When Huang Shiying's car drove into the Gu family compound, the yard was already deserted.
There were fallen leaves and snow in the courtyard, and when people came, birds fluttering in search of food.
We had only been away for a few days, but it was like a sea of changes. Huang Shiying couldn't help but close his eyes and take a deep breath.
"Third Grandma..." After receiving the news, the family members who had gathered in the backyard and cried came out, "Go and see Master, I haven't eaten or drank for several days..."
The light in the hall was dim and cold without a trace of fire. Gu Changchun sat on the chair, as if frozen.
Huang Shiying walked in, her soft shoes making a slight sound.
"Third Grandma..." Gu Changchun sighed softly, "I, the Gu family, can't forgive your father after all, and can't protect your safety... I have left some of your money for you... you can take it to Yu'er There..."
"When the day comes when my house is raided, will I be able to avoid it..." Huang Shiying sighed softly and sat down on a chair nearby.
Gu Changchun chuckled, the sound was like sawing wood.
"It's okay, Yu'er can at least protect you..." he said.
Huang Shiying was silent for a moment. At this time, Gu Changchun also realized something. If he was still indifferent to the Gu Shen'an incident, Gu Yu's indifference was already very obvious during the run.
He didn't care, didn't listen, didn't speak, he just stood there, watching everything happen indifferently, not impatient, not afraid, not worried.
"It's human nature for him to succeed at a young age and avoid disaster to protect himself. I don't blame him..." Gu Changchun said calmly.
But that kind of sadness and disappointment spread across his face. It was the treasure that he longed for, the treasure that he held high in the palm of his hand, the treasure that he had high hopes for, and he would even give up the chance of his own son turning around. Don't affect his career career...
In your eyes, he is a treasure, but in the eyes of the treasure, you are not as good as a piece of grass. The most painful thing in the world is probably like this.
"Youling..." Huang Shiying said, "It's not the end yet, we still have a chance..."
"Is there still a chance?" Gu Changchun smiled bitterly, "Rumors are spreading everywhere, silver exchange has become a trend, and it is unstoppable... Officials heard the news and came to try to raise money... I wanted to sell goods to raise money, but no one bought it. They all know that Shen'an Failed, the officials will confiscate my Gu family's property if they can't get the official silver, so I just want to take the opportunity to buy discounted goods... If I can't sell the goods, I will have no money. Without money, I can't exchange for silver. If I can't exchange for the silver, my Gu family If you can't escape the crime of fraud, you can't escape being sold off by the government, and you can't escape having your home confiscated, imprisoned, and the whole family sold into slavery..."
His voice was still choked with sobs at the end of his speech, and his skinny hands gripped the armrests tightly, with blue veins popping out.
"It's over... Our Gu family is over..." He murmured.
"Not yet." Huang Shiying said in a deep voice, "Not yet. Youling, go raise money. As long as you raise money, you can survive. As long as you survive, you can appease everyone and let the run be resolved..."
"Silver...tens of millions of taels of silver..." Gu Changchun choked and slowly shook his head silently, with muddy tears running down his face.
"There is someone who may have..." Huang Shiying said in a deep voice, "Gu Xiang, Gu Shiba Niang."
Gu Changchun was startled and his vision blurred for a while. He looked towards the door of the hall and vaguely saw the thin little girl stepping in.
"I'm here to ask Grandpa Patriarch to fulfill his words that day." She stood there with an imposing manner.
"Is five thousand taels enough..."
"What about ten thousand taels..."
A clear female voice echoed in the empty hall, and along with the sound of snapping, the bright silver light suddenly appeared in each wooden box, piercing the eyes.
Gu Changchun couldn't help but raise his hands to cover his eyes.
As the capital city enters the twelfth lunar month, the flavor of the New Year becomes much stronger. The run on Jiankang Gujia Bank did not cause the slightest fluctuation here. There are more banks in Dazhou, and the replacement of old and new ones occurs every day, just like birth, old age, illness and death. Except for the person involved himself, others People have no feelings.
Regarding the Gu family's affairs, Gu Shiba Niang had already blocked her mind. Long before she left Jiankang and went to the capital, she sold her spice store to the public at a discount and paid a large sum of money to settle the matter. In the past two years, she never went back during the holidays, and her relationship with the clan was even worse than that of her father's generation.
She didn't know about the changes in the Gu family. The Chinese New Year was about to come. After she had recovered her health, she began to prepare to leave for Gu Hai to stay in Bazhou.
Gu Xi'er was surprised to see that she was really leaving.
"There is a selection of good girls in the twelfth lunar month, how can you leave? What if you..." She chased Gu Shiba Niang and asked again and again.
"Didn't I say that there is nothing wrong with this?" Gu Shiba Niang was impatient with her disturbance.
Gu Xi'er was dubious and headed to Gu Luo'er's house.
She probably wouldn't come back after this trip. Gu Shiba Niang immediately ordered people to pack Gu Xi'er's things. Before anyone could deliver them, Gu Xi'er ran back crying.
"It's over... It's over... My family will be confiscated and my family will be exterminated..." She jumped out of the car, crying and shouting loudly, which scared Cao's face like gold paper.
"What did you say?" Gu Shiba Niang held her down and shouted with a frown.
Gu Shen'an's matter isn't that serious, right? He'll just be dismissed from his post at most, so he can't commit the crime of confiscating his family and exterminating his family, right? It's not a crime of treason.
Gu Xi'er was so flustered that she couldn't even speak a complete sentence. It was difficult to explain clearly.
Ms. Cao covered her mouth and lost her voice: "Is this... so serious?"
"It doesn't matter, we can't copy our house..." Gu Shiba Niang said.
Gu Xi'er cried louder when she heard this, "I don't want to be sold into slavery..." After saying that, she knelt down and hugged Gu Shiba Niang's legs, "Shi Ba Niang, you must take me into the palace... otherwise I have no choice but to die. My parents are going to die too..."
"Gu Xi'er, how many times have I told you, if I can't enter the palace, even if I enter the palace, I can't take you with me." Gu Shiba Niang said in a deep voice.
"Eighteenth Mother, I will definitely listen to you..." Gu Xier cried so hard that her heart broke.
"Gu Xi'er." Gu Shiba Niang raised her voice, stretched out her hand to lift her up from the ground, and looked at her pale face, "What happened in the East Palace is not for you and me to speculate, and it is not you who are from the Tian Family. I..." He said with a sneer, "It's not something Gu Luo'er, a little fifth-grade lady, can decide. Without strict selection, even insects and flies won't be able to fly into the palace, not to mention your father's behavior. You, a daughter who was dismissed for misconduct, was imprisoned for doing business and cheating money, and broke the engagement and ran away, will do nothing but make the Gu family die quickly."
Gu Xi'er was so frightened by her that she even forgot to cry and looked at her blankly. It turned out that she knew that all this was said by Gu Luo'er...
Thinking that Gu Shiba Niang had sharp teeth and a quick mind, it was not surprising that she thought of it. She was immediately relieved and simply said it directly. She blinked her big watery eyes and said: "But...but, Sister Luo'er He said that rules are set by people, and as long as that person is willing, there is nothing he can't do... If you ask him, he will naturally..."
Gu Shiba Niang sneered, Gu Luoer, Gu Luoer, are you a smart or stubborn woman
"I have nothing to say to you. Just remember my words. I will never enter the palace, or rather, I will never bring you into the palace." Gu Shiba Niang said every word. He suddenly said, "You, give up on this idea."
Gu Xi'er looked at her, still in a daze.
"We are going to Bazhou. Pack your things and go to Gu Luo'er to take shelter. At least she won't watch you being sold into slavery..." Gu Shiba Niang said.
"Then can you just watch the entire Gu family being confiscated and exterminated?" Gu Xier suddenly pushed her away, biting her lip and shouted.
"I can." Gu Shiba Niang looked at her and replied very readily.
Why not? Who watched her mother die, watched her brother die, watched her abandoned and helpless and died of despair... They could, why couldn't she
"You...you...you are indeed this kind of person." Gu Xi'er was not surprised by this answer. She was surprised, disappointed, angry and full of emotions because the answer came too readily.
"That's the kind of person I am, don't you know?" Gu Shiba Niang sneered.
Mrs. Cao stretched out her hand to pull her.
"Yes...yes...I know, you hate us, you hate us, you want us all to die..." Gu Xi'er gasped, her eyes red, but she raised her head high and turned around to leave.
"Xi'er..." Mrs. Cao hurriedly went to pull her, "Where are you going?"
"I'm going back to Jiankang," Gu Xi'er bit her lip and said, turning to look at Gu Shiba Niang, "I'm going to marry that silk merchant. No matter how much I'm worth, at least I've added strength to the clan. In the future, when people talk about my surname When you take care of it, you won’t regret it.”
After saying that, he shook off Cao's hand and ran outside.
"Baba Niang..." Mrs. Cao sighed to Gu Ba Niang and hurriedly called the maid to chase Gu Xi'er.
"She is right. She should have done this from the beginning. It is not too late to wake up now." Gu Shiba Niang said calmly.
"Eighteen Mother, you..." Cao said after a moment of hesitation.
"What does mother want from me?" Gu Shiba Niang took over her words. She sighed softly and smiled bitterly, "Mother...my daughter now...has no money..."
Ms. Cao was stunned for a moment, with a look of shame on her face. She really didn't know this...
"The rest are just a drop in the bucket for the Gu family. It doesn't matter whether they help or not..." Gu Shiba Niang said with a wry smile.
Ms. Cao sighed and nodded, "I understand..." After saying that, he sighed again, unable to describe what it felt like, "How can you say defeat is a defeat..."
"It doesn't mean you are defeated. The embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed by an ant nest. It's just that several things came together to cause today's results..." Gu Shiba Niang frowned, thinking of Gu Shen'an again, the most important thing is this A backer must have fallen.
Not long after, the maid came back and said that Gu Xi'er had gone to Gu Luo'er's house. The next day, news came that Gu Xi'er had indeed left for Jiankang.
"I didn't see it, she still has some blood." Gu Shiba Niang said to herself, holding the book, but did not read it anymore, but was silently lost in thought.
"Miss, we have a visitor..." Lingbao said outside, "Madam, please come over..."
Here comes Gu Shiba Niang, she let out a breath, put down her book, and stood up.