Chapter 229 Asking for money

Author: Zhong Lin

Ms. Yin sat next to Su Xiaomu. After hearing what she said, she also looked towards the three children. Although they were talking to her, the speed at which she was holding meat did not slow down.

"Being born into a family like that, and being a girl, she would have nothing to eat. If we didn't talk about her, wasn't it the same situation in our family a few years ago?"

Ms. Yin didn't feel bad about her children. She still had two daughters that she couldn't take care of.

After finishing the meal that Mrs. Li felt sorry for her daughter, Su Xiaomu rubbed her belly with satisfaction and continued chatting with her two sisters-in-law.

Gu Shui invited his three daughters to play with some nephews and nieces. Suddenly, he wiped away his tears and began to complain to Mrs. Li in tears.

"Mom, my daughter lied to you. My head of the family was not as kind to me as I said. He also looked down on the daughter I gave birth to, saying that I was unable to give birth to a son..."

Gu Shui felt aggrieved, and Mrs. Li felt really distressed when she saw her. Her eyes were red, and she even took out a handkerchief to wipe Gu Shui's tears, coaxing and comforting her: "Hurry up, stop crying, he

It’s not good for you. You still have your brother and father. Let’s go back with you in two days and let him know that someone in your family is supporting you.”

Mrs. Li was thinking in her mind that in all the years since Gu Shui married into that family, the Gu family had never come to see her, so she would take this opportunity to recognize her and support Gu Shui.

"No!" Gu Shui shook his head as soon as Li finished speaking, "You don't have to go back with me. If mom really wants to help me, just lend me some money. Didn't my family earn it by selling food in the city a few days ago?"

Isn’t it a lot of money? Now that everyone’s life is so good, I guess it won’t be a problem to give some to me.”

Gu Shui looked longingly at the new clothes Li was wearing. She could still smell the fishy smell of herself when she raised her sleeves.

In the past, such meaty smell could only be smelled during the Chinese New Year, but she never had the chance to eat it.

Since he could not give birth to a son, he still had three daughters who were a burden.

Gu Shui hid the sadness in her eyes and her jealousy of the Gu family. She stretched out her hand and took Li's arm, and began to beg her.

"I don't need too much. Mom just needs to give me some so that I can straighten my back at home."

Her life was so miserable. Apart from being unable to give birth to a son, she also had no money.

If she could use some money to supplement her husband's gambling, then he would not beat and scold her frequently.

Gu Shui begged Li with tears in her eyes, but she was actually ready to accept the money.

However, she didn't expect that as soon as she heard the request for money, Li's distressed face would immediately go away, and she even directly pushed away Gu Shui's hand holding her arm, and her expression suddenly changed to alert.

"Did your mother-in-law ask you to ask for money? They have a big family with no ability at all and can't support themselves, so they want to ask you, a woman with a heavy belly, to show off their face?"

Mrs. Li was a little angry now. The Zhou family was so poor that one Buddha ascended to heaven and two Buddhas were born. Getting married would not help the Gu family at all. Before studying in Jingcheng, they didn't see any help from them.

Help.

Now that the Gu family has grown up, the Zhou family has come to fight against the autumn wind. They really think that the Gu family is stupid and has too much money.

Thinking of this, Li's eyes when looking at Gu Shui were no longer as pitiful as they were before, and even looked vaguely wary.

"All the money in the family is reserved for your third brother's education. No one should think about it. Don't say that your mother doesn't love you. Nothing in our Gu family is as important as your third brother's education."

Mrs. Li was reluctant to give the money she had saved to Gu Shui to support the Zhou family. If Gu Shui could spend some money on herself, or let her three granddaughters make up for it, Mrs. Li would not be able to use it from her own private house. Take some out of your money.

But knowing that the money is nothing but meat buns that will never be returned, who would still want it?

Li's refusal was completely unexpected by Gu Shui. When she heard that she was unwilling to pay a penny, her tears fell from her eyes like water from a floodgate.

Gu Shui cried while protecting his stomach and complained to Mr. Li: "Why do you always only have the third brother in your parents' eyes? Are you and your father so cruel that you don't care about my life or death at all? When we were at home before, I also It’s not that I haven’t contributed to the family. My third brother, Shu Xiu, is studying, so I have saved a lot for him.”

Gu Shui has been doing farm work at home with Li since she was a child. After her elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law got married, she also followed them to the city to sell eggs. After so many years of hard work, she thought that even though she was the youngest child in the family, she had never I have received the slightest favor from Mr. Li and Mr. Gu!

Gu Shui cried so sadly that his eyes were swollen and ugly like walnuts.

Seeing her like this and listening to her accusations, Mrs. Li naturally felt a lot of complexity and embarrassment in her heart.

She and Lao Gu definitely liked Gu Jingcheng the most among the children.

That's because Gu Jingcheng is capable and talented in reading.

The money they spent on him and the time they spent on him would only be rewarded after he passed the imperial examination.

And Gu Jingcheng is indeed up to date. Ever since he was a child, his parents have never asked them to spend any other time on him.

And the daughter in front of her, with a child in her belly, is the one who really makes Mrs. Li and Mr. Gu sad.

But when she was pregnant in ten months, no matter which child she had, it would be a piece of flesh that fell from her body. Even though Mrs. Li was partial, she was not so cruel.

She let out a long sigh, stretched out her hands that were already somewhat loose, and gently touched Gu Shui's bulging belly.

"All the money at home will be left for your third brother to study. It's not that my parents don't miss you, but they really can't give you any other money. I'll ask your sisters-in-law to prepare more food for you when you leave. , you take it back and recuperate the children, but you can’t let them be as weak as they are now.”

Gu Shui's belly felt round, maybe it was a daughter again.

She couldn't give birth to a son four times in a row, so I'm afraid she would still be able to survive in the Zhou family.

Mrs. Li's distressed eyes lingered on Gu Shui, and she felt helpless in every possible way.

Gu Shui was not satisfied with just bringing some food back.

She could hardly survive in the Zhou family. If she couldn't bring some money back this time to show them how useful she was, it would be a matter of time before she was abandoned.

Gu Shui didn't want to be kicked out of the Zhou family with his children, so he could only place all his hopes on his family.

"Mom, just give me some money, but a few silver taels won't affect the third brother's study. Besides, there's still some time before spring, so the family can't make new money."

She doesn’t need much, just a dozen taels or seven or eight taels is fine.

Moreover, Gu Shuike knew that candidates like Gu Jingcheng who could study would have to pay to go to the imperial examination village.
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