Mrs. Liu is used to throwing dirty water on Li Qiu, and Li Qiu is used to it.
She didn't argue, she gently tugged on Gu Changan's sleeve, and blinked slowly with her big watery eyes: "Brother Changan..."
Gu Changan's chest was full of swelling. There was no need to think carefully about which one to help, the delicate little lady or the evil-mouthed old woman.
"Old woman, keep your mouth clean!"
Gu Changan stood out and protected Li Qiu behind him: "It's not that Li Qiu stole the man, it's me, Gu Changan, who fell in love with Li Qiu! I want to marry her as my wife!"
The villagers were in an uproar. Lai Zi actually coveted the scholar's wife. This boy really dared to think.
Aunt Niu was the first to jump out and spat at Gu Chang'an: "Bah! You uneducated scoundrel, you still want to marry Li Qiu? You don't even take a pee and look at yourself, you look like this, let alone Li Qiu, this is me Even these old ladies don’t like you!”
Gu Changan shook his head and approached Aunt Niu with a playful smile: "Oh, Auntie still doesn't like me. Auntie, open your eyes and take a look. My body, my body, and my face are not as good as yours." That bad old man? My aunt looks just like Zhong Kui. If you find someone like me, it will be smoke coming out of your ancestral grave!"
The villagers all laughed immediately, making Aunt Niu blush so much that she no longer dared to stand up.
Mrs. Liu was not afraid of Gu Changan. She pushed the door bolt in front of her and spat: "Gu Changan, open it for me! Yuan Liqiu is the child bride of the Zhang family. I can do whatever I want with her!"
Everyone in the village helped.
Why should Gu Changan care about other people's wives?
"Brother Chang'an..."
Li Qiu tugged on Gu Changan's sleeve and refused to let go. His big eyes were filled with the words "take me", which made Gu Changan's heart skip a beat.
His heart skipped a beat and he gritted his teeth: "Ms. Erga, I'll make it clear to you today. I just have a crush on Li Qiu and I want to buy her home. Please give me a price."
Mrs. Liu was stunned: "You want to buy my Zhang family's child bride? Gu Chang'an, are you crazy?"
Not only the Liu family, but also the villagers thought Gu Changan was crazy.
Lai Zi couldn't get a wife. He wanted a wife so much that he wanted to spend money to buy someone else's wife.
"He's not crazy."
Li Qiu turned around from behind Gu Changan and knelt on the ground with a pop. Before he could speak, two lines of clear tears fell down.
"Mom, my third brother has been admitted as a scholar and is going to marry a sister from a wealthy family. I know that I am an eyesore to the Zhang family and my mother is going to sell me. I have nothing to say, but I have worked for the Zhang family for seven or eight years. Come on, I beg you, for the sake of me not being lazy these past few years, please don’t sell me into the red sleeve trick, and find me an innocent family.”
Liqiu's voice was originally like an oriole, but when she cried, she sang three times, making everyone who heard it cry.
The villagers also knew that Hong Xiuzhao was not a good place. Although they did not dare to offend the Zhang family, they could not help but look at Ms. Liu with contempt.
The clan leader Liu Shugong followed and joined in the fun. At this time, he cleared his throat and began to scold the Liu family: "Erga mother, Sanwazi finally became a scholar. It is the time when he wants to have a good reputation. As a mother, you don't want to do good deeds for Sanwazi. , how could you do such a thing that is so harmful to nature and morality? How do you ask Sanwazi to behave in front of his classmates?"
Mrs. Liu also knew that reputation was important, so she scolded Li Qiu loudly: "You little bitch, stop throwing dirty water on me! When did I say I would sell you to the Red Sleeves?"
Li Qiu knelt straight and wiped away her tears in grievance: "I heard it when my mother was discussing the price with the old madam with red sleeves. My mother said that as long as the old madam gives me a bag of millet, she can take me away."
Although Gu Changan is poor, he can still afford a bag of millet, right?
Li Qiu secretly thought about how she should counter-offer if Mrs. Liu disagreed.
"Fart! When did I say it was just a bag of millet? Then the madam promised to give me ten taels of silver!"
The sixth uncle suddenly raised his voice: "Erga mother! You still said you didn't want to sell Liqiu into the red sleeves trick? You have already negotiated the price! We in the Zhang family will not sell women to the brothels. What are you doing? Broken the clan rules!"
Zhang is the common surname in Yunxia Village. On weekdays, the Zhang family helps each other. If a child of a family has no money to study, the family will provide subsidies.
Not to mention the fact that the third youngest member of the Zhang family wanted to be a guarantor for the scholar examination, and those two junior students were found by the son of the sixth uncle who was an errand in the county government.
Mrs. Liu did not dare to refute Uncle Six, and she really couldn't swallow this breath, so she snorted with a sullen face: "I want to sell Li Qiu. Next, Sanwazi will go to the prefecture to take the provincial examination, which will cost a lot of money. , If you don’t sell Liqiu, where can you collect the money?”
After all, he was worried about his face and didn't say anything about the landlord's sister.
The sixth uncle's face didn't look good either. He was so angry that his beard trembled: "If you don't have money, your clan will help you. When did you open your mouth and the clan was short of three children's expenses?"
It's the beginning of autumn and things are not going well. Uncle Liu is planning something bad.
"Sixth uncle!" She quickly kowtowed to him, "Third brother, there will be a lot of money to spend in the future. We can't rely on the clan every time. None of our clan is rich. It's better to ask my mother to sell me." , having one less mouth to eat at home can also save a lot of money.”
Mrs. Liu was also afraid that she would not be able to sell it to Li Qiu, so she quickly echoed: "Yes, yes, that's what it is."
Li Qiu struck while the iron was hot: "Mom, since Brother Chang'an is willing to buy me, you should do your best and sell me to Brother Chang'an!"
Mrs. Liu was afraid that people would gossip, so she squeezed out two tears: "It's hard for you, my child. For the sake of my third son, you are willing to marry a bastard. Since you have this intention, then I will help you. Gu Chang'an, please show me Come with ten taels of silver, and take Liqiu home today."
"What? Ten taels of silver?"
Gu Changan was dumbfounded. He only had a few dozen big coins on him. Where could he get ten taels of silver?
But Li Qiu was blinking at him with a pair of big misty eyes. Gu Changan knew that he couldn't back down, so he gritted his teeth and agreed: "Okay! It's settled, give me ten days, and after ten days , I will go to your house to marry Li Qiu!"
With a sound of "coaxing", the villagers seemed to have exploded, pointing at Gu Changan and ridiculing him wantonly.
"Gu Laizi, how did you make so much money?"
"Don't say ten days, even ten years, Gu Laizi can't save ten taels of silver!"
Gu Changan looked like he was drunk, his face was red. He ignored anyone and only stared at Li Qiu: "Li Qiu, believe me, I will definitely be able to raise the money to marry you!"
"Okay! It's settled!"
Mrs. Liu was very happy. She was sure that Gu Changan couldn't come up with the money. If Li Qiu was sold secretly, no one would be able to say anything.
"Gu Laizi, listen carefully. If you can't get the money within ten days, not only will you no longer be able to make plans for my family's Beginning of Autumn, you will also have to kneel at the door of my house with four gifts to apologize to me!"
Gu Laizi nodded without hesitation: "Sure, it's settled!"
He agreed happily, but Li Qiu felt worried for him.
Where can I get so much money together in a short while?
