that there was a place to accommodate the private school.
"When will the gentleman come?"
The village chief asked the question that concerned him most.
The most important thing in a private school is the teacher. There are no scholars in the villages near Qinghe Bay. There is only a scholar named Fan in Yeniu Valley, but he is going to take the imperial examination. It is impossible for him to teach in the village private school.
Even if he wanted to come, Tong Huaqiong would object.
Gu Jingzhe is even more impossible.
Although Tong Huaqiong told the village chief not to worry about the teacher, as the village chief he still had to know who the teacher was in advance so that he could make arrangements.
Tong Huaqiong said, "I asked Jingzhe to ask his teacher to invite a teacher. Mr. Li is a scholar from Pingchuan County. He is over 40 years old this year. He did not continue to take the imperial examination because his family was poor. He is currently teaching in a wealthy family. Since the family is moving to the south next spring, Mr. Li does not want to go with them and plans to resign and look for other teaching opportunities. When I heard about it, I quickly asked Jingzhe to ask Master Su to invite him, saying that he can come to our village anytime."
"I think the Mid-Autumn Festival is the day after tomorrow, why don't we invite people on August 18th."
The village chief was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "If that's the case, I will tell everyone the news today and then organize everyone to clean up the ancestral hall."
The ancestral hall is not messy and is easy to clean up. It only requires some tables, chairs and benches.
As for benches, every child who comes to class should bring his or her own bench.
Tong Huaqiong said, "Everything is up to the village chief. By the way, I plan to invite County Magistrate Liu to give a speech to the children in the village on the first day of the class. On the first day of the class, you can organize the villagers to participate. County Magistrate Liu will be happy to see it."
When the village chief heard that County Magistrate Liu was also coming, he was so surprised that he almost fainted.
This is the glory of Qinghe Bay.
Not only the villagers of this village would attend the opening ceremony, Liu Tielian planned to invite the head of the village and the village heads of all the villages in Yanguan Town to attend the opening ceremony. He could already imagine how envious and jealous the head of the village and the other village heads would be when they saw County Magistrate Liu, the village head of Qinghewan.
Tong Huaqiong came out of the village chief's house and went to Liu Yue'e's parents' home.
She remembered that she had run out of soy sauce at home. As the soldiers were guarding the village entrance for the past three days, she had not gone to get some. So she went to Liu Yue'e's parents' home to borrow half a bottle.
Zhao enthusiastically took the soy sauce bottle, divided half of it and handed it to Tong Huaqiong, saying, "Mother-in-law, Yue'e just came home. I want to keep her at home for lunch."
Tong Huaqiong said: "What's wrong with this?"
After leaving Liu Yue'e's parents' home, Tong Huaqiong reflected on herself and wondered if she was too harsh on her second son's wife.
She now has to be very careful when she goes back to her parents' home for meals.
Liu Yue'e was hiding in the main room. When she saw her mother-in-law walking away, she patted her chest, grabbed a handful of melon seeds, and went to the kitchen. She cracked the seeds and whispered to Zhao.
Liu Yue'e told Zhao about what happened in the city and said, "Mother, I can't figure out my mother-in-law's temper now. You say she's mean to me, but she defends me in front of Dashu. You say she's good to me, but she doesn't agree if I want to stay in the city with Dashu."
Zhao was cooking steamed buns in a pot. She raised her eyelids, looked at Liu Yue'e and said, "No matter what, you should listen to your mother-in-law."
How could her daughter not know that if she wasn't beaten for three days, she would fall off the roof and tear down the tiles.
She understood what her mother-in-law was worried about.
For the sake of family harmony in the Gu family, it is indeed not appropriate for my daughter to stay alone in the capital city with Gu Dashu.
Liu Yue'e was not convinced why her mother stood on her mother-in-law's side.
Liu Yue'e mentioned Chen Sufen and said, "Now that the eldest daughter is pregnant, my mother-in-law treats her like a treasure. There will be no place for me in the Gu family in the future."
"But her pregnancy is also good for me. This way, Sufen can't go to Taohua Dessert. I have to let my sister-in-law and Xiuxiu stand up quickly and help me take control of Taohua Dessert Bakery. It's like holding half of Taohua Dessert in my hands."
Zhao glared at Liu Yue'e fiercely.
My daughter is quite capable of stirring up trouble.
She still wanted to keep half of the peach blossom dessert in her hands, but if her mother-in-law knew about it, she would not give her a cent and would even drive her son and his family away.
Zhao observed coldly that sooner or later the peach blossom dessert would belong to Gu Taohua.
This is my mother-in-law's property. She can give it to whoever she wants. Yue'e cannot cross the line and snatch it away.
She had to teach this little girl a lesson.
"Yu'e, don't play tricks in front of your mother-in-law. If your mother-in-law's business grows, you will definitely have a good life and a share of the glory. Don't think too much about other things. Your eldest brother's family working at Taohua Dessert is easy to cause gossip among the employees. They dare not make a mistake for fear of embarrassing you and causing your mother-in-law to suspect you. You idiot actually let your sister-in-law and Xiuxiu control the bakery. What are you thinking?"
"If you do this, I won't let them do it. I don't want people to poke my back and scold my daughter for selling all your in-laws' things to the Liu family. I can't afford to lose this person."
Zhao taught Liu Yue'e a lesson in a harsh tone.
Seeing that her mother was angry, Liu Yue'e said coquettishly, "Mom, I'm just talking, don't take it seriously."
Just saying?
Liu Yue'e couldn't hide what was in her heart, and what she said was what she was thinking.
Zhao told herself that she had to dissuade her daughter from thinking this way.
When her son and his family came back in the evening, Zhao decided to have a good talk with her son and daughter-in-law, asking them to try not to have any contact with Yue'e in the shop, and to work harder and be more low-key.
Zhao continued to educate Liu Yue'e: "Your eldest sister-in-law is pregnant now, you should respect her more and don't compete with her. Sufen has suffered a lot at your hands in the past, you should treat it as a good deed for your ancestors and treat her better while she is pregnant."
Liu Yue'e curled her lips and said meaningfully: "She is now a big celebrity in front of her mother-in-law. No one in the Gu family dares to offend her now. She has made such a great sacrifice."
Zhao was moved, and she took the firewood stick and was about to hit Liu Yue'e, saying sternly: "Yue'e, what do you want to say? Do you know what you can and cannot say? If you complain about this to others, they will catch the meaning of your words and try to trick you. You will blurt out everything, and it will be too late for you to regret it."
Liu Yue'e looked at her mother in a daze.
She almost told the story about Chen Sufen and Xiaolong acting together.
Fortunately, I was interrupted by my mother at the pot door of my mother's house.
Mrs. Zhao tapped Liu Yue'e's forehead and said, "You can say other things, but you can't say anything about this. Xiaolong is your eldest uncle's son. Now that he is back, he is a descendant of the Gu family. Your sister-in-law is generous enough to accept Xiaolong. You can't use this matter to seduce her. Xiaolong's matter is a matter between you two in the first house. Remember this. If anyone outside discusses this matter with you in the future, don't respond."
Zhao was so scared that she broke out in a cold sweat.
As to whether Xiaolong is Gu Dahan's illegitimate son, Zhao tends to think so.
Like her, many people in the village had doubts about this matter. Whenever someone pulled Zhao to discuss the issue of Gu Dahan's illegitimate child, Zhao either avoided the question or firmly stated that Xiaolong was Gu Dahan's child.
She had to say that.
Zhao was not sure whether Xiaolong was the remnant of Gu Dahan, but she had to admit in front of the villagers that Xiaolong was Gu Dahan's son.
She hadn't been able to sleep well at night these past few days, fearing that Xiaolong's identity would be exposed and their Liu family would suffer.
But my daughter is a talkative person and wants to say anything to others.
She must put an end to Liu Yue'e's habit of gossiping.