The sun was just right in late spring. Gu Changan had a piece of dogtail grass in his mouth and his eyes were glued to the piece of indigo floral cloth covering the car window.
When he heard someone calling him Gu Laizi, he came back to his senses, opened his mouth to spit out the dog's tail grass, and spat on the ground: "Auntie, what do you say? When did I owe you ten taels of silver?"
"Gu Laizi, what do you mean? Yesterday, so many people in the village were present. It was you who personally promised to come up with ten taels of silver within ten days in order to marry Li Qiu home. What's wrong, do you want to refuse?"
Mrs. Liu was so angry that she almost touched Gu Changan's nose with one finger.
Gu Changan ignored her, turned around, put his hand on Zhang You's shoulder, and chatted with Zhang You with a playful smile: "Master Xiucai, what do you think about this matter?"
Zhang You's expression was slightly condensed, and he took a step to the side uncomfortably. Gu Changan followed closely and said, "Master Xiu Cai, please say a word, your little wife... ah no, your sister You are still waiting in the donkey cart. Look, do you want me to help you get Miss Liqiu out of the donkey cart, or do you want me to drive you back to the academy in the donkey cart? Otherwise, I will send you to Li Qianli Where are you going, Master?"
Hearing Gu Changan's voice, Li Qiu wanted to cry.
Why did this bastard come just now?
But Gu Changan really has a way.
She just told Gu Changan that Zhang You often went to the secret door and had a prostitute with whom she was in love, and asked Gu Changan to use this to blackmail Zhang You.
Doesn’t Mrs. Liu want ten taels of silver? These ten taels of silver were called Zhang Youchu.
This is called wool coming from the sheep.
Unexpectedly, Gu Changan also inquired about Li Qian.
This Li Qian is Zhang You's classmate and the only son of the town squire Li. From the first day Zhang You entered the academy, the two of them worked hard.
Over the past few years, the knot between the two has grown bigger and bigger, and they have become mortal enemies.
This time, Li Qian failed to pass the examination and was severely humiliated by Zhang You. He was not sure why he hated Zhang You.
Gu Chang'an only had to say something to Li Qian, and Li Qianfei would grab the thread and pull it down. It would not be complete until Zhang You's reputation as a scholar was taken away.
This is much more threatening than Gu Changan going to Zhang Youyou himself.
Li Qiu nodded secretly, she had chosen the right person.
Before Gu Chang'an finished speaking, Zhang You's expression changed, and he hurriedly squeezed out a smile, as if he and Gu Chang'an were on good terms: "Brother Chang'an, you can go home boldly now and invite some aunts." Auntie, help me tidy up the house. Let’s choose a good and auspicious day. You can happily come to my house to welcome the bride, and I will personally carry the Beginning of Autumn out of the house!”
Gu Changan glanced at the motionless piece of indigo floral cloth, and punched Zhang You with a smile: "Okay, I'll trust you, kid. Let's make an agreement. I'll go find someone to settle the day. Wait for this After the matter is over, I will treat you and Mr. Li Shen to a drink again."
Zhang You laughed and sent Gu Changan away nicely. When he came back, he found a large group of people gathered in front of his house. Aunt Ping didn't leave at all, and her face became gloomy.
"Mom, please give the money to Ping Gu quickly and send this person away quickly!"
Mrs. Liu looked at Zhang You longingly: "Sanwazi, you just let Gu Laizi go like this? Where are the ten taels of silver?"
Zhang You's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he pulled Ms. Liu and urged her to pay quickly.
"Mom, everyone in the village is watching. You are really willing to embarrass your son."
Mrs. Liu felt sorry for the money, but she felt even more sorry for her son, so she reluctantly went back to the house to get the money.
Yu Cuihua stared closely and hurriedly followed Mrs. Liu in. But Mrs. Liu pushed her out of the door and stamped her feet in anger.
The villagers who were watching did not dare to laugh at Zhang You, a scholar, so they surrounded Yu Cuihua, pretending to comfort her, but in fact they were watching the excitement of Zhang You's house both inside and outside their words.
Yu Cuihua stupidly said everything, which made Aunt Sun and others so happy that they had to hold back their laughter to persuade Yu Cuihua.
There was a commotion at the door of Zhang's house, which made Zhang You very irritable.
He couldn't figure it out even if he thought about it. He had planned everything well, but why did Gu Changan kill him halfway?
He was a scholar, and once he won the imperial examination, he would have a bright future. How dare Gu Changan offend Yuan Liqiu, his child bride!
While he was thinking about it, Uncle Six coughed a few times and gave Zhang You a warning.
"Sanwazi, although you have been admitted as a scholar, this is only the first step. There is a long road ahead. You need to be steady and steady. Don't let the villain ruin the hard work of studying hard for ten years."
He nodded meaningfully towards the donkey cart: "That person in the cart, do you really plan to marry her to Gu Laizi?"
Zhang You smiled bitterly: "Sixth uncle, if my mother has done such a wicked thing and spreads it outside, how can I behave in school? Since Gu Changan wants to marry Li Qiu, and I really treat Li Qiu as my own sister, then Why don't I help them both? It can be regarded as preserving my reputation."
Uncle Liu nodded happily: "Sanwazi, you are an honest person, but you can easily suffer losses if you are too honest. You treat Liqiu sincerely, and Liqiu will not accept your love. She wants to destroy you! But don't worry, since If you decide to do this, the whole Zhang family will help you. Gu Laizi and Li Qiu can stay in the village honestly for the rest of their lives. They can't make trouble and bully the scholars in our clan. How can it be so easy? You just have to wait and see if they have uncovered it, they will have a good life in the future."
Zhang You pretended to persuade Uncle Liu for a few words, and then left Uncle Liu to Zhang Laowen to accept the request.
He's just a bad old man, he's too lazy to deal with it.
Mrs. Liu came out after a long time, holding a blue cloth bag in her hand, and handed it to Aunt Ping with a dark face.
It was a pity for Ping Gu. When Li Qiu came out of the car, she still felt sorry for Li Qiu for a long time: "I heard people in your village say that Gu Laizi is not a good person. He is involved in everything from food, drink, prostitution and gambling. Girl, you If you can't survive in the future, come to Hongxiu Zhao and see me, I'll leave a door open for you here."
There were still tears in the corners of Li Qiu's eyes, but his eyes were filled with solemnity as he stared at Aunt Ping coldly.
Aunt Ping didn't think she was dissatisfied, so she held the handkerchief and said goodbye to Mrs. Liu.
The two people didn't know what they said, but Ms. Liu looked very happy.
As soon as Aunt Ping left, Uncle Six waved his hands to drive people away, and the villagers who were watching the excitement dispersed one by one.
"beginning of autumn!"
Qiu Ju whimpered and rushed over, hurriedly untying the rope, and pulled Li Qiu to cry.
Li Qiu cried so hard that her nose felt sore, so she hugged Qiu Ju and comforted her for a few words.
Mrs. Liu then taunted Li Qiu in a sinister way: "Why are you pretending to be a good person now? If you were really good to Qiu Ju, you should have gone with Ping Gu just now. In exchange for some money, you can also give Qiu Ju a new dress to wear."
"How can Qiu Ju have new clothes to wear?" Li Qiu sneered, "Mother sold me for twelve taels of silver just now, and then gave me twelve taels to my second brother. With the remaining two taels, my mother still had to buy wine for my father. The third brother can buy pens, inks, paper and inkstones, so where can he still have the money to buy Qiu Ju new clothes? Oh, by the way, I forgot about the elder sister-in-law and her family, so after all, the elder brother and sister-in-law will not get any benefit. "
Yu Cuihua finally calmed down from her grievance. When Li Qiu said this, she howled in grievance again.
"Boss, shut up!"
Ms. Liu also yelled at Yu Cuihua.
Zhang You's head jumped and jumped at the sound of two loud and sharp voices.
It took him a long time to calm down Mrs. Liu: "Mom, stop making trouble and quickly prepare a dowry for the beginning of autumn."
Ms. Liu suddenly froze: "What? I still have to get a dowry?"
