"I don't need to worry about it. Who do I marry? Does it have anything to do with you? Just mind yourself. I heard that your daughter was beaten by your son-in-law so hard that three of her ribs were broken. Why don't you stand up for your daughter? She is divorced, she is your biological child after all, why did you let her marry that kind of beast who can beat women? "
Gu Shichu said calmly, poking directly at Aunt Liu's pain point. She usually listened to news from all directions. Didn't she happen to hear about Aunt Liu's family before? Now it's just right to take it out to confront Aunt Liu.
Sure enough, when Aunt Liu heard what Gu Shichu said, her face turned red with anger, and she was as suffocated as pig liver. She trembled her lips and said, "You, you... what does this have to do with you?"
"Originally, it's none of my business, but weren't you concerned about my marriage just now? I'm going to reciprocate and care about your daughter's marriage. Why are you angry? You just scolded me and I didn't even scold me back..." Gu Shichu He raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, his eyes full of mockery.
Aunt Liu was choked to the point of being speechless, so she could only say in a stern voice: "Okay! Treat people's kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs! You are sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued. Let me see what will happen to you in the future!"
After saying that, he walked away angrily, staying far away from Gu Shichu.
Gu Shichu sighed in boredom. This man's fighting ability was so poor that he couldn't even quarrel.
When it was time to finish work, Gu Shichu left with everyone. When Aunt Liu met her at the end of the field, she glared at her, obviously still holding a grudge.
Gu Shichu returned home, rested enough, and continued to repair the house by herself. She had annoyed Ji Mingtao before, so Ji Mingtao stopped helping her, so she could only do it slowly by herself.
Fortunately, this dilapidated house is not big, and it won't take long for Gu Shichu to repair it alone.
She thought the room was too dark, so she removed the narrow window, changed it to a larger one, and opened an extra window on the other side. Only then could enough light come in. The room was much brighter, and she couldn't even look at it. It was so dark and depressing before.
Just as Gu Shichu was replacing the rain-soaked mud bricks on the wall with new ones, an uninvited guest came to his door.
"Niece Gu! You are indeed at home. It seems I came just in time..." A middle-aged woman with a round waist walked in and said to Gu Shichu with a smile, "What are you doing? Repairing the wall? Oh, you He can even build a wall, he’s so capable!”
Gu Shichu put down what he was doing, walked to the yard, scooped up water and washed his hands before asking, "Aunt Xi, why did you come to see me? Come inside and sit down."
She welcomed him into the house and gave her a bowl of cold water: "Sorry, there is no tea at home, only boiled water. You can make do with it."
She naturally has tea, and there are all kinds of top-quality teas, but they are produced in her companion space and cannot be seen by others now, otherwise the source cannot be explained - she is an orphan, where can she get the good tea?
So I can only treat this Auntie Xi with a bowl of boiled water.
Aunt Xi didn't care at all. After all, under the current conditions, other families in the village also used plain water to entertain guests, so it might be a little sugar soaked in water to entertain distinguished guests.
"Niece Gu, how are you doing now? Wouldn't it be too lonely to live alone?" Aunt Xi asked with pity. She looked at the living room of the Gu family. It was indeed very poor. There was only one The lame Eight Immortals table and three or four shabby small stools have been used for an unknown period of time, and the original appearance of the tables and chairs can no longer be seen.
Gu Shichu smiled politely and said, "Fortunately, I work in the fields and earn work points to support myself, which is not bad. I'm used to living alone and don't feel lonely. Why did Aunt Xi come to see me?"
She actually knew the purpose of this aunt's visit. Apart from being able to be plotted about her marriage, what other value could she have?
I don’t know what day it is today, but so many people are taking care of their own marriage affairs?
Aunt Xi took a sip of water and then said straight to the point: "Since you are the only one in your family now, I will tell you directly. Don't be too shy. I am here to propose marriage to you."
She looked at Gu Shichu's face carefully and saw no sign of displeasure. She breathed a sigh of relief, showed a friendly smile and said:
"The person you asked me to kiss is Zhou Shitou from the head of the village. You know Zhou Shitou, right? He is the son of Widow Zhou. He is tall and thin. Although he is not very strong, he has a good temper and is obedient and honest! It was Widow Zhou who first took a fancy to you. She thought you were diligent and capable, a perfect match for her son! What do you think?"
Hearing Aunt Xi's words, Gu Shichu immediately smiled. She did know Zhou Shitou. He looked like a bamboo pole and had very little flesh on his body. He heard that he had been frail and sick since birth, so he was named after Shitou. I hope he is safe and sound and his life is strong enough not to be seduced by the King of Hell.
Zhou Shitou is indeed good-tempered and obedient, but that is only because of the control of Widow Zhou. Widow Zhou regards him as his lifeblood and controls him very strictly. I heard that he even eats as much as he eats, sleeps for a few hours, and drinks every day. The water has to obey her orders.
So there is actually a more modern word that can describe the relationship between Zhou Shitou and his mother: mama's boy.
Zhou Shitou has a good temper and is obedient, but in fact he is cowardly, has no independent opinions, and listens to his mother in everything. It is impossible to live a good life if you marry into such a family.
Widow Zhou is too possessive and protective of her son, and it is impossible to get used to her daughter-in-law. Even the daughter-in-law she chooses herself will be the same. She can't help but interfere in the couple's affairs, so family conflicts are inevitable.
Besides, Zhou Shitou is not in good health. Who knows when he will die. Isn’t that harmful to others?
Widow Zhou said that she was attracted by her hard work and ability, and she obviously wanted to find a free nanny so that she could work to support her son. It was a very good idea.
It's a pity that it depends on whether he can cooperate, Gu Shichu thought.
"Auntie, if I marry, it must be to have a good life. I can't marry someone who is worse off than I am now, right? If I marry Zhou Shitou and he is too weak to work, wouldn't it mean that I have to support him? ? After a few years when I had a child, Widow Zhou got old again, so I had to raise the child and support my mother-in-law by myself, and the whole family relied on me.
Auntie, do you think that kind of life is good? When I'm not married, I only need to support myself, but if I marry him, then I have to support two people, three people, four, five, six people... Tsk tsk, then I will die from exhaustion? "
Gu Shichu said to Aunt Xi with a half-smile.
Aunt Xi was stunned when she heard what Gu Shichu said. She obviously didn't expect that Gu Shichu could say such a thing, but what she said was very logical and in line with reality, but it was too realistic and well-founded. Aunt Xi couldn't refute even if she wanted to.
