Farm Gate Business Tycoon

Chapter 28 The Unreasonable Mrs. Gu (2)
Naturally, Gu Qingmei didn't know any of them, but she could guess that these were the elders of the clan and had the right to speak in the clan, so she obediently saluted everyone and said polite words at the same time.

All the elders sat on the edge of the Kang.

The patriarch said unhurriedly: "Today, I invited you here because Xiaoya's mother sold her. Meizi thinks that Xiaoya is from our Gu family village, and she doesn't want her to be sold to other places. A lonely little girl was used as a slave for others, so she bought her with money from the matchmaker. But you have all seen what a little girl is, and Meizi is worried that the little girl will cause trouble for her in the future. That's why I begged me to let me make the decision for her. What does Xiaoya say, her surname is also Gu, and she belongs to the Gu family. As long as she is not married for a day, we have to take care of this matter. Everyone is here today, let's take care of the little girl Ya Niang called in, and said clearly, from now on, Xiao Ya will have nothing to do with her."

Several elders in the clan nodded one after another, they couldn't understand the domineering look of the little girl.

The patriarch said: "Meizi, call the little girl in."

"Yes!" Gu Qingmei kept her posture extremely low in front of these old guys. She knew very well that this is a patriarchal society, and women have no identity or status. Only by satisfying their face can they live a stable life.

She went out and saw the little girl standing at the gate of the courtyard, circling back and forth, so she called out: "Little girl, the patriarch is calling you."

The little girl gave her a hard look, but she still walked into Gu Qingmei's house obediently. She was not stupid, she knew that it was okay to play rough with men at home, but if she played rough with the patriarch and so many elders, she would be asking for bad luck.

Seeing her come in, the patriarch said: "Xiaoya's mother, oh no, Shaochang's mother, it's like this, now we all know that you sold Xiaoya, but Meizi has already bought Xiaoya. Come down, from today onwards, Xiaoya is no longer from your family, she is from Meizi's family, you are not allowed to trouble Meizi in the future, otherwise, we old guys will not let you go."

Hearing what he said, the little girl's stepmother twitched the corners of her mouth in disdain, and said sharply: "I don't think it's a big deal. I don't care who the old woman sells this dead girl to, as long as this dead girl doesn't come back to eat leisurely in the future." , eat at whoever’s home you like to eat at.”

Gu Qingmei interjected: "Okay, since this is the case, please ask the patriarch and all the elders to testify to me, and ask her to write me a statement of conclusion, so as to avoid future lawsuits."

As she spoke, she politely smiled at the patriarch: "Trouble the patriarch's calligraphy again."

The patriarch happily picked up the brush, wrote another cut book, and then read it in public, "I, Gu Wang, married Gu Qingren in the Gu family village. Because of poverty, I sold my daughter Gu Xiaoya. From now on, Gu Xiaoya's birth, old age, illness and death have nothing to do with me."

After reading, he asked Xiaoya's stepmother to press her fingerprints on the cut-knot book before handing it to Gu Qingmei, "Mother Shaochang, it's none of your business, you can go."

Seeing that the thorn in her side had been dealt with, the little girl's stepmother was very proud, and left Gu Qingmei's house with her butt twisted.

Gu Qingmei smiled and said: "Thank you elders for your help. This evening, when my father comes back, I would like to ask you elders to do me a favor and come and have a drink with my father."

The old gentlemen all said "it's easy to say, easy to say" very politely, and they left one after another.

After the patriarch and the old masters were all sent away, Gu Xiaoya suddenly knelt in front of Gu Qingmei and kowtowed to her three times, "Aunt Mei, I will never forget your great kindness. I am yours now, whatever you ask me to do, I will do."

"Get up!" Gu Qingmei quickly helped her up, and then said to Gu Shaotong. "Shaotong, go boil a pot of bath water and give your little sister a bath."

Gu Shaotong agreed, and ran out to wash the pot and boil water.

Gu Qingmei rummaged through the boxes to find out a set of her old clothes, and handed them to Gu Xiaoya, asking her to take a shower to change.

Qin Bihua said worriedly: "Meizi, if you just leave Xiaoya at home, what if the second uncle and aunt are not happy?"

"Will not!"

While talking, I saw Gu Liushi walking in from the outside, glanced at Gu Xiaoya, then looked at Gu Qingmei with doubts, "Meizi, I just met Xiaoya's mother, and her mother said you put Xiaoya I bought it to be a maid, what is going on here?"

Qin Bihua talked quickly, and told Gu Liu what happened.

Gu Liushi suddenly showed a embarrassed expression. To be honest, she also felt sorry for Gu Xiaoya, but she knew the situation of her own family, and now she was struggling to live. The money for the fifth son's wife and the youngest daughter's wedding money were still missing. , There is another mouth in the family, so she can't help but worry about it.

But Gu Qingmei said: "Mother, don't worry, since I dare to buy her, I can afford her, and I won't make things difficult for you. Let her sleep with me these days. Xiaoya is a diligent person, and she won't stay at home. Eat rice, and when the injury on her hand is healed, you can send her to do whatever job you want."

When Gu Xiaoya heard this, she hurriedly knelt down again, "Second Grandma, I beg you, please don't drive me home, I can do anything, I will be Aunt Mei's girl, and I will serve her."

"Good boy, get up quickly." Gu Liushi was also soft-hearted. Seeing this girl's appearance, she quickly helped her up and said with a sigh. "Let's stay at home from now on."

Gu Liushi told her a few more words, and then went out to cook.

Seeing that everything was done, Qin Bihua asked Gu Qingmei in a low voice, "Meizi, what did you do to earn so much money?"

She was taken aback when the large ingot of twelve ingots was taken out just now.

Gu Qingmei said lightly: "I earned it by painting flowers."

"Really?" Qin Bihua said in surprise. "It's the flower pattern you painted a few days ago? Can you earn so much money?"

Gu Qingmei nodded and said with a smile: "I stay with you at home every day, otherwise, where would I get so much money?"

Qin Bihua said enviously: "It's a pity that I can't draw flowers, I can only do embroidery stitch by stitch."

Gu Qingmei suddenly changed the subject, "Sister-in-law, do you know how much a piece of flowers are sold outside?"

Qin Bihua replied instinctively: "One piece for five big coins, they are sold during the market, but it is best to buy it when the stalls are closed. At that time, you can buy one piece for three or four big coins, huh? You Why ask this?"

"It's nothing, I just suddenly thought, is it possible to print some flowers and sell them? There will be a market in the village on the third day, the 23th day and the [-]rd day of every lunar month. You just need to set up a table in front of your house to set up a stall. But I don't know. Where are the woodblock prints?"

(End of this chapter)