Chapter 5830: Cheated again
Mother Gu stared at Father Gu blankly, this... just didn’t borrow it?
“Didn’t you borrow a penny?” She asked, unwilling to give up.
Gu's father snorted coldly, "You don't need to borrow a penny. They send me to beggar. Do you think I will want it?"
Gu's mother thought so, even if Zhihua didn't pass the exam. , that is also a scholar.
Even if the Gu family doesn't have that hundred acres of fertile land, they are still a wealthy family doing small business in Wanghai County. How much money do they have? I would rather starve to death than take it!
"Shuhua."
"Aunt, I am here, what are your orders?"
"Go and bring my jewelry box to your uncle."< br>
“Yeah.”
Shuhua stood up, took the jewelry box to the table over there, and pushed it in front of Gu's father.
"Open it." Mother Gu ordered again.
"Hmm."
I thought with a snap, the hidden buckle of the jewelry box popped open, and the jewels shone on Father Gu's face.
His eyes lit up and he looked at the contents of the jewelry box: "So many?"
Gu's mother said: "Well, we women are different from you men. When we have money, we just want to buy some jewelry for ourselves to show off. I originally thought that when Zhihua is admitted to the Jinshi, I will go and compete with the bigger ones outside. Officials and wives drink tea without missing noodles..."
"Please take stock , sell it or pawn it, at least collect the five hundred taels of silver to rescue your son, and keep the green hills without fear of running out of firewood, Shuhua, do you think I’m right?”
Shuhua was staring at the jewelry in the jewelry box and was slightly lost in thought. When she heard Gu's mother's question, she quickly came back to her senses.
"My aunt is right, I don't have anything valuable, but these silver earrings on my ears can make up for three melons and two dates." As she spoke, she had already taken off the silver earrings on both ears. Put it on the table, "As long as Zhihua can come back, Xin'er and I will have something to rely on, and the same goes for this one in my belly."
Gu's mother was moved by Shuhua's words, and she took off the bracelet and ring in her hand. He pointed out, "You can risk everything for Zhihua, but I, as a mother, can do better. Dad Zhihua, don't hesitate. Take these jewelry and exchange them for money. Look back and see how much is missing. Then we can think of something else." Father Gu locked the jewelry box again, put it under his arm and stood up, "That's good. I also have a few things in there that I use to support the occasion, so I'll take them all and sell them."
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Gu’s father took two steps and was stopped by Gu’s mother again.
"What? You still have something to give me?" he asked.
Mother Gu smiled bitterly, "No more, and my old bones are worthless."
"Then why are you calling me?" He asked again.
Gu's mother said: "I'm telling you to be careful and don't let others trick you. Bring Uncle Gen and his son with you. They have been working in our family for several years and they can be regarded as servants who know everything."< br>
Gu's father waved his hand: "I have been in business for decades, what kind of monsters have I not seen? Okay, okay, don't worry about it, just rest in peace and recuperate. "Yes!"
After Gu's father left, Gu's mother took a few sips of medicine and asked Shuhua, who was waiting at the bedside: "How long has your uncle been gone?"
Shuhua looked. Glancing at the hourglass on the bedside, "The hourglass has bounced back and forth four times, so it's been nearly two hours!"
"Two hours? It's time to come back!" Mother Gu said.
Shuhua glanced at the door of the house, "Maybe she's on the way back."
"Shuhua, my aunt's heart is beating so fast, she's very uneasy!"
"Aunt, don't worry. My uncle is well-informed and has a lot of roots. My uncle and his son will follow, and everything will be fine."
"Well, I hope so, Shuhua, help me go to the small Buddhist hall to offer incense to the gods and Buddhas, and ask the gods and Buddhas to bless our family as soon as possible. Disaster.”
(End of this chapter)