C59 greed

The russet horse whinnied, once again attracting Madame Song's attention. She pointed towards the outside of the courtyard and said to her daughter, "Look, it's that horse again. He's back."

"I was just passing by, is that alright?"

Just as Mian Niang finished speaking, a voice came out from outside the courtyard door.

"Young Master Gu, why are you here?" It was Song Zhixiao's voice.

Madame Song Li looked at Mian Niang, causing Mian Niang's heart to palpitate with fear. She hurriedly lowered her head to avoid Mother's gaze, her eyes turning uneasily.

I was about to go in when I saw my wife standing at the entrance of the courtyard, thinking that men and women were on guard and were not good at talking. Big brother Song, now that you've returned, it just so happens that this is a good medicine for breaking your wife's reputation, quickly give it to her and it will be very effective. I was still worrying about what I should do, so I handed it over to my wife.

This man had the ability to invert black and white, it was true that he had fabricated a lot of nonsense, causing Mian Niang to feel hatred in his heart. He wanted to immediately stand out and expose this man's scheme, but he did not raise his head, and met the suspicious gaze of Madame Song.

"He's that Young Master Gu you saved?"

Mian Niang nodded her head hesitantly.

"Then why didn't you tell the truth when my mother asked you?"

"The young master of a noble family doesn't want to have anything to do with him."

Mian Niang said sincerely.

Outside, Song Zhixiao was still talking to the other party.

"Martial Lord said that it was you who came. I was still thinking, but he didn't tell me if it was me or not, so I came back with you. It was right that you didn't go in, Father was not at home, and only Mother and My sister are at home.

Song Zhixiao's straight eyebrows stared at the confession, causing Gu Han's heart to thump. He had originally prepared for this, but he actually couldn't say anything about it.

He didn't expect the other party to have something even more infuriating waiting behind him. "Thank you for the medicine. You're very considerate."

"Of course!"

Gu Han replied with a smile.

"That's good too, we will be taking this pill, then you don't have to owe us anything, and you don't have to remember to be ungrateful, our family —" Song Zhixiao pointed to his own courtyard and said honestly: "It's simply too simple, it's even worse than Mei Family's courtyard, we won't invite you in."

Gu Xin was shocked by his honesty. He looked at the other party, dumbstruck. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

Song Zhixiao turned and looked at Gu Wu: "Thank you, we have to be clear now, in the future, Martial Lord will not have to help me chop wood. This kind of work, is not something that a person like you can do."

As he spoke, he removed the two bundles of firewood from the horse's back and did not enter the courtyard. Instead, he stood still and looked at the two masters and servants.

The order to expel the guest was simple and straightforward. Gu Han choked on his chest and felt like he couldn't lift it up no matter what.

Gu Wu observed his surroundings and was about to explain the situation to the sinister looking young master, but Gu Xin had already opened his mouth: "Since that's the case, then I, Gu Yue, will not disturb you any longer. Goodbye."

He jumped onto his horse, and without even looking at the horse, he rode away from the Tian Jia Wan.

Gu Wu blankly watched his young master's leaving figure, then turned to Song Zhixiao and said with disappointment: "You, you really, really, what can I say about you? My young master truly wants to be friends with all of you, why are you … How did you... Sigh! Our young master has never suffered like this before? I want to see what you can do? This stubborn temper of hers, why is it exactly the same as your sister? "

Song Zhixiao cupped his fists as he sent his off. He did not explain anything and allowed himself to do as he pleased.

Gu Wu did not know what to say, so he could only sigh, and mounted his horse to chase after the young master.

Seeing that the person had walked far away, Song Zhixiao walked out of the house with the firewood on his back. He stood at the door and looked at his brother.

Song Zhixiao smiled at her, put away the firewood, went to wash his hands, and then entered his mother's room.

"Dalang, that Young Master Gu, what are you trying to say to him?"

His son spoke without turning his head, so Madame Song heard the conversation taking place at the gate of the Li Residence clearly.

Song Zhixiao placed the blue and white porcelain bottle in his mother's hands, and said: "Could it be that you want to do something about it? "Is it even possible for him to repay us with favors through the Ouroboros Clan? Young master, please forgive us for our kindness. We have already given you such a generous gift, we can't continue to push our luck."

"Why is it taking things so far?"

Song Zhixiao glanced at his sister. Whenever Mian Niang mentioned that person, he felt annoyed, so he decided to turn around and return to his room.

Song Zhixiao looked at his sister's back and said: "That Young Master Gu has already sent many gifts to Mei Family. Today, he has also sent some medicine.

"So that's how it is?" Madame Song was suddenly enlightened. She immediately nodded and said, "You are indeed a kind person. No wonder why I am able to sit as a high official in the capital. But you are the same. Why don't you want people to come in and have a seat, even if you want to drink some water?"

"Mother." Song Zhixiao frowned: "You are confused too, no matter how kind you are, you are still a noble family, we do not know about their temperament and nature, how can we randomly befriend them, we are just some village families with few studies and knowledge, if we say something wrong and do something wrong, we might offend them, but it is not beautiful, if not, we might as well not befriend them, such a noble family cannot be provoked."

He still hid a few words in his heart, afraid that his mother would be worried about the Mei Family. The Young Master Gu did indeed send many gifts to the Mei Family, but he did his best to pretend to be calm and peaceful. However, the look of disdain in his eyes occasionally revealed his thoughts.

This man, was not to be crossed, Song Zhixiao knew in his heart.

As for the Mei Family, everyone was smart, so it should be fine. It was just that he had forgotten that Mian Niang had already married into the complicated relationship between her own family and the Mei Family, so how could she possibly be safe and sound?

"That makes sense."

Madame Song nodded, and then said with a hint of pity: "If we really become friends, it's not all bad. You don't have any hopes, your brother is still studying in the academy, if I can help him find a future, it would be good, but our family doesn't have such a close friend."

"Mother." Song Zhixiao corrected him: "A man must rely on his own hard work to obtain a future. If others give it to them, how could it be counted? "Don't worry, as long as Ah Di is willing to study properly in the future, as your brother, I will definitely give it to him so that he can read the book personally."

"That is true, but our family is in such a situation … "Besides, as a parent, I always hope that my children can live a little easier, right?"

"No matter how big your head is, you can always put on a big hat. Mother, if we rely on ourselves, won't we have a clear conscience?"

Madame Song Li looked at her eldest son, sighed, and said:

"Humans, after experiencing so many things, it is very difficult to live a pure life. Everyone says that they have a clear conscience, but in this world, how many people can truly say that they have a clear conscience? When Abba and Mama was young, he also thought that with his own hands, he would definitely be able to live a good life. But now, with just a few acres of land and a few adobe houses, there is no other way to go about it, your brother has been studying for a long time, and if you and Your Abba are not idle for a long time, Mian Niang will marry him, and at the end of the year, we will not be tough, but our clan will treat her well, why else would our relatives treat her like that? "

Speaking of the matter that hurt the most in the family, Mrs. Song Li could not continue.

She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. Life was too hard and heavy for them to breathe, and she had always hoped that such a day would have an end, but she had never been able to see the end of it.

He thought that if his son got married and his daughter got married, everything would be fine.

Now it seemed that the days were going against his original thoughts.

She put the basket down on her lap and began to pierce the needle in the sunlight outside.

At such an old age, even the expression in his eyes could no longer hold sway. It would take at least half a day's worth of effort just to pierce a needle.

Song Zhixiao took the needle and thread from his mother's hand, and without needing to face the sunlight, he immediately put it in, and returned the needle and thread to his mother's hand. Song Zhixiao said: "Mother, look, I am still young, and is still in good health, and has already made an agreement with the Chen Family's Dalang, after finishing all the work at home, I will go back to his place and work for a short period of three months, and after I return, I can earn back six taels of silver. My mother said that when you and my father were young, my grandfather went there early, and my grandmother's health was not good, and my father couldn't leave, so he could only stay in this house. Even so, the land planted here is owned by the landlord, and you still earned ten acres of land belonging to our family. As for sister, naturally I and Lingya will support her, and in the future she will not suffer from that kind of laziness. "

Mian Niang sat on the bed, with the embroidery that his mother had received recently placed at her side. The open window allowed her to listen to most of the conversations between Ah Gou and Ah Niang. For a moment, she felt gratified and sad.

Madame Song looked at her son and let out another long sigh. She felt that her son's words made sense, but she also felt that she was right. For a moment, she just didn't know what to do.

At night, the old couple lied down on the brick bed, with the sound of their youngest son's snores in their ears. Madame Song Li mentioned Gu La's matter, and also told her husband about Song Zhixiao's actions, including what her son had said.

In the silent night, other than the sound of his youngest son's snores, there was no other sound.

Madame Song and Li thought her husband had fallen asleep. She closed her eyes and was about to sleep when someone beside her spoke.

"Dalang did indeed that."

Song Youfu's tone was very firm. There was no explanation, no approval, but no rebuttal.

"Then I'll listen to you. I won't befriend them."

Madame Song said, but she couldn't help sighing in her heart. She had the nagging feeling that it wasn't only a young master that was being pushed out, but also the future of her two sons and the status of her daughter in her in-laws' family.