C18
The two families parted on bad terms.
"Mother." Lee Chunqiao was truly wronged in her heart. She was pregnant with a child, but Jia Faang treated her coldly in the end. He didn't even acknowledge this child.
Madame Zuo patted Lee Chunqiao on the back and comforted her, "Now look at Jia Faang's man. Don't be so silly in the future. This is a bad luck. Gu Qingzi can't even dodge him, you're the only one who can do it."
Lee Chunqiao cried even louder. She had never thought that this would be the result of her scheme for so long. Not only did she lose her body, she was even pregnant with a child. It would be fine if she was a boy, but if she was a girl, Lee Chunqiao's heart would be filled with grief.
The Gu family didn't relax because of the thirty silver taels, because this good news was broken by the gambling den.
The manager of the gambling house looked at Old Man Gu, "I've already given you face, what are you going to do now, Old Gu? "Hurry up and pack up, don't force me to take action again."
Old Man Gu placed his hands behind his back and shook his head, as if resigned to his fate. "I'll have to trouble you all to wait a bit. I'll pack these things out today."
"Then hurry up and pack it up." When the manager of the gambling house heard this, he stopped pressing on. He sat to the side and watched the Gu family pack their things.
When Gu Qingzi came back, she saw this scene. Before she could even wipe her tears away, she looked at Madame Gu adorably. "Mother, what are you doing?"
"Qingzi, help me pack up. The gambling den is here to collect the house." Madame Gu beckoned Gu Qingzi along.
"But where do we live?" Gu Qingzi frowned as she asked, "We have to find a place to stay first before we can move everything in."
Old Man Gu stopped packing his things. All he wanted to do was to pack his things so that they wouldn't smash them. However, he had forgotten that he didn't have a house to move his things into.
Gu Qingzi looked at the manager of the gambling den. "Can we buy this house again?" If you sell it to someone else, it will be hard to find someone you can sell it to. "
"70 gold taels, is that alright?" The manager of the gambling house was also happy to receive money. As for the house, it was indeed hard to find a buyer for such a big one, so the money was a bit lower.
Gu Qingzi was a little troubled. "Can you pay the down payment? Give me some down payment first."
"This won't do, it's better if you help your dad pack up." The manager of the gambling den refused without a second thought.
Gu Qingzi was not disappointed. This was within her expectations.
Shen Yi, who was secretly observing Gu Qingzi, felt a sense of freshness as he listened. This was the first time he heard that someone was giving out money.
Gu Wei had a fiery temper. He was just about to fall asleep when Lian Qingmei suddenly shouted at him to pack up his things. He was furious, but when he heard the manager of the gambling house say no, he shouted, "Are you stupid to give me the money or not?"
The manager of the gambling house frowned and said with a voice as cold as bone, "Gu Wei, you often bet in our gambling house, I won't bother with you today."
"Who the fuck are you? The waiter who goes to your door has to call me grandpa. " Gu Wei started to curse as he pointed at the manager of the gambling den. He was so angry that he threw a bowl at the manager without thinking.
Gu Qingzi's back was facing Gu Wei, so she didn't see him at all.
In the end, Gu Wei threw the bowl in the direction of Gu Qingzi's head in anger.
Shen Yi subconsciously reacted and pulled Gu Qingzi to the side. This was also done in a moment of desperation, so he did not notice and directly pulled Gu Qingzi into his arms.
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.
The bowl fell to the ground and shattered.
Gu Qingzi frowned and pushed Shen Yi away, "Thank you." Then he walked over to Gu Wei and slapped him, "Where did you get the face to say that if you didn't go and wait for our house to be taken away? What right do you have to get angry! "
Having said so, before Gu Wei could react, Gu Qingzi walked in front of Old Man Gu and said, "Dad, I'll go find the seller and ask him if there's any houses selling around here. I'll buy one for him."
"Go." As Old Man Gu spoke, he took out the bag from his sleeve and handed it over to Gu Qingzi.
"Sigh." Gu Qingzi responded and left with a trot.
Gu Wei frowned, "Gu Qingzi!"
"Your sister is right, shut up!" Old Man Gu glared at Gu Wei.
Gu Wei could only endure his anger.
Shen Yi had left long ago as well, following Gu Qingzi in the dark.
Gu Qingzi walked over to the stall owner and knocked on the door. "Is Master Cui at home?" she asked.
"Here." Master Cui pushed open the door.
"Master Cui, I'm here to buy a house." Gu Qingzi smiled.
"How much is it? How many? " Master Cui asked.
"Everyone in the village knows about our family's situation. Please let me know. If it's suitable, I'll buy it." Gu Qingzi counted the money in her purse. It wasn't even worth ten taels of silver, only six or three taels.
"Let's go." Uncle Cui came out and locked the door.
The two of them walked to the entrance of a house that was slightly further away from the Gu family's residence. Master Cui coughed a few times, opened the lock, and opened the door. "Take a look at this house. What do you think?"
Gu Qingzi walked in and looked around. There were about seven to eight rooms, two of which were slightly larger and the others were about the same size. However, she raised her head and looked at the ceiling, which was still bare from the rain. She looked at the walls and the floor, then she walked out of the house and looked at Uncle Cui, "Master Cui, how much is this house?"
"Forty taels." Master Cui said.
"Master Cui, come in and take a look at this wall," Gu Qingzi decided to bid! Look at the top of this house. If you can see the sun, water will leak out, then look at the grass in this yard and the walls. With so many people in our family, this house is not enough.
"How much can you give me?" Master Cui crossed his arms and asked.
"Twenty-five taels." Gu Qingzi did not feel confident either. Afraid that Master Cui would not agree, she said: "Master Cui, you should know our family's current situation as well, and this is the money we just received from Jia Family. I have to keep some to live on, our family's sister-in-law has just given birth and needs to recuperate.
"Fine, come back with me to get the deed."
"Master Cui is also a straightforward person. He looked around the house and confirmed that it was not worth 40 taels of silver. If he could sell it, he would not have to worry about it in the second half of the year. Therefore, he did not bargain with Gu Qingzirou."
After Gu Qingzi received the deed, she went back to look at the house and found Shen Yi suddenly appearing at the door, looking at her with a smile that was not a smile.
She followed Shen Yi's line of sight and accidentally discovered that the distance between her new home and Shen Yi's was less than a hundred meters.
She rubbed her nose and did not say anything. She did not expect it to be such a coincidence.
After changing the lock, Gu Qingzi went back to the Gu family to help them pack their things.