Gu's mother quickly grabbed Gu Zhihua and said, "Zhihua, are you trying to persuade us to allow Shuhua to come in, and are you deliberately making things difficult for us?"
Gu Zhihua's face tightened: "Mom, Xin'er is really my son, I dare to swear!"
"Snapped!"
Father Gu slapped the table hard, "Xin'er is obviously the son of the family in front of me. If he is really your son, then you are too ridiculous, and Shuhua is not serious!"
"Dad, this has nothing to do with cousin Shuhua. It's just that I can't forget her."
"His father, don't say that to Shuhua. The two children grew up together..."
"It's all your fault. It's embarrassing!" Father Gu was even more annoyed when he saw that Mother Gu was still defending Gu Zhihua.
Gu's mother was too lazy to argue with Gu's father, and only continued to ask Gu Zhihua: "Is Xin'er really my grandson? Why didn't you tell me earlier? If you had told me earlier, you wouldn't have become like this..."
"Mom, cousin Shuhua is pregnant again. She was diagnosed two days before I came back. I'm going to be a father again."
If Gu Zhihua's words before had caught the two elders off guard, what he said now made them even more shocked that they couldn't find the east, west, north, and south.
"What? Pregnant again? This, this..." Father Gu didn't know what to say and fell down on the stool.
When Gu's mother came to her senses, she clasped her hands together and laughed out loud with joy.
"God bless me, I have been sad every day during this period. I am sad for my two lost eldest grandsons. I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, there would be two more."
"No wonder I'm so curious about that child in my heart. After a long time, it turns out he's my eldest grandson."
"His father, Xin'er also likes to be close to you. It turns out that this is a blood relationship. You are biological grandfather and grandson..."
Father Gu's expression also softened a little.
Gu's mother then said: "If this is really the case, then Shuhua is really a good daughter-in-law of our Gu family. Zhihua, get up quickly. No matter whether you divorce Huahua or marry Shuhua, you can't kneel down and talk." , come on, come on, sit up, let’s discuss it..."
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Three days later, just when Ping'er was about to suffer no longer, someone from the Gu family finally came.
Father Gu was driving the carriage, Gu Zhihua was sitting on the side, and Huahua was sitting in the carriage behind. Danhuahua was no longer crying or making trouble, and she was stunned, as if she was stupid.
Yes, in these three days, she met Gu Zhihua and experienced everything from hope to disappointment to despair...
Gu Zhihua gave her three options. One: promise Shuhua to come in and become equal wives with her.
Two: Make peace with Huahua and let her take back the box of dowry herself. In addition, he will give her thirty taels of silver as compensation.
Three, that is being divorced.
The reason why she was divorced was that she was tormenting her and framed her concubine's child, using the name of jealousy. When the time comes that she wants to remarry after being divorced, she will be stained.
Huahua didn't take any of the three options, and struggled for three more days. Finally, she was exhausted and chose the second option: peace and separation.
Because if she didn't choose to reconcile, Gu Zhihua would leave her alone in the Gu family in the name of letting her think calmly, and he would go back to Qing'an County. Huahua no longer wanted to be imprisoned, so she could only choose to reconcile. , signed the divorce document.
Before leaving to return to Changping Village, she was taken to the Yamen by the Gu family and her son, where she found a notary and signed documents.
Gu Zhihua did not break his promise and stuffed the thirty taels of silver notes into her jewelry box. Just like that, she got on the carriage and now she had left Qingshui Town and returned to Changping Village.
Father Gu went with him to explain the matter clearly to Ping'er and Zhou Sheng in person.
But Gu's mother didn't come because she had already gone to a relative's house to pick up her eldest grandson Xin'er, who was fostered there.
Today is the day when the Guanyin Temple is completed.
Blacksmith Luo and Yang Huazhong brought fireworks and firecrackers to set off, and villagers from nearby villages also came to join in the fun.
Several village elders in Changping Village personally placed cooked pig heads, roosters, and fat meat in front of the Guanyin Temple. Everyone lined up to burn incense and kowtow. Several monks were invited from a temple in Wanghai County. Perform various consecration ceremonies.
There is a cellar under the temple, and all the skeletons of the Jiangjiapo people were moved to the cellar. Naturally, the cellar is not the same as when it was first discovered. All of them have been greatly modified according to Taoist Yuan's instructions.
Hope...these souls can rest in peace here.
The mage's work was so big that all the people from ten miles and eight villages came, and the area around the pasture was completely blocked.
The money to build the temple came from the Luo family, and the people who found the cellar were also Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang, so it was natural that the mages Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang wanted to participate. Not only that, even Luo Baobao came to watch the fun.
The ritual was carried out from morning to noon, and the midday fasting meal was held at Luo's house. After the fasting meal, there was another finishing ritual in the afternoon, and it was only when the sun set that
Finish.
Shengnan's father was among the crowd watching the fun, and while watching, he whispered to the people next to him: "This Guanyin Temple is built near our pasture. It will bless the cows in our pasture to grow fat and strong. You guys are plowing targets." The land needs cattle, so they all come to our pasture to buy cattle. What? Can’t afford it? The same goes for renting. We are all from the countryside, so the price can be easily negotiated..."
Inside the Guanyin Temple, Yang Huazhong and several village elders offered incense to the Guanyin Empress again. Everyone finally felt that this matter was successfully completed, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"We, the people of Changping Village, owe so much to the people of Jiangjiapo. If we want to repay it, we will definitely not be able to repay it. We will pay back as much as we can according to our own conscience. I hope the deceased will be in peace. In the future, we will pay back as much as we can." People in Changping Village can also live and work in peace and contentment, and the population is prosperous."
Everyone returned to the village with this hope.
At night, the Luo family invited people from each room of the Yang family, as well as Wang Hongquan and others, to come over for dinner.
Xiaoduo was playing with Jiaojiao in the yard. When she saw Yang Ruoqing coming back, she said to her in the air: "Sister, when you went to the pasture in the afternoon, Sister Ping'er came to see you. I heard that you went to the pasture to participate. She will go back first for the ritual."
"What's the matter?" Yang Ruoqing asked.
Xiaoduo thought for a moment, "I asked, but she didn't say anything. She just asked if you were at home."
Yang Ruoqing nodded, "I understand. It's too late today, so I won't ask. If anything happens to her later, she will come back again."
No wonder Yang Ruoqing is not in a hurry, because what she knows about Ping'er must be about Huahua. Huahua has been away for almost ten days and has not come back with any news. Ping'er is probably thinking wildly at home again.
Yang Ruoqing is really tired today. She doesn't want to be Ping'er's audience. She should have a night's rest and go there tomorrow. Besides, her family invites everyone over for dinner at night. As a housewife, she can't leave so many guests alone. Run outside!
