She was fifteen years old when she married him, and he was already twenty years old. In Jiankang and even the entire Zhou Dynasty, men who were not yet married at this age were simply rare. Of course, those from poor families who could not afford a wife were rare. Argument.
She thought that he had been waiting for her, when she was old enough, and when her filial piety period for her mother and brother was over, she thought he was a good man who kept his word and righteousness...
"Eighteenth mother? Eighteenth mother?" Ms. Cao shook her shoulders anxiously.
What's wrong with this kid? His face is so white, his breathing is so rapid, his eyes are so red...
She looked up at the sky. It was already a bit hot in May. Ms. Cao got up and took the kettle from the car, opened Gu Shiba Niang's mouth and fed her.
The water that had been hot under the sun for nearly a day was already a little warm, and most of it flowed onto Gu Shiba Niang's clothes.
"Mother..." Gu Shiba Niang held her chest and took a few breaths, looked at Mrs. Cao and smiled weakly, "I'm fine..."
As she said this, in order to ease Cao's uneasiness, she reached out to take the kettle and drank it in large gulps.
"Maybe it's because I'm hot and a little thirsty..." She shook the kettle and smiled again.
Although her face was still a little pale, her expression was much better, not as scary as before. Ms. Cao breathed a sigh of relief and stroked her forehead distressedly, "You silly child, you didn't tell me when you were tired and thirsty... "
Gu Shiba Niang smiled and said no more. She held the kettle and her mind was spinning rapidly.
So, is there really a marriage contract to marry Shen Anlin? Marry him again
Marry him and be abandoned by him again? A sarcastic smile appeared on Gu Shiba Niang's lips.
This shame is enough once!
"What happened next..." She looked at Mr. Cao, tried her best to calm down, and asked.
She remembered that her father failed the exam twice and was deeply hit. He was also laughed at by his relatives. After getting married, he took his mother back to Xianren County. From then on, he took the entrance examination here and had very few opportunities to return to Jiankang. That was different from the Shen family. How is the relationship
"Later..." Ms. Cao sighed, melancholy appearing on her face.
Gu Shiba Niang's eyes lit up, there was a problem!
"Later, your father failed the exam for the third time, but Mr. Shen passed the exam. After all, where does his family background lie... his future will naturally get better..." Ms. Cao said, with a trace of guilt flashing on her face. Xiang Gu Shiba Niang.
"So, Dad has no contact with Mr. Shen San anymore?" Gu Shiba Niang asked.
The Cao family is silent. They are two families with different statuses. They are just a joke when they are frustrated. The days of young and crazy are over, and they still have their own ways to go.
In the past few years, no one from the Shen family has come to say hello. At first, Gu's father wrote letters, but the two replies became more and more perfunctory, and in the end there was no reply at all.
Presumably Mr. Shen San regrets his impulsiveness when he was young, right
"...Eighteenth Mother..." Mrs. Cao felt a little guilty and a little comforted. This was a good marriage, but I'm afraid it wouldn't be that easy.
I see! Gu Shiba Niang suddenly smiled, and her smile became stronger and stronger. No wonder she was rejected when she came to propose marriage for the first time. Her second uncle and aunt came back looking humiliated and lost their temper with her.
Then the Shen family didn't recognize this marriage at all, right? Then why did you admit it later
Gu Shiba Niang was happy but then fell into doubt.
".. When I go back for the Chinese New Year this year, my mother will go to the Shen family..." Ms. Cao said slowly, stroking her daughter's shoulder, with a firmer tone than ever before.
"Mom," Gu Shiba Niang raised her head and smiled, "Let's forget about this marriage."
Ms. Cao was startled and looked at her with some confusion.
"This marriage was originally just a drunken talk, why should we take it seriously?" Gu Shiba Niang said seriously, holding Mrs. Cao's hand.
Ms. Cao shook her head and said: "A gentleman should be careful in his words and deeds. Since Mr. Shen said this, how can it not count?" She patted Gu Shiba Niang's hand and said, "Don't worry, that Shen The family is not such a treacherous family..."
The premise is that you have to take the initiative to come to the door. Well, come to find them. It seems that it is impossible to wait for them to come.
Gu Shiba Niang smiled. In fact, this has nothing to do with betrayal. When it comes to keeping faith, it depends on who you are with and what kind of trust you are with. Frustrated friends and drunken words, I am afraid that Mr. Shen San now wishes he could never do it again in this life. I didn’t meet Father Gu.
No wonder after she married into the Shen family, her father-in-law never gave her a good look. Her presence reminded him of the unbearable past every moment.
No wonder Shen Anlin has always been cold to him, and this marriage didn't come true as he wished.
Only her mother-in-law was very kind to her... Gu Shiba Niang closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
"Mom, you also said that a gentleman should be careful in his words and deeds, and he must be true to his words." She looked at Mrs. Cao and said, "The marriage contract made by Mr. Shen San was originally a drunken talk, so why should he be careful in his words and deeds? Let’s just laugh it off, why bother ourselves?”
Ms. Cao wanted to say something, but Gu Shiba Niang stopped her.
"What's more, it's wrong for us to not be married to the Shen family now," Gu Shiba Niang continued. She stood up, "If the Shen family was serious about recognizing this marriage, we should have interacted with each other long ago when dad was here. Shen Anlin's age It’s not too small…and,”
She turned around and looked at Mrs. Cao, "I remember that when dad was mourning, the Shen family didn't come..."
Ms. Cao acquiesced, sighed, and naturally sent a message to the Shen family. At that time, she had a glimmer of hope in her heart, but the result was unexpected but unexpected. It seemed that the Shen family and she were completely strangers.
"Mom, you said this is the case. If we go to the door again and force others to fulfill their promises, wouldn't we be asking for trouble?" said Gu Shiba Niang.
Saying this, it seems that my family is really bullying others too much...
Mr. Cao frowned, with a look of panic on his face.
"To take a step back, the Shen family is really a family that keeps its promises. Faced with the agreement we made, we couldn't refuse and had to agree. I entered their house. On this day..." Gu Shiba Niang took a few He looked at Mr. Cao and smiled bitterly.
It was a forced marriage. I think everyone in the Shen family would feel uncomfortable with this daughter-in-law.
"I know mother wants me to find a good family and live a good life. The Shen family is a well-known family. If I go in, I will naturally have a good life and a good life, but..." Gu Shiba Niang stopped looking at the Cao family and turned her eyes to the road. , the official road spread seemingly endlessly, and her thoughts slowly drifted away.
In fact, the Shen family can no longer live a life of fine clothing and fine food. After all, the Shen family has sold out all their fertile land. Of course, compared with the life in the Gu family, it is still much better, but so what
Sitting alone in front of the lamp every night...
Be humble and careful in front of others every day...
In the end, I don’t even know why I reached this stage of death…
Mrs. Cao sighed. No one knew her daughter's temperament better than her. Life in a wealthy family was not easy, not to mention the fact that her parents-in-law didn't like her...
That’s all.
"Ba Niang, would you like some more water?" She stood up and handed the kettle to Gu Shi Niang.
It's done, Gu Shiba Niang breathed a sigh of relief, with a big smile on her face.
"No, let's hurry up. We'll be worried if our brother doesn't see him when he gets home." She took the kettle and put it in the car, then stretched out her hand to push the car.
Shen Anlin, this time I want to be a bystander and watch you, an unfilial and unfaithful despicable person, fall into despair and make life worse than death. Only then can I relieve the hatred in my heart and repay my injustice for being abandoned.
Mrs. Cao watched her daughter push the cart and hurriedly followed her. Seeing that little back straight while pushing the cart, it was obvious that she was not used to the rickety motion. She couldn't help but feel sad. Will her daughter have to live like this for the rest of her life
"Mom..." Gu Shiba Niang seemed to have guessed what she was thinking, and turned around with a smile, "We will have a good life."